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The Purepath, from Bad Cat amps, is a fully analogue reactive load and speaker emulator. Yes, you read that right: an analogue speaker sim launching in the age of dynamic convolution, impulse responses and hyper‑detailed digital modelling.
Line 6’s flagship amp and effects modeller redefines what we can expect of a floor‑based guitar processor!
A couple of contrasting audio examples from Helix Stadium XL illustrating just a fraction of what this extremely versatile unit can do!
MIDI connectivity and more have now been added to UA’s pedal range.
IEM pioneers ACS bring their bassist‑optimised hybrid technology to the universal‑fit market.
This pedalboard‑friendly DI interface has been designed specifically for interfacing amp modellers and electronic instruments with PA and recording systems.
If you’ve always wanted an overdrive or distortion pedal featuring two fully independent channels with exactly the same facilities, here it is!
These examples accompany my review of the T-Rex TwinBlaze pedal, published in SOS November 2025.
French company Two notes Audio Engineering have updated their flagship Reload re‑amping product — and it’s different from what everybody was expecting!
MIDI pedals are more sophisticated and configurable today than they once were, which is great news. But it does mean the quality of the setup software is really important...