pedal for synthesizer Bananana QUIMERA Synthesizer Pedal – Motor City Guitar

pedal for synthesizer Bananana QUIMERA Synthesizer Pedal – Motor City GuitarBananana Effects is excited to announce QUIMERA, their first new pedal in five years a powerful polyphonic synth and sampler pedal designed for guitarists and experimental musicians. QUIMERA works with bass as well. It is mono in mono out. They chose not to support stereo because doubling the processing would increase latency, and low latency was their top priority for this instrument. After pitch tracking, the signal is processed by oscillators and

Bananana Effects is excited to announce QUIMERA, their first new pedal in five years — a powerful polyphonic synth and sampler pedal designed for guitarists and experimental musicians.

• QUIMERA works with bass as well.
• It is mono in / mono out.
• They chose not to support stereo because doubling the processing would increase latency, and low latency was their top priority for this instrument.
• After pitch tracking, the signal is processed by oscillators and effects, so overall latency depends on the selected sound and processing complexity.

Controls

• LFO/ENV: Access LFO and envelope settings
• MOD: Modulation routing and depth control
• SAMPLE: Sample selection, recording, and editing
• SCOPE/UTIL: Visualizer modes and utility settings
• PRESET: Preset storage and recall
• OSC: Oscillator type and parameter control for OSC A and OSC B
• ADSR: Envelope parameter adjustment
• FX: Multi-effects selection and editing
• LEVEL/TRACKER: Output level and pitch-tracking configuration
• Footswitches: Assignable preset control with toggle, momentary, and override behavior

Connections

• Instrument Input: Mono 1/4 inch input
• Dry Output: Dedicated mono dry output
• Wet Output: Dedicated mono processed output
• MIDI In: 3.5 mm TRS MIDI input
• MIDI Out: 3.5 mm TRS MIDI output
• Expression: 1/4 inch expression pedal input
• USB-C: Firmware, preset, wavetable, and sample management
• Power: 9 V DC center-negative (not included)

Important Note:  To power the QUIMERA, use a DC 9V center-negative adapter rated at 500 mA or higher (like a 1-Spot or Pig Hog).  Lower-rated supplies may fail to boot or cause unstable behavior depending on conditions.

Technical Specifications

• Processor: 32-bit ARM Cortex-M7 MCU
• Tracking Latency: Approximately 5 ms tracking cycle
• Measured End-to-End Latency: Approximately 12.5 ms on factory preset "TOONLEAD"
• Oscillators: Two independent digital oscillators
• Virtual Analog Waveforms: 20
• Wavetables: 30 factory + 10 user, 64 frames per table
• Samples: 30 factory + 10 user slots
• Internal Sampling Time: Up to 2 minutes 40 seconds
• LFOs: Two, seven waveform types each, MIDI clock sync
• Effects: 14 total across four categories
• Presets: 128 factory-loaded presets across three banks
• Bypass: Buffered
• Input Impedance: 1 M ohm
• Dimensions: 52 x 93 x 49 mm
• Weight: 200 g
• Power Requirement: 9 V DC center-negative, 400 mA (500 mA recommended)

Highlights

• Polyphonic pitch tracking with fundamental and harmonic separation
• Dual-oscillator  digital synth with virtual analog, wavetable, and sample modes
• 64-frame wavetable morphing and onboard sample recording
• Dedicated tracking compressor and advanced pitch control options
• 14 integrated effects with MIDI sync support
• 128 fully assignable presets with smart footswitch logic
• MIDI note output including harmonic data
• USB mass storage workflow for samples and wavetables