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Plasma-powered Saturation Module with Octave Effect





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The sound and fury of the Gamechanger Plasma Pedal come to a sleek and stylish Eurorack format in the Gamechanger Plasma Drive. This module is no mere rack conversion ? it's been designed from the ground up in close cooperation with top synthesticians at Erica Synths, now offering CV control over both distortion and wet-dry blend, /-8va tracking oscillators for chunkier distortion effects, and a sweet-looking custom Eurorack housing that'll make your entire rig look like a science experiment. Like the Plasma Pedal, the Plasma Drive converts incoming audio into a beam of electricity to marinate your synth and drum sounds in a quick, responsive, syrupy distortion that's unlike any other saturation module on the market. Not only that, but a responsive 2-band EQ that can be quickly toggled in the heat of a performance makes the Gamechanger Audio Plasma Drive a performing synthecist's holiday.





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Science...


"In essence ? you are playing a bolt of electricity."





Gamechanger's Plasma Drive is unlike just about every other drive, boost, and distortion circuit on the market. Rather than relying on clipping diodes, driven tubes, or transistors to achieve breakup, the Plasma Drive converts your audio signal into "a series of continuous high-voltage discharges" within a xenon-filled vacuum tube. These discharges are instantly converted back to an analog signal that's laden with gooey harmonics and otherworldly distortion artifacts.





What does that tube do?





The charged xenon tube inside the Gamechanger Plasma Drive is no pony show. It's actually being used to process your signal. The generated beam is your input audio ? be it a synth lead, drum sequence, or bass line ? represented as an electrical discharge, enriched with harmonics and hard-gating characteristics that'll really make your parts stand out in a mix. The included tube is rated for around 70,000 hours of playtime. Replacements are available directly from Gamechanger Audio in the event of damage on the road.





...Meets Sound...


Hard-clipped gated distortion





Doomy and chaotic to smooth and psychedelic, the Gamechanger Plasma Drive infuses incoming synth audio with all the chaos and unpredictability of a bolt of electricity. CV control over voltage and wet-dry blend (below) give you total flexibility over your tone.





Up/down octave effects





Unlike the Plasma Pedal, the Eurorack Plasma Drive beefs up your tone with optional octave-up or octave-down effects. These can be CV controlled for added versatility.





Clean blend melds two tones





One of the most exciting controls on the Plasma Drive has to be its Dry/Wet control. This allows you to gain articulation and color in ways that traditional saturation modules could never achieve.





...in the Gamechanger Plasma Drive





The way we hear it, the folks at Gamechanger were sipping beverages outdoors on their porch one summer evening and watching bugs being picked off by their bug zapper. And like electricity, the concept behind the Plasma series took off like a lightning bolt.





Many effects units can claim to be "game changers." But with its Plus and Plasma units, Gamechanger Audio of Latvia has really earned the title. These uncharted FX units and modules allow musicians from all realms ? guitar to bass to synth ? to interact with their music in new and exciting ways. Interested in learning what Gamechanger Audio can do for your creative endeavors? Give the Gamechanger Plasma Drive from Sweetwater a spot in your rack, and find out for yourself.





Gamechanger Audio Plasma Drive Eurorack Module Features:


A totally new type of fuzz/distortion module


Designed in collaboration with Erica Synths of Latvia


CV control, EQ toggle, and octave effects build on the original Plasma Pedal design


Passes audio through a beam of electricity in a sealed vacuum tube


Creates vocal-like leads to hard-gated fuzz


Sounds great on synth leads, bass lines, and drum sequences


Provides real-time visual feedback of incoming signals