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Gamechanger Audio launches MOD Series pedals at NAMM 2024

January 24, 2024 · 3 sources

Gamechanger Audio announced the MOD Series, three stereo pedals, at NAMM 2024 on January 2412. The series launches with a Chorus, a Delay and a Reverb1.

Each pedal has four primary controls, each with a smaller attenuverter knob that sets the direction and amount of modulation, plus pitch and dynamics controls, two footswitches and LED bar displays2. A Mod switch sits alongside a bypass switch; when activated, a parameter responds to playing, such as decay time increasing on higher notes with a hall reverb setting1. Pressing both footswitches together defines a threshold above or below which modulation engages automatically2. The right footswitch engages the pedal and the left engages the modulation2.

Each pedal has multiple patch bays, and the effect parameters and pitch signals can be individually adjusted and routed with cables, which the maker says yields 162 patch combinations per pedal12. The pedals can also be patched into one another3. Rear connections include stereo in and out, MIDI/CLK, USB-C, track out and 9V DC at 250mA2. A three-way toggle selects Line, Eurorack or Instrument input3.

PedalModesPrimary controls
MOD ChorusChorus / Ensemble / FlangeLevel, Depth, Rate, Feedback
MOD DelayTape / Analog / DigitalLevel, Time, Repeat, Tone
MOD ReverbPlate / Spring / HallLevel, Decay, Tone, Drive

Sources: modes and controls23. The Delay has ping-pong settings of 0%, 50% and 100%, and the Reverb has stereo spread settings of the same percentages3. The Chorus has three modulation shapes: sawtooth, sine and ramp3.

"This series emphasizes the artist's skill, allowing for the orchestration of effects through instrument play"
Gamechanger Audio, quoted in Guitar World3

Each pedal costs $29913. Guitar Pedal X reported a price of $797 for all three and delivery intended around March2; Guitar World reported all three were available to order on January 253.

Sources (3)
  1. NAMM 2024: "This series isn't just an evolution in audio processing, it's a complete reimagining of what a pedal can be" – Gamechanger Audio is bringing modular synthesis to pedals with its MOD Series | MusicRadar, musicradar.com
  2. Guitar Pedal X - GPX Blog - Gamechanger Audio brings Advanced-Dynamics Modular Synth Cross-Cabling to Stompboxes with its innovative MOD Series, guitarpedalx.com
  3. NAMM 2024: “Become the architect of tones and textures that respond to your performance in real-time”: Gamechanger Audio's new player-responsive MOD Series pedals can literally be wired like a modular synth | Guitar World, guitarworld.com