Digitech band creator in a pedal!

**jazzbow** · 01-23-2015, 09:32 AM

Well here's what's just been announced at NAMM

The TRIO is your own band inside a guitar pedal!

The TRIO listens to the way you play and automatically generates bass and drum parts that match your song. Just plug your guitar into TRIO, press the footswitch to teach TRIO your chords and rhythm, then press the footswitch again to start playing with your own personal band!

TRIO | DigiTech Guitar Effects

It has a 'JAZZ' mode but no videos yet.

Interesting. What do you think?

**docbop** · 01-23-2015, 01:34 PM

I don't know pretty rough, I'll wait for another generation of the pedal.

**s1track3d** · 01-23-2015, 06:52 PM

There was a thread about this on the gear page with a digitech representative, someone asked 'chord/progression limitations', he said, "I wouldn't try giant steps" but that he didn't know of any limitations... - Digitech Trio. - Page 2 - The Gear Page

Personally, as a practice/composing tool, I use and really like iRealB, not sure i'd replace it with this pedal

**ckrahenbill** · 01-23-2015, 11:05 PM

Needs more cowbell.....

Digitech band creator in a pedal!-needs_more_cowbell_by_supernaturalfanatic-d5c43l7-jpg

**jazzbow** · 01-24-2015, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by s1track3d

Personally, as a practice/composing tool, I use and really like iRealB, not sure i'd replace it with this pedal

Yes, agree. I got irealb on my phone and you have the option of mixing the levels of drums, bass and piano.

Also piano on irealb for chords is much better than just D&B.

But they are getting close on the pedal front!

**Doctor Jeff** · 01-24-2015, 09:04 AM

Ah another toy...

I agree with the Ditto looper and iRealbook I probably have all the toys I need for practice. The one downside of the looper is no percussion though.

Why no Giant Steps? Chords not too unusual. Would be fun to challenge it...

**feral guitar** · 01-24-2015, 11:14 AM

i'd like to hear it mess up giant steps

**MarkRhodes** · 01-24-2015, 11:18 AM

Once upon a time this would have thrilled me, back when I was making demos on a 4-track with a drum machine and an octave pedal for bass parts (-bad juju but all I had at the time.)

Might be fun for songwriting, though....

**TGV** · 02-13-2015, 03:07 AM

I just watched a review form ProGuitar Shop & it had a sticker on the back that said all styles from Band in a Box! A mini BIAB pedal. That is cool but yes can't wait for version 2!

**kris** · 02-13-2015, 04:40 AM

new toy.I have to cheque the possibilities...:-)

**Woody Sound** · 02-13-2015, 10:07 AM

I'd actually be very interested in one if it had "latin" settings. Might be fun for solo "cocktail" gigs.

**jazzbow** · 02-16-2015, 02:14 PM

Another demo

**jzucker** · 02-17-2015, 01:01 PM

i'm looking forward to this. irealb is awful IMO.

**mr. beaumont** · 02-17-2015, 01:08 PM

IReal "is what it is" I suppose...it's decent for a quick run through of a tune if there's a chord change or something you can't hear in your head, but after a minute or so I get a headache from the piano player's incessant pounding.

I like it a good deal more with the piano turned off.

**jzucker** · 02-17-2015, 01:16 PM

I'm just tired of how BIAB treats anything other than swing so I welcome this pedal. I've been using more of my looper than BIAB lately

**KirkP** · 02-17-2015, 01:36 PM

The worst feature of iReal Pro is the chordal instrument. The comping is ugly -- not even tolerable for practice. I primarily use the bass voice for practice, either alone or with drums set at very low volume.
The Trio only provides a bass and drum track. I wonder how it sounds compared to using iReal or BIAB with the piano turned off.

**AlainJazz** · 02-17-2015, 01:53 PM

Anybody seen a demo of the Jazz mode? I've searched around but couldn't find any.

**jazzbow** · 02-17-2015, 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by AlainJazz

Anybody seen a demo of the Jazz mode? I've searched around but couldn't find any.

You can hear it in the last part of the PGS video has a bit. The guitar player is good but not a jazz player

**AlainJazz** · 02-17-2015, 02:12 PM

Thanks. Not bad. It actually uses a standup bass. Anyone know what this thing goes for?

**jazzbow** · 02-17-2015, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by AlainJazz

Thanks. Anyone know what this thing goes for?

Digitech Trio Band Creator - Thomann UK

**AlainJazz** · 02-17-2015, 02:31 PM

Thanks. Not too expensive.

**TGV** · 02-18-2015, 01:34 AM

I saw 2 early prices at 179 & 199 US. I don't know. I can play BIAB styles on my computer for a long time & well this pedal is BIAB so I doubt I'd be getting anything I don't already have.

**OldGuitarPlayer** · 02-18-2015, 09:30 AM

It's a neat little gizmo and might be a cool thing for solo buskers or street players. However for gigs it would never replace my real bass player and drummer though....

**bako** · 02-18-2015, 09:35 AM

I'm guessing that playing rootless voicings would yield the wrong result being played back.

**AlainJazz** · 02-18-2015, 10:06 AM

Of course I would never use it for gigs. I also wouldn't use Biab. I just think it would be a convenient practice tool. Bako, you may be right about the rootless voicings. However for "training" it, you could just use very plain voicings and then play the rootless ones and inversions while it is playing back.