Electro-Harmonix Epitome Manual page 5

The Holy Grail Plus section has a mono input but a stereo output. If the Holy
Grail Plus is being fed by a stereo signal (such as the output of the Stereo
Electric Mistress or the L and R inputs), the L and R signals are combined before
entering the Holy Grail Plus reverb block but the DRY signal remain in stereo.
The output of the reverb effect is stereo. When the Holy Grail Plus is bypassed, L
and R inputs remain separate.
SHIMMER Switch On – With the SHIMMER switch engaged, the effects
interact to produce sounds unique to the Epitome pedal. The signal path is
rearranged in the following manner:
IN  MICROPOG  HOLY GRAIL PLUS  STEREO ELECTRIC MISTRESS  OUT
Normal SHIMMER Mode – The Epitome is in normal SHIMMER mode when
the SHIMMER switch is on, both the Micro POG and Holy Grail Plus are engaged,
and the Holy Grail Plus is set to SPRING/HALL/ROOM. In this setting, the Holy
Grail Plus only applies reverb to the octave signals from the Micro POG. The
BLEND knob controls the balance between the separated dry signal and the
reverberated octave signals.
ECHO Mode (Shimmer engaged, set to FLERB) – The Holy Grail Plus functions
as a delay pedal when SHIMMER is enabled, the Holy Grail Plus section is on,
and the Holy Grail Plus is set to FLERB. In this mode, the AMT knob controls
the delay time, ranging from 25ms to 590ms. If the Micro POG section is
off, the delay will produce only one repeat. If the Micro POG section is engaged,
then the knobs on the Micro POG control the delay's feedback for each of their
associated octaves, allowing for each echo repeat to go through the octave
effects. As an example, if the OCTAVE UP knob is turned to 2 o'clock and you
play a C2 note, each echo will go up one octave to C3, C4, C5, etc.
- STEREO ELECTRIC MISTRESS EFFECT DESCRIPTIONS -
FLANGER Effect - The flanging effect can be thought of as a pitch slowly
sweeping between high and low limits superimposed on the guitar signal. The
RATE control allows you to change the speed at which the sweep occurs. With
the RATE control fully counter-clockwise, you enter the Filter Matrix mode, which
extends to the 10'o'clock position of the knob. Turning the dial clockwise
increases the rate to the point where the frequency of the input signal appears
to be shifted in a vibrato-like fashion. The Chorus effect follows the same
principle but produces a lush chorus where the rate control is identically applied
to the Chorus and Flanger.
FILTER MATRIX Mode - The Stereo Electric Mistress has been set at the
factory for maximum color capacity in the FLANGER mode. One of the unique
settings inherited from the legendary Deluxe Electric Mistress is the Filter Matrix
mode. The harmonic makeup of the flange remains while no frequency
modulation is applied. Different tonalities can be obtained when the RATE knob
is set between a totally off position to around 10 o'clock position.
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