Electro-Harmonix Classics HOG
Synthesizer Guitar Effects Pedal
Blast off to a whole new universe of sounds with the
Electro-Harmonix HOG, a polyphonic guitar synthesizer with NO special pickup
required. It gives you complete control of up to 10 interval pitches including
fifth and third intervals, glistening filter sweeps, and insane pitch bends.
Dedicated filtering and envelope control, with numerous setup options, make the
HOG a must-have performance instrument.
The HOG can simultaneously generate multiple octaves and harmonics from your
input signal. Whether you play single notes, arpeggios or full chords, the HOG
will track every note you play. In addition, the HOG has seven expression modes
that enable you to modify your sounds using a standard expression pedal, a MIDI
controller, or the expression button on the HOG itself. There is also an
amplitude envelope and a 2nd order low-pass filter with resonance. The optional
EH foot controller allows you to store and load six presets.
You have control over the HOG's basic audio circuitry with an input gain slider
(with clip LED), a dry output slider, and a bypass switch. Audio I/O includes
1/4" Hi-Z input, 1/4" output, and a buffered direct output jack. The voice
controls let you access the polyphonic synthesizer section. There are 10 voice
sliders on the HOG, each with a white cap with a black line that controls the
output volume for its voice. The ten sliders let you generate notes two octaves
down, one octave down, the incoming signal, a fifth up, one octave up, an octave
up plus a fifth, two octaves up, two octaves up plus a third, three octaves up,
and four octaves up. The selectable envelope section controls the amplitude
attack or decay of the voices, with separate sliders for the lower five voices
and upper five voices.
The Spectral Gate button activates circuitry that emphasizes the loudest
frequency or harmonic and reduces the volumes of all other present frequencies
and harmonics. The filter frequency slider controls the cutoff or peak frequency
of the low pass filter, while the filter resonance slider controls the Q or peak
of the filter.
The HOG's seven different expression modes are selected consecutively by the
expression mode switch: bend one octave, bend one step, volume, freeze plus
gliss, freeze plus volume, wah-wah, and a filter. There is also an expression
reverse mode and you can control the expression modes externally with an
expression pedal or modulate any of the expression modes using MIDI pitch bend.
Electro-Harmonix Classics HOG
Synthesizer Guitar Effects Pedal Specifications:
- WARNING: Use only the 9VDC/500mA AC adapter supplied with the HOG. Do
not use any other AC adapters. Using other AC adapters, even those made by
Electro-Harmonix, could cause harm to the unit, the adapter or you. The HOG
does not use batteries.
Electro-Harmonix Classics HOG Synthesizer
Guitar Effects Pedal Features:
- Polyphonic guitar synthesizer
- No special pickup required
- Tracks single notes, arpeggios, or chords
- 10 interval pitch voices controlled by sliders
- Dedicated filtering and envelope control
- 7 expression modes controllable by expression pedal or MIDI
- Spectral gate frequency emphasis
- Input gain slider
- Dry output slider
- Bypass switch
- 1/4" Hi-Z input
- 1/4" output
- Buffered direct output jack
- Expression pedal input
- MIDI input
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