Catalinbread Presents the Newly Redesigned Semaphore Tremolo

The newly redesigned Semaphore combines a fantastic audio path, with a  

diverse tremolo that has a bottomless feature set including 8 

different waveforms, tap tempo and divide, tap tempo input, and 

expression pedal capabilities. It's small footprint combined with a 

feature set that suits both foot tappers and knob twiddlers alike, 

makes the Semaphore both versatile and pedalboard friendly.

At the heart of the Semaphore is a lush audio path that incorporates 

optically controlled JFET gain stages to sculpt a gorgeous clean boost 

sound, that is present and alive without being peaky or harsh. We've 

quadrupled the number of waveforms, everything is in there from 

classic square, triangle, and sine waves to ramping sounds, and a 

mind-bending random shape. And in conjunction with the Shape contour, 

which morphs the waveshape, numerous waveforms are waiting to be 

unlocked. The Semaphore sounds fantastic, and the Tap Tempo section is 

engaging and easy to use. We've even included a control voltage input 

to control the tap tempo with another unit.

CONTROLS

Rate

The rate control, controls the speed of the tremolo. On the Semaphore 

this knob?s characteristics are affected by the position of the Tap 

Divide control. If the Tap divide is set at a higher rate, you will 

notice that the Rate knobs sweep will change as well. The expression 

pedal nullifies the rate control when plugged in.

Tap Divide

The Tap Divide works as the engine for the Tap function of the 

Semaphore. Since a tremolo can obviously operate at a much faster rate 

than one could tap out, this control takes your tap tempo and 

multiplies it by the corresponding note beats. The quarter note 

represents the same tempo that you tap out. Once a tempo has been 

tapped in, the Tap Divide can function as an in-time rate control.

Shape

The Shape control is used to morph the selected waveshape. At noon 

your waveshape will represent the shape on the Waveshape control, but 

to either side this shape will slant providing numerous sounds and 

endless possibilities. The Shape, however, has no effect on the Random 

waveshape setting, because it is random.

Waveshape

The Waveshape control provides eight different waveshapes, which won?t 

leave anybody wanting for more.  These shapes include sine, square, 

triangle, hyper-triangle, ramp up, ramp down, lumps and random.

Depth

The Depth control dials in how much tremolo is in your signal. Dialed 

all the way down, the Semaphore can be used as a boost, and you can 

bring up the depth enough for slight shimmers in your signal, or all 

out depth, for maximum effect.

Volume

The Volume control, obviously, controls the volume of the pedal. Unity 

on the pedal is around noon, depending on the voltage running, and 

provides plenty of boost or attenuation.

The new Semaphore has maximum versatility in a small print, making it 

one of the most powerful tremolos around.  Like all of our other 

pedals, the Semaphore is handbuilt in Portland, OR by our hardworking 

and dedicated staff.  Stop searching and start playing!

AVAILABLE: Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

PRICE: $249.99