GAMECHANGER AUDIO PLUS Pedal Piano-Style Sustain for Instruments

GAMECHANGER AUDIO GCAPU Overview

Add piano-like sustain and sostenuto to any instrument or sound with the PLUS Pedal from Gamechanger Audio, a unique tool that samples signals in real time and uses a generative algorithm to create seamless loops of the signal decay. PLUS Pedal lets you add subtle sustain or immersive swells to sounds while retaining exact timbral qualities for a totally natural (or unnatural) sound.

The onboard controls allow you to adjust the sustain properties and length, the Rise and Tail for precise sculpting of fade in and fade out, and Blend for balancing the wet and dry signals. A series FX loop is included for slipping in modulations and other external FX like a glove before the sustain effect, allowing you to create wild and unique movements and textures. Selectable Single or Group sustain modes let you add sustain to single notes and chords or entire lines of notes and chords respectively. And with Wet Only mode, you can flip a switch to remove all dry signal for huge swells of ambient soundscapes.

How It Works

When the PLUS is on, it constantly records all audio signal coming from your instrument, such as a strummed chord, or a separate note on a wind instrument. Real Time Audio Sampling ensures that each sustained note or chord will retain the exact character of your instrument and faithfully reflect the dynamics of your playing style. It also makes PLUS Pedal compatible with any type of melodic instruments, such as brass or woodwinds, all string instruments, and even vocals.

Use a standard microphone to produce polyphony in real time and create complex voice leading like never before. Real Time Sampling is also responsive to various playing styles. Create continuous layers of sustain incorporating vibrato, bends, harmonics, trills, and other dynamic playing techniques. You can also use your whammy bar, play with a slide, or experiment with amp feedback or noises. The PLUS Pedal will capture all of these tonal nuances and turn them into a continuous sound.

Single or Group Mode

When in Single mode, holding down the foot pedal will allow you to sustain one (most recent) note or chord. All previous audio slots will continue fading out according to the speed set by the Tail knob. However, in Group mode, pressing and holding the foot pedal lets you hold the whole group of audio layers currently active. For example, you can use a medium Tail setting to create a quick three-note arpeggio and then just continue holding all three layers by keeping the foot pedal pressed down.

Detailed Control

The PLUS Pedal offers full control over each layer of sustained sound. The Rise and Tail knobs set the fade-in and fade-out speed of each new layer.

The Sustain knob controls a gradual high-cut filter that is tuned to emulate the natural decay properties of plucked strings. The piano-style foot pedal provides a gradual response curve, letting you add subtlety and nuance to every sustained layer.

Lots of Connections

• 1/4" instrument input and line output
• FX loop for inserting FX before sustain effect
• Clean Out / FSW offers a dry-only output, useful for studios or creating a stereo amp setup
• Optional Wet Only footswitch can also be plugged into Clean Out / FSW
• Split & Mix: this switch lets you either combine the wet and dry signals at the main output (Mix) or remove the dry signal and only output the wet (Split)

Wet Only Mode

You can remove all dry signal from the PLUS Pedal's main output by activating a toggle switch on the pedal's side panel or by using a dedicated Wet footswitch. This mode lets you transform the PLUS Pedal into a powerful sound-design tool capable of creating stacked layers of sustained ambient swells with any instrument.

Accessible FX Loop

The PLUS Pedal features a pair of send and return jacks on its side panel for easy patching with external effects units. Effects units inserted into the FX loop will only affect the sustain layers created by the PLUS Pedal.

Modulation effects such as chorus, vibrato, or tremolo work perfectly in the FX loop, adding movement and rhythm to the sustained layers. You can also use reverbs, delays, harmonizers, and even distortion units to texturize and morph your sustained notes into something truly extraordinary.

The Brass Pedal

The piano-style brass pedal is designed to look and feel exactly like the sustain pedal of a real acoustic piano. Expertly made by a Latvian craftsman, this pedal delivers expressive control of the sustain effect, including differences in foot stomp attack and timing, and distinct off, half, and full depressions. Once mastered, the PLUS Pedal let's you stack up to five sounds simultaneously.

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