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A traditional phaser works by creating phase shifts that generate a moving filter (typically a notch filter), which is then swept by an LFO. I could stop there, but that would ruin the pleasure of telling you that, when designing the WOOSHING MACHINE, Simon—the mastermind behind Sic Boxes—decided to take a completely different approach.

Instead of creating phase shifts to obtain a filter, he designed a fully variable filter directly, making phase shift more of a consequence than the starting point. The advantage of this philosophy is much finer control over the filter’s characteristics, its type, intensity, Q factor, and more, resulting in subtler, richer, and far more diverse sounds.

The LFO’s job is to create movement by sweeping the WOOSHING MACHINE’s filter across a defined frequency range (approximately 100 Hz to 2000 Hz on the standard guitar version).

The controls are plentiful:

• SHAPE Adjusts the symmetry of the LFO waveform by shortening either its rising portion (counter-clockwise) or its falling portion (clockwise), creating wonderfully asymmetrical modulation patterns. (External or internal control depending on the version.)
• SPEED Sets the LFO rate.
• TREM Adds a tremolo modulation to the main LFO. (External or internal control depending on the version.) An additional internal trimmer allows the tremolo speed to be adjusted.
• TYPE Determines both the type and intensity of the filter applied to the signal. At the center position, the filter is essentially flat. Turning the control counter-clockwise gradually introduces an increasingly pronounced notch filter, delivering the classic phaser character. Turning it clockwise progressively creates a band-pass filter, producing tones much closer to a wah effect.
• Q Controls the filter’s quality factor, determining the width of the affected frequency band. (External or internal control depending on the version.)

The pedal also features two internal adjustments:

• TremSpeed: an internal trimmer for setting the tremolo speed.
• FeedBack: determines how much of the output signal is fed back into the filter. The more feedback, the more pronounced and dramatic the effect becomes.

By combining a highly configurable filter with an LFO whose parameters, shape, speed, tremolo, and more, can all be adjusted, the WOOSHING MACHINE delivers an exceptionally expressive and versatile modulation effect.

Finally, an LED visualizes the LFO in real time, making the pedal more intuitive to use while giving the WOOSHING MACHINE a look that sits right on the glorious edge of good taste.

Forget preset-based limitations—ELIPSE lets you morph continuously between effects, unlocking hybrid sounds you’ve never heard before.

• All Iconic Modulation Effects: Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Univibe, Rotary & more
• Seamless Morphing: Transition smoothly between classic and experimental effects with the MOOD knob
• The SWIRL Knob – A Secret Layer of Depth – Add a secondary slow phaser or analog drive for unparalleled richness.
• MIDI & Preset Control – Save and recall 128 presets, integrate with DAWs, and sync with Tap Tempo & MIDI Clock.
• Expression Pedal Input – Morph between two presets in real time for ultimate live expression.

Gain: Overall Volume of the Pedal when turned on
Intensity: Intensity of the effect
Vibe: Mix between dry and wet. Here you can control where the phasing is happening. For most depth of Vibe dial between 10:00 and 14:00
Speed: Speed of the LFO Modulation. From slow to very fast. Sometimes the fastest setting can start oscillating and you don‘t hear the effect anymore. Just turn it back and wait two seconds.
Mode: Switches between Chorus (down) and Vibrato (up)
Age: Switches between two Input sections. Up is a darker sounding input with
a lower input impedance. Down switches on a additional input buffer and has
higher impedance, for a brighter and wider sound.

Works with normal 9V dc adapter (negative tip). We suggest a regulated and isolated power supply.

UltraViolet’s simple and responsive controls provide a wider range of sounds than traditional vibe pedals. In addition to the familiar Chorus (50% wet) and Vibrato (100% wet) settings, there is a new Blend setting (30% wet) for an inspiring variety of more subtle effects. A Bias switch gives you three distinct flavors of sweep shape and tone emphasis, allowing for tons of sonic variation.

At slow speeds, the intensity range has been expanded beyond that of traditional vibe circuits to push even further into warmly undulating sonic territory. UltraViolet gives you all the classic vibe tones—and more. For UltraViolet’s new vibe algorithm, all the elements of the classic optical vibe circuit (and their interdependencies) have been meticulously recreated for a dynamic playing response.

