pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro User manual

Echolution 2
User’s Guide
FUTURISTIC AUDIO TECHNOLOGY
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EVOLUTION OF ECHO
Echolution 2 Ultra Pro
Echolution 2 Deluxe Echolution 2
Echolution 2 FiLTER Pro

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Introduction ..............................................................................................4
Jacks and Footswitches..............................................................................6
Knobs and Touch Switches .........................................................................8
Advanced Boot Options............................................................................ 10
Touch Switches ........................................................................................ 12
 •Filters........................................................................................... 12
 •Multi-Taps..................................................................................... 13
 •DelayLinei/o.............................................................................. 14
 •DelayLineSpecialFunctions......................................................... 15
 •LFOWaveforms ............................................................................ 16
 •ExpressionControl........................................................................ 17
 •DelayTimeRanges....................................................................... 18
 •SpecialEffects .............................................................................. 19
Presets....................................................................................................20
E2RRemoteSwitch.................................................................................. 21
PitchShifting. ......................................................................................... 24
MIDI ....................................................................................................26
MIDICCMAP............................................................................................28
Echolution2Application..........................................................................32
FactoryPresetsList..................................................................................36
Credits ....................................................................................................38
Warranty.................................................................................................39
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Echolution 2 isthemostpowerfuleffectspedalthatwe’veevercreated.This
massivelyexiblemulti-tapstereomodulationdelayfeaturesanentirearrayofcustomizable
lter,LFOandpitchshiftingoptionsalongwithexpressionpedalandenvelopecontrolofevery
knobaswellascompleteMIDIcontrolofeveryfunction.
PigtronixEcholution2FilterPROprovidesalltheprocessingpowerandexibilityoftheE2
UltraPROwhilepresentingastreamlineduserinterfaceforuseonstage.TheE2FilterPro’s
cleanuserinterfaceprovidesfrontpanelaccesstothecriticalmulti-tapandlteroptionsthat
havebecomeessentialtoolsforcraftingamoderndelaysoundaswellasonboardaccessto
theall-newPigtronixpitchshifteralgorithms
AccessingandnavigatingthevastpaletteofsoundsavailablewithintheEcholution2iseasy.
Sincethepedaliscompletelyprogrammable,anysoundthathasbeendesignedusingthe
Echolution2pedalcanbesavedtotheunititselfandexportedforsharingwithfriendsand
othermusicians.AdedicatedPC/MACapplicationhandlespresetmanagementandprovides
E2userswithevendeepercustomization.Pleasetakeamomenttodownloadthisapplication
from:www.pigtronix.com/E2application
www.pigtronix.com/E2application

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MIDI IN
AcceptsMIDIpresetchange,MIDICCinputs(see
MIDImap)forallfunctionsaswellasMIDIbeat
clocktosetthedelaytime.
Output 1
Connectamplier,mixer,DAWhere.
Output 2
Connectamplier,mixer,DAWhere.
Note:Whenonlyoneofthetwoaudioinputsis
connected,thatsingleinputwillbeprocessed
instereothroughbothoutputs
MIDI LED
WhenaMIDIclockatthe MIDIINjackis
present,theredMIDILEDintheupperleft
cornerwillilluminate.
TAP TEMPO
Taponthisswitchtosetthedelaytime.Whena
newdelaytimeissetbytheTapTemposwitch,it
willoverridethemanualdelaytimeknob.
PRESET SELECTION
JACKS AND FOOTSWITCHES
A LONGPRESSoftheTapTemposwitchentersPRESETSELECTmode.OnceyouhaveenteredthePRESETSELECT
mode,thegreenpresetdigitwillblink.
A SHORTPRESSonthetaptemposwitchwillmoveuponepresetandaLONGPRESSwillmovedownonepreset.
Oncethedesiredpresetisqueued,pressingtheENGAGEfootswitchwillactivateit.
EXP
TRSexpressionpedalgoeshere.Usealow-impedance
footcontroller.
Input 1
Connectinstrumenthere
Input 2
Connectinstrumenthere
MIDI OUT
SendsoutMIDIbeatclockthatiseitherrelated
tothe delaytime or based on the signal
presentattheMIDIINjackalongwithMIDI
Thrusignals.
REMOTE
E2RorcompatibleTRSmomentaryremote
switchgoeshere.
ENGAGE
Turnstheeffectonandoff.
Power
18VDC(2.1mmneg.tip)
100mAorhigherisrequired.
JACKS AND FOOTSWITCHES
Note:TheEngagefootswitchisalsousedtoloadpresetsonceyouhaveloadedPRESETSELECTmode.Whenthe
Engagefootswitchisusedtoloadapreset,thebypassstatusoftheeffectwillnotchange

