Analog Delay with Chorus & Vibrato
Categories : PEDALS & PEDALBOARDS , ELECTRIC GUITAR PEDALS ,
Brand : Electro Harmonix
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The EHX Memory Boy straps on the cape and flies with heritage into the search for amazing sound at a price that mere mortals can afford.
The Memory Boy uses the Deluxe Memory Man as a base, expanding upon it with additional modulation features and an optional Expression Pedal input allowing external control over Delay Time or Modulation Rate.
The Memory Boy carries the performance heritage for warm analog delays and modulations that made its ancestors the go to legends that remain today. With two years in design, the focus was making the legend affordable to every musician while maintaining the character and artistic sounds that let you stand apart.
Controls:
1. DELAY: Controls the delay time of your Memory Boy. The delay time range is 30 mS to 550 mS with the maximum delay time at the full clockwise position of the knob. Turning the DELAY knob, while listening to your echoes, will bend the pitch of your notes. The DELAY knob is also used to set the maximum delay time for expression pedal control.
2. DEPTH: Sets the amount of modulation that is applied to your delayed signal. Turning the DEPTH knob clockwise will increase the amount of the modulation. To completely turn off the modulation, turn the DEPTH knob down to the full counter-clockwise position. WARNING: Use only the 96DC-200BI adapter that Memory Boy comes supplied with. Do not use any other adapters. Using other adapters, even those made by Electro-Harmonix, could cause harm to the unit, the adapter or you.
3. BLEND: The BLEND knob is a wet/dry control allowing you to vary the mix between direct and delayed signals at the OUTPUT jack of the Memory Boy. Set the BLEND knob to the full clockwise position for an output that is 100% Wet. Set the Blend knob to full counter-clockwise for an output that is 100% dry. Setting BLEND anywhere in between will mix the wet and dry signals together.
4. FEEDBACK: Controls the amount of signal that is circulated from the output of the delay block to its input. Turning the FEEDBACK knob clockwise increases the number of echoes. Setting the FEEDBACK control to its maximum clockwise position will cause the Memory Boy to run-away, or self-oscillate. If instead you only want to hear one echo for each of your notes, turn the FEEDBACK knob down to its full counterclockwise position. Fairly high feedback with short delay settings produces a reverb type of effect.
5. Triangle / Square Toggle Switch: This two position toggle switch sets the shape of the analog modulation waveform. To hear the effects of this switch, the DEPTH knob must be turned up. When set to Triangle (UP position), Memory Boy’s modulation will be smooth and continuous, similar to the modulation you would hear in many Chorus effects. Set the switch to Square (Down position) and the modulation will jump between two delay times creating a temporary pitch shifting type of effect.
6. CHORUS, VIBRATO & EXP. PEDAL Toggle Switch: This three position, dual function toggle switch has two jobs: it sets the rate of modulation and chooses the parameter for the expression pedal to control.
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