From the effects of bias, speed and LFO waveshape on the pulsing of the lamp, to the response of the light-dependent resistors that set the center frequencies of the staggered phasing filters, the entire system has been duplicated and carefully tuned to produce the very best sounds a vibe pedal can offer. TRS stereo input and output in a dual mono configuration means you can place UltraViolet at any point in your pedal chain with no impact on your stereo image. Full MIDI implementation with 300 available preset locations ensures that UltraViolet is ready for your MIDI rig. In addition to TRS MIDI, there is a USB-C jack for controlling the pedal via MIDI from a computer or for performing firmware updates.

For hands-free control without MIDI you can connect an expression pedal for control over any combination of knobs in any direction (Expression pedal controls Speed by default.) Or attach an optional external switch for tap tempo or favorite recall. Finally, a high-impedance, ultra-low noise discrete Class A JFET stereo input preamp provides exceptional touch sensitivity, dynamics and feel—all in a rugged and elegantly compact form factor.

A JAM pedals favorite for a lot of guitar, bass and keyboard players, the WaterFall is serving as a mainstay on boards of such greats as John Scofield, Nels Cline, Steve Lukather, Anthony Jackson and John Mesdeski for many years now, and has established itself as one of the best analog chorus/vibrato pedals in the market.

It features BBD chips faithful reproductions of the Panasonic MN3207, 2 toggle-switches, the first to select between chorus and vibrato modes, and the other to switch to a “wetter” effect resulting in a deeper, more contemporary sounding chorus, or a more intense, deranged vibrato sound! Max out the Depth and Speed controls to get Leslie-speaker type effects!

The WaterFall is an extremely versatile, rich, 3D sounding, tone- machine that has converted even the most rigid of chorus-haters!

*The WaterFall features soft-click (relay) switching.

Of course, that sort of approach proved to be hugely attractive to synthesizer users: and because of its thorough options for internal control and even external MIDI control, many people use ZOIA as a full synthesizer as well as an effect processor. Naturally, we wondered from the start what a modular iteration of the ZOIA might look like…and now it seems that it is on the way. Euroburo sports four CV inputs, and an equivalent amount of control voltage outputs (that alone is a significant upgrade from the pedal). There is also a pair of stereo audio I/O, and a dedicated headphone output. To top it off, the module is equipped with MIDI input and output.

With such an amount of connectivity across different formats, the power of ZOIA Euroburo is immediately apparent. It is easy to imagine this module in a variety of setups, though there is still more to be said about the richness, depth, and expandability of its own inner world. Though already hugely impressive, the collection of virtual modules that ZOIA and Euroburo come with is far from complete. There are plans for new modules to be added. There is a sampler module on the way, and who knows what else is in development already. Actually, Empress Effects use a voting system on their website to determine which modules or features will be added to the pedal/module next—so as a user, you get to participate in shaping the evolution of the product. Euroburo has two additional assignable buttons that can change in functionality depending on user preferences, ensuring that some controls will always be there even when you jump to the next patch.

Speaking of which, the module can host up to 64 patches simultaneously, and switching between them is super easy and fast. It only takes a button-press to transform Euroburo from synth to drum machine to effects processor. This makes it an uncommonly powerful performance tool—as pointed out in the video chat, presets in the Zoia are much more than just presets on a synthesizer: presets in the Zoia can make it an entirely different type of instrument or processor altogether. So you can imagine just how powerful a cleverly-programmed Euroburo or two could be: especially since the stereo I/O can be treated completely independently, you could wrench an awful lot of functionality out of a very small setup.

Like all of IK’s X-Gear stompboxes, X-Vibe packs the company’s acclaimed AmpliTube processing into a cutting-edge, pedalboard-ready enclosure. X-Vibe offers 16 hyper-realistic emulations of real-world modulation devices, putting an array of tried-and-true chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, rotary, and doubling effects conveniently at your feet. Beyond that, this pedal’s X-Mode supplies you with extra signal-boosting features that are guaranteed to impress.

IK Multimedia went all in with regard to the quality of X-Vibe’s hardware. The stompbox’s audiophile-grade components include ultra-low-noise, 24-bit/192kHz conversion for leading-edge sound, plus a 5Hz–24kHz frequency response — more than enough to capture your guitar’s full sonic range. You also get an impressive 123dB of dynamic range, ensuring that every nuance of your playing is reproduced, from whisper quiet to maximum overdrive.

X-Vibe comes with a matching plug-in for AmpliTube, enabling you to open a virtual X-Vibe stomp inside of the software. Thanks to this mega-tight hardware-software integration, you’ll be able to tweak your hardware’s parameters using AmpliTube’s award-winning workflow, then save them as one of up to 300 presets that you can recall directly from the pedal. X-Vibe includes a free copy of AmpliTube 5 SE to get you up and running.