Beam Splitter takes one signal and makes three copies of it, taking three different overdrive voices and sending two of them through individual delay lines. It is specifically our way of creating a huge sound out of a regular one. Output can be kept in parallel mono, spread out in stereo, or further split into three outputs (what we call “trereo”). While the goal is singular bigness, you can create classic drives, flangers, lofi vibratos, trailing slapback echoes, and more using the full control set.
Beam Splitter V2 has:
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Buffered trails or true bypass switching
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Presets
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Expression control over every knob
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MIDI control over everything in the pedal
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Mono or stereo input (stereo will be collapsed to mono when the pedal is on), and mono, stereo, or trereo output
Controls include:
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Gain, Volume, and Tone to shape the amount of distortion, overall volume, and brightness of each drive section
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Time and Feedback controls for each delay to set the timing (up to 211mS) and the amount of resonance or decay
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Deviate to randomly vary the delay time, giving a more natural feel and chorus effect
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Spread to set the amount of stereo spread
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Delay Select to choose which drives are delayed
For more information, see the Beam Splitter V2 manual available here.
Requires 9V DC center negative 2.1mm jack power supply capable of 350mA (not included).
The art of Beam Splitter is by Dustin Charles.