DESIGN NOTES
The development of the Belle Epoch was a team eort at Catalinbread and we really wanted to come up with a
pedal that incorporated all the key compelling attributes of the EP-3, as we noted in the introduction of this
guide. We felt that a “tape echo” pedal was much more than just a standard digital delay with some “ltering” on
the repeats. There are a lot of subtle and not-so-subtle traits of the Echoplex that need to be implemented in
order to be authentic. The preamp, the self-oscillation character, the ability to play the pedal as an instrument
unto itself, the ability to control the “record level” of the signal hitting “tape”, the wow and utter, the way the
repeats decay, the way the circuit interfaces with the amp and other pedals - all these things were important to
get right.
Thanks for getting the Belle Epoch and we’re sure it will inspire many epic musical moments for you!
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