Echolution 2 User’s Guide

F U T U R I S T I C A U D I O T E C H N O L O G Y®

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EVOLUTION OF ECHO

Echolution 2 Ultra Pro

Echolution 2 Deluxe Echolution 2

Echolution 2 FiLTER Pro

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Introduction .............................................................................................. 4

Jacks and Footswitches .............................................................................. 6

Knobs and Touch Switches ......................................................................... 8

Advanced Boot Options ............................................................................ 10

Touch Switches ........................................................................................ 12

•Filters ........................................................................................... 12

•Multi-Taps ..................................................................................... 13

•DelayLinei/o .............................................................................. 14

•DelayLineSpecialFunctions ......................................................... 15

•LFOWaveforms ............................................................................ 16

•ExpressionControl ........................................................................ 17

•DelayTimeRanges ....................................................................... 18

•SpecialEffects .............................................................................. 19

Presets .................................................................................................... 20

E2RRemoteSwitch .................................................................................. 21

PitchShifting. ......................................................................................... 24

MIDI .................................................................................................... 26

MIDICCMAP....................................................................................... .....28

Echolution2Application....... ............................................. ......................32

FactoryPresetsList .................................................................................. 36

Credits .................................................................................................... 38

Warranty................................................................................................. 39

TABLE OF CONTENTSEcholution 2 isthemostpowerfuleffectspedalthatwe’veevercreated.Thismassivelyflexiblemulti-tapstereomodulationdelayfeaturesanentirearrayofcustomizablefilter,LFOandpitchshiftingoptionsalongwithexpressionpedalandenvelopecontrolofeveryknobaswellascompleteMIDIcontrolofeveryfunction.

PigtronixEcholution2FilterPROprovidesalltheprocessingpowerandflexibilityoftheE2UltraPROwhilepresentingastreamlineduserinterfaceforuseonstage.TheE2FilterPro’scleanuserinterfaceprovidesfrontpanelaccesstothecriticalmulti-tapandfilteroptionsthathavebecomeessentialtoolsforcraftingamoderndelaysoundaswellasonboardaccesstotheall-newPigtronixpitchshifteralgorithms

AccessingandnavigatingthevastpaletteofsoundsavailablewithintheEcholution2iseasy.Sincethepedaliscompletelyprogrammable,anysoundthathasbeendesignedusingtheEcholution2pedalcanbesavedtotheunititselfandexportedforsharingwithfriendsandothermusicians.AdedicatedPC/MACapplicationhandlespresetmanagementandprovidesE2userswithevendeepercustomization.Pleasetakeamomenttodownloadthisapplicationfrom:www.pigtronix.com/E2application

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MIDI INAcceptsMIDIpresetchange,MIDICCinputs(seeMIDImap)forallfunctionsaswellasMIDIbeatclocktosetthedelaytime.

Output 1Connectamplifier,mixer,DAWhere.

Output 2Connectamplifier,mixer,DAWhere.

Note:Whenonlyoneofthetwoaudioinputsisconnected,thatsingleinputwillbeprocessedinstereothroughbothoutputs

MIDI LEDWhen aMIDI clock at theMIDI IN jack ispresent,theredMIDILEDintheupperleftcornerwillilluminate.

TAP TEMPOTaponthisswitchtosetthedelaytime.WhenanewdelaytimeissetbytheTapTemposwitch,itwilloverridethemanualdelaytimeknob.

PRESET SELECTION

JACKS AND FOOTSWITCHES

A LONGPRESSoftheTapTemposwitchentersPRESETSELECTmode.OnceyouhaveenteredthePRESETSELECT mode,thegreenpresetdigitwillblink.A SHORTPRESSonthetaptemposwitchwillmoveuponepresetandaLONGPRESSwillmovedownonepreset.Oncethedesiredpresetisqueued,pressingtheENGAGEfootswitchwillactivateit.

EXPTRSexpressionpedalgoeshere.Usealow-impedancefootcontroller.

Input 1Connectinstrumenthere

Input 2Connectinstrumenthere

MIDI OUTSendsoutMIDIbeatclockthatiseitherrelatedto the delay time or based on the signalpresentattheMIDIINjackalongwithMIDIThrusignals.

REMOTEE2RorcompatibleTRSmomentaryremoteswitchgoeshere.

ENGAGETurnstheeffectonandoff.

Power18VDC(2.1mmneg.tip)100mAorhigherisrequired.

JACKS AND FOOTSWITCHES

Note:TheEngagefootswitchisalsousedtoloadpresetsonceyouhaveloadedPRESETSELECTmode.WhentheEngagefootswitchisusedtoloadapreset,thebypassstatusoftheeffectwillnotchange

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KNOBS AND TOUCH SWITCHES

REPEATSSetstheamountoffeedbackinthedelayline.

MIXSetstheaudiooutputlevelofthedelayline.

EXPRESSION CONTROLSHORTPRESScyclesbetweenRepeats,Time,Mix,Speed,andDepthcontrol.LONGPRESSturnsonENVmaptoEXP.

DELAY TIME RANGESSHORTPRESScyclesbetweenShort,Medium,andLongdelaytimes.LONGPRESSturnsoffthedelayline.

SPECIAL FXSHORTPRESSturnsonPong.LONGPRESSturns on Halo.

MULTI-TAPSSHORTPRESScyclesbetween1,3/4,2/3,1/12,andPHI.LONGPRESScreates a Second Tap.

