The Hologram Electronics Infinite Jets Resynthesizer is a multi-voice synth pedal that resynthesizes individual notes and chords into new sounds using two independent sampling channels1. Rather than layering a waveform on top of your guitar the way many synth pedals do, it tracks the dynamics of your playing, samples what you play, and then reinterprets those samples as new sounds through two independent channels of infinite sustain2. Hologram describes it as offering 4 separate sampling effects in one: Blur, Synth, Glitch, and Swell1.
The pedal is currently listed as sold out on Hologram's product page1.
Four sampling effects in one pedal
The Infinite Jets' four effect types each take a different approach to the sampled signal, and the Dimension knob changes meaning depending on which one you use31.
| Effect | What it does | Dimension knob |
|---|---|---|
| Blur | Freezes the frequencies of your note or chord but removes the original attack and decay, letting the sample be reshaped into a new sound3 | Delay time, filtering and feedback, changing the perceived size and space of the sound3 |
| Synth | Samples your sound and converts it into one of two synth sounds using Hologram's proprietary DSP algorithms3 | Lowpass filter cutoff, automatable with recorded knob movements, the internal LFO or the envelope3 |
| Glitch | Chops and reassembles your signal4 | Sample selector (Glitch B)3 |
| Swell | Uses the pedal's dynamics processing to add dramatic volume effects; Swell A can create volume swells or repeat the waveform for tremolo effects3 | Space / feedback, feeding the effected signal into a delay3 |
Hologram positions the Blur presets as tools for hazy, atmospheric textures and pads underneath lead playing3. Besides the standard voicing, the Blur presets include +1 Octave, -1 Octave, and +/- 1 Octave variations3. The 10 preset variations can be manipulated by the pedal's internal LFO, envelope shaper, analog drive, and expression controls3.
The controls
The top-panel knobs cover drive, tone, envelope and blend:
- Drive, Tone, Dry Mix: Digitally-Controlled-Analog Drive, Tone, and Dry Mix controls. Dry blends the effect in with your original instrument signal14.
- Envelope Shape: Changes the attack and decay characteristics of sampled notes1.
- Dimension: Manipulates parameters unique to each effect style, as laid out in the table above1.
Several controls also carry secondary functions. Footswitch A gives access to the LFO controls for the Secondary Functions of the Env Shape, Env Time and Dimension controls, marked Shape, Frequency and Depth in red4.
Footswitches and bypass
The pedal has three footswitches. The center footswitch toggles the true-bypass relay switching, turning the effect on and off4. Footswitches A and B are used to sustain individual notes, or to fade new notes or chords in and out4. Samplers can be triggered automatically by note attack, or in manual mode via footswitch1.
The Trigger Mode switch offers three ways to control the samplers4:
- Mono Trigger Mode: Only one channel can sustain at a time; notes are triggered by your playing3.
- Poly Trigger Mode: Both channels can sustain at the same time, allowing notes to overlap; notes are triggered by your playing3.
- Manual Trigger Mode: Either channel can be triggered independently via the A and B footswitches, set to Toggle, Latching, or Momentary operation3.
Signal path
What reviewers said
The Gearphoria review framed the pedal in synthesizer terms:
"to me at least it’s an old-school analog synthesizer that allows you to use a guitar as a controller instead of a keyboard and a million patch cables"5
Wade Burden, Gearphoria review, via Delicious Audio5
Pedal of the Day, reviewing the pedal in September 2019, described the range of sounds it produces as "giant washes of ambient textures, glitching granular loops, filtered synthesizer sounds, violin-like fuzz, distorted delay and vibrato and more"4. The same review summed up the pedal as hard to categorize:
"this is an experimenter's dream, and one that truly needs to be right in front of you for you to experience in all its glory"4
Pedal of the Day4
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Sources (5)
- Infinite Jets: Resynthesizer, Hologram Electronics
- Hologram Infinite Jets, Delicious Audio, 2022-10-30
- Infinite Jets, Hologram Electronics
- Hologram Electronics Infinite Jets Resynthesizer, Pedal of the Day, 2019-09-14
- Hologram Infinite Jets Review, Delicious Audio, 2018-01-10
