Seymour Duncan has added to its growing pedal range with the Andromeda Dynamic Delay.
The pedal lets users choose between digital and analog-simulated versions of Normal, Ping Pong, Reverse and Reverse Pong delay types, while Dynamic Expression can be applied to the Mix, Modulation or Saturation parameters so players can vary the intensity of effects in real-time simply by varying picking strength.
A Tap Tempo foot-switch and a Tap Value control let the player quickly sync echo repeats to the song, and it can also store presets for easy recall or can be controlled via MIDI. It has stereo inputs and outputs and the user can decide whether the repeats cut off immediately, by hitting the Bypass switch or letting the effect trail off naturally. The Tap/Presets switch also has a Hold For Freeze function offering a further level of interaction during live performance.
“We created Andromeda to sound amazing and solve a few unique problems for delay users,” said Seymour Duncan SVP of Products & CRO, Max Gutnik. “First, nobody likes paging through layers of menus to find key features inside an LCD or LED display, so we put all of Andromeda’s features and functionality on to the surface of the pedal. Second, players want the ability to create different colors and textures with their delay tone. So we provided both analog and digital delay palettes with a lot of tone-shaping functionality that can easily tweaked and shaped to taste. And finally, Dynamic Expression’s ability calibrate how much effect you’re getting based on your playing intensity is huge. It’s almost like having a virtual engineer riding the effects mix for you.”
