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The 16 Best Multi-Modulation Pedals in 2023 | Stereo, Mono and Dual

Updated on June 05, 2023 A Buyer's Guide to the Best Multi-Modulation Pedals In the audio realm, "modulation" is an umbrella world that includes all those effects that rely on a Low-Frequency Oscillator (aka, LFO). This electronic device gradually changes, at a customizable speed, a parameter inside a device that…Click on the title for more

The 16 Best Multi-Modulation Pedals in 2023 | Stereo, Mono and Dual

Caline Multimod Modulation Pedal

The Caline Multimod, presented as a "modulation multitool" is a simple, incredibly affordable digital multi-mode pedal with seven modulation modes made in China. It gets you seven very usable effects, all the classics (Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Vibrato, and Tremolo) plus two not-so-classic but still very useful: Pitch modulation and Doubler.…Click on the title for more

Caline Multimod Modulation Pedal

Sonicake Warped Dimension Multi-Modulation

With a street price of just under $56 (although speaking of "street price" sounds very old fashion, in this web store age), the Sonicake Warped Dimension is an incredibly affordable, mono multi-modulation digital pedal with four modes: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser and Tremolo. It's a rather simple pedal with bread-and-butter controls…Click on the title for more

Sonicake Warped Dimension Multi-Modulation

New Pedal: Spaceman Meridian Modulator

Although delay by itself is a very popular effect for guitar, a very short delay also constitutes the core of a series of other effects in the modulation realm. With its delay range between 0.8 and 0.50 ms, the Spaceman Meridian represents an exploration of all these delay-based effects, that…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Spaceman Meridian Modulator

Best Phaser Pedals in 2023 | a Buyer’s Guide

Article updated on May 22, 2023 Welcome to our super-thorough buyer's guide to the best phaser pedals, organized by features and price. You may also be interested in our separate articles about the best Uni-Vibe clones and variants - the two effects are very similar - or the one focused…Click on the title for more

Best Phaser Pedals in 2023 | a Buyer’s Guide

Poly Effects Josh Smith Flat V

Australian builder Poly Effects got us used to devices that challenge established pedal trends (as you can see from the company's previous releases). Their new pedal, the Flat V, was designed in collaboration with Florida's blues guitarist/producer Josh Smith, and it's the weirdest pedal you'll ever see on a blues…Click on the title for more

Poly Effects Josh Smith Flat V

Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water

We are always psyched to feature the cutting-edge stompboxes of Canadian manufacturer Fairfield Circuitry. This modulation pedal, called Shallow Water, is presented as a "K Field Modulator" - for those wondering what that means, here's a technical/philosophical explanation directly from the manufacturer: K-field (Simulation mathematics), an undefined, two-dimensional, non-linear field where…Click on the title for more

Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water

TC Electronic SCF Gold Stereo Chorus

The TC Electronic SCF Gold Stereo Chorus+ is a reissue with updates of TC's first pedal ever. This analog stereo circuit offers three modulation modes: chorus, pitch modulation, and flanger, with controls for Speed, Width and Intensity. The chorus mode sounds thick, lush, and gooey. A built-in preamp with high headroom…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic SCF Gold Stereo Chorus

GFI System Synesthesia Dual-Engine Modulator

These days, dual-engine pedals seem to be the way forward in a scene constantly striving to devise effects that offer new textures and unheard sonic combinations. Indonesian builder GFI System is, with a few other companies, ahead of the game in the digital effects' engineering field, and their new stompbox…Click on the title for more

GFI System Synesthesia Dual-Engine Modulator

Alexander Pedals Superball Kinetic Modulator

We saw the Alexander Pedal Superball at NAMM 2020 and it's now officially out! It's an echo pedal that's as unpredictable as its name. It delays. It pitch shifts. It filters. It modulates. It combines these things, and much more, to make something that has to be heard to be…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Superball Kinetic Modulator

Jam RetroVibe Mk3

The Jam Retrovibe Mk3 is a two-knob Uni-Vibe recreation featuring original NOS 2SC828 transistors and carbon comp resistors. Like the vintage unit, it offers both Vibrato and Chorus modes and lets you dial in anything from slow-rate wavy sounds all the way to fast Leslie-speaker effect, which can be controlled…Click on the title for more

Jam RetroVibe Mk3

Flamma FC05 Mod Mini Multi-Modulation

Chinese pedal builder Flamma is a rather new player in the stompbox realm who is offering clean but sharp-looking stompboxes at incredible prices. The mini Multi-Modulation FC05 MOD is their latest release, sporting a good-mood-inducing bright green case. The FC05 offers a total 11 effects from your all-time classics (Chorus, Vibrato,…Click on the title for more

Flamma FC05 Mod Mini Multi-Modulation