Red Panda Context User Manual

Context

Reverberator

Context is a studio-quality reverb that places your
instrument in a room, hall, cathedral, metal plate, or
less natural surroundings. All of the algorithms are
adjustable so that you can get the right combination
of pre-delay, reverb time, and frequency response.
The plate algorithm gives you control over low- and
high-frequency response for crisp, defined reverb
even with bass instruments. With trails on, the
Context can be used as a high-quality buffer.

Red Panda pedals use 9V center negative power
supplies (Boss® style). Using an incorrect power
supply may damage your pedal.

Controls

mode switch

Room, Hall, Cathedral, Gated reverb, Plate, or
Delay plus reverb.

blend

Wet/dry mix.

delay

Controls pre-delay for room, hall, cathedral, and
gated reverbs.

Controls the overall reverb time for plate reverb.
Controls the delay time for delay plus reverb.

decay

Controls the reverb time for room, hall, and
cathedral reverbs.

Controls the gate time for gated reverb.
Controls the low frequency response for plate

reverb.
Controls the repeats for delay plus reverb.

damping

Controls the high-frequency damping for room, hall,
cathedral, gated, and plate reverbs.

Controls the reverb time for delay plus reverb.

Modes

Room

Emulates rooms of various sizes. Fast build-up with
multiple initial reflections.

Hall

Emulates a concert hall. Slow build-up with longer
initial delay.

Cathedral

Emulates a large tiled space. Bright, with good
high-frequency response.

Gated

Gated reverb with nonlinear decay. Known for big
drum sounds, gated reverb also works well on guitar
because you can add more reverb while keeping
transparency and space between notes.

Plate

Emulates studio plate reverbs, which use plates of
thin sheet metal to create reflections. Bright and
dense sound with adjustable low- and high­frequency response.

Delay

Delay plus reverb.

Warranty

trails switch (internal)

Remove the back cover to access the trails switch.
Trails on: the reverb tail will continue to decay after
the bypass switch is turned off. The Context also
acts as a high-quality buffer, featuring WIMA film
caps and a Burr-Brown 4134 op amp.
Trails off: The Context is true bypass in this mode.
Useful if you want it completely out of the signal
path when reverb is not needed.

This product is warranted against defects in
materials or workmanship for one (1) year from date
or original purchase. It does not cover damages or
wear resulting from accident, misuse, abuse, or
unauthorized adjustment and/or repair. Should this
product require service (or replacement at our
option) while under warranty, please contact
[e-mail].

Rev C 2013.4

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