
Number 55, AKA Industrial Panel Number 2, code name: vomit. Continuing in my quest to create interesting studio gear, as well as solid touring equipment, two envelope-controlled vibratos were reworked from pedal to panel format.
For those just stumbling onto this page without reference, here’s what this is all about: around the time that I built this, space in our apartment was beginning to be a bit of an issue and we really lacked the storage for bins of pedals so the thought was to make compact panels of various effect units and other processors that could either utilize wall space or be mounted in standard-sized enclosures that could be more-easily stowed away when not in use. In the case of this one, as mentioned above, it consisted of two envelope-controlled vibrato circuits mounted behind a 7×5 inch piece of plexiglass. I used it fairly heavily for a good slice of 2017 prior to moving to Ithaca but not much after. During the pandemic, I revisited the whole “we really don’t have space for pedals” vibe when the three of us were trying to manage work, school and teaching from basically the same space, which, when combined with newly-acquired knowledge of Eagle, lead to the creation of the Menu de Secreciones module.