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EarthQuaker Devices’ Systems Administrator Josh Kolenc describes his path from teenager tinkerer to Eurorack module designer.
On her fifth album, Poppy embraces her dance roots while exploring industrial tones and heavy effects in continuing her unpredictable musical evolution
Thanks to digital technology emulating analog circuitry, it is possible to find smaller effects units that provide the feeling of a real tube amp. Some pedals are meant to emulate only tube amps, while others can handle a variety of amplifier simulations.
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EarthQuaker Devices’ Systems Administrator Josh Kolenc describes his path from teenager tinkerer to Eurorack module designer.
With three knobs and a three-mode toggle switch, Blumes can add all manner of flavors to your bass sound.
The Avalanche Run was designed as a stereo and/or tap tempo-augmented version of the Dispatch Master. Like its predecessor, the Avalanche Run offers a delicious combination of delay and reverb; but as it quickly becomes clear to anyone who plugs into it, the Avalanche Run has a sound and soul all its own.
Let’s face it – choosing the perfect pedal is hard! Stick with a classic fuzz or overdrive, or check your inhibitions at the basement door and go down a polyphonic pitch shifting rabbit hole?
Whether you’re painstakingly sculpting your own signature sound, or just looking to emulate any number of crunchy guitar tones from your favorite rock, punk, metal, garage, psych, jangle pop, funk and even country records, Zoar will send your guitar soaring in whatever direction you want to go.
Shimmering reverb tails, multi-octave volume swells and towering cathedrals of sound aren’t your thing? No problem — with a little tweaking, the Astral Destiny can still totally take you where you want to go, as these seven awesome settings will loudly attest!
On her fifth album, Poppy embraces her dance roots while exploring industrial tones and heavy effects in continuing her unpredictable musical evolution
Here are six of my favorite sounds that I’ve discovered while plugged in to this pedal, which are really just a small sampling of the multitude of diverse reverb flavors that Ledges has in store for you.
Choosing a reverb pedal is a daunting task. There are so many different pedals out there covering everything from traditional reverb sounds to genre-bending madness … and beyond. My goal today is to help you narrow things down and choose the perfect EarthQuaker reverb pedal for your tastes and needs.
Thanks to digital technology emulating analog circuitry, it is possible to find smaller effects units that provide the feeling of a real tube amp. Some pedals are meant to emulate only tube amps, while others can handle a variety of amplifier simulations.
Fixing broken guitars can be daunting, but you may surprise yourself with what you are capable of doing when you to have to fix something on the fly. Are you ready? Let’s get into it.
We are very excited to announce that Mission Engineering has created an EarthQuaker Devices Expression Pedal, the EQD-1!
The Data Corrupter is a lot more than just your passport to noise nirvana. Here are half a dozen super-usable Data Corrupter settings that are well worth checking out.
Gina Gleason (lead shredder for Baroness) humbly commands you to check out this list of five crushing bands immediately!
From releasing a powerful album and then reimagining it entirely, to recording with Sting and touring with Bruce Springsteen, this Oakland soul visionary is just happy to be here.
Here are five classic songs with instantly recognizable chorus sounds, along with the Aurelius settings that will help you replicate them.
David Pajo (Slint, Papa M, Tortoise, Stereolab, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Gang of Four) lists his guitar inspirations.
Ever since I started playing guitar at 12 years old, I struggled to feel like I fit in. As a young woman, I didn’t see myself represented in music. All my musical peers were boys, and all my teachers were men.
Whether you’re into epically melodic heavy rock, layers and layers of effect-drenched guitars and synths, atmospheric pop-punk emo, blazing guitar virtuosity, Sabbath-on-steroids British doom or outerspacey 60s garage swimming in a sea of righteous reverb - or, like, all of the above - we have something for you!
Being a huge admirer of players such as John McGeoch, Keith Levene, and Robert Smith, I like to have some form of modulation and/or chorus on almost all the time. This is also the case for distorted sounds. I’m almost always trying to do something to disfigure the sound.
Here are five things you can do with a phaser — i.e., five good reasons you should definitely have one in your sonic arsenal…
In this guest blog post, PLANT Group co-founder / executive director Austin Arrington talks about their upcoming exhibition at Brooklyn gallery The Locker Room, and interviews composers Jesse Serrano, Wicked Rio, and Jo3yott on working with EarthQuaker Devices to help compose a nature-based soundscape for the show.
For most guitarists, choosing an overdrive or distortion pedal is one of the most important decisions to be made, because a lot of us consider our distorted tones to be our signature sound.
How can you heal your band? Healing your band or healing anything has to start with the individual.