Way Huge announces Atreides Analog Weirding Module synth pedal
December 15, 2022 · 3 sources
Way Huge announced the Atreides Analog Weirding Module, a limited edition pedal the maker calls an "Analog Weirding Module"12. The pedal was launched by Josh Scott on the JHS Pedals YouTube channel32. Reports of the announcement date differ: Guitar World published on January 18, 2021, and MusicRadar on January 25, 2021, while Delicious Audio's page carries a December 15, 2022 update date132.
The Atreides is a single effect with several layers: sub-octave, envelope, fuzz and phase1. MusicRadar describes it as a synth, fuzz, octave and phaser pedal, with sounds it characterizes as retro, inspired by the Electro-Harmonix Mini Synthesizer keyboard2. The name comes from the characters in Dune13.
The enclosure has seven sliders and a footswitch for engaging and bypassing the effect2. The sliders are Volume, Sens (Sensitivity), Range, Bright, Fuzz, Rate and Sub2. Sensitivity and Range control the envelope filter, Rate controls the phaser, and Sub dials in the sub-octaver2. Internal controls set the sub-octave to one or two octaves down and adjust phaser feedback132.
"Kicking the footswitch generates an explosion of growly suboctave, expressive envelope, swooshing phase, and gnarly fuzz sounds."
The Atreides is priced at $19932. MusicRadar reported it was available to order at the time of its article2; Guitar World said it was "available very soon" and not yet on the Way Huge website3. It is a limited edition1.
Sources (3)
- Way Huge Atreides Analog Weirding Module | Delicious Audio, delicious-audio.com
- Fuzz, synth, sub-octaver, sliders? Way Huge's Atreides Analog Weirding Module is sure to add spice to vanilla pedalboards | MusicRadar, musicradar.com
- Way Huge launches the Atreides 'analog weirding module', a wild slider-equipped fuzz synth | Guitar World, guitarworld.com