The Audio Disruption Devices L.A.G. Lofi Atmosphere Generator is a dual circuit delay pedal, meaning it holds two separate delay lines in one enclosure. Pedal of the Day's review describes it as a pedal that "can be calm and sweet, or get super wicked and distorted, with wild feedback and unrelenting auditory fury."1
Two delay lines and how they route
Each delay line on the L.A.G. features Time and Regen controls, letting you set the delay time and the feedback independently. A Mix knob lets you blend the wet and dry signals to taste.1
The two lines can be routed in series, in parallel, or anywhere in between, which the review calls "a broad spectrum of possibilities." In practice that means the L.A.G. can behave as two chained delays feeding one another, as two independent delays running side by side, or at any blend of the two.1
From calm to chaos: the internal trimpots
Inside the pedal are a couple of trimpots, one per delay line, which "allow you to turn this seemingly quiet and peaceful delay into a maddening device, conjuring up degradation, noise, chaos and distortion," according to Pedal of the Day.1 These are set with a screwdriver rather than a panel knob, so the character changes they make are the kind you dial in once and leave.
There is also an expression jack on the side of the pedal that can be used to modulate the delay time of Delay Line 2, letting you sweep that line's time with a foot pedal.1
What reviewers said
Pedal of the Day's reviewer found the pedal unusually wide in scope for a delay, writing that "the range of [delay] tones available here is massive," and summing up its character as able to go from calm and sweet to wild feedback and unrelenting auditory fury.1
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Questions
Does the L.A.G. Lofi Atmosphere Generator have two delays?
Yes. Pedal of the Day describes it as a dual circuit delay pedal, meaning it contains two separate delay lines. Each line has its own Time and Regen controls for setting delay time and feedback, and a shared Mix knob blends the wet and dry signals to taste.
Can the L.A.G. run its delay lines in series and in parallel?
Yes. The two delay lines can be routed in series, in parallel, or anywhere in between, which Pedal of the Day notes gives a broad spectrum of possibilities for how the two delays interact.
What do the internal trimpots on the L.A.G. do?
There are a couple of trimpots inside the pedal, and they take it from a quiet, peaceful delay into what Pedal of the Day calls a maddening device, conjuring up degradation, noise, chaos and distortion.
Does the L.A.G. have an expression input?
Yes. There is an expression jack on the side of the pedal that can be used to modulate the delay time of Delay Line 2.
What does Audio Disruption Devices make?
Audio Disruption Devices is the maker of the L.A.G. Lofi Atmosphere Generator, a dual circuit delay pedal. The company's pedals are covered under its ADDpedals name.
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- Audio Disruption Devices L.A.G. Lofi Atmosphere Generator, Pedal of the Day, 2020-07-16