Empress Effects ECHOSYSTEM User Manual
user manual
version 1.05
INTRODUCTION
We're stoked you've chosen to make the Empress Echosystem
part of your sound! We hope you use it to create new and
amazing sonic textures. In time, those sounds may make you a
superstar. At which point, we hope you remember us and invite
us back stage so we can impress our wives and children.
Jason Fee - Designer
Steve Bragg – Designer
QUICKSTART
All modes are designed to sound good with all knobs at 12 o'clock.
Start there and then tweak to taste. Here’s a few others to try too.
Clean Digital Delay – Dotted Eighths
Warm Analog Delay
Delay and Reverb
Echoplex
Controls at a Glance
mode selector: selects which
mode is active. Each mode can
have many submodes which are
indicated by dierent color LEDs.
when using dual engines, press
to switch active engine.
feedback: controls how long the
delay takes to decay.
tap: tap to enter a delay time.
also used to engage a preset
that has been scrolled to with
the scroll stompswitch.
hold tap to temporarily set
innite repeats (in most modes).
release to return to knob setting.
shift +
engine - switch engine order
mode btn- solo active engine
knob(s) - assign exp pedal
tap - select delay time source
scroll - save preset
engines: press to cycle through
the 4 dierent routing modes.
hold tap and press engines to
send current tempo from the
active delay to the other delay
scroll: press to scroll through
presets, then engage the preset
with the tap switch.
scroll + tap: will scroll
backwards through presets.
delay time | ratio: controls
the delay time. in tap mode, it
controls the ratio of the delay
time relative to the tempo
that is tapped.
mix: sets the ratio of wet signal
(delay) to dry signal (unaected).
Counterclockwise is 100% dry,
clockwise is 100% wet, with 50/50
being somewhere around 2 o’clock.
output: controls the overall
output volume for the pedal.
12 o’clock is unity.
thing 1 & thing 2: these two
controls take on dierent
functions depending on the
mode. They control things like
modulation depth and speed,
saturation, panning, lter, and
reverb controls
Check the mode reference chart
to see which function they
perform in a given mode.
tone: use to apply EQ to the
delay line. center is neutral.
bypass: engage or bypass the
pedal. Can be set for true bypass
or buered bypass in advanced
conguration.
MODE REFERENCE CHART
Mode
Description
Thing 1
Thing 2
Digital
Pristine
Clean and pristine
Modulation
Depth
Modulation
Rate
Short Stuff 1980
Divides tap time by 4 for
really short sounds.
Perfect for slap-back
Mod Depth
Bandwidth
Ping Pong
Classic ping pong delay
Modulation
Depth
Modulation
Rate
Dynamic Duck
Wet signal gets turned
down when guitarist plays
louder, turns back up for
trails
Duck Amount
Release Speed
Dynamic
Feedback
Feedback signal gets
compressed by the input
signal
Duck Amount
Duck Threshold
Tape
New Tape
Good bandwidth with
some wow and flutter
Modulation
Depth
Modulation
Rate
Old Tape
The warm awesomeness
of old tape
Modulation
Depth
Modulation
Rate
Echoplex
Echoplex emulation
Saturation
Modulation
Width
Space Echo
RE-201 single tap
emulation
Input Drive
Modulation
Width
Analog
BBD
Bucket brigade delay
Saturation
Modulation
Tube BBD
Like above but tubey to
the max
Saturation
Modulation
Deluxe Memory
Boy
Classic emulation. Usually
you choose between v.
and c. but we let you stack
them
Vibrato Amount
Chorus Amount
Multi
Digital Multi
Multitaps
Intensities
(one per dot)
Intensity Depth
and pan width.
Tone Taps
The tone of each tap is
different
Tone Variations
(one per dot)
Intensity Depth
and Pan Width.
Preset Pattern
Mode
It takes a single tap and
uses a selectable pattern
of multi-taps
Delay Time
Pattern
(one per dot)
Volume and Pan
Variation
(one per dot)
Mod
Panning Delay
Delay line pans back and
forth
Pan Width
Pan Speed
Trem Delay
Tremolo on the output
Trem Depth
Trem Speed
Waveform
Modulation shapes
Waveform
(one per dot)
Modulation
Filter
Filter Pulse
Moving filter on delay
signal
Pulse Center
Frequency
Pulse Speed
Filter Warp
Filter on wet output
moves around depending
on volume of the delay
Filter Sensitivity
Response Speed
Swoosh Echo
Filtered delays that
swoosh down in tone
Modulation
Swoosh Speed
Ambient
Drunk Ewok
(lost in space)
Somewhere between
multitap delay and reverb
Delay Pattern
(one per dot)
Diffusion
Triggered Swell
Input to delay line is
ducked when it detects
the onset of a note
Swell Time
Modulation
Triggered Multi
Swell
Like previous mode, but
multi-tap
Swell Time
Flanger Amount
(which provides
stereo width)
Long Delay
Knob time goes up to 8
seconds
Modulation
Depth
Modulation
Rate
Delay + Reverb
Hall
Delay and hall reverb
Mix of Delay to
Reverb
Reverb Decay
Plate
Delay and plate reverb
Mix of Delay to
Reverb
Reverb Decay
Reverse
Reverse Delay
Chops the input signal up
and plays it backwards
High Frequency
Roll-Off
Compression
Amount
Reverse Dual
Pitch
Has two pitch shifted
reverse delays
(unity, +-10cents, +-4th, +5th, +-octave)
Sets pitch of
delay 1
Sets pitch of
delay 2
Triggered
Reverse
When a trigger is detected
it resets the reverse
counter, and triggers a
swell
Swell Time
Chorus Level
Stutter
Chop Mode
Signal gets chopped up
before feeding the delay
Chop Speed
Modulation
Auto Stutter
Detects a note then
stutters on that note.
Stutter repeats cycle
through filter sets.
Feedback knob adds
distortion.
Filter sequence
(one per dot)
Filter
Aggressiveness
Lo-Fi
Old Timer
Lo-fi with resonant filters
Oldness
Break-up
amount
Digital Death
Robot alias
Aliasing Freq
Alias Blend
Whisky
Knobs' Seesaw
Two pitched delay lines.
When input signal gets
above a threshold it
switches from one line to
the other.
Sets pitch
when playing
quiet
Sets pitch when
playing gets
louder
Christopher
Glitchens
Two pitched delays that
have fully variable pitch
control -1 octave to +1
octave.
Sets pitch of
delay 1
Sets pitch of
delay 2
This manual only lists modes that were available at the time of printing.
For the most up-to-date firmware and manual refer to empresseffects.com
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