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The Swarmer is an eight stage expansion board made exclusively for the HiveR BUZZ Pro Audio FX Development System.
When paired with the Queen Bee you get a total of ten possible audio FX stages. If that’s not enough, Swarmers can be linked together to add more stages if needed. Every additional Swarmer adds eight stages.
Each effect stage of the Swarmer has these features:
• 5v, 9v, 12v always available from the attached Queen Bee (Swarmer routes power, but does not supply it)
• Switch selectable -5v, -9v, -12v, or 15v-20v passed from the attached Queen Bee (Swarmer routes power, but does not supply it)
• Effect Bypass
• Post EFX Return (bypasses all effects after the current one)
• Test loop on the effect out (used to extract the signal for later use, such as to blend the signal a few stages down. Example, dry signal blending into a wet chorus)
• Input impedance adjustment from 0 to 2M (with test pads for you to measure added input impedance once your design is the way you want it)
• Rubber feet pads for a non-slip design
•Compact design to give you the most stages and features without cluttering your desk
•Expansion header to link more extension boards if needed. *the expansion header can also be used as an effect stage, but does not have all of the features of dedicated effects stages.
