The Disaster Transport Jr. is an analog voiced digital delay with
625ms delay time, all analog dry signal path and true bypass. It was
designed as an anti-modern delay for those who appreciate a nice tape
echo with all it’s peculiarities. It’s unique tone control doubles as a
noise filter on longer delay settings and really helps the delay shine
with a dirty signal. The mix control allows you to boost the effected
signal to nearly 4x the original signal level and the repeats control
goes from one signal repeat to near infinite repeats all the way through
to self oscillation.
Controls
Mix- Sets the output level of the effected
signal. This should be treated as a gain control/master volume for the
delay line. Unity is around noon and everything above noon will boost
the delayed signal louder than the original. This is a gain control so,
like any pedal with a lot of gain, a hint of noise and distortion at max
setting is completely normal.
Tone- Most delay pedals are heavily filtered at
the output to remove the clock noise and other unwanted hash that is
common from extending the range of the delay time beyond the limit of
the circuitry. This usually leaves the delay sounding dark, muddy and
disappear when hitting it with dirt. The Disaster Transport has done
away with a lot of the heavy filtering and replaced it with a tone
control which allows the user to choose their desired sound and results
in more natural tape-like repeats. The tone control is at it’s darkest
fully counter clockwise and brightens as you turn it clockwise. A good
rule of thumb is to leave the tone control between off (fully counter
clockwise) and noon at longer delay times. This will remove all the
common noise from hyper-extending the circuit.
Time- From about 30ms fully counter clockwise to about 625ms fully clockwise.
Repeats- Sets the regeneration of the delay
line. From one single repeat fully counter clockwise, subtle repeats
around 9 O’clock, strong naturally decaying repeats at noon, near
infinite repeats around 2 O’clock and full on self oscillation fully
clock- wise.
Measures
4.37" X 2.37" X 1.07"
Power
Any standard regulated 9-volt DC power supply with a
negative center 2.1mm barrel. Do not run at higher voltages! Does not
use batteries. Current draw is around 100ma.
