The Dedalo BYT-1 Byte is a bass synth pedal from the Argentine maker Dedalo FX. Godlyke Distributing, the US retailer handling it, describes it as an 8-bit digital synthesizer that detects the note the bass plays and generates its own sound in response, while RockBoard's PedalPedia lists it as a bitcrusher synth and, separately, gives its circuit type as analog. The two listings disagree on that point; the Godlyke description of a digital synth engine is the more detailed of the two.12
Pitch tracking and oscillators
The Byte listens to the bass and builds its synth voice from what it hears. Godlyke's description is explicit about the limits of that listening: "The detector is monophonic (it only handles one note at a time)."1
"The detector is monophonic (it only handles one note at a time)."
In practice that means single-note lines are what the pedal is built for; chords and ringing open strings are outside what the detector handles1.
The synth voice itself is built from two independent oscillators, which can be used together or separately1:
RockBoard's description adds that the pedal's low pass filter with envelope gives what it calls "incredible versatility" and that its aliasing "takes you to other worlds."2 Taken together, the features Godlyke and RockBoard list are:
- 8-bit digital synthesizer engine that detects the note played and generates its own sound1
- Two independent oscillators, usable together or separately1
- Five-waveform main oscillator at the original pitch2
- Two-waveform suboctave oscillator one octave down2
- Low pass filter with envelope2
- Aliasing, the lo-fi character RockBoard files under bitcrusher2
What kind of pedal it is
RockBoard files the Byte as a "BITCRUSHER SYNTH", a combination of the two ideas: the 8-bit synthesis engine produces the lo-fi aliasing character players associate with bitcrushers, while the oscillators, suboctave and filter envelope do the synth work.2 Godlyke simply bills it as a "Bass Synth Pedal".1 Players comparing it with other options in the field can see it alongside the wider range of Synth Pedals and Octave & Pitch Pedals, and it sits in the bass context covered by Bass Pedals.
The Byte was listed as sold out in Godlyke's B-stock listing as of 26 October 2026. That listing described the pedal as new-old-stock, possibly showing signs of use, with the box included, priced at £96.00 GBP.1
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Questions
Is the Dedalo Byte analog or digital?
The two listings disagree. Godlyke Distributing describes the Byte as an 8-bit digital synthesizer that detects the note the bass plays and generates its own sound in response. RockBoard's PedalPedia entry lists the circuit type as analog. Players comparing the two sources should treat the Godlyke description, which details the digital synth engine, as the fuller account of how the pedal works.
Can the Dedalo Byte play chords?
No. The Byte's pitch detector is monophonic, meaning it only handles one note at a time. Played chords or double stops will not track cleanly; the pedal follows a single note and synthesizes from it. That is typical of pitch-tracking bass synths and is worth knowing before using it on parts with open strings ringing.
Does the Byte have a suboscillator?
Yes. The Byte has two independent oscillators: one running at the original frequency of the note played, with five waveforms, and a second an octave lower, described as a 2-waveform suboctave. The two can be used together or separately.
Is the Dedalo Byte a bitcrusher or a synth?
Both. RockBoard's PedalPedia lists it as a bitcrusher synth, and Godlyke describes it as an 8-bit digital synthesizer. The aliasing the pedal produces is the bitcrusher side of its character, while the oscillators, suboctave and low pass filter with envelope are the synth side.
Sources (2)
- DEDALO BYT-1 Byte Bass Synth Pedal(B-STOCK), Godlyke Distributing, Inc.
- Byte BYT-1 by Dedalo FX, RockBoard PedalPedia, 2026
