TVP-1 Tremolo
Dunlop TVP-1 Tremolo/Volume pedal. This is a pedal that has fallen off the radar of most pedal enthusiasts and at first glance, it's not hard to understand why...
This is a difficult pedal to master. Just as the wah-wah, so too do the Rotovibe, and the Variphase and other treadled pedals require their own learning curve. The Rotovibe is probably the closest, function-wise, to the TVP-1 in that as the treadle is rolled from heel to toe, the modulation effect becomes faster and faster...
This is in stark contrast to the Wah-wah where the sweeping of the treadle sweeps the effect. Like the Rotovibe, when the TVP-1 is in tremolo mode, a little can go a long way, and it is easy to overuse.
However, there's also a couple of very useful applications of this pedal, and that's acting as sweepable volume control (instead of using the volume potentiometer on whatever instrument the pedal is plugged into)
The learning curve of using this tremolo effect musically and tastefully suggests to us that there's some good uncharted territory here, and we're eager to see it come to its full fruition.
- Thermionic Studios has one(1) TVP-1 pedal available for rental.
Controls
- Knob 1 (left-side knob) - "Intensity": Adjusts how much of the tremolo effect is applied to the output, with fully clockwise being the greatest level of effect for into the tremolo effect, and fully clockwise being no more than a mild volume "throb".
- Knob 2 (right-side "upper" knob) - "Maximum Volume": Adjusts the upper volume (output) limit with fully counter-clockwise being +0 db ("unity gain") and with fully clockwise being +6 db (boost).
- Knob 3 (right-side "lower" knob) - "Minimum Volume": Adjusts the with fully counter-clockwise being no output whatsoever (as you would expect from a standard volume-sweep pedal) to fully clockwise at +0 db ("unity gain").
- Switch 1 (left red toggle) - "Modulation": This switch toggles between
- (switch-out) a softer, or "Smooth" sine-wave modulated tremolo, and
- (switch-in) a "Hard", or square-wave tremolo modulation.
- Switch 2 (right red toggle) - "Toggle Pedal Function": This switch toggles between
- (switch-out) Volume Control: control volume level with the sweep of the treadle. Toe-down is maximum volume
- (switch-in) Tremolo Function: The TVP-1 becomes a tremolo effect pedal. Toe-down is fastest "throb" speed
- Footswitch 1 - "On/Off": This footswitch toggles the pedal between engaged/active ("On"), and bypassed ("Off"). As in most treadled pedals, this switch is toggled by firm pressure when the sweep is in the full toe-down position.
Bypass: Buffered
The TVP-1 has a buffered bypass.
General Information
The easiest way to think of this pedal is that the left side of the pedal controls the the Tremolo Effect, and the right side controls the volume effect.
Left-side: Tremolo
Right-side: Volume
Pedal Manual
Phase Inversion: Yes/No
| Schematic ID | Electronic Part | Action | Phase State |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | X | X | X |
Schematic
Artists
We are currently unaware of any artists actively using the pedal now, or who have in the past.
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