Description
The AC Noises Continua Stereo Dynamic Sampler Multi-Effect Pedal is built for players who want their repeats to evolve into something entirely new. Rather than functioning as a traditional delay or looper, Continua continuously listens to your playing, capturing fragments of your performance and transforming them into shifting ambient textures, fractured soundscapes, and dynamic layers that respond in real time. Designed in collaboration with Andrea Degli Esposti of BunkerNoise, it's an inspiring creative tool for ambient musicians, soundtrack composers, experimental players, and anyone looking to push beyond conventional effects.
At its core, Continua is a stereo dynamic sampler paired with a powerful multi-effects engine. It offers extensive control over how your sampled repeats behave, including pitch shifting, sustain, freeze, glitch, lo-fi processing, downsampling, reverb, smear, filtering, dimension, tempo with tap tempo, and reverse playback. The dry signal can remain completely unaffected or be routed through the effects section for additional processing. Beyond its primary controls, secondary parameters allow deep customization of the pedal's dynamic response with controls for input sensitivity, threshold, attack, release, stereo spread, lo-fi modulation, reverb decay, and more. A momentary Tilt function instantly pushes the pedal into chaotic, unpredictable territory for expressive live performance.
Continua is equally at home on modern pedalboards and studio desktops thanks to flexible stereo routing, two onboard presets, full MIDI implementation, USB-C connectivity for firmware updates, and selectable buffered or true bypass operation with optional trails mode. We love how it rewards experimentation while remaining surprisingly intuitive, making it a powerful centerpiece for players who enjoy discovering new sounds every time they plug in.
Specifications:
- Processing Features:
- Dynamic Sampling
- Pitch Shifting
- Sustain
- Freeze
- Glitch
- Lo-Fi Processing
- Downsampling
- Reverb
- Smear
- Filter
- Dimension
- Forward and Reverse Playback
- Controls:
- Mix
- Tempo with Tap Tempo
- Pitch
- Sustain
- Freeze
- Glitch
- Dimension
- Lo-Fi
- Downsampling
- Reverb
- Smear
- Filter
- Secondary Dynamic and Effect Parameters
- Presets: 2 Onboard
- MIDI: Full MIDI In/Out (3.5mm TRS)
- USB: USB-C for MIDI and Firmware Updates
- Routing:
- Mono In / Mono Out
- Mono In / Stereo Out
- Stereo In / Stereo Out
- Bypass Modes:
- True Bypass
- Buffered Bypass
- Buffered Trails Mode
- Power: 9V DC Center Negative
- Current Draw: 250mA
Sku: AC-CONT
