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Standard and Harmonic Tremolo Effects with Creative Performance Potential





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The Walrus Audio Monument V2 harmonic tap tremolo effects pedal puts a huge range of distinctive tremolo types at your feet, with a Tap tempo switch for hands-free control over the tremolo rate. Four different time division settings allow you to precisely tailor the tremolo rhythm for any application. With five different waveshapes ? sine, square, ramp, lumps, and random ? you can explore trem effects from smooth and subtle to hard-chopped staccato. Complete with a harmonic tremolo mode for vintage rhythmic sweetness, the Walrus Audio Monument V2 is one of the most comprehensive tremolo pedals you'll find at Sweetwater.





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What's new in V2?


Here's what Walrus Audio added to this version of the Monument V2 tremolo pedal:


New smaller enclosure that keeps both footswitches


Rate ramp has been added, accessed by holding down the Bypass switch


LFO rate range has been expanded for slower and faster speeds than previously possible


Tap input can now be configured as an expression input, assignable to anything besides volume


Five waveshapes range from super smooth to hard chopped





A big part of any tremolo effect's character is its waveshape, and the Monument V2 offers five of them to explore. Sine offers a standard sine wave for smooth modulation, while the square wave offers gated, synthy staccato effects. Ramp is an upward-sloping saw wave, and Lumps is a vibey variation of the sine wave. The Monument V2 also includes a random wave. Between these five waveshapes and the switchable Harmonic/Standard tremolo modes, you'll be able to zero in on practically any type of tremolo effect you can think of.





Switchable tremolo or harmonic tremolo modes





In its Standard mode, the Monument V2 pedal acts as a typical tremolo effect, modulating your guitar signal's volume. In Harmonic mode, it sounds like a vintage harmonic tremolo effect. In this mode, your tone is split into high- and low-frequency ranges and modulated in opposite directions. As high frequencies increase, your lows are decreased in volume, and vice versa. This creates an undulating vibe effect that sounds especially sweet when you have the Lumps waveshape selected.





Walrus Audio Monument V2 Tremolo Pedal Features:


Tremolo effects pedal with tap tempo and 4 time division settings (quarter, triplet, 8th, and 16th notes)


Bypass switch can be held to ramp the tremolo rate


5 waveshapes range from smooth to hard edged


Switch between Standard and Harmonic tremolo modes for 2 distinct effects


Plenty of output gain available to make up for lost volume, or even use as a boost