EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter Harmonizing Pedal

Our Take:

If you like pushing the envelope of what sounds you can get out of your guitar, EarthQuaker Devices' Data Corrupter Pedal is here to offer you a wild ride. The Data Corrupter is a monophonic analog harmonizing PLL - with modulation. That might be a lot to say, so here's the gist: the Data Corrupter takes your guitar's signal, converts it to a square wave oscillator, and then multiplies, divides, and modulates it as you see fit to create an intense three-voice guitar synth. With plenty of options for manipulation, the Data Corrupter is an incredible creative tool and a wonderful addition to any musician's pedalboard.

EarthQuaker's Take:

The Data Corrupter is a monophonic analog harmonizing PLL with modulation. It takes your input signal and brutally amplifies it into a crushing square wave fuzz tone that is then multiplied, divided and modulated to create a wild, yet repeatable, three-voice guitar synthesizer. The Master Oscillator is the central nervous system at the heart of the Data Corrupter’s cyberpunk hive mind. It feeds your input to the signal harvester in its original octave (Unison), one octave down (-1) or two octaves down (-2) for maximum compatibility with your preferred instrument and frequency register. Once you’ve chosen your input octave, the Data Corrupter will perform its calculations and spit out an analog synthesized frequency, which can be pitch-bent for portamento or vibrato sounds by the Frequency Modulator! From there, you can blend in one of eight Subharmonic intervals up to three octaves below the input and mix in a square wave fuzz tone for maximum data corruption.