Bananana Effects QUIMERA Synthesizer Pedal

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QUIMERA — A Polyphonic Synth Pedal

This is a Pre-Order listing, which is an advance reservation for a pre-release or high-demand product that is not yet available for delivery.  Pre-orders for this first batch of QUIMERAs will ship on March 12, 2026.

Bananana Effects is excited to announce QUIMERA, their first new pedal in five years — a powerful polyphonic synth and sampler pedal designed for guitarists and experimental musicians.

• QUIMERA works with bass as well.
• It is mono in / mono out.
• They chose not to support stereo because doubling the processing would increase latency, and low latency was their top priority for this instrument.
• After pitch tracking, the signal is processed by oscillators and effects, so overall latency depends on the selected sound and processing complexity.

Controls

• LFO/ENV: Access LFO and envelope settings
• MOD: Modulation routing and depth control
• SAMPLE: Sample selection, recording, and editing
• SCOPE/UTIL: Visualizer modes and utility settings
• PRESET: Preset storage and recall
• OSC: Oscillator type and parameter control for OSC A and OSC B
• ADSR: Envelope parameter adjustment
• FX: Multi-effects selection and editing
• LEVEL/TRACKER: Output level and pitch-tracking configuration
• Footswitches: Assignable preset control with toggle, momentary, and override behavior

Connections

• Instrument Input: Mono 1/4 inch input
• Dry Output: Dedicated mono dry output
• Wet Output: Dedicated mono processed output
• MIDI In: 3.5 mm TRS MIDI input
• MIDI Out: 3.5 mm TRS MIDI output
• Expression: 1/4 inch expression pedal input
• USB-C: Firmware, preset, wavetable, and sample management
• Power: 9 V DC center-negative (not included)

Important Note:  To power the QUIMERA, use a DC 9V center-negative adapter rated at 500 mA or higher (like a 1-Spot or Pig Hog).  Lower-rated supplies may fail to boot or cause unstable behavior depending on conditions.

Technical Specifications

• Processor: 32-bit ARM Cortex-M7 MCU
• Tracking Latency: Approximately 5 ms tracking cycle
• Measured End-to-End Latency: Approximately 12.5 ms on factory preset "TOONLEAD"
• Oscillators: Two independent digital oscillators
• Virtual Analog Waveforms: 20
• Wavetables: 30 factory + 10 user, 64 frames per table
• Samples: 30 factory + 10 user slots
• Internal Sampling Time: Up to 2 minutes 40 seconds
• LFOs: Two, seven waveform types each, MIDI clock sync
• Effects: 14 total across four categories
• Presets: 128 factory-loaded presets across three banks
• Bypass: Buffered
• Input Impedance: 1 M ohm
• Dimensions: 52 x 93 x 49 mm
• Weight: 200 g
• Power Requirement: 9 V DC center-negative, 400 mA (500 mA recommended)

Highlights

• Polyphonic pitch tracking with fundamental and harmonic separation
• Dual-oscillator  digital synth with virtual analog, wavetable, and sample modes
• 64-frame wavetable morphing and onboard sample recording
• Dedicated tracking compressor and advanced pitch control options
• 14 integrated effects with MIDI sync support
• 128 fully assignable presets with smart footswitch logic
• MIDI note output including harmonic data
• USB mass storage workflow for samples and wavetables