Exploring unique FX with synthesisers, modular & more // TRAILS from Poly Effects [PEDALS & PATCHES]

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"Join us for an exploration of TRAILS as part of our Pedals & Patches series of videos, exploring pedal FX with modular gear, synthesizers, around the studio and with some other instruments too. Pedals aren't just for guitarists, so lets get creative with them!

Trails offers 7 FX that make your sounds sustain and grow, there's resonators (think Rings) with sympathetic strings, bell like chord generation, live and frozen buffer granular processing, a unique distortion like nothing I've used before, micro loopers, pitch shifting delays, vinyl record emulating delays and more!"



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Explore a wide range of unique effects with Trails from Poly Effects, an innovative multi-effect pedal dedicated to far out sounds and creative control. Sympathetic string resonators, granular effects, delays, resonators, vocal modelling, wavefolding, and microlooping are all at your disposal in Trails, each with their own set of control parameters and a true stereo signal path. Poly Effects has provided their characterful touch interface for dialing in this diverse sonic palette, with independent footswitches for bypass and sustaining sounds in each mode. Using the onboard 8-step sequencer, you can create captivating animations and movement in each effect mode, providing a highly playable effect sure to lead you into uncharted territory.

The effects within trails cover a ton of ground, all while eschewing the vanilla in favor of truly special sonic worlds. Meadows provides tunable sympathetic strings to create interesting resonances that ring out as you play. Haven turns your instrument into a controller for lovely physical modelling bell tones. Prairie is a creative delay inspired by the sound of vinyl records, bringing lo-fi brilliance to any musical moment. Outback models human speech, perfect for formant-forward sound explorations. Tundra is a freezable pitch shifting delay that imparts an icy shimmer to any sound. Badlands blows apart your tone with rich wave folding and distortion. Coast generates granular microloops from your playing like a gentle tide or tumultuous surf, to your taste.

In any of these modes, Trails allows you to control parameters via MIDI, and also features both presets and a set list feature for simplifying changes on stage. No matter where your musical journey takes you, Trails from Poly Effects is a well-travelled guide, leading you into new worlds of sonic adventure.

TRAILS FEATURES

Multi-effect pedal focused on unique, characterful effects
Onboard 8-step sequencer animates parameters in any mode
7 effect modes each with their own controls and character:
Meadows: Sympathetic string resonator model
Haven: physical modelling bell synth
Prairie: Vinyl record inspired delay
Outback: human vocal modelling synth
Tundra: pitch shifting freezable delay
Badlands: wavefolder / waveshaper / distortion
Coast: granular microlooper
Dedicated bypass and sustain switch
Unique touch-controlled knobless interface
MIDI CC and program change functionality
8 presets and set list feature for easy recall of your favorite sounds
Stereo input and output


Video *TIMING INDEX // CHAPTERS*

The video is edited into sections on each of the modes, with a brief explanation of the modes and the instruments used pointed our for those interested too.


INTRO

00:00 Hello & patch previews

02:16 What are we doing, what is Trails?

03:37 7 FX types - run down

MODE // MEADOWS
resonator, sympathetic strings, granular layers

05:21 Resonating spaces & frozen granular sound beds
(guitar)

06:07 Meadows exploration & explanation
(your favourite drum machine)

09:28 Turning a bass into sitar like shimmers
(bass guitar)

10:20 Frozen grains for unique uplifting ambience
(guitar)

MODE // PRAIRIE
delay with vinyl, age and noise emulations

10:57 Prairie exploration with dusty lo fi keys
(rhodes keyboard)

16:16 Glitched up modular beat processing
(eurorack modular synth)

18:44 Vinyl crackles over 1950s Radiophonic Workshop inspired ring mod tones
(workshop system synthesizer)

19:14 Finley aged lo fi crackles & noise for creative sounds
(poly effects trails)

MODE // HAVEN
resonator, modal synthesizer, chords, granular layers

19:58 Haven explanation with organic musical textures
(vinyl crackle noise source - from Trails)

22:36 Exciting chord tones from beats
(eurorack modular synth)

MODE // BADLANDS
unique distortion, wave-folding, waveshaping, chorus like thickness

25:08 Exploring Badlands - a distortion like nothing else!
(roland sh-9 monosynth)

27:27 Complex synth tones for any instrument
(bass guitar)

28:11 Badlands parallel layering - ace!
(roland sh-9 monosynth)

MODE // TUNDRA
pitch shifting delays & frozen layering

29:44 Exploring frozen Tundra, pitch shifting delays and sustain freezes
(patreon support audio - Chris Meyer)

33:05 Symphonic sub octaves & duophonic synthesiser swells
(korg ms-20)

35:53 Build your own shimmer-like reverbs
(patreon supporter audio - Zero Lucks Given)

MODE // OUTBACK
mouth modelling, formant filter, obscure phaser, talk box style modulator

37:11 Exploring the Outback vocal talk box style filters
(modular synth saw wave)

39:06 Making a dirty synthesiser talk!
(korg ms-20)

40:07 Throaty phaser resonances for ambient FX chains
(eurorack modular synth)

MODE // COAST
granular micro looper, texture generator, frozen instrument maker

42:28 Exploring Coast with FM synthesis
(elektron digitone)

46:57 Washed out ambient chord swells & octave pulses
(guitar)

*THIS VIDEO IS SPONSORED BY POLY EFFECTS* they have funded the creation of this demo video, any questions (as always) just ask!"