"Explore a world of unusual sounds with the Chase Bliss Lost + Found: a unique multi-effect pedal offering 12 customizable modes, ranging from the dreamy echoes of Slow-Verb to the mellow Gen Lite lo-fi textures"
Chase Bliss Audio has unveiled its latest offering, the Lost + Found, a unique dual, stereo multi-effects pedal that promises to be a game-changer for adventurous musicians. Priced at €469, this compact, dual-footswitch stompbox is part of the Small Batch Bliss series, built to order.
The Lost + Found boasts a rich palette of rare, vintage-inspired, and experimental effects, combined with extensive stereo blending and modulation capabilities. It offers 12 distinct stereo effects grouped into six categories: reverbs, pitch effects, modulation, delays, synths, and lo-fi/texture sounds. Each category includes two modes, allowing for 144 possible effect combinations by blending different effects across stereo channels with dual three-way switches and a continuously variable A/B Modify control.
Key Features and Sounds
The Lost + Found's unique features and sounds include the Slow-Verb, a shoegaze-inspired wobbly reverb, and Ambient Reverb with clear decay. For rich pitch manipulation, there's the Orchestral Swell and Pitch Repeater. The Pinging Phaser and Spectral Modulator produce resonant phase filters and unusual modulation, while the Tape Delay and Grain Tumbler offer both vintage tape echo and experimental time-based textures. The Impulse Synthesizer and Sympathetic Resonator create synth-like washes and resonant effects, and the Ensemble Expander and Gen Lite provide characterful degraded tape and lo-fi textures.
Advanced Features and Customization
The Lost + Found comes with a bonus compressor/saturator at the end of the signal chain, adding polish or chaotic distortion as desired. It also features stereo input and output for wide spatial effects, advanced MIDI, CV, Expression control, and internal modulation for deep customization. Four onboard presets are available, with an additional 122 accessible via MIDI.
Bonus Features
The Spectral Modulator creates a synthesized replica of a clean tone and modulates it for "sparkling, energized trails." The Sympathetic Resonator mode functions as a polyphonic pitch-tracking resonator, potentially serving as a bizarre alternative to reverb. The Impulse Synthesizer can give slow chords a cinematic strings quality, and the tape echo can create short loops. The Ensemble Expander channels '80s rack-mounted chorusing effects that can be spread across the stereo spread.
The Spectral Modulator, along with other effects, can be used to create cartoonish phaser, Pitch Repeater, Orchestral Swell sounds. Some of these sounds may be familiar to long-time fans of Chase Bliss, particularly those interested in the Generation Loss MKII pedal, as the Lost + Found includes a Gen Lite mode, which offers a streamlined take on the Generation Loss MKII.
Preorders and Availability
Preorders for the Lost + Found pedal are available until August 31, with shipping to follow in the same month. Orders placed within the specified time frame guarantee delivery of the Lost + Found pedal. For more information, visit Chase Bliss Audio.
In summary, the Lost + Found stands out for its rich palette of rare, vintage-inspired, and experimental effects combined with extensive stereo blending and modulation capabilities, making it a versatile creative tool for adventurous musicians.
The Lost + Found, a new offering from Chase Bliss Audio, showcases a blend of technology and artistry in its gadget, offering a unique collection of effects for music and entertainment. With its rich soundscape ranging from vintage-inspired to experimental, it serves as an entertainment system for adventurous musicians, capable of producing a variety of sounds such as shoegaze-inspired reverbs, cartoonish phasers, and cinematic strings.
