Finegear Arkive_Effects

The Arkive_Effects is a stand-alone effects box from Finegear. Instead of a row of separate pedals, it gathers seven FX modules in one box, among them a spring reverb, a delay, a phaser and saturation, with its audio connections on 1/4" jacks¹. As of the announcement there was no release date and no price¹.

What it does

Finegear describes the Arkive_Effects as "a collection of analog effects designed to spark your creativity", and says the box is "designed for sonic experimentation"¹. The seven modules cover ground players usually spread across several pedals: a spring reverb, a delay, a phaser and saturation, among others¹.

The saturation side is handled by two independent tape saturation modules, which Finegear says can add warmth or heavier distortion¹. The analog delay module has a momentary switch to create infinite feedback loops on the fly, a feature delay players usually associate with experimental delay pedals¹.

Modulation and CV

The modular twist is the pair of LFOs. Their speed can be modulated via CV inputs, and they produce sine, triangle and square waveforms. Each LFO has two normal outputs and one inverted output, and they can modulate the internal effects or external gear¹.

The phaser shows how this works in practice: it has controls for feedback and depth, plus a CV input, and it can use either of the internal LFOs as a modulation source or be controlled manually¹.

Connections and availability

The audio connections are on 1/4" jacks¹. At the Superbooth 2019 announcement there was no release date and no price¹.