Warm Audio WA-C1 Stereo Chorus & Vibrato Pedal w/ 4 Pro Series Dual Right-Angle Patch Cables, 6"
Manufacturer's Description
Warm Audio WA-C1 Stereo Chorus & Vibrato Guitar Effects Pedal
The Original Chorus Tone That Set The Standard
WA-C1 has all of the vintage tones, functionality, and vibe of the famous original chorus/vibrato pedal with added controls to separate rate and depth and brighten the tone. Like the lauded original, WA-C1 has a dedicated vibrato section, and an always-on 100% analog preamp that adds tons of analog tone and character. The carefully designed circuit helps bring the vintage depth of the modulation when turned all the way up, and also allows the WA-C1 to have variable depth to dial back for subtle tones. True to the original pedal, WA-C1 delivers rich depth and wobbly rate in waves, favored by legendary musicians like The Police, Queen, Stone Temple Pilots, Rush, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more.
Deeper, Richer, Bigger: Chorus & Vibrato Tone
The WA-C1 delivers lush midrange depth and detail associated with proper Bucket Brigade Device analog chorus pedals. On vintage units, “intensity” increased the speed of the LFO with the triangle wave shape, impacting the delay time of the BBD chip and creating a more lush tone and faster rate. With the WA-C1, you can go beyond the limitations of vintage pedals by dialing in more subtle depth and the same varying rates for a larger palette of chorus tones. When engaging the hi-z, the chorus instantly transforms from a 70s color to an 80s color, with added upper-mids and treble. Engaging the “high” input sensitivity setting can be used to add headroom and clarity to the overall pedal tone. WA-C1 adds a flashing LED for effect monitoring on the face showing which setting is engaged along with the rate of the modulation. A true-to-original recreation, WA-C1 is 100% analog, using premium components like the MN3007 Xvive BBD chip.
Custom Enclosure & Classic MN3007 BBD Chip
The WA-C1 enclosure is custom and finished in a rugged exterior with carefully tapered knobs. Leveraging a modern MN3007 BBD chip recreation by Xvive as the centerpiece to the circuit’s modulation, WA-C1 is carefully clocked to match the depth and rate of the original pedal to reproduce the detail expected from the most sought after vintage pieces.
Pure Analog Preamp With Modern Power Specs
The WA-C1 has a 100% analog preamp, matched to the renowned original, with level control that adds bite, depth, and even natural harmonic content to guitar tones. The entire pedal circuit is supported internally with a dual DC-DC voltage converter to deliver robust power even when using an external 9V power supply. The preamp tone adds color and tone even in bypass mode.
Hand-Tested & Inspected In Austin, TX USA
Every single WA-C1 chorus vibrato is meticulously hand-inspected and calibrated at Warm HQ in Austin,TX by real musicians and engineers with a passion for superior sound.
Warm Audio PRO-TS-2RT-6INCH Pro Series Dual Right-Angle Guitar Instrument Cable, 6"
Introducing Premium Cables by Warm audio
At Warm, we always put customers front and center in our decision-making. You are the reason that we put so much time and effort into ensuring that the products we bring to market sound amazing, are as affordable as possible and inspire endless creativity - we’re serious about this stuff!
We’re also serious about recording as an art, and we’re always looking for ways to help our customers achieve their sonic goals. With that mission in mind we partnered with Switzerland-based Gotham AG - Europe’s top producer of premium cable - to provide the cable stock for our entire new line of interconnects, and the results have exceeded our expectations!
Highest Quality Possible
With Warm Cables we knew that we wanted to offer the highest quality possible at a price low enough for everyone to afford, with construction robust enough that we could offer a lifetime warranty. Well known as the original supplier to some of the industry’s elite manufacturers (their 3-conductor wire was known simply as “the Neumann Cable” for decades), Gotham’s cable construction techniques and technology now represent the current state-of-the-art. We couldn’t be happier to partner with them on these new cables, and we can’t wait for you to use them!
Premier vs. Pro
Warm makes two lines of cable - Premier and Professional - in order to offer the largest number of options possible in two different price ranges. Both lines take advantage of Gotham’s state-of-the-art construction, offering absolutely stellar audio performance, near-perfect signal transfer and the ultimate in reliability (which is why they both feature a lifetime warranty!). Both cable lines produce fabulous results, but the Premier line adds above-and-beyond features like gold-plated connectors, four-conductor Starquad construction for powerful rejection of EMI and Double-Reussen shielding for increased rejection of RFI. There simply is no better-sounding or more reliable cable on the planet, and Warm Cables don’t come with a gold-plated price tag - these are wires that everyone can afford!
Warm Audio Premier and Pro cables are offered in XLR, XLR to TRS, TS to TS, and TS to angled TS varieties.
What does “StarQuad” mean?
A traditional balanced cable uses three cores of wire to carry the audio signals: one shielded core for the hot/positive leg, one shielded core for the cold/negative leg (which is wired in reverse polarity to the positive leg), and a plain outer wrap that functions as the ground. A balanced audio system effectively rejects most induced noise encountered along the cable’s length by removing signals that are common to both the hot and cold legs.
StarQuad construction takes that concept even further, by using four cores instead of two: two cores each for the hot/positive and cold/negative legs and a single ground. This helps to further shield the audio from RFI (radio frequency interference) even more than a traditional 3-conductor cable.
What is Double-Reussen Shielding?
Most cable construction techniques use an outer wrap of wire to act as the ground. Some manufacturers braid this wire, while others simply wrap the wires in a highly uniform way to shield the interior wires from interference.
Double-Reussen shielding goes much further than more traditional techniques in two ways: First, the cable is wrapped with not one but TWO separate shields, and second, the outer shield is wrapped in a contrary direction to the inner shield. This creates a stronger and more complete shield from RFI for the internal cores, and can result in an astounding reduction of interference. Double-Reussen shielding is a tad more expensive to manufacture, but for those who will accept nothing but the best it represents the pinnacle of current balanced cable technology.
Specifications
Warm Audio WA-C1 Stereo Chorus & Vibrato Guitar Effects Pedal
- 100% Analog Stereo Chorus & Vibrato Pedal With Depth & Rate Controls & Selectable Impedance
- Controls: High/Low Input Sensitivity, Preamp Level, Chorus Depth & Rate, Vibrato Depth & Rate, Effect On/Off, Chorus/Vibrato Switch, Hi-Z On/Off.
- Jacks: (1X) Input, (2X) Outputs
- Dimensions: W: 6.5” | H: 3.8” | D: 1.6” | Weight: 1.9 lbs
- Components: (5X) IC’s (Including 3X Texas Instruments Premium Audio Op Amps In Signal Path) | (11X) Discrete Transistors | (3X) FETs | (19X) Diodes 2 x MOSFETs and a premium Xvive MN3007 BBD chip recreation.
- Power consumption: 800mW; 90mA at 9V With Vintage-Correct Internal Voltage Operation Via Dual DC-DC
- Voltage Converter
- Input sensitivity: 80mV /1 0mV
- Output level: 315mV