DigiTech Announces DOD Envelope Filter 440 and Drop Pedals
Digitech has announced two new stompbox effects for bass and guitar to their lineup including the The Drop and a reissue of the DOD Envelope 440. Both pedals feature true bypass and 9-volt operation.
The DOD Envelope Filter 440 is a new take on the vintage pedal with upgrades including true bypass, a 9-volt power adapter jack, and a Voice switch. The Voice switch toggles between Up and Down settings to emphasize different frequency bands. Digitech suggests that the down position dishes out a big dub sound on bass. The pedal also has Level and Range knobs to adjust teh sensitivity and range of the envelope’s sweep.
The Drop is a dedicated polyphonic drop tune pedal for both bass and guitar that lets users drop their tuning down from one semitone to a full octave. Drawing its algorithm from the company’s Whammy DT pedal, the Drop has eight drop tune and pitch shifting intervals to choose from. It also has an Octave+Dry mode to blend in your original signal with the note an octave down. The Momentary/Latching switch allows for players engage the effect by stepping on and releasing the footswitch for a hammer-on or pull-off effect.
The Digitech DOD Envelope Filter 440 will be available in June with a retail price of $149.95 while The Drop will be available in July with a retail price of $249.95.
Digitech DOD Envelope Filter 440 Pedal Features:
| Classic funky quack or swept filter tones that react to your picking dynamics |
| New Up/Down switch allows you to choose which part of the sweep to emphasize |
| True bypass |
| 9V DC power supply jack |
| Crisp blue status LED |
| Lighter aluminum chassis |
Digitech Drop Pedal Features:
| Advanced Polyphonic Drop Tune Algorithm |
| Drop From 1 Semi-Tone to a Full Octave |
| Momentary or Latching Mode |
| 9VDC Power Supply Included |
| True Bypass |
Obviously they hate bass players, no mix knob :(