Death By Audio's description of the Death By Audio Absolute Destruction distortion and fuzz pedal

THE MIDIUM® CURATOR'S NOTE: Signature Edition.

CAM: Recognizing the people behind a musical instrument's creation is as vital as recognizing the artist who plays it and the audience who appreciates it. In that spirit, The Midium® asked Oliver Ackermann of Death By Audio to please sign a run of their Absolute Destruction pedals in our collection. It is the hope of The Midium® that you feel a closer connection with your Death By Audio Absolute Destruction Signature Edition, with the knowledge that Oliver Ackermann added a personal touch to the units in our collection. We hope you enjoy this special pedal.  Death By Audio was the first company to work with us when Erin, Melody Nightingale Wednesday, and I took The Midium® full time, so DBA will always have a special place in our hearts, and we are honored that DBA agreed to collaborate with us on our Signature Edition Collection.

OUR MOST INSANE PEDAL YET.

This might be our craziest pedal. Showing little-to-no respect for what instruments normally sound like, or even what people want them to sound like, we pushed this thing until it sounded fully unhinged. Want a thick, gnarly fuzz sound? How about a crushing distortion tone? Sure, you can do that, and it'll sound great. But you can also push the OVERLOAD slider into blooming, octave nastiness; push it further and starve the circuit until your signal eats itself.

Crank it to the maximum and your sound will duck completely into the void before it returns to life with a relentless vengeance.

DETAILS.

The Absolute Destruction harnesses a power amplifier IC to generate its insane sound. Its Gain and Overload sliders interact to create a wide range of unique sounds in various positions. You choose, to your liking, how much to absolutely destroy your sound. The further the Overload control is set to the left, the faster the effect slips into absolute destruction. Blow it out even harder and faster by slamming Gain and Overload opposite one another. Lower one or the other for smoother attack and release. Screaming octaves, thick fuzz, and the sound of your guitar reaching back from the depths of destruction are at your fingertips. Think of it as a psychotic compressor, or maybe more accurately the sound your amp would make if you set fire to it.

CONTROLS.

MASTER VOLUME

Controls the output volume of the effect.

OVERLOAD

Sets the ceiling at which the pedal overloads. When turned all the way up, the pedal will not overload. As the control slides to the left, it pulverizes the sound more rapidly.

GAIN

Sliding this control to the right increases gain and distortion.

Horizontal sliders have been recessed to protect them from bending or any accidental movement while playing.

SPECS.