The OBNE Whitecap is a dual tremolo pedal. It has two completely independent tremolo circuits in one box, one analogue and one digital, each with its own controls and footswitch.
Run them independently, in series, or in parallel. The combination of analogue warmth and digital precision gives you tremolo that neither circuit could produce alone.
The analogue side is a conventional amplitude tremolo with three controls.
The digital side adds tap tempo, five selectable waveforms, and a ramp function for speeding up or slowing down the tremolo in real time.
Put them together in series and the digital tremolo modulates an already modulating signal. In parallel they combine to create asynchronous patterns – two rates running simultaneously, interacting and diverging.
Controls
- Analogue tremolo: Rate, Depth, Volume — regular three knob tremolo.
- Digital tremolo: Rate, Depth, Volume, Tap Tempo footswitch, waveform selector — five waveforms available.
- Ramp: Hold the Tap Tempo footswitch to ramp the digital tremolo speed up or down in real time.
- Series/Parallel toggle: Run analogue into digital (series) or both side by side (parallel).
- External tap tempo jack: Connect an external tap tempo switch for hands free tempo control.
Key Features
- Two independent tremolo circuits — analogue and digital
- Analogue: Rate, Depth, Volume
- Digital: Rate, Depth, Volume, Tap Tempo, five waveforms
- Ramp function — hold Tap Tempo to speed up or slow down in real time
- Series or parallel routing via toggle switch
- External tap tempo jack
- True bypass
- Made in Oklahoma City, USA
Power
9V DC centre negative at 110mA.
Watch The OBNE Whitecap In Action
FAQs
In series, the analogue tremolo runs into the digital tremolo. This then moulates that signal again. In parallel, both tremolos run at the same tim, side by side, each modulating the same signal independently. Parallel gives asynchronous sounds when the two rates are different; series gives more complex, layered modulation.
Holding the Tap Tempo footswitch ramps the digital tremolo speed up or down in real time. The direction of ramping is selectable. It’s useful for building or releasing tension in a performance without manually adjusting the Rate knob.
Yes — both circuits have independent footswitches and can be used individually. You don’t have to use both simultaneously.
Yes — true bypass on both footswitches.
9V DC centre-negative at 110mA.
OBNE don’t name them individually in the product description, but they include the standard tremolo waveforms — sine, triangle, square, and variations. Each gives a different rhythmic character to the digital tremolo.
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