DigiTech Debuts RP-21 Floor Preamp/Processor
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January 28, 1999
The new RP-21 from DigiTech--the successor to last year's popular
RP-20 Valve-is a fully-programmable, tube-driven guitar prearnp/multi-effects
floor processor for studio and live applications. Designed to provide guitarists
with outstanding valve preamp tones and lush digital effects at their feet and
fingertips, the RP-21 places easy-access parameter controls directly in front
of the user, providing instant control over principle aspects of their sound.
In addition to traditional 1/4-inch outputs, the RP-21 offers a S/PDIF digital
output for use with hard disk recording workstations and other digital setups.
The RP-21 also features enhanced new tube voicings, as well as several new digital
effects, including Reverse Delay, Mono and Stereo Samplers, Stereo Detune and
Time Warp-which is a type of reverse delay. Controlled via the expression pedal,
Time Warp is similar to the effect of slowing down a tape recording to a stop
and then starting it back up in reverse. Furthermore, a new volume pedal update
utility allows the user to select whether or not the expression pedal's position
is updated after a program change whenever it is linked to volume in a program,
just like a real volume pedal would work.
The digital effects of the RP-21 can be moved around within configurations,
giving the processor the best combination of flexibility and ease of use. Another
unique feature in this product is its dual distortion paths. The RP-21 has the
ability to run tube and solid state distortions in parallel. They can even be
panned hard left/right to produce mammoth guitar sounds. These dual paths also
allow smooth morphing from clean to distorted tones. The unit's S-DISC II processing
chip offers a seemingly endless menu of pristine digital effects that can provide
the user with almost any effect imaginable. A custom LCD display along with
button illumination makes the RP-21 the most flexible, easy-to-use floor-based
guitar preamp/multi-effects processor ever produced.
Suggested U.S. retail price on the DigiTech RP-21 is $849.95.
For more information, visit DigiTech at http://www.digitech.com/
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