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Life is Unfair Audio – Synaptic Cleft

The Synaptic Cleft from UK's Life is Unfair is one of those pedals you may as well just buy for how it looks (gorgeous). But we are sure many of you will also find it appetizing it for how it sounds, or even just for its CV connectivity. A tremolo…Click on the title for more

Life is Unfair Audio – Synaptic Cleft

Sonic Circuits at the Montreal Pedal & Synth Expo with MUTEK

When: August 24-25 (12pm-6pm on Saturday - 11am - 5pm on Sunday) Where: Centre Never Apart 7049 St Urbain St, Montreal, QC H2S 3H4 How Much? FREE - RSVP HERE! Facebook Event Delicious readers, we are incredibly excited to announce that we will be bringing our Pedal and Synth Expo to…Click on the title for more

Sonic Circuits at the Montreal Pedal & Synth Expo with MUTEK

Fulltone Custom OCD-Ge Germanium

The Fulltone OCD is one of the few overdrives out there to deserve the label of "evergreen classic." The Los Angeles based company hasn't been active with new pedals in years (they don't need to, since this is still selling like candy) but they just released a custom Germanium version…Click on the title for more

Fulltone Custom OCD-Ge Germanium

TC Electronic Flashback 2 X4 Delay

Notwithstanding TC Electronic, after being acquired by Behringer/Music Tribe, has lost some visibility from the real world (Behringer is famously minimalistic in their marketing efforts), this doesn't mean that they aren't quietly working on new pedals... Their latest is a "4X version" of their flagship Flashback 2 digital delay, featuring…Click on the title for more

TC Electronic Flashback 2 X4 Delay

New Pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

The Summer NAMM show is probably one-tenth the size of its winter sister, but it's still a relevant show for guitar gear, and many pedal manufacturers still time their releases to coincide with this Nashville-based event. Here's a quick recap of the new pedals we saw at this show, keep…Click on the title for more

New Pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

Fender unveils 6 new pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

Fender can't seemingly stop churning out new pedals - they put out over twenty of them in just two years! At Summer NAMM 2019 they unveiled 6 new designs including a reverb+delay (Reflecting Pool), a filter envelope (Pour Over), a compressor + OD (Compugilist), a double fuzz (The Trapper), a…Click on the title for more

Fender unveils 6 new pedals at Summer NAMM 2019

Summer NAMM Stompbox Booth this week at #1549!

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Summer NAMM Stompbox Booth this week at #1549!

Way Huge Conspiracy Theory Professional Overdrive

The Way Huge Conspiracy Theory is a brand new "Klone" (i.e. a circuit inspired by the uber-hyped Klon Centaur Overdrive - see our comprehensive article about the Klon and its clones). The pedal doesn't stray away from the three-knob design of the original (Output, Gain and Treble), so the fortunes…Click on the title for more

Way Huge Conspiracy Theory Professional Overdrive

New DIY pedal kits: Aion FX

DIY kits have been around for a while and they are an ideal product for those musicians who are flirting with the idea of a future in musical gear manufacturing. Based in Des Moines, IA, Aion FX is a new player in this niche, providing not only kits of pedal…Click on the title for more

New DIY pedal kits: Aion FX

How Synth Pedals Work

Written by Christopher Scapelliti, Nicholas Kula and Paolo De Gregorio, this article appeared in print in the 2nd issue of the Delicious Audio magazine and can be read with enhanced streaming digital content here. --- In September 1963, as the Beatles convened in Abbey Road Studios to record “Don’t Bother…Click on the title for more

How Synth Pedals Work

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

The fruit of two years of meticulous testing and development, the Loophole Pedals Grey Matter consists in two circuits emulating the classic (and grey) ‘77 DOD250 preamp that can be run individually or stacked. The footswitches are close enough together so you could set one as a textured boost and…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: Loophole Pedals Greymatter

Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo 2019 Recap!

ATTENDANCE The Brooklyn Synth and Pedal Expo attracted around 2,000 synth and pedal lovers - this is not an inflated number. COVERAGE A big thank you to Synthtopia for the amazing coverage of our event! FEEDBACK We gathered spontaneous attendee feedback we found online here, while the comments in these two…Click on the title for more

Brooklyn Stompbox Exhibit and Synth Expo 2019 Recap!