EarthQuaker
Devices Arpanoid
EQD explains this curious kaleidosonic
stomper in the most concise way possible:
“The Arpanoid takes whatever notes you play
and calculates an adjustable ascending or
descending scale based on the root note.”
If one is after some serious pitch acrobatics
without going whole-hog and buying an
Eventide, this could be the perfect pedal.
With an octave range above or below the
played note or chord, one can go major or
minor scale and even choose how many
notes there are in the sequence that follows
initial attack. This makes for some incredible
single strike statements that stand out like
a Kraftwerk Kling Klang Studio treatment.
If I had this step sequencing beast, I’d
most likely go for Mode 8: Minor: random
pattern, with the toggle switch set to the
middle position for some unpredictable pitch
shifting. Then I’d be inclined to stick a gated
fuzz (B:Assmaster perhaps) after it to get into
the doom drone zone.
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