The Purpll is a synth pedal from Montréal Assembly, made by company owner and circuit designer Scott Monk. It was showcased at the SNAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth, where it was presented as Monk's latest creation1. The pedal offers tracking, drone generation and a trigger input, among many other features1.
What it does
The Purpll sits in the guitar synth pedal field, alongside units like the BOSS SY-1, the Electro-Harmonix Micro Synthesizer and the Meris Enzo. Delicious Audio describes it as "a rather complex synth pedal with tracking, drone generation and a trigger input (among many other features)"1.
Those three named features cover a lot of ground for a player:
- Tracking means the pedal follows the pitch of what you play and turns it into a synth voice, the way a guitar synth does.
- Drone generation means it can hold sustained synth tones on its own, without you keeping a note ringing.
- A trigger input means it can be fired by an external signal, opening up rhythmic and sequenced uses beyond straight playing.
Delicious Audio notes that these are "among many other features", so the pedal goes beyond what its headline functions suggest1.
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Questions
What is the Montréal Assembly Purpll?
The Purpll is a synth pedal made by Montréal Assembly, the company run by owner and circuit designer Scott Monk. Delicious Audio describes it as a rather complex synth pedal with tracking, drone generation and a trigger input, among many other features. It was showcased at the SNAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth after keeping Monk busy for a couple of years.
When was the Purpll announced?
The Purpll was presented at the Summer NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth in July 2019. Delicious Audio's Paolo De Gregorio described it as Scott Monk's latest creation, one that had kept him busy for a couple of years by the time it was shown.
Sources (1)
- Montréal Assembly Purpll, Delicious Audio, 2019-10-01
