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Old May 6th, 2012, 01:24 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Red Witch Seven Sisters

Anyone know anything about these pedals? Are they digital or analog? Anyone have any luck with them? Problems?

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Old May 6th, 2012, 02:06 AM   #2 (permalink)
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They look digital to me. Anyone with some input?
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Old May 6th, 2012, 04:06 AM   #3 (permalink)
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From their website
"We are a small company from New Zealand, which makes analog guitar effect pedals"
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Old May 6th, 2012, 06:45 AM   #4 (permalink)
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"We are a small company from New Zealand, which makes analog guitar effect pedals"
So what about the Red Witch Titan? 3 digital delays in one box, but 'voiced' to sound analog.

My bet is that the delay pedal at least is digital - you would need 3 CoolAudio V3205 chips to get 800ms of delay at reasonable (for analog) bandwidth. The Carbon Copy uses 2 3208 chips (I think) for 600ms, so it would be a stretch to fit the extra circuitry into such a petite enclosure.
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So what about the Red Witch Titan? 3 digital delays in one box, but 'voiced' to sound analog.
I don't know. Don't own any of them. I just took time to look on their site. I would want one regardless of how the delay is produced. Sounds awesome.

Titan is a hybrid says a TGP thread that points to a non-existant article:
http://www.thegearpage.net/board/sho...=500526&page=2

There is mention in the forum of the SS Delay being digital too. Maybe ask on the Red Witch forum of no answers here?
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I would want one regardless of how the delay is produced. Sounds awesome.
Absolutely, the sound and 'feel' are what counts, it's just that there are some less-than-honest descriptions flying around, particularly when it comes to 'analog' delay pedals!
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I just took time to look on their site. SS Delay being digital too. Maybe ask on the Red Witch forum of no answers here?
Yeah, I spent a lot of time on their site too... The problem is, just because one of their pedals is made on way, that doesn't mean that's how they're all made. I was asking about the Seven Sisters series, which is different from their main line.
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Their designer posts in the forum. Why not ask there? Seems like he would know.

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Yeah, I spent a lot of time on their site too... The problem is, just because one of their pedals is made on way, that doesn't mean that's how they're all made. I was asking about the Seven Sisters series, which is different from their main line.
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Their designer posts in the forum. Why not ask there? Seems like he would know.
I was just asking if anyone here had used them or had an opinion about them...
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I was just asking if anyone here had used them or had an opinion about them...
Of course. I meant about digi vs analog
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Hello all,

Thanks for all the kind comments - I own Red Witch Analog and also designed all of the pedals, including the Seven Sisters. The two delays we produce (the Titan and the Violet) both have a digital engine in their heart - but all the surrounding circuitry (companding, low pass filter etc ) and dry signal path is analog. All the other products (premium range and Seven Sisters) are 100% analog.
Hope that clears things up.

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Old May 8th, 2012, 04:51 AM   #12 (permalink)
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There's a UK store up near Manchester sells these pedals. They only tend to sell good stuff, so I imagine the Red Witch pedals are good quality.

http://www.soundsgreatmusic.com/cate...Box/Red-Witch/
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Old May 18th, 2012, 05:10 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Red Witch Titan is $295 at Hello Music right now. Sooooo tempting.
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