The Siren Pedals Airavata is a distortion pedal from Siren Pedals. The maker lists it at an RRP of USD 1991.
What sets the Airavata apart from a straightforward dirt box is its range. Premier Guitar's launch coverage put it plainly: "This distortion pedal can do it all - from cleanish-grit all the way to a fuzzy-distortion."2 gearnews.com's Jef described the same spread, saying it "can go from cleanish with a touch of grit all the way to a full-on, fuzzy distortion"1. That range comes from three modes of clipping voices, which shift how the circuit clips the signal and so how hard the distortion sits2.
The controls: Volume, Distortion, Shape and Filter
The Airavata carries four knobs: Volume, Distortion, Filter and Shape1. Besides the expected Volume and Distortion knobs, Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio described the circuit as featuring "a combination of peculiar controls", the Shape knob and the Filter knob3. Guitar.com's launch coverage likewise listed dials for volume, distortion, filter and shape4.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Sets the pedal's output level3 |
| Distortion | Sets the amount of distortion3 |
| Shape | One of two tone-shaping controls peculiar to the circuit3 |
| Filter | The second tone-shaping control, shaping the tone alongside Volume, Distortion and Shape1 |
On the board: power, bypass and jacks
The Airavata runs on a 9V battery or a 9V power supply, which is sold separately3. gearnews.com says the same in other words: it "can be powered by either a 9V battery or an external power supply"1. When switched off, it is true bypass3.
No power supply is included in the box: Delicious Audio lists the 9V power supply as sold separately3.
The jacks are top-mounted, which gearnews.com calls pedalboard friendly, and each unit gets its own unique and intricate artwork1.
What reviewers said
Delicious Audio's review noted that the demonstrator JayLeonardJ "is very fond of this new distortion pedal called Airavata"3. The same review echoed the launch coverage's summary of the pedal's range, from Cleanish-Grit to a Fuzzy-Distortion, and highlighted the three modes of clipping voices3.
Siren Pedals lists the Airavata at an RRP of USD 1995.
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Questions
Is the Siren Pedals Airavata true bypass?
Yes. Delicious Audio's review of the Airavata lists true bypass among its features, so the pedal passes your guitar's signal straight through when it is switched off. Combined with its top-mounted jacks, that makes it straightforward to place on a pedalboard alongside other effects.
How many clipping modes does the Airavata have?
The Airavata has three modes of clipping voices, according to Premier Guitar's launch coverage, gearnews.com and Delicious Audio. Clipping modes change how the pedal distorts the signal, which is how one pedal can cover tones from a light, cleanish grit through to a full-on fuzzy distortion.
Does the Airavata come with a power supply?
No. Delicious Audio notes the pedal runs on a 9V battery or a 9V power supply sold separately, and gearnews.com likewise says it can be powered by a 9V battery or an external power supply. If you do not already have a 9V supply on your board, you will need to add one.
Where are the jacks on the Siren Pedals Airavata?
The jacks are top-mounted. gearnews.com describes all three of Siren Pedals' launch models as having pedalboard friendly top-mounted jacks, which keeps the pedal's footprint narrow and leaves room for other pedals either side of it on a board.
Sources (5)
- Siren Pedals launches Airavata, Anvil and Midnight Train, gearnews.com, 2020-02-15
- Siren Pedals Debuts Airavata, Anvil & Midnight Train, Premier Guitar, 2020-02-13
- Siren Pedals Airavata Distortion, Delicious Audio, 2020-02-20
- Siren Pedals launches a deadly trio of effects, Guitar.com, 2020-02-14
- Siren Pedals Introduces Two New Pedals, premierguitar.com, 2020-06-26