Harmonix - Pico Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator Pedal PICO ATTACK - Silver

Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator Pedal. Produces volume and reverse swells, backward tape sounds, artificially short staccato notes and bowed instrument effects! The circa-1980 Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay is a sought after prize among vintage pedal aficionados. Originally called a Tape Reverse Simulator, it’s known for producing volume and reverse swells, backward tape sounds, artificially short staccato notes and bowed instrument effects. The freshly designed EHX Attack Decay reinterprets the classic and keeps its cool factor, but adds some modern features for convenience and enhanced functionality. It can produce a single volume envelope like the original, or, with Poly engaged, put separate volume envelopes on each note you play. The built-in Harmonix fuzz is now a fully controllable distortion with gain, tone and volume controls. The effects loop allows the musician or sound designer to place the volume envelope onto whatever signal is present at the Return jack. Expression pedal/CV input and three user presets give the user total control over their Attack Decay! Product Highlights: Volume envelope manipulation with adjustable Attack and Decay times. Mono mode: one volume envelope at a time, the envelope resets when you play a new note. Poly mode: gives each note you play its own envelope. Built-in, fully adjustable, Harmonix fuzz enhances the volume envelope effect and produces bowed instrument sounds. Built-in effects loop allows for your own pedals to be inserted onto the volume envelope. Expression pedal or CV control over every knob on the Attack Decay. Save and recall up to three presets. Power adapter included. Product Features: Poly Button: Press and release to toggle between mono and poly modes. SENS Mini Knob: Mono (Poly off): Sets the threshold at which a new pluck is detected thus triggering the start or restart of the volume envelope. Poly On: When POLY is enabled the SENS knob has a similar function as in Mono mode but over a limited range. Preset Buttons 1, 2, & 3: Press and release to load and unload the first, second, or third preset. Press and hold for two seconds to save the sound you currently hear to a preset. Harmonix Mini Knob: Adjusts the gain and saturation amount of the internal Harmonix distortion. Tone Mini Knob: Sets the tone of the Harmonix section. H.VOL Mini Knob: Sets the output volume of the Harmonix section. Vol Knob: Sets the master output level of the Attack Decay. Blend Knob: A master wet/dry mix. Optionally, it can adjust the mix between dry and Harmonix signals before they enter the volume envelopes. A third option mixes the signal at the RETURN jack with the output of the volume envelopes. Attack Knob: Sets the swell or fade-in speed of the volume envelopes. Decay Knob: Sets the staccato or fade-out speed of the volume envelopes. EXP Jack: Connect an expression pedal or control voltage (CV) to allow for external control over every knob on the Attack Decay. Connect a clock pulse to EXP to trigger the volume envelopes from an external source. Return Jack: Receives the output from an external effects loop or another instrument. Output Jack: This is the audio output. Send Jack: Use this jack as the signal source for the Attack Decay's external FX loop. Input Jack: This is the audio input. Harmonix/Preset Footswitch: Engages and disengages the Harmonix fuzz. Alternately, this footswitch can be used to cycle through presets and What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) live mode. Bypass Footswitch: Press and release the BYPASS footswitch to toggle between effect and buffered bypass. Product Specifications: Circuit: Digital. Bypass: Buffered Bypass. Audio: Mono. Effects Loop: Yes. Power Supply: 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter included. Dimensions (in): 4.75 x 4.13 x 2.25. Current Draw: 140mA. Year Released: 2019. UPC: 683274011851.

It has a 425 mA current draw, 1 MΩ input impedance, and 100-ohm output impedance. It uses a standard 9V DC power supply.

One of Electro-Harmonix’s most popular effects, there are many reasons to love the POG2. One major reason being its unique attack filter, applying attack envelopes to each individual note played whether in single notes or in a chord. This creates a very musical, multi-voice effect that’s extremely adaptive to any musical style. This polyphonic attack filter is the core of the PICO Swello generating polyphonic and reverse sounds with the addition of a modulated low-pass filter for even more expressive tones. Implemented subtly, the Swello adjusts your guitar’s attack to sound smooth and flowing even while playing fast lines and arpeggios. Laying on the effect more heavily creates dramatic swells perfect for shaping gently shifting ambient soundscapes and synth style pads. The simple 4-knob control layout is easy to drive starting with the heart of the pedal, the ATTACK knob. Turn up ATTACK to go from a quick, gentle attack time to slow, long swells. VOL controls the overall output and is useful for making up for the perceived low volume of long attack effects. The rest of the controls apply to the Low-Pass Filter. The Filter Button engages the LPF with adjustable low and high resonance settings. The FREQ control adjusts the cutoff frequency of the LPF. The MOD knob controls the depth and direction of the LPF envelope for upward or downward filter sweeps over a narrow or wide range of frequencies limited by the cutoff frequency. The LPF’s modulation timing is tied directly to the ATTACK knob setting. Combining the LPF with the Attack Envelope brings added musicality and expressiveness to fan-favorite effect, now in its very own pedal.