TC Electronic BRAINWAVES PITCH SHIFTER User Manual

6 BRAINWAVES PITCH SHIFTER User Manual
4.4 Eect controls
(7) FX TYPE knob – Select between the 4 pitch eects and TonePrint 1-3 with
this knob. See chapter 4.5 for eect descriptions.
(8) MASH LED - This will light up when the MASH function is engaged by
pressing down rmly on the footswitch. The LED gets brighter as the
footswitch receives more pressure, indicating a more intense triggering of
the parameter that is assigned to this function. See section 5.2 for details.
(9) UP/DOWN switches – Selects whether the associated Voice knob will shift
the pitch up or down.
(10) VOICE 1/2 knobs – Determines the number of semitones each voice is
pitch-shifted.
Note – setting both Voice knobs to the ‘O ‘ position will cause the signal to be
muted when the pedal is engaged.
(11) MIX knob – Adjusts the balance between the dry and pitch-shifted signal.
4.5 Pitch FX Types
DETUNE
Rather than shift a voice by a number of semitones, this eect changes the pitch
by a few cents, which can then be blended with the dry signal using the Mix
knob. This gives a thicker, double-tracked sound to your tone. You can still use the
MASH to perform pseudo-bends up 30 cents for V1 and down 30 cents for V2.
WHAM
With the pedal engaged, both Voice knobs will default to the unison setting
until MASH is engaged. Engaging MASH will cause each Voice setting to bend
gradually up or down toward the selected pitch, similar to classic whammy
pedals. You can even set one voice to bend, say, up a fth, and the other to drop
down an octave. There are lots of creative options here!
V1-V2
With the pedal engaged, the Voice 1 knob will already be active, assuming it is
set to something other than O. Use the MASH function to shift from the Voice 1
setting to the Voice 2 setting. This can be used to shift seamlessly from an octave
up to octave down, change chord tones, or even simulate a B-bender guitar!
PITCH
Both Voice knobs are always active in this setting as long as the pedal is engaged
(and ‘O’ is not selected). You can set one Voice as a harmony (with Mix ~50%)
or as a total pitch shift (Mix fully wet), or set 2 Voices that are always present.
This can be used to simulate a capo by shifting up a few notes, or detune to play
songs in at or drop tunings. The MASH function will work as a pitch bend up to
3 semitones.
Knob Position Up Down
OFF OFF OFF
UNI(son) Unison Unison
2 2nd minor 7th
3 minor 3rd 6th
4 major 3rd minor 6th
5 4th 5th
7 5th 4th
9 6th minor 3rd
12(OCT) Octave Octave
24(2OCT) Two octaves Two octaves
CUSTOM Custom Custom
5. Operation
5.1 Signal chain placement
The Brainwaves pedal can be used several ways depending on your situation. While there isn’t necessarily a right and wrong use, here are the most common scenarios.
Example 1: Before the amp’s input
Guitar
Chorus
Brainwaves Drive pedal
Input
Input
(Optional amp
for stereo operation)
Combo Amp

TC Electronic BRAINWAVES PITCH SHIFTER Specifications

General

Brand	TC Electronic
Model	BRAINWAVES PITCH SHIFTER
Category	Music Pedal
Language	English