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KNOBS AND TOUCH SWITCHES
REPEATS
Setstheamountoffeedbackinthedelay
line.
MIX
Setstheaudiooutputlevelofthedelayline.
EXPRESSION CONTROL
SHORTPRESScyclesbetweenRepeats,Time,Mix,Speed,and
Depthcontrol.
LONGPRESSturnsonENVmaptoEXP.
DELAY TIME RANGES
SHORTPRESScyclesbetweenShort,Medium,andLongdelay
times.
LONGPRESSturnsoffthedelayline.
SPECIAL FX
SHORTPRESSturnsonPong.
LONGPRESSturns on Halo.
MULTI-TAPS
SHORTPRESScyclesbetween1,3/4,2/3,1/12,andPHI.
LONGPRESScreates a Second Tap.
TIME
Setsthedelaytimewithinthecurrentdelaytime
rangesetting.Whenthetimeknobisturned,it
takesoverfromthetaptempowithinthedelay
timerangeassetbythelasttaptempovalue.
KNOBS AND TOUCH SWITCHES
SPEED
Sets the LFO speed.
DEPTH
SetstheamountofLFOmodulationthatisfed
tothedelayline.
PRESET SELECTOR
Allowsyoutosaveandloadpresets.
LFO WAVEFORMS
SHORTPRESScyclesbetweenTriangle,Square,Ramp,and
Randomwaveforms.
LONGPRESSturnsonLFOSync.
DELAY LINE I/O
SHORTPRESScyclesbetweenTrails,ListenandNormal.
LONGPRESSturnsonDryKill.
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
SHORTPRESSturnsonReverse.
LONGPRESSturnsonDuck.
FILTERS CONTROL
SHORTPRESScyclesbetweenLowPass,Tape,Comb,andSweep
lters.
LONGPRESSturns on Crush.

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ADVANCED BOOT OPTIONS
GLOBAL TAP
Allowstheusertochangepresets
withoutchangingtheTapTempo
delaytime.
NON-PITCHED MIDI TRACKING
AllowstheMIDIbeatclocktochangethedelaytime
withoutcausingpitchshift.
COPY MIDI CLOCK
CopiesMIDIClockIntoMIDIClockOut
6DB BOOST
IncreasestheMAXvalueoftheMIXknobto+6dB
abovetheinputsignal.
INPUT MIDI CLOCK
EnablesMIDIClockin
FIRMWARE VERSION
AftertheE2initializes,itwilldisplaya
sequenceofthreedigits;thisisitsrmware
version.Forexample,afterthe“-“youwill
seeasequence‘1’,‘0’,’0’.Thisdenotes
rmwareversion100.
ADVANCED BOOT OPTIONS
DRY KILL DURING BYPASS
EnablesDryKillwhenEngageisoff
REMOTE SWITCH SETTING
Changesremoteswitchfunctionalitybetweenbetween
Jump/FreezeandPresetSelect.
PHASE INVERSION
Controls stereo output phase inversion
FACTORY RESET
Restoresall60originalEcholution2presets.
WARNING:Performingafactoryresetwilleraseallcustompresetdata
storedtotheEcholution2.
MIDI THRU
EnableMIDIThrusignals
GENERATE MIDI CLOCK
AllowstheE2togenerateitsownMIDIClock
ADVANCED BOOT OPTIONS
Specialtyglobalsettingsthatcanbeturned
onandoffby holdingdowntheappropriate
button duringpowerup.Thesesettings
willremainsetevenafterremovingpower
fromtheE2.Thecurrentstatusofeachboot
optionisdisplayedduringpowerupbythe
correspondingLEDs.

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TOUCH SWITCHES — FILTERS
SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:
LP(LowPassFilter)
TAPE(AnalogTapeemulator)
COMB(AllPassCombFilter)
SWEEP(ResonantSweep)
LP+SWEEP
TAPE+SWEEP
COMB+SWEEP
NOFILTER
WhenCOMBorSWEEPisactive,thoseltersareanimatedataratedeterminedbytheLFO
SPEEDknob.TryusingtheLFOSYNCtoTAPfunctionforsomeincrediblesynchronizedlter
anddelayeffects(SeeTouchSwitches:LFOWaveformsformore).
LONG PRESSturnsontheCRUSHlter.Thisisaproprietarybitcrusher/destruction
lterthatsmashestheaudiointhedelaylineaccordingtohowloudtheinputsignalis.
Note:OntheE2FILTERPRO,CRUSHisreplacedbyHALO.
BOOT OPTION: PHASE INVERSIONofthedelaysignalatOutput2
canbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheFILTERswitchduringtheboot-upprocess.
TOUCH SWITCHES — MULTI-TAPS
SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:
1-delayoutputmatchesthetaptempo/delaytime
¾-delayoutputis¾ofthetaptempo/delaytimevalue
2/3-delayoutputis2/3ofthetaptempo/delaytimevalue
½-delayoutputis½ofthetaptempo/delaytimevalue
PHI-delayoutputis0.382ofthetaptempo/delaytimevalue...thissignaturefeature
createsrhythmicechopatternsbasedonthemathematicsoftheGoldenRatio.
LONG PRESS‘locks’thecurrentlyselectedtapoptionandaddsasecondtap.The
lockedtapremainsatthepreviouslychosenvalueandthesecondtapwillnowmovewith
eachSHORTPRESS,cyclingthroughtheavailableremainingoptions.
WhentwotapsareactiveaLONGPRESSgetsridofthesecondtapand‘unlocks’thersttap.
BOOT OPTION: DELAY OUTPUT BOOSTincreasestheMAXvalue
oftheMIXknobto+6dBabovetheinputsignal.ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheTAPS
switchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

