Walrus Audio Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato V2 Pedal

Who doesn't love a good chorus effect now and then? A touch of chorus adds lushness and depth to chords, while increasing the chorus depth and speed can create a vertigo-inducing wobble or a pretty legit rotary speaker effect. Or you can lose yourself playing Andy Summers licks all night. The all-analog Julia from Walrus provides rich and organic chorus effects with a very powerful set of tone shaping controls.

Like most Walrus effects, they have a certain familiarity that make them easy to jump into, but include additional features to reward the adventurous. On the Julia that includes a wave shape selector for the LFO, a unique Lag control, and rather than a Chorus/Vibrato switch, a continuously variable Dry-Chorus-Vibrato knob. As Walrus explains below, the Lag and Dry-Chorus-Vibrato controls give the user vastly expanded control over the Chorus effect. It's as if you are designing the pedal in real time. While the Julia has a quick learning curve, it's also a pedal for tweakers who are looking to add the finishing touch to their sound.

In the words of Walrus Audio:

The Julia is a fully analog, feature-rich chorus/vibrato packed with a wide array of tonal landscapes begging to be explored. Updated for 2020, Julia now has top mounted jacks, soft switch bypassing and updated art from Adam Forster. 

Julia is able to produce mild smooth chorus, to seasick vibrato and everywhere in between. With controls like Lag, Dry-Chorus-Vibrato Blend, and selectable analog LFO wave shapes, you are able to dial in all types of classic and unique chorus/vibrato sounds; some settings giving a familiar feel while others are not found on traditional chorus pedals.

A special feature of the Julia is the Lag control. The Lag knob lets you set the center delay time that the LFO effect modulates from. From smooth and tight modulation at lower settings, to warbling detune at maximum, the Lag knob adds a new dimension to the traditional Chorus/Vibrato landscape. 

D-C-V KNOB
While most chorus/vibrato pedals offer a toggle to go between the two effects, we’ve provided a knob to blend between Dry, Chorus, into Vibrato (labeled d-c-v on the pedal). The Dry-Chorus-Vibrato Blend changes the ratio of dry to wet signal sent to the output. At minimum, you will hear no effect. Set it to noon for equal parts dry and wet – the traditional chorus setting. Set it to maximum for 100% wet – the traditional vibrato setting. Explore the ground between minimum and noon for adding slight amounts of movement to your dry signal (also making the Julia great on bass guitar). Explore the ground between noon and maximum for all sorts of unheard chorus/vibrato combinations.

Specs

• The Julia comes in a deep lavender colored enclosure with surf green ink, featuring original artwork of the water mystery, Julia revealing the tip of her hand telling more of her true story by Adam Forster.
• Exact size of the diecast enclosure is 4.77” x 2.9” x 2.3”.
• Power requirements are 9VDC (30mA minimum).
• Power supply not included.