New motion-sensing expression pedal lets musicians turn movement into sound.

December 10th, 2014 – Earlier this month, Munch Audio announced its latest innovation for performance musicians and audio effect enthusiasts alike who are looking for more ways to control their instrument’s sound. Their newest product, the MunchBox, is a motion-controlled expression pedal that lets musicians change an effect simply by rotating their guitar or bass. Now musicians can use their own movement to create their own style of music.

“What if there were a way to turn [a musician’s] natural movement into sound?”

The MunchBox uses a single motion-sensing cable that plugs directly into any guitar or bass, transmitting both the audio signal and the instrument’s motion to a foot controller. By tilting the instrument up or down, a musician can directly change the level of volume, pitch, or any effect that is connected to the MunchBox, without the need to stop playing.

Despite other products like Source Audio’s Hot Hand, motion-sensing technology has been slow to be adopted by the music performance industry. Munch Audio’s Jon Muncher hopes to change that by putting the MunchBox in the hands of great guitarists and bassists. “Famous musicians like Slash, Zakk Wylde, Flea and Jack White are known for their exaggerated movements onstage” said Jon, inventor of the MunchBox. “What if there were a way to turn their natural movement into sound?”

Munch Audio recently redesigned the MunchBox and has been testing it extensively with various effect pedals on the market. Their website, munchaudio.com, provides a growing list of compatible pedals from several different manufacturers including Boss, Roland, Eventide, Electro-Harmonix and many more.  Their goal is to make it compatible with nearly every effect pedal on the market, and plan to set an industry standard for motion-controlled effects with their revolutionary product.

In fact, music effect controllers haven’t changed much in the past fifty years. The modern wah-wah pedal still works on the same principles as it did when it was first invented in the mid-60s: a foot controller changes the sound by rocking back and forth. “A musician who wants to use a foot pedal during a live performance has limited mobility,” said Jon. “The MunchBox lets a performer move around freely onstage without having to stay in one spot.”

At present, the motion-controlled expression pedal is a fully-working prototype in the early phases of production. Jon Muncher and the team at Munch Audio are currently seeking funding for production of the MunchBox on Kickstarter. Their campaign, which ends Dec. 31st, can be found at www.kickstarter.com