Source Audio has released the Zio Analog Front End + Boost. Zio is an all-analog preamp/boost pedal that includes a choice of four distinct preamp circuits, each with up to 20dB of additional output boost. Zio is Source Audio’s first all-analog effects pedal and was designed in collaboration with Christopher Venter, the owner and sole engineer at Shoe Pedals and creator of the Looking Glass pedal from DOD. The pedal is designed to take a guitar’s high impedance signal, sweeten the tone with any of its four preamp circuits and output a strong, low-impedance signal that won’t be altered by the buffered dry tones of effect pedals further down the signal chain.
The Snark X clip-on tuner has been specifically designed not only for guitars and bass guitars, but also for a multitude of stringed instruments including violins, violas and double basses. Orchestral musicians can use the fully chromatic pitch calibration between 415–466Hz, all the way down to the lower regions of baritone or multi-strung bass guitars and the upright double bass, where low notes and overtones can often confuse less responsive tuners.
