MOTOR Pedal

- ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYNTH -
- MOTOR HARMONOIZER -
- motor vocoder -
- RING & xmod ENGINE -

WHAT IS THE MOTOR PEDAL?

The MOTOR Pedal is a fully playable electro-mechanical synth voice THAT TRACKS THE pitch of your playing in real time.

YOU CAN PLAY IT AS A melodic DOUBLER OR HARMONY CREATOR, use IT AS A POWERFUL and versatile DRONE GENERATOR, or distort & process your instrument with the x-mod & vocoder engines.

This isn’t an emulation.
This isn’t analog modeling.
This is the raw sound of a brushed DC motor, pushed to the edge and tamed with precision control.

HOW IT WORKS

THE MOTOR PEDAL USES A REAL-TIME PITCH TRACKER TO ANALYZE Your INSTRUMENT'S OUTPUT

WHETHER YOU ARE USING A GUITAR, A BASS, OR A MICROPHONE - THE motor's rotational speed WILL BE PRECISELY MATCHED to THE FUNDAMENTAL FREQUENCY THAT YOU ARE PLAYING

FOR EXAMPLE - TO MATCH A 440HZ INPUT THE MOTOR WILL HAVE TO ROTATE AT
146 REVOLUTIONS PER SECOND

A carefully calibrated inductor captures the real-world motion of the motor’s spinning coils—transforming mechanical energy into a raw, electric audio signal.

FIVE MOTOR-BASED
SYNTHESIS ENGINES

The MOTOR Pedal features five unique and powerful sound engines based on the motor core:

MOTOR - Raw electromagnetic pickup of the spinning coils. Glitchy, growling, magnetic.

MXD - Cross-modulation of the motor with a digital waveform. creates HARSH, DISTORTED AND METALLIc textures.

M-WAVE - A digital oscillator that's PITCH-LOCKED & HARD-SYNCED to the motor's output.
a multitimbral synth with aN IMPERFECT mechanical soul.

COIL MODE - instead of spinning the motor with DC Voltage - We inject alternating current into the motor's coils to create resonant analog vibrations & metallic hums.
THIS IS AN INNOVATIVE SYNTHESIS METHOD THAT SOUNDS LIKE NOSTALGIA ON STEROIDS.

VOCODER MODE - A 24 BAND DIGITAL VOCODER THAT USES THE MOTOR'S OUTPUT AS THE CARRIER AND Your instrument's signal AS the modulator.

Speak, sing, or shred DIRECTLY through the machine.

PARAMETER CONTROL

Analog TONE BOOST – A POWERFUL TILT EQ FOR SHAPING THE MOTOR OUTPUT

TWO VOLUME KNOBS - independent Volume control for DRY SIGNAL and MOTOR OUTPUt

motor drive – heavy analog distortion for the motor output

Envelope – go from short, punctuated stabs - to envelope follower - to long releases

glide – applies a portamento curve to the motor engine

vibrato – classic pitch modulation - from subtle movement to wild oscillation

motor Interval Selector - ALLOWS YOU TO OFFSET THE motor pitch: +/- 1 octave or perfect fifths or perfect fourths

X-MOD Mode – use Amplitude modulation to Cross-mod the input signal with all motor engines.

STEP ON THE GAS

the MOTOR Pedal COMES EQUIPPED with a MULTI-MODE GAS pedaL

ACCELERATOR - create a wide range of controlled pitch-shift or floor it to redline the motor

BRAKE - downward pitch-shift, or mash the pedal to bring the motor to a stall

CLUTCH - temporarily disconnect the motor from the pitch-tracker - perfect for creating drones

VOLUME - use the spring-loaded pedal to CREATE satisfying volume swells

DRIFT - play the pedal like a gentle vibrato arm, or just floor it to get a complete wipe-out

DURABILITY

THE MOTOR PEDAL USES A SPECIALLY-DESIGNED BRUSHED DC ELECTRO-MOTOR BLOCK AS ITS CORE SOUND ENGINE.

OVER TIME THE MOTOR'S BRUSHES ARE GOING TO erode AND THE MOTOR block WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED - INDICATED BY THE PEDAL'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNING ORANGE AND THEN RED

THE MOTOR block IS A REPLACEABLE PART

ESTIMATED LIFESPAN AROUND 3000 - 5000 hours of intensive PLAYING

INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT MOTOR FROM GCA IS A BREEZE
COMPARABLE TO CHANGING A SET OF TUBES IN YOUR AMP.

the MOTOR REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE IS extremely SIMPLE AND DOES NOT REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL SERVICING.

EXCLUSIVE PRE-ORDER COLOR-SCHEME

ALL PRE-ORDERS MOTOR PEDALS WILL BE Personalized and hand-signed TO YOUR NAME by the GAMECHANGER AUDIO ENGINEERING teaM

Standard Finish:

⚫ CLASSIC BLACK
with Pinstripes

Limited Edition launch Colors:

🔴 REDLINE RED
🔵 BLUE VIPER
Available for a Short Time Only

€329.00

Lifetime Warranty*
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
A power supply is not included. Motor Pedal uses a standard 9V DC center-negative pedal power supply of at least 500 mA

US: Taxes will be added at checkout depending on shipping options

EU: VAT will be added to EU Orders without an EU-VAT number
Intl: All other countries may face customs duties

You may cancel your order any time by emailing us at [email protected]

MOTOR PEDAL

US: Taxes will be added at checkout depending on shipping options
EU: VAT will be added to EU Orders without an EU-VAT number
Intl: All other countries may face customs duties

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE 299$

FINAL RETAIL PRICE 379$

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THE MOTOR PEDAL

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION


Input & Output Type	1/4” Unbalanced TS
Input impedance	0.5MΩ
Maximum input level	9 dBu
Output impedance	100 Ω
Data USB-C MONO & TRACK IN/OUT	MIDI & Firmware update 1/4'' Unbalanced TS
Input impedance	500 kΩ
Output impedance	100 Ω
Signal level [in/out/track in/track out]	4Vpp max
MIDI Connector	MIDI 5 PIN DIN cable input
Type Sound shift VIBR/GLIDE	Optically isolated input, RF filtered -OCT, -5th, -4th, 0, +4th, +5th, +OCT Max. vibrato: +/-100c, max glide: 5
Frequency response	20 Hz to 20 kHz (±1 dB)
Signal to noise ratio Motor system MAX speed	90 dB (A weighted) 9V/500mA, 9V/1A
Operating temperature	0º to 50º C
Power Supply Connector Type	center negative 2.1 x 5.5 mm plug
Input voltage	9-12V DC
Input current Power consumption Product Dimensions Product Weight	minimum 500 mA 4,5-9 W 18 x 10 x 8 (cm) / 7.1" x 4" x3.2" (L x W x H) 1.07 kg (2.4 lb)

AUTO SERIES

MOTOR SYNTH MK II

PLASMA RACK (1U)

PLASMA VOICE (ER)

PLASMA DRIVE (ER)

- ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYNTH -- MOTOR HARMONOIZER -- motor vocoder - - RING & xmod ENGINE -