LO-FI PEDALS

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Below, the latest news about lo-fi pedals

Chase Bliss Audio Blooper

We've been following the genesis of Chase Bliss Audio's creative looper Blooper since NAMM 2019 and then in the Knobs videos below. On December 10th the Toronto videographer announced that the pedal is ready and will be shipping soon. The company raised almost 400,000 with a Kickstarter campaign for funding…Click on the title for more

Chase Bliss Audio Blooper

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

New Pedals: Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Portland Eurorack builder Folktek just announced their entry into the stompbox niche with two pedal versions of their existing Eurorack modules. The Alter X is the Eurorack Alter 1 in pedal format and, as you can see, retains CV compatibility through a series of 1/8 inch connections. It's an experimental…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Folktek Alter X CV-Controlled Stereo Multi-FX

Cooper FX Arcades, Cartridge-based MultiFX pedal

08.18.2020 Update The cool thing about a cartridge-driven pedal like the Cooper FX Arcades is that it becomes something entirely new every time a new cartridge is released. Today Cooper FX unveiled the following: Reverse - as psychedelic as it gets, it also features pitch shifting Grain - focused on…Click on the title for more

Cooper FX Arcades, Cartridge-based MultiFX pedal

Best Bitcrusher Pedals in 2021

Updated on 08.06.2021. Lovers of quirky effects may want to check out also our shopping guides to the Best Glitch and Granular Pedals, the Best Ring Modulator Pedals and the Best Pedals for Synths. The Ultimate Guide to the Best Bitcrusher Pedals Those who see technology as unstoppable progress towards…Click on the title for more

Best Bitcrusher Pedals in 2021

New Pedals: Free the Tone Motion Loop

Granular synthesis fans may have found a new best friend in the Motion Loop by Free the Tone. This bright green fella samples a brief section of your performance and loops and manipulates it in real-time, then adding effects like pitch shift, delay, reverse, and filter, among others. It can…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Free the Tone Motion Loop

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

There are several hundreds of pedal companies out there who are trying to create dirt box pedals that are exquisite to the ear - and although most electric guitarists seek sublime tone, the competition in that niche is so stiff and numerous that it's not easy to stick out from…Click on the title for more

Inspira FX Tube Killer Fuzz/Drive

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

V2 of the Red Panda Particle Granular Delay sports completely rewritten firmware, as well as high-performance 32-bit processing and conversion. It runs at a higher sampling rate, with more headroom and lower noise than the original and... it has Stereo In and Out! Interactive controls mean a small change can…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Particle V2 Multimode Granular Stereo Delay

Pladask Elektrisk Draume Reverb

The Pladask Elektrisk Draume is a reverb pedal built on an intriguing premise: that digital reverb is not supposed to recreate the sound of a space, but should be a creative effect in itself, free from real-life emulation constraints. Can a space sound dry, old, veiled or broken? what ambiance…Click on the title for more

Pladask Elektrisk Draume Reverb

Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper Delay

Ambient delay and shoegazer fanatics should take a hard look at this pedal by Australian manufacturer Beautiful Noise: the Endless Sleeper. It's an analog voiced dual delay effect with modulation and sample reduction where the two delay lines are cascading into each other, each contributing between 30ms and 1200ms and…Click on the title for more

Beautiful Noise Endless Sleeper Delay

Dunn Effects Pvrifier LoFi Filter Drive

The Dunn Effects Pvrifier is a take on the circuit of the Ibanez LF7, a lo-fi analog filter overdrive pedal that has recently found a niche of fans among the stompbox collectors. A lot more flexible and useful than the original unit, the Pvrifier features a Hi- and Lo-pass filters…Click on the title for more

Dunn Effects Pvrifier LoFi Filter Drive

ADD Pedals L.A.G. Lofi Atmosphere Generator

Most guitarists who get the "ambient bug" are always on the lookout for new, creative "stompable devices" that can widen their textural and spacey tonal options. A pedal named L.A.G. (acronym for Lofi Atmosphere Generator) by ADD Pedals, promises to do just that. The ADD Pedals L.A.G. consists of two…Click on the title for more

ADD Pedals L.A.G. Lofi Atmosphere Generator