Cooper FX Pitch Card vs EarthQuaker Devices Arpanoid Polyphonic Pitch Arpeggiator
The Cooper FX Pitch Card and the EarthQuaker Devices Arpanoid Polyphonic Pitch Arpeggiator are both pedals. The EarthQuaker Devices Arpanoid Polyphonic Pitch Arpeggiator leans ambient. Current prices: $100 vs $219.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.33% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Experimental
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$100via Reverb
$219via Reverb
The Cooper FX Pitch Card is one of the interchangeable effect cartridges for the Cooper FX Arcades modular multi-effects workstation. The Pitch card provides eight pitch-based effect algorithms within the Arcades system, covering pitch shift, harmony, detune, and related pitch manipulation effects. Each Cooper FX Arcades cartridge delivers eight distinct effect algorithms from its category, allowing players to swap cards and change the Arcades character for different effect types.
The EarthQuaker Devices Arpanoid is a polyphonic pitch arpeggiator from Akron, Ohio boutique manufacturer EarthQuaker Devices, creating ascending and descending pitch-shifted arpeggio sequences from the guitar signal. Controls include Clock (rate), Range (pitch range), Key (musical key and scale), and Direction (ascending, descending, or random). An early and influential pitch arpeggiator in the boutique pedal space.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Electronic
- Ambient
- ambient