Catalinbread EG1 Lo-Fi Delay Pedal

Catalinbread EG1

The Catalinbread EG1 is spreading over the airwaves and there is no known method to stop it.

Imagine if you will, a lo-fi delay with three selectable transmission methods, each equipped with their own processing artifacts, coming together with a heavily fortified delay engine to take the concept of signal fidelity beyond a word and into a feeling. All the standard delay parameters remain intact as well as tap tempo functionality to truly insert you into the datastream.

Our second release in our tap tempo platform, the EG1 is a new lo-fi delay pedal that deep-dives into what “low fidelity” really means. Truly explore the peripheral quirks of classic technologies with a straightforward feature set built outright for maximum sonic possibilities.

Featuring three different modes of signal transmission, including Radio, Digital Television and Tape with corresponding mode-dependent parameters, the EG1 is a genre-bending meta processor that instantly gels with any genre of music from straightforward country slapback to wall-of-sound shoegaze.

The EG1’s Mod knob depends on the mode, giving you aggressive filtering, Nyquist error downsampling or degrading mechanical wobbling.

All the bells and whistles you’ve come to expect from a premium delay are also found on the EG1:

• An enhanced mix control that gives you true-wet and dry blends
• Feedback
• ~900ms of delay
• Integrated tap tempo
• Higher dynamic range
• More headroom
• An enhanced signal processing experience overall

The transmission has been cast into the ether, and now it is your job to receive it. Do you dare?

CONTROLS

FEEDBACK

This controls the amount of signal fed back into the delay line, compounding the artifacts and bringing them to the forefront. May self-oscillate at extreme settings.

MIX

Goes from 100% dry (whatever you feed into the EG-1) to 100% wet (only the delayed signal will be heard).

TRANSMISSION

Governs the amount of depth for each mode’s MOD effect.

DELAY TIME

Governs the delay time, giving up to ~900ms of the good stuff.

Turning this knob while in Tap mode will return the delay time to the knob position.

MOD

This a mode-specific knob that injects three different processing artifacts into the delay line repeats.

See “Within the Wires” section below for explanations of each mode.

MOD TOGGLE 1/2/3

Vintage Radio Mode (1)

Controls the amount of hi-pass and lo-fi filtering with some front-end radio artifact simulation.

The MOD knob in this mode adjusts the amount of filtering present in the repeats, while TRANSMISSION adjusts the dry-wet mix of the filtered and unfiltered repeats.

Cassette Tape Mode (2)

Controls the rate of modulation and distortion depth. You may have seen this called “wow and flutter” elsewhere.

The MOD knob introduces a higher rate of modulation that sits comfortably in the mix at all settings while TRANSMISSION adjusts the depth of this effect.

Digital Television Mode (3)

Controls the amount of Nyquist error and digital downsampling with some slight bitcrushing.

The MOD control adjusts the Nyquist error ratio, while the TRANSMISSION control mixes that effect into the repeats.

TAP TEMPO

The LED color indicates which mode you’re in.

• Red — Classic Mode: Operates the same as a standard delay, which uses the DELAY TIME knob to manually set the delay time. Turn the DELAY TIME knob to enter this mode from any other mode.
• Green — Tap Input Mode: Lets you rhythmically tap the footswitch to set the delay time hands-free. Hold the footswitch to enter this mode from any other mode.
• Blue — Tap Bypass Mode: Uses the tempo entered in Tap Input Mode and allows you to bypass the pedal with this time saved. Press and hold the footswitch while in Tap Input Mode to enter this mode.

POWER SUPPLY

The EG1 accepts a center-negative power supply capable of supplying 9VDC with at least 200mA of current (over 200mA is fine).

Anything beyond these specs (center-positive, AC, etc.) will cause the EG1 to not function properly (best case) or brick (worst case).

Improper powering voids your warranty and will effectively end the transmission.

Please do not do this! Double-check your supply!