Brand

Universal Audio

Universal Audio’s roots go back to Bill Putnam Sr.’s recording equipment work in 1958. The company now makes studio hardware and software alongside UAFX pedals that bring classic recording processors and amplifier sounds to a guitar rig. The line includes the 1176 Studio Compressor, Dream ’65 Reverb Amplifier, Starlight Echo Station, Galaxy ’74 Tape Echo and Evermore reverb. JustPedals carries several UAFX models, including Dream ’65, Starlight, Galaxy ’74 and the 1176. The range suits players looking for detailed, studio-inspired compression, amp tones, delays and reverbs in pedalboard formats.

Category

Specialist Effects Pedals

Specialist effects alter the signal in ways that do not sit cleanly inside one established family. They may use granular processing, frequency shifting, resonators, freeze or sustain, bit reduction, ring modulation, feedback networks or combinations of several techniques. The relevant distinction is the underlying process, its tracking or latency, and how completely the dry signal can be blended or replaced.

Tags

Digital

Converts the signal or control process into numerical data for algorithmic processing. Digital designs can provide precise timing, long memory, complex routing and repeatable presets; sample rate, conversion, internal resolution and latency influence fidelity and response.

Presets

Stores complete groups of parameter values for later recall. The number of locations, switching time, spillover behaviour and whether presets include routing, expression and MIDI assignments determine how completely one sound can change into another.

Stereo

Processes, creates or passes two audio channels. True stereo preserves separate left and right inputs, while mono-to-stereo effects generate spatial differences internally; routing, phase behaviour and whether trails remain stereo determine the resulting image. Some outputs sum to mono when only one socket is connected, which can change level or modulation depth.