PitchSonic BlueFace Pitch Tap Transposer

PitchSonic FX is inspired by the famous “Blueface” series Pitch Transpose rackmount effect from MXR™, produced at the end of the 70s.
PitchSonic Pitch Tap Transposer FX is an instrumental and vocal harmonies’ creator.
It has 4 presets which allow predetermination of the intervals to be processed. Transposed intervals can be set from an octave below to an octave above the original pitch. LED indicators display which of the four presets is active.
The display shows the transpose values as the harmonic interval (pitch ratio), or as a musical interval (in half steps).

PitchSonic transforms pitch glitches and noises into a subtle vibrato. The result is musical and creative. PitchSonic has addition controls on the rear panel for pitch modulation and Regen (feedback) time modulation. The original device had tiny limited value ranges for the pitch modulation and time modulation.
PitchSonic touches the same settings, but has a wider range of possibilities for the pitch and time delay modulations. This helps to open new possibilities in sound design while preserving the fundamental sound character of the original device.

This is not just a pitch-shift device with 4 individual channels. The Regeneration knob allows for the recirculation of processed signals, creating more notes, depending upon the selected interval. This results in multitudes of voices or instrumental chords. This opens a new range of sound effects and musical textures. At the largest value on the Regen knob, switching between the presets (1-4) can create deep modulations that can totally change your sound.
PitchSonic reproduces the transpose and modulation settings of the original hardware “Blueface” pro-series rackmount module from 1979.

Turn2on PitchSonic Pitch Tap Transposer fx Rack Extension is a modern take on the “BlueFace” Transposer. It retains the basic functionality and character of the original module with the addition of extra features.

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Device inspired by legendary “Pitch Transposer” processor from MXR™, from “Blueface” era (produced in 1979)

MAIN CONTROLS

PITCH MODE SWITCH: Switch pitch values between Half-Step (musical intervals) and Ratio modes (harmonic intervals).

PITCH PRESET SELECTOR 1-4: Buttons 1–4 activate only one chosen pitch-shift processing from the four pitch knobs. Switching between the four pitch knobs with Regen feedback (near to Max), can be used as creative audio pitch shifting glide effect processing (a momentary jump from one pitch value to another with feedback settings)

PITCH PRESET 1-4: Each knob preset (1-4) set transpose intervals from an octave below to an octave above the original pitch.
Half-Step mode: Sets musical intervals from -12.0 to +12.0. Default value x0 (no pitch transpose).
Ratio mode: Set harmonic intervals from x0.5 to x2.0. Default value x1.0 (no pitch transpose)

PRESET LEDS: LED indicators display which of the four presets has been selected

MIX: Mix between incoming (Dry) signal and Delayed (Wet) signal

REGEN: Regeneration (Feedback) control provides for the recirculation of processed signals, creating more notes, depending upon the selected interval. This results in multiple voices or instrumental chords

OUT LEVEL: Set main device output gain level

DRY / WET LEVELS:

DRY: Set the level of the unpocessed (incoming) signal
WET: Set the level of the processed (effected output) signal

ENABLE BYP/ON/OFF:
BYPASS - disable effect
ON - enable effect
OFF - mute incoming signal

SOFT BYPASS: Soft Bypass with smoothed fade in/out functionality

REAR PANEL MODULATION CONTROLS:

MOD WAVE: The secret of the original Pitch Transpose device, that it have low speed and tiny pitch modulation. Modulation presented with next waveform types: Sine (convex, concave, cubed, aliased, peal, rought, digi), Square, Step, Peak, Notch, Tri, Saw, UniSaw, Detune, Inside, Outside, Random, UniRandom)

MOD AMT: Modulation amount set depth of the pitch modulation. Original device used tiny amount of modulation like 0-9%).

MOD RATE: Modulation rate sets how much pitch transpose affects the modulation.

MOD SYNC: Set the modulation rate in steps per beat or steps per second.

REGEN TIME: Regen Time sets length of the pitch transpose feedback. Original device used tiny amount of regen feedback length.

REGEN SYNC: Set the Regen (feedback) Time modulation in steps per beat or steps per second.

REGEN WET: Set the Regen wet (processed) signal volume

REGEN AMT: Regen Time modulation amount set depth of the Regen (Feedback) Time modulation, producing delay modulations. Original device used tiny amount of modulation

UPDATE 1.1.0:

• Add “Pitch Preset Selector” CV Input at rear panel, to switch beetwin the pitch presets 1-4 by CV source.