Gamechanger Audio Recoder is a new spectral morphing workstation FX pedal that turns any recorded phrase into an FX, but wait, there is a catch.
The Riga-based company Gamechanger Audio is known for its highly original product ideas. Check the Motor Synth MKII, the Plasma Coil, or the recent Auto Pedals. All music tools that belong to the “more of the same” product space.
For the past few days, the developers have been teasing something new for Black Friday. Now it’s here. Gamechanger Audio has unveiled a pedal called the Recoder, which you can order but not listen to.
Gamechanger Audio Recoder
Before acquiring new gear, you usually want to get an idea of what a synth or pedal can do and how it sounds. Otherwise, you risk buying a pig in a poke.
In this case, you can see the new Gamechanger Audio Recoder pedal from the new Math series, but you can’t hear it. According to Gamechanger Audio,
it’s not just a pedal, it’s a new kind of musical tool that lets you turn any recorded phrase into a living, breathing, completely unique audio effect. It allows you to record any musical phrase and inject it into your sound as a living, breathing filter/convolution effect…
So, it’s probably a new type of convolution processor that likely generates its effect from the incoming audio and the loop, using spectral morphing techniques.
They also say that you can call it a phrase recorder, a musical prism, a ghostly vocoder, a formant shifter, a granular echo synth, or a spectral imprint machine.
Also, they say it lives somewhere between a quad cortex (a high-end multi-FX pedal) and a bag of Skittles. Even without knowing the features or hearing them, it sounds very intriguing.
Visually, it’s a black FX pedal with four red-illuminated wheels. The pedal interface says: Recoder spectral morphing workstation.
Each wheel contains three parameters, organized into three color-coded categories: slices, amp, pitch, repeats, attack, timbre, resonance, damage…
Additionally, it has a footswitch that starts a recorder, and a switch with three possible playback directions.
Limited Time/Limited Quantities
Gamechanger Audio is known for its unusual, experimental concepts. What I’ve read so far has piqued my interest, and I’m eager to hear the first demos. The pedal’s design also sparks interest, especially the parameters printed on it.
Just as unique as the pedal is how you can order it. Gamechanger Audio Recoder is available for pre-order for a limited time in limited quantities for 207,50€ + VAT until December 10th, 2025.
They will also make only the quantity ordered in this limited time period. So, a bit like some releases of Chase Bliss. Each unit will be numbered and signed. Shipping starts in January 2026.
More information here: Gamechanger Audio
These pedal companies with the limit release BS. This drives the market up. Making things impossible to obtain unless you have deep pockets. Boo and hiss and you want… ill wait (to hear it lol) for behringer to copy it 🤣
We’re talking about a €200+ VAT pedal here, not a €1000 pedal. If you don’t like that, fine, there are plenty of other pedals on the market. This will never come from Behringer: too experimental and too specialized.
agreed. behringer wouldn’t touch it unless it becomes mainstream, and let’s face it… this thing likely makes some pretty strange, hard to use noises that would probably be easier to build around, than fit into an existing song. time will tell and I’m waiting patiently
Innovation is coming from these small companies , not the likes of Uli the rip off artist .
If you’d like an innovative piece of gear and want the builders of such , and their families , to eat , you ought to be prepared to pay a reasonable price .
Everything gamechanger have built so far has been incredible and built with intelligence and love .
(Moderation – no comments that fuel hate and hefty negativity. We have enough of this in the world. Thanks! If you don’t like something, that’s no reason to attack other. It’s their choice what they are using and it’s good that there is something for every budget).
Why this stress before Christmas?! Just build it in series, so that we can hear it, test it and then buy it for a fair price in 2026. This pedal sounds so interesting, but I wont buy if I’m forced to! Btw IBG FAN of GA: own and use Plasma and Light.
Merry Xmas and a good New Year
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There seem to be no videos that show what it actually sounds like. I completely agree that this way of selling is stress inducing and quite manipulative. The pedal sounds extremely interesting but I cannot be expected to pay £200 for something that I haven’t even heard.