TC Electronic

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The TC Electronic Crescendo Auto Swell pedal lets you infuse your playing with emotive, violin-like swells. With the TC Electronic Crescendo, you can easily add beautiful, smooth crescendos and decrescendos to chords, single notes and riffs. The Crescendo pedal features intuitive Sensitivity and Attack knobs so you can precisely tailor the responsiveness and swell speed to your liking. This compact pedal has a rugged design built to withstand years of stomping. Power it with a 9V battery or an optional power supply.

Shape Dramatic Volume Swells With Ease

Creating gradual, expressive volume swells by hand can be difficult to control and master. With the Crescendo pedal, you can effortlessly introduce lush, violin-like swells into your guitar playing. Just step on the pedal to engage the effect and play as normal. The Crescendo will swell in the notes or chords you play, then taper off smoothly. It's a great way to make single note runs more vocal and to add movement and dynamics to chord progressions. The Sensitivity and Attack knobs let you fine tune the response and swell speed to perfectly complement your playing style and the desired effect.

Dial In Optimal Sensitivity and Attack

Tailor the pedal's responsiveness using the intuitive Sensitivity and Attack knobs. The Sensitivity sets the threshold for triggering swells. Turn it clockwise for more sensitivity to pick up subtler playing dynamics. The Attack knob controls the swell speed. Rotate it clockwise for faster swells or counter-clockwise for longer, more gradual crescendos. With the ability to fine-tune these parameters, you can adapt the Crescendo to everything from aggressive riffing to delicate fingerstyle playing.

From TC Electronic's TonePrint Series

The Crescendo Auto Swell is part of TC Electronic's TonePrint series. TonePrint pedals come loaded with different presets designed by top guitarists. Using the TonePrint app, you can beam new TonePrints to the pedal via your mobile device. This allows you to try out presets from acclaimed guitarists and find new creative ways to use the pedal. The Crescendo gives you an always-expanding palette of lush swell effects.

TC Electronic Crescendo Auto Swell Effects Pedal
TC Electronic Crescendo Auto Swell Effects Pedal
TC Electronic Crescendo Auto Swell Effects Pedal

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  • Lets you create rolling and powerful volume swells
  • Instantly accessible 2-knob interface featuring sensitivity and attack
  • Controls attack time to create almost violin-like guitar lines
  • True bypass for ultimate signal integrity
  • “Built-like-a-tank” metal chassis

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3.33

9 Reviews

67%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

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  • This is a very specific effect and it works very well.

    4

    submitted6 years ago

    byTophs

    fromGa.

    Auto swell effect. Really just one way to dial it in, but when you do, it works very well.

  • Does what it's supposed to

    4

    submitted6 years ago

    byD.S

    fromJax, Fl

    I had the Behringer version of this pedal and this seems to be a bit more versatile than that one. That being said, you're essentially offered a swell with a particular sound. If you play clean, or turn the guitar volume down, that will result in one setting. If you play high gain, that will be another setting. So, there is not a setting for all instances. Just be aware of that, and otherwise enjoy this pedal.

  • A nice addition just have the correct power supply

    3

    submitted6 years ago

    byMcCaskey

    fromMount Carroll il

    If it requires a special power supply it should come with it, but otherwise it sounds great with the correct milliamp. Over all a great addition.

  • Not What I Expected

    1

    submitted6 years ago

    byRob

    fromPennsylvania

    If you're looking to get perfect swells, then this is not the product for you. The swell effect only comes out if the attack knob is turned all the way to the right. Not very versatile. The really disappointing thing is that the note or chord dies out too quickly after the swell gets to full volume. This occurred when plugging the pedal straight through to the input of the amp or in the effects loop. Another reviewer felt that the pedal works better with lower gain pickups like single coils as opposed to high output humbuckers. That may very well be the case here.

  • I would not recommend this pedal to anyone, friend or foe.

    1

    submitted6 years ago

    byTele fanatic

    fromFlorida

    Not worth the time.

  • Awesome pedal

    5

    submitted7 years ago

    byMike

    fromIthaca NY

    There's some bad reviews out there on this pedal and they are just plain inaccurate. The pedal is very touch sensitive, people who are saying they can't get swells with Humbuckers or with full chords just aren't utilizing sensitivity with their picking hand. Add some modulation and reverb and the Crescendo swells in other worldly ethereal tones. You can dig in with your picking hand and then lay back to create swells at key moments in lead lines, it's really a versatile pedal.

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • asked byMark

    fromOhio

    Does this pedal take a special power cord or just a regular one?

    Does this pedal take a special power cord or just a regular one?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Most generic ones will work.
  • asked byjmhbpc

    fromundisclosed

    I recently heard the following from TC Electronics  customer support (via their Musictribe Community support):
 "Thank you for your patience. Regarding the CRESCENDO AUTO SWELL. From what I can see, the unit should be available now."
Can GC Sales/Support check in on the availability soon?
Thanks

    I recently heard the following from TC Electronics customer support (via their Musictribe Community support): "Thank you for your patience. Regarding the CRESCENDO AUTO SWELL. From what I can see, the unit should be available now." Can GC Sales/Support check in on the availability soon? Thanks

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    2/14/20 is the estimated date. Back order dates are provided by the manufacturer and are subject to change
  • asked byjmhbpc

    fromundisclosed

    I ordered a while ago and see that the arrival date has been bumped another 2 weeks,
I am a little nervous the pedal is on a back-order loop.

    I ordered a while ago and see that the arrival date has been bumped another 2 weeks, I am a little nervous the pedal is on a back-order loop.

    Open Reply - Kenneth
    Back order dates are provided by the manufacturer and are subject to change