Chase Bliss releases Onward, a stereo sampler evolved from Cooper FX Outward

July 9, 2025 · 2 sources

Chase Bliss has released the Onward, a stereo sampler that Delicious Audio describes as an evolution of the Cooper FX Outward, in a report published July 9, 2025¹. Cooper FX owner Tom Majeski is now part of the Chase Bliss team¹.

The pedal is a stereo in/out sampler whose parameters can be controlled directly through the signal fed into it¹. It has two channels that interact with each other: a Freeze side for soft, smooth sounds and a Glitch side for more angular looping sounds, which can be split or combined¹. A synth-inspired Shape section covers slow swells, sustained drones and sound explosions, and an Error knob introduces random irregularities in timing, playback and other parameters¹. The back of the unit carries 16 DIP switches, and the pedal offers MIDI, CV and expression control, presets, and internal modulation of any or all of its knobs¹.

Guitar.com's review, published July 22, 2024, describes the Onward as a reimagining of the Outward, which it calls a multi-mode granular sampling device akin to Chase Bliss' Mood². It lists the price as $399². The review calls the Freeze side similar to other freeze pedals, sustaining sounds in a pad-like fashion, and says Glitch samples playing with a more rhythmic approach, adding lo-fi glitches as an accompaniment². Reviewer Jason Mays writes that the pedal jumps in volume depending on pick attack dynamics².

Mays calls the Onward one of the most user-friendly Chase Bliss pedals yet, even for the uninitiated, and says the interaction between the Error knob, Type switch and Glitch section is the most creatively adventurous experience he has had in quite some time². He also writes that its ambience will not be for everyone².