KMA Audio Machines Cirrus

Floating above your head, delicate and elusive yet dreamy and sweeping. Always in motion until it dissolves and merges with the all immersive atmosphere around it. Just close your eyes and let the KMA Audio Machines’ Cirrus Delay and Reverb carry you across the open sky, onto its sonic cloudscapes.

Cirrus is KMA Audio Machines’ first step into the fully digital realm. But we didn’t just want to do a regular and run-of-the-mill type of product. No, what we came up with is a truly special and versatile, dynamically modulated combined Delay and Reverb pedal that will forever change your perception of time and space. A big part of creating a signature sound comes from your pedal order and we know that a lot of you like to get creative there. Well, the Cirrus obliges! Set the Order Toggle to “Reverb” to run the Delay into the Reverb or flip it to “Delay” to switch it the other way - either direction will give you worlds of inspired soundscapes. You even get another Toggle Switch to set the Delay Tap subdivision, so you can get the right rhythms rolling fast. Toggles are awesome! Now, on to the footswitches - Tap-Tempo on the left (neat!) and the much-needed Bypass Switch on the right (classic!).

But wait, we actually made these stompers cool - the humble Bypass and Tap-Tempo Switches are suddenly full of additional creative secrets! Besides the standard latching mode, the Bypass Switch offers some cool, yet creative and simple to use options. When the pedal is off, you can engage the pedal momentarily by holding the Switch down for sudden bursts of ambience. When the pedal is on though, holding down the Switch maxes out the Decay, jumping you straight into infinite reverb wonderland. You can also hold down the Tap-Tempo Switch to max out the repeats for infinite echoes. Plus, you can even hold down BOTH at the same time to enter an endless cascading dream state!

We’ve also equipped Cirrus with an Expression Pedal input (standard TRS connection) and a Selector Switch, giving you complete hands-free control over whatever key parameter of Cirrus you want. In addition, an internal switch can turn the Reverb and Delay trails on or off to taste, plus the individual Reverb and Delay mix controls help to tailor your sound exactly as you see ft. As the final piece of the tonal puzzle, we added a Serial FX-Loop, letting you put any pedal in front of the Delay/Reverb line, to further flavour your own signature sound. Phew, that was a lot of awesomeness in one box - now the rest is up to you. Engage Cirrus and ride the atmospheric high clouds.

But be aware - there’s a big chance you’ll get lost in its stunning beauty for hours when up there! MOD: Modulation depth OCT: Fade-in time of the Octave HP: Sets the cut-off frequency of a closing High-Pass Filter. MOD: Sets the modulation depth. LP: Sets the cut-off frequency of an opening Low-Pass Filter. Switch 2 - activates hard bypass (OFF) or activates the Reverb and Delay trails (ON). SPATIAL-TEMPORAL MODIFIER In-Depth Description Modulated Delay Mode (MOD) fluctuates the Delay signal for a dynamic dancing tape echo-inspired modulation that’ll deliver everything from subtle sways, to crazy pitch-bends. The Sample & Hold Mode (S/H) adds a sequencer-like filter in front of the Delay line, perfect for synthy textures. Play softly for subtle filter action or hit it hard for more pronounced electro-vibes. The third Delay Mode (OCT) blends in a high octave as your notes decay for unique shimmery dimensions, shining through like tiny stars in the cloudy night sky. S/H: Depth and Rate of the Sample/Hold Filter Made up of a Delay side and a Reverb side, both sides of Cirrus sport the most important basic controls such as Time (up to 1.5 sec). Repeats for the Delay and Decay and Damp for the Reverb. Plus, each side has its own mix control as well. So far so good, but now it’s time to jump down the sonic wormhole! This little Spatial-Temporal Modifier gives you three different Delay AND Reverb modes, which all sport a special dynamic feature that is controlled by your picking attack. This enables you to create sounds that are certifiably out of this world! To set the sensitivity of how the sound reacts, every section has its own sensitivity control The different Delay and Reverb modes cover vastly different modulated areas. Over to the Reverb section, Modulated Reverb Mode (MOD) will decorate your trails with silky smooth movement, whereas the two other Modes deliver either an opening Low-pass Filter (LP) or a closing High-pass Filter (HP). The harder you pick the more the Low-pass will open up and bring in those shimmering highs, as if you’re opening and closing portals to far away galaxies simply through your playing. Contrary to that, the closing High-pass will cut your lower frequencies when picking harder which will create cool lo-f textures. However, the ambient party doesn’t stop here! Powered by an optional standard 9V DC (max.) PSU (negative center, 2.1mm, approx. 220mA current draw) Every pedal is designed, assembled, silkscreened, tested and numbered by hand in our small workshop.

We use external manufactured PCBs to guarantee our high quality standard and keep the price of our pedals reasonable.

The use of an indestructible powdercoated die-cast enclosure ensures a maximum durability. In-Depth Controls: Delay-Section: Delay Sets the mix of your dry and Delayed signal. From fully dry counter-clockwise to fully wet clockwise and a 50/50 ratio at 12 o'clock. Time Sets the Delay length. From a quick slap-back to long soaring echoes. Repeats Sets the number of repeats. From a single echo to endless faux loops. Sens Defines the sensitivity for the envelope features on each Mode. Mode-Switch (top left): Choose between a Modulated Delay (MOD), Sample/Hold Filtered Delay (S/H) or a fade-in Octave Delay (OCT). Tap-Division Switch Choose between no division (1/1), a dotted eighth mode (1/8D) or a triplet mode (1/3). Reverb-Section: Reverb Sets the mix of your dry and Reverb signal. From fully dry counter-clockwise to fully wet clockwise and a 50/50 ratio at 12 o'clock. Decay Sets the decay of the Reverb - from a small room to an infinite space. Damp Sets the high frequency response. Counter-clockwise for shiny bright reverberations or clockwise for dark and mysterious ambience. Sens Defines the sensitivity for the envelope features on each Mode. Mode-Switch (top right) Choose between a Modulated Reverb (MOD), an opening Low-Pass Filter (LP) or a closing High-Pass Filter (HP).

Global Controls: Order-Switch Select between two Delay and Reverb order Modes: RVB: Delay into Reverb DLY: Reverb into Delay EXP-Mode Switch Sets which parameter will be controlled via an Expression-Pedal (follow the sun rays) - choose between TIME, REPEATS, SENS (DLY), SENS (RVB), DAMP or DECAY. Jacks Input/Output Upper right (triangle facing down) is your Input and upper left (triangle facing up) is your Output. EXP Plug in your Expression pedal here. We recommend a standard TRS connection. DO NOT use a CV source on this connection, otherwise you can cause irreparable damage to the internal DSP chip. FX-Loop Lets you insert any pedal before the Delay and Reverb and will also affect the dry signal. Use the Loop to create your own distinct Delay/Reverb sound by adding your favorite additional pedals upfront. You will need to obtain a separate Mono to TRS Stereo-Y- Splitter Cable - Ring for the output (send) and Tip for the input (return). Footswitches Engage Press the switch normally to turn the pedal on and off. When pedal is off, press and hold to engage the pedal momentarily, for as long as you hold the switch down. Release the switch and the pedal will turn off again. Press and hold the switch down when the pedal is engaged to max out the Reverb decay. Tap Tap to set the Delay time. Press at least three times to set the time. Press and hold the switch to max out the Delay repeats. Internal Controls Internal spill/trails cut DIP-Switch Switch 1 - selects whether your signal is sent/not sent to the Reverb/Delay in Bypass (useful for creative uses such as big ambient drone pads etc.).