Bastl Instruments has introduced the Kastle 2 FX Wizard – a compact, patchable stereo multi-effects unit.

Here’s what they have to say about it:

“Use simple yet refined stereo effects, or go nuts with modulation and immerse in powerful glitch and sound design heaven. Instead of navigating thru preset effects, you can craft your own unique effects with dynamic behavior using modulation.

The FX WIZARD embraces happy accidents, sparking excitement with unexpected and unheard sonic transformations.”

Kastle 2 FX Wizard Intro Video:

The Kastle 2 FX Wizard features three categories of effects:

• DELAY FX family (blue/green): Includes a clean stereo delay, a flanger with stereo chorus capabilities and some “spicy extremes,” and a freezer to capture and hold moments of time in a modular way.
• AMPLITUDE FX family (bright colors): Features an autopanner with ring modulation possibilities, a crunchy digital crusher with powerful feedback, and a rhythmic slicer that can create dynamic transients from any drone.
• PITCH-SHIFTING FX family (red colors): Contains a dirty pitcher that shifts signals up in either tonal or rhythmic patterns, a replayer effect that reverses audio and introduces lots of pitch-shifting artifacts, and a shifter that adjusts the pitch up or down to achieve detuned sounds and feedback pitch slopes.

Features:

• 9 FX modes
  — delay (max time in stereo is 1.15s)
  — flanger
  — freezer
  — panner
  — crusher
  — slicer
  — pitcher
  — replayer
  — shifter
• Stereo audio processing at 44kHz/16-bits
• Time parameter with attenuverting modulation (S&H or free)
• Feedback parameter with attenuverting modulation
• AMOUNT mix with attenuverting modulation
• FILTER in the feedback with Lowpass/Highpass
• STEREO detuning for each FX MODE
• FX MODE cv input with attenuation to change modes with CV
• TRIG input to synchronize effects with tempo
• LFO – triangle and pulse output, reset input, attenuverting modulation, synced or free
• Tempo generator with tap tempo and divider with external clock
• Pattern generator (tempo synced) with GATE and CV output and patch programmability
• patchable envelope follower
• stereo input with input gain (up to +12db), accepts up to 6 Vpp signal
• stereo output capable of driving headphones up to 250 Ohm
• analog sync input
• analog sync output

Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 FX Wizard Audio Demos:

Pricing and Availability:

The Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 FX Wizard is available to preorder for €160, with shipping expected to start by the end of November 2024.