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Dirty Sock Effects Dot/Matrix

Dirty Sock Effects Dot/Matrix

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The Dot Matrix is, at heart, an envelope-controlled square-wave tremolo—but it defies easy classification, and thrives in the liminal space between familiar modulation and sonic chaos. From choppy tremolo to bit-crushing, ring modulation, and everything in between, the Dot Matrix unlocks gritty, lo-fi textures and uncharted sonic territory, all controlled by your playing dynamics.

Engage the pedal, and your signal is fed into a lo-fi analog sample-and-hold chip, pushed well beyond its intended limits. The Rate control adjusts the sample frequency—from slow, abrupt chops to rapid cuts that evolve into digital crush and ring-mod tones. Turn it all the way up, and you can enter atonal, dying computer heaven.
The Dot Matrix bears resemblance to some familiar friends like the Last Gasp Tone Mosaique and Death By Audio Space Ring but adds some functional features.

The beauty of the Dot Matrix is in its ability to transition between all of these sounds simply with the dynamics of your playing. Flip the Envelope switch to ‘on’ to activate the Sensitivity control, which links your playing intensity to the Rate control. In Lo mode, harder playing speeds up the effect; in Hi mode, it slows it down. At lower settings, you can use it to create gentle movement, while higher settings let you control the entire range of the Rate control purely with your playing dynamics.

An expression jack on the back offers real-time control over the Rate, combining beautifully with the envelope section to produce unique, often atonal sounds.

Controls:
Volume - Output level trim.
Mix - Blend between dry and wet signals (capable of 100% wet or dry).
Tone - Treble cut on the wet path only, taming harshness (if you must).
Sensitivity - Adjusts how sensitive the envelope detector is. Lower settings create subtle movement, higher settings create madness.
On/Off - Turns the envelope detector (and sensitivity control) off and on
Hi/Lo - Changes the direction of the envelope's movement. Hi mode gets slower the harder you play, Lo mode gets faster the harder you play.
Rate - Adjusts the sampling rate. Low settings create choppy tremolo. Turning it up gets into bit crushing and ring-mod territory. This sets the minimum and maximum point that the rate returns to in envelope mode, in the Lo and Hi settings respectively.
Exp - Expression jack input for the rate control, for real time adjustment. Inserting an expression pedal disables the on-board rate control.

The Dot Matrix is true bypass and runs on 9VDC center-negative power (2.1mm barrel). Do not run it on anything else.

Warranty & Returns

All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!

Shipping

We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!

We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.

If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.

We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.

Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.

Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.

Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!

The Dot Matrix is, at heart, an envelope-controlled square-wave tremolo—but it defies easy classification, and thrives in the liminal space between familiar modulation and sonic chaos. From choppy tremolo to bit-crushing, ring modulation, and everything in between, the Dot Matrix unlocks gritty, lo-fi textures and uncharted sonic territory, all controlled by your playing dynamics.

Engage the pedal, and your signal is fed into a lo-fi analog sample-and-hold chip, pushed well beyond its intended limits. The Rate control adjusts the sample frequency—from slow, abrupt chops to rapid cuts that evolve into digital crush and ring-mod tones. Turn it all the way up, and you can enter atonal, dying computer heaven.
The Dot Matrix bears resemblance to some familiar friends like the Last Gasp Tone Mosaique and Death By Audio Space Ring but adds some functional features.

The beauty of the Dot Matrix is in its ability to transition between all of these sounds simply with the dynamics of your playing. Flip the Envelope switch to ‘on’ to activate the Sensitivity control, which links your playing intensity to the Rate control. In Lo mode, harder playing speeds up the effect; in Hi mode, it slows it down. At lower settings, you can use it to create gentle movement, while higher settings let you control the entire range of the Rate control purely with your playing dynamics.

An expression jack on the back offers real-time control over the Rate, combining beautifully with the envelope section to produce unique, often atonal sounds.

Controls:
Volume - Output level trim.
Mix - Blend between dry and wet signals (capable of 100% wet or dry).
Tone - Treble cut on the wet path only, taming harshness (if you must).
Sensitivity - Adjusts how sensitive the envelope detector is. Lower settings create subtle movement, higher settings create madness.
On/Off - Turns the envelope detector (and sensitivity control) off and on
Hi/Lo - Changes the direction of the envelope's movement. Hi mode gets slower the harder you play, Lo mode gets faster the harder you play.
Rate - Adjusts the sampling rate. Low settings create choppy tremolo. Turning it up gets into bit crushing and ring-mod territory. This sets the minimum and maximum point that the rate returns to in envelope mode, in the Lo and Hi settings respectively.
Exp - Expression jack input for the rate control, for real time adjustment. Inserting an expression pedal disables the on-board rate control.

The Dot Matrix is true bypass and runs on 9VDC center-negative power (2.1mm barrel). Do not run it on anything else.

Warranty & Returns

All New products are covered by the manufacturers new warranty. Please check their website for the length of warranty and warranty conditions. If an item you receive is faulty get in touch with us ASAP. Second Hand products come with a 4 week warranty from us. If there is an issue let us know ASAP! This covers normal use and does not cover accidental damage, misuse, wrong power plugged into it, modding, water damage or any other damage caused by mistreatment. Just treat it nice and all will be good!

Shipping

We send A LOT of packages every week so don't worry about the shipping side of things!

We've never lost a thing and your awesome new gear will be packed up really well to avoid any damage in transit.

If your order comes in before 2pm we will ship it same day. Most of the time we pack things up all the way to 4pm so just call if you need it to leave same day after 2pm.

We ship mainly with Australia Post but may use a courier depending on location and size of the package.

Free Post ships with Australia Post standard and expected shipping times are between 4-6 business days depending on location. It will be longer to outside of metro and rural areas.

Express Post will usually be with you next business day in metro areas of QLD, NSW, SA, VIC and TAS. WA will take 2 days to metro and extra days after that to out side metro and rural areas.

Everything we ship has a tracking number with the exception of some power cables and smaller envelope packages. You will be emailed tracking once your order has been shipped!

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