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A twist on a classic effect, with plenty of delay time and endless tweakability. Our high-quality digital hardware platform allows you to experiment like never before. Create sounds ranging from subtle echos, to mind-bending reversed multi-delays.

The MIRAGE Delay

Unstaged photo of the MIRAGE on our bench

Beautiful die cast aluminium enclosure. Precision CNC milling with metallic podercoat and durable UV printed graphics.

Standard 1/4 inch input and output jacks. 1/8 inch expression and external switch jacks. 2.1mm 9V center-negative DC jack, the industry standard.

Our 24-bit audio codec chip. The same chip can be found in many high end audio interfaces.

Modes

Modulation Mode

Four modulation types including volume, low-pass, high-pass and resonant filtering. Choose from three modulation sub-modes, allowing you to decide where the modulation occurs; at signal input (PRE), before feedback (MOD) or after feedback (POST).

Control modulation rate/speed (rightmost knob) and depth (middle knob), turning the rate knob fully clockwise allows you use the filters without modulation. This is especially useful in 'POST' modulation mode, where you can repeatedly feed the sound through the filter.

ProTip: In 'PRE' modulation mode, you can turn the decay knob fully counter-clockwise to use the pedal for modulation/tremolo without delay!

Multi Mode

A delay with multiple copies of your repeats. Real-time pattern creation and sixteen customizable repeat patterns. Three multi-mode playback settings including standard, reverse and octave. Allowing you to change the way individual repeats sound.

In Multi Mode, the middle knob allows you to select the repeat pattern. The cluster of four LEDs shows the pattern you are selecting.

ProTip For Geeks: The pattern LED arrangements represent binary numbers 0000 - 1111.

Pattern 0 (or 0000) is real-time creation mode. When this pattern is selected, you can use the black button to tap your pattern between delays.

Features

Swell

In any mode, holding the tap footswitch will swell the decay setting. Releasing the footswitch will allow the decay to decrease until it settles back to its original setting. This feature is great for emphasizing repeats, and creating monstrous walls of sound. While swell mode is engaged, the middle four LEDs will indicate the swell level. Swell attack and decay times can also be configured in our MIRAGE Tools application.

Tap Tempo

Dial in your delay time using the tap switch or an external footswitch.

Expression Control and External Switch

The MIRAGE features 3.5mm expression and switch inputs. The function of each of these inputs can be configured on-the-go, defaults can also be set up in the MIRAGE Tools application.

An expression pedal can be mapped to any of the top 3 knobs or the mix control. This is accomplished by holding down the middle button and selecting using the decay knob. The top three LEDs indicate which knob the expression input is controlling.

The external switch can be mapped to any of the bottom 3 switches/buttons. This is accomplished by holding down the middle button and selecting using the rate|var knob. The bottom three LEDs indicate which switch will be controlled externally.

MIRAGE Tools Web-Application

We've developed a simple web application that allows you to create and edit patterns, and modify a variety of the MIRAGE's core settings. This application works in conjunction with our firmware update software.

Some available settings:

Maximum swell setting

Swell attack and decay times

Default startup tempo

Output gain modifier

Default filter mode

Default external switch function

Default expression function

Screenshot of MIRAGE Tools

MIRAGE Tools will continue to be developed after this campaign, and MIRAGE owners are encouraged to give feature recommendations.

Tech Specs