Stomp Audio Labs Octopus User manual

octopus
User Guide

This is a handmade boutique pedal
from Stomp Audio Labs, built in
Brazil with excellent parts and
processes. Therefore we offer a one
year warranty against any malfunc-
tions or issues that come from
factory. In the unlikely event of a
malfunction, please contact our
technical support at the email
below. When the product is sent to
us at sender’s cost, we will repair or
replace the product and send it
back to you free of charge. Any kind
of modification voids this warranty.
Please be aware that we will only
repair or replace products that are
sent to Brazil.
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AND BLUE BLOOD
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RESTS THIS MONOPHONIC
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LIKE A THREE
HEARTED TONE

This pedal has a silent true bypass system. It
is triggered by the footswitch but the
switching is made by a relay, in order to get
a truly silent action, without any pops. In
order to change the effect’s initial state
every time you connect it to a power supply
(in case you use a switching system to
control your effects), simply do the following
procedure:
1 - Unplug it from any power source
2 - Hold the footswitch
3 - Connect it to a power supply and keep
holding fotr another 3s.
In this way, the pedal will always turn on
whenever it is connected to any power
source.
TECH SPECS
Current draw (off)
Current draw (on)
Power Supply
Dimensions
Weight
27mA
72mA
9V DC
112x68x48mm
200g
The Octopus is a monophonic
octaver. It uses analog circui-
try to produce the inferior and
superior octaves. This means
that your signal will never be
converted to zeroes and
ones, which makes it a unique
sounding effect. It has a full
bodied low octave and a well
sculpted upper octave. It also
has different distortion
modes in each one, making a
tonally versatile octave pedal.

INOUT
TIPS
The Octopus tracks really well
in both octaves between the
5th and 17th frets. On the
lowest frets you will have to
be a little careful and play
shorter, stacatto notes in
order to avoid octave “jumps”,
common in this kind of
effects. By using the pickup
closest to the neck and rolling
off the tone of your instru-
ments, you can avoid some of
these difficulties.

CONTROLS
Controls the level of the
upper octave.
Controls the level of the
lower octave.
Mix: Controls the blend
between the dry (without
effect) and the wet (effected)
signals.
Octopus also has two
pushbuttons, one for each
octave, that introduce a diffe-
rent kind of distortion for
each of them. You can mix
and match as you wish.
DISTORTIONS
On the upper octave, by pres-
sing the small pushbutton,
you introduce a fuzz on this
octave. This makes it sound
as a 60s psychedelic octafuzz.
On the lower octave, by pres-
sing the button you make it
into synth mode, that turns
your signal into a square wave
full of harmonics, just like that
early 90s video game tone.