Pigtronix Unleashes the Slimmed-Down Echolution 3 Delay

September 29, 2021 · 7 sources

Pigtronix announced the Echolution 3, a stereo multi-tap delay pedal and the third in the line, following the Echolution and Echolution 2. The company described it as "a multi-tap stereo modulation delay offering a myriad of sound design options including reverse, jump, pong, modulation tempo sync, variable low pass filter, flexible signal routing and comprehensive MIDI control"¹. At the time of the announcement, no exact release date had been given².

The core of the pedal is its second delay tap, which can be set to the same length as the main delay or to a fraction of it to create rhythmic echoes. Delay times run from 100ms to 5 seconds, set with the Time knob or via Tap Tempo on the left footswitch¹³. Among the fractions, the 3/4 setting creates a dotted eighth note delay, and the Golden setting uses the Golden Ratio (.382) as the multiplier for the second tap⁴.

The pedal's sound design options included:

• Reverse, which makes the delay line run backwards
• Jump, which makes the delay lines jump up one octave on each repeat
• Pong, which causes echoes to alternate between the left and right channels, meant for stereo use
• Modulation with Speed, Depth and Tone controls, with Speed syncable to tap tempo
• Up to 4 presets, storable and selectable from the footswitches¹

Pigtronix said of the Jump feature: "Echolution 3's unique Jump mode allows your delay lines to jump up one octave on each repeat"⁵⁶. The pedal's Tone Maps list included Dotted Eighth Rhythm, Golden Ratio, Modulation, Pitch Shifting, Multi-Tap, Reverse and Vibrato Swell settings¹.

Controls on the pedal are the Time, Mix, Repeats and Mod knobs, a Preset Select push button and a Special FX section, with a double footswitch layout that lets you control and layer effects¹. The pedal runs on standard 9VDC with a 150mA current draw, uses a buffered bypass, and carries a list price of $199¹. Its connections include two mono inputs and two mono outputs, a MIDI sync input, an input for the in-house Universal Remote footswitch, and a TRS remote/MIDI expression input¹². It can be expanded with the Pigtronix Universal Remote footswitch to unlock hidden features¹⁷.