Description
The Hotone Binary Eko is a stompbox for electric instruments; one that utilizes a dual-DSP engine to give you access to multiple types of delays and echoes. Using Hotone’s CDCM modeling system, the pedal offers emulations of many famous delay pedals as well as a few original delays in various styles.
The pedal features a dual-footswitch design and multiple buttons to make editing patches, switching among them, instantiating tap tempo and more, an easy, intuitive affair. The functionality of the Binary Eko’s knobs changes depending on the effect selected, giving you individualistic controls over the various emulations provided in the pedal. You can tweak and save patches, saving them in one of ten slots, and cycling among them with a footswitch.
Stereo outputs are provided to allow for even wider sounds when paired with ping pong delays and the like. A single 1/4″ jack is on hand into which you can plug a guitar or a stereo instrument using a Y-cable to make the connection. An expression pedal jack facilitates continuous control over applicable parameters (so long as you have a compatible expression pedal), and a USB jack lets you load and manage effects from compatible software or update the pedal’s firmware as need be. A 9V power supply is included.
Features at a Glance
- Utilizes XTOMP technology
- Easy-to-use, dual-footswitch delay pedal with tap tempo
- CDCM modeling system ensures realistic playing experience
- Dual DSP-powered platform
- 24-bit A/D/A conversion, up to 110 dB S/N ratio
- 17 delay effects including CDCM-based classics and Hotone originals
- Variable maximum delay time ranging from 1000 ms to 4000 ms
- Tap Tempo function with Tap Divide
- Stereo I/Os
- EXP jack for expression pedal control
- USB jack for firmware upgrading, loading/managing effects with free PC/Mac software
- 10 presets (2 banks of 5 patches)
- Built-in OLED screen with clear display
- 5 transparent knobs with LEDs
- 9 VDC power supply
Controls at a Glance
- On/Off footswitch: This engages or bypasses the pedal
- Patch/Tap footswitch: This footswitch selects among patches when tapped; when held down, it allows you to enter tap tempo mode
- +/- buttons: These select effects and adjust parameters
- Global button: For setting the expression pedal, input mode, and other parameters
- Save/Exit button: This saves or cancels parameter changes
- OLED screen: This displays your banks and patches, shows setting values and other operation information
- Mix knob: This controls the wet/dry balance; operation varies with the selected effect
- A/B knobs: These control aspects of each setting; operation varies with the selected effect
- F.Back knob: This controls the delay feedback amount; operation varies with the selected effect
- Time: This controls delay time; in tap tempo mode, its associated LED will keep flashing
Effects Provided
- Dream Eko: Based on BBD analog delay with repeat rate control
- 80 Eko Based on Maxon AD: AD80
- MEMO Eko: Based on Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man
- 900 Eko: Based on Maxon AD900
- 999 Eko: Based on Maxon AD999
- PURE Eko: Pure delay effect
- Warm Eko: Delay with warm, analog-feel feedback
- Tape Eko: Simulates vintage echo tape machine
- Tube Eko: Simulates tube driven echo machine
- Vintage Rack: Simulates 1980’s rack digital delay with slightly down-sampled feedback
- Dual Eko: Dual delay effect with pure feedback
- Ping Pong: Delay effect that bounced between left and right channels
- Sweep Eko: Delay effect with a sweeping filter
- Tremolo Eko: Delay effect with tremolo modulation
- Lofi Eko: Delay with sample-reduced feedback
- Ring Eko: Delay with ring-modulated feedback
- Slap Back: Simulates vintage slap-back echo sound
