The Line6 Tonecore SDK is paying dividends today. PsiKTrOn from Belgium did some really creative work to develop a custom tonecore module using the Tonecore software development kit. It’s quite impressive … check out the video below.

Damage Control has posted a new demo video for 2009 of the Glass Nexus multi-effect pedal. The video doesn’t show everything the unit is capable of by any means but nonetheless a nice sampling of sounds.

Line6 Echo Park delay pedal in a custom enclosure. The pedal has been modified to include “true bypass” and a carling tap tempo footswitch. The power supply was also modified to accept either 9VAC or 9VDC …and it also has BIG KNOBS!

I’ve been using it this way for a few years with no labeling (I finally memorized the controls after a while) and no switch for the analog and tape emulation modes. It has been permanently set to “digital” for a long time.

The picture below shows an added toggle for delay mode select (analog/digital/tape). Finished this yesterday.

After I added the toggle, I decided to finish the job and label everything. Done!

Looks like Damage Control has re-launched their website and are now selling their pedals direct to customers. Good news for those eagerly awaiting the TimeLine and Glass Nexus pedals as they have been unavailable for some time.

MOTU has announced Volta, an audio unit plug-in that allows control of conventional analog synths via control voltage. The control voltages are generated by your audio interface…just as long as your interface’s inputs/outputs are dc coupled. AWESOME!

“Volta receives conventional virtual instrument input such as MIDI notes, MIDI controller data or even high-resolution audio track ramp automation and then responds by outputting a corresponding control voltage signal, which the host software then routes to the outputs of any DC-coupled audio interface connected to the computer. The resulting DC voltage can then drive a standard CV input, such as those found on classic modular synthesizers, modern analog mono synths and even popular effects processors such as Moogerfoogers”

Rare prototype of a flat green (not the production sparkle green) MXR Carbon Copy analog Delay.

Not everyone knows this but inside the chassis are two trim pots which let you dial in rate an depth for the delay modulation. This is preset at the factory and mod is only externally available on the pedal as an on/off switch. Cool that they made the adjustment semi user accessible internally rather than fixed.

Premier Guitar has just posted a comprehensive review of the 3 new overdrive/distortion pedals recently released by WayHuge Electronics under the auspices of Dunlop.

Read it here.

WayHuge electronics has re-launched under the Dunlop brand.

Jeorge Tripps, the founder, started WayHuge in 1992 and built a cult following. After closing shop in 1999, the pedals got extremely popular and valuable on the ebay/used gear circuit. After ‘99 he did a stint at Line6 and was involved in such products as the DL4, MM4, Spider amps and the Tonecore pedals. Now, teaming up with Dunlop, Wayhuge will be his main gig once again. The new pedals look great, that’s for sure.

These pedals are great. Designed by our friends at Damage Control Engineering.

Recently reviewed in the UK magazine Guitarist.

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