443 Results for "distortion"

Exodus Digital Valkyrie multi-timbral synthesizer to debut at Musikmesse 2018

British made 8 part multi-timbral 128 voice 1280 oscillator hardware synthesizer Valkyrie is ready to swoop into Musikmesse on a blazing path of glory. Sounds a lot better than it looks!

Deal: get free Fabfilter Volcano or Saturn with Bitwig Studio 2

Bitwig has partnered up with plug-in developer FabFilter to offer anyone who purchases and registers Bitwig Studio Standard, EDU, or upgrades from 8-Track a free FabFilter plug-in. A good deal!

Put some metal in your Eurorack with the WMD Mantic Conceptual FLEX

Stop making ambient bleepy nonsense and strap on some serious destruction in the shape of the PLL based Mantic Conceptual FLEX. Unpredictable, untamable and completely mental, just what your Eurorack needs.

RX950 Classic AD/DA Converter plug-in brings back that AKAI S950 sound

Developer Mathieu Demange debuted a very interesting plug-in, the RX950, an emulation of the entire AD/DA conversion of the classic AKAI S950 sampler, known for its fat and crunchy 12-bit sound.

SOMA Laboratory LYRA8-FX pulls some of the LYRA8 organismic sound into Eurorack

SOMA Laboratory has sliced the effects section out of the LYRA-8 and stuffed it into a Eurorack module giving you a double modulated delay and distortion with some unique cross and self-modulating.

The Xcalibur JC preamp is your chance to own a piece of Sunset Studio gear

Boutique gear maker Sonic Farm introduced an interesting hardware pre-amp — the Xcalibur JC. Based on the original Xcalibur pre-amp, the JC bears its name because it was designed in tandem with Joe ...

Fender videos demo new effects pedal line-up designed by Stan Cotey

Stan Cotey of Fender has designed six brand new effects for pedals and now Fender has finally released some great demo videos of each one for you to check out.

Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE: An ambitious ‘amp-like’ British boutique overdrive

British company Origin Effects, known for its compressor effect pedals, has launched its first overdrive effect, the RevivalDRIVE - with a big feature set and a price to match.

Play the Native Instruments Electric Sunburst while Gibson burns

The timing of NIs precisely sampled homage to the Les Paul couldn't have been better considering the dire straits Gibson is in. Electric Sunburst has a remarkably realistic engine of picking, strumming and ...

Jef’s Top 3 Bits of Guitar Gear and Gadgets at NAMM 2018

Our favourite three cool, exciting new guitar related products for 2018 all revealed at this year's Winter NAMM Show, with gear by Fender, Line 6 and Game Changer Audio.

NAMM 2018: Rainger FX Reverb X – All sorts of wrong in a box

Rainger FX has been creating madcap effects pedals again, the new Reverb-X and Igor are all about what happens when you do something wrong, but it sounds so right!

NAMM 2018: Suhr Mini Riot distortion pedal announced

The ever-popular Suhr Riot distortion pedal has been given a makeover for 2018 and lost a fair bit of size, but hopefully none of its riotous drive tones

NAMM 2018: Fender announces new effects pedal range for 2018

Fender has decided to launch a new all original effects pedal series, with brand new designs featuring a cool new magnetically-latched battery door system and rugged aluminium enclosures.

NAMM 2018: Plasma Pedal – High Voltage Distortion unleashed

Game Changer Audio has harnessed insanity with their new Plasma Pedal. A plasma-based distortion pedal you say? Sign me up for some of this crazy lightning based dirt box goodness!

NAMM 2018: Keeley presents Aria two-channel Compressor/Overdrive/Distortion

Robert Keeley is launching a new compressor/overdrive pedal at this year's NAMM Show, and let's face it, he knows a thing or two about compressors and drive tones.

NAMM 2018: Line 6 HX Effects processor leaked

Line 6 could be gearing up to present HX Effects based on the Helix system's effects processor. This highly anticipated new product has been setting guitar forums alight for months and now it has been leaked!

ProCo Rat Tail Distortion: A RAT pedal in your guitar cable

That classic little black distortion pedal has now been squeezed into a single guitar cable, making it the most compact rodent-themed dirt box on the market! And then there's the question of: "WHY?!?"

Klevgrand Grand Finale: A sleek and (very) dark new finalizer mastering plug-in

Grand Finale is a new audio finalizer processing plug-in. And it's dark. Yet also sleek and functional. But has Klevgrand got the balance right between complex processing and a simplified workflow?

Acustica Audio Crimson plug-in blends analog distortion and compression

Acustica Audio has released an ambitious new compression and distortion plug-in to its Aqua series, saying that Crimson can do both "precise" and "colourful". We take a first look.

Choose from 5 analogue circuits in Shattered Glass Audio’s Inferno plug-in

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.

Warm up your audio with Overloud’s Sculptube tube distortion and saturation plug-in

Sculptube can be used for "warming up" audio with subtle distortion and coloration, overdriving the input for typical valve distortion, and as an exciter which enhances top frequencies with natural harmonics...

HyVibe Audio Smart Acoustic Guitar: A brave new world for acoustic instruments?

Blending old and new technologies, will this Smart Acoustic Guitar annoy purists or entice new players to the acoustic guitar? Either way, brave new approaches are being used here.

Tallin 1956 Dual Discrete Core VC Amp: it’s a posh VCA

From the "Working Class Electronics" of Poland's XAOC comes an exquisite dual discrete VCA with overdrive. Tallin 1956 is uncommonly good and should probably be your next VCA (we always need more).

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?