More Than a Traditional Multi-effects Pedal
At Sweetwater, we understand the appeal of a traditional stompbox, and the Polyend MESS provides all the convenience of analog stompbox control with the expansive capability of digital effects libraries. Fully equipped with a 16-step grid pad, the MESS, or multi-effect step sequencer, is a real-time sequencer and editor with hands-on controls that encourage exploration and experimentation. You can build and save up to 1,000 presets, from straightforward instrument effects to experimental polyrhythmic patterns that evolve as you play. Set up any of the more than 120 effects in four independent tracks with the ability to stack and manipulate each to your desired parameters. With the Polyend MESS outfitting your rig with finite control and maximum customization, static presets are a thing of the past.
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Created for any performance
Polyend crafted more than another multi-effects pedal with the MESS supplying unprecedented levels of programmable, performative sound design to anyone creating music. Whether you’re a guitarist expanding your pedalboard, a synthesist looking for creative new sounds, or a sound designer expanding your control, the MESS offers something to love. This powerhouse effects pedal integrates with virtually any setup, whether you’re running into a DAW or straight to a speaker.
Customizable control
The MESS provides four independent tracks that can each stack, sequence, and control the more than 120 effects, with parameters to control the nuances of each effect. You can choose from analog-style modulation and time-based effects or select one of many innovative spectralizers that supply new uses for granular engines. The best part? Every feature and effect can be adjusted right on the pedal itself with an easy-to-read, full-color display; 16 customizable pads; and Settings, Input level, Preset selection, Macro, Mix, and Tempo adjustment controls.
Effects for every occasion
The MESS opens up a new world of possibilities by blending traditional sound shaping with generative and performance power. You can create sequences for entirely new textures that evolve in time, or switch off sequencing and use MESS as a straightforward multi-effects pedal. Either way, you can access countless sonic possibilities with everything from multimode reverb with five different modes and 25 submodes to granular bursts that transform audio in real time and over 25 submodes of modulation. On top of that, you get multiple variations of other effects, including delays, micro-looping, particle samplers, spectralizers, repitching, and more.
Polyend MESS Features:
- Multi-FX processor pedal for any instrument or creator
- Access to 120+ FX with multiple variations of each
- Full onboard control with 6 knobs, 16-step grid pad, and full-color display
- Save up to 1,000 presets for any musical occasion
- 4 independent tracks that each allow individual FX stacking and manipulation
- Use with a DAW or run straight to a speaker
- Stereo input with individual left and right outputs to split tracks
- Expression pedal input
- MIDI input and output
- USB-C and microSD ports for even more compatibility
