The PCB Guitar Mania Octopus Platform is a powerful device that allows you to run up to 8 different modulation patches (Reverbs, Delays, octavers, phasers, pitch shifters, etc) through the Spin FV-1 IC. This technology is responsible for powering projects such as the Earthquaker devices Rainbow Machine and Avalanche Run. The Octopus Platform is an analog platform based around the digital Spin FV-1 that allows you to run multiple different effects with the same box. It can read up to three different programs by using the provided EEPROM memory IC, which can be changed by replacing the memory IC. With 3 potentiometer inputs, programs may have real-time variable parameters such as decay time in a reverb, rate, and depth in a chorus, or frequency in a filter. The controls of the Octopus vary according to the program running on it. However, it has some common controls from the analog path that applies to any patch running on. These include Ctrl1, Ctrl2, Ctrl3, Mix, Level, and Sw1. Ctrl1, Ctrl2, and Ctrl3 control different parameters according to the patch running on, like decay, delay time, repeats, feedback, and more. The Mix regulates the mix of the dry signal and the wet, and the Level is the output level of the effect. Sw1 is the program selector; just by changing the rotary’s switch position, you’ll access a totally different patch.

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