Pigtronix announces Echolution 3 multi-tap stereo delay

June 19, 2023 · 4 sources

Pigtronix announced the Echolution 3 on June 19, 2023, according to Delicious Audio, which reported that the pedal expands the delay time to 5 seconds and is hosted in a much smaller case than the previous version¹. The maker lists the pedal at $199 under SKU E3². Earlier coverage of the pedal, from September 2021, gave a price of $299³⁴; the maker's current page states $199².

The Echolution 3 is a multi-tap stereo modulation delay. Pigtronix says delay times from 100ms to 5 seconds can be set with the Time knob or by tap tempo on the left footswitch, and that a second delay tap can be set to the same length or a fraction of the main delay time². The 3/4 fraction produces a dotted eighth note delay, while the Golden fraction uses the Golden Ratio (.382) as the multiplier for the second tap². A stereo ping pong effect makes the delay taps switch sides on each repeat².

Controls are Time, Mix, Repeats and Mod, with push buttons for subdivisions, modulation and presets². The Special FX section offers Reverse, which makes the delay line go backwards, Jump, which moves the delay line up one octave, and Pong, activated with a push and hold, which alternates echoes between the left and right channels². Up to 4 presets can be stored, and Pigtronix says the Universal Remote footswitch unlocks hidden features². I/O includes stereo output, MIDI sync and an expression/TRS remote or MIDI connection².

The pedal runs on standard 9VDC². Gearnews reported in 2021 that it has two mono inputs and two mono outputs, a MIDI sync input and an input for the Universal Remote footswitch, and said at the time that an exact release date was not available³. The Echolution 3 sits in the delay pedals category.