Walrus Audio FABLE MKII BLACK

A New Chapter in the Storybook Stereo Universe

The Fable MK II joins Walrus Audio's " Storybook Stereo " series alongside the Lore MK II. It builds on the original Fable's founding concept: transforming the guitar signal into living sound through the combination of delay and granular processing. This new version takes the concept further with a true stereo architecture, full MIDI integration and more extensive preset storage capabilities.

Granular processing breaks the signal into very short sound fragments, known as grains, then plays them back at different speeds, in different directions and positions. The Fable MK II harnesses this complex technique across five musical modes that are immediately usable. Rather than simply repeating your playing, it deconstructs it, slows it down, reverses it and evolves it with every repetition.

For Guitarists Who Want to Make Their Pedalboard Breathe

The Walrus Audio Fable MK II is designed for guitarists, bassists and sound creators looking for much more than a conventional delay. It is particularly well suited to ambient, post-rock, shoegaze, experimental music, drone, indie, film music and modern worship. It can also become a formidable source of inspiration for enriching a minimalist riff or introducing a spectacular transition into a song.

Its interface remains accessible to musicians already familiar with effect pedals, while its programming depth will satisfy fans of sophisticated MIDI setups. In the studio, it can generate pads and textures that are difficult to recreate by other means. On stage, presets, tap tempo and the expression pedal let you recall or evolve atmospheres without interrupting your playing.

Five Granular-Delay Modes for Creating Soundscapes

Each mode combines two processes placed in series, then routes them back through two separate feedback loops. The Feedback and Regen controls therefore separately determine the Quantity of repetitions from each stage, an approach that gives the Fable MK II its organic and unpredictable behavior.

Mode I combines a reverse delay with a reverse granular effect for backwards cascades that can be smooth or stuttered depending on the grain size. Mode II combines a classic delay with an octave-up granular effect, ideal for bright, airy trails. Mode III pairs an analog-style delay, dark and warm in character, with an octave-down granular effect for deep, massive textures.

Mode IV, called " Grain-Verb ", stacks two multi-tap granular effects to create an unstable, dense and highly detailed reverb. Finally, Mode V places a random-pitch granular effect behind a standard delay: each grain can rise, fall, move forward or play backwards, producing constantly evolving movement.

The Tweak knob provides access to five additional parameters. It lets you adjust the stereo width, modulation speed and shape, the pitch offset of the Dive/Rise mode and its transition time. The Tap footswitch provides tap tempo, but also triggers the momentary Dive/Rise effect: hold it down to make the playback frequency dive or rise, with an instantaneous or gradual transition depending on the Ramp setting.

The Sound

The Fable MK II is not designed for the transparency of a subtle delay: it transforms the signal into expressive, textured and constantly moving sound. Its repetitions can remain silky and enveloping, become bright and crystalline in the high registers, or take on a dark depth in the descending modes. The stereo image considerably widens the soundstage, giving a mono guitar an immersive sense of scale.

The two feedback loops allow the effect to respond to your playing rather than simply repeat a phrase. With moderate settings, the pedal surrounds your notes with a living halo. By pushing Feedback and Regen, it produces granular clouds, reverse pads and controllable sonic accidents. The spirit of the original Fable has already found its place on the pedalboards of artists drawn to textural sounds, including Dylan Carlson, guitarist for the band Earth.

Technical specifications

Effects	Delay, Delay with Tap Tempo	Type	sector
Technology	Digital	Use	guitar, pedalboard, electric bass, electric guitar
Format	Pedal	Color	Black

Mode I	Reverse Delay into Reverse Granular	Mode IV	Multi-Tap Granular into Multi-Tap Granular, "Grain-Verb"
Mode II	Forward Delay into Octave Up Granular	Mode V	Forward Delay into Randomized Pitch Granular
Mode III	Analog-style delay into Octave Down Granular