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TOUCH SWITCHES — DELAY LINE I/O
SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:
TRAILS-oldechos“spillover”afterbypassfor
smoothtransitions.
LISTEN-echomaterialisrecorded(althoughnot
heard)whileinbypass.
NORMAL-normalbypass(noLEDslitup).
LONG PRESSturnsonDRYKILL-thiscutsouttheanalogcleansignalfromthemix.
DRYKILLisusefulforspecialeffectsorwhenusingaparalleleffectslooponanamporwhen
addingdelaytoafullmix
BOOT OPTION: DRY KILL DURING BYPASS - enablesDryKillwhen
Engageisoff.ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheDELAYLINEI/Oswitchduringthepower-up
procedureoftheE2.
UPPER BUTTON
TOUCH SWITCHES — SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
SHORT PRESS turns on REVERSE–reversestapeindelaymix
LONG PRESS turns on DUCK–lowersdelaymixwithhigherinputsignal
ADJUSTABLE FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY
Thedefaultlter,LPlter,andTapeltercanhavedifferentsettingsforeachpreset.Tochange
thecornerfrequencyofthecurrentlyenabledlter,PressandholdboththeFilterSelectionand
BypassSelectionTouchSwitches,andturntheSpeedknobwhilestillholdingdowntheswitches.
FactorySettings:DefaultFilter=FullyCW
LPFilter=11o’clock
TapeFilter=9o’clock
AnychangesmadetothesesettingscanbesavedtothecurrentPresetusingthePresetEncoder
(See‘PresetSaving’inthe‘Presets’section).
BOOT OPTION: GENERATE MIDI CLOCK - AllowstheE2togenerate
itsownMIDIClock.ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheSPECIALFUNCTIONSswitchduringthe
power-upprocedureoftheE2.
LOWER BUTTON

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TOUCH SWITCHES — LFO WAVEFORMS
SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:
Triangle
Square
Ramp
Random(Sample&Hold)
SuperTriangle
Super Square
SuperRamp
SuperRandom
The“Super”versionofeachwaveformhas4additionalLFOssuperimposedontothe
originalLFOwaveform.
LONG PRESS turns on LFO SYNC-thissynchronizestheLFOtotheDelayTime
assetbythedelaytimeknob,taptempoorMIDIbeatclock.WhenLFOSyncisturnedon,
theLFOSPEEDknobdeterminestheLFOSpeedtoDelayTimeratiowithminimumbeing
1LFOOscillation:8DelayCyclesandmaximumbeing8LFOOscillations:1DelayCyclefor
fteenpossiblevalues(1:8,1:7,1:6,1:5,1:4,1;3,1:2,1:1,2:1,3:1,4:1,5:1,6:1,7:1,8:1)
BOOT OPTION: MIDI THRU - EnableMIDIThrusignals.This can be
toggledbyHOLDINGtheLFOWAVEFORMSswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.
TOUCH SWITCHES — EXPRESSION CONTROL
SHORT PRESScyclesbetweenEXPcontrolof:
R-DelayRepeats
T-DelayTime
M-DelayMix
S-LFOspeed
D-LFOdepth
Note:TheHeelsettingisfullycounterclockwisebydefault,andtheknobpositiondetermines
thetoesetting.
LONG PRESSturnsonENVMAPtoEXP-thissumstheinternalenvelopefollower
withthecurrentexpressionpedaloron-boardknobvalueforthechosenparameter,
allowingtouchsensitivecontrolovereveryknob.
WhenusingtheENV MAPtoEXPfunction,thepositionoftheexpressionpedalor
onboardknobwillbesummedwiththeenvelopevoltage.
ADVANCED MAPPING:Theexpressionpedaland/orenvelopecanbeused
tocontrolanycombinationoftheknobsontheE2.See‘Echolution2Application’Section
formoredetailsonhowtoimplementthissetting.
BOOT OPTION: INPUT MIDI CLOCK - EnablesMIDIClockin.This
canbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheEXPRESSIONCONTROLswitchduringthepower-up
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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
TOUCH SWITCHES — DELAY TIME RANGES
SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:
Short-10ms→100ms
Medium-100ms→1sec
Long-1sec→10sec.
LONG PRESS turns OFFthedelayline.Thisallowstheltersandmodulation
sectionstobeusedwithnodelay
BOOT OPTION: NON-PITCHED MIDI TRACKING - allows
theMIDIbeatclocktochangewithoutcausingthedelaytopitchshift.Thiscanbetoggled
byHOLDINGtheDELAYTIMERANGESswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.
UPPER BUTTON
TOUCH SWITCHES — SPECIAL EFFECTS
SHORT PRESS turns on PING PONG.Withonetaprunning,theecho
bouncesfromlefttoright.Withtwotapsrunning,eachtapisassignedtoonesideand
theyswapsidesoneveryrepeat.WerecommendthatPING PONGbeusedonly
when both outputs are used in stereo.
LONG PRESS turns on HALO. This causes the echoes to cascade up in octaves
on each repeat.
BOOT OPTION: COPY MIDI CLOCK - CopiesMIDIClockIntoMIDI
Clock Out. ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheSPECIALEFFECTSswitchduringthepower-
upprocedureoftheE2.
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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
ThePRESETknobisarotarypushbuttonencoderthatfacilitatessavingandloadingofpresets.Acomplete
listofall60defaultpresetscanbefoundattheendofthismanual.
Onpowerup,theunitwillloadpreset0inBank0.Turningthepresetencoderclockwisescrollsthrough
presetnumbers1-9inBank0.Goingbeyondpreset9inBank0takesyouintopreset0-9ofBank1and
soforth.ThecurrentBankisindicatedbytheupperrightlightbar,wherenolightsindicatesBank0,one
lightindicatesBank1,twolightsindicatesBank2etc…
PRESET LOADING
ToLoadapreset,turnthepresetknobtoselectthedesirednumber,thedigitwillash.Whenyouhave
arrivedatthedesireddestination,pushdownthepresetknobtoloadthatpreset.
Note:Uponswitchingpresets,anewTapTempowillbeloaded,associatedwiththatpreset.Inordertobypassthis
tokeepaconstantGlobalTap,engageGlobalTap.See‘Footswitches’formoreinformation .
PRESET SAVING
ToSaveapresetyouhavecreated,pushandHOLDthepresetknobfor1second,untilthedigitbegins
ashing.Turnthepresetknobtoselectthepresetnumberwhereyouwanttosavethesoundandthenpush
downandHOLDthepresetknobfor1secondtonalizethesave.
Thedecimalpointwillilluminatetoindicatethatpresetispresentinanygivennumber/bank.Whenchanges
havebeenmadebutnotsaved,thedecimalpointwillash.Ifyouwanttokeepyourchanges,simplyfollow
thesaveprocessexplainedabovewithoutchangingtheselectedbank.
PRESET COPY
ToCopyapresetfromonebanktoanothersimplyinitiatethesaveprocessasexplainedaboveandsave
toanyslotyouwish.
PRESET SELECT USING THE ON-BOARD FOOTSWITCHES
HoldTAPTEMPOtoenterPRESETSELECTmode.Thepresetdigitwillbeginblinking.ASHORTPRESSonthe
TapTemposwitchmovesuponepreset.ALONGPRESSmovesdownonepreset.PressingENGAGEactivatesthe
chosenpreset.WhenpressingtheENGAGEswitchtoactivateanewpreset,theBYPASSstatuswillnotchange.
Note:Whenswitchingbetweenvastlydifferentsounds,theEcholution2willautomatically“teleport”taps,making
aseamlesstransition,instantlychangingtheTapTempowithoutpitchchanges.
FACTORY RESET
Holdingdownbothfootswitchesduringpowerupwillresultinafactoryreset,restoringall60original
Echolution2presets.
WARNING:PerformingafactoryresetwilleraseallcustompresetdatastoredtotheEcholution2.
PRESETS E2R REMOTE SWITCH
PresetLoadusingtheoptionalE2RRemoteSwitch
SHORT PRESSontheleftfootswitchoftheE2Rwillinstantlyloadpreset1inthe
current bank.
SHORT PRESSontheleftfootswitchagainwillinstantlyloadpreset2inthecurrentbank.
LONG PRESSontheleftfootswitchmovesuponebank(indicatedbyupperrightlightbar).
SHORT PRESSontherightfootswitchoftheE2Rwillinstantlyloadpreset3inthe
current bank.
SHORT PRESSontherightfootswitchagainwillinstantlyloadpreset4inthecurrentbank.
LONG PRESSontherightfootswitchmovesdownbank(indicatedbyupperrightlightbar).

