Bastl Instruments released Basil

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Bastl Instruments released Basil, a compact, yet flexible, digital stereo delay module built on the Bastl Pizza platform. It offers clean delay, as well as lo-fi flavors, and its Space section opens the doors to exploration far beyond simple delay territory. The Basil delay buffer modulates really well, allowing to recreate most classic time-based effects, such as chorus, flanger, vibrato, pitch shifter, reverb, and stereo widener, among others, and navigate between them with just a few performative gestures.

Features

  • flexible STEREO delay buffer
  • stereo inputs (Left normalized to Right) and outputs
  • V/OCT DELAY input suitable for Karplus Strong synthesis
  • STEREO spread
  • FINE tune of delay time (for tonal applications)
  • SYNC input for synchronized delays
  • HALF SPEED with an extended range of quarter and eighth speeds suitable for octave jumps
  • max sample rate 41.66 kHz, 16-bit
    • max delay time in stereo 0.5 s
    • max delay time in mono (via ping-pong) 1 s
    • max delay time at half speed in stereo 1 s (2 s at quarter and 4 s at eighth)
  • LO-FI setting for turning off the anti-aliasing filter for lower sample-rates
  • DRY/WET mix with a constant power curve
  • FEEDBACK knob and CV with normal (right) and ping pong (left) modes
  • FREEZE function to act as micro looper or for ambient washes
  • SPACE section to add more dimension
    • BLUR for diffusion (inside or outside feedback)
    • FILTER in the feedback path
    • multi-TAPS for adding density
  • assignable CTRL knob and CV (time, stereo, fine, dry/wet, feedback, speed, freeze, lo-fi, blur, filter, taps)
  • firmware updates via micro USB
  • based on the Bastl Pizza HW platform (different FW and front panel)

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