Meris Ottobit Jr. Pedal

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Effects pedal

  • Bit Crusher / Sample Reduction / Step Sequencer
  • Pedal version of the Meris 500 series Ottobit
  • 2 Sequencer types: Pitch Seq / Filter Seq
  • Sample reduction from 48 kHz to 48 Hz
  • Bit Depth Reduction from 24 to 1 bit
  • Up to 16 presets via MIDI
  • 24 Bit AD / DA with 32 bit floating point DSP
  • Selector Bypass (True / Relay Bypass or Buffered Bypass)
  • Switchable headroom for guitars / line level input levels
  • Tap Tempo function
  • Analog signal path
  • MIDI In / Out / Preset selection / external Tap Tempo available via EXP jack
  • Analog wet / dry mix
  • Presets selectable via external 4-preset switch or MIDI
  • Controls for sample rate, filter, bits, stutter, sequencer, sequencer mult
  • Alt (hold) button for activating alternative controller functions
  • Sequencer Type button to select between Pitch Seq / Filter Seq
  • Bypass foot switch
  • Tap foot switch
  • Status LEDs
  • Metal housing
  • 6.3 mm TRS input - stereo / mono switchable
  • 2x 6.3 mm mono jack (L / R) outputs
  • 6.3 mm TRS Exp / Tap Tempo / external foot switch / MIDI jack
  • Power supply with 9 V DC power supply (2.1 mm x 5.5 mm coaxial connection, polarity (-) inside, not included)
  • Current consumption <150 mA
  • Dimensions (L x W x H): 115 x 107 x 67 mm
  • Weight: 410 g
  • Made in USA

Note: Battery operation is not supported.

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Available since May 2017
Item number 414201
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Effect Types Sequencer
$319
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Not really stereo
doktormandrake 18.06.2022
I wanted to love this pedal (it seems that everyone else does) but there were too many small issues and one big one, so I'll be getting a refund unfortunately.

The biggest problem was that the stereo input sums to mono as soon as you try to use the stutter or sequencer effects. So playing with the sample rate, filter and bit rate knobs with stereo audio works as expected, with nice crushed stereo audio coming out of the pedal as long as the stutter and sequencer are turned off. But as soon as you enable one of them then everything switches to mono. I contacted Meris and they said that was expected behaviour, but to me it seems like a massive shortcoming.

Other more minor gripes:

- I couldn't get the bit crush effect to work nicely with the sample I was using, with lots of space between notes. The same sample in Ableton Redux or Tritik Krush would preserve the silence between notes as I reduce the bit rate, but the Ottobit would emit an annoying hum until I turned the bit rate back up, as if there was some artifact from the algorithm or something (I've no idea).

- The input is stereo TRS and the output is 2x mono, which seemed a bit weird - maybe not a big deal though.

- It might get easier with practice, but the dual ALT controls for setting up the sequencer meant that I kept deafening myself by trying to adjust the bit rate after using that same knob to set up the sequencer. Also personally I found the dual controls quite confusing, like you have to try and remember whether the current state of a knob actually corresponds to what you're hearing, or if it's just left like that from adjusting the sequencer.
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Even zoeken, maar de moeite waard
Herr Heinz 13.11.2021
De mogelijkheden zijn enorm. Het duurt even voor je goed weet hoe je alle waarden kunt instellen, maar eens je zo ver bent gaat het erg vlot.
De stutter is waanzinnig, de sequencer biedt oneindige mogelijkheden. Het gebruik van een expression pedaal is een enorme aanrader.
Ik gebruik dit pedaal als saxofonist en de combinatie van de filter met het pedaal is geweldig.
Het enige nadeel is dat je het presetpedaal en expressiepedaal niet tegelijk kunt aansluiten, maar daarentegen kan dat dan wel weer als je een midicontroller gebruikt.
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Superb bitcrusher and stutter machine.
Polifonik 21.03.2021
I use my ottobit as crusher and stutter paired with my Elektron Digitakt. With its analog ladder filter and sweet sweet arcade, commodore, nes sounding like algorithms it will always stay in my studio.

Sample reduction can make your samples sound like something out of amiga, mirage or old mpc's. But crank it down and you will get sounds of atari or zx spectrum.

Soind quality is great, unit does not have any self noise.

Pros:
- stutter does magic if you're lazy drum programmer

Cons:
I wish that knobs were sturdier.

There is no other pedal like this one.
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Meris Ottobit Jr. Pedal
Deon 16.10.2019
Awesome pedal! The midi implementation is fabulous. Pretty much total recall from within your daw.
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