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    T-Rex TwinBlaze

    Valve Distortion Pedal

    If you’ve always wanted an overdrive or distortion pedal featuring two fully independent channels with exactly the same facilities, here it is!

    Reviews Nov 2025
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    T-Rex TwinBlaze | Audio Examples

    Hear For Yourself

    These examples accompany my review of the T-Rex TwinBlaze pedal, published in SOS November 2025.

    Reviews Nov 2025
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    Garbage Ideas FK Comp

    FET Limiter & Saturator

    This quirky 500‑series module is designed for colour and attitude rather than cleanliness.

    Reviews Aug 2025
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    Eventide & Third Man Records Knife Drop

    Fuzz Synth Pedal

    Part fuzz, part guitar synth, this quirky pedal was conceived with horror soundtracks in mind. But it’s not a one‑trick pony...

    Reviews Jul 2025
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    Cytomic The Scream

    Overdrive Modelling Plug-in

    The Tube Screamer is one of the most modded pedals there is, and this plug‑in lets you mod the virtual circuit to your heart’s content!

    Reviews Apr 2025
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    Softube Drawmer 1976

    Saturation & Stereo Widener Plug-in

    Softube's plug-in version of the Drawmer 1976 offers three‑band saturation and stereo widening.

    Reviews Apr 2025
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    Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz

    Great Eastern FX Focus Fuzz Deluxe

    Guitar Effects Pedal

    Like classic fuzz pedals, this one sounds great. Unlike them, it’s easy to control and can play nicely in any setup!

    Reviews Apr 2025
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    Qu-Bit Stardust

    Eurorack Tape Looper Module

    The latest device to take up the challenge of ‘tape without tape’ is the Stardust, which Qu‑Bit describe as a ‘cosmic tape looper’.

    Reviews Apr 2025
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    JMG DarkFire

    Saturator Plug-in

    JMG’s DarkFire is a harmonic enhancer plug-in whose added harmonics can be shaped by a three‑band EQ to put them precisely where you want them.

    Reviews Feb 2025
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    Noise Engineering Dystorpia

    Distortion Pedal

    They’ve engineered synth noises for years, but this is the California‑based company’s first foray into the guitar‑pedal world.

    Reviews Feb 2025
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    Neural DSP Parallax X

    Bass Processing Plug-in

    Evolved from Neural DSP’s earlier Parallax, Parallax X is a multiband processor designed to enhance bass sounds...

    Reviews Dec 2024
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    JMC Cyberdrive

    Distortion & Effects Plug-in

    JMC’s Cyberdrive is one of those plug‑ins that’s designed to break your audio in interesting and creative ways.

    Reviews Dec 2024
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    Make Believe Studios MixHead

    Tape Emulation Plug-in

    Based on the vintage SPL Machine Head hardware digital rack unit, which was an early attempt to replicate the effects of recording to analogue tape, MBS MixHead plug‑in aims to capture the subtle sound‑massaging capabilities of the original.

    Reviews Sep 2024
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    Soundtheory Kraftur

    Multiband Saturation Plug-in

    Want to add power, energy and excitement to a source? Kraftur can help...

    Reviews Sep 2024
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    Eventide Riptide

    Overdrive & Uni-Vibe Pedal

    Eventide’s take on the legendary Uni‑Vibe adds modern conveniences and a classy overdrive.

    Reviews Jul 2024
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    Universal Audio Verve Analog Machines

    Saturation Plug-ins

    These plug‑ins are all about warmth and distortion, and the flavours on offer range from gentle saturation at the subtler end of the scale through to crunching overload and squelchy obliteration.

    Reviews Jun 2024
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    iZotope Trash

    Multiband Distortion Plug-in

    A much‑loved creative distortion plug‑in is back from its sabbatical, and it looks like the break has done it good!

    Reviews Jun 2024
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    Warm Audio Warm Bender

    Fuzz Pedal

    The Warm Bender, by Warm Audio, offers users three distinctive fuzz voicings in one robust pedal.

    Reviews Jun 2024
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    Electro-Harmonix Pico Triboro Bridge

    Overdrive Pedal

    EHX have used digital technology to coax three different characters of drive from a single pedal.

    Reviews May 2024
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    Mixwave Coil Audio CA-70S

    Saturation Plug-in

    Coil Audio’s CA‑70 valve preamp is based on classic Western Electric and RCA designs dating back as far as the 1930s.

    Reviews Mar 2024
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    Old Blood Noise Endeavours Beam Splitter

    Multi-stage Distortion Pedal

    Just when you thought it had all been done with distortion and overdrive pedals, Old Blood Noise Endeavours have put a new spin on the concept...

    Reviews Feb 2024

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