Fairfield Circuitry Placeholder BBD Reverb

Explore the sound of unheard spaces with Placeholder from Fairfield Circuitry, a unique analog reverb pedal designed around BBD chips that emulates digital reverberations with plenty of analog magic. At the core of Placeholder is a Householder reflection feedback matrix, which uses BBDs to create many quick repeats that emulate the sound of acoustic spaces. Both drenched in nostalgia yet evoking otherworldly ambiences, the sounds Placeholder creates are perfect for anyone looking for far out tones that feel equally close to home.

Across Placeholder's bevy of controls, you get comprehensive adjustment of the entire delay network, allowing for vast explorations of time and space. Size sets the room size of your imagined space, while Ratio provides a flexible scaling for two additional delay lines in relation to the one set by the Size control. The wide range of these two controls allows for everything from subtle shimmers beneath the surface to echoing halls. At the top left, you can adjust decay time from single reflections to full feedback, setting the gain of each feedback path to dramatically alter the depth of repeats. The Tone control provides a tilt filter for sculpting the reverb sound to bend darker or lighter according to taste. Mix between the reverb and your dry signal with the Mix control, and set the output volume with Volume for the perfect amount of reverberation in any signal chain.

In classic Fairfield style, additional options for creative sound design abound in Placeholder. Three switches offer three-position adjustment of modulation depth and waveshape at the left, with the right switch allowing for additional low pass filtering to tame high end bite. On the panel, there are two CV inputs to affect decay and size parameters with control voltage, allowing for effective integration into modular synth workflows and more. Connectivity provides further creative options, with a dedicated mono input for Hi-Z signals like guitars that can be set for use with line level sources using a jumper inside the pedal, while an FX insert loop allows you to inject additional processors in Placeholder's feedback paths. With its iconoclastic tone and deep options for inspired sound design, Placeholder from Fairfield Circuitry is ready to meet you right where you are, paving a way towards captivating spaces and imaginary landscapes.

Key Features:

• BBD based reverb pedal
• Emulates digital reverb algorithms with analog circuitry using a Householder-reflection feedback matrix
• Size and Ratio controls adjust multiple delay lines in relation to one another for vast range of reverb tones
• Decay control adjusts gain of feedback paths up to singing self-oscillation
• Tone control provides high and low pass filtering on a single knob
• Mix and Volume controls for comprehensive blend and level adjustment
• Modulation switches with depth and type controls including random modulation
• Low pass filter switch with selectable cutoff frequencies to tame high end
• CV inputs for Decay and Size suitable for modular level signals
• Mono Hi-Z input and dedicated TRS FX insert loop
• Input switchable to line level with jumper inside the pedal