Anasounds reports first satisfying Dystopia and Utopia Deluxe prototypes

June 1, 2023 · 1 sources

Anasounds says the first truly satisfying prototypes of its Dystopia and Utopia Deluxe delay pedals appeared by summer 2023, starting with the Dystopia. The French maker hired engineer Loick in 2020 to work with founder Alexandre on the project, according to its account of the Utopia Series.

The Utopia Deluxe is described by the maker as a maxed-out version of the original Utopia, which came out in 2015. Anasounds lists a tap tempo with subdivisions, a vintage preamp placed before the delay, modulation with three continuous presets, a tilt filter with a 540Hz pivot, unfiltered and smooth repetitions, self-oscillation when the tap tempo is held down, and delay tails that can be kept. It uses a PT2399 chip, with 800 ms of delay time clean and 1 s dirty, true bypass or buffered bypass, and analog voicing.

The Dystopia is described as the "evil twin," designed for players who like chaotic and noisy machines. Its features include modulation with four continuous presets, a programmable sequencer with four steps and three presets, an overdriven preamp after the delay, granular repetitions with a noise gate, and the same 540Hz tilt filter. It also lists 800 ms clean and 1 s dirty from the PT2399, true or buffered bypass, and self-oscillation on holding the tap tempo.

Anasounds gives prices in euros on the page: 349€ for the Dystopia, 299€ for the Utopia Deluxe and 219€ for the Utopia MkI. The page carries pre-order links for the Dystopia and Utopia Deluxe.