Create ambient soundscapes and otherworldly tones with five powerful programs.
Create the soundtrack to your storybook adventure with the Lore Reverse Soundscape Generator from Walrus Audio. Made up of five different programs, the Lore is an ambient creation machine built around reverse delay and reverbs. Featuring two DSP chips running in series, each with their own analog feedback path, the Lore takes you on an adventurous journey rich with themes of reversing, time-stretching, pitch-shifting and vast ambiance.
Analog Feedback Paths:
Having two analog feedback paths allows each program to incorporate a unique mix of affected and unaffected feedback. The two feedback paths interact and build off of each other organically, offering the user a wide array of sounds and behaviors to experiment with.
Programs:
I. Reverse Delay into Reverse Reverb
Program 1 combines reverse delay with reverse reverb with a focus on organically interacting feedback paths. Space and ambiance build as the signal is reversed, re-reversed, reverberated and reversed again within the feedback network. Experiment with the X knob to control how reversed your delay trails are with left being least reversed and right being fully reversed. Expect lots of fun with big, eerie minor chords.
II. Reverse Delay into Octave Up Reverb
Program 2 is a "light reverb" that combines octave-up harmonic feedback with an expansive, airy reverb tank to create a breathy, spacious ambiance. Use the Regen knob to introduce a playful shimmer into the reverb decay. Increase the X knob to control the decay of the reverb. Sounds especially great with delicate fingerpicking parts.
III. Reverse Delay into Octave Down Reverb
Program 3 is a "dark reverb" that combines octave down harmonic feedback with heavy filtering and harmonic distortion to create a sound that is thick, rich and murky. Use the Regen knob to bring in a lower octave in the reverb decay. Increase the X knob to control the decay of the reverb. Add in some high gain or fuzz to alter the time-space continuum.
IV. Reverse Reverb into Forward Reverb
Program 4 is a dual reverb program, featuring reverse reverb into forward reverb, Dual harmonic feedback paths allow the user to dial in octave up and octave down and time stretching allows for control of the size and character of the space. Perfect for instantly transforming guitar into rich ambient pads. Use the Feedback knob to add a lower octave to the reverse reverb. Conversely, use the Regen knob to add an octave up to the reverse reverb decay. Control the decay of the reverb with the X knob. To channel all things ambient, experiment with dynamic picking and strumming techniques with the mix fully wet for ethereal drones and pads.
V. Pitch Delay into Pitch Delay
Program 5 features two "dueling" pitch delays, which shift the input signal up and down in complementary or opposing directions, allowing the user to create intricate harmonic patterns in the feedback network. Behaves like a sequencer at higher delay times and like a harmonizer at lower delay times. Use Feedback and Regen knobs to control various amounts of pitched delay repeats. Use the X knob to change the order of the 4th, 5th and octave intervals that the pitch delay steps through. Experiment with short staccato notes to create some very interesting rhythmic parts.
Analog Feedback Paths:
Having two analog feedback paths allows each program to incorporate a unique mix of affected and unaffected feedback. The two feedback paths interact and build off of each other organically, offering the user a wide array of sounds and behaviors to experiment with.
Programs:
I. Reverse Delay into Reverse Reverb
Program 1 combines reverse delay with reverse reverb with a focus on organically interacting feedback paths. Space and ambiance build as the signal is reversed, re-reversed, reverberated and reversed again within the feedback network. Experiment with the X knob to control how reversed your delay trails are with left being least reversed and right being fully reversed. Expect lots of fun with big, eerie minor chords.
II. Reverse Delay into Octave Up Reverb
Program 2 is a "light reverb" that combines octave-up harmonic feedback with an expansive, airy reverb tank to create a breathy, spacious ambiance. Use the Regen knob to introduce a playful shimmer into the reverb decay. Increase the X knob to control the decay of the reverb. Sounds especially great with delicate fingerpicking parts.
III. Reverse Delay into Octave Down Reverb
Program 3 is a "dark reverb" that combines octave down harmonic feedback with heavy filtering and harmonic distortion to create a sound that is thick, rich and murky. Use the Regen knob to bring in a lower octave in the reverb decay. Increase the X knob to control the decay of the reverb. Add in some high gain or fuzz to alter the time-space continuum.
IV. Reverse Reverb into Forward Reverb
Program 4 is a dual reverb program, featuring reverse reverb into forward reverb, Dual harmonic feedback paths allow the user to dial in octave up and octave down and time stretching allows for control of the size and character of the space. Perfect for instantly transforming guitar into rich ambient pads. Use the Feedback knob to add a lower octave to the reverse reverb. Conversely, use the Regen knob to add an octave up to the reverse reverb decay. Control the decay of the reverb with the X knob. To channel all things ambient, experiment with dynamic picking and strumming techniques with the mix fully wet for ethereal drones and pads.
V. Pitch Delay into Pitch Delay
Program 5 features two "dueling" pitch delays, which shift the input signal up and down in complementary or opposing directions, allowing the user to create intricate harmonic patterns in the feedback network. Behaves like a sequencer at higher delay times and like a harmonizer at lower delay times. Use Feedback and Regen knobs to control various amounts of pitched delay repeats. Use the X knob to change the order of the 4th, 5th and octave intervals that the pitch delay steps through. Experiment with short staccato notes to create some very interesting rhythmic parts.
Features
- The Lore comes coated in a muted green enclosure with art by David Hüttner
- The die-cast enclosure’s exact size is 3.62" x 4.79" x 2.25" including knobs
- Buffered bypass
- Power requirements are 9VDC, center negative (300mA minimum)
- The use of an isolated power supply is recommended for powering all Walrus Audio Pedals
- Daisy chain power supplies are not recommended
- Power supply not included