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Below, the latest news about lo-fi pedals

Digitech Obscura Altered Delay

The concept of what a delay is capable of has been turned on its head with the release of the Digitech Obscura Altered Delay. The Obscura allows for standard delay, but that's only the beginning. You can literally twist, turn, chew, and spit out any kind of demented delay…Click on the title for more

Digitech Obscura Altered Delay

Champion Leccy The Swan Hunter LoFi Echo+Reverb

Blending layers of delay and reverb is the favorite hobby of a fair slice of guitarists into stompboxes, and - as you can see from our article about the Best Delay + Reverb Combo Pedals article - effects makers are fully aware of that. Philly's boutique builder Champion Leccy, run…Click on the title for more

Champion Leccy The Swan Hunter LoFi Echo+Reverb

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm Audio Nostalgia Lo-Fi Modulator

Described as a "Lo-Fi Modulator", the Lichtlaerm Audio Nostalgia is a chorus/vibrato pedal designed to evoke the textures and emotional weight of aging media formats like tape and vinyl. The circuit builds on the spirit of the German company's now-discontinued Trugbild chorus, offering expanded modulation and a broader sonic range—from…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Lichtlaerm Audio Nostalgia Lo-Fi Modulator

New Pedal: Caroline Kilobyte 2000 Lo-Fi Delay

The Caroline KILOBYTE-2000 is the ultimate evolution of the company's lo-fi delay pedal, initially introduced as the Kilobyte in 2013. In the pedal's circuit, which is based on the infamous yet awesome PT-2399 chip, the usual Drive, Level, Time and Feedback knobs are joint by three new controls in the…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Caroline Kilobyte 2000 Lo-Fi Delay

Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

"Lo-Fi" is a term loved by many guitarists who grew up in the '90s to the sound of early Ween, Sebadoh, Guided by Voices, and - of course - Pavement and even early Beck. It's a word that's only superficially pejorative: the "low fidelity" of the recordings and slight sloppiness of…Click on the title for more

Caroline Météore Lo-Fi Reverb

Updated Pedal: Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

Among the (not easy to navigate) content of Believe in Music 2021, we somehow missed that Detroit's experimental pedal maker Red Panda had released version 2 of their Bitmap, a Stereo bit crusher with fractional bit reduction and sample rate modulation. The new version features one extra footswitch, an entirely…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Red Panda Bitmap 2.1 Stereo Bitcrusher

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

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

Source Audio Artifakt Multi-Algorithm Stereo Lo-Fi Pedal

Updated Pedal: Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper II Delay

Ambient delay and shoegazer fanatics should take a hard look at this pedal by Australian manufacturer Beautiful Noise: the recently updated Endless Sleeper MkII. It's an analog-voiced dual delay effect with modulation and sample reduction. The two delay lines cascade into each other, each contributing between 30ms and 1500ms, allowing…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper II Delay

New Pedal: Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer

The Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer (a pedal that doesn't have a web page yet), is a multi-voice delay with modulation, reverb, and some other cool tricks up its sleeve. The basic controls are the same as for any other delay: two big silver knobs controlling the number of…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Oneder Effects Wet Hot American Bummer

Chase Bliss Lossy Digital LoFi

The Chase Bliss Lossy is a collaboration with audio plugin builder Goodhertz, and could be described as a digital version of the company's Generation Loss, informed by Goodhertz's plugin of the same name. Where Generation Loss originated as an effect intent to recreate the sonic artifact of the analog VHS…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Lossy Digital LoFi

ADD Pedals L.A.G. V2 Lofi Atmosphere Generator

Most guitarists who get the "ambient bug" are always on the lookout for new, creative stompboxes that can widen their textural and spacey tonal options. The ADD Pedals L.A.G. (an acronym for Lofi Atmosphere Generator) promises to do just that, and it was recently updated to V2. The L.A.G. consists…Click on the title for more

ADD Pedals L.A.G. V2 Lofi Atmosphere Generator