It's baaaack!!

[FilterFunk]

The Robotalk Reissue:

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The price on the Xotic site is $315, but The Mad Ape has it on eBay for $252. Should be interesting...

 

[CliftonBonney]

Is this different than the Robotalk 2?

Edit: Nevermind. I found more info on this. I see they also have a stereo X-Blender too.

 

[Jared Lash]

I'll probably end up with one. I do wish they'd added a clean blend but of course they want you to buy an XBlender.

Still I loved my old Bass Robotalk. Curious to see how different the filter sounds and of course I always dug the sample & hold filter.

 

[Matt Dean]

Is this filter based on anything else, or is it an original circuit?

 

[Jared Lash]

The original Robotalk was based on the Maestro FSH-1 which itself grew out of the Oberheim VCF while adding more controls.

The Robotalk 2 tweaked that filter design and put it in a two channel setup while removing the sample & hold filter. I do think the Robotalk 2's filter sounds a bit better and the built in clean blend is a great idea.

I'm guessing the Robotalk RI uses the modded filter design from the Robotalk 2 but I can't say for sure.

If you haven't seen it before, this video with Larry Kimpel is a very good representation of the original Robotalk's sound.

‪Interview with Larry Kimpel RoboTalk,Jan 2005‬‏ - YouTube

I'd love to A/B this with the Subdecay Proteus. I originally thought that pedal was a modded clone of the Maestro FSH-1 but Subdecay said that wasn't the case so I think it would be fun to compare them. Of course the Robotalk RI fits my board aesthetic much better. Not that I have any kind of OCD or anything. . .