Alexander Pedals' Second Leap Series Pedal is the really cool 10-Mode Rewind Programmable Stereo Echo

Hot on the heels of the Leap Series 8-Mode Space Force Stereo Reverb Workstation, we get the equivalent ’Rewind’  Delay Workstation execution - featuring 2 more Modes / Algorithms for a total of 10. And including both of my Reverse and Lo-Fi Delay favourites - where alas the Space Force was missing a Reverse Reverb. So you can’t combine the two to do a sort of Walrus Audio Lore kinda thing which is a somewhat something of a pity.

The Space Force Reverb was certainly impressive - being the first Leap Series pedal - with that extended feature set all marshalled through a cool, clear compact and bijoux OLED screen. I feel Alexander has definitely stolen a march on its competitors in this regard - with a really comprehensive and user-friendly future-proof format.

As with any Time-Based Effect - it’s always about the quality and nature of its algorithms - and I feel that Alexander have most definitely got the formula right with Rewind - featuring all the obvious popular choices - and certainly covering off all of my key favourites.

The core functionality is identical to the Space Force - so all we need focus on this time around is those 10 Echo / Delay Modes / Algorithms :

1. Tape : Classic Single or Multi-Tap Tape Style Echo - Echoplex / Ecorec / Space Echo
2. Analog : 1970’s style solid-state BBD emulating Echo
3. Digital : 1980’s Rack Unit style Delay
4. Pitch : Clean Digital Delay with a flexible pitch transposer - can to traditional and arpeggiated patterns
5. Dual : Double Delay Lines in parallel - including Ping Pong Delay
6. Diffuse : Cloudy Day Delay with Single Echo and Reverb-style Diffusion / Smear
7. Reverse : Where the ’Rewind’ moniker comes from - 2.5s of reverse playback Delay
8. Dynamic : Clean Digital Delay with a flexible audio gate and swell generator
9. Filter : Delay with a synth-style resonant low-pass filter
10. Lo-Fi : Filthy / Dirty  / Degraded / Bitcrushed Delay

It’s obviously more pedalboard-friendly than my Boss DD-200 which I think I just very marginally prefer. While I would probably take this Rewind over the Walrus Audio Mako Series D-1. Each of those has their advantages, while I feel the Rewind steals a march over the D-1 with its screen and somewhat more modern feature set - also more keenly priced!

At the time of writing I’m still waiting for my Meris LVX to land - I’ve been promised it by the end of the month - so that is occupying all my Delay bandwidth currently - along with my current favourite Boss RE-201 Space Echo and DD-200 units. (Note also my enduring love for the Empress EchoSystem).

When I next consider adding another delay workstation unit to the reference collection - the Alexander Rewind is probably the right choice for me - so much to like here!

Features and Specifications

• Mono or stereo input (TRS)
• Mono or stereo output (TRS or dual outputs)
• Input Impedance:  1M ohms
• Output Impedance:  560 ohms
• Ten delay engines
• 32 user presets, arranged in 4 banks of 8
• MultiJack enables expression pedal, foot switch, or MIDI input
• EXP Morph allows controlling all knobs from expression pedal, ramp footswitch, or MIDI
• Automatic ramping function for expression control without external pedal
• CTL footswitch for tap tempo and ramp trigger
• USB port for firmware updates and USB MIDI
• Buffered bypass with selectable trails
• Power Supply : DC 9V only, 250mA or greater
• Requires : isolated DC power supply
• Dimensions : 4.7” x 2.6” x 1.5” H x W x D not including knobs
• RRP : $230 / £239