Eventide unveils the UltraTap Pedal
Eventide Audio announces the availability of its iconic UltraTap digital signal processing algorithm in a standalone pedal. The UltraTap multi-tap pedal is the third pedal in Eventide’s dot9 family following the 2020 release of the Blackhole pedal and offers unique multi-tap effects like Rhythmic delays, glitchy reverbs or huge pad-like Swells. Its distinctive architecture yields a wide breadth of sonic applications ranging from subtle tone thickening to creating a rich stereo spread to a host of creative sound design special effects.
The pedal can store up to 127 presets in memory, with five presets loaded at a player’s feet for access from a latching/momentary dual-action Active Footswitch with a Catch-up mode to help players dial in their sound when toggling between presets/parameters. A single Aux switch can be deployed to Tap Tempo, or a triple Aux switch can be used for easy preset changing (up/down/load). The UltraTap Pedal offers multiple Bypass options: Buffered, Relay, DSP+FX or Kill dry. MIDI capability is available over TRS (for use with a MIDI to TRS cable or converter box) or USB. The rear-panel Guitar/Line Level switch allows level-matching with guitars, synths, FX loops or DAW interfaces. Any combination of UltraTaps parameters can be mapped to an Expression pedal.
The rugged, gig-ready silver UltraTap pedal is not just for guitars – the pedal brings unparalleled dimension to any source from vocals to keyboards to drums, strings, brass and winds.
The UltraTap pedal is available on 13th of April 2021.
Features:
- “Slurm” An exclusive and innovative control that smears/slurs taps together to create truly unique reverbs and choruses.
- “Chop” and “Spd/Rise/Rel” combine to allow unusual and expressive modulation of the taps based on LFO shapes or the audio’s envelope.
- “Feedback” unlocks further tone shaping capability.
- “Taps” selects up to 64 taps to create simple repeats or morph delays into chorus and reverb.
- “Spread” controls the ‘distance’ between’ taps. With the knob centered, the taps are equally spaced, turn clockwise and the later taps are bunched together, counterclockwise and the early taps are bunched together. Use this control to dial in the perfect rhythmic space between taps.
- Onboard LFOs and envelopes to chop the sound source into stuttered rhythms.
- “Tap Footswitch” allows you to set the tempo of the taps.