TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter - 10 Different Sounds / TonePrints

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10 interesting sounds TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch shifter can make.
There are good videos showing the simple pitch shifting capabilities of Brainwaves but I decided to focus on more interesting stuff. Brainwaves is not a simple pitch shifter. It has stereo ins/outs, 2 voices, MASH switch, delay, filter, and distortion. TonePrint editor allows editing all these in great detail to create lots of different and interesting sounds. Here are the 10 I came up with.
You can easily recreate these sounds in the TonePrint editor using your computer or iPad.
P.S. Use the Kaiser Pitch TonePrint as the template for downtune / capo type sounds.
You can find the settings for these TonePrints here. (The name of the TonePrints are on top of the editor tab.):
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00:00 Intro / Dynamic Detune
00:35 Delay V1 - V2
01:57 Filtered Stutter
02:38 LoFi Pitch Delay
03:33 Mad Detune
04:01 Fade In
04:28 Modulated Delay
05:12 Pitch Delay
05:50 Dirty Bass
06:47 Tuner (Downtune / Capo)
Brainwaves is in the FX Loop of Line 6 HX Stomp. In the stereo examples, the Brainwaves is placed after the Amp+Cab in the signal chain. In mono examples, it is placed before the Amp+Cab.
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@OwlAndAntler 4 жыл бұрын

im so glad you made this. none of the other videos show anything but its basic pitch shifting and maybe the mash feature

@laurfitton2463 5 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for a demo of what weird stuff you can do with this! You've convinced me to get one, love how you use it.

@DoNoise 5 жыл бұрын

Laura Fitton thanks! There are already demos of the basic stuff so I chose to go with the weirder sounds and features. Nice to know you like it!

@christwilson3267 5 жыл бұрын

Second viewing of this pedal demo, well done, man. I absolutely love your content, keep it up.

@DoNoise 5 жыл бұрын

Christ Wilson thanks a lot!

@travisestes9784 5 жыл бұрын

A shoegazers dream

@AfiqPB14 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good information on the TC Electronic Brainwaves Pitch Shifter ! Nicely done and you earned my sub!

@chameleon-dream-band-official 4 жыл бұрын

I've just bought one of these. It's exciting to see how much you can do with the Tone Print outside of the basic knob controls. Brilliant stuff! Although, you can see how much force the mash buttons needs to get full deflection!

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Toneprint editor is really great and definitely takes this pedal to another level. Yeah Mash isn’t easy to use with your hands since it’s apparently designed to work better with the weight you’d put with your foot.

@bexserver 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good quality demo and time stamps

@Guitarwoerke 4 жыл бұрын

This vid has got me subscribin’, what an awesome pedal and this was the perfect demo for it.

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, and welcome! :)

@nicolaswolfmusic 23 күн бұрын

I'm definitely jamming on my drums to this video!

@foolishness6261 2 жыл бұрын

I particularly enjoyed the filtered pitch shiter. Filtering makes all the difference, IMHO.

@SynthoidSounds 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting . . . just what I was looking for, a detailed sampling of pitch shifting sounds with this device.

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@merqury5 Жыл бұрын

Great demo!

@jackrankin5865 5 жыл бұрын

Great demo! You've made me want to sell my pitchfork for this now haha

@danieljenco4891 3 жыл бұрын

Great work :)

@chiefbucknell 5 жыл бұрын

Bless you! I’ve needed a new Brainwaves video, with new ideas to rekindle my enjoyment of my lovely pink pedal. 🧠 (Came here from r/guitarpedals.)

@DoNoise 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Nice to hear it is helpful!

@chiefbucknell 2 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Video still is helping. Still lovely sounds to enjoy, too.

@adhithyaravisankar4846 2 жыл бұрын

this is lovely

@thtavrgwhteguy8808 2 жыл бұрын

One of my fav pedals the tp default settings are really cool! My fav thing to do is set voice one an octave up on a 7th and then the second voice to a whole octave lower sooo ig 12?? The rock a medium delay behind it! (I use this setting in conjunction with the tp1 delay tone btw great ambient tones!)

@boraguney2334 5 жыл бұрын

great stuff! pardon me gotta copy some of those

@jjjames226 Жыл бұрын

Pretty cool, so you'd be able to drop to a lower octave to create a baseline and with a loop pedal you could play both rhythm/lead over it.

@arielbeliz5126 4 жыл бұрын

6:27 Reminds me of Mike Olfield a bit, very nice. I saw a typo at 4:07 'pitch shiter'

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Ariel Beliz oops. I should be more careful with those.

@lueysixty-six7300 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha!

