Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator Guitar Pedal

The circa-1980 Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay is a sought after prize among vintage pedal aficionados. Originally called a Tape Reverse Simulator, it’s known for producing volume and reverse swells, backward tape sounds, artificially short staccato notes and bowed instrument effects. The new Attack Decay reinterprets the classic and keeps its cool factor, but adds some modern features for convenience and enhanced functionality.
It can produce a single volume envelope like the original, or, with Poly engaged, put separate volume envelopes on each note you play. The built-in Harmonix fuzz is now a fully controllable distortion with gain, tone and volume controls. The effects loop allows the musician or sound designer to place the volume envelope onto whatever signal is present at the Return jack. Expression pedal/CV input and three user presets give the user total control over their Attack Decay!
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Quick Specs
- Volume envelope manipulation with adjustable Attack and Decay times.
- Mono mode: one volume envelope at a time, the envelope resets when you play a new note.
- Poly mode: gives each note you play its own envelope.
- Built-in, fully adjustable, Harmonix fuzz enhances the volume envelope effect and produces bowed instrument sounds.
- Built-in effects loop allows for your own pedals to be inserted onto the volume envelope.
- Expression pedal or CV control over every knob on the Attack Decay.
- Save and recall up to three presets.
- EHX 9.6VDC-200mA power supply included
- Current Draw: 150mA @ 9VDC
- Dimensions in inches: 4.0(w) x 4.75(l) x 2.25(h)
- Dimensions in mm: 102(w) x 121(l) x 58(h)

[@0mega.mechan1c.]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful beautiful I am getting one of these and your playing is great thank you SO MUCH!

[@danielcho2698]

Great demo

[@centraal22]

Sorry I'm late, This is an Excellent vid on your playing and what this pedal can do.

[@MrFree-vj8qj]

can this be used to get a violin like effect on fast phrases? I want a paganini speed violin sound on the guitar with fast tracking and quick volume swells for full violin songs thanks

[@dagmerrie]

Yep that's definitely possible!

[@alexanderstewart8515]

Is this pedal worth it cause I've been playing for about a year and 4 months and I've not used any pedals before I was searching and this one stood out among the rest

[@ItsZurca]

Alexander Stewart do not get this as your first pedal. Get an overdrive/distortion or delay.

[@asecretturning]

If you're thinking about this as your first pedal, do it. Don't take any advice from anyone, follow the joy of playing wherever it takes you.

[@ricardourquiza4255]

@@ItsZurca This was my first pedal and I can outplay you with one fingernail

[@centraal22]

​@@asecretturning I second this comment.

[@howardsix9708]

How do i really turn down that bl00dy annoying LOUD compression/fuzz? Is there an internal mod pls, any help welcome.H6UK

[@stratowhore9051]

I think there's something in the manual about turning off the compression -- Chords of Orion Ser Devos mentioned you can turn it off.

[@ubw8754]

You can turn off the fuzz sound by turning off "HARMONIX/PRESET" switch, or can control the gain of fuzz sound with small "HARMONIX" knob while "HARMONIX/PRESET" switch is on.

[@felipealvarez8327]

Mono mode: Press and hold poly ( poly off) and "3" hold too and then press and release "2". That turn off compresor . Poly mode : the same but with poly on. 🙃

[@cook6972]

This is a very arbitrary and silly way to test effects