Beetronics / SWARM

Killer Bee pedal that harmonizes fuzz in two octaves!

SWARM is a fuzz harmonizer composed of analog circuitry. Its tone is dangerous and crazy, like thousands of killer bees attacking you.

SWARM converts the input signal into a square wave, multiply and divide it into waveforms, and can be set to nine different harmonies, which can be harmonized with two different octaves of sound. Depending on the modulation settings, the output can range from nice harmonies that track perfectly with the signal to uncontrollable, savage tones of mad bees running amok.

WORKER adjusts the level of the input signal. SPECIES allows you to select from nine different harmonized tones, and QUEEN and DRONE allow you to set the output level of two octaves of harmony, one for each octave, separately.

The FLIGHT and STING controls set the modulation applied to the harmonies. The STING adjusts the speed at which the harmonies follow your playing. Turn it to the left and the harmonies will follow your playing quickly, and you will feel the harmonies sting you as you play. Turn it to the right and the harmonies follow more slowly, and you will see a drunken worker bee rising and falling aimlessly. Turning it to the left will cause the harmony to oscillate from top to bottom, while turning it to the right will glide to one note and hold that note until the next input.

MASTER sets the output level for the entire pedal.

Now that we have explained what SWARM is, the best approach is to play by instinct. Try all the controls until you find your favorite tone, and let the bees take them to places you have not yet seen.

SPEC
Size: approx. 13.9 x 10.2 x 7.0 cm (including protrusions)
Weight: approx. 0.5 kg
Power supply: 9V AC adapter (polarity = center minus) *Batteries are not available
Current consumption: 8mA
Handmade in California/USA