Features News Pro Audio Frippertronics: how Robert Fripp and Brian Eno brought looping to life by Luka Osborne Frippertronics: Ambient tape looping brought to you by Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. It might not sound new, but in 1972 it was. Frippertronics … What did you just say?…
News Pro Audio NUX may just have made the best space echo recreation: the NDD-7 Tape Echo by Happy Recreations of the infamous Space Echo are countless. Music company NUX has theirs, the NDD-7 Tape Echo Emulator. We took it for a test drive. NUX is a music company…
News Pro Audio Warp Space and Time with the Death by Audio Space Bender by Owen Penglis It’s always an exciting day when a screen-printed Death By Audio package shows up in the mail, and today we received the brand new Space Bender: a universe of sound…
News Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Catanlinbread Tribute overdrive pedal by Tim McArtney Catalinbread has released The Tribute: a versatile overdrive pedal with EQ to cover all your drive needs. We tested this pedal in the Happy studios and took it through its…
Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: get more with the EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker by Tim McArtney EarthQuaker Devices has just released the Special Cranker. This pedal is a versatile overdrive that’s an update on one of their highly-regarded, discontinued gems. Engineering the Sound took this new…
Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: hands-on with the Walrus Audio M1 “High-Fidelity Modulation Machine” by Dan Shaw Walrus Audio is one of the most innovative pedal manufacturers to emerge in recent years. Engineering the Sound tested out the M1: a pedal that’s pushing modulated tone into new…
News Pro Audio Walrus Audio launch the Canvas Stereo Dual Line Isolator / D.I. by Tim McArtney Walrus Audio has built its reputation on superb sounds and aesthetics. Their new Canvas pedal takes an innovative approach to the humble D.I. box. Walrus Audio is a very cool…
News Pro Audio Line 6 reimagines a classic with the DL4 MkII by Tim McArtney The original Line 6 DL4 was a staple on many pedalboards. Line 6 have finally released the MkII, a new classic with cutting-edge tech. The big green Line 6 pedal…
News Pro Audio Death by Audio Germanium Filter: tasty overdrive, total destruction, and everything in between by Dan Shaw The Germanium Filter from pedal lords Death By Audio is a perfect marriage of simplicity and style. Let’s take a closer look. Ever since distortion became recognised as a “thing”…
Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: the glorious glitches of Microcosm by Hologram Electronics by Happy Hologram Electronics has squeezed a universe of experimental tone into Microcosm. Engineering the Sound took this psychedelic beast for a test drive. Hologram Electronics specialise in creating synthesis pedals based…
Lists Pro Audio Check out the best wah pedals that 2022 has to offer by Happy From Jimi Hendrix to Frank Zappa, wah pedals have enveloped the sound of guitarists throughout history. Here are 10 of the best to play in 2022. Sitting somewhere between organic…
News Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: Fredric Effects Super Unpleasant Companion gives you two classic fuzz pedals in one by Owen Penglis Engineering the Sound is always on the hunt for the world’s best fuzz pedals: this week, they discovered the incredible Super Unpleasant Companion from Fredric Effects. Until fairly recent times…
News Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: in the lab with Dreadbox’s incredible new pedal range by Dan Shaw Dreadbox has been shaking up the synth world with its gorgeous range of desktop modules. Engineering the Sound was keen to test out its innovative pedal line. The crew of…
