gear giveaway

Win 6 Pedals via the LA Synth & Pedal Expo

Here’s the final giveaway linked to our (free) 2024 Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo we are giving away not one but SIX rather mind-blowing stompboxes, here’s the list of the goods:Click on the title for more

Win 6 Pedals via the LA Synth & Pedal Expo

New Pedal: Catalinbread Perseus Dio Octave Down Fuzz

The world is full of octave-up fuzzes that cut through dense arrangements. the Catalinbread Perseus Dio V2, an octave-down fuzz, won’t do that, but it will provide audacious guitarists with a unique synth tone for the ages. (Here’s a list of other octave-down pedals we covered in the blog). This new version (the original came…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Catalinbread Perseus Dio Octave Down Fuzz

New Pedals: JHS Good Vibrations Vibrato/Chorus

The JHS Good Vibrations is a Sweetwater exclusive linked to the Disney+ produced 2024 movie about the Beach Boys. It's a tribute to the iconic sounds of '60s-style chorus and vibrato circuit based on the old-school bulb-driven circuit. The red rocker switch on the top left switches between two distinct…Click on the title for more

New Pedals: JHS Good Vibrations Vibrato/Chorus

Colortone Pedals LoFi Delay

Handcrafted in Syndey, Australia, the Colortone Lo-Fi Delay is a dual-channel delay with each channel having independent Regen (decay) and Time controls, offering three delay types: a pristine hi-fi delay and two lo-fi, tape-style delays with different filtering options. The circuit has two modes that operate differently and can be…Click on the title for more

Colortone Pedals LoFi Delay

Win a Novation Bass Station II via the L.A Synth & Pedal Expo

Hey, sound creators! To celebrate our third Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo, (RSVP here if you want to attend, it’s free!), we are giving away a radical piece of gear worth $499: a Novation Bass Station II!Click on the title for more

Win a Novation Bass Station II via the L.A Synth & Pedal Expo

Win 2 Synths and 2 Pedals (+PSU) via the LA Synth & Pedal Expo!

The festivities linked to our upcoming (and free) Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo continue with this hybrid synth/pedal giveaway.Click on the title for more

Win 2 Synths and 2 Pedals (+PSU) via the LA Synth & Pedal Expo!

New Pedal: Rainger FX Mini Drone

A pedal evolving from the company's Drone Rainger Delay, the Rainger FX Mini Drone drops the delay circuit and focuses on the drone side of things. As expected, the Mini Drone generates a continuous drone sound, with a focus on the low end. It uses three bassy triangle waves, two…Click on the title for more

New Pedal: Rainger FX Mini Drone

The Best Granular Pedals for Synths: Happy Accident Generators!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMrFE-fpZ2c An increasing number of creative musicians (including many synth and keyboard players) are adopting guitar pedals to expand their sonic palette with unusual effects. Stompboxes using an emerging type of synthesis called "granular" can be particularly inspiring for musicians interested in inserting elements of control randomness into their compositions.…Click on the title for more

The Best Granular Pedals for Synths: Happy Accident Generators!

The Best Glitch, Stutter and Granular Pedals in 2024

[lwptoc depth="4" numeration="decimal" title="TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to jump)" titleFontSize="125%" titleFontWeight="semibold" itemsFontSize="110%" skipHeadingText="A Guide to the Best Granular, Glitch and Stutter Pedals|The Best Glitch/Stutter/Granular Stompboxes|Related Delicious Audio Posts:"] Last updated on 12.01.2023 A Guide to the Best Granular, Glitch, and Stutter Pedals The musical genre known as glitch has been…Click on the title for more

The Best Glitch, Stutter and Granular Pedals in 2024

Win FIVE pedals through the LA Synth & Pedal Expo! [ENDED]

As always, our Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo comes with a plethora of giveaways, and this is an especially rich one giving a lucky reader the change to take home FIVE pedals! Here's the list of the goods, in rigorous anti-alphabetical order, for a change: Tone City Angel Wing…Click on the title for more

Win FIVE pedals through the LA Synth & Pedal Expo! [ENDED]

Updated Pedal: October Audio Robotic Celebrity Head V3

An overdrive with fuzzy leanings inspired by an obscure single-transistor design of the '70s, the October Audio Robotic Celebrity Head bears a bizarre name referring to one of these creepy robotic busts of Elvis. Using Schottky type diodes in this 3rd version (instead of Germanium), this one-knob mini-pedal is very…Click on the title for more

Updated Pedal: October Audio Robotic Celebrity Head V3

Win an ASM Hydrasynth Explorer via LA Synth & Pedal Expo! [ENDED]

To properly celebrate the return of the Los Angeles Synth & Pedal Expo we are giving away an utterly cool device... Ashun Sound Machines, aka ASM, together with its Hydrasynth, is one of the best new things that happened to the synth world in the last few years - this…Click on the title for more

Win an ASM Hydrasynth Explorer via LA Synth & Pedal Expo! [ENDED]