TIMESetsthedelaytimewithinthecurrentdelaytimerangesetting.Whenthetimeknobisturned,ittakesoverfromthetaptempowithinthedelaytimerangeassetbythelasttaptempovalue.

KNOBS AND TOUCH SWITCHES

SPEEDSets the LFO speed.

DEPTHSetstheamountofLFOmodulationthatisfedtothedelayline.

PRESET SELECTORAllowsyoutosaveandloadpresets.

LFO WAVEFORMSSHORTPRESScyclesbetweenTriangle,Square,Ramp,andRandomwaveforms.LONGPRESSturnsonLFOSync.

DELAY LINE I/OSHORTPRESScyclesbetweenTrails,ListenandNormal.LONGPRESSturnsonDryKill.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONSSHORTPRESSturnsonReverse.LONGPRESSturnsonDuck.

FILTERS CONTROLSHORTPRESScyclesbetweenLowPass,Tape,Comb,andSweepfilters.LONGPRESSturns on Crush.

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ADVANCED BOOT OPTIONS

GLOBAL TAPAllowstheusertochangepresetswithoutchangingtheTapTempodelaytime.

NON-PITCHED MIDI TRACKING AllowstheMIDIbeatclocktochangethedelaytimewithoutcausingpitchshift.

COPY MIDI CLOCK CopiesMIDIClockIntoMIDIClockOut

6DB BOOSTIncreasestheMAXvalueoftheMIXknobto+6dBabovetheinputsignal.

INPUT MIDI CLOCKEnablesMIDIClockin

FIRMWARE VERSIONAftertheE2initializes,itwilldisplayasequenceofthreedigits;thisisitsfirmwareversion.Forexample,afterthe“-“youwillseeasequence‘1’,‘0’,’0’.Thisdenotesfirmwareversion100.

ADVANCED BOOT OPTIONS

DRY KILL DURING BYPASSEnablesDryKillwhenEngageisoff

REMOTE SWITCH SETTINGChangesremoteswitchfunctionalitybetweenbetweenJump/FreezeandPresetSelect.

PHASE INVERSIONControls stereo output phase inversion

FACTORY RESETRestoresall60originalEcholution2presets.

WARNING:PerformingafactoryresetwilleraseallcustompresetdatastoredtotheEcholution2.

MIDI THRUEnableMIDIThrusignals

GENERATE MIDI CLOCKAllowstheE2togenerateitsownMIDIClock

ADVANCED BOOT OPTIONSSpecialtyglobalsettingsthatcanbeturnedonandoffbyholdingdowntheappropriatebuttonduringpowerup.ThesesettingswillremainsetevenafterremovingpowerfromtheE2.ThecurrentstatusofeachbootoptionisdisplayedduringpowerupbythecorrespondingLEDs.

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TOUCH SWITCHES — FILTERS

SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:

LP(LowPassFilter)TAPE(AnalogTapeemulator)COMB(AllPassCombFilter)SWEEP(ResonantSweep)LP+SWEEPTAPE+SWEEPCOMB+SWEEPNOFILTER

WhenCOMBorSWEEPisactive,thosefiltersareanimatedataratedeterminedbytheLFOSPEEDknob.TryusingtheLFOSYNCtoTAPfunctionforsomeincrediblesynchronizedfilteranddelayeffects(SeeTouchSwitches:LFOWaveformsformore).

LONG PRESSturnsontheCRUSHfilter.Thisisaproprietarybitcrusher/destructionfilterthatsmashestheaudiointhedelaylineaccordingtohowloudtheinputsignalis.

Note:OntheE2FILTERPRO,CRUSHisreplacedbyHALO.

BOOT OPTION: PHASE INVERSIONofthedelaysignalatOutput2canbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheFILTERswitchduringtheboot-upprocess.

TOUCH SWITCHES — MULTI-TAPS

SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:

1-delayoutputmatchesthetaptempo/delaytime¾-delayoutputis¾ofthetaptempo/delaytimevalue2/3-delayoutputis2/3ofthetaptempo/delaytimevalue½-delayoutputis½ofthetaptempo/delaytimevaluePHI-delayoutputis0.382ofthetaptempo/delaytimevalue...thissignaturefeaturecreatesrhythmicechopatternsbasedonthemathematicsoftheGoldenRatio.

LONG PRESS‘locks’thecurrentlyselectedtapoptionandaddsasecondtap.ThelockedtapremainsatthepreviouslychosenvalueandthesecondtapwillnowmovewitheachSHORTPRESS,cyclingthroughtheavailableremainingoptions.

WhentwotapsareactiveaLONGPRESSgetsridofthesecondtapand‘unlocks’thefirsttap.

BOOT OPTION: DELAY OUTPUT BOOSTincreasestheMAXvalueoftheMIXknobto+6dBabovetheinputsignal.ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheTAPSswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

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TOUCH SWITCHES — DELAY LINE I/O

SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:

TRAILS-oldechos“spillover”afterbypassforsmoothtransitions.

LISTEN-echomaterialisrecorded(althoughnotheard)whileinbypass.

NORMAL-normalbypass(noLEDslitup).

