About This Item
Description
Two Death By Audio pedals in one small stereo box. Dream Station blends Death By Audio style reverb and delay into a single Destroyer Series enclosure, from shimmering pads and slapback to ping pong comb filtering and swirling atmospherics, with three filter voicings and full stereo operation over TRS.
Which Death by Audio reverb or delay is this?
- Rooms: six programmed stereo reverb algorithms with expression control.
- Reverberation Machine: a saturated mono reverb that runs to 125 percent wet.
- Echo Dream 2: a modulating echo with a fuzz stage after the repeats.
Dream Station is the only one here that gives you reverb and delay together, and it does it in the small Destroyer Series enclosure with stereo TRS routing.
Why guitarists choose the Dream Station
- Reverb and echo share one Mix control, so a single knob takes you from dry to a full ambient wash.
- Three filter settings change the character completely: Bright is splashy and airy, Full is uncoloured, Dark is warm and analog leaning.
- In stereo the delay ping pongs between the outputs at half the set time, which widens a small rig instantly.
- The internal trails switch decides whether tails ring out after bypass or stop immediately.
- The small Destroyer Series enclosure gives stereo reverb and delay for very little pedalboard width.
- Tour grade build with a rugged enclosure and hand assembly.
Controls and switches
- MIX balances 100 percent dry to 100 percent wet. With trails active and the pedal bypassed it still sets the volume of the wet signal.
- REVERB TIME sets the overall length of the reverb.
- ECHO TIME sets the delay from 2 ms to 500 ms. In stereo the repeats ping pong between outputs at half that time.
- ECHO F-BACK sets the delay feedback and can tip into oscillation past roughly 3 o'clock.
- The MODE switch selects BRIGHT, FULL or DARK filtering.
- An internal input configuration switch selects mono TS or stereo TRS and lights an M or S on the faceplate.
- An internal trails switch chooses whether the effect continues after bypass.
Power and pedalboard compatibility
- Runs on 9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative.
- Current draw is 95 mA, so budget that on your supply.
- Death By Audio does not publish battery operation for this one, so plan on a regulated DC supply.
- Jacks sit along the top edge, which keeps patch cables out of the row in front.
- Routing: Mono, mono-to-stereo, and full stereo via TRS.
- It measures 13.11 x 7.01 x 6.05 cm including hardware, so measure your row before ordering.
Technical specifications
| Model | Death by Audio Dream Station |
| Effect type | Stereo reverb and delay |
| Controls | Mix, Reverb Time, Echo Time, Echo F-Back, Bright/Full/Dark switch, internal input and trails switches |
| Expression or CV input | No |
| Power | 9 V DC, 2.1 mm barrel, center negative |
| Current draw (mA) | 95 |
| Top mounted jacks | Yes |
| Routing | Mono, mono-to-stereo, and full stereo via TRS |
| Dimensions including hardware | 13.11 x 7.01 x 6.05 cm |
| Weight | 10.4 oz. |
| MPN | 199874428123 |
| GTIN | 199874428123 |
| Manufacture and warranty | Handmade in New York City |
FAQ
How do I run it in stereo? Use TRS cables in both the input and the output and set the internal input configuration switch to stereo. For mono to stereo, use a TS cable at the input and a TRS cable at the output with the switch set to mono input.
What do the three filter settings do? Bright filters out low frequencies for a splashy, airy tape style sound, Full applies no filtering for a clean digital character, and Dark filters the highs for a warm analog style tone.
How long is the delay? Echo Time runs from 2 ms up to 500 ms. In stereo the ping pong repeats arrive at half the set time.
Will the reverb tail continue after I switch it off? That is set by the internal trails switch. With trails enabled the tail rings out and the Mix knob still controls its level.
Can I make it self oscillate? Yes. Pushing Echo F-Back past roughly 3 o'clock can send the delay into oscillation.
What power does it need? 9 V DC through a 2.1 mm center negative barrel, drawing 95 mA when engaged.
How much space does it take? 13.11 x 7.01 x 6.05 cm including hardware, weighing 10.4 oz.