The Bitmap™ is a bitcrusher with fractional bit reduction and sample rate modulation. The Bitmap 2 adds wave-shaping, wave-folding, and a window comparator for extreme digital distortion. A drive control handles everything from single coil guitars to synthesisers, with +8 dBu maximum signal level and enough gain to sound like an overdriven mixer channel. Modulation and envelope control create dynamic, responsive distortion and digital artefacts.

The Bitmap 2 is tuned to provide maximum sustain without sputtering on staccato notes. Less extreme settings add layers of nonlinearities that interact in subtle ways, giving you the warmth and grit of 8- and 12-bit samplers. Sample rate reduction turns your guitar into 8-bit video game sounds or twists scales into inharmonic melodies. Sample rate modulation adds subtle motion or morphs your guitar into entirely new textures.

The Bitmap™ works with guitar, bass, synthesisers, drum machines, and other instruments or line level sources.

Features

• Fractional bit reduction from 24-bits down to 1-bit
• Sampling rate reduction from 48 kHz down to 110 Hz
• Sample-rate modulation with triangle, square, and random waveforms
• Adjustable wave-folding and wave-shaping functions
• Mix control to maintain bass or add subtle crushing
• Envelope control over sampling rate or mix
• Drive control to accommodate single or dual coil pickups and line-level signals
• 4-pole lowpass filter
• Stereo input/output (TRS)
• Soft touch bypass (momentary or latching), user replaceable
• Aux. footswitch assignable to tap tempo or preset selection
• Assignable expression pedal, remote switch, remote tap, or MIDI port
• Additional parameters via MIDI (USB or TRS)
• MIDI clock synchronisation
• Presets (4 on front, 127 via MIDI)
• Web-based editor for editing presets and accessing hidden parameter

Designed and assembled in USA.  Requires a 9V 250 mA centre negative power supply (not included).