New Pedal Releases

The big time does look pretty cool. Probably a lot of fun as well. I’ve long admired the look and interface of their Preamp dealie and think it’s neat they’re doing more stuff with the form factor.

Sorta like the OP-1 and its progeny, I would love to own one but probably won’t ever be able to justify the cost as a lowly tinkerer. And if I’m being honest, something in the back of my mind would always be self conscious about being seen with such expensive niche gear 🫠
 
I’m a sucker for these kitchen-sink delay design platforms with MIDI control.

But I’d be nervous to put something like that on my board. Not just because of the cost. I’m imagining dirt and crap getting in the slits where the motorized faders are.
 
Harry Klippton said:
Faders on a foot pedal seems like such a bad idea to me. What happens when duck shit and garden dirt inevitably gets in there from your Crocs? Then what??
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If you have duck shit on your feet, you probably don’t want to step on a $1k pedal at all, but if you do, just get one of these
www.chasebliss.com

Fadershield — Chase Bliss

Ships in 1-3 business days - We built our Automatone line to stand up to the studio and the road. But if you want a little extra protection, we’ve got you covered. Each Fadershield™ is custom designed for the pedal it protects. Installation takes only a few minutes, and the design balances solid p
www.chasebliss.com www.chasebliss.com
 
Bricksnbeatles said:
If you have duck shit on your feet, you probably don’t want to step on a $1k pedal at all, but if you do, just get one of these
www.chasebliss.com

Fadershield — Chase Bliss

Ships in 1-3 business days - We built our Automatone line to stand up to the studio and the road. But if you want a little extra protection, we’ve got you covered. Each Fadershield™ is custom designed for the pedal it protects. Installation takes only a few minutes, and the design balances solid p
www.chasebliss.com www.chasebliss.com
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80 bucks for a piece of plastic
 
tegendemuur said:
Always happy to see something expensive that I don't really need. 😅

"Big Time is not a practical pedal to make in 2026, but I think that’s what makes it good, and worth it.

This style of digital/analog hybrid delay is extremely rare, and there’s a good reason for that:
  1. It’s not necessary
  2. It’s really hard
When the rackmount delays that inspired Big Time were being made in the early 80s, there was no other choice. The digital technology of the time was very basic, so analog parts were used to make up for those shortcomings. The mixture of analog and digital circuitry was strictly functional. But once those units got out into the wild, musicians discovered that something magical would happen when you overworked them and pushed them too far.

So we asked ourselves:

What would happen if we revisited that kind of circuit design but did it on purpose? What can you get by leaning all the way in and pushing that kind of hybrid circuitry to its extremes?"

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Big Time is a digital delay with two distinct stages of analog coloration, all in true stereo. It includes an analog preamp at the very front of the circuit, and a limiter in the feedback path of the delay.

It’s a portable slice of that mythical era of early 80s rack echoes, but Big Time is not a nostalgic pedal. The point is not to recreate a certain vintage vibe (though you can), but to really dive into the unique abilities made possible by this hybrid analog/digital approach.

Imagine taking a long, stable echo, then running it through a misbiased limiter that slowly eats it. With each repeat the echoes change a little (or a lot), taking on a more analog character. You can make a saturated wall of sound that replicates early reverb technology, or build a melting double-tracking chorus, or create Thermae-style echo sequences. It’s like a free-flowing multi-effect that lets you transition from place to place seamlessly, bending time however you please without interruption.

The digital side lets you do whatever you want, and the analog side makes it all sound good and very, very big. All of this is also true stereo, meaning each channel actually has its own dedicated analog preamp and limiter.

It’s a lot of stuff.

It’s a bit hard to explain, but easy to get lost in.

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Finally listened to demos. It's a $1k Flerb!
 
andare said:
Finally listened to demos. It's a $1k Flerb!
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So, a pedal everyone loves to hate? 😅

Went through the video where everyone kinda explained who did what and what it is. Not really impressed, thankfully!

It's very CB, with the settings where everything seems to fall apart and comes together again. That glitchy side of their gear just isn't for me.
 
Harry Klippton said:
Faders on a foot pedal seems like such a bad idea to me. What happens when duck shit and garden dirt inevitably gets in there from your Crocs? Then what??
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Leave the Duck at the symposium, professor, and switch from crocs to alligators.




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I don't know what to do about the Garden Dirt, you'll have to figure that one out on your oddy-knocky.
 
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