Red Panda have done well to keep the control set so simple for what is, beneath the hood, a pretty sophisticated pedal.Despite its depth in terms of features, the front panel is mercifully simple.
I have to say that it’s totally worth the time investment! It’s not that it is hard to use, just that a little understanding is necessary if you’re to get the most out of it.
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It took me a few sessions and a good read of the (excellent, 34‑page) manual before I completely understood what it was capable of, and I suspect some of the more casual guitar pedal users may be less keen. It’s quite a ‘deep’ pedal: it can be used as a basic looper with record, playback, loop and overdub functions, but you would be doing a disservice to the Tensor by using it exclusively in this way. Having used actual tape to achieve these sort of effects I’m familiar with the sound and process, and the Tensor not only delivers all these wonderful sounds but it also makes them very quick and easy to produce. You can record loops, overdub (sound‑on‑sound) and randomly splice recordings of up to 9.4 seconds long (4.7s for stereo). The Tensor features effects such as live reverse, tape stop and pitch shifting, but isn’t bound by the limitations of tape - you also have the ability to stretch or compress time with no pitch change. While it offers most of the features of a typical loop pedal it gives you access to so much more besides, and it’s perhaps best to think of it as a digital ‘tape effects’ pedal: it boasts a collection of open‑reel‑tape‑style effects that can be applied either in real time to the incoming signal, or to recorded loops.
A wildly creative tool, it can of course be used on guitar but it’s also fun with other sources in the studio. Red Panda have been making innovative DSP‑based effects pedals for over a decade now and their popular releases, including the Particle and the Context, usually delve into the more experimental side of stompbox effects processing.
Embracing both the charm and limitations of open‑reel tape, the Tensor is a unique and creative looping pedal.
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