Walrus Audio launches Meraki stereo analog dual delay at $599

January 18, 2024 · 2 sources

Walrus Audio released the Meraki, a stereo analog dual delay pedal, on January 18, 2024, priced at $599¹. Guitar World reported that the first batch of 100 had already gone on sale at online gear shops¹. MusicRadar, writing on January 22, said the pedal was originally a Black Friday special and has now been added to the company's regular line-up, still made in small batches of approximately 100 units at a time².

The circuit centers on eight MN3005 bucket brigade chips, the chips Guitar World describes as the secret sauce behind the Deluxe Memory Man¹. Walrus Audio calls the result "delightfully warm, rich repeats with depth and character"¹. The time control alters delay time between parameters of 80 and 1200ms¹². The pedal offers parallel, ping-pong and series delay modes, with independent control over delay times and modulation for the left and right channels¹. It has true stereo in and out jacks with fully independent delay lines, and a sync switch for synced or syncopated repeats¹. It is MIDI-compatible, with a five-pin MIDI port for controlling parameters, and has a 1/4-inch connection for an external tap switch or expression pedal¹². It can run buffered or true bypass².

The six knobs are two feedback controls for the left and right channels, mix for wet/dry, modulation, time and tone¹. MusicRadar says the tone control applies a tilt EQ to the repeats and the modulation knob adds chorus/vibrato to them². Holding the modulation knob down bypasses that mode¹. Four switches handle left and right sync, tap divisions, feedback mode and delay mode, with an on/off stomp and tap tempo beneath them¹. MusicRadar reports the second footswitch handles tap tempo or ramping up repeats, with the capacity to place the pedal in full self-oscillating mode². The enclosure is powder-coated matte black aluminum with gold ink¹.