NEUNABER
SLATE STEREO V2
REVIEW BY NICK RAMBO
STREET PRICE $239.00
The Neunaber Slate is
arguably the most perfectly
named pedal I’ve come
across—and for a couple
of reasons. First off, you
can load it with any of
Neunaber’s proprietary
effect algorithms using their
intuitive Pedal Customizer
interface. So if you want
the sound of Wet Reverb,
Chroma Chorus, Echelon
Echo, or Seraphim Shimmer,
it’s just a USB cable away.
And second, you can
actually use it as you would
a blank slate, scribbling on
its surface with a Sharpie
marker, and then wiping
it away with the help of a
little isopropyl alcohol. Like I
said—perfectly named.
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Neunaber’s product line
currently focuses on timebased effects like reverb,
delay and chorus, all of
which use an analog dry
signal path for low noise
and zero latency. From an
architectural standpoint,
these effects can be very
similar—if not identical,
in some cases. Changing
the sound is as simple as
installing a new firmware,
which makes the Slate
a multi-effect pedal of
sorts, thanks to the Pedal
Customizer software.
As of this review, Pedal
Customizer offers seven
varieties of reverb, three
different shimmer effects,
Neunaber Slate Stereo V2
five chorus variations, six
delay models, and two
other effects including an
infinite hold and a newly
released tremolo concept.
Even better, most of these
algorithms feature with a
variety of virtual trimpots,
footswitch options, and
alternate knob layouts
that you can use to further
customize your pedal.
With such a vast range of
tonal options, we haven’t
been able to try all of them
(yet), but rest assured that
there are plenty of fantastic
tones to be found. And
what’s great is that new
sounds are always being
developed and refined
by the Neunaber team.