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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
JumpandFreezeusingtheoptionalE2RRemoteSwitch
To enable the JUMP and FREEZEfunctionsoftheRemote,poweruptheEcholution
2pedalwhileholdingtheENGAGE footswitch.
JUMPmodulatesthedelaylineoneoctaveeachdelaytimebydefault.Inorderto
accessotherintervalsorsetaseconddelayline,seethe‘PitchShifting’section.JUMPcan
betoggledwithouttheremoteswitchaswell(see‘TouchSwitches:DelayTimeRanges’)
FREEZEcreatesaloopoutofthematerialthatispresentinthedelayline.Thiscanbe
toggledonandoffbypressingtheFREEZEfootswitch.
WhenFREEZEisactive,theTapfootswitchbecomesLoopRecord.WhenFREEZEisturnedon,
pressingtheTAPfootswitchbeginrecordinganewloop.Asecondpress(within10seconds)
willclosetheloopandbeginplayback.Tooverdub,turnoffFREEZEtoaddnewmaterial
andturnFREEZEbackonwhendone.HittingtheTAPswitchwillclearanycurrentlylooped
audio.Torecordanewloop,makesureFREEZEisturnedonandthenhittheTAPfootswitch.
Once the JUMP and FREEZEremotefunctionsareenabled,theEcholution2will
rememberthispreferenceafteritispowereddown.TodisableJUMP and FREEZE
andrestorethepreferenceforinstantpresetaccess,simplypowerpoweruptheEcholution
2whileholdingtheENGAGE switch.
JUMP
Eachdelaytapcanbeassignedadifferentpitchshiftinterval.Thepitchshiftingcanbe
turnedonandoffatanypointusingtheremoteswitchJUMPfunctionorviaMIDI.
OnceapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedJUMPisautomaticallyenabled,sothatusers
withouttheremoteswitchcanenjoypitchshifteffects.Whenapitchshiftvaluehasbeen
selected,theJUMPfunction“latches”andtheJUMPswitchmustpressedagaintoturn
thepitchshiftingoff.PitchShiftvaluescanbeassigned,savedandrecalledinanyof
the 60 presets.
E2 REMOTE SWITCH E2 REMOTE SWITCH
Tochangethepitchshiftvaluefortherstdelaytap,holddownboththeDelayTime
(Short/Med/Long)andTapsbuttonsandturnthePresetEncodertoselectthedesired
pitchshiftvalue.AftersimultaneouslypressingDelayTimeandTaps,(whileatleastone
ofthemisstillhelddown),the7-segmentdisplaywillshowanumberor“-“.Thisnumber
representsthePitchchange,Theintervalsaredisplayedasanumberanddecimalpoint;
eachnumberrepresentsacorrespondingscaledegree(5=perfectfth)withthedecimal
pointindicatingwhetherthatintervalisatted(5.=atve).
Thechangethepitchshiftvaluefortheseconddelaytap,holddowntheSpecialFX
(Pong/Halo)andTapsbuttonsandturnthepresetencoder.
TochangetheVOLUMEoftheseconddelaytap,holddowntheSpecialFX(Pong/Halo)and
Tapsbuttonsandturnthemixknob.
Whenonedelaytapisturnedonandapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselected,JUMPwithcause
thedelaytopitchshift.
Whenonedelaytapisturnedonandapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedforbothtaps,
JUMPwithcausethedelaytoalternatebetweenthetwoassignedpitches(FirstTappitchfor
onecycle,SecondTappitchforonecycle,etc).Thesecondtapwillnotbeheard.
Withtwodelaytapsturnedon,andapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedforonlyoneofthe
taps,onedelaywillpitchshiftandonewillnot.
Withtwodelaytapsturnedon,andapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedforbothsofthe
taps,eachdelaywillpitchshiftaccordingtotheselectedintervals.
WhenFREEZEisactivated,JUMPwillonlyremainactiveforasinglecycle,allowingmaterial
tochangepitchoneintervalatatime.
WhenFREEZEisactivatedwithasingletapbutapitchshiftvaluehasbeensetforbothtaps,
thepitchshiftvalueofthefrozendelaywillalternatewitheachpressoftheJUMPfootswitch.

