ELPICOFREEZE

PICO FREEZE

Electro-Harmonix

Marrying the sustain technology of the Freeze pedal with the fluid glissandos of the Superego, the Pico Deep Freeze from Electro-Harmonix is a versatile sustain pedal that offers unprecedented tone manipulation in a compact Pico chassis. Sporting three distinct modes Latch, Moment, and Auto the Pico Deep Freeze punches well above its weight with sounds that are impossible on a normal guitar.The controls are surprisingly comprehensive, including separate Dry and Effect (Wet) knobs, Speed for multifunctional attack and decay adjustment, Layer for setting the volume attenuation of the previous layer, and Gliss for controlling the morph time between sounds. Tap tempo is provided with three subdivisions. And finally, you can switch between three different types of bypass modes: a traditional analog buffered bypass, a default digital bypass, and a hybrid analog/digital bypass mode. The Pico Deep Freeze includes a 9V power adapter. Three Distinct Modes of OperationLatch Play a note or chord and then press and release the footswitch to activate the effect and light the LED green. After you release the footswitch, the effect remains active and your sound sustains indefinitely. Double-tap the footswitch to end the frozen sound and enter bypass.Each time you press down on the footswitch, the sound present at the Input jack is frozen. The Speed/Layer knob allows you to layer frozen sounds. The setting of the knob at the moment you press the footswitch sets the volume level of previous layers. Turn down Speed/Layer to minimum to disable layering; set to max to allow frozen layers to remain at full volume.Moment Play a note or chord and then press and hold the footswitch to activate the effect and light the LED. The freeze effect sustains indefinitely while you hold down the footswitch. Release the footswitch and the Deep Freeze enters bypass.Auto The Deep Freeze detects each new note or chord you play and freezes it automatically. Press the footswitch to engage the effect and light the LED red. Double-tap the footswitch to return to bypass.The Speed knob sets the fade-out time of the auto freeze. When Speed is set to maximum, the sustained notes do not fade out. While Auto is engaged, press and hold the footswitch to stop accepting new notes and sustain the freeze indefinitely, allowing you to play over the frozen sound.