Electro Harmonix Crash Pad

Electro Harmonix Crash Pad
Product no: 9000-0021-7321 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

It's hard to imagine now, but in the '80s, drum machines were very rare, pretty expensive and remarkably large. Electro Harmonix was one of the first companies to release an affordable model with relatively compact dimensions. As such, the Crash Pad was a cost-effective and practical way of adding some electronic noise to your sound. So if you're homesick for those good old days, you'll be glad to hear that the time has come for a reissue of that fantastic device. This pedal is great as a standalone unit, but if you add a sequencer, drum pad or clack generator to the mix, that's when it really shines.

Crash Pad: sound and operation

With the EHX Crash Pad, you can create a wide range of electronic percussion sounds, from cymbals and snare drums to freaky oscillations. You activate it by pressing the eponymous Crash Pad in the centre, which is both finger-friendly and rugged enough for use as a foot switch. Using the aux input, you can connect the pedal to an instrument like a keyboard or an electric guitar. Thanks to the sensitivity control, the impedance of the instrument does not matter. Of course, you can also connect a sequencer or a clock generator this retro pedal.

Back to the '80s

All the wacky sounds that made the original Crash Pad so popular are back in full force. You'll be mentally transported back to the '80s in no time! However, while vintage charm is certainly worth a lot, modern audiences are a bit more demanding when it comes to user-friendliness. Luckily, the pedal has been modified to address that issue. For instance, the Crash Pad now features an input for an external expression pedal that allows you to vary the filter frequency in real time. The pedal's power requirements have also been brought up to date. You can power the pedal using a standard 9V battery, or with the included EHX9.6DC-200 power supply. In short, EHX took a vintage pedal and kept all the good stuff while revamping the bad.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Extra guitar pickup required	no
Stereo output	no
Voltage	9 V
Can be powered by battery	yes
Centre positive/negative	centre negative
Power supply plug	barrel 2.1 mm (inner diameter)
Adapter included	yes

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	700 gr
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	19,0 x 16,0 x 8,0 cm

Product specifications

Electro Harmonix synthesizer effects pedal
produces a wide range of electronic percussion sounds and oscillations
triggered through the built-in switch, a sequencer or a clock generator
suited for various musical instruments (with mono jack output)
durable metal housing
suitable for use with the EHX Clockworks rhythm generator, sequencer and similar products
switches: crash pad
controls: volume, decay, resonance, time, stop, start
inputs:
- 1 x aux in, mono jack
- 1 x expression pedal, mono jack
- 1 x external trigger, mono jack
outputs:
- 1 x output, mono jack
power supply: EHX9.6DC-200 PSU (included) or optional 9V battery
dimensions: 102 x 121 x 89 mm

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Tjakko S. April 26, 2016

Wrote the following about Electro Harmonix Crash Pad

Op dit moment staan er nog maar weinig goede reviews op youtube, maar laat je niet afschrikken. Dit is echt een leuke mini synth met verschillende percussie achtige geluiden die je goed kan configureren. Ik heb hem gekocht omdat ik van die oldskool Jean Michel achtige geluiden wilde samplen en gebruiken in mijn verder moderne muziek, en dat lukt hier goed mee. Over de bouwkwaliteit van EHX ben ik in het algemeen iets minder positief, ik heb al 2 keer een nieuw effect terug moeten sturen, dat is echt jammer want hun gear is wel altijd hartstikke origineel en in het algemeen heel redelijk geprijsd. Vanwege de bouwkwaliteit één ster minder, maar Bax doet niet moeilijk over ruilen dus laat mijn review je niet weerhouden om er eentje te bestellen. Al met al zeker een aanrader voor de liefhebber van vintage sounds.

G.A. M. April 13, 2016

Wrote the following about Electro Harmonix Crash Pad

Another awesome product from ehx,a must have for analog heads and maybe for hipsters haha.
Love it!

NAMM 2016: Back to the '80s with Electro Harmonix

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Late last year, Electro Harmonix introduced the Crash Pad Analog Drum Synth, and at NAMM 2016 they'll be unleashing the Super Space Drum. Where the Crash Pad creates electronic cymbal sounds, the Space Drum generates a typically '80s drum sound - electronic yet warm and full of character. It can be used as either a standalone unit, or in combination with a looper or clock generator, for instance.