Polyphonic attack-envelope effect for electric guitar
Polyphonic attack-envelope effect, based on the attack filter of the Electro Harmonix POG2
Reverse-style sounds and synth-like textures
Integrated low-pass filter
Filter with two selectable resonance levels
Attack control for the effect’s decay time
Volume control for the output level
Freq control for the filter’s cut-off frequency
Mod control for the depth and direction of filter modulation
Filter modulation linked to the attack time
LED indicator
Compact EHX Pico housing
Includes mains adaptor
Polyphonic attack-swell effect for electric guitar
The Electro Harmonix Pico Swello brings the popular polyphonic attack-envelope effect of the EHX POG2 to the compact Pico format as a standalone effects pedal. The circuit processes the attack of each note played individually, enabling smooth swells for single notes, chords and arpeggios. The Attack control offers a range from a merely gently rounded attack right through to long fade-ins for ambient textures and synth-like pads. In addition, there is a modulatable low-pass filter, whose cutoff frequency and modulation direction can be adjusted via the ‘Freq’ and ‘Mod’ controls. The filter can operate at two resonance levels and is directly coupled in terms of timing to the selected attack setting, enabling expressive rising and falling filter movements. This makes the Pico Swello suitable both for subtle attack shaping and for distinctive reverse-style sounds and experimental sonic textures.