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Death By Audio Disturbance LFO Modulator

The Death By Audio Disturbance appeared at NAMM 2023 out of thin air! Presented at as a "lockable LFO Modulator," the Disturbance is another extreme device by the NYC company known for making uncompromisingly noisy stompboxes. It has three modes (Filter, Flanger, and "Fazer") five LFO options, and an extra…Click on the title for more

Death By Audio Disturbance LFO Modulator

Chase Bliss Audio MOOD MkII

Chase Bliss has just announced an update to its popular supercreative, granular ambient loop + reverb pedal: the Chase Bliss MOOD MkII, which will start shipping in late April but can be ordered now. The original version, the product of a collaboration with Old Blood Noise and Drolo, was very…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio MOOD MkII

Chase Bliss Audio Habit, the Echo Collector

The Chase Bliss Audio Habit is a new, playful/experimental multi-mode echo/looper pedal. If it is as fun as it looks, it's bound to make a lot of creative guitarists happy. On March 28, company owner and effect designer Joel Korte had been teasing this release with this post on Instagram:…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Habit, the Echo Collector

Eventide H90 Stereo Multi-FX

The highly anticipated new Eventide upgrade to the popular H9 Multi-FX harmonizer is finally out: it's the H90. The most important detail about the H90 is that it can run two H9 effects at once. Another obvious and important upgrade is the number of hardware controls: five knobs vs 1…Click on the title for more

Eventide H90 Stereo Multi-FX

Fairfield Circuitry Roger That RF Distortion

The Fairfield Circuitry Roger That, a distortion inspired by FM radio communication, is another intriguing and imaginative pedal by a Canadian company with an uncanny ability to design original yet rather intuitive effect circuits, outside all trends. Using an "FM modulation and demodulation scheme," the Roger generates tones ranging from…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Roger That RF Distortion

Red Panda Raster 2 Delay

The ingenious folks at Red Panda released a new version of their flagship pitch-shifting delay Raster at Summer NAMM 2021 and it looks... intense! Compared to the original, at first sight, we can see a slew of new knobs and toggle switches, while the press release highlights invisible new features…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Raster 2 Delay

Chase Bliss Audio Blooper

We've been following the genesis of Chase Bliss Audio's creative looper Blooper since NAMM 2019 and then in the Knobs videos below. On December 10th the Toronto videographer announced that the pedal is ready and will be shipping soon. The company raised almost 400,000 with a Kickstarter campaign for funding…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Blooper

Dreadbox Treminator Tremolo

Greek synth innovators Dreadbox have been expanding their pedal line, and one of their latest release is a dynamic tremolo. Like most of their pedals, the Dreadbox Treminator features CV in and out and VCA control to interface with other pedals and modular synths. Rather than using the classic tremolo…Click on the title for more

Dreadbox Treminator Tremolo

Chase Bliss Audio Generation Loss MkII

We celebrated in this very blog several of the pedals by Cooper FX, a one-man "cult" builder whose devices were constantly sold out. One of the biggest fans of this manufacturer is Chase Bliss Audio's Joel Korte, who has never been shy about his affinity for the Cooper FX Generation…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Generation Loss MkII

The Best Glitch, Stutter and Granular Pedals in 2023

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="decimal" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="A Guide to the Best Granular, Glitch and Stutter Pedals|The Best Glitch/Stutter/Granular Stompboxes|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] Last updated on 10.12.2021 A Guide to the Best Granular, Glitch and Stutter Pedals The musical genre known as glitch has been…Click on the title for more

The Best Glitch, Stutter and Granular Pedals in 2023

Red Panda Context v2 Reverb

The Red Panda Context V2 is a reverb pedal that can sound both realistic and "out there." The new version adds presets, modulation, “spring” and “grain” settings in lieu of “delay." Plus, stereo input/output, USB MIDI, fully assignable expression pedal, 3 new modes, a delay plus reverb option in all…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Context v2 Reverb

New Pedal: Swamp Witch Pedals Season of the Witch Delay

Based on the infamous PT2399 chip that has inspired so many lo-fi creative devices, the Swamp Witch Pedals Season of the Witch is a handmade, creative modulated delay pedal for the tweaking inclined and the CV enthusiast. The delay section of the circuit offers your expected controls on the left…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Swamp Witch Pedals Season of the Witch Delay