If the word “utility” used next to the word “pedal” doesn’t exactly fire your imagination, we’d argue that you need to broaden your sonic horizons. In recent years, the utility pedal niche has expanded to include some truly interesting devices, and no one can expect an imaginative builder like Cooper FX to put out something that’s not – at the very least – inspiring. Enter the Cooper FX Signal Path Selector & Exp Gen.
These are two MIDI-integrated devices designed as both pedalboard problem solvers and unique creative tools.
Exp-Gen is a compact, multi-mode expression controller with four outputs and four modes of operation (Trigger, Latch, Automatic, and Tap). It gives you several ways to control effect parameters in real-time.
The Signal Path Selector is a pedal chain multi-tool, and lets you do several things with the push of a button:
- reconfigure the order of your pedals
- blend independent loops with your dry signal
- invert phase
- set up AB or ABY configurations
Check out what they can do when used in tandem in the videos below.
The Exp-Gen and Signal Path Selector are two new utility pedals from Cooper FX, designed as both pedalboard problem solvers and inspiring, unique creative tools. The Exp-Gen is a compact, multi-mode expression controller with four independent outputs. With four modes of operation, including Trigger, Latch, Automatic, and Tap, it gives you innumerable ways to control effect parameters in real time, without taking up much space. The Signal Path Selector is a pedal chain multi-tool, allowing you to reconfigure pedal order with the push of a button, as well as blend independent loops with your dry signal, invert phase, set up AB or ABY configurations, and much more. Both pedals have full MIDI integration, and the potential to be used creatively in a multitude of ways. In this demo, we put both pedals into action in a full-band context, along with the amazing Cooper FX Arcades and some choice effects from Alexander Pedals and Rainger FX, then we take a tour of the basic functions of each.