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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
PITCH SHIFTING & SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
SECONDARY DELAY TAP VOLUME
TurntheMixknobwhileholdingdownthesecondarytapbuttons
toreducethevolumeoftheseconddelaytap.
ENVELOPE SENSITIVITY
HolddowntheEXPandLFObuttonswhileturning
thePresetEncodertoadjusttheGlobalEnvelope
Sensitivity.
PRIMARY DELAY TAP PITCH SHIFT
HolddowntheDelayTimeRangeandTapsbuttonswhile
turningthePresetEncodertoadjustthepitchshiftvalue
bysemitoneincrements.Turnclockwisetopitchupandturn
counterclockwise to pitch down.
SECONDARY DELAY TAP PITCH SHIFT
HolddowntheSpecialFXandTapsbuttonswhileturningthePreset
Encodertoadjustthepitchshiftvaluebysemitoneincrements.
Turn clockwise to pitch up and turn counterclockwise to pitch down.
PITCH SHIFTING & SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
CURRENT FILTER CUTOFF
HoldtheFiltersandDelayLineI/Obuttonswhileturning
theSpeedknobtoadjustthecutofffrequencyofthe
Default,LowPass,orTapelter.
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS
Simulateouslypressingcertaincombinationsoftwosofttouchbuttons
providesaccesstodeepeditingofpitchshifting,envelopesensitivity,
ltercutoff,andsecondarydelaytapvolumeoptions.Thesefeaturesare
essentialforgettingthemostcreativesounddesignpotentialoutoftheE2

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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
MIDI
EveryfunctionoftheEcholution2canbecontrolledviaMIDI.
SETTING THE E2 MIDI CHANNEL:
1. PoweruptheE2whileholdingdownthePRESETrotaryswitch.
2. After the rmware version number has been displayed, a ‘C’ will
 appear. This indicates that the E2 will enter the MIDI Channel
 SelectionMenuuponreleaseofthePresetrotaryswitch
3. Once in this menu, the user can see the current MIDI channel and
 changeit,ifnecessary,byturningthePresetRotarySwitch.
 *Possible MIDI Channels are 1-16, with tens indicated by an
 illuminateddecimalpoint,tothelowerrightofthenumber.
 i.e.9=9,0.=10,1.=11
4. To select a channel, PRESS the Preset rotary switch. The E2 will
continue its boot process.
SUPPORTED MIDI COMMANDS
Toloadaparticularpreset,simplysendaprogramchangecommandwiththedesired
presetnumber.TheE2willloadthatnumberplusoneasthepreset.Thisisbecause
manyMIDIcontrollerssend“PROGRAM CHANGEx-1”whenyouselect
programx.ie.Thefootcontrollerwillsend“PROGRAM CHANGE 00”
whenyouselectthefootswitchcorrespondingtopreset1.Ifyouwantpreset00,send
127astheprogram.
MIDI
MIDI CLOCK OPTIONS
Non-pitchedMIDITracking:TapsteleportwhenanewMIDITempoisreceived.The
newMIDIclockwillonlyjumpifthechangeintempoisgreaterthan10ms.Thiscan
beswitchedonandoffduringtheboot-upprocessbyholdingtheDelayTimebutton.
EnableMIDIClockIn:ThisallowstheE2toadjustitsdelaytimeinaccordancewitha
MIDIclockconnectedtotheMIDIINport.Byswitchingthisoff,theE2willignorethe
MIDIclockreceivedintheinputandreplacesitwithitsownclock.TotoggletheEnable
MIDIClocksetting,pressandholdEXPbuttonduringpowerup.
Note:WhenMIDISynced,tappinganewdelaylengthwillquantizethenewlengthto
anintegernumberofMIDIquarternotes.(i.e.youcanchangethedelaytimewhile
remainingMIDISynced).Togetbacktotheoriginaldelaytime,doubletaptheTap
Temposwitch.
EnableMIDIClockOut:ThisallowstheE2tooutputitsownMIDIclocktakenfromits
DelayTimeknobandpassitoutofitsMIDIOUTport.TotoggletheEnableMIDIClock
Outsetting,pressandholdSpecialFunctionsbuttonduringpowerup.
CopyMIDIClock:ThispassestheMIDIClockIn,totheMIDIClockOut.EveniftheE2is
ignoringtheMIDIClockInandoperatingonitsowndelaytime,itwillstilloutputthe
MIDIClockIn.ThisallowstheusertocontrolmultipleE2’sviaMIDICC’swithdifferent
delaylengths.TotoggletheCopyMIDIClocksetting,pressandholdSpecialEffects
buttonduringpowerup.

