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Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher Pedal

Harness Classic Video Game Sounds on Your Guitar or Bass

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Product Description

The Electro-Harmonix Bit Crusher takes sonic inspiration from the lo-fi sounds and music of classic toys, games and terminals - from Donkey Kong and Space Invaders, to Pac Man and other arcade staples! 

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Sample Rate Selection

With a sample rate reduction that stretches from 48kHz to 100Hz, the potential for creativity is extensive. You'll be able to create contrasting sounds - from cleaner, crisper tones, to ones that are unlike anything compared to your initial input signal. 

Bit Crushing Brilliance 

The bit crushing range is just as wide too (from 24-bit to 1-bit). This gives the pedal its intriguing sampling errors, degrading and manipulating the tone to create the classic old school sounds. 

Selectable Filter 

Electro-Harmonix' Mainframe is equipped with a selectable high/low/band-pass filter. This can be used to shape and alter the artefacts of the sample rate and bit crushing. 

Features 

  • Equipped with the Electro-Harmonix 9.6DC-200mA PSU.
  • Silent switching and a high-quality buffered bypass.
  • Tweak and alter the Mainframes effect with secondary knob parameters. 
  • Sample rate reduction (from 48kHz to 110Hz). 
  • Bit depth reduction (from 24-bit to 1-bit). 
  • Swap between low/high/band-bass filters and change the artefacts of the bit crushing and sample rate reduction. 
  • Use sample rate tuning mode to select the sample rate and mirror the key of a song (or adjust the sample rate based on what you're playing). 
  • Expression pedal setting/programmable preset lets you save a sound and harness a combo of the Mainframes knobs (with an expression pedal).

Customer Reviews

4.5

2 reviews

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Mr MATTHEW CRETNEY7th Mar 2021

Bought for bass, and to be honest works much better in this situation. You have to invest some time to get it right but once you do you won't be disappointed

Value 3Looks 5Durability 4Sound 4

Mr David Aitken13th Jan 2021

This is a specific pedal for a particular tone. I think it does it really well. There is quite a bit of tweeking involved and is definately a pedal that needs a some time spent with it.

Value 4Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

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