Audio effects innovators and creators of PLUS Pedal, Gamechanger Audio has made what it says is the world’s first online platform where anyone can take a guitar pedal for a test-drive.
PLASMA Robot is a part of the firm’s Indiegogo campaign and allows anyone to upload a sound sample, dial in their desired settings using a set of remote controlled electric motors, and hear and see their track being turned into distortion via a Youtube Livestream. The PLASMA Pedal campaign started earlier in March when it reached the fixed goal in less than four minutes and raised over $100,000 in the first day.
“We know how hard decision making can be, especially if it’s gear you’re buying. It is our belief that the best description of PLASMA Pedal is actually getting to play the pedal. We think that PLASMA Robot gives you a pretty close impression of what the pedal sounds like in real life and also it’s just lots of fun!” explained Ilya Krumins, CGO of Gamechanger Audio.
Instead of using traditional LED circuits, transistors or vacuum tubes to produce overdrive, the PLASMA Pedal transforms the instrument’s live signal into a series of continuous high-voltage discharges within a xenon-filled tube. In essence, says the firm, you are playing a bolt of electricity, and the electrical discharges produced by your instrument are instantly converted back into an analogue audio signal, producing a quick, responsive, and extremely heavy distortion.
The first PLASMA Pedal batches are scheduled to ship in August 2018. This will be the second crowdfunding campaign created by Gamechanger Audio, following the success of PLUS Pedal which went up for pre-orders in January 2017 and was shipped to early backers within seven months.
