Soft Focus (Lavender Test Print) [B-Stock]

The decision to use the current Soft Focus artwork was one of the toughest we've had to make; our art choices went through countless drafts. We stumbled upon one of the finalists while doing some spring cleaning: a very limited batch of prints from the initial design process. As these were test prints, limited stock is available. Grab yours before they're gone! The Soft Focus patch on the Yamaha FX500 was widely used in the ‘90s by early shoegaze bands, most notably Slowdive on Souvlaki. With its roots in that patch, the Catalinbread Soft Focus is intended to be an instant shoegaze button, while addressing the most glaring issues of the original unit: no mix control, a sub-par preamp, and a ghastly tone-sucking bypass signal. At its heart, the Soft Focus is a heavily modified plate reverb with adjustable time, which is subsequently split into three paths. One path contains a multi-voiced chorus modulator, another features a well-appointed octave-up mixed in with the reverb, and the thi