These days , it seems that any person with a soldering iron and a dream can release a pedal . Don ’ t get me wrong — choice in these matters is great to have . Unfortunately , an overwhelmed public often fails to notice the real gems among today ’ s hoards of analog doodads and boutique dinguses . That ’ s why this diligent Tone Reporter must let the world know when something special comes along . And I ’ m here today to let readers know about a cool new tremolo pedal from Stone Deaf . It ’ s called the Tremotron , and I guarantee that it ’ s one of the most
interesting tremolo pedals to come along in some time .
Stone Deaf , being the smart company that it is , decided that it wanted something more than a mere tremolo pedal . The Tremotron stands apart from the crowd not only because of its highquality analog tone and circuitry , but also because of its two tremolo circuits . In a sense , the pedal is like a good two-for-one deal , made better by its powerful digital control system .
Before any tone purists toss aside the old Tone Report because I said “ digital ,” remember that only the control system is digital . The tone , on the other hand , is
all analog . Digital control systems offer a level of flexibility and power over parameters which analog control systems can only hope to meet . And that ’ s an excellent thing , made better because the sound is wholly analog . To paraphrase old Slowhand himself , the Tremotron sounds wonderful tonight . As I mentioned , the
Tremotron offers not simply one , but two LFO circuits . Sure , a fellow can while away his time with just the one circuit , dialing in anything from a smooth sine wave , to triangle and square waves of varying designs . Yet adding in the
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These days , it seems that any person with a soldering iron and a dream can release a pedal . Don ’ t get me wrong — choice in these matters is great to have . Unfortunately , an overwhelmed public often fails to notice the real gems among today ’ s hoards of analog doodads and boutique dinguses . That ’ s why this diligent Tone Reporter must let the world know when something special comes along . And I ’ m here today to let readers know about a cool new tremolo pedal from Stone Deaf . It ’ s called the Tremotron , and I guarantee that it ’ s one of the most
interesting tremolo pedals to come along in some time .
Stone Deaf , being the smart company that it is , decided that it wanted something more than a mere tremolo pedal . The Tremotron stands apart from the crowd not only because of its highquality analog tone and circuitry , but also because of its two tremolo circuits . In a sense , the pedal is like a good two-for-one deal , made better by its powerful digital control system .
Before any tone purists toss aside the old Tone Report because I said “ digital ,” remember that only the control system is digital . The tone , on the other hand , is
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all analog . Digital control systems offer a level of flexibility and power over parameters which analog control systems can only hope to meet . And that ’ s an excellent thing , made better because the sound is wholly analog . To paraphrase old Slowhand himself , the Tremotron sounds wonderful tonight . As I mentioned , the
Tremotron offers not simply one , but two LFO circuits . Sure , a fellow can while away his time with just the one circuit , dialing in anything from a smooth sine wave , to triangle and square waves of varying designs . Yet adding in the