Meris Ottobit X Modular Degradation and Texture Engine Pedal

The Meris Ottobit X is a full stereo modular degradation and texture engine that turns your signal into a living, breathing 80s-inspired soundscape. From pristine 32-bit clarity down to brutal 1-bit destruction, it blends advanced bit crushing, pitch processing, glitch engines and lush VHS-style ambience into a single, performance-ready pedal for guitarists, synth users and sound designers.

Built on a premium analogue signal path with 24-bit AD/DA and powerful 32-bit floating-point DSP, Ottobit X gives you deep control without sacrificing feel. With 99 presets, MIDI, expression pedal support and a digitally controlled analogue mix bus, it is equally at home on a pedalboard, in a synth rig or on a studio desk, ready to inject vintage gaming grit and cinematic lo-fi character into any source.

Modular Degradation and Texture Engine

Ottobit X is built around a modular architecture that lets you combine bit crushing, sample rate reduction, pitch shifting, modulation, filters, preamps and ambience in highly musical ways. Rather than a single lo-fi effect, you get a complete sound design environment in pedal form, capable of everything from subtle tape-style softening to full-on digital meltdown.

Deep Glitch and Real-Time Manipulation

The dedicated Glitch category pushes real-time manipulation to new extremes. Grain Freeze, updated stereo Stutter, Push Loop and Wikki Wikki one-button loopers, Tape Stop and the sequenced Stutter Step engine all respond instantly to your playing and footwork. This makes Ottobit X a powerful live performance tool for chopping, scrambling and reassembling your sound on the fly.

Expressive Pitch and Modulation

With five pitch types including Otto Tune pitch correction, polyphonic and monophonic modes, micro tuning and dedicated lo-fi pitch, Ottobit X can handle everything from tight harmonies to woozy detuned textures. The modulation section adds ring mod, frequency shifting, sequenced tremolo, tape-style modulation and lush Vibe-style phasing, all designed to track and interact musically with your input.

VHS Ambience and Flexible Preamps

Two new lo-fi focused ambience algorithms, VHS Delay and VHS Reverb, wrap your sound in nostalgic warble and hazy tails that feel straight out of an 80s soundtrack. Four preamp types, including Tube, Vinyl, Wavefold and a Volume Pedal mode, let you shape the front end of your tone from subtle warmth and saturation to more experimental folding textures, while the analogue mix bus keeps your dry signal intact and punchy.

• Full Stereo Modular Degradation Engine - Independent stereo inputs and outputs feed a modular chain of bit crushing, pitch, modulation, filters and ambience. This lets you build complex, evolving textures that retain width and depth, ideal for modern stereo pedalboards, synth setups and studio workflows.
• Advanced Bit Crush and Glitch Toolkit - A highly musical bit and sample rate reduction engine runs from 32-bit down to 1-bit, while six glitch types including Grain Freeze, Stutter, Push Loop, Wikki Wikki, Tape Stop and Stutter Step give you instant access to chopped, frozen and time-bent effects that stay playable and inspiring.
• Expressive Pitch, Modulation and VHS Ambience - Five pitch modes, five modulation types and dedicated VHS Delay and VHS Reverb algorithms provide a huge palette of melodic, rhythmic and atmospheric treatments. From tight, corrected leads to drifting, warbly soundscapes, Ottobit X keeps your tones musical and characterful.
• Deep Control, Presets and Connectivity - With 99 preset locations, a Favourite bank for instant access to three go-to sounds, MIDI in and out, assignable expression pedal control and a powerful Modifier section for routing control signals, Ottobit X integrates seamlessly into complex rigs while remaining fast and intuitive to use on stage.

Core Processing

• Engine: Modular degradation and texture engine
• Bit Depth: 32-bit down to 1-bit bit crush and sample reduction
• Processor: Advanced ARM processor
• Conversion: 24-bit AD/DA with 32-bit floating-point DSP
• Analogue Path: Premium analogue signal path with digitally controlled analogue mix bus
• Input Stage: Premium Analog Devices JFET input section

Sound Engines and Algorithms

• Pitch Types: Poly Chroma, Otto Tune, Micro Tune, Mono Chroma, Lo-Fi
• Modulation Types: Ring Mod, Div Trem, Tape Mod, Freq Shift, Otto Vibe
• Glitch Types: Grain Freeze, Stutter, Push Loop, Wikki Wikki, Tape Stop, Stutter Step
• Preamp Types: Volume Pedal, Tube, Vinyl, Wavefold
• Ambience Algorithms: VHS Delay, VHS Reverb
• Filter Types: Ladder, State Variable, Otto Tron

Control and Connectivity

• Inputs: Stereo input with separate jacks
• Outputs: Stereo output with separate jacks
• Headroom: Switchable input and output level for Instrument or Synthesizer / Line
• MIDI: MIDI In and Out over standard 5-pin DIN jacks
• MIDI Functions: CC control, preset selection, beat clock synchronisation
• Expression: Dedicated expression pedal jack with assignable control of multiple parameters
• Hold: Expressive Hold Modifier switch for on-the-fly control

Presets and Utilities

• Preset Memory: 99 preset locations in 33 banks
• Artist Presets: Includes artist-designed presets
• Favourite Bank: Dedicated bank for three favourite presets
• Tuner: Instant access tuner with configurable reference and output mode
• Modifier Section: Deep routing of control signals to processing parameters

Power and Construction

• Power Requirement: 9 V DC, centre negative, 2.1 mm
• Current Draw: Approximately 280 mA
• Design: Designed and built in California, U.S.A.