Eventide Knife Drop

From the twisted minds at Third Man Hardware and the mad scientists at Eventide,
comes Knife Drop—a pedal so maniacal, so drenched in sonic chaos, you’ll wonder if
you’re dreaming... or already trapped in a nightmare.
This is no ordinary fuzz pedal. Born from the darkest depths of analog synthesis and
raised on a diet of pure voltage, Knife Drop unleashes earth-shaking sub-octave fuzz
and sinister analog synth tones. It’s the same bone-rattling distortion that has haunted
Jack White's legendary sound, now evolved into something even more terrifying.
Want to dabble in the dark arts? Summon the filter before your distortion glows green
with sonic menace, or bathe it in the blood-red glow of post-distortion mayhem.
Exclusive presets handcrafted with Jack White pulse with +6db of additional gain, each
one more terrifying than the last. Store your own creations alongside his, then unleash
them at will through an LED ladder to guide you through the darkest of nights.
Knives in a blender! An aggressive distortion crushes the three-way blend of input
signal, monophonic analog-style synth and Footswitch-enabled Octaves. An ADSR-style
envelope sweeps the cutoff frequency of a resonant lowpass filter with adjustable
Attack, Resonance and Cutoff. Swap the filter position pre- or post-distortion to explore
radically altered textures.
Not for the faint of heart, this pedal is for those who want to conjure walls of fuzz that
sound like they're crawling out from the depths of a cursed VHS tape. Combining Jack
White's unholy fascination with subversive tones and Eventide’s cutting-edge sonic
sorcery, Knife Drop is the soundtrack to your own personal horror film. Plug in, turn up,
and cut loose the beast within.
Through its stereo outputs, this beast spreads its tendrils across your entire mix, while the
switchable guitar/line inputs ensure no signal is safe from its grasp. Express your darkest
musical urges through the expression pedal output, commanding multiple knobs like a
cosmic conductor of chaos.
Features That Will Stalk Your Dreams:
● Synth Mix: Blend your guitar signal with a monophonic synth. Adjust the dial
clockwise for synth tones, or counterclockwise for filtered fuzz.
● Switchable Octaves: Activate the upper and sub octaves with the Octaves LED
Button. Or disengage them entirely with the secondary octaves footswitch.
● Drive Amount: Versatile distortion. Turn past two o’clock for an aggressive tone
that cuts through the mix.
● Output Level: Precise volume control ranging from -12 to +9 dB. Set to 0 dB at
noon for the optimal performance.
● Filter Routing: The green LED sets filter pre-distortion for precision, while red LED
offers post-distortion crunch.
● Filter Envelope Attack Time: Adjust the attack from 0 to 1000 ms, allowing for
instantaneous or gradual filter onset. At 0 ms, manually sweep the cutoff for
custom tonal shaping.
● Filter Resonance: Fine-tune filter depth for unique, attention-grabbing tones.
● Cutoff Frequency: Choose where your envelope sweep begins, offering precise
tonal control.
● Secondary LED Button: Press and hold to access additional parameters for
deeper sonic customization.
● Preset LED Ladder: Easily navigate your settings to ensure your performance is
airtight.
● Expression Pedal Control: Take control over any combination of knob
parameters with one smooth gesture.
● Mono/Stereo I/O: A TRS input accepts both mono and stereo signals, while dual
outputs spread your signal across the full sonic spectrum.
● Signal Flexibility: Switch between guitar and line-level inputs to ensure no sound
source escapes transformation.
● Compatible with H90 Control: Perform software updates, access system settings
and create/save presets in real-time.
Are you brave enough to wield Knife Drop? Or will its twisted power consume you?