Technology

The Hot Hand® system is a patented technology that uses micro-machined motion sensors to translate movement and position into control signals for use in guitar effects. The system provides an unprecedented level of control and expressiveness and offers the artist a new way of manipulating effects. This technical paper describes the details of the Hot Hand® system.

Meet the minds behind Source Audio effects pedals — Chief Scientist, Bob Chidlaw and VP of Engineering, Jesse Remignanti talk in depth about the development of the Soundblox Pro Classic Distortion in the first installment of our new video series, Tech Talk. The video examines the 5-year listening study involved in the crafting of this powerful pedal and gives an in-depth overview of its many features and applications.

While the micro-machined motion sensing technology used in Hot Hand does the job of monitoring the artist’s gestures, it is the SA601 chip that performs the equally important job of complex signal processing within the main control box. Co-developed with Analog Devices, Inc., this proprietary chip uses state of the art system-on-chip semiconductor circuit design techniques and continuous time data conversion technology. This technical paper provides more background and details of this chip.

Good sounding DSP code — science, art, or black magic? This paper looks at some of the issues involved in implementing audio effects that sound great and respond well to control

A series of new techniques brings new sounds to the most essential guitar effect. This paper explains the technology behind the Soundblox® Multiwave Distortion product.