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The MI Audio Blues Pro Overdrive Guitar Pedal's no-nonsense ... Read more

The MI Audio Blues Pro Overdrive Guitar Pedal's no-nonsense circuitry offers effects that are very 'immediate'. There are no internal trimmers, so that with the Blues Pro you get a very easy-to-use pedal, with the classic configuration of Gain, Tone and Volume. The MI Audio Blues Pro is a bit compressed, which gives the pedal a bit of extra punch. Blues Pro is an overdrive that also sounds throaty in high gain settings.In the Fuzz mode the tone control becomes more of a 'sponge' control. With the tone all the way up, the Blues Pro pedal sounds like a louder version of the original. As you turn the Tone control down, the response time of the Blues Pro increases. This sounds particularly cool on chords. Turn the MI Audio Blues Pro Overdrive effect's Tone control all the way down, and the tone takes a second or two to settle.Amazing 'plug-and-play' low/medium gain overdrive4 external controlGain from the lightest breakup to serious crunch, with more grit and attitude than the Blue Boy DeluxeTone for taming the top endVolume plenty of volume for overdriving a tube ampToggle switch to unleash the subtle 'fuzz mode'The classic JRC4558D IC.Double the gain of a typical TS type of pedal.Improved bass response for less bass loss, a typical problem with TS type pedals.DC plug (boss style) for use with external power supply or internal 9V battery with up to 25V headroom available.Asymmetrical clipping.Professionally powder-coated and silk-screened enclosure, measuring only 4.3" x 2.2"Heavy Duty 3PDT footswitch with true bypass Minimize

Balance sounds as good as it looks. Works as great as it fe ... Read more

Balance sounds as good as it looks. Works as great as it feels. Propellerheads has taken care of all the tedious stuff calibration, setup, the works. You can concentrate on having fun instead: making music. With two channels of pristine audio recording, and with inputs for all your gear, your instruments are always connected and you are always ready to record.Integrated music recording environmentBalance is perfectly integrated with Reason and Reason Essentials. With Clip Safe you'll never lose a good take to distortion again. Big Meter lets you tune your guitar and set the levels from across the room. Use it with Reason software, other pro audio apps, or even iTunes Balance works with everything.Balance Features:Clip SafeClip Safe is a magical lifeline for distorted takes a red-eye tool for recorded audio. Clip Safe records your take on two channels, one at a lower volume. If you're recording clips, it lets you substitute it for the other one. Don't ask us how it works, it just does.Recording Meter/TunerJust a button-tap away, Reason Essentials' Recording Meter lets you tune your guitar and set the levels from across the room.All the inputs you'll ever need. And then someOn the back of Balance you'll find inputs for all your gear: two microphone preamps with phantom power, high impedance guitar and bass inputs with pads, and four line inputs.Hardware input source selectionWith Balance your instruments are always connected and you are always ready to record. Use the buttons on the front panel to select the active inputs.Record-ready LEDsWhen a Reason Essentials audio channel is active and armed for recording, the Ready LEDs light up. Just hit record and play. The software will take care of the rest.Large main output and headphone level controlsOn Balance the controls you reach for most often are the easiest to find.Output muting and Direct MonitoringHit the Mute button once to mute the main outs. Press and hold the button to activate direct monitoring of the input channels, for latency free recording or standalone use.Powerful headphone amplifierNo headphones are too tough for Balance's powerful headphone amp, ensuring earshattering volumes with even the quietest of headphones.USB 2.0 poweredPlug and playBalance is powered through the USB port. On the Mac, no drivers are required. On Windows, the drivers come pre-installed with Reason Essentials.Built-in Ignition KeyYour license is stored on your interface. When you're at your friend's house, authorize the software through Internet Verification. Or bring Balance it fits in your laptop bag.Reason EssentialsReason Essentials packs all the recording, editing, effects, instruments, and mixing tools you need to sound great. With its generous sound bank and familiar creative flow, it's the software that lets you focus on the music and finish that song. Need more? Upgrade to Reason for even more instruments, sounds, and effects.Reason Essentials, just like its bigger brother Reason, puts making music in focus. From concept to completion, it comes with all the essential tools for turning good ideas into great songs.Reason Essentials comes with a great selection of instruments and effects in a virtual rack that builds itself or can be tweaked to your hearts content drum machine, loop player, sampler, synths, reverb, delay, distortion and more.Reason Essentials' masterfully modeled mixing console gives you flexible routing, a built-in two-band EQ on every channel, advanced effects handling, full automation, and that radio-ready master bus compressor gives you a big studio sound.For guitar players, the built-in virtual guitar and bass PODs from Line 6 bring a wide range of top quality guitar amps, cabinets, and effects. The intuitive audio and MIDI sequencer makes recording and arranging your music a breeze.With its generous sound bank and familiar creative flow, Reason Essentials is the software that lets you focus on the music and finish that song.Essentials within ReasonCreate re Minimize

