New pedal boasts BBD-style chorusing alongside Eventide’s Micropitch detuning for insane swirls, shimmers, warbles and beyond
Eventide first introduced the TriceraChorus as an add-on for its H9 Harmonizer multi-effects pedal, and then broke the popular effect out as a plugin for MacOS, Windows and iOS.
Now get ready for the most stomping version of the TriceraChorus yet – an actual stompbox version of the three-pronged vintage chorus effect.
Inspired by the classic Tri-Stereo Chorus and stompbox choruses of the ‘70s and early ‘80s, the new pedal – the fourth member of the dot9 pedal family alongside the Blackhole, MicroPitch and UltraTap – pairs stereo bucket brigade-style chorusing with Eventide’s legendary MicroPitch detuning to create rich, deep, and lush modulation on guitar, bass, synths, strings and vocals.
At its core, the TriceraChorus offers three chorus voices and three unique chorus effects. There’s also a three-phase LFO that modulates the delay times for the three chorus voices (Left, Center and Right); combine them, and the three modulated delays create a huge wash of lush, ‘80s-style chorus.
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As for the pedal’s operation, it’s streamlined and straightforward. The top left knob allows you to move between Chorus, Chorale and Vibrato effects, and you can add depth through subtle phase shifting across all the voices via the Detune knob.
What’s more, a Swirl footswitch adds psychedelic flanging, phasing and Univibe-style tones.
The result is a ridiculous amount of options and tone tweaks at your fingertips. For proof, check out R.J. Ronquillo’s demo video, in which he conjures innumerable swirls, shimmers, shakes, slapbacks and more via the TriceraChorus, running it from the pedal’s Stereo Out into a Revv D20 amp and Friedman Twin Sister, with a UAD Apollo x8 interface and Lexicon 224 reverb.
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In addition to illustrating each sound on its own, Ronquillo blends a variety of them into a stunning original composition, demonstrating the sheer range of sounds and vibes to be conjured from one little pedal.
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But wait – there’s more. Five presets can be accessed directly from the TriceraChorus using the dual-action (momentary or latching) Active footswitch, and there’s storage for up to 127 presets, with accessibility via MIDI or the Eventide Device Manager application
Additionally, a Catch-up mode helps dial in sounds when toggling between presets/parameters, and any combination of parameters can be mapped for expression pedal control via the rear panel Exp jack.
The rear panel also includes mono/stereo ins and outs and a USB jack for computer connection, and the Guitar/Line Level switch allows level-matching with guitars, synths, FX loops or DAW interfaces.
The result is oodles of vintage-style chorusing in a thoroughly modern, incredibly flexible pedal format.
But don’t just take our word – or R.J.’s awesome demonstration – for it. Check out the TriceraChorus for yourself at Eventide Audio.
Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.