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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
MIDI CC MAP
4-Exppedalinput
12-RepeatsKnob
13-TimeKnob
14-MixKnob
15-LFOSpeedKnob
16-ModulationDepthKnob
17-TimeButton
 SpecialValues:3=SHORT
4=MED
 5=LONG
18-SFXButton
 SpecialValues:3=OFF
4=PONG
5=HALO
  6=PONGANDHALO
19-TapsButton
 SpecialValues:3=FirstTapOff
4=FirstTap1
  5=FirstTap3/4
6=FirstTap2/3
7=FirstTap1/2
  8=FirstTapPHI
9=SecondTapOff
10=SecondTap1
11=SecondTap3/4
12=SecondTap2/3
13=SecondTap1/2
14=SecondTapPHI
20-FilterButton
 SpecialValues:3=FILTEROFF
4=LPON
5=TAPEON
6=COMBON
7=SWEEPOFF
8=SWEEPON
9=CRUSHOFF
10=CRUSHON
21-BypassButton
 SpecialValues:3=NONE
4=TRAILSON
5=LISTENON
 6=DRYKILLOFF
 7=DRYKILLOFF
22-DuckingButton
 SpecialValues:3=DUCKINGOFF
4=REVERSEONLY
5=DUCKONLY
23-EXPButton
 SpecialValues:3=NONE
4=REPEATS
  5=TIME
6=MIX
7=SPEED
8=DEPTH
9=ENVELOPESELECTORON
10=ENVELOPESELECTOROFF
24-LFOModButton
 SpecialValues:3=TRIANGLE
4=SQUARE
  5=SAW
6=RANDOM
7=SUPERTRIANGLE
  8=SUPERSQUARE
9=SUPERSAW
10=SUPERRANDOM
25-TapTempoFootswitch
27-EngageFootswitch
 SpecialValues:3=ExplicitlyEngaged
4=ExplicitlyNotEngaged
28-PresetSave
29-JumpFootswitch/Preset1/2
30-FreezeFootswitch/Preset3/4
31-LoopOpenClose(1=Open;1=Close)
74-AdjustFilterCutoffFrequency(mapped0-127)
76-SecondTapVolume(mapped0-127)
77-SetJumpintervalforFirstTap(shownontablebelow)
77-SetJumpintervalforSecondTap(shownontablebelow)
79–EnableMIDIClockIn(0=off;1=on)
80–EnableMIDIClockOut(0=off;1=on)
81–CopyMIDIClock(0=off;1=on)
MIDI CC MAP

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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
ADJUSTABLE FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY:Sendthedesired
value(0-127)toMIDICC#74tochangethecornerfrequencyofthecurrentlyenabledlter
SECOND TAP VOLUME:Sendthedesiredvalue(0-127)toMIDICC#76to
changethevolumeofthesecondtap.
SETTING JUMP INVTERVALS:MIDICC#77&78Sendinga1willdecrement
thepitch,sendinga2willincrementthepitch.
Tosettheintervalsoftherstandsecondtapsexplicitly,followthistable(sendtoCC#77
forFirstTapandCC#78forSecondTap:
MIDI CC MAP
UP
16-MINOR2nd
17-MAJOR2nd
18-MINOR3rd
19-MAJOR3rd
20-PERFECT4th
21-TRITONE
22-PERFECT5th
23-MINOR6th
24-MAJOR6th
25-MINOR7th
26-MAJOR7th
27-Octave
DOWN
3-Octave
4-MAJOR7th
5-MINOR7th
6-MAJOR6th
7-MINOR6th
8-PERFECT5th
9-TRITONE
10-PERFECT4th
11-MAJOR3rd
12-MINOR3rd
13-MAJOR2nd
14-MINOR2nd
MIDI CC MAP
LOOPING :Sendamomentary1toCC#31toStartaLoop,thensendanother
to Close that Loop.
ThePresetSaveCommandcanbeusedtosaveapreset,afterusingothermidicommands
tochangeparameters.
Buttonscanbecontrolledintwoways,toallowautomatedpatchesandalsorealtime
manualcontrol.
BUTTON PATCH CONTROL
Setthebuttonvalueto“1”foraSHORT PRESS.
Setthebuttonvalueto“2”foraLONG PRESS
ThisallowscommandstobesentquicklytotheE2withoutworryingabouttiming,which
makesautomatedcontroleasy.
MANUAL BUTTON CONTROL VIA MIDI
ThisisconvenientformanualcontroloftheE2throughsomethinglikeafootcontroller,
butwouldbeveryinconvenientforautomatedcontrol.Setthebuttonto“127”toindicate
thatthebuttonshouldchangestatefrom“unpressed”to“pressed”.Setthebuttonto
“0”toindicatethatthebuttonshouldchangestatefrom“pressed”to“unpressed”.The
timebetweentheabovetwomessagesdecidesifthepressisalongorshortpress.This
meansthatthecontrollingbuttonontheMIDIcontrollerbehavesexactlyastheequivalent
buttonwouldontheE2frontpanel.ManualandPatchcontrolscanbemixedasnecessary.
CLASSIC
15-Non-latchingJump