The MI Effects Compressor pedal is a stand-out analog compr ... Read more

The MI Effects Compressor pedal is a stand-out analog compressor for guitarists using some recognizable studio features to set it apart.Tailor the MI Audio Compressor to your taste with its powerful control set:Level Control with Clip IndicatorThe level control adjusts the strength of the input signal right at the beginning of the chain. This control is perfect for adjusting the clarity of the Compressor and tailoring the Compressor to your pickups. The LED lets you know if your signal is too hot.SustainThis adjusts the amount of compression/sustain of the signal. This control has a wider range of sweep compared to other compressors.Attack and ReleaseThese controls are all about adjusting the feel and response of the Compressor pedal. Attack lets you adjust how fast the Compressor reacts, while Release controls how long the compression level is maintained. GateUse this to adjust the level of the noise gate. It normally kicks in around 50%, but will vary depending on your guitar and pickups. Its response is very fast and for 99% of applications it works brilliantly. The gate also has an internal trimmer to control the release time. It's set at the factory to the minimum so it cuts off noise as quickly as possible.VolumeThe Compressor is designed to have a substantial volume output if required for level compensation, solo boosts, or overdriving amps and other pedals. Generally, the traditional use of a compressor involves setting the volume control up so that the bypass is as loud as the original signal.The MI Effects Compressor pedal is true bypass, with a heavy-duty 3PDT footswitch and a powder-coated, silk-screened enclosure. Runs off a 9V battery or optional DC power supply with up to 25V headroom.The MI Effects Compressor uses the highest-quality components including: Audiophile-grade, German-made WIMA polyester and polypropylene caps for the signal path, sorted to high-tolerance better than 2.5%Low-temperature, coefficient metal film resistors for the ultimate performance and stabilityLow-ESR electrolytic for the power supply, which is also transistor-regulated for stabilityCustomized, sealed mini potentiometersCustom-made amphenol jacks rated to 10AAustrailian-made, 4-layer, through-hold plated PCB with top and bottom ground plane shielding for audio tracksStudio-grade compressor in a pedalIntegrated noise gate with level control7 controls for Volume, Sustain, Level, Attack, Release, Gate, and internal trimmer Minimize

The Neo Fuzz v.2 effects pedal delivers the crme de la crme ... Read more

The Neo Fuzz v.2 effects pedal delivers the crme de la crme of vintage fuzz tone powered by a pair of hand-selected germanium transistors.Ultimate flexibility comes from eight controls for Fuzz, Load, Bias, Body, Tone, Volume, Tame switch, and an internal gain trimmer.Gain control:Navigate the Neo Fuzz v.2's huge gain range, from nothing to sustain for days. It can be used as a low-gain device (for a fat, bluesy bite) or for all-out fuzz madness.Internal gain trimmer:To tame the Neo Fuzz v.2, use this internal control.Load control:This is a variable input impedance, used to match the Neo Fuzz to humbuckers or single-coil pickups. You can also use it to go from a traditional fuzz sound to a more articulate one with detailed highs.Bias control:Use this to set up the operating point of the transistors, from a fat, symmetrical fuzz to an asymmetrical 'mosquito' buzz, or even a gated synth-like sound!Body control:This knob is a dedicated midrange controlthe most important frequencies for determining how your tone sits in with the rest of the band.Tone control:Controls both the lows and highs as opposed to being a high cut filter. Think of it as bass and treble controls rolled into one. The combination of the Tone and Body controls is like having a 3-band EQ at your disposal.Volume control:With plenty of output to spare, you can use the New Fuzz v.2 to overdrive your amp.3-position Tame switch:This brightness switch helps tame the high-end. It's useful if you're using your Neo Fuzz v.2. with a bright, modern-voiced clean channel or with overdrive pedals.Powered by 9V battery or optional DC power supply. The Neo Fuzz v.2 needs its own independent power supply, as the internal polarity is reversed since the germanium transistors require a negative supply voltage. True bypass.Vintage fuzz tone powered by two hand-selected Germanium transistors8 controls for dialing in the perfect fuzz toneHuge gain range Minimize

The MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe v.2 Overdrive is the king of s ... Read more

