Stereo Panning Optical Tremolo

TREMOLO

BOOSTER

After a decade of development, I've created this completely unique circuit as my ideal tremolo. This is easily my favourite effect circuit. By shining a fading light against a photo-sensitive device, this tremolo uses all analog photo-coupling to restrict and fluctuate the output volume. There is automatic perceived volume compensation for the full sweep of the controls. This is a stereo variation of my smaller mono Optical Tremolo. It can take a stereo input, or split a mono guitar input between stereo channels. The PAN switch changes the oscillator of each channel to be out of sync - so one comes up in volume while the other drops. This creates a strange swirling effect. All original analog circuitry and true bypass mechanical switching.