Wir freuen uns sehr, die Markteinführung des Belle Epoch + bekannt zu geben, unseres ersten kompakten Delays mit vollständigen Tap-Tempo-Funktionen und einer Reihe weiterer Verbesserungen unseres Flaggschiff-Band-Echo-Simulators. Es wurde viel Forschungs- und Entwicklungsarbeit investiert, um das Belle Epoch + zur bestmöglichen Version seiner selbst zu machen. Das Einstellen des Beats könnte nicht einfacher sein: Halten Sie einfach den Fußschalter gedrückt, um den Tap-Modus zu aktivieren, und halten Sie ihn erneut gedrückt, um den Tap-Bypass-Modus zu aktivieren. Abgesehen vom Tap-Tempo-Schaltkreis bietet Ihnen der Belle Epoch + noch mehr: mehr Headroom, einen neu gestalteten Mix-Regler, einen verbesserten gepufferten Bypass, einen Hauch von Noise Gating und bessere Impedanzspezifikationen für die Integration in Ihr Rig. Der Vorverstärker wurde optimiert, um einen höheren Dynamikbereich bei gleichem Gefühl und gleicher Ansprache wie beim originalen Echoplex-Vorverstärker zu bieten, sodass Sie einen noch brillanteren Hi-Fi-Klang erhalten, den Sie von dem klassischen Schaltkreis erwarten. Wir haben außerdem den Funktionsumfang um drei Modi erweitert, die der Abnutzung des virtuellen Bandes entsprechen, vom makellosen „frisch aus der Produktion“ Echoplex bis hin zu einem staubigen Gerät, das 40 Jahre lang auf dem Dachboden gelegen hat. Steigen Sie ein (und auf) in die nächste Generation unseres klassischen Echo-Geräts!

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We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of the Belle Epoch +, our first compact delay with full tap tempo capabilities and a slew of other upgrades to our flagship tape echo simulator. Much R&D was implemented to make the Belle Epoch + the best version of itself that it could possibly be. Tapping in a beat couldn’t be easier; simply hold the footswitch to enter tap mode and hold it again to enter tap bypass mode. Apart from the tap tempo circuit, the Belle Epoch + just gives you more, more headroom, a redesigned Mix control, improved buffered bypass, a touch of noise gating and better impedance specs for rig integration. The preamp has been tweaked to provide a higher dynamic range with the same feel and response of the original Echoplex pre, giving you a more hi-fi sparkling tone that you’ve come to expect from the classic circuit. We’ve also expanded the feature set by offering three modes that correspond to wear on the virtual tape, from a pristine “fresh off the line” Echoplex to a dusty unit that’s been sitting in an attic for 40 years. Step into (and onto) the next generation of our classic echo unit!

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Our Soft Focus wrote a new volume of all-in-one shoegaze tone, but we’ve gone above and beyond to bring you the final word in shoegaze, the Soft Focus Deluxe. The Deluxe model installs the missing delay function from the original FX500 patch, giving you exacting control over every parameter across six different programs. Dip your toes into a vast array of shoegaze textures and soundscapes with an integrated footswitchable distortion circuit, giving you the option to run it in series with or in parallel with the Soft Focus patch. We’ve also upped the stakes with a multi-function jack capable of expression control or tap tempo. Your shoes will never look the same again.

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Ever modest, Catalinbread describes their Tribute Low-gain Overdrive / VariOboost as “a pedal that literally every guitarist needs.” While we get the sense they might be being somewhat facetious, after testing the Tribute out at Sweetwater, we discovered that it’s a stunningly touch-sensitive dirt pedal that’s worthy of a home on any OD fanatic’s board! The Tribute’s all-analog design is modeled after an earlier Catalinbread favorite, the VariOboost, to offer an exceptionally high-headroom drive engine coupled with a one-band parametric EQ for incredible tone-shaping possibilities. From powerful low-end rhythm crunch to sparkly boosted leads on the cusp of breaking up, the Catalinbread Tribute is a uniquely simple-yet-powerful spin on the OD formula.

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Unsere Interpretation des Marshall-Sounds mit niedrigem Gain ist nicht auf die leichte Schulter zu nehmen! Unser „Clean Little Secret“ ist eine Low-Gain-Plattform, die dank einer verfeinerten Herangehensweise an diesen grundlegenden Klassiker im Handumdrehen einen rauen Sound entwickelt, wobei viele der Mängel des Originals behoben und verbessert wurden.
Wir haben den High-Gain-Marshall-Amp-in-a-Box schon vor einiger Zeit gemeistert, und nun greift unser „Clean Little Secret“ die klassische Low-Gain-Marshall-BB-Formel auf und verleiht ihr die dringend benötigte Verfeinerung. Wir haben alles am klassischen Amp-Enhancer aufgemotzt, vom Tone-Stack bis zur Ausgangsstufe und darüber hinaus, um dir genau die richtige Portion Kick zu geben. Ein komplett überarbeiteter Klangbereich ermöglicht dir die individuelle Steuerung von Höhen- und Bassbändern anstelle eines globalen Tone-Reglers, und wir haben noch ein paar Extras hinzugefügt, um den Unity-Lautstärkepegel deutlich anzuheben. Der Lieblings-OPA unseres Designers sorgt für einen kristallklaren Klang, bis du den Gain aufdrehst – so erhältst du am Ende des Reglers köstliche Sounds am Rande des Breakups, aber in jeder anderen Position gedämpfte, stets aktive Enhancement-Sounds. Manche Geheimnisse sollte man besser nicht preisgeben!

Our take on the low-gain Marshall sound is not to be taken lightly! Our Clean Little Secret is a low-gain platform that gets gritty in a hurry thanks to a refined approach to this foundational classic, with many of the original’s shortcomings addressed and improved upon.
We’ve conquered the high-gain Marshall amp-in-a-box some time ago, and now our Clean Little Secret takes the classic low-gain Marshall BB formula and gives it a much-needed refinement. We’ve beefed up everything from the classic amp enhancer, from the tone stack to the output stage and more, giving you just the right amount of kick. A completely overhauled tone section gives you individual control over treble and bass bands as opposed to a global tone knob, and we’ve added some more bells and whistles to push the unity volume level up quite a bit. Our designer’s favorite op-amp keeps the action whistle-clean until you push the gain, giving you delicious edge-of-breakup tones at the end of the dial, but subdued always-on enhancement tones at any other position. Some secrets are better left unkept!

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The heart and soul of the Dreamcoat is a near-exact recreation of the preamp circuit from the Aiwa TP-1011 reel-to-reel deck that can be found in '60s and '70s classic rock recordings. All of the functionality of that unit is present, from sparkling cleans to powerful crunch and glassy leads, but the “Sat” control gives you an extra layer of grunt, allowing the Dreamcoat to range between near-dry tonal indifference to complete “melting-amp” Neil Young-esque tweed sounds. A certain classic rock sound wasn’t just a tape deck, though. The famous user of this tape deck also installed a passive inductor-based frequency “booster” into his guitar that cut both sides of the spectrum around the resonant frequency of their guitar pickups, giving the appearance of a frequency boostinstalled a passive inductor-based frequency “booster” into their guitars that cut both sides of the spectrum around the resonant frequency of their guitar, giving the appearance of frequency boost. To that end, we’ve added a frequency booster circuit that doesn’t cut anything, giving you a richer tone with a little oomph where it counts.