Iron Lung
Iron Lung
Iron Lung

Iron Lung

DISCONTINUED 2022 | Vocoder
One of the very classic instruments from the past made available to every musician at a classic price!

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Iron Lung

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DISCONTINUED 2022

The EHX Iron Lung is a versatile and easy to use vocoder in a compact pedal format. Musicians no longer need large rack equipment, computer plugins, or large keyboards to get a wide array of classic and modern vocoder sounds.

Built around the finest aspects of our praised V256 vocoder, the Iron Lung is the baby brother housed in our smallest, die-cast chassis . The Iron Lung uses the highest resolution of 256 bands to deliver defined vocoder performance while our famous Gender Bender control lets you adjust a male to female emphasis that delivers numerous and exacting possibilities at the turn of a knob. An XLR input allows your microphone of choice to be used with 3 independent gain controls. To round it out, the tone control integrates with the Gender Bender to refine the tone to exactly where you want it to be. Use a guitar or keyboard for polyphonic delivery. One of the very classic instruments from the past made available to every musician at a classic price!

  • High 256 band resoloution
  • Gender Bender knob for male to female emphasis
  • XLR mic input with 3 independent gain settings
  • Tone control for frequency definition
  • Power adapter included

SPECIFICATIONS

Circuit
Digital
Bypass
Buffered Bypass
Audio
Mono
Power Supply
9.6VDC-200mA power adapter included
Dimensions (in)
4.5 x 2.75 x 2.1
Current Draw
150mA
Year Released
2009
UPC
683274011042
Owner's Manual
TONE KNOB
This knob adjusts the tonal quality of the effect. Fully CCW emphasizes lower frequencies and fully CW emphasizes higher frequencies. Additionally as the TONE knob is turned CW from noon, harmonic overtones are added to the instrument signal to make them sound fuller and richer. The added harmonic overtones are especially useful when you using a dry electric guitar straight into the Iron Lung.
GENDER BENDER
Formant shift corresponds roughly to the length of the vocal tract. Bass and baritone singers have longer vocal tracts than sopranos and tenors. The GENDER BENDER knob adjusts the amount of formant shift that is applied to the effected signal. For knob settings above noon, the formant will shift upward, which is equivalent to shortening the vocal tract, to sound more female. For knob settings below noon, the formant will shift downward, which is equivalent to lengthening the vocal tract, to sound more male. At noon, there is no formant shift.
MIC GAIN TOGGLE SWITCH
Use this switch to change the sensitivity of the mic pre-amp in the Iron Lung. Experiment with your setup to see whether LO, MID, or HI gain mode works best.
BYPASS FOOTSWITCH / STATUS LED
The BYPASS footswitch toggles the Iron Lung between effect mode and bypass mode. If the STATUS LED is lit, then the Iron Lung is in effect mode. If the STATUS LED is off, then the Iron Lung is in bypass mode.
INST INPUT JACK
Plug the output of your instrument into the INST INPUT jack.
MIC INPUT XLR JACK
The MIC INPUT XLR jack is a fully balanced microphone input. Connect your microphone directly to this input jack.
INST OUTPUT JACK
The Iron Lung's effect is output on this jack. In BYPASS mode, this jack outputs your dry guitar signal. In SPLIT BYPASS mode the jack outputs dry guitar signal to the TIP and MIC vocal to the RING of an Insert Cable (enabled when the Iron Lung is powered up with an Insert Cable plugged into the OUTPUT). While in effect mode, the effect signal is present on both the Tip and Ring contacts of the OUTPUT jack. Connect this output to your amp, effect pedals or other devices.

“This is an easy to use pedal that would be a great way to get introduced to the world of vocoding.”

–Troy Washington

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