Gamechanger Audio releases AUTO Series, three pedals with performance automation

September 1, 2024 · 6 sources

Gamechanger Audio released the AUTO Series, three pedals built around parameter automation, the Latvian maker says. The series comprises the AUTO DELAY, AUTO REVERB and AUTO CHORUS¹². Pedal of the Day described the chorus as "Part of a new series of three recently released pedals"³.

Each pedal produces two automation signals from the performance. The DYNAMICS Engine monitors instrument volume, picking intensity and overall playing dynamics, and the PITCH Engine tracks note choices and overall instrument timbre. A patch-bay interface routes either source to any of the four primary effect knobs, and four smaller knobs, called attenuators, set the amount and direction of each signal. An AUTO footswitch engages the automation section, switching from a standard effect mode to a pre-routed automation setting¹. Delicious Audio described the series as "a stereo, semi-modular pedal series called Auto" and said the pedals were "originally promoted with the 'Mod' name"².

The AUTO CHORUS offers three algorithms, CHORUS, ENSEMBLE and FLANGE, with LEVEL, DEPTH, RATE and FEEDBACK controls. RATE adjusts modulation from 0 Hz to 819.16 Hz, and a MODULATION SHAPE switch selects SAW, SINE or RAMP. Holding both footswitches engages TRACK TEMPO, which sets the RATE value from the tempo of strumming¹³. The AUTO DELAY has TAPE, ANALOG and DIGITAL algorithms, TIME from 40 milliseconds to 2 seconds, and three panning modes: OFF, 50% and 100% (ping-pong)¹⁴. The AUTO REVERB has PLATE, SPRING and HALL algorithms, with DECAY, TONE and FILTER controls and stereo spread settings of OFF, 50% and 100%¹⁵.

All three run on a standard 9V DC center-negative supply of at least 250 mA or over USB-C, and each ships with a signal splitter and patch cables¹. Premier Guitar listed the AUTO Series Reverb Pedal at $329.00⁶. The maker lists the AUTO REVERB as made in Riga, Latvia, at 600 g (1.3 lbs) and 15.2 x 10.2 x 7.5 cm (6 x 4 x 3 in)⁵.