LONG PRESSturnsonDRYKILL-thiscutsouttheanalogcleansignalfromthemix.DRYKILLisusefulforspecialeffectsorwhenusingaparalleleffectslooponanamporwhenaddingdelaytoafullmix

BOOT OPTION: DRY KILL DURING BYPASS - enablesDryKillwhenEngageisoff.ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheDELAYLINEI/Oswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

UPPER BUTTON

TOUCH SWITCHES — SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

SHORT PRESS turns on REVERSE–reversestapeindelaymix

LONG PRESS turns on DUCK–lowersdelaymixwithhigherinputsignal

ADJUSTABLE FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY Thedefaultfilter,LPfilter,andTapefiltercanhavedifferentsettingsforeachpreset.Tochangethecornerfrequencyofthecurrentlyenabledfilter,PressandholdboththeFilterSelectionandBypassSelectionTouchSwitches,andturntheSpeedknobwhilestillholdingdowntheswitches.

FactorySettings:DefaultFilter=FullyCWLPFilter=11o’clockTapeFilter=9o’clock

AnychangesmadetothesesettingscanbesavedtothecurrentPresetusingthePresetEncoder(See‘PresetSaving’inthe‘Presets’section).

BOOT OPTION: GENERATE MIDI CLOCK - AllowstheE2togenerateitsownMIDIClock.ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheSPECIALFUNCTIONSswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

LOWER BUTTON

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TOUCH SWITCHES — LFO WAVEFORMS

SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:

TriangleSquareRampRandom(Sample&Hold)SuperTriangleSuper SquareSuperRampSuperRandom

The“Super”versionofeachwaveformhas4additionalLFOssuperimposedontotheoriginalLFOwaveform.

LONG PRESS turns on LFO SYNC-thissynchronizestheLFOtotheDelayTimeassetbythedelaytimeknob,taptempoorMIDIbeatclock.WhenLFOSyncisturnedon,theLFOSPEEDknobdeterminestheLFOSpeedtoDelayTimeratiowithminimumbeing1LFOOscillation:8DelayCyclesandmaximumbeing8LFOOscillations:1DelayCycleforfifteenpossiblevalues(1:8,1:7,1:6,1:5,1:4,1;3,1:2,1:1,2:1,3:1,4:1,5:1,6:1,7:1,8:1)

BOOT OPTION: MIDI THRU - EnableMIDIThrusignals.This can be toggledbyHOLDINGtheLFOWAVEFORMSswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

TOUCH SWITCHES — EXPRESSION CONTROL

SHORT PRESScyclesbetweenEXPcontrolof:

R-DelayRepeatsT-DelayTimeM-DelayMixS-LFOspeedD-LFOdepth

Note:TheHeelsettingisfullycounterclockwisebydefault,andtheknobpositiondeterminesthetoesetting.

LONG PRESSturnsonENVMAPtoEXP-thissumstheinternalenvelopefollowerwiththecurrentexpressionpedaloron-boardknobvalueforthechosenparameter,allowingtouchsensitivecontrolovereveryknob.

WhenusingtheENV MAPtoEXPfunction,thepositionoftheexpressionpedaloronboardknobwillbesummedwiththeenvelopevoltage.

ADVANCED MAPPING:Theexpressionpedaland/orenvelopecanbeusedtocontrolanycombinationoftheknobsontheE2.See‘Echolution2Application’Sectionformoredetailsonhowtoimplementthissetting.

BOOT OPTION: INPUT MIDI CLOCK - EnablesMIDIClockin.This canbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheEXPRESSIONCONTROLswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

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TOUCH SWITCHES — DELAY TIME RANGES

SHORT PRESScyclesbetween:

Short-10ms→100msMedium-100ms→ 1secLong-1sec→ 10sec.

LONG PRESS turns OFFthedelayline.Thisallowsthefiltersandmodulationsectionstobeusedwithnodelay

BOOT OPTION: NON-PITCHED MIDI TRACKING - allows theMIDIbeatclocktochangewithoutcausingthedelaytopitchshift.ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheDELAYTIMERANGESswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

UPPER BUTTON

TOUCH SWITCHES — SPECIAL EFFECTS

SHORT PRESS turns on PING PONG.Withonetaprunning,theechobouncesfromlefttoright.Withtwotapsrunning,eachtapisassignedtoonesideandtheyswapsidesoneveryrepeat.WerecommendthatPING PONGbeusedonlywhen both outputs are used in stereo.

LONG PRESS turns on HALO. This causes the echoes to cascade up in octaves on each repeat.

BOOT OPTION: COPY MIDI CLOCK - CopiesMIDIClockIntoMIDIClock Out. ThiscanbetoggledbyHOLDINGtheSPECIALEFFECTSswitchduringthepower-upprocedureoftheE2.

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ThePRESETknobisarotarypushbuttonencoderthatfacilitatessavingandloadingofpresets.Acompletelistofall60defaultpresetscanbefoundattheendofthismanual.

Onpowerup,theunitwillloadpreset0inBank0.Turningthepresetencoderclockwisescrollsthroughpresetnumbers1-9inBank0.Goingbeyondpreset9inBank0takesyouintopreset0-9ofBank1andsoforth.ThecurrentBankisindicatedbytheupperrightlightbar,wherenolightsindicatesBank0,onelightindicatesBank1,twolightsindicatesBank2etc…

PRESET LOADING ToLoadapreset,turnthepresetknobtoselectthedesirednumber,thedigitwillflash.Whenyouhavearrivedatthedesireddestination,pushdownthepresetknobtoloadthatpreset.Note:Uponswitchingpresets,anewTapTempowillbeloaded,associatedwiththatpreset.InordertobypassthistokeepaconstantGlobalTap,engageGlobalTap.See‘Footswitches’formoreinformation.

