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New Pedal: Glitch Cloud Audio Haze Generative Composer

Functioning as equal parts performance tool and generative improvisational partner, the Glitch Cloud Audio Haze turns raw instrument input into evolving ambient soundscapes, granular rhythmic slices, and shifting tape-style loops. Rather than acting as a static playback device, it continuously captures your playing into a two-buffer memory system, reassembling audio…... Click for more

New Pedal: Glitch Cloud Audio Haze Generative Composer

Engineered to inject performance-oriented chaos into a traditional BBD circuit, the DOD DRAG pushes analog delay far beyond simple, predictable repeats. Providing up to 750ms of natural analog delay time that stretches to 1.5 seconds in Rubberneck mode, it ranges effortlessly from crisp, punchy slap-back echoes to expansive, self-evolving ambient…... Click for more

DOD Drag Delay

Chase Bliss Big Time Stereo Delay

A thousand dollars. For a delay pedal. Let that sink in. Here's the thing, though. Joel Korte and his team and John Snyder (Electronic Audio Experiments) have built something that actually justifies the price tag. The Chase Bliss Big Time isn't another digital delay with fancy marketing. It's a painstaking…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Big Time Stereo Delay

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Knoxville's Hologram Electronics has been at the forefront of creative (or rather, "out there"!) effects pedals since the release of their debut device, the Dream Sequence, followed by the even more popular Infinite Jets. Their third creation, which, from the looks of it, seems to take things to a new…... Click for more

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Walrus Audio Mako D1 MkII

Released in 2020, the D1 was Walrus Audio's first Mako pedal, a compact, Stereo in/out, multi-function delay with five, studio-grade, high-fidelity, custom-tuned programs. The company's D1 MkII ups the ante with sonic enhancements, new features and an LED screen for easier setting navigation. The main new feature is the ability…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Mako D1 MkII

Walrus Audio Lore MkII Reverse Soundscape Generator

What happens when you take one of the most adventurous reverse-soundscape engines in modern pedal history and completely tear down its hardware ceiling? The original 2022 mono release of the Lore earned an instant cult following for its haunting, cinematic cross-pollination of reverse delays, reverse reverbs, and pitch shifting. The…... Click for more

Walrus Audio Lore MkII Reverse Soundscape Generator

Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay

In 1983, Ibanez/Maxon built something absurd: the DM2000, a 12-bit digital delay so over-engineered that it made everything else look like a toy. Forty years later, Trey Anastasio has been abusing one onstage, using its Hold function to create infinite, warbling loops called the "Funk Siren." The only problem? Vintage…... Click for more

Keeley RK2000 Funk Siren Delay

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

The MOOD MKII, released a couple years back, became one of those pedals people either bonded with immediately or spent months trying to figure out. The Chase Bliss BAD MOOD is the third pedal in the company's Small Batch Bliss collection — a limited-run, made-to-order special edition that takes the…... Click for more

Chase Bliss Bad Mood

Updated Pedal: Walrus Audio Fable MkII Granular Soundscape Generator

Evolving from a beloved mono ambient tool into a fully realized spatial processor, the Walrus Audio Fable MkII ($349.99) takes the core experimental architecture of the original 2023 granular delay and supercharges it for modern rigs. While the first-generation Fable captured imaginations with its five distinct dual-effect algorithms—pairing delays with…... Click for more

Updated Pedal: Walrus Audio Fable MkII Granular Soundscape Generator

Poly Trails Stereo Delay

Just like its reverby brother Verbs, the Poly Trails - a delay, as you may have guessed - is built for discovery. This innovative, stereo unit ditches traditional knobs for a responsive touch interface, putting seven deeply creative effects at your fingertips. Each algorithm is a destination in itself, designed…... Click for more

Poly Trails Stereo Delay

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

Strymon, an effect builder that will be remembered for breaking the guitarists' skepticism about digital technology applied to guitar pedals, unveiled their delay/looper pedal Volante in early 2019 - their first pedal release in two years. Featuring four delay playback heads with individual feedback, panning, and level controls, the Volante…... Click for more

Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Fundamental Lo-Fi Delay

Stepping away from pristine, clinical repeats, the Walrus Audio Fundamental Lo-Fi Delay delivers gritty, degraded echoes designed to add atmosphere and character to your board without forcing you through frustrating menu-diving. Part of Walrus's acclaimed streamlined series, it packs professional-grade sonic integrity into a clean, intuitive layout utilizing tactile control…... Click for more

New Pedal: Walrus Audio Fundamental Lo-Fi Delay