Pitch Magpie

The King of Gear

Wonky delay-based pitch shifter with integrated vibrato and filter

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Really cool pitch shifter with a load of different features. Can go 12 up or down with the pitch, has a Gliss mode for movement between pitches, a filter mode and a vibrato mode. You can control secondary features and it has a control for overtone to the pitch change. Pedal sounds great and functions perfectly. its in great condition, only thing that takes it off excellent is the slight marks from adhesive on the bottom which will come off easy with some product. Selling as i don't use a pitch shifter a lot but this is the best one Ive had!Will send out Royal Mail, any questions let me know. What tkog say - Created here at TKOG, digital delay have been used for polyphonic pitch shifting since at least the 1970s, with the AMS rack delay&shifter finding its way onto albums by artists like Joy Division and Brian Eno (and later Radiohead). But those sounds weren’t available in pedal-form until Boss released its PS series. If you wanted polyphonic pitch shifting in the 1990s, those sparkling blue pedals were your answer. And in contrast to the Whammy’s monophonic warble, those polyphonic pitch shifters were known for their gritty sparkle.We usually found that gritty sparkle was enhanced by adding some other effects to the mix. So we though: what if those effects were combined with the shifter? Not just slapped on after the pitch shifting, but actually integrated into the circuit. The results were even better than we hoped! Turn up the feedback in the filter mode, and the resonance of the filter and the overtones of the pitch shifter start to interact. Set the shifter near minimum with high feedback on vibrato mode, and you get all sorts of modulated comb filter effects. Or disable the pitch shifter, and the pedal can double as a random chorus/vibrato, or even modulated highpass filter. If your track needs a little extra weird, the Pitch Magpie has you covered!FeaturesIt’s hard to express how many ideas and variables we packed into the Pitch Magpie. But the three Modes are a start. Each is based around the same core pitch shifter, but each offers a unique effect:Glis Mode (“glissando”) generates an auto-slide, adding a pitch slide when the input signal goes over a certain threshold (think: Hounds). The slide time is controlled by the param knob, which also selects between two slide shapes (basic or U-shaped).Res Mode applies a resonant filter, selectable between lowpass and highpass with random modulation options. There’s always a bit of resonance, but turning up the overtone knob adds even more, with feedback and oscillation at extreme high settings.Vib Mode applies vibrato to the the wet signal. Setting the pitch knob to center bypasses the pitch shifter, allowing you to create chorus effects by blending the dry signal. It can even work as a random vibrato (tape warble) with the param knob at max.With all of our pedals, we try to keep the controls as concise and performance-friendly as possible. We could easily make this kind of pedal with a ton of knobs. But we wanted to find sweet spots and make it quick to move between them. Though we also made sure to give enough adjustment for things to get weird!The Pitch Magpie's Param knob on takes this idea to the extreme. The knob is most dramatic on the Res mode: left of center, it controls the frequency of a lowpass filter; right of center, it controls the frequency of a highpass filter. But set the knob to minimum and it randomly modulates the frequency of the lowpass. As maximum, it does the same for the highpass.The Pitch knob is quantized to the semitone, offering 31 distinct settings. For continuous pitch control (for whammy-style effects or microtonal adjustments), the expression input can be used.Since June 2025, all Pitch Magpie pedals have included an external toggle to select which knob the expression pedal controls: Pitch or Param. This replaces the internal jumper found on earlier pedals.As on the Oxford Drive and EQ-201, the footswitch is configured for “flexible” bypass. Tap the switch briefly to turn the pedal on and off. But hold down the footswitch, and it was act as a momentary switch, keeping the pedal active until you release it. This seems particularly useful with this pedal, especially on more chaotic settings. You can also alternate the default bypass state of the pedal by holding down the footswitch while plugging in the power jack.

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