PRESET SAVINGToSaveapresetyouhavecreated,pushandHOLDthepresetknobfor1second,untilthedigitbeginsflashing.TurnthepresetknobtoselectthepresetnumberwhereyouwanttosavethesoundandthenpushdownandHOLDthepresetknobfor1secondtofinalizethesave.

Thedecimalpointwillilluminatetoindicatethatpresetispresentinanygivennumber/bank.Whenchangeshavebeenmadebutnotsaved,thedecimalpointwillflash.Ifyouwanttokeepyourchanges,simplyfollowthesaveprocessexplainedabovewithoutchangingtheselectedbank.

PRESET COPYToCopyapresetfromonebanktoanothersimplyinitiatethesaveprocessasexplainedaboveandsavetoanyslotyouwish.

PRESET SELECT USING THE ON-BOARD FOOTSWITCHESHoldTAPTEMPOtoenterPRESETSELECTmode.Thepresetdigitwillbeginblinking.ASHORTPRESSontheTapTemposwitchmovesuponepreset.ALONGPRESSmovesdownonepreset.PressingENGAGEactivatesthechosenpreset.WhenpressingtheENGAGEswitchtoactivateanewpreset,theBYPASSstatuswillnotchange.Note:Whenswitchingbetweenvastlydifferentsounds,theEcholution2willautomatically“teleport”taps,makingaseamlesstransition,instantlychangingtheTapTempowithoutpitchchanges.

FACTORY RESETHoldingdownbothfootswitchesduringpowerupwillresult inafactoryreset,restoringall60originalEcholution2presets.WARNING:PerformingafactoryresetwilleraseallcustompresetdatastoredtotheEcholution2.

PRESETS E2R REMOTE SWITCH

PresetLoadusingtheoptionalE2RRemoteSwitch

SHORT PRESSontheleftfootswitchoftheE2Rwill instantlyloadpreset1inthecurrent bank.

SHORT PRESSontheleftfootswitchagainwillinstantlyloadpreset2inthecurrentbank.

LONG PRESSontheleftfootswitchmovesuponebank(indicatedbyupperrightlightbar).

SHORT PRESSontherightfootswitchoftheE2Rwill instantlyloadpreset3inthecurrent bank.

SHORT PRESSontherightfootswitchagainwillinstantlyloadpreset4inthecurrentbank.

LONG PRESSontherightfootswitchmovesdownbank(indicatedbyupperrightlightbar).

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JumpandFreezeusingtheoptionalE2RRemoteSwitch

To enable the JUMP and FREEZEfunctionsoftheRemote,poweruptheEcholution2pedalwhileholdingtheENGAGE footswitch.

JUMPmodulatesthedelaylineoneoctaveeachdelaytimebydefault. Inordertoaccessotherintervalsorsetaseconddelayline,seethe‘PitchShifting’section.JUMPcanbetoggledwithouttheremoteswitchaswell(see‘TouchSwitches:DelayTimeRanges’)

FREEZEcreatesaloopoutofthematerialthatispresentinthedelayline.ThiscanbetoggledonandoffbypressingtheFREEZEfootswitch.

WhenFREEZEisactive,theTapfootswitchbecomesLoopRecord.WhenFREEZEisturnedon,pressingtheTAPfootswitchbeginrecordinganewloop.Asecondpress(within10seconds)willclosetheloopandbeginplayback.Tooverdub,turnoffFREEZEtoaddnewmaterialandturnFREEZEbackonwhendone.HittingtheTAPswitchwillclearanycurrentlyloopedaudio.Torecordanewloop,makesureFREEZEisturnedonandthenhittheTAPfootswitch.

Once the JUMP and FREEZEremotefunctionsareenabled,theEcholution2willrememberthispreferenceafteritispowereddown.TodisableJUMP and FREEZE andrestorethepreferenceforinstantpresetaccess,simplypowerpoweruptheEcholution2whileholdingtheENGAGE switch.

JUMPEachdelaytapcanbeassignedadifferentpitchshiftinterval.ThepitchshiftingcanbeturnedonandoffatanypointusingtheremoteswitchJUMPfunctionorviaMIDI.

OnceapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedJUMPisautomaticallyenabled,sothatuserswithouttheremoteswitchcanenjoypitchshifteffects.Whenapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselected,theJUMPfunction“latches”andtheJUMPswitchmustpressedagaintoturnthepitchshiftingoff.PitchShiftvaluescanbeassigned,savedandrecalledinanyofthe 60 presets.

E2 REMOTE SWITCH E2 REMOTE SWITCH

Tochangethepitchshiftvalueforthefirstdelaytap,holddownboththeDelayTime (Short/Med/Long)andTapsbuttonsandturnthePresetEncodertoselectthedesiredpitchshiftvalue.AftersimultaneouslypressingDelayTimeandTaps,(whileatleastoneofthemisstillhelddown),the7-segmentdisplaywillshowanumberor“-“.ThisnumberrepresentsthePitchchange,Theintervalsaredisplayedasanumberanddecimalpoint;eachnumberrepresentsacorrespondingscaledegree(5=perfectfifth)withthedecimalpointindicatingwhetherthatintervalisflatted(5.=flatfive).

Thechangethepitchshiftvaluefortheseconddelaytap,holddowntheSpecialFX (Pong/Halo)andTapsbuttonsandturnthepresetencoder.

