The Pollinator Hazee Delay is a hive full of evolving delay textures. At its core, it’s a modulated delay where the repeats are shaped by either a filter or a tremolo, depending on the selected mode, allowing each repeat to bloom, shift, and evolve beeyond a traditional delay.There are 8 modes, some run the delay forward, others in reverse. Some push the repeats an octave up, and there are even two special Queen Bee modes that unlock more experimental beehaviors. IS IT ANALOG OR DIGITAL? This is our first fully digital bee. While we’ve used digital control before, the Hazee Delay processes the signal digitally, letting us do things that simply aren’t possible in analog land. WHAT MAKES THIS DELAY MODULATION DIFFERENT? Most modulated delays wiggle the delay time, which makes the repeats pitch up and down.Hazee does it differently. The signal is modulated first, by a filter or tremolo, and then delayed. That means the repeats are actually copies of a moving, modulated sound, not just echoes with wobble. It’s a big part of why Hazee feels so textural. WHAT ARE THE QUEEN BEE SPECIAL MODES? (MODES 2 AND 7) Extra honey.In these modes, the delay buffer is readtwice as fast as it’s recorded, creating octave-up repeats with strange, musical rhythms. Turn the Delay Time knob past halfway and things start blending between the original signal and the octave layer. It’s weird, interactive, and honestly best understood by just playing it. WHY NO TAP TEMPO? Because Hazee isn’t trying to be a “perfectly in time” delay. It’s more of atexture, ambeeance, and sound design tool. If you’re looking for locked-in repeats, this isn’t that. If you’re looking for movement and vibe, you’re home. WILL THERE BE MORE POLLINATOR PEDALS? Oh yeah.More bees are already pollinating at our hive, just wait.