The MI Audio Blue Boy Deluxe v.2 Overdrive is the king of smooth, singing low and medium gain sounds. The Blue Boy overdrive is an amazing effects pedal for Blues and Fusion leads.Gain Control: The Gain control of the Blue Boy Deluxe is designed to have a wide sweep of gain sounds. With the Gain control at minimum, the sound is pure clean. At about 60%, you have as much gain as a TS style pedal. With the gain maxed, you have 3 times the gain of a TS type pedal.Despite this amount of gain, the Blue Boy pedal's delivery is very smooth. At the same time, it is very faithful to your original tone, so if you dig in, the Blue Boy Deluxe will follow very nicely. The Blue Boy Deluxe doesn't compress as much as a typical TS type of pedal. This makes it a much better mate than a TS type of pedal for higher output single coils and humbuckers.Character Control: This is a feature which is not available from any other manufacturer. This is effectively a pre-overdrive bass control. By controlling the amount of bass in the pre-overdrive signal, you can change the character or feel of the overdriven sound. By turning character all the way down, you can get great, tight, high gain sounds, wonderful for palm-muting. Turning up the character adds more 'momentum' to the tone, and works wonderfully with single note work. Most other pedals will only have one static 'character' for the overdrive.Tone Control: This is a 'balancing' control. Unlike other designs which progressively roll off the top end of your guitar sound, this tone control affects both the low and high frequencies. It's effectively like having a 2-band low/high EQ. As you turn down the tone control, the lows increase, whilst the highs increase. Visa versa as you turn up the tone control. This, in conjunction with the mid, brightness and internal presence controls means that you can dial in almost any tone you like.Mid Control: A dedicated midrange control is very important as the mids dictate how well a pedal sits in a sonic mix. The mids control just the midrange, whilst the tone control adjusts the low/high balance. The mid control featured on the Blue Boy Deluxe is unique in that it is highly interactive with the tone control.Brightness Control: This was initially an internal control (like the character control), but has been turned into an external control. The brightness control was initially designed to allow users to match the brightness of the pedal for their rig and taste. It was intended as a set-and-forget control for people with a consistent rig. However, a common request from many professional players who found themselves using different 'house-rigs' every night was to make this control external so that they sound set the brightness from night to night. This is the last tone shaping control in the signal path.Volume Control: The final output section of the Blue Boy Deluxe has been designed to provide you with maximum output volume. With the volume turned all the way up, the output signal can reach 14Vpp, which can seriously overdrive a good tube amp. The volumes control is also a logarithmic or 'volume' taper, which means that when the control is set to 12 noon, the volume is only 15% of the way up, so there's plenty of volume up your sleeve should you need it.The ultimate in low/mid gain sounds.Less compression than the standard designThe classic JRC4558D IC which sits in an IC socket allowing you to swap it with other IC'sHeavy Duty 3PDT footswitch with True BypassClear Lens Yellow/Amber LED9V Battery or DC power supply with up to 25V headroomProfessionally powder-coated and silk-screened enclosure, measuring only 4.3" x 2.2"A total of 6 external controls, for the ultimate flexibility:Gain controlHigh/Low balancing control tone controlVolume Control with output up to 25Vpp with correct power supply! Dedicated midrange controlCharacter control for adding 'momentum' to guitar notes, or keeping things tightBrightness control for controlling top end content, and to help ma Minimize

The GI Fuzz guitar effect pedal uses a trio of high gain si ... Read more

The GI Fuzz guitar effect pedal uses a trio of high gain silicon transistors, and offers ultimate flexibility with 8 controls: Fuzz - From nothing to all out fuzz; Load - input impedance control; Bias - controls the bias of the 2 transistors; Body - midrange control; Tone - Balancing control for controlling highs and lowsVolume; Bright switch; Internal Gain trimmer. Looks great too, with a professionally powder-coated and silk-screened enclosure, measuring only 4.3" x 2.2".All MI Audio guitar pedals have the following in common:Hand built with pride and passion in the Sydney workshop in Australia by the team of builders at MI Audio.Individually tested by Michael and carry a 5-year warranty.Built with the absolute highest quality components, on double sided, through-hole PCBs.Enclosed in a heavy-duty die-cast aluminum enclosure.The pedals have a heavy-duty true bypass, featuring a heavy duty 3PDT footswitch.The power supply of the pedals have been designed to allow you to power the unit from a DC source up to 25V, providing you with massive headroom and a huge output signal There is a 2.1mm barrel connection for external power connection.Fuzz generated by a trio of high gain silicon transistorsUltimate flexibility with the following 8 controls (1 internal):Fuzz - From nothing to all out fuzzLoad - input impedance controlBias - controls the bias of the 2 transistorsBody - midrange controlTone - Balancing control for controlling highs and lowsVolumeBright switchInternal Gain trimmer.Professionally powder-coated and silk-screened enclosure, measuring only 4.3" x 2.2" Minimize