TochangetheVOLUMEoftheseconddelaytap,holddowntheSpecialFX(Pong/Halo)andTapsbuttonsandturnthemixknob.

Whenonedelaytapisturnedonandapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselected,JUMPwithcausethedelaytopitchshift.

Whenonedelaytapisturnedonandapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedforbothtaps,JUMPwithcausethedelaytoalternatebetweenthetwoassignedpitches(FirstTappitchforonecycle,SecondTappitchforonecycle,etc).Thesecondtapwillnotbeheard.

Withtwodelaytapsturnedon,andapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedforonlyoneofthetaps,onedelaywillpitchshiftandonewillnot.

Withtwodelaytapsturnedon,andapitchshiftvaluehasbeenselectedforbothsofthetaps,eachdelaywillpitchshiftaccordingtotheselectedintervals. WhenFREEZEisactivated,JUMPwillonlyremainactiveforasinglecycle,allowingmaterialtochangepitchoneintervalatatime.

WhenFREEZEisactivatedwithasingletapbutapitchshiftvaluehasbeensetforbothtaps,thepitchshiftvalueofthefrozendelaywillalternatewitheachpressoftheJUMPfootswitch.

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PITCH SHIFTING & SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

SECONDARY DELAY TAP VOLUMETurntheMixknobwhileholdingdownthesecondarytapbuttonstoreducethevolumeoftheseconddelaytap.

ENVELOPE SENSITIVITYHolddowntheEXPandLFObuttonswhileturningthePresetEncodertoadjusttheGlobalEnvelopeSensitivity.

PRIMARY DELAY TAP PITCH SHIFTHolddowntheDelayTimeRangeandTapsbuttonswhileturningthePresetEncodertoadjustthepitchshiftvaluebysemitoneincrements.Turnclockwisetopitchupandturncounterclockwise to pitch down.

SECONDARY DELAY TAP PITCH SHIFTHolddowntheSpecialFXandTapsbuttonswhileturningthePresetEncodertoadjustthepitchshiftvaluebysemitoneincrements.Turn clockwise to pitch up and turn counterclockwise to pitch down.

PITCH SHIFTING & SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

CURRENT FILTER CUTOFFHoldtheFiltersandDelayLineI/ObuttonswhileturningtheSpeedknobtoadjustthecutofffrequencyoftheDefault,LowPass,orTapefilter.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONSSimulateouslypressingcertaincombinationsoftwosofttouchbuttonsprovidesaccesstodeepeditingofpitchshifting,envelopesensitivity,filtercutoff,andsecondarydelaytapvolumeoptions.ThesefeaturesareessentialforgettingthemostcreativesounddesignpotentialoutoftheE2

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MIDI

EveryfunctionoftheEcholution2canbecontrolledviaMIDI.

SETTING THE E2 MIDI CHANNEL:

1. PoweruptheE2whileholdingdownthePRESETrotaryswitch.

2. After the firmware version number has been displayed, a ‘C’ will appear. This indicates that the E2 will enter the MIDI Channel SelectionMenuuponreleaseofthePresetrotaryswitch

3. Once in this menu, the user can see the current MIDI channel and changeit,ifnecessary,byturningthePresetRotarySwitch. *Possible MIDI Channels are 1-16, with tens indicated by an illuminateddecimalpoint,tothelowerrightofthenumber. i.e.9=9,0.=10,1.=11

4. To select a channel, PRESS the Preset rotary switch. The E2 will continue its boot process.

SUPPORTED MIDI COMMANDSToloadaparticularpreset,simplysendaprogramchangecommandwiththedesiredpresetnumber.TheE2willloadthatnumberplusoneasthepreset.ThisisbecausemanyMIDIcontrollerssend“PROGRAM CHANGEx-1”whenyouselectprogramx.ie.Thefootcontrollerwillsend“PROGRAM CHANGE 00”whenyouselectthefootswitchcorrespondingtopreset1.Ifyouwantpreset00,send127astheprogram.

MIDI

MIDI CLOCK OPTIONSNon-pitchedMIDITracking:TapsteleportwhenanewMIDITempoisreceived.ThenewMIDIclockwillonlyjumpifthechangeintempoisgreaterthan10ms.Thiscanbeswitchedonandoffduringtheboot-upprocessbyholdingtheDelayTimebutton.

EnableMIDIClockIn:ThisallowstheE2toadjustitsdelaytimeinaccordancewithaMIDIclockconnectedtotheMIDIINport.Byswitchingthisoff,theE2willignoretheMIDIclockreceivedintheinputandreplacesitwithitsownclock.TotoggletheEnableMIDIClocksetting,pressandholdEXPbuttonduringpowerup.

Note:WhenMIDISynced,tappinganewdelaylengthwillquantizethenewlengthtoanintegernumberofMIDIquarternotes.(i.e.youcanchangethedelaytimewhileremainingMIDISynced).Togetbacktotheoriginaldelaytime,doubletaptheTapTemposwitch.

EnableMIDIClockOut:ThisallowstheE2tooutputitsownMIDIclocktakenfromitsDelayTimeknobandpassitoutofitsMIDIOUTport.TotoggletheEnableMIDIClockOutsetting,pressandholdSpecialFunctionsbuttonduringpowerup.

