Electro-Harmonix announces Pico Pitch Fork mini pitch shifter

October 4, 2023 · 4 sources

Electro-Harmonix announced the Pico Pitch Fork, a compact version of its Pitch Fork polyphonic pitch shifter, as part of its NYC DSP Series of Pico-sized pedals¹². The pedal was listed on the maker's site with a 2023 release year³; Delicious Audio published its report on October 4, 2023¹, and MusicRadar and Guitar.com covered the wider Pico launch in September 2023⁴².

The Pico Pitch Fork offers 30 pitch shift options, made up of 10 pitch shift intervals and three modes: Up, Down and Dual³¹. In Dual mode the pedal pairs specific intervals, which Electro-Harmonix says allows for more musical effects³. A Mode button selects the direction, with a red LED for pitch up, green for pitch down and orange for dual mode³.

Controls are SHIFT for the interval, BLEND for the wet/dry mix, VOL for output volume and SWEEP for pitch bend sweep time when toggling between bypass and effect³. The maker says SWEEP reaches a maximum of 4 seconds and can be set to minimum to bypass the pitch sweep³; MusicRadar describes the range as from instant to four seconds⁴. The footswitch works in Latching or Momentary mode, the latter engaging the effect only while the switch is held³¹.

The pedal has selectable bypass topologies and ships with a power adapter³¹. It is listed at $217.60³⁴².