Animals Pedal unveils Double Spy Mission is Impossible Filter

June 23, 2022 · 2 sources

Animals Pedal unveiled the Double Spy Mission is Impossible Filter, an auto-wah and envelope filter pedal, on June 23, 2022¹. The Japanese stompbox maker's new unit is a filter pedal with controls for Range and Filter and a Mode switch¹.

Range adjusts the filtered band, and Filter adjusts the response of the filter¹. The Mode switch changes the direction in which the filter is applied, with the top position up and the bottom position down¹. Delicious Audio describes the reverse mode as "closing" the filter, rather than opening it, when the strings are picked¹. Pedal of the Day describes Range as adjusting the filter's bandwidth and Sensitivity as setting the filter's response²; the builder's notes list the control as Filter, not Sensitivity¹.

The pedal uses a true bypass footswitch and is powered by a 9V battery or a standard center minus DC 9V adapter¹. The published specifications are:

Animals Pedal positions the pedal as an easy-to-use update of the original auto-wah sound, citing 1970s auto-wah pedals as its reference¹. The maker says the standard control layout is easy to "set and forget" once dialed in for an instrument and playing style¹. Pedal of the Day suggests it can also take a drum machine or loops².

No US price or ship date was given in either report¹².