News Pro Audio Dr Alien Smith: DirtBox by Owen Penglis CONTROL YOUR OWN DESTINY! Take the power of your vocal effects into your own hands with the Dr Alien Smith Dirtbox. Let me be honest with ya, you can’t trust…
News Pro Audio J. Rockett Audio Designs Archer Select: A Klon Clone That Goes Beyond by Tim McArtney We fired up the brand new J. Rockett Audio Designs Archer Select in the studio, it’s a Klon Centaur-inspired unit with a handful of extra features. From a look at…
News Pro Audio Walrus Audio Melee: A Brand New Retro Designed Pedal That is a Wall Of Sound by Tim McArtney Is it reverb? Is it distortion? No, it’s both. Walrus Audio has released The Melee. Complete with a joystick and a tonne of variation, Dan Mac from Art Vs. Science…
Features News Pro Audio The Empirical Labs Distressor: a modern master of dynamics by Dan Shaw The EL8 Distressor from Empirical Labs has often been described as the Swiss army knife of compression. Read on to discover the story behind this modern classic. The classic image…
Features News Pro Audio Distorted perfection: the anatomy of the Ibanez Tube Screamer by Dan Shaw It’s a fair indicator of a product’s influence when it becomes synonymous with a general sound. The Ibanez Tube Screamer has this kind of relationship with overdrive. If you’ve been…
Music News Bright Eyes are back with new versions of their old songs by Olivia Adams Bright Eyes appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden, to perform Falling Out Of Love At This Volume. Bright Eyes performed Falling Out Of Love At This Volume in…
News Pro Audio The new Output Thermal plugin dishes up all the colours of crunch by Happy Thermal is the latest offering from plugin masters Output. It dishes up the most comprehensive distortion you can think of, covering a range of tones between subtle saturation and devastating…
News Pro Audio Walrus Audio’s versatile new Ages overdrive pedal by Dave Stano Walrus Audio has recently released the Ages, a versatile overdrive pedal that offers five different types of drive to give you a variety of tones. The Ages is available now…
News Pro Audio Eventide launches a one-stop shop for distortion: CrushStation by Dave Stano Eventide has just put out their new CrushStation, a digital plug-in that works on desktops as well as iPhone and iPad, for your portable distortion needs. The plug-in is designed…
News Pro Audio Beyond heavy: meet the Honey Badger from Redbeard Effects by Josh Davies Relative newcomers to the pedal market, UK based Redbeard Effects have added to last year’s Red Mist MKIV with the Honey Badger Octave Fuzz. The Honey Badger promises a unique…
News Pro Audio DJ Swivel’s The Sauce is a multi-effects plugin for spicing up your vocals by Josh Davies Audio engineer and producer DJ Swivel, famous for his work with Beyoncé, among others, has released a multi-effects plugin called The Sauce. Branded as a “vocal seasoner”, the various effects…
Partner Content Cycles of Sound: the VOX AC4TV guitar amplifier by Happy The most famous guitar amp in the lauded VOX stable is the AC30. This model, however, doesn’t tell the whole story of VOX’s experimentation and commitment to quality in the…
Features Pro Audio A tidal wave of change: behind the scenes of progressive rock in the 60s by Pinky Latt If the 1950s was the dawn of rock ‘n’ roll, then the ‘60s were dedicated to advancement in the form of a tidal wave known as “progressive rock.” In a…