@Iwantmoregadgets 4 жыл бұрын

Fabulous demo ! TC should give you money because you just convinced me to buy one (or a Plethora). EHX pitch fork might work better for simple pitch/harmonizer but the TC has so much more options. Could you tell me what guitar / pickups you're using ? I love your tone. Thanks

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah the Brainwaves has a lot of features it is much more than a pitch shifter pedal. I’m using a Charvel DC-2 (with Seymour Duncan SH-2N and SH-4), and Line 6 HX Stomp (mainly clean Fender amp models). I record direct from the HX Stomp.

@goldneck_guitar 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, great video and great demonstration! I have a question: how can I use the pedal to decrease the pitch of all the strings of the guitar only by a semitone (to get Eb tuning)? Thanks a lot! 👍🏻

@DoNoise 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes 07:00

@HeavyMetalSonicRM 3 жыл бұрын

Would this allow me to simulate playing in E flat or D standard while keeping the guitar in E?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Yes check out the part after 06:47

@AngelRiveroMusic 4 жыл бұрын

Great demo! I want to buy this pedal and you review helped, my only question is. Using only one voice, can i shift 1 and 2 semitones(up or down) and hear my signal 100% wet?

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Angel Rivero thanks! I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “only one voice” and “1 and 2 semitones”. You can have one or two semitones (and one or two voices) at the same time and can also have a full wet mix.

@filipkostovski873 2 жыл бұрын

I am waiting for mine (2 weeks to go) and I have been coming back to this video to drool :) Awesome job at showing how musical this pedal can be. I had no doubts it could do a lot of things (had toneprints pedal before) but this just shows how much value for money is there in the Brainwaves (octaver, whammy, chorus, delay.... you name it !). Thanks for giving me more ideas, hope you keep bringing valuable content like this ! PS: Are the first three toneprints (Dynamic detune, filtered stutter and delay v1-v2) stock? If not, are you able to share them with the world or is this just for your use ? :)

@DoNoise 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Check the video description to see all settings.

@filipkostovski873 2 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise That's brilliant ! Thank you !

@fabiocaeiro_99 4 жыл бұрын

Hello! First of all great video, I came through reddit. I have 2 questions: Is it possible to choose a Custom voice for the pressets or it is only possible on the 3 footprints? Another one is: Do you notice any latency with the pitchshifting? I have no trouble at all playing heavy riffs with the lower strings, but on the higher strings its has latency. For example: 1 semitone down works perfectly playing slayer or smashing pumpkins riffs, but if I try the intro for Sweet child o mine (same tuning) it as a very noticeable latency. Thank you!

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Regular modes are not customizable, as far as I know. You can only change the custom voice on the Toneprint slots. All pitch shifters have latency but I don’t notice too much with the Brainwaves. If you’re using this pedal to down tune your guitar, use the Kaiser Pitch template to create a Toneprint for that. Works better that way.

@fabiocaeiro_99 4 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Thanks!

@lueysixty-six7300 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing effects. But will it do just straight octave functions? I mean, will this pedal substitute an Octaver? Or is it an aswell type situation?

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it definitely does octaves and regular pitch shifting. There are so many videos showing the basic functionality I chose to just skip those and show some more interesting stuff.

@lueysixty-six7300 4 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise well you did a good job of it - some of those sounds were fantastic! My only complaint would be that I could get lost shoegazing for hours rather than just getting a tone and playing...but that's really splitting hairs, basically saying it's too good.🤷‍♂️

@krokus5714 2 жыл бұрын

In the User part, should something come up? just tell me to connect by bluetooth or pc, but nothing else comes out?

@TakeshiRG 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your precious review. Please, help me to understand one thing: i need a pedal that can change the tune of my guitar of all 12 semitones, up and down... I don't need "harmonizing" or other combined effects, just a tune changing, up and down. This pedal can do this? And if not: do you have any suggestion for me? Thank you in advance mate!

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it can! Check out the “Tuner” part of this video.

@TakeshiRG 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise first of all thank you for your answer. I enjoyed the full video, but i had some doubt about "increasing" semitones... Because it seems to drop the tune only, as a lot of pedals do... but it's difficult to find a pedal that increases the tune for the whole 12 semitones. So you confirm that it works like that?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

@@TakeshiRG yes it does (08:54). Most people don’t focus on shifting up because just using an actual capo gets you a better (and a real) tone. Brainwaves does shift up and you can set it to any semitone.

@carloscoutinho8492 4 ай бұрын

Anyone help please? Trying to make the Filtered Stutter in Tone Print. How do you get the Porta subtype? Which tempate should I use , tried all of them and I still don't have the Porta option in the scroll down. Thanks!

@DoNoise 4 ай бұрын

I think the Toneprint editor got an update after I made this video and some templates may be gone or replaced now. I don’t know how you can recreate that sound. Sorry.

