This year’s new tech puts a world of effects at your feet

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Blackstar’s palm-sized audio interface is a godsend for players who want better audio on their phone-recorded videos

Electro-mechanicals revisited, analogue modulation refined and esoteric ambiences combined

The XS-100 and XS-1 pitch shifters set out to give modern players dominion over the wildest effect on the pedalboard. Boss’s Matt Knight tells us more

Electro-Harmonix revives the classic three-transistor Tone Bender and evolves it for more sonic variety