CopyMIDIClock:ThispassestheMIDIClockIn,totheMIDIClockOut.EveniftheE2isignoringtheMIDIClockInandoperatingonitsowndelaytime,itwillstilloutputtheMIDIClockIn.ThisallowstheusertocontrolmultipleE2’sviaMIDICC’swithdifferentdelaylengths.TotoggletheCopyMIDIClocksetting,pressandholdSpecialEffectsbuttonduringpowerup.

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MIDI CC MAP4-Exppedalinput12-RepeatsKnob13-TimeKnob14-MixKnob15-LFOSpeedKnob16-ModulationDepthKnob17-TimeButton SpecialValues:3=SHORT4=MED 5=LONG18-SFXButton SpecialValues:3=OFF4=PONG5=HALO 6=PONGANDHALO19-TapsButton SpecialValues:3=FirstTapOff4=FirstTap1 5=FirstTap3/46=FirstTap2/37=FirstTap1/2 8=FirstTapPHI9=SecondTapOff10=SecondTap111=SecondTap3/412=SecondTap2/313=SecondTap1/214=SecondTapPHI20-FilterButton SpecialValues:3=FILTEROFF4=LPON5=TAPEON6=COMBON7=SWEEPOFF8=SWEEPON9=CRUSHOFF10=CRUSHON

21-BypassButton SpecialValues:3=NONE4=TRAILSON5=LISTENON 6=DRYKILLOFF 7=DRYKILLOFF22-DuckingButton SpecialValues:3=DUCKINGOFF4=REVERSEONLY5=DUCKONLY23-EXPButton SpecialValues:3=NONE4=REPEATS 5=TIME6=MIX7=SPEED8=DEPTH9=ENVELOPESELECTORON10=ENVELOPESELECTOROFF24-LFOModButton SpecialValues:3=TRIANGLE4=SQUARE 5=SAW6=RANDOM7=SUPERTRIANGLE 8=SUPERSQUARE9=SUPERSAW10=SUPERRANDOM25-TapTempoFootswitch27-EngageFootswitch SpecialValues:3=ExplicitlyEngaged4=ExplicitlyNotEngaged28-PresetSave29-JumpFootswitch/Preset1/230-FreezeFootswitch/Preset3/431-LoopOpenClose(1=Open;1=Close)74-AdjustFilterCutoffFrequency(mapped0-127)76-SecondTapVolume(mapped0-127)77-SetJumpintervalforFirstTap(shownontablebelow)77-SetJumpintervalforSecondTap(shownontablebelow)79–EnableMIDIClockIn(0=off;1=on)80–EnableMIDIClockOut(0=off;1=on)81–CopyMIDIClock(0=off;1=on)

MIDI CC MAP

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ADJUSTABLE FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY :Sendthedesiredvalue(0-127)toMIDICC#74tochangethecornerfrequencyofthecurrentlyenabledfilter

SECOND TAP VOLUME:Sendthedesiredvalue(0-127)toMIDICC#76tochangethevolumeofthesecondtap.

SETTING JUMP INVTERVALS:MIDICC#77&78Sendinga1willdecrementthepitch,sendinga2willincrementthepitch.

Tosettheintervalsofthefirstandsecondtapsexplicitly,followthistable(sendtoCC#77forFirstTapandCC#78forSecondTap:

MIDI CC MAP

UP16-MINOR2nd17-MAJOR2nd18-MINOR3rd19-MAJOR3rd20-PERFECT4th21-TRITONE22-PERFECT5th23-MINOR6th24-MAJOR6th25-MINOR7th26-MAJOR7th27-Octave

DOWN3-Octave4-MAJOR7th5-MINOR7th6-MAJOR6th7-MINOR6th8-PERFECT5th9-TRITONE10-PERFECT4th11-MAJOR3rd12-MINOR3rd13-MAJOR2nd14-MINOR2nd

MIDI CC MAP

LOOPING :Sendamomentary1toCC#31toStartaLoop,thensendanotherto Close that Loop.

ThePresetSaveCommandcanbeusedtosaveapreset,afterusingothermidicommandstochangeparameters.

Buttonscanbecontrolledintwoways,toallowautomatedpatchesandalsorealtimemanualcontrol.

BUTTON PATCH CONTROLSetthebuttonvalueto“1”foraSHORT PRESS.Setthebuttonvalueto“2”foraLONG PRESS

ThisallowscommandstobesentquicklytotheE2withoutworryingabouttiming,whichmakesautomatedcontroleasy.

MANUAL BUTTON CONTROL VIA MIDIThisisconvenientformanualcontroloftheE2throughsomethinglikeafootcontroller,butwouldbeveryinconvenientforautomatedcontrol.Setthebuttonto“127”toindicatethatthebuttonshouldchangestatefrom“unpressed”to“pressed”.Setthebuttonto“0”toindicatethatthebuttonshouldchangestatefrom“pressed”to“unpressed”.Thetimebetweentheabovetwomessagesdecidesifthepressisalongorshortpress.ThismeansthatthecontrollingbuttonontheMIDIcontrollerbehavesexactlyastheequivalentbuttonwouldontheE2frontpanel.ManualandPatchcontrolscanbemixedasnecessary.

CLASSIC15-Non-latchingJump

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APPLICATIONAPC/MACapplicationhasbeendevelopedtoenableuserstocontroleveryfunctionoftheEcholution2viaUSB.

Theapplicationalsoenablesfirmwareupdatesandextensivepresetmanagementincludingtheabilitytoimport,exportandauditionpresets.