@wychwoodmusic Жыл бұрын

Ok, this pedal is insane, my mind's officially blown. Anyone know if you can separate the dry from the effected signal in the stereo outs? Seems like that'd be incredible useful

@Ottophil 6 ай бұрын

Yep, dip switch inside.

@SnipeFuzionzZ 4 жыл бұрын

Hey could you help me. I'm trying to recreate the filtered stutter but I don't have the option called 'porta' under the subtype in the toneprint editor - I only have; wham, detune, pitch and V1V2. Any help? TIA

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t really remember all the details but the most important thing is to start with the right Toneprint template in the editor. Open a Toneprint with a stutter hold type effect and go from there. Then the screenshots in the description should help you.

@phantasmagora6542 3 жыл бұрын

I assume you can acquire delay functions through TonePrint? How would one change the delay rate with the pedal?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. The mix knob can be reassigned to control the delay time.

@asilearnguitar Жыл бұрын

So where do you put this in the chain?? beginning because its a pitch pedal, or end because its also a delay pedal?? before or after gain? lol

@CMBGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

Does this pedal have a lot of latency? Great sounding pedal but seems like around 5:57 the dirty bass goes off sync but hard to know since what's being played is not visible on the video.

@DoNoise 2 жыл бұрын

It does have latency as all pitch shifters have but it’s an acceptable amount in my opinion.

@frankfrank7921 3 жыл бұрын

I recently watched a video by that creepy Chords of Orion guy and he made this pedal sound horrible. You however made it sound great! Thank you.

@TheEchomaker 3 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend this pedal over the pitch shifters on the Zoom Multistomp?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I think both are good but they sound different. If you just want a pitch shifter, Brainwaves would be my recommendation rather than Multistomp, since it can do more with the dual voices and the Mash switch.

@TheEchomaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Thanks!

@TheEchomaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Thanks for the reply! I went with the Multistomp for the reverb options, but if I'm unsatisfied with the pitch shifting, this is on my watch list.

@mellowmonsoon278 4 жыл бұрын

Where do you place this in a stereo rig say if you have stereo modulation, delay and reverb in your chain?

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

I like it before drives so I’d put it first in chain and use it in mono. If I needed it in stereo, it would probably be before modulation, delay and reverb.

@mellowmonsoon278 4 жыл бұрын

Do Noise cheers.

@alexvedom 4 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video! how's the tracking on this?

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

Aleksander Vedom it doesn't track the notes you're playing (as it is not a harmonizer or a synth pedal). So no wrong notes are triggered. Near the end of the video when I'm showing the drop tuning settings, I specifically played complex chords to show that.

@alexvedom 4 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise ok what about latency on fully wet settings?

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

@@alexvedom not bad, probably the same as EHX Pitchfork.

@p.1802 3 жыл бұрын

Does it boost the signal like EHX Pitch Fork?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

No I don’t think so. It does have a slight volume drop at full wet settings.

@WimdeJong 3 жыл бұрын

I like the Filtered pitch shiter.

@WimdeJong 3 жыл бұрын

But seriously, very inspiring video, thanks!

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that, thanks!

@framlucasse 6 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks for the demo. I like your Filetered Stutter, but I can't find the Subtype Porta in TonePrint . Is it gone ?

@DoNoise 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I am not sure it’s been so long since the last time I used the editor.

@framlucasse 6 ай бұрын

@@DoNoise I loved that sound, hearing it made my final the decision to buy the pedal. It's a sh*t if it's impossible to make. What existing Subtype would be the best to replace Porta, do you think ?

@framlucasse 6 ай бұрын

@@DoNoise Stutter Mash based on Wham is close enough I guess, I'll work on that.

@DoNoise 6 ай бұрын

@@framlucasse hope that works

@alternatingbitmusic 3 жыл бұрын

So all of the more interesting effects require a computer? I think it is unfortunate that software is required to enjoy the benefits... I take it all of those custom modes can only be "stored" one at a time?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

Yes you need to use the editor (computer or mobile) for these. There are 3 slots for you to save your effects. You only need to connect once to save the effects.

@alternatingbitmusic 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Ok, a one time connection I can certainly live with... however aren't such patches purchased from the manufacturer? Can that be done in the after market world or does it have to happen at point of purchase? Thanks.

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

@@alternatingbitmusic the editor is free and you can find all the settings for the sounds in this video in the video description

@robsmith6443 2 жыл бұрын

How do you control the tonality of the thirds and sevenths? Or are they just stuck as majors? (For that matter why did they just skip over 6ths??)

@DoNoise 2 жыл бұрын

This is just a pitch shifter not an intelligent harmonizer so it just shifts in certain semitones (so +7 would be a perfect fifth up). Different intervals (like 1 semitone or even microtones) are available in the Toneprint editor.

