TC Electronic releases Infinite Sample Sustainer pedal

May 4, 2023 · 3 sources

TC Electronic has introduced a pedal called the Infinite Sample Sustainer, the company's first sustainer pedal, announced in early January 2022¹². The circuit captures a sample of the player's sound and sustains it, creating an ambient pad to play over³².

The pedal samples the sound using the footswitch, which can be set to latching or momentary². Its four controls dial in Decay, Level, Fade In and Effects type². An Infinite mode can add and sustain an indefinite number of layers that gradually morph together, and optional layering stacks multiple layers of sustained notes and chords³². Integrated reverb and modulation can be paired with the sustain; the reverb is based on the same algorithm as the company's Hall of Fame Reverb pedal, toggled on and off by a Dry/Verb switch¹. A built-in FX loop adds external effects to the sustained signal³². There are 3 TonePrint slots for beaming and storing artist TonePrints, and the free TonePrint app gives access to an expanded array of parameters for creating custom TonePrints³². An analog-dry-thru path retains the original signal³.

TC Electronic product manager Paul Robert Scott said of the pedal:

Delicious Audio described the pedal as "at least an evolution (rather than a mere copy) of an idea pioneered by Gamechanger Audio," and noted that the Gamechanger Audio Plus pedal already performs the core sustain function³.

The Infinite Sample Sustainer was listed at $149 and expected to ship soon, according to No Treble's January 8, 2022 report².