Helium is not just another retro tone stompbox. Its 'Texture' and 'Mode' switches will take your sound from the vintage scream of a Tycho Brahe Octavia to a clear, sweet, singing octave that Kathleen Battle would envy, while the 'Max' control lets you blend in your original note as clean or crunchy as the fans demand. The range of gain to dynamic response ally to make the Helium the most versatile and pivotal "octave up" pedal to date.
Technical Info
Knobs
Drive - controls distortion of the fundamental and sustain of the octave
Mix - controls blend of octave and fundamental from octave alone (He) to fundamental (Oz)
Volume - controls overall level of effect to balance or contrast with bypass mode
Switches
Octave - selects the dynamic character of the octave signal
Vintage - fast attack with abrupt decay, especially at low drive settings
Wolf - softer attack with a sustain that "blooms" or "breathes" at higher drive settings
Texture - shapes the timbre of the octave signal
Coarse - bright, cuts through even at low level
Full - unmodified vintage octave tone
Smooth - sweet, singing tone