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alexander pedals defender Alexander Pedal Defender Stargate DriveWhy should you use a digital distortion pedal? No idea. Analog is better, right? You should probably go buy a Tube Screamer. But if you're interested in expanding your horizons, read on. One of the things we love about making pedals is that we get to come up with things that are new and exciting. The prospect of doing another "me too" overdrive pedal wasn't really that appealing. We decided that the best way to approach a digital distortion pedal was

Why should you use a digital distortion pedal?

No idea.  Analog is better, right?  You should probably go buy a Tube Screamer.  But if you're interested in expanding your horizons, read on.

One of the things we love about making pedals is that we get to come up with things that are new and exciting.  The prospect of doing another "me too" overdrive pedal wasn't really that appealing.  We decided that the best way to approach a digital distortion pedal was to think of all of the things you couldn't do with analog and proceed from there.  We love this pedal, and we hope you like it too.

Neo Series:

The sonic scientists at Alexander Pedals have been working overtime to cram the most pedal into the smallest box, and we now present the Neo Series!  Each Neo Series pedal incorporates an advanced 32-bit microcontroller adding presets, expression, and MIDI capability.

The Neo Series pedals are small but mighty!  Imagine having a single pedal on your board that can access up to 4 separate preset tones with a touch of your toe.  Connect an expression pedal to "morph" between two distinct settings for each preset for dynamic real-time effects.  Or connect the Neo Footswitch to enable your choice of preset select, tap tempo, or start / stop the sequence in real time.

Presets:

All Neo Series pedals feature a simple yet powerful preset functionality.  Hold the bypass footswitch to move the pedal to the next available preset, and the pedal will reconfigure itself on the fly.  All knob values and the effect mode settings are recalled, allowing you to set up to four unique tones.  Want more presets?  Simply connect a MIDI controller to the EXP port on the side of the Neo Series pedal and access up to 16 presets total.

To load a preset, hold the bypass footswitch down or send a MIDI program change from 0-15.

To save a preset, hold the Select button down and then hold the bypass footswitch.  The pedal will save the current settings to the current preset.

Any changes you make to the pedal settings will be lost when switching to a new preset unless you save the current preset first, so be careful!
Expression and MIDI:

The EXP port on the left side of the pedal can function as an expression pedal, foot switch input, or a MIDI input.

Expression Pedal:  Set the expression pedal to the heel down position, then adjust the knobs to your preferred setting.  Sweep the pedal to the toe position and set the knobs to a different setting.  The Colour Theory allows the user to sweep the Rate, Steps, Mix, and Lag controls with the expression pedal or ramp footswitch.

Foot Switch:  The Neo Footswitch (sold separately) allows for preset select or WARP - all with LED indication.  The Defender will also work with a standard tap tempo footswitch.

MIDI:  The Neo Series pedals can connect to a compatible MIDI controller to control all of the pedal functions plus access 12 extra presets, for a total of 16.  The USB port may also be used as a MIDI interface to your computer or mobile device.