Mas Effects The Expanse Harmonic Tremolo Pedal
Unlike regular tremolo, which raises and lowers the volume,
a harmonic tremolo pans between a low pass filter which
cuts high frequencies, and a high pass filter which cuts low
frequencies.
The sound is ever-present, never cutting out, giving it a less
jarring, more fluid vibe.
Specifications:
- Expression jacks: Separate jacks let you simultaneously control WIDTH and either EXPANSE or VELOCITY with any expression pedal, including the Expanse-themed expression slider, or the regular MAS Effects Desktop Expression Pedal.
- Width: Sweeping range of the tremolo (on bottom 2 OUTER SPACE settings) or Spacing between echoes (on upper OUTER SPACE setting)
- VELOCITY: Speed of tremolo sweep
- EXPANSE: Amount of atmospheric ambience
- VASTNESS: (Unlabeled upper-right knob): Amount of space added when pressing the VAST EXPANSE foot switch (Interactive with EXPANSE. e.g. Higher EXPANSE settings make this more responsive. Experiment to get a feel for it)
- VOLUME: Overall effect level. Gives up to 2x boost to compensate for the perceived drop in volume from tremolo
- BLEND: Mixes dry and wet signals
- OUTER SPACE: Sets the mode of the pedal:
- DOWN: Harmonic tremolo only. EXPANSE is disabled
- MID: Adds expansive reverb
- UP: Adds echoing feedback
- WARP: Selects between different voices:
- DOWN: Sensible and beautiful harmonic tremolo
- MID: Slightly more severe, with different frequencies on the high and low pass filters, and more resonance
- UP: The low frequency oscillator (LFO) not only pans between the filters, but also shifts their frequencies. The WIDTH knob has a much bigger impact on the sound than in other WARP settings as it also shifts the resonance
- VAST EXPANSE (foot switch): Temporarily pushes the EXPANSE beyond EXPANSE its limits. Its added amount is controlled by VASTNESS
- BYPASS (foot switch): Tap to toggle between engaged and bypassed (true bypass). Hold to temporarily toggle, the release to switch back