Step Audio Launches the Pilot Wave
March 20, 2020 · 3 sources
Step Audio, a maker based in Bend, Oregon, announced the immediate availability of the Pilot Wave, a step MIDI sequencer aimed at players who want to use their MIDI-enabled pedals as rhythmic instruments rather than static effects1. The company pitched the device as a way to make pedals themselves playable, with MusicRadar reporting that Step Audio promised guitarists "the chance for guitarists to play their guitar effects pedals like musical instruments"2.
"A MIDI controller that offers a slew of intuitive sequencing options."
The Pilot Wave is a MIDI controller offering what Guitar.com described as "a slew of intuitive sequencing options"3. Its core features as announced:
- Seven unique one-button modes for manually controlling sequences, ranging from triggering the next step to cycling through the entire MIDI range in one-shot mode3
- Up to 10 parameters controlled across 16 available steps3
- 16 presets accessible on the fly3
- Tap tempo and MIDI clock sync, so it also works as a traditional step sequencer3
The unit retailed for $199 at launch3. Step Audio announced immediate availability on Thursday, March 19, 20201.
Sources (3)
- Play guitar effects like musical instruments with Pilot Wave, Adventures In Audio (audiomasterclass.com), 2020-03-19
- Turn your effects pedals into musical instruments with Step Audio's Pilot Wave, MusicRadar, 2020-03-20
- Turn your pedals into rhythmic instruments with Step Audio’s new Pilot Wave, guitar.com, 2020-03-20