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Artist Interview: Robin Mullarkey
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Robin Mullarkey. I have been a session bassist in London for a good 20 years and have been fortunate enough to work with a wide array of artists that I love and respect (Jacob Collier, Jordan Rakei, Zero 7 and Sia, Roisin Murphy, Richard…
Read MoreTECH TIPS: We’re Not Overreacting – Reactive Loads Are Important
September 16th, 2022 | John Dines Ever thought that a valve amp just “feels” better to play through? This is why. Sure, some people will tell you that it’s because it’s loud or because there’s “natural compression” or something like that. These are certainly contributary factors, but they’re not the whole story. Anyone who’s recorded…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Scott Hansen (Tycho)
What’s your musical origin story? My name is Scott Hansen. I am a musician and visual artist. I started out playing around with drum machines and samplers in the late 1990’s and progressed on to keyboards and finally guitar. I didn’t think of myself as a musician; I mainly got into music just to learn how…
Read MoreTone Mob Podcast: Origin Effects
Origin Effects Product Manager, John Dines, was recently invited onto the Tone Mob Podcast to talk about the Origins of Origin Effects, the new Halcyon and how he got to be our Product Manager. “Here we go! This week I have John Dines from Origin Effects on the show this week to discuss his musical…
Read MoreTECH TIPS: The Halcyon Green Overdrive’s ADAPT Switch – What It’s Really Doing For Your Tone
August 19th, 2022 | John Dines Hopefully by now you’ve spotted our latest pedal release, the Halcyon Green Overdrive. In fact, if you’re part of the online guitar forum community, you may have even been part of a discussion about why we’ve made a pedal inspired by the Ibanez® TS808 Tube Screamer®, and what…
Read MorePress Release – Halcyon Green Overdrive Product Release
Buckinghamshire, UK, 26th July 2022 9:00 BST– We are proud to release our Halcyon Green Overdrive pedal, featuring our new Adaptive circuitry. This unique design allows this simple pedal to adapt its voicing in response to pick attack and volume changes, making it possibly the most dynamic and interactive overdriveout there. Yes, we’ve taken the…
Read MoreTECH TIPS: From Pedalboard to Outboard Using the Cali76 in Your Home Studio
If you’re an owner (or tyre-kicker) of Origin Effects pedals, you’ll almost certainly have heard our claims of “studio quality compression in a pedal”. It’s what we’ve built our entire reputation on and it’s something we take very seriously. Since Origin Effects founder, Simon Keats, first hooked up some Urei® 1176® rack compressors at home…
Read MoreArtist Interview: Jesse Zuretti
Who are you and what do you do? I’m Jesse Zuretti, an award-winning film, series and game composer, most notably for Marvel over the last 4 years. I work full-time to be a part of creating stories for productions, using various instruments and tools. I also compose for producers and bands, such as Jens Bogren…
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