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4 Track Syndicate – Niagara Bitstortion

The 4 Track Syndicate Niagara, the fruit of a collaboration between Rare Buzz Effects, SoundsliceFX and Shoneswood Effects, is presented as a "Bitstortion," i.e. a bit crusher / distortion combo. While the controls for the overdrive (on the top right of the pedal) as pretty straightforward, the two knobs for…... Click for more

4 Track Syndicate – Niagara Bitstortion

Best Delay, Reverb and Looper Pedals with CV In – 2022

Here's a list of time-based pedal effects with CV Input for synth integration, click on the following links to jump to the This page is linked to this article about pedals with CV Ins. You can find other CV integrated pedals in this article featuring the Best Modulation, Lo-Fi and…... Click for more

Best Delay, Reverb and Looper Pedals with CV In – 2022

Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator

The Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay is a reboot of one of the NYC company's most rare pedals from the '80s. The new version is smaller than its predecessor, but the circuit is expanded for additional options. It is known as a tape reverse simulator, and the newest version can do some…... Click for more

Electro-Harmonix Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator

Alexander Pedals Marshmallow Artificial Sweetener (Dual Modulated Pitch Shifter)

Alexander Pedal has a knack for releasing creative and playful pedals, and their new creation pushes the limits in both realms. With colorful, cartoonish illustrations likely to make any toddler want to steal it from you, the company’s brand new Marshmallow is a rather ‘out-there” take on dual modulated pitch shifting, featuring six modes (listed under…... Click for more

Alexander Pedals Marshmallow Artificial Sweetener (Dual Modulated Pitch Shifter)

WMD Geiger Counter Pro

WMD (a name that plays with the two acronyms for Weapons of Mass Destruction and William Mathewson Devices) has been at the vanguard of the stompbox / Eurorack cross-pollination phenomenon, although in recent years they company has been mostly focusing on the modular synth side of things. In the late…... Click for more

WMD Geiger Counter Pro

Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence

Hologram Electronics brings a prolific new box to the pedal game with a sophisticated workstation called the Dream Sequence which spans a host of capabilities including octaves, arpeggiation, sequencing, and sampling. You can use the pedal effectively as a sound designer to create full chord sweeps, pitch shifts, envelope filters, echoes,…... Click for more

Hologram Electronics Dream Sequence

Montréal Assembly Purpll

The stompboxes by MTL Assembly might not be for everyone, but they generate instant buzz among a growing number of musicians with experimental leanings. Company owner and circuit designer Scott Monk is showcased at our SNAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth his latest creation, which kept him busy for a couple of…... Click for more

Montréal Assembly Purpll

Life is Unfair Audio – Synaptic Cleft

The Synaptic Cleft from UK's Life is Unfair is one of those pedals you may as well just buy for how it looks (gorgeous). But we are sure many of you will also find it appetizing it for how it sounds, or even just for its CV connectivity. A tremolo…... Click for more

Life is Unfair Audio – Synaptic Cleft

Wingman Danger Zone Phaser/Tremolo

You may be familiar with Option Knob (aka Wingman) and their ingenious devices that allow you to control any of your pedals' knob with your feet. At this year's NAMM show the company introduced an actual stompbox, the Danger Zone, an analog phaser/tremolo that - of course - comes equipped…... Click for more

Wingman Danger Zone Phaser/Tremolo

Glou-Glou Moutarde

French company Glou-Glou will be one of the synthiest additions to our NAMM 2019 Stompbox Booth, a 250 square feet pedal lovers' paradise shared by 23 emerging effect manufacturers. After releasing the filter/modulation pedal Pralines at the end of 2018, the builder has begun the new year with a bang, unveiling another new…... Click for more

Glou-Glou Moutarde

Walrus Audio ARP-87 Multi-Function Delay

Te ARP-87 delay by Walrus Audio has a ton more than meets the eye. Its four modes are digital, analog, lo-fi, and slap back, with an X knob that changes functions depending on the mode selected. The momentary knob ramp function allows for special effects both in on and bypass…... Click for more

Walrus Audio ARP-87 Multi-Function Delay

Catalinbread Coriolis Effect

The Catalinbread Coriolis Effect blends a glitching effect, and octaver, wah, filter and harmonizer into one all-encompassing, yet easy-to-use box. Just three knobs and two footswitches combine to give you one of the most expressive boxes at this year's NAMM show. Named after a phenomenon in physics in which one…... Click for more

Catalinbread Coriolis Effect