FEED: This governs how many repeats are present in the overall sound. At minimum is well, the minimum, and at maximum the repeats go indefinitely, even on the verge of self-oscillation at the highest settings.

MIX: This knob dictates how much of the dry signal (i.e., anything you plug into this pedal) is present in the output. At minimum, no Lo-fi delay sound is heard, and at maximum, only the Lo-fi delay sound is heard.

TIME: This dictates the time between each repeat, from very little to ~800 milliseconds.

LO-FI: Turning this knob up increases the amount of modulation and the cutoff frequencies for all three filter controls.

VOL: Yes

The Lo-Fi (Proto 5) accepts a pedal-standard center-negative DC plug capable of supplying between 9 and 18 volts, with at least 64mA of current (over is fine). Anything other than that (higher than 18, center-positive, AC, etc.) will cause the Pads to function improperly, with the worst case scenario being that your pedal is ruined. Can’t recommend it.

Not a day goes by at HQ where we’re not tinkering with something on our breadboards. Our engineers have piles of passion projects they work on between other projects. Sometimes those projects are victims of part obsolescence, while other times they don’t reach the final stage because of plain old indecisiveness. A few designs have never seen the light of day because they may appeal to a narrower audience than our regular stuff, or they might have never seen a logical opening in the release schedule. We have special connections to everything we create and are using this to launch our new line initiative, Proto Club, where you can experience these designs and provide us with your feedback, maybe leading to a full-scale release. The release windows on these pedals are limited; some may only be available for a couple of weeks. If this all sounds good to you, we’ll catch you down at the Proto Club.

Every first Proto Club purchase comes with a Proto Club Passport booklet with the first page stamped. Each subsequent Proto Club pedal comes with a new sticker. As you fill up the book with stickers, you will be eligible for bonus stuff, including pedals that are either unreleased or even staple production pedals. Additionally, the price of Proto Club pedals is significantly lower than if it were to be a normal retail release. 

If you have purchased a Proto Club pedal then you have access to the Proto Portal. This is a password protected page that allows you to communicate directly to our engineers. The password is your email address. We want this to feel like a community and we value everyone's ideas.  Email instructions will be sent to you after we've shipped your first Proto Club pedal purchase.

You are automatically a member with any Proto Club pedal purchase!