2009 NAMM Show preview: Bricasti Design will be showing their Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor and the Model 10 Remote Console. The Model 7 Stereo Reverb Processor features a new reverb algorithm, True Stereo Reverb Process, which, according to Bricasti, accurately creates true acoustic spaces. The M7 includes more than 100 unique reverb presets, including Halls, Plates, Rooms,… Read More NAMM Preview: Remote Controlled Reverb
2009 NAMM Show preview: DigiTech is shipping the RP1000 Integrated Effects Switching System, a high-end effects switcher offering 14 metal switches that control both program changes, effects on/off, stompbox loop in/out, bank up/down, and a built-in 20 second looper. The RP1000 can be used in two different control modes to switch up to 10 presets (preset mode) or… Read More 2009 NAMM Show Preview: DigiTech’s RP1000 Integrated Effects Switching System
SM Pro Audio has announced that the V-Machine hardware VST player is now shipping in the US. The V-Machine is a compact VST/VSTi hardware playback module designed to take plug-ins on the road or into the studio and access them directly without a computer. Multiple plug-ins can be loaded into bank/preset memories of the V-Machine… Read More V-Machine Turns Your Music Software Into Hardware
We haven’t ruined your day with scary videos recently, so we thought we better remedy that with this creeptacular vintage video of Roddis Franklin “Pete” Drake doing his 1962 “talking steel guitar” hit, Forever. … Read More Freakishly Weird Talking Guitar Video
Line 6 has begun shipping POD X3 Pro, a powerful $979.99 POD signal processor. POD X3 Pro features two discreet signal paths and can serve two separate instruments simultaneously, each with its own complete signal chain of amps and effects. Conversely, Dual Tone processing lets a player treat POD X3 Pro like an A/B/Y box.… Read More Line 6 Pod X3 Pro Now Available
This is a demo of the L.L. Electronics Rozzbox into the great sounding Vermona Retubeverb. First you hear the dry, then the wet. Although the Retubeverb doesn’t have as many features as the Retroverb, it does have an amazing tube-tone spring reverb character and a three-band equalizer.
Microscopics’ Mat Jarvis shares a collection of extreme close up vintage gear porn of the Roland AP-2 Phase II, a superb phaser from the 70’s that is used on a lot of classic recordings. Unfortunately, it came with some vintage kinks: I decided to treat myself for my birthday (Friday 26th) and bought a vintage… Read More Vintage Gear Porn: The Roland AP-2 Phaser
IK Multimedia has announced the release of a new range of accessories for StompIO, IK’s custom pedalboard and amp rig. The new GPU Stage case is a rugged metal enclosure designed to fit a Mini PC or Mac Mini, allowing users to gig live with a mini computer onstage directly next to StompIO. StompIO is designed… Read More IK Multimedia Shipping StompIO Accessories
Beavis Audio has introduced the Beavis Board, an effects pedal DIY kit designed to streamline the creation and testing of pedal-styleeffects. According to Beavis, the kit is designed to make it easy to: Build a huge array of stompbox circuits including overdrives, distortions, fuzzes, filters, amplifiers, tremolos, noise generators, oscillators, and more. Learn about the… Read More The Beavis Board Is A DIY Stompbox Toolkit
This little beast is Ooh La La‘s Synth Mangler. Oo La La is a boutique pedal shop that makes quirky effects. The Synth Mangler contains two Soda Meiser circuits in one box, each has its own volume control, hiss and chaos modes. The Synth Mangler’s joystick controls the horizontal and the vertical of each fuzz,… Read More Ooh La La Ships Synth Mangler
