PORTA424 Channel Strip Distortion

The PORTA424 is the sound of a classic 4 track cassette recorder in pedal form! More specifically, it is an almost exact recreation of a single channel from the MK1 version.  There are a few great Porta-inspired pedals out there, but this is the first to include the entirety of the signal path* with meticulously reconstructed gain staging, so you can perfectly recreate an analog-home-studio sound on the road, without lugging around the attached cassette deck and another three channels. This pedal gives you an input trim, treble and bass shelving EQ, channel fader, and master volume so you can dial in your settings exactly the same way as on the original. It sounds great at the end of your chain for its familiar DI tones, or at the front as a thick, trashy distortion. Either way, this circuit has a special kind of grit that deserved to be taken to the next level of portable!

Specifications:

• 9V DC power input (standard negative center) - up to 18V capable
• True bypass switching, latching foot switch
  
•  125B size enclosure
  

There have been issues stocking the correct A10k slide pot, so current production uses B10k. They are electrically the same, but the B taper will increase the volume faster, and actually allows finer control at the top. Otherwise, they are identical.

*It doesn't sound as good with a knob instead of a fader ;-)