Transmisser
Resonant Reverberator
THIS DEVICE IS NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION
Transmisser®
Resonant Reverberator
What’s up space ragers! The Transmisser is a modulated reverb with extra-long decay fed to a highly resonant filter. It is the sonic recreation of blowing your signal to bits, shooting it through a black hole then beaming it back down on a cloud of cosmic dust. It is a Blazar for musical instruments.
If you can’t already tell, the Transmisser is not your every-day reverberation device. It does not do subtle. It does not do spring. It does not do a wood paneled rumpus room with 1" thick carpet. It will not recreate the classic sounds of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. The Transmisser will create an ultimate soundscape-y backdrop to your all-night guitar freak-out. It’ll quickly turn you into a one note per minute knob twiddler. It’ll make you want to break out that dusty old expression pedal to do slow riding filter sweeps for days. It’ll get you out of that stupid ergonomic chair, close that flaptop computer and force you to enjoy playing music again and that’s the most important thing, am I right? Huh? Am I? Hello?
Controls
1. Decay: This controls how long the reverb trails last. Trails become longer as you turn this clockwise.
2. Darkness: This controls the tone of the reverberated signal; darker clockwise, lighter counterclockwise.
3. Freq: This controls the frequency of the resonant filter that processes the reverberated signal. Higher clockwise, lower counterclockwise. This can also be controlled by an expression pedal through the jack located on the Eastern side. Tip= Wiper, Ring= 3.3v and Sleeve= ground. We highly recommend the Moog brand of expression pedals because they know what’s up.
4. Warp: This is a system slew control. As you turn this control counterclockwise; the filter becomes deeper and more resonant, the decay becomes longer and warmer, the modulation grows wider and the whole system becomes more mellow. As you turn it clockwise, the whole system will tighten up and become more refined.
5. Rate: The Rate is hardwired for the optimum depth and controls the speed of the system-wide modulation in a narrow range that creates a sound far more unique than a simple modulated reverb. It is not only modulating the reverberation but also the Freq and Darkness within a small range that is dependent on where the Warp control is set. Faster clockwise and slower counterclockwise.
6. Mix: This is the reverb blend control. It adjusts how much wet signal is blended with your dry. More clockwise, less counterclockwise.
Suggested Settings
Hypnotized
Use expression pedal for dramatic sweeps
Omni Voices
Dial the Warp knob back for dramatic pitch sweeps
River of the Dead
Use expression pedal to resurrect the undead beyond the haunted waters. With open signal on, you hear the eerie inhabitants of the surrounding marsh.
Audio Samples
GUITAR SAMPLES
SYNTH SAMPLES
Tech Specs
Dimensions: 4.75 x 2.50 x 2.25 in. (121 x 64 x 57 mm) with knobs
Current Draw: 76 mA
Input Impedance: 1 MΩ
Output Impedance: <1 kΩ
Switching
This device is true bypass and uses electronic relay-based switching. Audio will not pass without power.
Power
This device takes a standard 9 volt DC power supply with a 2.1mm negative center barrel. We always recommend pedal-specific, transformer-isolated wall-wart power supplies or multiple isolated-output supplies. Pedals will make extra noise if there is ripple or unclean power. Switching-type power supplies, daisy chains and non-pedal specific power supplies do not filter dirty power as well and let through unwanted noise. Do not run at higher voltages!