@robsmith6443 2 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Oh wow, ok! That's much better then...was expecting something like "m3, M3" etc rather than counting semitones...it can be used as a kill-dry parallel-interval analog harmonizer though right? My idea was basically, I have a stereo delay and let the echoes come back an octave up like a virtual capo for a virtual second guitar...I thought having minor 3rds could be cool for some triad stuff though to get a kind of 7#9 effect on the repeats.

@williamratcliffe7833 3 жыл бұрын

Question.....the original pitchfork goes 1, 2, then 4 pitches and skips the 3rd....meaning, if I am in A, and I keep dialing the pitch key up, it will go A#, B, then C#......Will this pedal allow me to hit the 3rd, or C, note that the original pitchfork doesn’t????

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

You can set it to any interval (even microtones) by using the Toneprint editor.

@williamratcliffe7833 3 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise I’m having trouble with the TonePrint editor.....any advice?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I used the iOS app (with the Apple CCK) and had no problems. Try to contact TC Electronic. They may be able to help.

@faronoid 3 жыл бұрын

any signal chain suggestion for this pedal?

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I’d put it first as it sounds better before drives (IMO) but you’ll probably lose the stereo features that way.

@markferguson3745 3 жыл бұрын

Placement is always going to depend on given sound and style; just as it's become popular to place some verbs, delays, and modulations before Drive sections, you can sometimes get desirable results placing a Octave/ Pitch after Drives, instead of the usual early in the chain.Usually, the idea is that you want to feed O/ P's as clean a signal as possible for better tracking.But clear tracking isn't everyone's bag. You can get some unique effects by hitting them with a distorted, or otherwise altered signal.

@boimesa8190 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible for you to share these presets??

@DoNoise Жыл бұрын

There are screenshots in the video description

@themagicalspoon5789 2 жыл бұрын

Does this pedal work with basses?

@DoNoise 2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@endriu55 2 жыл бұрын

I'm curious could you get those sounds by just using flashback 2 delay with MASH?

@DoNoise 2 жыл бұрын

No they are completely different pedals.

@endriu55 2 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Yup I figured just by comparing your toneprint screens and what I can do in the editor with flashaback 2 that I have and as you replied I had just finished ordering my TC Brainwaves lol

@DoNoise 2 жыл бұрын

@@endriu55 it’s a great pedal, I’m sure you’ll love it

@endriu55 2 жыл бұрын

@@DoNoise Hey, I have a question, is there a way to assign delay time or delay feedback to the knob in the custom toneprint that has a delay? For example when in setting like your Delay V1>V2 or Pitch delay, Modulated Delay etc?

@chinmeysway 8 ай бұрын

@@endriu55that’ll be 25 dollars for any additional guidance.

@PlaneTShakeRo 5 жыл бұрын

Does it have a tone print that works just like the boss oc3 polyphonic mode?

@DoNoise 5 жыл бұрын

Silviu Ciocanelli no it won’t process the strings separately

@JoeyLevenson 5 жыл бұрын

Mad Detune sounds like my old Digital Dimension pedal. Big sound.

@user-jo6vg7jm9u Жыл бұрын

"Pitch shiter"?

@chewoo69 Жыл бұрын

Filtered Pitch shiter :) 4:10

@crapadopalese 7 ай бұрын

Your guitar is out of tune from 0:00 onwards. So much so I thought you had started the video with some harsh level of chorus.

@DoNoise 7 ай бұрын

Unfortunately sometimes it be like that when you rush things and have less than perfect setup and intonation. I wish I had been more careful but I think this video still has some unique settings to offer. I appreciate the feedback.

@8Junio76 3 жыл бұрын

I found that this pedal doesn’t work very nice with bass 😕

@DoNoise 3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried it with bass but surprised to hear that.

@p.1802 3 жыл бұрын

What is the problem? I have EHX Pitch Fork and it works not bad. I think Brainwaves is the similar.

@ymelfilm 8 ай бұрын

the unit sucks: when u dive bomb, the volume significantly drops and the company doesn't give a sh.t on this issue that makes it unplayable.

@chinmeysway 8 ай бұрын

What does that mean to dive bomb in this context?

@ymelfilm 8 ай бұрын

@@chinmeysway the Mash bottom somehow is suitable to imitate a potentiometer, so it can change a from-to value. If you do not have the pedal it is difficult for me explain it better but you can find vids on utube about its working abilty

@sylviafisher9615 4 жыл бұрын

Sound's like it had a brain fart

@adozensparrows 4 жыл бұрын

Tune up before a demo! Are you tone deaf?

@DoNoise 4 жыл бұрын

g. Thanks for the feedback. I do tune up (and sometimes tune again between parts) but it might have gotten out of tune somewhere. These things happen. Calm down please.