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Death By Audio and Rainger FX release Amp Crash, a combined mini-amp and distortion pedal
Key points
- Amp Crash is a 3-watt amp with a 2-inch speaker in a pedal enclosure.
- It includes an internal microphone to capture the speaker's sound.
- The device produces harsh, boxy tones and explosive fuzz.
- It allows recording of amplified sound directly into a DAW.
Introducing Amp Crash
Death By Audio and Rainger FX have collaborated to release Amp Crash, a new guitar device. This product combines the functionality of a small amplifier with that of a distortion pedal, housed within a standard pedal enclosure.
Technical Specifications
Amp Crash is a 3-watt amplifier featuring a 2-inch internal speaker. It also provides the option to connect an external speaker. Unlike digital amp simulations, this device is an actual analog amplifier with an original design, producing physical sound waves.
Unique Tonal Characteristics
The device produces a harsh and boxy tone, which is characteristic of small solid-state amplifiers favored by some guitarists for unique sounds. It maintains an overdriven quality even at low gain settings, offering a brittle edge-of-overdrive sound. Increasing the gain transitions the sound from crunchy overdrive to explosive fuzz, with the tone knob significantly altering the sound from a buzzsaw effect to a sludgy quality at higher gain settings.
Integrated Microphone Functionality
A key feature of Amp Crash is its internal microphone, which captures the sound produced by the speaker. This microphone signal can be fed into a digital audio workstation (DAW) or another amplifier, allowing users to record the actual sound of a speaker in a room. This capability provides a distinct sound capture method compared to direct digital processing.
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Reporting from
Death By Audio and Rainger FX have released Amp Crash, a new device that functions as both a 3-watt guitar amplifier with a 2-inch speaker and a distortion pedal. Its unique feature is an internal microphone that captures the speaker's sound, allowing users to record the amplified signal directly into a DAW or another amp, offering distinct distortion and fuzz effects.