RAIJU

RAIJU is KON's overdrive of choice: a focused drive pedal built to tighten the low end, push the mids forward and add bite where a source needs to cut.

Built with the immediacy of a pedal but shaped for mixing, RAIJU brings saturation, forwardness and controlled aggression into a simple four-knob workflow. Use MODERN for a tighter, faster response when guitars need precision and attack, or VINTAGE for a fuller, more classic drive with extra body and grind. It can push an amp, bring a DI to life, add teeth to bass, sharpen overheads, or give vocals, loops and synths the extra attitude they need to sit forward in a mix.

MAIN INTERFACE

• DIST sets how hard the signal hits the overdrive stage, moving from controlled edge to full, aggressive saturation.
• TONE shapes the colour of the driven signal, letting the overdrive sit darker, brighter, smoother or more open.
• LEVEL boosts or reduces the volume post saturation stage.
• BARK adds upper-mid bite and extra harmonic focus, helping the source feel more present and in your face.
• MODERN mode delivers a tighter, more focused overdrive response with a firmer low end.
• VINTAGE mode gives a fuller, rounder drive response with more body and classic grind.
• INPUT controls the signal coming into the effect.
• OUTPUT controls the signal coming out of the effect.
• POWER TOGGLE toggles the effect on and off.

ADVANCED PANEL

• MONO / DUAL MONO / STEREO changes behaviour based on the track format. On a mono instance, the MONO button is shown but disabled. On a stereo instance, DUAL MONO processes the left and right channels independently, while STEREO links both channels so the limiter applies the same gain reduction and helps keep the stereo image stable.
• LIMITER MODE (OFF / SAFE / AGGRO) is a post-clamp lightweight but powerful post-output limiter to avoid final clipping (-0.003 dB final clip). Use SAFE for transparent control and AGGRO for fast peak control.
• PH toggles the polarity. The button shows PH 0 for normal polarity or PH 180 for reverse polarity (180°).
• FILTERS toggles the position of HPF and LPF in the signal chain. The button shows FILTERS: PRE to indicate that HPF and LPF are processed before the pedal, or FILTERS: POST to indicate that they are processed after the pedal.
• MIX controls the mix between the dry signal and the processed signal.
• HPF adjusts the cutoff frequency of the HPF. The range is 20Hz to 2,000Hz.
• LPF adjusts the cutoff frequency of the LPF. The range is 2,000Hz to 20,000Hz.