With some great sounding amps and effects, integrated audio interfacing and an external effects loop, there’s plenty to admire in this compact Boss floor unit.
Based on the modelling algorithms of Line 6’s Helix processors, the company’s POD Express comes in a stompbox format and has a very straightforward user interface.
Pedals are not just for guitars. Here Paul White connects his extensive pedal collection to a modular synth system, effectively using the pedals as additional modules and suggesting some creative ways of setting them up.
Marketed under the United Plugins umbrella, Instant Audio’s BassRift is a split‑band processor designed to modify bass sounds (whether synth or guitar) in creative ways.
Making your own pedals can be a lot cheaper than buying them — and with many of the self‑build kits now available, you won’t even need a deep knowledge of electronics.
Like the original, this Pico pedal identifies individual notes extremely well and it has plenty of attack range, from just softening the attack transient to a slow bowing type of fade‑in.