Meris Ottobit X vs Subdecay Proteus MKII Sample
The Meris Ottobit X and the Subdecay Proteus MKII Sample are both pedals sharing modulated, gritty. The Meris Ottobit X leans ambient. The Subdecay Proteus MKII Sample leans mid-forward.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.33% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Experimental
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- gritty
Meris Ottobit X
Meris · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$599via Reverb
The Meris Ottobit X is a modular stereo degradation and texture engine that expands the vintage gaming and lo-fi concept of the Ottobit Jr and Sr into a deep, flagship pedal. It advances classic bitcrushing, stutter effects, and sequencing while adding a pitch-tracking ring modulator and a frequency shifter brought down from the Meris 500 Series. The result spans crunchy 80s arcade textures, shoegaze and lo-fi atmospheres, glitchy rhythmic patterns, and synth-like degradation, all in a compact, screen-based, easy-to-use format. With sample-rate and bit reduction, a resonant filter, a sequencer, ring modulation, and frequency shifting, it turns guitar, bass, or synth into evolving retro and experimental soundscapes. It suits adventurous players and sound designers chasing modular lo-fi character with high audio quality.
The Subdecay Proteus MKII is an envelope and sample/hold filter pedal from Subdecay of Oregon, built around an all-analogue OTA filter core similar to vintage Maestro units with digital control for tap tempo and mode switching. In envelope mode it tracks pick attack for classic vocal, quacking auto-wah sweeps; in sample/hold mode it steps the filter to random pitches for stuttering, bubbling, unpredictable synth-like textures locked to tap tempo. The resonance control moves the voice from subtle and rounded through to greasy, gritty, sharply peaked synth tones, and an external switch selects low-pass for a fat, sweeping character or band-pass for a thinner, more vocal and nasal response. It suits players after funk-flavoured filter movement as well as generative, rhythmic and experimental modulation textures.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Shoegaze
- Ambient
- Funk
- ambient
- mid-forward