Kaamos

Ultra Series

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Designed in collaboration with legendary bassist and producer Amos Heller, Kaamos blends a powerful distortion with octave-down tones.

Real-time routing controls let you shape your signal path with ease—stack effects in series for rich saturation or run them in parallel for intricate, layered textures. A movable effects loop, configurable in three distinct positions, opens up new possibilities, while a dedicated sub-octave output unlocks creative multi-amp setups. Every detail is precision-engineered to put you in complete control of your sound.

Front Features

Blend

Adjusts the drive blend.
Press to select the loop position.

 

Tone

Adjusts the drive tone.
Press to select between processed signal and clean DI for the XLR out.

 

Drive

Adjusts the amount of distortion in the drive circuit.

 

Drive mod

Adjusts the blend between two distinct drive circuits (α and Ω).

 

Drive level

Adjusts the level of the drive circuit before the blend
 

Octave filter

Adjusts the lowpass filter frequency of the low octave.

Press to select the type of octaver.

  1. Sublime (monophonic mute-type)
  2. Sublemon (monophonic flip-type)
  3. Subcitri (polyphonic)

 

Octave level

Adjusts the low octave signal amount in the octaver circuit.

Press to select between parallel or series effect positioning.

 

Clean level

Adjusts the clean signal amount in the octaver circuit.

Dimensions

Width: 125 mm / 5″
Length: 96 mm/ 3¾″
Height: 57 mm / 2¼″
Weight: 450 g / 0.99 lb

 

Warning

Kaamos has a current draw of 400mA. Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug.

Unregulated power supplies and/or higher voltages may result in suboptimal noise performance and even damage your unit, voiding the warranty.

Modes

The octaver and distortion effect blocks can be configured to be either in series or in parallel by pressing the [octave level] knob. The LEDs above the know will indicate which mode is selected.

The position of the effects loop can be configured to three different positions in the signal chain:

  • after the octaver
  • after the distortion
  • in parallel with the signal chain

The position is selected by pressing the Blend knob and the LEDs above the know indicate the selected position.

  • In the 1. position the loop is active when the octaver is active.
  • In the 2. position the loop is active when the distortion is active.
  • In the 3. position the loop is active when either one or both of the octaver and distortion are active.

The effects loop automatically detects if nothing is plugged in and removes itself from the signal chain.

Input & Outputs

Input

Connect your instrument or output from your pedal board to the ¼” mono jack.

9V DC

Only use a regulated 9V DC adapter with a center-negative plug.

Sub

This ¼” Sub output jack provides only the low octave signal when the octaver is activated.

Output

Connect from the ¼” Output jack to the input of your amplifier or another effects pedal.

Send

Use this ¼” to send the effects loop signal to your external effects.

Return

Connect the output of the last pedal in you effects loop into this ¼” jack.

Direct output

Balanced XLR output for connecting
the pedal to a microphone preamp, PA system etc.

Ground lift

Disconnects the signal ground on the Direct Output to break any ground loops. Set this switch to either position that has less noise. The switch does not affect the ¼” output.

Disclaimer

In the interest of continuous improvement, specifications are subject to change without notice. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at www.darkglass.com

The manufacturer claims that the above product fulfills the requirements as set by EN55013, EN55020, EN60555-2, EN60555-3, RoHS, WEEE.