Subdecay Siren Pitch Vibrato

Subdecay Siren Pitch Vibrato

Enchanting. Alluring. Seductive? Dangerous? In Greek Mythology
Sirens used their entrancing song to lead sailors to their deaths.
Originally portrayed birds with human female features, their portrayal
changed to that of angelic temptresses still enchanting with their
irresistible melody.


The Subdecay Siren is a true pitch vibrato
effect with built in touch sensitivity. Moderate settings create
mesmerizing modulation. More extreme settings turn to seasick warbling
and pitch madness that will send you off to visit Hades in the
underworld. (no not really)


Pitch Vibrato is one of the most ignored effects for guitar. Before
the days of analog delay/BBD IC’s it was not an easy effect to achieve.
Most available technology either involved acoustics like rotating
speakers or was simply impractical like modulating tape speed.


In the early days the world of music effects settled on vibrato
simulations. The Univibe and Leslie being the two most obvious examples.
They went on to become classics of their own. Other times they’d call
an effect “vibrato” when it was really something else, like tremolo.


Once analog delay technology became practical in the world of music, a
number of flangers, chorus and echo effects became available in the mid
to late 70’s. While the Pitch Vibrato effect was possible it was a
rarity. Sometimes it was an also ran feature of a chorus effect, but
the effect itself was usually not given the attention it deserved.


You’d think designing a vibrato effect would be simple. Take a chorus
pedal and eliminate the dry signal. We found that what made a great
chorus pedal simply did not translate to an exciting vibrato. Chorus
effects are tuned with a slight delay to reduce comb filtering. The
effected signal usually lacks dynamic range and high end sparkle. The
imperfections are easily masked in a chorus effect by the dry signal. A
pitch vibrato does not have this luxury.


We took great care for preserve dynamics and tone.
The frequency response is tuned for a touch of shimmer. The input
signal is never compressed and allows for impressive headroom even at 9
volt operation.

Subdecay Siren Pitch Vibrato Features:

The Siren is hand made in Oregon.
Die cast metal enclosures for durability.
3PDT switches for true bypass switching.
Red LED indicator





www.music-blvd.com