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C4 Synth Pedal

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C4 Synth Pedal

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The C4 Synth by Source Audio is a small footprint guitar/bass synthesizer pedal. The C4 Synth unites all the sound construction tools of a classic Eurorack modular synthesizer and packages them in a compact and easy-to-use effects pedal for guitar or bass. It is essentially a modular synth in a box with unprecedented tracking abilities, lightning-fast response, and a vast universe of sound options.

The C4 features a simple 4-knob interface and a choice of three guitar/bass synthesizer effects - just plug-in and submerge your instrument in a sea of swelling, buzzing, and swirling synth tones. Use the C4's collection of four parallel voices, three oscillator wave shapes, ten-plus envelope followers, twenty-plus modulating filters, distortion, tremolo, pitch shifting, intelligent harmonization, programmable sequencing and more to dial in that perfect tone.

If you want to take things a bit further, connect the C4 to Source Audio's Neuro Desktop Editor (a free download for Mac and Windows) or Neuro Mobile App (a free download for iOS and Android) - this is where the true power of the C4 Synth resides. With the Neuro Editor it will be possible to create highly customized presets for your C4 Synth. Presets can then be published and made available to the entire Neuro community.

VOICE BLOCKS
There are four Voice Blocks. Within each Voice Block select from any of the following Voice Types: Dry Signal, Monophonic Pitch Shifting, Polyphonic Pitch Shifting, and three types of Synth Oscillator Wave Shapes (including Sine, Square, and Saw). In these blocks you will also be able to select voice level, stereo panning, distortion/fuzz engage, filter engage, pitch modulation, and detuning amount.

DISTORTION BLOCK
Choose a type of distortion from a long list of Source Audio favorites, including Soft Clipping, Foldback, and Gated Fuzz. Dial in the Drive amount and Clean/Dirty Mix.

FILTERS BLOCK
Choose from over 20 different filter types. Decide whether you want to control the filter modulation with an envelope follower or LFO and set the LFO Speed. Dedicated controls allow you to set the Envelope Sensitivity, Filter Modulation Depth, Frequency Starting Point, and Q Level (a.k.a. "Resonance").

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the ultimate rabbit hole 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Grande Prairie, Alberta
I've had this pedal for a couple years now and have gone thru love and hate phases with it. It's an instrument in its own rite and one of the most confounding yet inspiring pieces of gear I've ever owned. I'm not a tweaker... I straight up don't like having to use an app to design the sounds... but the payoff of just accepting that aspect and stepping out of my comfort zone is immeasurable. It can be frustrating. It's been 2 years of owning it and I still don't understand every part of the sound design process. That being said, it's extremely easy to get interesting sounds. I'd venture to say it's impossible not to. You *will* generate ideas with this thing. I've found that if I'm designing a sound with a specific end goal I'll get frustrated. So my process is to fire up the Neuro app and either tweak something from the library or mess around from square one until something cool happens. Usually within 5 minutes I'll have something that sounds cool and feels great to play. The tracking is excellent+. It responds well to your playing as long as you adjust your technique accordingly. I have no objective gripes. The build quality is excellent. The price is fair. It's not the type of product that I'd usually like, but what it's capable of doing well outweighs my tech-phobia. I eventually caved and bought a midi controller just to open up the preset slots so I could take further advantage of the C4's ridiculous depth. Money well spent as far as I'm concerned. If you're thinking of buying a synth pedal and want to get something that you can grow with over time, this is the one.
Posted by Garrett on Jul 23, 2023
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Unbelievably versatile. 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store   Moncton, New Brunswick
This just gives me so many options. I don't think it's possible to use all of the features in this pedal. I've downloaded a couple of good presets, then dialled them in using the pedal controls to get some very useable tones that the rest of the band seems to enjoy.
Posted by anonymous on Dec 28, 2021
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