Excelling in the home of guitarists and keyboardists, Particle 2 Granular Delay Pitch-Shifting Pedal from Red Panda is a sophisticated and powerful pedal that uses granular audio synthesis technology to chop up your audio input into small segments called grains, and shift, rearrange, and mangle them in real time. This allows for the creation of an astonishingly wide range of sounds from simple modulation-style sounds like chorus. flanger, and pitch-shifted delay to glitched-out stuttering textures and drone-like effects.

Five delay and three pitch modes provide plenty of sonic potential, with the ability to mix modes for some truly unique and otherworldly sound effects. All parameters can be accessed via MIDI and the TouchOSC app through either the convenient USB jack or the multifunctional CTRL 1/4' TRS jack, which also enables external control from expression pedal, remote switch, or control voltage. Particle 2 is pedalboard-friendly with all of the jacks—stereo input and output—located on top and has a surprisingly compact form factor, making it equally at home in your signal chain and modular setups. With almost too many features to list, an intuitive interface, and extremely powerful sound-mangling capabilities, the USA-made Particle 2 granular delay and pitch-shifter pedal is a versatile and user-friendly stompbox, and an adventurous multifaceted sound-creation tool.