Walrus Audio Fable MKII Gray

Fable MKII creates evolving stereo soundscapes with granular processing and delay. Small audio fragments can be reversed, stretched and pitch shifted, taking you from smooth ambient layers to stuttering experimental textures.

Five worlds of granular processing

Fable samples tiny audio fragments, called grains, from a delay buffer. Reading them at different speeds and in different directions creates pitch changes, time stretching and textures beyond conventional delay. Two effects run in series, with feedback controlled by Feedback and Regen.

• I: Reverse delay and reverse granular processing for smooth swells or stuttering textures.
• II: Forward delay with octave-up grains for bright cascades.
• III: Analog-style delay with octave-down grains for darker, slower textures.
• IV: Two multi-tap granular stages for cloud-like, reverb-style sounds.
• V: Forward delay with randomised grain pitch and playback direction.

Perform with the soundscape

Tweak accesses stereo width, modulation rate and shape, Shift and Ramp. Hold Tap/Shift for a momentary Dive/Rise that changes the pedal's clock rate; set how far and how quickly it moves. Three presets and Live mode are available on the pedal, with more via MIDI. Assign expression to controls, and use Trails to let feedback decay when bypassed.

Specifications

• Colour: Gray
• Five modes covering reverse, octave, multi-tap and random-pitch granular processing
• Stereo input and output
• Three onboard presets plus Live mode; another 127 via MIDI
• MIDI control and MIDI clock
• Expression input or external tap tempo
• Tweak controls stereo width, modulation and Dive/Rise ramp
• Tap tempo and momentary Dive/Rise
• Selectable Trails/No Trails bypass
• 9V DC centre negative, 300mA minimum