{"product_id":"rainger-fx-minidrone","title":"Rainger FX Minidrone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Minidrone is a stripped-down all analog version of the Drone Rainger. It’s really fun to play over, and is a great foundation for improvisation, songwriting and dramatic live performance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s a deep and huge analogue synth, with modulation, made of up to three low-pitched triangle-wave oscillators mixed together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo of these oscillators are always in unison whatever the pitch - Drone1 - though very slightly out-of-tune with each other. This creates ‘beats’ between them, a slow, wide-band modulation that keeps the drone very listenable. The pitch is controlled by ‘Pitch1’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdd in the other tone generator - Drone2 - and you can make any kind of musical interval between the drones; major and minor thirds, a fifth, octaves, or thick unison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd all points in between - including tasty discordant chords, modulating fast and strangely…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrone1 and Drone2 are fully independently tuneable - with sweepable knobs - by tuner, or by ear (low volume is recommended for accuracy), with a range of approximately two octaves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIgor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Minidrone comes with an Igor controller - a small pressure sensitive pad - which, when pressed, drops the overall pitch down a tone (two frets), rising back up on release. This creates a darkly atmospheric starting point for writing songs, riffs, or improvising…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlip the ‘1\/2Tone’ switch and this drop-down becomes only a semitone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese two drop-down options actually make the pedal work in every kind of musical mode - dark and sinister, or happy up-beat ones, weird minor ones, blissed-out ones… the Minidrone is very musical and inspiring to play over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s tons of bass - the tone is deep and electro. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s like hitting a low note on some big-ass old synth (Korg MS-20? Yamaha CS-80?) and bending it…! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut in Rainger FX minipedal format (custom enclosure).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s an electric tamboura!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a two-piece band it’s your low-end!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Minidrone is true bypass, and loud. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou mix the drones in with your clean guitar signal, which passes through the pedal - buffered, but unaffected. It’s designed to be used in series with other pedals, all plugged into a single input.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccommodation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough a window in the front panel you can see a motel scene inside - with car parks leading onto a busy road. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe car headlamps light up. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s an eerie streetlamp glow - and the motel sign flashes whenever you press the Igor pad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFAQs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan you change the relative volume levels between Drone1 and Drone2?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo - it’s fixed, with Pitch2 being slightly quieter than Pitch1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan the pitch of Drone2 be set to a harmony below Drone1?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoes Drone2 have chorus too?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo, it doesn’t - but in combination with Pitch1 there are plenty of extra ‘beats’ between them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan you have a single drone - no modulation?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo. You can have Drone1 (made up of two oscillators in unison), or 1 and 2 together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan the tone of the drones be changed at all?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u2028No - only their pitches and overall volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow are the drones’ relative volumes set?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrone2 is slightly quieter than Drone1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAre the tone generators the same as in the Drone Rainger?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes they are, though the chorus is obtained in a totally analogue way - whereas in the Drone Rainger it was digital, and was created in conjunction with the delay. The Minidrone has no delay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow loud is the clean guitar volume?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt can go significantly louder than ‘unity’, though not with a huge signal boost.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIs the clean guitar effected as it passes though the pedal?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo, we’ve been careful to not lose or add anything tonally. It’s buffered - which can be very useful on big pedalboards or long signal paths.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill the Igor controller work with other Rainger FX products?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes - all the Igors are interchangeable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat are the specifications of Igor?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pad is 57mm in diameter and 9mm thick, and it has a TRS 3.5mm jack plug, with S unconnected, and a varying resistance between T and R (from megaohms down to a hundred when pressed)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI downtune my guitar to C; can the Minidrone go this low?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYes it can. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan the modulation of Drone1 be adjusted at all?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo, it can’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan the Minidrone be controlled externally - via the minijack socket?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo, it can’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat are the pedal dimensions?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e104 x 41 x 63mm (at its highest point)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat’s going on in the motel scene?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe motel is under surveillance - a car has picked up a tail, there’s another car being disposed of round the back…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy is there a rocket parked in the motel car par park?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNobody knows…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soft Noise Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52826991100227,"sku":"","price":239.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0899\/3964\/0643\/files\/RaingerFXMinidrone.png?v=1769703978","url":"https:\/\/softnoiseaudio.com\/products\/rainger-fx-minidrone","provider":"Soft Noise Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}