Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe Multi-Effects Reverb Guitar Pedal with 6-Program Matrix (Black)

The evolution of shoegaze has reached its next stage. The Soft Focus composed a brand-new shoegaze volume. The Catalinbread Soft Focus Deluxe Multi-Effects Reverb Guitar Pedal in Black is the last word in shoegaze, but Catalinbread has gone above and beyond to deliver it. The Deluxe variant gives you precise control over every parameter across six different programs by installing the original FX500 patch's missing delay function. With an integrated foot-switchable distortion circuit that you may use in parallel or series with the Soft Focus patch, you can dabble in a wide variety of shoegaze textures and soundscapes. Additionally, Catalinbread has raised the ante with a multi-function jack that may be used to tap tempo or control expressiveness. The pedal features a center-negative DC power supply that ranges from 9 to 18 volts.

Six Programs

This pedal incorporates the original unit's Standard Soft Focus patch. The Long Reverb Tails application significantly expands the amount of ambiance available by taking the regular reverb algorithm and boosting the decay period to almost endless. The Deep Modulation Warble broadens the modulation section's capabilities and gives it a second voice. At higher settings, it even bends the pitch. From the modulation to the reverb decay, every parameter in the Shimmer Soft Focus software has been enhanced in comparison to the standard Soft Focus. There's a shimmer now. The Pitch Delay with Strong Shimmer setting adds an octave to the delay repetitions, concentrating on the pitch-shifting components of the Soft Focus patch. In contrast to other modes where the expression jack regulates delay time, the Standard Soft Focus patch returns with expression linked to input volume for luscious swells in the Expression Pedal Input Control. Here, the controls for time and the ‘DLY’ Mix are switched.

Programmable Mods

The symphonic mix and modulation depth are controlled by the Standard Soft Focus and Long Reverb Tails program mods. The orchestral mix and additional modulation voice intensity are controlled by the Deep Modulation Warble Mod. Modulation depth and symphonic mix are controlled by the Shimmer Soft Focus mod; however, this mode has a baseline of greater symphonic settings and mod depth, with a lot more shimmer accessible on top. Both modulation and shimmer are coupled to the Pitch Delay with Strong Shimmer mod at different intensities. Compared to its shimmer counterpart, the Mod is more subdued in program 5. The orchestral mix and modulation depth are managed by the Expression Pedal Input Control Mod.

Verb Mode

The length of the reverb trail is controlled by the Standard Soft Focus Verb. Long Reverb Tails Verb can control the length of reverb trails to an almost unlimited degree. Pitch Delay with Strong Shimmer, Expression Pedal Input Control Verbs, Shimmer Soft Focus, and Deep Modulation Warble regulate the reverb trail length close to Program 1's decay time.

Catalinbread SFX Tap Soft Focus Deluxe Tempo Pedal with TRS Jack, TS Jack, and LED Indicator

Tap into new dimensions of sound crafting. Catalinbread SFX Tap Soft Focus Deluxe Tempo Pedal is nothing short of a suite of shoegaze tone-crafting delights, placing spatial and temporal effects in an interwoven constellation that revolves around a diverse distortion. With the SFX Tap, Catalinbread supplies a dedicated tap tempo footswitch to expand your sonic contouring to encompass unbridled dimensions of time-tampering possibilities. Its rugged form factor and pint-sized footprint mean the SFX Tap punches well above its weight. It hosts dual 1/4-inch jacks - one TRS, one TS - to supplant the Soft Focus Deluxe’s Time knob with a tempo that you tap into a rhythm.