Darkglass Kaamos Distortion Octaver

Designed in collaboration with legendary bassist and producer Amos Heller, Kaamos blends a powerful distortion with octave-down tones.

Real-time routing controls let you shape your signal path with ease—stack effects in series for rich saturation or run them in parallel for intricate, layered textures. A movable effects loop, configurable in three distinct positions, opens up new possibilities, while a dedicated sub-octave output unlocks creative multi-amp setups. Every detail is precision-engineered to put you in complete control of your sound.

Front Features

Blend
Adjusts the drive blend.
Press to select the loop position.

Tone
Adjusts the drive tone.
Press to select between processed signal and clean DI for the XLR out.

Drive
Adjusts the amount of distortion in the drive circuit.

Drive mod
Adjusts the blend between two distinct drive circuits (α and Ω).

Drive level
Adjusts the level of the drive circuit before the blend

Octave filter
Adjusts the lowpass filter frequency of the low octave.

Press to select the type of octaver.

Sublime (monophonic mute-type)
Sublemon (monophonic flip-type)
Subcitri (polyphonic)

Octave level
Adjusts the low octave signal amount in the octaver circuit.

Press to select between parallel or series effect positioning.

Clean level
Adjusts the clean signal amount in the octaver circuit.

Dimensions
Width: 125 mm / 5″
Length: 96 mm/ 3¾″
Height: 57 mm / 2¼″
Weight: 450 g / 0.99 lb

Modes
The octaver and distortion effect blocks can be configured to be either in series or in parallel by pressing the [octave level] knob. The LEDs above the knob will indicate which mode is selected.

The position of the effects loop can be configured to three different positions in the signal chain:

after the octaver
after the distortion
in parallel with the signal chain
The position is selected by pressing the Blend knob and the LEDs above the know indicate the selected position.

In the 1. position the loop is active when the octaver is active.
In the 2. position the loop is active when the distortion is active.
In the 3. position the loop is active when either one or both of the octaver and distortion are active.
The effects loop automatically detects if nothing is plugged in and removes itself from the signal chain.

Warning
Kaamos has a current draw of 400mA. Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug. Unregulated power supplies and/or higher voltages may result in suboptimal noise performance and even damage your unit, voiding the warranty.