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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
APPLICATION
APC/MACapplicationhasbeendevelopedtoenableuserstocontroleveryfunctionoftheEcholution2viaUSB.
Theapplicationalsoenablesrmwareupdatesandextensivepresetmanagementincludingtheabilityto
import,exportandauditionpresets.
PLEASEtakeamomenttodownloadtheE2Applicationfromourwebsiteat:
www.pigtronix.com/E2application
StartingtheApplication:ToloadandchangepresetsontheE2,connecttheviaUSB.Tochangepreset
parameterswithoutconnectingtheE2,CreateaVirtualE2.
Ifyouwouldlike,youcanchangetheviewoftheapplicationtoeithertheFilterProortheUltraProbythe
DisplayTypedropmenu.
Note:Thefunctionalitydoesnotdifferwitheachview,andbotharecompatiblewithanyEcholutionpedal.
PresetsList:Ontheleftofthescreen,thereisalistofallofthecurrentpresetsstoredintheE2.Thislistis
orderedinthesamewayofthatattheendofthismanual.ByDOUBLE-CLICKING,theselected
presetloadsontheE2.Onceapresetisselected,itwillbedisplayedinboldinthePresetsList.
Buttonsforseveraloptionsaredisplayedunder thePresetsList:SaveTo:Thisallowstheusertosaveto
currentlydisplayedsettingstoanypreset.WhenSaveToisclicked,awindowwillpopup,addressingthe
usertohighlightthepresetfromthePresetListwhichhewouldliketooverwritethesesettingsto.Whenthe
desiredpresetishighlighted,clicksave.SavePreset/BanktoFile:Thissavesanindividualpresetorbank
toaleLoadPreset/BanktoFile:Thisloadsanindividualpresetorbanktoale
ADVANCED OPTIONS
Toaccessthisfeature,clickthe‘ShowAdvancedOptions’button,locatedundertheEcholution2logoon
the application.
EachrowrepresentsaknobontheE2,namedaccordingly.Therstandsecondcolumnscontrolparameters
fortheexpressionpedal,andthelastfourcolumnscontrolparametersfortheenvelope.
ByclickingaboxinanENABLEcolumnalloweithertheexpressionpedalortheenvelopetocontrol
thedesignatedknob.
Whenaparameterisassignedexpressionpedalcontrol,pointersfortheheelandtoebecomevisiblearound
thatparametersassociatedcontrolknob,movingthesepointerssettherangeofcontrol.
Note:WhenaparameterhasanyoftheseadvancedmappingfeaturesenabledfortheEXPRESSION
pedal,theLEDforthatparameterdimlyilluminatestoindicatetheexpressionorenvelopecontrol;dimlylit
LED’sindicateSecondaryControls.ThebrightlylitLEDindicatesthePrimaryControl.ThePrimaryControlis
NOTsubjecttotherangeofcontrolsetbythepointers,bututilizestheFULL RANGEoftheknob.If
NOPrimaryControlisdesired,presstheEXP buttonuntilthereisnotbrightlylitLED.
ByclickingaboxinanINVERTcolumn(secondandfourthcolumns),this‘inverts’therange.Onan
expressionpedal,theHEELsettingbecomestheTOEsettingandviceversa.Similarly,theenvelope’srangeinverts.
The ENV SENSITIVITYslideradjuststhesensitivityoftheenvelope,leftbeingtheleastsensitive,and
rightbeingthemost.Ifplayingwithaguitarwithastrongoutput,alowersensitivityisfavored.Ifplaying
withaguitarwithaweakeroutput,ahighersensitivityisfavored.
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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
APPLICATION
The ENV RELEASEsliderlistsincreasesthereleasetimeoftheenvelopeinsecondswhenmovedright.
DUCKING SENSITIVITY and DUCKING RELEASE TIMEarecontrolsforthe
DUCKoption(seethe‘DelayLinei/o’sectionformoredetails).TheDUCKING SENSITIVITY
slideradjuststhesensitivityofducking,leftbeingtheleastsensitive,andrightbeingthemost.The
DUCKING RELEASETIMEsliderlistsincreasesthereleasetimeoftheenvelopeinseconds
whenmovedright.
The FILTER CUTOFFSadjustthecutofffrequencyofeachlter.SeemoreintheTOUCH
SWITCHES:FILTERS section.
MAX PITCHadjuststhepitchesoftheJUMPfunction.Selectanintervalfromthedropmenu
inordertochangethesetting.SeeE2 REMOTE SWITCH section.
PRESET BLENDING:Byutilizingtheabovementionedfeatures,theapplicationcanautomatically
settheadvancedsettingstoblendbetween2twopresets.ThiscanbeaccessedbyclickingEdit->Blend
Presetsorbyclickingcommand-BonMacorCtrl-BonPC.
Note:WhenusingPRESET BLENDING,theTOUCH SWITCHsettingsareinherited
fromtheHEELsettinganddonotchangewhenintheTOEsetting
DEVICE SETS:A DEVICE SETisalewhichholdsallofthepresets.Thislecanbeuploaded
totheE2usingLOAD DEVICE SETandsavedtothecomputerusingSAVE DEVICE
SET.Thisallowsdevicesetstobeshareableandformorethan60presetstobecreated.Thiscanbe
accessedthroughtheFILEtabintheapplication.Thisisalsoavailablethroughright-clickinganyofthe
presetsontheleftofthescreenandselectingthedesiredaction.
MIDI CHANNEL:ThiscanbesetbypressingEDIT->MIDI CHANNEL,andselecting
achannelinthedropmenufrom0-16.
REMOTE SWITCH:TheREMOTE SWITCHmodecanbetoggledbypressing EDIT-
>REMOTE SWITCH MENU,andselectingasettingfromthedropmenu.
GLOBAL SETTINGS isasetofoptionsthataccommodatesavarietyofmusicalrequirements.
Toreadmoreaboutthesesettingsandhowtoturnthemonandoffmanually,seetheBOOT
OPTIONSsectiononpage8.
TheonlysettingthatcannotbetoggledmanuallyisthepositionandcutofffrequencyoftheFEEDBACK
FILTER.Thisisaspeciallydesignedsaturationstagethatislargelyresponsibleforthenuanceand
textureoftheechoasitregenerates.ThepositionoftheFeedbackFiltercanbetoggledbetween“On
DelayLineOutput”and“InFeedbackPathOnly.”Additionally,theCornerFrequencycanbeadjustedby
thesliderorbymanuallyenteringafrequencyfrom43Hzto11008Hz.
NoteforE2DeluxeONLY–TheDisplayBankNumberInsteadofLFOoptionallowsthe5LFOWaveformLEDs
intheupperrighthandcornertodisplaythePresetBankbydefault.InordertotoggletheLFOWaveform,
presstheFLOWaveformbuttononcetodisplaythecurrentWaveform.ThenpresstocyclethroughtheLFO
Waveformoptions.After3secondsofinactivitytheLEDswilldisplaythecurrent preset bank.
ResetGlobalSettingstoDefaultsallowstheusertooverrideanylocalchangestoGLOBAL SETTINGS
byreplacingthemwiththeFACTORY DEFAULTsettingswithoutperformingafullFACTORY
RESET.
APPLICATION
Note:ThesearethefactorydefaultGlobalBootOptions.

