The Meteoric Echo Monster is a delay pedal from Hangman FX, hand-built in Los Angeles, CA. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio describes it as "an analog-voiced delay with dual modulations, a boost, a momentary mode, and a host of noisy tricks up its sleeve," announced on 1 November 20241. Beyond the expected delay or tape-style echo, the pedal can create a wide variety of effects including chorus, vibrato, double-tracking and lo-fi tape simulation1, which puts it in territory covered separately by chorus pedals and vibrato pedals.
The controls and push-down knobs
The top panel carries the usual delay and modulation controls, but several knobs do double duty through a push-down function. Pushing the Level knob triggers self-oscillation, while pressing the Repeats knob creates a Freeze effect1. The Speed knob is also a pusher: rhythmically pressing it acts as tap tempo for the modulation section, where Depth and Speed can be assigned to several LFO shapes1.
Alongside the knobs there are secondary modulation controls, including a 3-way Intensity toggle at the bottom of the pedal1.
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Level (pushed) | Triggers self-oscillation1 |
| Repeats (pushed) | Creates a Freeze effect1 |
| Speed (pushed rhythmically) | Tap tempo for the modulation LFOs1 |
| Depth and Speed | Assignable to several LFO shapes1 |
| Intensity toggle (3-way) | Secondary modulation control at the bottom of the pedal1 |
| Dry Kill footswitch | Secondary footswitch; see below1 |
Footswitches and momentary modes
The pedal has a Dry Kill footswitch in addition to its main switching, and there is another momentary mode activated by holding down the right footswitch1. Momentary modes like these are held, not latched, so the effect only stays on while your foot is down.
Clean delay or tape echo
An internal switch changes the delay voice from a clean delay to a tape echo one1. Because the switch sits inside the pedal rather than on the top panel, changing the voice is a set-and-forget choice rather than a live performance control.
The pedal was shown in a limited pink edition but is normally available in white1.
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Questions
What does the Hangman Meteoric Echo Monster do?
It is an analog-voiced delay with dual modulations, a boost, a momentary mode and what Delicious Audio calls a host of noisy tricks. Beyond the expected delay or tape-style echo, the pedal can create chorus, vibrato, double-tracking and lo-fi tape simulation, so it covers a wide range of effects from a single hand-built unit.
How do you use tap tempo on the Meteoric Echo Monster?
The modulation section's Depth and Speed knobs can be assigned to several LFO shapes, and those shapes can be synced to tempo by rhythmically pressing the Speed knob. That makes the push-down Speed knob double as the tap tempo control for the modulation.
What does the Dry Kill footswitch do?
The Dry Kill footswitch is one of the pedal's secondary controls, and holding down the right footswitch activates another momentary mode. Momentary modes only stay active while the switch is held, which lets you bring the effect in and out of the sound as you play.
How do you switch between clean delay and tape echo?
An internal switch changes the delay voice from a clean delay to a tape echo one. Because the switch is inside the pedal, changing the voice means opening it up rather than turning a knob on the top panel.
Where is the Hangman FX Meteoric Echo Monster made?
The Meteoric Echo Monster is hand-built in Los Angeles, CA by Hangman FX. It was depicted in a limited pink edition, though it is normally available in white.
How do you trigger self-oscillation or Freeze?
Pushing the Level knob triggers self-oscillation, while pressing the Repeats knob creates a Freeze effect. Both are push-down functions built into the top-panel knobs, so no extra switches are needed.
Sources (1)
- New Pedal: Hangman FX Meteoric Echo Monster, Delicious Audio, 2024-11-01