PLEASEtakeamomenttodownloadtheE2Applicationfromourwebsiteat:

www.pigtronix.com/E2application

StartingtheApplication:ToloadandchangepresetsontheE2,connecttheviaUSB.TochangepresetparameterswithoutconnectingtheE2,CreateaVirtualE2.

Ifyouwouldlike,youcanchangetheviewoftheapplicationtoeithertheFilterProortheUltraProbytheDisplayTypedropmenu.Note:Thefunctionalitydoesnotdifferwitheachview,andbotharecompatiblewithanyEcholutionpedal.

PresetsList:Ontheleftofthescreen,thereisalistofallofthecurrentpresetsstoredintheE2.Thislistisorderedinthesamewayofthatattheendofthismanual.ByDOUBLE-CLICKING,theselectedpresetloadsontheE2.Onceapresetisselected,itwillbedisplayedinboldinthePresetsList.

Buttonsforseveraloptionsaredisplayedunder thePresetsList:SaveTo:Thisallowstheusertosavetocurrentlydisplayedsettingstoanypreset.WhenSaveToisclicked,awindowwillpopup,addressingthe

usertohighlightthepresetfromthePresetListwhichhewouldliketooverwritethesesettingsto.Whenthedesiredpresetishighlighted,clicksave.SavePreset/BanktoFile:ThissavesanindividualpresetorbanktoafileLoadPreset/BanktoFile:Thisloadsanindividualpresetorbanktoafile

ADVANCED OPTIONS

Toaccessthisfeature,clickthe‘ShowAdvancedOptions’button, locatedundertheEcholution2logoonthe application.

EachrowrepresentsaknobontheE2,namedaccordingly.Thefirstandsecondcolumnscontrolparametersfortheexpressionpedal,andthelastfourcolumnscontrolparametersfortheenvelope.

ByclickingaboxinanENABLEcolumnalloweithertheexpressionpedalortheenvelopetocontrolthedesignatedknob.Whenaparameterisassignedexpressionpedalcontrol,pointersfortheheelandtoebecomevisiblearoundthatparametersassociatedcontrolknob,movingthesepointerssettherangeofcontrol.

Note:WhenaparameterhasanyoftheseadvancedmappingfeaturesenabledfortheEXPRESSION pedal,theLEDforthatparameterdimlyilluminatestoindicatetheexpressionorenvelopecontrol;dimlylitLED’sindicateSecondaryControls.ThebrightlylitLEDindicatesthePrimaryControl.ThePrimaryControlisNOTsubjecttotherangeofcontrolsetbythepointers,bututilizestheFULL RANGEoftheknob.IfNOPrimaryControlisdesired,presstheEXP buttonuntilthereisnotbrightlylitLED.

ByclickingaboxinanINVERTcolumn(secondandfourthcolumns),this‘inverts’therange.Onanexpressionpedal,theHEELsettingbecomestheTOEsettingandviceversa.Similarly,theenvelope’srangeinverts.

The ENV SENSITIVITYslideradjuststhesensitivityoftheenvelope,leftbeingtheleastsensitive,andrightbeingthemost.Ifplayingwithaguitarwithastrongoutput,alowersensitivityisfavored.Ifplayingwithaguitarwithaweakeroutput,ahighersensitivityisfavored.

APPLICATION

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The ENV RELEASEsliderlistsincreasesthereleasetimeoftheenvelopeinsecondswhenmovedright.

DUCKING SENSITIVITY and DUCKING RELEASE TIMEarecontrolsfortheDUCKoption(seethe‘DelayLinei/o’sectionformoredetails).TheDUCKING SENSITIVITY slideradjuststhesensitivityofducking,leftbeingtheleastsensitive,andrightbeingthemost.TheDUCKING RELEASETIMEsliderlistsincreasesthereleasetimeoftheenvelopeinsecondswhenmovedright.

The FILTER CUTOFFSadjustthecutofffrequencyofeachfilter.SeemoreintheTOUCH SWITCHES:FILTERS section.

MAX PITCHadjuststhepitchesoftheJUMPfunction.Selectanintervalfromthedropmenuinordertochangethesetting.SeeE2 REMOTE SWITCH section.

PRESET BLENDING:Byutilizingtheabovementionedfeatures,theapplicationcanautomaticallysettheadvancedsettingstoblendbetween2twopresets.ThiscanbeaccessedbyclickingEdit->BlendPresetsorbyclickingcommand-BonMacorCtrl-BonPC.

Note:WhenusingPRESET BLENDING,theTOUCH SWITCHsettingsareinheritedfromtheHEELsettinganddonotchangewhenintheTOEsetting

DEVICE SETS:A DEVICE SETisafilewhichholdsallofthepresets.ThisfilecanbeuploadedtotheE2usingLOAD DEVICE SETandsavedtothecomputerusingSAVE DEVICE SET.Thisallowsdevicesetstobeshareableandformorethan60presetstobecreated.ThiscanbeaccessedthroughtheFILEtabintheapplication.Thisisalsoavailablethroughright-clickinganyofthepresetsontheleftofthescreenandselectingthedesiredaction.MIDI CHANNEL:ThiscanbesetbypressingEDIT->MIDI CHANNEL,andselectingachannelinthedropmenufrom0-16.

REMOTE SWITCH:TheREMOTE SWITCHmodecanbetoggledbypressing EDIT->REMOTE SWITCH MENU,andselectingasettingfromthedropmenu.

