Following on from the launch of the DigiTech Trio, DigiTech has launched the Trio+ Band Creator with Looper.
The Trio+ automatically generates bass and drum parts that match a song or guitar part. It works by plugging in a guitar pressing the Band footswitch to teach the Trio+ the chords and rhythm, then pressing it again to start playing with a rhythm track.
Bass and drum levels can be adjusted using the pedal’s Bass and Drums knobs. It also features a Simple Bass button that allows selection between three bass line modes for busy or simple bass lines.
It also allows players to loop and custom sequence looped guitar parts to create full songs on the fly. Loops can be recorded along with an unlimited number of overdubs.
Loops can be recorded by themselves, operating like a traditional looper, or along with the band. It is also possible to apply built-in effects to a guitar signal by enabling the Trio+’s Guitar FX button, or connect effects to the Trio+’s FX Send and FX Return jacks.
There are 12 music genres to choose from including: Blues, R&B, Rock, Alternative Rock, Metal, Pop, Electronic Pop, Hip-Hop, Country, Folk, Latin, and Jazz. 12 song styles are available for each genre and can be selected using the pedal’s Style encoder, including selection between 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. Multi-Coloured LEDs around the Style encoder indicate which styles best match a song.
It can learn up to five different song parts, for creating an intro, verse, chorus, bridge and outro. Song parts can be recalled on-the-fly as the song plays back or pre-programmed as a sequence for automated playback. An optional DigiTech FS3X Footswitch can be connected to the pedal’s Control In jack for additional hands-free control with three modes of operation to select from.
Up to 12 songs along with loops can be stored to the TRIO+’s Micro SD Card, which is included. To manage songs and loops on a computer, users can download the free Librarian Manager software from digitech.com, available for Windows and Mac (software currently in development).
It also offers independent Tempo, Genre, Style, Loop Level, Bass Level, Drums Level, Headphone Output Level controls; Guitar, FX Return and Control Inputs; Amplifier, Mixer, FX Send and Headphone Outputs; Built-in Guitar Effects (relative to music genre); a Soft Click Footswitch and includes a 9V DC adapter.
The Trio+ is available now priced at £219 RRP exc VAT.
