Description

Red Panda Bitmap V2

The Bitmap is a bit crusher with fractional bit reduction and sample rate modulation. The Bitmap 2 adds waveshaping, wave folding, and a window comparator for extreme digital distortion. A drive control handles everything from single coil guitars to synthesizers, with +8 dB maximum signal level and enough gain to sound like an overdriven mixer channel. Modulation and envelope control create dynamic, responsive distortion and digital artefacts.

The Bitmap 2 is tuned to provide maximum sustain without sputtering on staccato notes. Less extreme settings add layers of nonlinearities that interact in subtle ways, giving you the warmth and grit of 8- and 12-bit samplers. Sample rate reduction turns your guitar into 8-bit video game sounds or twists scales into inharmonic melodies. Sample rate modulation adds subtle motion or morphs your guitar into entirely new textures.

The Bitmap works with guitar, bass, synthesizers, drum machines, and other instruments or line-level sources.

Soft-touch bypass (momentary or latching), user-replaceable

Aux. footswitch assignable to tap tempo or preset selection

Assignable expression pedal, remote switch, remote tap, or MIDI port

Additional parameters via MIDI (USB or TRS)

MIDI clock synchronization

Presets (4 on the front, 127 via MIDI)

Web-based editor for editing presets and accessing hidden parameter

Designed and assembled in the USA.  Requires a 9V 250 mA center negative power supply (not included).