GLOBAL SETTINGS isasetofoptionsthataccommodatesavarietyofmusicalrequirements. Toreadmoreaboutthesesettingsandhowtoturnthemonandoffmanually,seetheBOOT OPTIONSsectiononpage8.

TheonlysettingthatcannotbetoggledmanuallyisthepositionandcutofffrequencyoftheFEEDBACK FILTER.Thisisaspeciallydesignedsaturationstagethatislargelyresponsibleforthenuanceandtextureoftheechoasitregenerates.ThepositionoftheFeedbackFiltercanbetoggledbetween“OnDelayLineOutput”and“InFeedbackPathOnly.”Additionally,theCornerFrequencycanbeadjustedbythesliderorbymanuallyenteringafrequencyfrom43Hzto11008Hz. NoteforE2DeluxeONLY–TheDisplayBankNumberInsteadofLFOoptionallowsthe5LFOWaveformLEDsintheupperrighthandcornertodisplaythePresetBankbydefault.InordertotoggletheLFOWaveform,presstheFLOWaveformbuttononcetodisplaythecurrentWaveform.ThenpresstocyclethroughtheLFOWaveformoptions.After3secondsofinactivitytheLEDswilldisplaythecurrent preset bank. ResetGlobalSettingstoDefaultsallowstheusertooverrideanylocalchangestoGLOBAL SETTINGS byreplacingthemwiththeFACTORY DEFAULTsettingswithoutperformingafullFACTORY RESET.

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Note:ThesearethefactorydefaultGlobalBootOptions.

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BANK#0-Echolution2CoreSounds0)Echolution2Basic1)TapeSlap2)DottedEigthMod3)GoldenStereoWash4)SampleandHold5)HaloSync6)Angels7)DUBWARS8)heyyou...DUCK9)tapeREVERSE

BANK#1-Echolution2SignatureSounds10)DarkModDelay11)TapeWarble12)CombFilter13)SyncSweepFilter14)LPSweepSync15)StereoTapeSweep16)CombSawSweep17)4Lou(Reed)18)LovelessHeart19)StereoStrobe

BANK#2-ClassicDelays20)MemoryModDelay21)PCM42Sq.Mod22)SpaceEcho23)2290DuckPong24)DL4Sweep25)SDD300026)BigGreenAnalogue27)Echoplex28)Shimmer29)Crystal

FACTORY PRESETS

BANK#3-ModulationEffects30)SuperLFOChorus31)DynaFlanger32)Doubler33)DimensionChorus34)Vibrato35)Flanger36)ResoFlange37)SweeperMod38)EnvelopeRotaryChirp39)HaloChorusSweep

BANK#4-SpecialEffects40)LPHalo41)StereoHaloSweep42)Swell43)PureCrush44)DynaCrush45)AcidHead46)LFOLowPass47)Phaser48)FeedbackSynth49)ResoSynth

BANK#5-Multi-TapRhythms50)1+3/451)1+2/352)1+PHI53)3/4+2/354)3/4+1/255)1/2+PHI56)1+1/2PONG57)1+3/4PONG58)1/2+PHIPONG59)1+PHIPONG

FACTORY PRESETS

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CREDITS

ThePigtronixdesignteamspent5yearsworkingontheEcholution2pedal.WebelieveitisthebestpedalPigtronixhasevercreated.Wewouldliketothankthefollowingpeoplefortheirhelpalongtheway:

RayHeasman,HowardDavis,BenArtes,SteveTurnidge,SeanEisenheim,TrevorHenderson,AlexNodelandandDanielFisheraswellasLisaRickmers,MeganLeary,theBethkeandKoltaifamilies,AaronReed,DanPavone,KevinGriffin,SeanFitzsimons,BrettPerdie,ThomasElliot,BruceZinky,StuSuchit,DanBouzaandB-Dawg. RayHeasman,BenArtes,Howard“Mick”Davis,SteveTurnidgeandDavidKoltaidesignedthePigtronixEcholution2during2010–2015inPortJefferson,NYandSeattle,WA. WehopeyouenjoyyournewEcholution2pedal!Asalways,wewelcomeyourinput,andvaluecustomerfeedback. Contactusat(631)331-PIGS(7447)oremail:Pigtronix@gmail.com.Pleasecheckourwebsite,www.pigtronix.comforthelatestinformationonnewPigtronixgear.

Dave Koltai President

PIGRTONIX LIMITED WARRANTY

YourPigtronixeffectpedalcomeswitha1-yearlimitedwarrantyonpartsandworkmanship.Duringthewarrantyperiodwewillrepairorreplace,atouroption,defectivepartsorpedalsfreeofcharge,andreturnthemtotheowner.Warrantyservicedoesnotincludedamaged,modified,ormisusedpedalsandsuchpedalswillbesubjecttoastandardrepaircharge.

Whatyoumustdo:First,contactusdirectlyviaemailanddescribetheproblemtous.Iftheproblemcannotberesolvedwewillhaveyousendthepedaldirectlytousforservicing.

Howtocontactusforwarrantyservice:Email:tech@pigtronix.comPhone:631-331-PIGS(7447)

WarrantyLimitations:Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverdefectsresultingfromimproperorunreasonableuse,accident,unauthorizedtamperingormodifications.

Tovalidateyour1-year,limitedwarranty,pleaseregisteryourEcholution2,within30daysofpurchase,onthewebat:www.pigtronix.com/warranty

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