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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

Rainger FX Snare Trap Drum Machine Pedal

David Rainger from Rainger FX is constantly looking for excuses to add more (mind-melting) controls to his guitar pedals (although the recent Minibar is the exception to the rule). But there are only so many knobs you can add to a pedal for guitar, while... a drum-machine-pedal would open new…Click on the title for more

Rainger FX Snare Trap Drum Machine Pedal

New Pedals: Adventure Audio Mother Tongue

The idea behind Delicious Audio is to have a pedal blog driven by the video output of the most talented YouTubers covering stompboxes - on the assumption that all the best pedal builders will commission videos of their new pedals to them. Unfortunately, this is not always the case, as…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Adventure Audio Mother Tongue

Mooer E7 Polyphonic Synth Micro Pedal

Since we posted this article about the best synth pedals a few weeks ago, we've had a series of releases of new products belonging to that category, and today's announcement by Chinese manufacturer MOOER represents some sort of turning point because their new E7 synth pedal is the first stompbox…Click on the title for more

Mooer E7 Polyphonic Synth Micro Pedal

2022 UPDATE! The Best Glitch, Stutter and Granular Pedals

Last updated on 10.12.2021 A Guide to the Best Granular, Glitch and Stutter Pedals The musical genre known as glitch has been around since the late 1990s. It embraces all sorts of electronic noises that are typically produced through error, such as the skipping of portable CD players and the…Click on the title for more

2022 UPDATE! The Best Glitch, Stutter and Granular Pedals

Alexander Pedals Syntax Error 2

We were the first one to take a picture and report about the Alexander Pedals Syntax Error 2 at Summer NAMM 2021, and we now are excited to see the first demo videos of it! Twice as wide as the original, this arcade game-inspired pedal packs a ton of new…Click on the title for more

Alexander Pedals Syntax Error 2

SolidGoldFX Lysis MKII Polyphonic Octave Fuzz Modulator

The SolidGoldFX Lysis made a splash when it was first unveiled at our Stompbox Booth at NAMM 2019, making it into reverb.com's top 7 of the new NAMM releases. The Montreal-based company just upgraded it with a MkII version that takes this modulated octave fuzz/synth to a new level. Driven…Click on the title for more

SolidGoldFX Lysis MKII Polyphonic Octave Fuzz Modulator

Meris Ottobit Jr.

The Meris Ottobit Jr. is presented as 'a maniacal little machine, inspired by vintage gaming consoles' - or, if you wish, an 8-bit pedals on steroids: a stereo “Audio In >> Video Game Out” device that lets guitarists employ synthesis techniques and bitcrushing to create new audio textures. Sample-rate and bit-reduction…Click on the title for more

Meris Ottobit Jr.

RPS Effects Arcade Machine

PLL-Style pedals have become quite trendy after EarthQuaker Devices came out with their Data Corrupter in 2017, but we haven't seen anything yet quite like the brand new RPS Effects Arcade Machine. With its playful approach inspired by vintage arcade video-games, this colorful pedal re-synthesizes your instrument as a square…Click on the title for more

RPS Effects Arcade Machine

BOSS V0-1 Vocoder Pedal

For those of you with sound design inclinations, few pedals are as creative as a vocoder, an effect that creates new sounds from the interaction between your instruments and your voice (although using rhythmic instrument instead of the voice can yield intriguing results). Thanks to its link to synth giant…Click on the title for more

BOSS V0-1 Vocoder Pedal

EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter

The EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter is a Modulated Monophonic PLL Harmonizer with modulation. This ain't a simple pedal to describe in a few words, but we can certainly tell you that it belongs to EQD's tradition of experimental and even "synthy" stompboxes. Here's the intro from EQD's website: It takes…Click on the title for more

EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter

Poly Effect Beebo – Modulation and Synthesis Device

Australian pedal maker Poly Effects has been following a unique path in its full embrace of touchscreens, which have the considerable advantage of easily allowing way more control options than knobs and switches while delivering a more visual and "organized" tweaking experience. The format of their pedals also allows you…Click on the title for more

Poly Effect Beebo – Modulation and Synthesis Device