Experimentella Effekter

Klowra South Zoo Voice Synth Pedal

Name: Klowra South Zoo Voice Synth Pedal
Brand: Klowra
SKU: 16359
Price: 1199.00 SEK
Availability: InStock

1 199 SEK

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A curious menagerie hidden in your signal chain.

It is a bizarre auditory illusion: you strike a string as usual, but what emanates from your amp might be the animal-inspired synthesized vocal textures. SOUTH ZOO is far from a mere novelty/gimmick polyphonic synth; it is an animal-inspired synthesizer pedal that blends surreal character with sophisticated DSP architecture.

It abandons cold, clinical digital synthesis. Driven by a powerful triple-voice synthesis algorithm and smooth low latency polyphonic tracking, SOUTH ZOO acutely captures your picking dynamics, naturally blending bizarre animal vocal tracts with your guitar signal. This sound is no mechanical overlay; it interacts delicately with your notes, responding to every rise and fall through dynamic envelope decay.

Within this curious menagerie, you can adjust parameters to explore the textures of cat, frog, and horse synth voices, meticulously sculpting your ideal soundscape. By holding down the footswitch, you instantly trigger dramatic reverse pitch-swallows and infinite wails via signal freeze. This is more than a boundary-pushing experiment; it is a studio-quality pedal that translates emotional tension into pure musical expression.

Adjust the tail length of the animal sound.

Adjusts how much animal sound is blended into your dry guitar signal.

Adjusts the loop speed of the animal sound.

Adjust the specific character and details of the animal voice.

Selects the core tonal character and modulation behavior of the effect. Click the button to cycle through three distinct animal-inspired sound profiles, indicated by the LED color:

CAT (White LED): Delivers a vocal, wah-like effect. It provides a dynamic and expressive filter sweep that mimics a distinct "meow" character, adding a smooth, vocal quality to your playing.
FROG (Blue LED): Features a unique modulation where the sustain or trails transform into rhythmic, repeating frog croaks. This adds a quirky, pulsating texture to your lingering notes.
HORSE (Orange LED): Produces a sharper, more piercing tone. With an aggressive, high-frequency bite, this mode ensures your sound cuts clearly through the mix with a bright, distinct edge.

External TS Footswitch Input

Note: This input only recognizes TS footswitch signals to trigger the specific function. Its operation is identical to a long press of the onboard footswitch (momentary trigger, no insertion detection).

Select the tracking behavior (obedience level) of the Animal Singing Mode and assigns the specific function triggered by holding the footswitch.

Left(Pitch Follow): Voices perfectly lock onto your guitar's pitch. Specific Functions: Activates Inverted Pitch Follow—low notes trigger high-pitched screams, and high notes plunge into deep roars, creating a massive sonic landscape.

Mid(Normal/Flutter): Severs the tracking for flat, robotic, lo-fi noise.
Specific Functions: Freezes the animal voice into a continuous, grotesque wall of sound while randomizing the SPEED parameter.

Right(Normal/Stretch): Severs the tracking for flat, robotic, lo-fi noise.
Specific Functions: Freezes the animal voice into a continuous, grotesque wall of sound while randomizing the TAILS parameter.

Triple Animal Voice Engine

Whether you desire cat-like, amphibian-inspired, or equine-style synth textures, the integrated 3-voice polyphonic synthesis responds with surgical precision. By tweaking character parameters, these playful animal sounds transcend mere novelty sound effects. They evolve into wondrous, playable instruments that blend seamlessly into your chord progressions and stay perfectly in sync with your solo performance.

Organic, Breathing Sound Fusion

Ignite a bizarre chemical reaction between your dry signal and these primal animal voices. Far from simple layering, South Zoo reacts instinctively to your picking dynamics. Strum gently, and the synth voice remains tucked beneath, breathing softly; dig in, and the synth voice becomes more aggressive and expressive. This visceral, high-stakes response ensures the animal emulations truly come alive during your improvisations.

Taming the Line Between Expression and Chaos

You have total command over the "obedience" of these creatures. Engage precise tracking, and the voices will tightly latch onto your pitch, acting as a melodic choir for your guitar lines. Sever the tracking, and they instantly devolve into a flat, lifeless drone. This seamless transition from melodic harmonizing to glitchy, Lo-Fi mechanical noise provides immense room for avant-garde sound design.

Hold to Unleash! Invert Pitch Follow & Infinite Freeze Textures

Press and hold the footswitch to unlock a hidden dimension beneath your feet. Trigger the curious Invert Pitch Follow: strike the low frets to evoke high-pitched feline mews, or wander into the upper registers to plunge the synth into a deep, guttural roar. This frequency complementarity between your dry signal and the synth voice instantly creates a massive, immersive soundstage. You can also instantly freeze the current animal vocalization, stretching it into a persistent, bizarre wall of sound—perfect for injecting absolute dramatic tension into song transitions or live climaxes.

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External Footswitch Ready - Supports connection to an external TS footswitch for versatile, continuous control capabilities over your effects.

WildSeed Engine - Powered by Klowra’s WildSeed Engine, featuring 32-bit floating-point DSP and 24-bit AD/DA conversion for high-headroom processing and studio-grade clarity.

Evolving Firmware Ecosystem - Access continuous algorithm updates and new features via the USB-C firmware updates port, ensuring your South Zoo is continuously evolving alongside your creativity.

Selectable Bypass Modes - Freely switch between True/Buffered Bypass. Whether you demand the absolute purity of a straight-through signal or need a high-quality buffer to maintain signal strength across a long pedalboard chain, it guarantees a pristine signal path.

Ultra Compact, Road-Ready Design - Housed in an ultra compact form factor that saves precious pedalboard real estate, it never compromises on premium feel or durability. Built with high-grade components and rigorously hand-tested, it features clickless switching via a soft-touch relay, ensuring silent operation while remaining tour-grade reliable for the most demanding stages.