The MI Audio Crunch Box Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal bri ... Read more

The MI Audio Crunch Box Distortion Guitar Effects Pedal brings you high-gain British amp distortion in a stompbox. MI Audio did a careful study of the way that modern British style amps get their overdrive and found that there was a very big concentration of the frequency information in the midrange. The Crunch Box distortion pedal captures the huge crunch of a Marshall amp on steroids and has become one of MI Effects most popular pedals. The Crunch Box is of the fastest selling boutique distortion pedals in the world.Simple and straightforward, with just gain, tone, volume and an internal presence control, the Crunch Box is based on a multiple clipping architecture (the signal is clipped 3 times. In the lower gain range, the pedal's tone is very punchy and throaty. There are some great classic rock rhythm sounds to be found in there. As the gain is wound up, the Crunch Box develops a beautiful singing lead tone. Pinch harmonics are a breeze. The tone control has a wide sweep with a lot of top end. I have put in there more gain than anyone should need, but due to the way I handled the pre-overdrive tone shaping, the pedal always stays tight and each pickup retains its character, including single coils. The Crunch Box has a lot of volume up its sleeve. You will find though that 12 O'clock is close to 'neutral'.An Internal Presence Control helps control the 'shape' of the pedal. By winding up the presence control, the lows won't feel as powerful, which some people might find to be a bit too much. Also, this creates the effect of giving the pedal even more top end. So with the new Crunch Box, there is no chance that the pedal will be too dark. The Internal Presence Control is very useful if you wish to match the Crunch Box to your amp because some amps can be a lot brighter/darker than others.High Gain British Distortion at its best3 external and one internal controlGain from the lightest breakup to insane high gain screamTone custom taper control which adjusts the high end cut of the pedal.Volume tapered for a more gradual and controlled volume sweep.Internal Presence control - for adjusting the 'shape' of the Crunch Box's sonic footprint.Professionally powder-coated and silk-screened enclosure, measuring only 4.3" * 2.2"Heavy Duty 3PDT footswitch with True Bypass9V Battery or DC power supply with up to 25V headroom Minimize

The tube-enhanced Plush Verbrator Loop and Reverb Guitar Ef ... Read more

The tube-enhanced Plush Verbrator Loop and Reverb Guitar Effects Pedal is a multipurpose stompbox combining an all-tube effects loop with a studio-grade reverb. The Verbrator pedal has a 32Khz clock speed for full 16K audio bandwidth. The Verbrator may be Plush's most innovative guitar effect pedal to date.Unlike other "tube pedals," the Plush Verbrator power supply offers a unique regulated switching technology that takes the incoming 9V and converts it to the optimal high voltage a tube really needs to operate best. In addition, a 6V DC regulator provides consistent clean DC power for the tube filament assuring low noise and consistent performance despite any changes to incoming line voltage.The Verbrator can be used on a pedal board as a reverb pedal. It features a Level and Decay controls for short, medium, or long decay reverb algorithms. Use the Plush Verbrator as a tube buffer to convert an incoming high impedance signal to low impedance for long cable runs or for driving a pedal board. The recovery (gain) stage can be used to boost the guitar or pedal board's level with a true tube audio stage. Verbrator provides a warm sweet utility gain stage with a multitude of uses.The effects loop portion of the Verbrator pedal has a unity gain cathode follower to work with any amp with passive preamp outputpower amp input patch jacks, and not a true active effects loop like Ceriatone, Dumble, Bludotone, Brown Note, some Marshall models and others. It has a send level control and high headroom. The return portion of the loop features a high impedance input (250K) and a low output impedance with its own Level control as well. The loop can be run in series or parallel modes, and has a Level Adjust switch for rack or pedal-style effects.Plush provides a 9V DC adapter. The Verbrator loop and reverb pedal also has a unique window showing the tube. Like all Fuchs pedals, the Verbrator features a solid cast aluminum, powder-coated enclosure with heat cured silk screening, dual sided heavy circuit boards, premium switches and controls, and premium electronic parts throughout. All-tube effects loopStudio grade reverb32-Khz clock speed16-K audio bandwidthTrue bypassCast aluminum housingsIndustrial powder coat finishHeat cured silk-screen labelingCliff switchNeutrik connectorsMetal shaft controlsMil spec fiberglass two-sided circuit board construction for consistent long-term performance,5-year warrantMade in the USA Minimize