The PaintAudio ColorTube is a multi-effects platform from PaintAudio, described by the maker as "a groundbreaking multi-effects platform." It is built around what PaintAudio calls effects tubes: individual effect modules the company says are "finely tuned and classic-sounding," combined with dockers that offer different numbers of slots to hold them. The product is listed at $499.00 USD and is still under development, so it has not been released.1
What it does
PaintAudio positions the ColorTube Series as a modular approach to multi-effects. Instead of a single fixed unit, the platform combines two kinds of parts: effects tubes, which are the effect modules themselves, and dockers, which are housings with different slot numbers that hold the tubes. The maker says the tubes will cover "both vintage analog circuits and cutting-edge digital effects," and that new tubes are intended to be created and released consistently over time.1
PaintAudio describes the platform's goal as a "high-end, user-friendly, and top-tier effects pedal solution, delivering exceptional sound quality." These are the maker's own claims; the product is not yet in players' hands, so no published reviewer impressions exist yet.1
What is not known yet
Because the ColorTube is still under development, PaintAudio's product page does not yet give the details a player would normally check before buying: the controls, the bypass type, the power requirements, the inputs and outputs, or which specific effects the first tubes will cover. Those details will presumably appear as the release approaches.1
The ColorTube has not been released. The $499.00 USD figure is the regular price shown on PaintAudio's product page as of 26 October 2026, and specifications may change before launch.1
Sources (1)
- PaintAudio ColorTube, PaintAudio