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Echolution 2 | Echolution 2 Deluxe
BANK#0-Echolution2CoreSounds
0)Echolution2Basic
1)TapeSlap
2)DottedEigthMod
3)GoldenStereoWash
4)SampleandHold
5)HaloSync
6)Angels
7)DUBWARS
8)heyyou...DUCK
9)tapeREVERSE
BANK#1-Echolution2SignatureSounds
10)DarkModDelay
11)TapeWarble
12)CombFilter
13)SyncSweepFilter
14)LPSweepSync
15)StereoTapeSweep
16)CombSawSweep
17)4Lou(Reed)
18)LovelessHeart
19)StereoStrobe
BANK#2-ClassicDelays
20)MemoryModDelay
21)PCM42Sq.Mod
22)SpaceEcho
23)2290DuckPong
24)DL4Sweep
25)SDD3000
26)BigGreenAnalogue
27)Echoplex
28)Shimmer
29)Crystal
FACTORY PRESETS
BANK#3-ModulationEffects
30)SuperLFOChorus
31)DynaFlanger
32)Doubler
33)DimensionChorus
34)Vibrato
35)Flanger
36)ResoFlange
37)SweeperMod
38)EnvelopeRotaryChirp
39)HaloChorusSweep
BANK#4-SpecialEffects
40)LPHalo
41)StereoHaloSweep
42)Swell
43)PureCrush
44)DynaCrush
45)AcidHead
46)LFOLowPass
47)Phaser
48)FeedbackSynth
49)ResoSynth
BANK#5-Multi-TapRhythms
50)1+3/4
51)1+2/3
52)1+PHI
53)3/4+2/3
54)3/4+1/2
55)1/2+PHI
56)1+1/2PONG
57)1+3/4PONG
58)1/2+PHIPONG
59)1+PHIPONG
FACTORY PRESETS

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CREDITS
ThePigtronixdesignteamspent5yearsworkingontheEcholution2pedal.Webelieveit
isthebestpedalPigtronixhasevercreated.Wewouldliketothankthefollowingpeople
fortheirhelpalongtheway:
RayHeasman,HowardDavis,BenArtes,SteveTurnidge,SeanEisenheim,TrevorHenderson,
AlexNodelandandDanielFisheraswellasLisaRickmers,MeganLeary,theBethkeand
Koltaifamilies,AaronReed,DanPavone,KevinGrifn,SeanFitzsimons,BrettPerdie,
ThomasElliot,BruceZinky,StuSuchit,DanBouzaandB-Dawg.
RayHeasman,BenArtes,Howard“Mick”Davis,SteveTurnidgeandDavidKoltaidesigned
thePigtronixEcholution2during2010–2015inPortJefferson,NYandSeattle,WA.
WehopeyouenjoyyournewEcholution2pedal!Asalways,wewelcomeyourinput,and
valuecustomerfeedback.
Contactusat(631)331-PIGS(7447)oremail:[email protected].Pleasecheckourwebsite,
www.pigtronix.comforthelatestinformationonnewPigtronixgear.
Dave Koltai
President
PIGRTONIX LIMITED WARRANTY
YourPigtronixeffectpedalcomeswitha1-yearlimitedwarrantyonparts
andworkmanship.Duringthewarrantyperiodwewillrepairorreplace,at
ouroption,defectivepartsorpedalsfreeofcharge,andreturnthemtothe
owner.Warrantyservicedoesnotincludedamaged,modied,ormisused
pedalsandsuchpedalswillbesubjecttoastandardrepaircharge.
Whatyoumustdo:First,contactusdirectlyviaemailanddescribethe
problemtous.Iftheproblemcannotberesolvedwewillhaveyousendthe
pedaldirectlytousforservicing.
Howtocontactusforwarrantyservice:
Email:[email protected]
Phone:631-331-PIGS(7447)
WarrantyLimitations:Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverdefectsresultingfrom
improperorunreasonableuse,accident,unauthorizedtamperingormodications.
Tovalidateyour1-year,limitedwarranty,pleaseregisteryourEcholution2,
within30daysofpurchase,onthewebat:www.pigtronix.com/warranty