As the box says, Electro-Harmonix’s Canyon is a delay/looper, but it goes the extra mile, packing a wide repertoire of delay effects into its compact pedal format. You might have met some of them before but others could only have been dreamed up while under the influence of EHX Founder Mike Matthews’ cigar smoke!
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Outwardly, the Canyon looks fairly conventional: there are self-explanatory effect level, delay time and feedback knobs. A fourth knob selects the effect type, while a Tap/Divide button, which nestles between the knobs, is for setting tempo-related effects. This switch cycles through three subdivision settings, and the LED indicates the selected option: it’s red for quarter notes or no division, orange indicates dotted eighth notes, and green denotes eighth notes. The power inlet is on the top edge of the case and a PSU is included.
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An internal switch determines whether or not the decay tails continue when the effect is bypassed, and there’s a third jack to accommodate a normally open footswitch for inputting tempo, as an alternative to using the main foot switch. For most modes, further hidden functions can be accessed: you first press and hold the Tap/Divide switch for times longer than one second, then use the delay and feedback knobs. The functions that can be accessed depend on which effect mode is selected (the secondary functions don’t apply in looper mode), and changes are saved for that particular effect, even after powering off the unit. Some typical secondary functions are mod rate and depth for the mod delay, wow and flutter for the tape delay, and modulation for the Deluxe Memory Man mode.
The delay time can be set from just 5ms up to a monstrous 3s, and the looper function can record up to a minute. In addition to the looper, there are 10 effect types on offer. In the more-or-less conventional delays category we have Echo, which is a typical digital delay; Mod, which adds pitch modulation; DMM, which emulates an EHX Deluxe Memory Man; and Tape. Multi, which generates a multi-tap delay — but not as we know it. Here, the repeats are all at the same volume, and the feedback knob sets how many repeats will occur. Verb adds a plate-style reverb to the delays. Shimmer Verb shifts the delayed signal up an octave, while also adding modulation and compression to create an etherial strings-meet-organ effect. Oct shifts each successive delay repeat up by a further octave, and if you use the alt knob function you can add a sub-octave too. Reverse handles the now familiar trick of delaying a section of sound, then playing it back in reverse, which is very psychedelic. S/H stands for Sample & Hold and is triggered by the input signal — pluck a note and it’s repeated at the same volume until another note is played to replace it. The feedback control adjusts the trigger sensitivity in this mode.
To record a loop, press the footswitch — the LED turns red and recording starts right away. Pressing the switch again stops recording and the LED turns green. In this mode the effect level control adjusts the loop level, while the input is always passed through at unity gain. Overdubs can be added with the loop playing by pressing the switch again, turning the LED orange. Feedback sets how much or how little of the previous loop is retained as you record the new layer.
You can get into a lot of trouble using loopers live —so thankfully the footswitch can be pressed and held to activate undo and redo functions. Unusually for a budget pedal, the recorded loop is saved when the unit is powered off. If you want to use only the external footswitch for setting the tempo you can disable the tempo function of the unit’s own footswitch by holding it down while you connect the power. The main benefit of this is that it allows you to turn effects on and off quickly without accidentally changing the tempo.
On the whole, I have to say that the Canyon does exactly what it sets out to do and does it very well. The looper is basic but it does the job. I’m a sucker for the Shimmer and reverse delays, but all the regular delay offerings sound as they should too, with the Deluxe Memory Man setting being particularly welcome. Having access to more detailed adjustment via the two alternate knob functions is also a bonus, not least as your custom changes are saved for next time you call up that preset. I’m not entirely sure where I’d personally use the Multi and S/H delays, though they certainly offer something a little out of the ordinary for those who like to be more experimental. So, if you’re after one affordable delay device that can handle all the usual functions and then some, the Canyon already has much to commend it — and then there’s the looper to consider!
£135.99 including VAT.
Electro-Harmonix is one of the oldest brands on the FX market and I was fascinated to see what the company had come up with as its version of this currently popular effect. I can tell you that I certainly wasn't disappointed by this incredibly versatile and feature packed pedal. In fact, I'd confidently say that this one of the most formidable loop pedals on the market at the moment. It’s important though to point out that this pedal is a creative workstation. Once you master it I imagine the possibilities go as far as the user’s imagination but you will need to get to grips with it as the pedal is so capable that there is a distinctly steep learning curve involved in mastering its full range of capabilities.
The 22500 features stereo inputs and outputs, XLR in with phantom power and even comes with an additional foot controller to flick between banks of saved loops. The pedal comes with an SDHC slot which accepts memory cards from 4 to 32GB and EHX has been kind enough to ship these with an 8GB card offering up to 12 hours of recording time! Excellent! The pedal can even be connected via USB, which is useful for moving saved loops on and off the pedal. The pedal also features a rhythm section of drum patterns which you can add to.
As for the loops, there are two with independent or locked loop lengths, you can adjust the volume of each and even change the pitch or reverse the loops separately. The LED displays will tell you if you are recording, overdubbing or saving to memory. You can undo-redo your last overdub, and even quantize your loops for perfect looping. There are even several additional modes of looping which I didn't discover whilst demoing this pedal and only came across later. Sequential looping mode gives you the option of verse/chorus style switching between loops and parallel looping mode allows simultaneous playback of two separate loops.
The pedal has so much to offer and seems to have just about everything going for it, including a good sturdy build quality. The only problem I encountered was really my own fault, because initially, instead of using the power supply that came with it, I used a regular (though good quality) unit which we frequently use when powering pedals on review. Big mistake! The EHX 22500 doesn't like some off-brand power supplies and you need to know this, otherwise you might be fooled into thinking the pedal was faulty when, in fact, it's just pining for the right kind of juice!
Other features on this most comprehensive pedal include the rhythm section, as mentioned earlier, which can be controlled via the tap tempo switch on the bottom right. Having a rhythm section on a loop pedal is a great idea, especially for first time loop pedal users. It helps keep timing and can add a whole new dimension to your loops. There is also a trigger mode where the pedal won’t start looping until you start playing, this can be super useful for starting of a looping session!
I can see this pedal being very popular with loop enthusiasts, solo artists, artists recording on the go or maybe even as a pedal to create some strange sounds in a live band context…though I admit I'm not sure how, though I'm sure somebody will!
If you are new to looping however this could be a slightly daunting place to start. The pedal comes with a very dense instructional manual which is informative but isn't what you might describe as beach reading. This isn’t a bad thing, of course, as it's far better to have too much information than not enough, but it's a measure of how much there is in this small footprint box. Experienced loopers will find this EHX pedal an adventure and a great creative tool. The inexperienced are in for a degree course in looping!
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