Old Blood Noise Endeavors - Setback Reverse

Old Blood Noise Endeavors has been chasing the backwards rabbit for years — Rever, Minim, BL-44 — and each one pushed the concept a little further into the strange. Setback is where that obsession lands, fully formed. No reverb tacked on, no modulation chaser, no distractions. Just reverse, done right, with more control over the effect than most players have ever had in a single box. The core of what makes Setback interesting is the Clock knob, which controls sample rate from a pristine 48kHz all the way down to a gritty, lo-fi 500Hz. That's a massive range — clean, glassy reverse at the top end, and as you dial it back, things get grainy, smeared, and beautifully degraded. The Div knob handles tempo subdivisions, while Speed adjusts playback rate, which means you can push into quantized pitch-shift territory without touching a separate effect. Reverse delay times stretch from ring-mod-fast all the way out to a cavernous 24 seconds at the lowest clock setting. That's not a typo — 24 seconds of reverse is a sound design playground. The routing options are genuinely flexible. Stereo in and out, with support for mono or mono-in-stereo-out configurations, so it fits comfortably in a range of board setups. Expression input covers all four main knobs, MIDI handles everything from preset recall to clock sync, and the aux footswitch can be assigned to tap tempo, runaway feedback, or preset switching depending on what you need in the moment. Alt controls let you set time or adjust volume without tapping or relying on MIDI — a small thing, but the kind of thoughtful detail that matters when you're mid-performance. Bypass options are analog dry through, with the choice of trails or true bypass. Soft-touch switching keeps it quiet and responsive. Whether you're a guitarist who layers textural pads, a synth player hunting for alien ambience, or a producer who treats pedals like instruments, Setback gives you more creative control over reverse than almost anything else out there. It's the kind of pedal that makes you rethink what "delay" even means. --- **Specifications:** - **Brand:** Old Blood Noise Endeavors - **Model:** Setback Reverse - **Effect Type:** Reverse (dedicated, no additional effects) - **Inputs:** Stereo (supports mono and mono-in-stereo-out routing) - **Outputs:** Stereo - **Controls:** Clock (sample rate, 48kHz–500Hz), Div (tempo subdivisions), Speed (playback speed / pitch shift), Mix (dry/wet blend) - **Alt Controls:** Volume adjustment and time setting without tap or MIDI - **Reverse Delay Range:** Ring-mod fast up to 24 seconds (at lowest clock setting) - **Aux Footswitch:** Assignable — tap tempo, runaway feedback, or preset switching - **Expression:** Over all main knobs - **MIDI:** Full parameter control, MIDI clock input for external tempo sync, preset control - **Presets:** Onboard and via MIDI - **Bypass:** Analog dry through; trails or true bypass selectable - **Switching:** Soft-touch - **Power:** 9V center-negative DC - **SKU:** SQ4231192