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New Pedal: Source Audio Artifakt Multi-Algorithm Stereo Lo-Fi Pedal

The Source Audio Artifakt Lo-Fi Elements is the new, long-awaited release by the Massachusetts-based brand that excelled at multi-algorithm time-based effects like the Nemesis or the Ventris. While a lo-fi pedal represents a departure from the company's usual offerings (known for their pristine audio quality), the engineers have maintained their…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Source Audio Artifakt Multi-Algorithm Stereo Lo-Fi Pedal

EarthQuaker + Death by Audio Time Shadows II

Released in limited numbers in 2021 as a marketing stunt to promote Reverb.com’s The Pedal Movie, the Time Shadows is a filter pedal engineered by two of the edgiest stompbox brands in the US: Ohio’s EarthQuaker Devices and NYC’s Death By Audio. The two companies are now unveiling an update, Time Shadows II, which adds welcome features such…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker + Death by Audio Time Shadows II

Collision Devices Crushturnal

The Collision Devices Crushturnal is the latest inspiring device by a French pedal brand that has gotten us accustomed to delivering complex yet intuitive creative effects. Available for preorder, it will ship in the 2nd half of June 2024. Inspired by the glitch created by clock change on digital processors…Click on the title for more

Collision Devices Crushturnal

Vongon Paragraphs Resonant Filter

We just stumbled upon the video by Fireghosting about the Vongon Paragraph and were instantly mesmerized by the sound this resonant filter device can produce. Vongon is a small builder based in Oakland with three pedals in its roster, of which the Paragraph is the more "normal-looking" one. The Paragraph…Click on the title for more

Vongon Paragraphs Resonant Filter

Way Huge Attack Vector

The Way Huge Attack Vector is the first major pedal release of 2023. It's a two-mode pedal that combines a phaser with an envelope filter, two of the pedal effects favored by funk guitarists. Both effects can follow the LFO and the player's dynamics (envelope), parameters that can be set…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Attack Vector

The King of Gear Pitch Magpie

The King Of Gear Pitch Magpie has three modes: Glis Mode, Res Mode, and Vib Mode. Each mode is based around the same core pitch shifter, but each offers a unique effect. Glis Mode generates an auto-slide, adding a pitch slide when the input signal goes over a certain threshold.…Click on the title for more

The King of Gear Pitch Magpie

Meris Enzo Synth Pedal

Born from a rib of Strymon, LA pedal manufacturer Meris has been getting a lot of traction in the last year or so with imaginative stompbox designs (we wrote a profile about them here), and we are thrilled to find out that they have launched a brand new pedal called Enzo.…Click on the title for more

Meris Enzo Synth Pedal

Now Shipping: Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3

The Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3 is an autowah/envelope filter pedal that aims to improve the filter-triggering, dynamic range, and headroom signal of the original DiscumBOBulator, which was widely praised as one of the best pedals in its category. It also features an independent 10dB boost that can come in very…Click on the title for more

Now Shipping: Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator V3

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

If you are looking for the best envelope filter pedals for your budget and needs, you've come to the right place. This guide explains what this type of effect does while listing most of the pedals of this kind on the market, providing prices and a description of their features.…Click on the title for more

The Best Envelope Filter Pedals, in 2024 | A Buyer’s Guide

Updated Pedal: EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3

A pedal that spans the spectrum of vintage funky or spaced-out and weird filtered tones, the EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3 is a vocaloid-sounding envelope filter with Range, Resonance, and Filter controls. v3 adds to it a 6-preset system and an assignable expression pedal input. The Resonance control affects both the…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: EarthQuaker Spatial Delivery V3

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 on the title for more

Hologram Microcosm Multi-Mode Granular Looper/Delay

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter

Despised by tone connoisseurs, Lo-Fi pedals are fun devices reserved for those guitarists invested in playful and creative musical genres. Electro-Harmonix has plenty of creative pedals in its arsenal - as a matter of fact, they pioneered the similarly quirky ring modulator - but the Mainframe is their debut in…Click on the title for more

Electro-Harmonix Mainframe Bit Crusher + Filter