Signal path is Discman –> A-119 –> Echophon
A-119 Gate out –> Echophon Freeze in

Echo time and feedback, as well as pitch shifting frequency and depth, are played by hand.

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“Make Noise, a company whose logo and beautiful faceplates you may recognize from basically every synth video I’ve made, was nice enough to send me their new pitch shifting echo module– the Echophon— a couple weeks before it hits the shops, to try out and film something with. “

the echophon is a collaboration between dsp software pioneer tom erbe (soundhack) and modular synth nerd tony rolando (make noise). the module utilizes erbe’s gorgeous algorithms on hardware developed by make noise. the echophon flips the script on the 20 year trend of software synthesis emulating classic analog hardware putting the powers of a true dsp coding genius into the analog modular synthesizer.

description: pitch shifting echo with smooth time modulation, tempo sync, saturating feedback and a unique pitch shifting algorithm inspired by the springer tempophon, lovingly engineered by dsp guru tom erbe (soundhack).

features:
shift pitch of signal +/- 2 octaves
fractional delay with exponential control of delay time -maximum delay time 1.7 seconds, minimum delay time 7 ms
tempo input allows synchronization of echoes to multiple or division of a master clock
two independent internal digital feedback paths (loop 1 and loop 2)
external analog feedback path for filtered or processed echoes
freeze button/ gate input allows for hold, stutter and sampling techniques
24 bit adc/dac, 32bit processing, 16bit delay storage operating at 40khz
vactrol based mix circuit for smooth blending of dry and wet signals
all analog dry signal path
voltage control over all parameters.