New Gamechanger Audio Motor Electro-Mechanical Synth Voice Guitar Effects Pedal

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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 and process your instrument with the X-Mod and 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. 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
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 and 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 and metallic hums.
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 - 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 will 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 with an 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, and does not require professional servicing.

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: MIDI & Firmware update
MIDI Connector: MIDI 5 PIN DIN cable input
Sound shift: -OCT, -5th, -4th, 0, +4th, +5th, +OCT
Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (±1 dB)
Signal to noise ratio: 90 dB (A weighted)
Motor system MAX speed: 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: minimum 500 mA
Power consumption: 4.5-9 W
Product Dimensions: 18 x 10 x 8 cm / 7.1" x 4" x 3.2" (L x W x H)
Product Weight: 1.07 kg (2.4 lb)