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Discomfort Designs The Colour of the Young Star (Stereo Pitch Melting Reverb)

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The Colour of the Young Star is a stereo ambient reverb and pitch-processing pedal designed for expansive spatial effects and evolving textures. At its core is a high-fidelity reverb engine with intuitive controls for Size, which adjusts the perceived dimension of the virtual space; Decay, which sets the length of the reverb tail; Damping, which shapes the tonal character of the reflections by controlling high-frequency attenuation; and Modulation, which introduces movement and chorusing within the reverb tail for added depth and animation.

A three-position Trails toggle tailors the pedal’s response when bypassed. In On mode, reverb tails decay naturally after the effect is disengaged. Off mode provides immediate cutoff for tighter, more controlled transitions. Reverse mode transforms the reverb envelope into a swelling, reversed-style ambient effect for more experimental textures.

Preceding the reverb in the signal path is a dedicated Pitch Shifter, allowing the dry signal to be shifted before it enters the reverb engine. Selectable modes include +1 Octave, −1 Octave, and a Perfect Fifth Harmony, enabling everything from shimmering upper-octave ambience to deep sub-octave atmospheres and harmonically rich layered reverbs.

Together, these features make The Colour of the Young Star equally suited for subtle ambience, cinematic soundscapes, and dramatic, alienistic spatial effects. Both pitch and reverb sides to the effect are independent of each other, but complement greatly when used in tandem.

There are momentary functions for each of the foot switches. Momentary on from a bypassed state, and hidden ‘while on’ features.

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 Colour of the Young Star is a stereo ambient reverb and pitch-processing pedal designed for expansive spatial effects and evolving textures. At its core is a high-fidelity reverb engine with intuitive controls for Size, which adjusts the perceived dimension of the virtual space; Decay, which sets the length of the reverb tail; Damping, which shapes the tonal character of the reflections by controlling high-frequency attenuation; and Modulation, which introduces movement and chorusing within the reverb tail for added depth and animation.

A three-position Trails toggle tailors the pedal’s response when bypassed. In On mode, reverb tails decay naturally after the effect is disengaged. Off mode provides immediate cutoff for tighter, more controlled transitions. Reverse mode transforms the reverb envelope into a swelling, reversed-style ambient effect for more experimental textures.

Preceding the reverb in the signal path is a dedicated Pitch Shifter, allowing the dry signal to be shifted before it enters the reverb engine. Selectable modes include +1 Octave, −1 Octave, and a Perfect Fifth Harmony, enabling everything from shimmering upper-octave ambience to deep sub-octave atmospheres and harmonically rich layered reverbs.

Together, these features make The Colour of the Young Star equally suited for subtle ambience, cinematic soundscapes, and dramatic, alienistic spatial effects. Both pitch and reverb sides to the effect are independent of each other, but complement greatly when used in tandem.

There are momentary functions for each of the foot switches. Momentary on from a bypassed state, and hidden ‘while on’ features.

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!