23 Results for "transistor"
Red Witch conjures up the Pristina, its new germanium dual boost pedal
07 Dec 2020 in Guitar
The new Red Witch Pristina is a hand-wired, limited edition dual-boost pedal that uses two hand-picked NOS germanium transistors for a super glassy tone.
Best free plug-ins this week: PreFET, TuPRE and Stochas
09 Aug 2020 in Studio
This week's collection of the best free plug-ins has got you covered in the preamp department with one FET and one tube emulation. We've also got a nifty performance sequencer that's now open source.
Waves Abbey Road Saturator: analogue console saturation for your DAW
02 Dec 2019 in Studio
Waves has released the Abbey Road Saturator plug-in, based on saturation chains from two of the studio's vintage EMI consoles. It also includes the EMI TG12321 Compander circuit for pre-saturation signal ...
Summer NAMM 2019: EHX Dirt Road Special, a transistor combo with in-house reverbs
18 Jul 2019 in Guitar
Unexpectedly, Electro-Harmonix introduces a small transistor combo named Dirt Road Special. 40 watts, clean to dirty overdrive and four in-house reverbs based on the Holy Grail Max
One Control BJF-S66: A pedal company builds an amp!
29 Jun 2019 in Guitar
The new One Control BJF-S66 100-watt Class D amp was designed to sound like a Fender Blackface and be the perfect platform for your pedals.
Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200: “The largest-sounding combo ever produced”?
19 Jun 2019 in Guitar
The new Hughes & Kettner Black Spirit 200 combo is feature packed 200-Watt solid state amp with all the modern features you could hope for. But will players warm to its transistor based tones?
NAMM 2019: Warm Audio introduces the WA-84 small diaphragm condenser microphone
23 Jan 2019 in Studio
The WA-84 is a small diaphragm condenser microphone with a large sound, vintage style and a reliance on high-quality materials to reach a legendary sound.
Glou-Glou FX The Pralines boutique modulation pedal combines with filters with fuzz
25 Oct 2018 in Guitar
The new Pralines boutique modulation and fuzz pedal from Lyon's Glou-Glou FX promises guitarists, synth players and other instrumentalists loads of tweakable fun.
Valve vs. solid state guitar amps: Can you guess which is which?
15 Sep 2018 in Guitar
One of these three (very different-sounding) amps is a transistor amp, the other two are valve amps. Can you guess which amp is the solid state one? And what does "valve tone" mean, anyway?
ZVex Russian Fuzz Factory 7 pedal now with Russian GT308Vs
13 Aug 2018 in Guitar
ZVex has stumbled upon a nice stash of old Russian germanium transistors, giving us a new variation on the Fuzz Factory 7 pedal with different tonal properties compared to the standard version.
Keeley Germanium Amplifier pedal – handmade by Robert Keeley!
14 Mar 2018 in Guitar
This new single knob controlled preamp is based on a Tungsram AC125 germanium PNP transistor and is available in limited quantities from the Keeley Custom Shop
Choose from 5 analogue circuits in Shattered Glass Audio’s Inferno plug-in
06 Dec 2017 in Other
Inferno is a simulator of five distortion and saturation circuits meant for adding character, color, and warmth to audio. Each circuit is based on an actual hardware unit, its maker says.
WeissKlang announces V17 condenser microphone with TransHarmonic coloration tech
26 Nov 2017 in Studio
Mic maker WeissKlang announced the V17, a new large-diaphragm condenser microphone. Touted as a versatile model for professional recording, the V17 has a low self-noise of <8dB-A and boasts TransHarmonic...
Eowave Capsule Titan MkII Eurorack synth-voice revealed in Tokyo
21 Nov 2017 in Synths
The Eowave Capsule Titan desktop semi-modular synthesizer voice gets an upgrade with sub sounds, noise generation, more envelops and VCA's. It can stand alone or be dropped into a larger Eurorack setting.
Dr No Effects Mini Turd: A funny fuzz pedal with serious dirt for your guitar sound
25 Oct 2017 in Guitar
Yet more filthy boutique fun, this time in mini pedalboard-friendly format. Will Dr No manage to squeeze out the dirt with this new version of his widely known pedal?