BOSS TE-2

The Boss TE-2 Terra Echo is a modulation effect equipped with MDP (Multi-Dimensional Processing) technology that offers impressive stereo ambient sounds and sonic layers with the character of reverb, delay or envelope filter effects, or a combination thereof. The box is sensitive to the dynamics of your playing and volume changes, but in a completely different way than you're used to with transparent reverb or delay effects - MDP technology analyses the input signal to assign the ideal sonic modulation to each beat.

The core control of the box is S-Time (Spread Time), which determines the intensity of the effect modulation. In minimal settings it works like a reverb with a subtle echo filter effect, adding it will accentuate the effect modulation of the sound ideal for layering long ambient surfaces, with more pronounced settings having an almost sci-fi character. The remaining potentiometers determine the ratio of clean to modulated signal, the tone colour and the speed of the effect modulation.

The Hold/Freeze function allows you to achieve an infinite sustain effect when the pedal is depressed, and you can then freely improvise and apply additional surfaces to the looped backing. Stepping your foot out of the pedal immediately ends the effect. Greater flexibility is also offered by the pedal's mono/stereo inputs and outputs.

The box, like all pedals in current Boss production, operates in Buffered Bypass mode. Power is supplied by a 9V battery or 9V adapter.