Sonicake Pocket Master

The Sonicake Pocket Master is a compact, pedal-sized multi-effects processor made by Sonicake. It packs 100+ built-in effects covering electric guitar, bass and acoustic, including 20 amp models, into a box small enough to clip to a belt, and Sonicake sells it from $64.99¹². It is a current product in the maker's lineup, listed among new arrivals³.

Sonicake describes the unit as "a compact multi-effects processor with potent circuit design and high quality digital effects"¹, and says its "White-Box Digital Modeling Technology" delivers what the maker calls "Organic Living Tone"¹. Signal processing is digital, at 24-bit and 44.1kHz, with a 24-bit A/D/A converter and a 103dB signal-to-noise ratio¹.

What it is and what it does

The Pocket Master is built as an all-in-one rig for players who want amp modeling, effects and a headphone output in one small box. It carries 100+ effects spanning electric guitar, bass and acoustic playing, with 20 amp models, and up to 9 effects can run at once¹. Preset memory holds 100 slots: 50 factory presets and 50 user presets, so a player can store their own patches alongside the stock ones¹.

The unit comes in a wide range of color options: Black, Gray, T white, Pink, Purple, T black, T green and Red white¹. Pricing is flat across most of the range: the Black and Gray versions list at $64.99, and the T White version at $65.00⁴.

Power, battery and connections

Power comes over USB Type-C at DC 5V, and the built-in lithium battery provides up to 4 hours of continuous use, according to Sonicake¹. That makes it usable away from a power supply entirely, whether on a couch, a train or a street gig, and the included belt clip reinforces the wearable intent¹.

Connections are minimal by design:

• Input: one 1/4" (6.35mm) unbalanced TS guitar input with a 1M ohm impedance, the standard input value for electric guitar¹
• Outputs: 1/4" stereo/headphone outputs for silent practice or feeding a mixer or amp¹
• USB: a USB 2.0 Type-C port that also serves as the USB 1/2 audio port for recording¹

In the box, Sonicake includes the Pocket Master itself, a belt clip and a quick start guide¹.

USB recording and software

The USB port does double duty as an audio interface. Sonicake's USB recording specification lists a 44.1kHz sample rate and 16-bit bit depth¹, which is enough for practice recordings and demos rather than studio-grade capture.

Software support splits across three programs⁴:

The desktop software requires Windows 10 or later or macOS 10.15 or later¹. NAM A2 support means the unit can load captures made with the Neural Amp Modeler, the free open-source amp modeling project, through either the desktop or mobile app⁴.

Firmware is at v1.3.3, which Sonicake says added support for USB MIDI control¹. That means a current unit can respond to MIDI commands over its USB Type-C connection, useful for switching presets from a controller or a DAW.

Where it sits in the Sonicake range

Sonicake positions the Pocket Master at the small, affordable end of a multi-effects lineup that also includes the larger Matribox II floor unit. Where the Matribox II is a full-size floor processor, the Pocket Master keeps the footprint to 103.5mm wide by 85mm deep by 28.5mm high, at 194g¹, closer to a single stompbox than a floorboard. For a player comparing compact options, the Pocket Master's combination of a battery, a headphone output and NAM support in one sub-$70 unit is what sets it apart within the maker's own catalog.

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