The Collision Devices Snack Series Modulation is a compact digital pedal that combines three modulation effects: chorus, phaser and flanger. It is the fourth release in the Snack Series Compact range from Collision Devices, and Guitar Pedal X reported its launch on 2 October 2026.1
What it does
The pedal covers the three bread-and-butter modulation effects in one box. A Mode button selects between Chorus, Phaser and Flanger, and a preset indicator numbered 1 to 3 shows which of the three stored settings is active. Collision Devices describes the Snack Series as letting you save and load three presets for a better live experience, so a chorus, a phaser and a flanger setting can each live on their own preset slot.1
Because it is a Digital / DSP device, the effects are generated digitally rather than with analog bucket-brigade or optical circuitry.1
Controls and Settings Mode
The pedal carries five knobs and a footswitch:
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Volume | Output level |
| Depth | Intensity of the modulation effect |
| Rate | Speed of the modulation |
| Waveform | Selects Sine / Triangle / Harmonic / Random |
| Magic | Effect-specific behavior, set per mode |
| Mode button | Selects the effect; hold to enter Settings Mode |
| Preset Indicator | Shows presets 1 to 3 |
| Footswitch | Effect on/off |
The Magic knob is a Snack Series signature. Premier Guitar describes it as "a 'magic' knob introducing some variations and glitches in the audio effects" across the series.2 On the Modulation, Guitar Pedal X lists the Magic behavior as changing with the selected effect, with chorus mode offering a Rate Drift option among others.1
Holding the Mode button enters Settings Mode, where the pedal's deeper configuration lives.1 The series also accepts an expression pedal that you can assign to any control, so Rate, Depth or another parameter can be swept by foot.2
What a reviewer said
Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson called the pedal "a pretty impressive proposition - with the core left-hand controls particularly" useful, while noting the omission of a Flanger Feedback/Regeneration control.1 On the series as a whole, he wrote: "All 3 SNACK pedals have a high appeal, these seem to be a mix of analog and digital / DSP effects - but with that super" handy Analog Dry Through and interesting algorithms, in a unique wedge-shaped skinny elongated enclosure.3
The Snack Series Modulation is sold in euros on Collision Devices' webstore, with the dollar figure an equivalent given by the reporting outlet rather than a US list price.1
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Questions
Is the Collision Devices Snack Series Modulation analog or digital?
It is a digital pedal. Guitar Pedal X describes it as a Digital / DSP device, meaning the chorus, phaser and flanger algorithms are processed digitally rather than in an analog circuit. The wider Snack Series, according to the same outlet, mixes analog and digital effects across its range, but the Modulation itself sits on the digital side.
How many presets does the Snack Series Modulation have?
Three. The pedal has a preset indicator numbered 1 to 3, and Collision Devices describes the Snack Series as letting you save and load three presets for a better live experience, so you can keep a chorus, a phaser and a flanger setting stored at once.
How do you enter Settings Mode on the Snack Series Modulation?
Hold the Mode button. That is the entry point for Settings Mode, where the pedal's deeper options live, according to Guitar Pedal X's report on the launch.
How much does the Snack Series Modulation cost?
Guitar Pedal X reported a price of €166 on the Collision Devices webstore at launch, which the same report put at circa $190 USD equivalent. Collision Devices is a French maker, so the euro figure is the listed price.
Which modulation effects does the Snack Series Modulation offer?
Three: chorus, phaser and flanger. You choose between them with the Mode button, and the Waveform and Magic knobs shape how each effect behaves.
Sources (3)
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2026-10-02
- Collision Devices Unveils New Snack Series Pedals, Premier Guitar, 2026-01-09
- Guitar Pedal X, Guitar Pedal X, 2026-01-09
