Endeavors Beam Splitter V2.
Beam Splitter is a unique parallel overdrive designed to recreate the sound of a guitar tracked multiple times. One input is split into three distinct drive voices, each with its own character, while two can be delayed independently to create everything from subtle width and chorus to intense comb-filtering and unstable, broken-vibrato effects.
It features three independent overdrive circuits:
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Drive 1: Hard-clipping distortion — the heaviest, most compressed voice.
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Drive 2: Soft/hard-clipping overdrive — the lightest and brightest, ranging from clean boost to medium overdrive.
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Drive 3: Transistor overdrive — the most dynamic and fuzz-like of the three.
Two independent delays offer up to 211 ms of delay time, with feedback capable of producing anything from comb-filter effects to trailing repeats. Deviate introduces randomized variations in delay time, inspired by the natural inconsistencies of recording multiple takes, while Spread widens the delayed signals across the stereo field.
Beam Splitter offers four routing modes: Mono, Mono-In/Stereo-Out, Stereo, and Trereo. Trereo is a unique setup that sends the two delayed voices through the stereo output while routing the undelayed voice through the Aux output, making it especially useful for complex stereo or multi-amp rigs.
The pedal also includes three onboard presets, MIDI control, expression control, assignable footswitch functions, USB-C firmware updates, and selectable true bypass or buffered bypass with trails.
Key Features
- Three independent parallel drive circuits
- Two independent delays with up to 211 ms of delay time
- Randomized delay modulation with Deviate control
- Stereo Spread control
- Mono, Mono-In/Stereo-Out, Stereo, and Trereo routing
- 3 onboard presets + live mode
- Full MIDI control with 127 accessible presets
- Expression control over any combination of parameters
- Assignable footswitches for individual drive switching
- True bypass or buffered bypass with trails
- USB-C firmware updates
- Requires 350mA, 9V DC, center-negative power
A powerful tool for creating layered, wide, unstable, and highly textured distortion, Beam Splitter goes far beyond a traditional overdrive by turning one signal into the sonic equivalent of three separate performances.