Digital

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

At NAMM 2020 Ibanez presented an upgrade to their classic Echo Shifter pedal, the ES3, which adds a digital mode for crisper repeats and as Oscillation mode if the tap tempo footswitch is held. The effect's modulation can now be controlled more in-depth thanks to the new Speed knob.…Click on the title for more

Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter

New Pedal: LPD Pedals OFFSET Delay

Recently LPD Pedals, a boutique builder that made its name in the Plexi overdrive ring, has been announcing and releasing a lot of new, streamlined, high-quality non-gain pedals, and the OFFSET is the company's take on the 4-knob digital delay with Tap Tempo. The controls are exactly what you may…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: LPD Pedals OFFSET Delay

Red Panda Raster 2: First Official Video

The ingenious folks at Red Panda released a new version of their flagship pitch-shifting delay Raster at Summer NAMM 2021 and it looks... intense! Compared to the original, at first sight we can see a slew of new knobs and toggle switches, while the press release highlights invisible new features…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Raster 2: First Official Video

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

Free the Tone Future Factory Modulation Delay

The Future Factory from Free the Tone is hailed as the world’s first random fluctuating phase modulation pedal. The two delay units can be used in series or parallel modes with controls over virtually every parameter imaginable. It’s not just a delay though, as the name implies. There are a…Click on the title for more

Free the Tone Future Factory Modulation Delay

Free the Tone Ambi Space AS-1R Stereo Digital Reverb

The digital domain has in recent years conquered the reverb realm thanks to increasingly powerful/portable CPUs. The Free the Tone Ambi Space AS-1R Digital Reverb is a noteworthy contender in this niche. By using FTT’s original algorithm, the AMBI SPACE combines various elements to achieve a mechanism for producing complex reverberation, through…Click on the title for more

Free the Tone Ambi Space AS-1R Stereo Digital Reverb

Red Panda Context v2 Reverb

The Red Panda Context V2 is a reverb pedal that can sound both realistic and "out there." The new version adds presets, modulation, “spring” and “grain” settings in lieu of “delay." Plus, stereo input/output, USB MIDI, fully assignable expression pedal, 3 new modes, a delay plus reverb option in all…Click on the title for more

Red Panda Context v2 Reverb

Mooer D7 X2 Stereo Multi-Delay

The new Mooer D7 x2 Stereo Delay takes the format of their popular D7 mini-multi-delay and expands it inside a compact case, gifting it with twice as many ins/outs, modes and footswitches, and a few other features. The 5 knob layout and 7 preset system are identical to its predecessor, including…Click on the title for more

Mooer D7 X2 Stereo Multi-Delay

GFI System Rossie Multi Filter

Indonesian pedal builder GFI System specializes in digital multi-mode pedals, but their newest release tackles a type of effect that more than any other hangs on to its analog origins: filter. Enter the Rossie Filter, a digital, dynamic multi-filter pedal. The Rossie's circuit offers three modes: Envelope Filter - a…Click on the title for more

GFI System Rossie Multi Filter

Free the Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay

Free the Tone has made a name for itself in the realm of time-based effects, through high-end digital devices full of features. The Flight Time Delay is probably their more straightforward take on the digital echo format. Running on a 32bit DSP processor, this device accepts instruments and line-in signals…Click on the title for more

Free the Tone Flight Time FT-2Y Delay

Strymon Dig Digital Delay

A homage to the rack delays of the '80s, the Strymon Dig is a stereo dual multitap delay offering three digital emulations (ADM, 12-bit and 24/96) and three modulations modes (off, light and deep). Tap Tempo and subdivisions round up the features. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6DF4jDTtbw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbkYG53goNs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVonwv03VXQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b75kHIqzoU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNHNi8UfuFw Click on the title for more

Strymon Dig Digital Delay

IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-GEAR Multi-Mode Pedal Series

IK Multimedia's first major success back in the early days of digital recording was AmpliTube, one of the very first amp simulation plugins that allowed mixing engineers to record clean guitar parts and apply amp and cab character to the signal while mixing. That piece of software kept growing as…Click on the title for more

IK Multimedia AmpliTube X-GEAR Multi-Mode Pedal Series