492 Results for "distortion"

TC Electronics Analog Armada: A fleet of budget guitar effect pedals

More wallet-friendly effects pedals from the Danish effects pedal company, that incidentally is now owned by Behringer. Have we seen these before somewhere?

Demon 80, a cheap multi-band compressor plug-in with an analogue soul

Developed for Windows, the Demon 80 effect plug-in by Synthblitz Audio is a three-band compressor with a preamp and limiter thrown in. And at this modest price, its "analogue" sonics might be worth a punt...

000 to present 3 new Eurorack modules at We Are Robots festival

Module makers 000 are premiering their Ykinmkato Distortion Lab, EQ69 British EQ and 8ct8 8 channel mixer Eurorack modules at the We Are Robots festival. They'll also show you how to build them.

Mercuriall ReAxis gives you Mesa/Boogie TriAxis preamp sounds in the box

Mercuriall Audio introduced an interesting take on modeling the Mesa/Boogie sound with ReAxis - an emulation of the Triaxis rack preamp that's based on classic Mark series circuits...

New guitar pedals this week by Mooer, Mythos and Rougarou

This week's pedals include budget octave pedals and two unique boutique offerings from the USA including two monstrously dirty pedals inspired by mythical beasts.

AudioThing Wave Box: no distortion gets more brutal than waveshaping!

Wave Box looks like a simulated piece of 70s power plant test equipment, but it's actually a dynamic dual waveshaper capable of maximum wave-destroying fun! Its two shapers can also be modulated by a pair of ...

Upcoming: Wavesfactory Spectre is 7 saturators in 1 beautiful monster plug-in

Pretty colors and 7 types of saturation! Does that sound good? It's the foundation of Spectre, a multi-band enhancer plug-in from the fine minds at Wavesfactory. Currently in development, Spectre has 5 EQ ...

Unfiltered Audio SpecOps: 36 shades of spectral audio glitching mayhem

SpecOps is a swiss-knife of an audio destructor which features a blend of no less than 36 different spectral effects for total glitch mayhem. It slices audio into grains and lets you freely apply spectral ...

Boss collaborate with JHS on Angry Driver JB-2 overdrive pedal

When two pedal companies work together, anything can happen. But will this new collaboration be the start of something special? Will it herald collaborations between Boss and other pedal makers?

Rob Papen RP-VERB 2 is in the air tonight!

Rob Papen has made RP-VERB 2 available, and in addition to a range of enhancements, we're also pretty sure any Phil Collins fans out there have plenty of incentive to update...

Stomp Under Foot with new two-in-one Full Powered Halo boutique drive pedal

Stomp Under Foot seems on a mission to offer boutique pedals for reasonable money - and the latest Full Powered Halo model combines two old favourites from their existing line-up. Alert: great-sounding demo ...

vcf1: Waldorf put the Rocket and 2-Pole filter into Eurorack

A fierce analog multimode filter with three stages of gain, distortion and drive, two CV controls over cutoff and one over the self-oscillating resonance. The vcf1's clean layout belies its more extreme heart.

Subdecay Vector Preamp: Feel Good Hit of The Summer?

With 4 Overdrive Channels, 3 Fuzz Channels and 4 Distortion Channels the Vector uses digital control and a fully analogue signal path to achieve its variety.

Electro Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff Pi: Rebirth of a classic ’90s fuzz

The Sovtek-era Green Russian Big Muff is being relaunched in a modern-day nano housing - this great-sounding fuzz pedal from the '90s is finally being reborn!

F-Pedals’ Nikaos mini distortion pedal: Howling at the moon?

A new dynamic distortion pedal designed for Greek producer Nikolas Farmakalidis, the lupine-themed Nikaos drive pedal has some great tones on tap, all of which can be accessed via your guitar's volume knob.

Summer NAMM 2017: Hotone XTOMP mini

If you are a guitar geek that likes to tweak your effects via software, then this dinky box may well appeal to your inner knob tweaker. With iOS and Android integration, it'll keep you busy for hours.

Summer NAMM 2017: New(ish) BIAS Mini heads, Twin pedals from Positive Grid

The popular BIAS product range has a few new additions: two half-rack amp heads, three pedals and a footswitch controller. Getting déja vu? Yup, these are all cut-down versions of existing gear...

Waves’ Chris Lord-Alge MixDown plug-in: Radio-ready mixes made simple?

Waves' new CLA MixDown plug-in is designed to simulate two of Chris Lord-Alge's mix buss compression chains, with added console overdrive and a general purpose EQ to enhance bass and treble...

Audio Damage Kombinat Tri effect plug-in features 13 distortion types

Everyone looking to add some gruffness to their tracks can benefit from having a multi-band distortion plug-in in their arsenal. Something like Kombinat Tri, with no less than 13 distortion algorithms...

Mooer Red Truck: Compact multi-effect for gigging guitarists on a budget

Mooer are out to prove they can offer a shedload of useful features on a lightweight solution at a low price. But is the new Red Truck multi-effect slowed down by too many compromises?

Walrus Audio Iron Horse V2 Distortion pedal – Same old pony?

The Iron Horse V2 distortion pedal brings some refinements and better functionality to this old warhorse, being based around the popular LM308 chip and clad in sparkling gold armour.

Old Blood Noise Endeavors’ Fault is a refreshing take on distortion pedals

This widely respected maker has just released Fault, an OD/distortion pedal. What can they bring to the gain pedal table? A lot, it turns out: a refreshing approach yielding a versatile new effect.

Erica Synths announce Fusion VCF and VCA version 2

Originally released in 2014, Erica Synths have new versions of their tube infused Fusion Voltage Controlled Filter and Voltage Controlled Amplifier.

Simple tools to optimize your bass drum? Enter Singomakers’ Kick Tweak

Kick Tweak is an elaborate effects processor masked behind an exceedingly simple, 3-knob interface. Although this is sufficient, we can't help but feel the plug-in could have offered more in-depth control.