Red Panda Raster 2 Settings Guide
The Red Panda Raster 2 is a granular delay and pitch-shifting echo — it combines conventional delay with granular signal processing to produce fragmented, pitch-shifted, and time-stretched echoes. It covers standard clean delay through completely abstract granular textures, making it a specialized tool for experimental, ambient, and avant-garde applications.
The best Red Panda Raster 2 settings start with: Time at 5/10, Feedback at 4/10, Mix at 5/10, Pitch at 5/10, Scatter at 0/10. Adjust from there based on your amp, guitar, and room volume. For Ambient: Time 7/10, Feedback 6/10, Mix 6/10, Pitch 6/10, Scatter 3/10.
⚡ Start Here — Recommended Settings
| Control | Starting Position | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Time | 5/10 | Short → Long |
| Feedback | 4/10 | Single → Build |
| Mix | 5/10 | Dry → Wet |
| Pitch | 5/10 | Low → High |
| Scatter | 0/10 | None → Full |
These are universal starting points. Adjust based on your amp, guitar, and room. Scroll down for genre-specific settings and artist-documented positions.
What Each Control Does
Recommended Starting Settings
Safe starting positions for any style. Adjust from here based on your amp and room.
All values on a 0–10 scale. These are starting points — fine-tune by ear.
Settings by Genre
Long Time with slight Pitch shift and moderate Scatter — the Raster 2 for ambient guitar. Pitch shifted slightly above center adds a subtle shimmer to the repeats; Scatter 3 adds mild granular fragmentation that evolves over time without becoming abstract. This produces a distinctive ambient texture not achievable from standard delay pedals.
High Scatter and Pitch shift with substantial Feedback — the Raster 2 for experimental/abstract applications. High Scatter produces highly randomized granular playback; Pitch shift at 7 adds harmonic content to the fragmented repeats. At these settings the output bears minimal resemblance to the input signal.
Scatter at zero (off), flat Pitch — this pedal as a conventional clean digital delay. At zero Scatter it produces standard delay without granular processing. This demonstrates the versatility of the unit; it covers normal delay applications fully before adding any experimental processing.
Upward Pitch shift combined with moderate Scatter builds a dense, unstable wash distinct from a conventional delay, layering well beneath fuzz-heavy shoegaze guitar parts.
Short Time with low Feedback and Scatter off gives a tight, controlled slapback that reinforces palm-muted rhythmic patterns without the granular processing muddying rapid picking.
Tips & Common Mistakes
- The most distinctive application of this pedal is using it as an always-on granular texture source for ambient music — set Mix at 5-7, Feedback moderately high, Scatter at 2-4, and let sustained notes build into layered granular clouds. This works particularly well in combination with a long reverb placed after this pedal in the signal chain.
- Scatter and Pitch interact significantly — high Scatter with a large Pitch shift produces the most abstract, unrecognizable results, while either alone at moderate settings stays more clearly tied to the original playing.
- For players new to granular processing, starting with Scatter at zero and dialing in a conventional delay first builds an understanding of the base delay character before layering granular unpredictability on top.
- Time controls grain size as well as delay length in granular modes, meaning the same knob does two jobs depending on Scatter setting — worth experimenting with Time specifically after engaging Scatter rather than assuming its effect stays constant.
- This pedal rewards slow, sustained playing over fast picking — the granular and pitch-shifting processing is most musically effective when there is time for the texture to develop within a note or chord.
FAQ
Red Panda Raster 2 — Common Questions
Best starting settings for Red Panda Raster 2: Time at 5/10, Feedback at 4/10, Mix at 5/10, Pitch at 5/10, Scatter at 0/10. Adjust from there based on your guitar, room, and playing style.
For Ambient: Time 7/10, Feedback 6/10, Mix 6/10, Pitch 6/10, Scatter 3/10. Long Time with slight Pitch shift and moderate Scatter — the Raster 2 for ambient guitar. Pitch shifted slightly above center adds a subtle shimmer to the repeats; Scatter 3 adds mild granular fragmentation that evolves over time without becoming abstract. This produces a distinctive ambient texture not achievable from standard delay pedals.
For Experimental: Time 5/10, Feedback 7/10, Mix 7/10, Pitch 7/10, Scatter 8/10. High Scatter and Pitch shift with substantial Feedback — the Raster 2 for experimental/abstract applications. High Scatter produces highly randomized granular playback; Pitch shift at 7 adds harmonic content to the fragmented repeats. At these settings the output bears minimal resemblance to the input signal.
Time: Delay time — also controls grain size in granular modes. (Short to Long). Feedback: Echo feedback — approaches self-oscillation at maximum. (Single to Build). Mix: Wet/dry blend. (Dry to Wet). Pitch: Pitch shift amount applied to delay repeats. (Low to High). Scatter: Granular scatter — randomizes grain playback for fragmented, abstract effects. (None to Full)
The most distinctive application of this pedal is using it as an always-on granular texture source for ambient music — set Mix at 5-7, Feedback moderately high, Scatter at 2-4, and let sustained notes build into layered granular clouds. This works particularly well in combination with a long reverb placed after this pedal in the signal chain. Scatter and Pitch interact significantly — high Scatter with a large Pitch shift produces the most abstract, unrecognizable results, while either alone at moderate settings stays more clearly tied to the original playing. For players new to granular processing, starting with Scatter at zero and dialing in a conventional delay first builds an understanding of the base delay character before layering granular unpredictability on top. Time controls grain size as well as delay length in granular modes, meaning the same knob does two jobs depending on Scatter setting — worth experimenting with Time specifically after engaging Scatter rather than assuming its effect stays constant. This pedal rewards slow, sustained playing over fast picking — the granular and pitch-shifting processing is most musically effective when there is time for the texture to develop within a note or chord.
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