Thermion Freeway

The Thermion Freeway is a DI guitar amplifier, speaker modeler and recording interface built into a single pedal. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes it as a tool for playing live shows, rehearsals or recording, combining several functions that players usually spread across a board: a preamp, cabinet simulation, equalizer, overdrive, reverb and a USB audio interface, all in one enclosure¹.

It is an analog circuit with full stereo capability and an open signal path, so stereo effects and routing are preserved from input to output. For quiet playing at home or direct to a PA, the speaker modeling and DI output take the place of a mic'd cabinet, and the built-in interface means the same pedal can feed a recording session¹.

What it does

The Freeway covers the core tones and the recording path in one box¹:

• Preamp and overdrive for amp-like gain and shaping
• Cabinet simulation for a direct, mic-free signal
• Equalizer for tone control
• Eight stereo reverbs for what RockBoard's PedalPedia calls creating complex atmospheres¹
• USB interface compatible with PC, iOS and Android, for recording or playing over backing tracks using a computer or phone¹

Because the signal path is open and fully stereo, it can sit at the end of a stereo pedalboard as a direct rig in itself, replacing a separate preamp, speaker simulation, reverb and overdrive pedal plus an interface¹.

Power

The Freeway runs on 9V DC, center negative, and draws 500mA¹. That current draw is well above what a typical pedalboard power supply output or a daisy chain provides, so it needs its own high-current outlet on a power supply.

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