I really like the look of the Raster too - while it’s a slightly lesser priority for me at the moment. Most likely the next Red Panda for me is the Bitmap, then Tensor. My next reverb is likely the CXM 1978, then the the Walrus Audio R1 - and then possibly the Red Panda Context. Obviously I have plenty of Reverb pedals already - so the Context is not necessarily to[ of my priorities list - but it’s still a very cool edition. Of these slimline medium-enclosure editions the Particle still comes first for me - followed by the Bitmap Bitcrusher, Tensor, Raster and then Context. Where each of those is a bona fide leader in its respective genre - and particular at its size of enclosure. The Particle was my second fully stand-alone Granular Delay after the Montreal Assembly Ct5 - and I definitely want each the remaining ones here. I believe the Particle Granular Delay and Tensor Tape Effects / Time-Stretcher are the two perennial bestsellers here. Generally though - all of these have significant merits - that size of enclosure is just ingenious - sitting half-way between Compact and BB-enclosure status.

If I recall properly - that feature was only possible on the Particle with a later firmware update. These pedals feature smart Stereo In/Out via TRS Y-Splitter Cable - which isn’t necessarily ideal for me - but very doable. While each of these pedals has a quite individual control topology. I observe that only 3 of the 5 pedals have the same type of 4 onboard presets - the Bitmap, Particle, and now Raster. One thing that attracted me to the Particle - besides its enhanced feature set - was the inclusion of 4 onboard presets. In fact I should really own more - while the only one I’ve thus far acquired has been the V2 Particle Granular Delay.Īt this year’s virtual Winter NAMM Red Panda introduced their new and improved Bitmap Bitcrusher - which is fantastic and category-leading, and this week for Summer NAMM they have updated their remaining Raster Digital Delay to V2 format. I’m a huge fan of Red Panda’s output - I love the V2 form-factor and extended feature sets of its 5 core pedals.

Red panda raster review