Electro-Harmonix announces Pico Deep Freeze sound retainer pedal

September 28, 2023 · 4 sources

Electro-Harmonix announced the Pico Deep Freeze, a sound retainer and sustainer, as part of its NYC DSP Series of Pico-sized pedals¹². The pedal was listed at $193.10¹²³.

The maker describes the pedal as a meeting of the original Freeze and the Superego¹. It captures and holds a note or chord, and the maker says it can serve as a sustain pedal for backing or as a platform for reshaping tone¹. It has three modes: Latch, which freezes sound each time the footswitch is pressed until the effect is bypassed; Moment, which freezes only while the footswitch is held; and Auto, which captures sound automatically when it senses signal above a threshold¹. A double-tap of the footswitch ends the frozen sound in Latch and Auto modes¹.

Controls are DRY and EFFECT volume knobs, a GLISS knob for the morph time between frozen sounds, and a SPEED/LAYER knob that sets attack or decay time in Moment and Auto modes and the amount of layering in Latch mode¹. The maker lists selectable bypass topologies¹. Specifications from the maker:

Delicious Audio reported the launch on September 28, 2023, describing the pedal as building on the original Freeze with layering, adjustable attack and decay speeds, glissando and dedicated volume controls⁴. Its feature list also includes "Tap Tempo with 3 tap division modes," which does not appear on the maker's page¹⁴.