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
procedureoftheE2.

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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.
LOWER BUTTON