The first loop you record will set the loop time and, while overdubbing, the Tensor’s current control settings will be applied to the recording. Ovr mode behaves in a similar manner to Rec mode but this one allows you to do sound‑on‑sound overdubs, as you might with an analogue tape machine. You cannot overdub in this mode, so if you arm record a new loop will be written, erasing the previous one. Rec mode records in real time and is played back based on the pedal’s settings. When operating as a momentary switch, you hold it down to record, and a short press can be used to create glitch and stutter effects latch can be triggered with one push to begin recording and another to end. The toggle switch above this allows you to set the footswitch to momentary or latch behaviour. To record a loop, you use the Hold footswitch. looping) mode, and you can switch between modes while playing and your loop will carry over. The Tensor has three configurations for Hold (ie.
All of these features can be controlled simultaneously or individually by an expression pedal. A little bit of randomisation can go a long way, but this Rand control can really help to breathe some life into a sound. It also randomises the values of each knob, depending on how they are set. Rand controls the amount of randomisation applied to your sound lower settings add stutters, set around 12 o’clock it will randomly repeat short segments, and turned fully clockwise it slices up your sound and shuffles it. Pitch gives control over pitch shifting up to ☒ octaves. Time controls your time stretch/compression (1:4 to 4:1 for looping and up to 4:1 for real time). If you depress the On switch, however, the buffer will play back in Drift (stretched time) mode. You’ll notice that adjusting the Speed control bends your pitch but it doesn’t stretch the time of your playing. Speed controls the tape speed at the 12 o’clock position the ‘tape’ is stopped, while clockwise from there it plays forward and anticlockwise in reverse. It’s not spacious, exactly, but everything is accessible and easy to adjust, and the pedal has a small footprint so it sits nicely on a pedalboard or on the desktop. 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.
RED PANDA RASTER REVERSE MANUAL
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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