intellijel Rainmaker (36HP) - Nearly New

Full Description

Stereo Rhythm Delay

The Rainmaker offers a vast amount of functions for shaping and crafting complex, rhythmic delay patterns. Its delay section is very versatile, featuring 16 taps that can all be edited individually. A handy feature on the Rainmaker's delay section is that it allows you to also adjust all the parameters and edit in ramp mode. For example, you can adjust the ramp mode to decreasing and set your filter type to high pass so then the delay will gradually high pass frequencies throughout time. Another feature for each tap is that you can adjust the pitch shift ranging between 12 semitones and also adjust the high pass/low pass tone to create even more chaotic delays. Additionally, the delay that you've made can be clocked from an external source or you can use the grid function to keep your delays in time or even tap the tempo in yourself using the TEMPO button. Internal LFO is also available allowing you to modulate delay time through the use of the time modulator function. With this feature you can choose between different waveshapes of LFO and adjust the level and the rate. The helpful flashing LED enables you to see the rate of the LFO. The Intellijel Rainmaker's grain section allows you to set the quantity and size of the grains for granular pitch shifting.

Comb Resonator

The Intellijel Rainmaker's second segment is the comb resonator section which is another multi-tap delay. This section gives you the ability to use 1 to 64 taps instead that can produce a deep comb filter or resonating effect. The distance of the 64 taps can be adjustable via 16 preset patterns, which affect the timbre of the delay by generating multiple echo rhythms. The comb can also be set to comb size and with faster comb sizes you can get more of a resonator effect and also change the tone of the resonator effect with the different patterns and slopes available in the menu. In addition, there is a filter inserted into the feedback path with filters made to mimic resonant bodies such as guitar or sitar. Furthermore, the Rainmaker features a trigger input with assignable functionality that can trigger built in types of noise bursts, freeze delay, reverse delay, randomise parameters and much more.

Experimentation

The Intellijel Rainmaker is perfect for someone who enjoys experimenting, as this module provides an exceeding amount of functions and controls to create and modify delays or resonator effects. With just one sound, an endless amount of adjusting can be done to create a different range of timbres or delay sounds.

Presets

Each rainmaker is equipped with a set of 68 factory presets plus an additional 41 created by sound designer Richard Devine. Laser Mammoth is an online SysEx librarian where you can manage the Rainmaker's presets. Please see the manual for more on presets.

Features

• Vast amount of CV controllable parameters
• 96kHz, 24-bit (32-bit internal) signal processing
• 128 Factory preset and 128 user preset storage
• (Audio rate) randomisation of all parameters, or selectable subsets
• Preset download and upload via built-in USB-MIDI interface
• Online preset librarian via Laser Mammoth

Stereo Delay Line with 16-taps

• Each of 16 taps has its own set of processors:

1. 2nd order resonant multi-mode filter (LP, HP, BP) with adjustable cutoff and resonance
2. Level and balance setting, with quick mute capability
3. +/-1 octave granular pitch shifter (1,2 or 4 grains with adjustable grain size)

• Delay line feedback can be taken from any of the 16 taps (pre-filter) or from the sum of the 16 taps (post-filter)
• Delay line feedback has its own granular pitch shifter and 1st-order tone filter
• Individual tap delays are set according to one of 16 preset patterns (grooves)
• Global delay time modulation by an LFO with 8 selectable waveforms
• Delay time range - 0.1 millisecond to 20 seconds
• Delay buffer freeze and reverse
• Taps can be piled on top of each other to give complex filtering and chord effects
• Global pitch shift control which transposes the delay line output by +/-1 octave

Stereo Multi-Tap Comb Resonator

• Comb has between 1-64 taps
• 3 different nonlinear comb feedback structures
• Comb is pingable to give physically-modeled guitar, sitar, clarinet(ish) type sounds
• 16 different comb tap spacing patterns
• Global comb time modulation by an LFO with 8 selectable waveforms
• Comb time range - 0.1 milliseconds to 20 seconds

Specifications

• Width: 36HP
• Max depth: 44mm
• Power: 270mA @ +12V, 24mA @ -12V