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Old Blood Noise Endeavors collaborates with Emily Hopkins on the PARTING Glitch Delay / Reverb / Crushing Modulation Device
Key Points
Old Blood Noise Endeavors teams with Emily Hopkins on the PARTING Glitch Delay / Reverb / Crushing Modulation Device — the fifth square-format edition, built for glitch, signal crushing and ambient sounds.
Controls: Rate, Depth, Chance, Smear, 7 x Wave Shape, Dissolve, Glitch, 3 x Presets, Modulation Time, Filter, Wet Mix, Aux Footswitch, On/Off Footswitch. Rear: TRS Stereo In/Out, MIDI In/Out, Expression, USB‑C, 9V DC (centre -, 2.1 mm, ~350 mA).
Features: stereo/mono routing, analog dry‑through, Expression and MIDI control, MIDI clock I/O, buffered trails or true bypass, top jacks, soft‑touch switching, hand‑made in Oklahoma, 3 colourways (Green, Purple, Stone). As of 2026-07-13, the price was £329.
OBNE teams up with Emily Hopkins to deliver her favourite glitch, signal crushing, and ambient sounds.
We’re familiar with the format by now - with this being the 5th in the square format - which started with the Stereo Dark Star Edition.
The same layout - but with different parameters. The PARTING is a slightly experimental device - and for the braver sonic adventurers among you!
Controls - Rate, Depth, Chance (variation), Smear, 7 x Wave Shape, Dissolve, Glitch, 3 x Presets, Modulation Time, Filter, Wet Mix, Aux Footswitch, On/Off Footswitch.
Rear Panel - TRS Stereo In, TRS Stereo Out, MIDI In, MIDI Out, Expression, USB-C, 9V DC [-] 350mA.
Key Features
- Glitch Delay/Reverb Crushing Modulation Device
- Stereo Input and Output, with the option for Mono or Mono-in-Stereo-out routing
- Aux footswitch for tap tempo, half clock speed, or preset switching
- Dissolve control with two functions, below noon for reduced sample rate, above noon for increasingly degraded reverse signal
- Analog Dry-Through
- Expression and MIDI control over all parameters
- MIDI clock I/O for external tempo syncing
- Onboard Presets, plus control via MIDI
- Selectable Buffered Trails or True Bypass modes
- Top-mounted Jacks and Soft-Touch Switching
- Hand-made in Oklahoma, USA
- Available in 3 Colourways - Green (standard), Purple and Stone
- Powered by (opt.) 9 V DC PSU (centre -, 2.1 mm, ~ 350 mA current draw, not included)
The OBNE x Emily Hopkins PARTING goes for $329 / €385 / £329 GBP and equivalent - including on the OBNE Webstore and now at leading international dealers also.
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