Humanoid Pedals The Entity

Humanoid Pedals The Entity is a medium gain overdrive pedal. According to Delicious Audio's product coverage, it is built as a two clipping stage circuit employing different diode types for each stage, an approach that shapes how the pedal breaks up as you push it¹.

The same coverage describes the pedal's character as "transparent" and "touch-sensitive", and notes that it has "characteristics similar to the Klon Centaur, but not a Klone by any measure"¹. In other words, players familiar with the Klon Centaur's reputation for clean, open overdrive will recognize some of its traits here, but The Entity is its own circuit rather than a copy.

Circuit and design

The design centers on two separate clipping stages, each using a different type of diode. Stacking two clipping stages with different diode types is a way of combining two distinct clipping characters in one pedal, which is where the medium gain response comes from¹.

Where it sits on a board

As a medium gain overdrive, The Entity occupies the middle ground between a light boost and a heavier distortion pedal. Players comparing overdrive approaches can also see how it differs from the circuits in Boss SD-1 vs Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer. Humanoid Pedals also makes the Psychosis Tremolo Overdrive, a combined overdrive and tremolo pedal¹.

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