Jackson Audio announces New Wave chorus/vibrato pedal
February 22, 2023 · 2 sources
Jackson Audio announced the New Wave, a stereo analog chorus and vibrato pedal, on February 22, 2023, according to MusicRadar1. The US company developed it with design input from Mark Lettieri of Snarky Puppy, MusicRadar reported1.
The pedal uses authentic MN3007 BBD chips running at 15V internally, as MusicRadar describes classic 1980s units, with a digital microprocessor in the control section1. MusicRadar reported that the microprocessor "gives unparalleled control over the analog circuit for unmatched waveform accuracy"1. The pedal has MIDI and is designed for guitar, bass, synths and keys players1. Its seven presets are listed as '70s, '80s, Rack, Vibrato, Rotary, Harmonic and User Control1. It also has five digitally controlled LFO wave shapes: sine, triangle, square and two custom harmonic shapes inspired by the ARP Solina String Ensemble synth1. A phase/ratio feature changes the phase alignment of the two channels from 0 to 180 degrees out of phase1.
Jackson Audio's own description of the pedal reads:
"We set out to make the best sounding and versatile 100% analog, stereo chorus/vibrato pedal."
The same description says the pedal "delivers the classic sounds with added modern precision and all new sounds"2. RockBoard's listing gives the circuit type as analog, the power requirement as 18V DC, center negative, at 300mA2. MusicRadar reported a price of $2991.