For its $159 price tag, the Alabs Orbital packs a lot of sounds and features, just like the other pedal by this new emerging Chinese pedal brand, all rigorously featuring a stereo output.
Nine pitch intervals can be selected via the rotary knobs on the right, including +/- 3rd, 4th, 5th and Octave. There is also a Root option that can create a pitch modulation through the Rate and Detune knobs.
Tone and Mix controls allow the player to dial in more nuanced tones, while
Like its siblings, the Orbital has a momentary effect that lets you change the pitch when holding the footswitch, but also an “augmented” version of it called Creative Explore Mode (symbolized by the infinite symbol option in the toggle switch) that can change several customizable parameters. You can read how to program it in the manual.
