Free The Tone Motion Loop ML-1L Pitch Shiftable Short Looper

We’ve been friends with the crew over at Free The Tone for years now, and are always amazed and awestruck by the wonderful effects they continue to create. Their latest takes things up to a new level, basically creating an effects pedal not seen all too often…or ever before. The Motion Loop ML-1L Pitch Shiftable Short Looper does exactly what its title suggests, but there’s way more packed into this little enclosure than meets the eye…

(Motion Loop will be available worldwide on January 29th, 2021)

The Motion Loop is a revolutionary short looper that performs short-term sampling and real-time effect processing such as Pitch Shift, Delay and Filter. Real-time processing enables the short looper to be used as a tool handled like a musical instrument, as random processing of sampled waveforms creates exciting accidental sounds. The Main Effects Implemented here are:

● Pitch shift (up or down to 2 octaves, speed of pitch shift is also
● Delay (high quality sound with subdivision function)
● Filter (high-pass/low-pass)
● Fade curve effect (adjusts attack of sound)
● Reverse
● Soft clipping
● Loop level (volume increase/decrease setting for each repeat of loops)
● Slowdown (pitch change speed is slowed down along with lowering of pitch)
● Random (divides waveform randomly and rejoins the split pieces)

Other features include:

● High-speed real-time effect processing by dedicated DSP.
● The combination of 32-bit fixed point high-speed arithmetic processing and 32-bit floating point high precision arithmetic processing satisfies both sound quality and processing speed, and enables the best performance.
● A unique waveform smoothing process prevents noise due to discontinuities in spliced waveforms.
● A powerful re-triggering function is implemented with sensitivity adjustment per preset. Considering use combined with various effects units, its degree of freedom in playing has been enhanced.
● Functions for knobs and expression pedal are freely assignable. This is configurable in each preset.
● By setting proper BPM, the MOTION LOOP can easily be manipulated while synchronizing with the beat of performance.

A looper pedal, the Motion Loop ML-1L Pitch Shiftable Short Looper is. Your ordinary, run-of-the-mill, record/playback/repeat looper it is NOT. Sporting a TON of sonic options and giving you access to an incredible 128 presets, this is more of a musical machine than just a simple effects pedal. You wanna hear it, see it, feel it…right? Our demo below runs through some presets, shows off the menu and sub-menu functionality and more, creating some off-the-cuff sounds in the process. Cheers to the talented team at Free The Tone once more on another inspiring piece of gear for us to dig into – be sure to follow them on the socials, and grab a Motion Loop for yourself soon!

(Motion Loop will be available worldwide on January 29th, 2021)