GEAR REVIEW
SOURCE AUDIO ARTIFAKT LO-FI ELEMENTS PEDAL | Michael Hodge
KEY FEATURES
• Seven Lo-Fi Effect Engines
• Radio , Tape , µ Verb , Crush , Ladder , Vinyl and Glitch
• 16 Onboard Presets , 128 Via MIDI
• USB-C Port connects to Neuro Editor Mac / PC / Mobile
• Download a Library of over 10,000 Presets
OUT OF THE BOX : ARTIFAKT comes in a classy black box . Included is a USB-C to USB-2.0 cable , a 9vDC power supply , optional rubber feet , a warranty card filled with various QR codes for social media and product support , two other cards of quick start notes , a sticker , and even a guitar pick . You will find extensive documentation in the forty-three-page user guide online and several instructional videos . three-way Low-Med-High Bandwidth switch , and under MOD is a Rate-Depth-Shape mini switch . On / Off and Option / Tap footswitches with LED indicators are on the bottom . On the back are the USB-C connector , BOSS style 9vDC jack , and a mini Control input with a tiny Alt button . Two ¼ inch In / Out jacks on each side and 3.5mm TRS MIDI In / Thru jacks . Altogether , a ton of stuff is packed into this compact pedal with a well-planned layout .
Source Audio has a fantastic reputation as one of today ’ s top high-end pedal manufacturers . They have some tremendous outside-the-box products like the Hot Hand Wireless expression controller . Their pedals are well-built and pristine . ARTIFAKT is an adventurous pedal that ’ s like seven Lo-Fi pedals in one .
ARTIFAKT has a sturdy red and black brushed anodized aluminum enclosure . On top are three large silver knobs labeled Destruct , Filter , and Mix . Below those are three smaller silver knobs labeled Vary , Mod , and between them , a Selector knob for the seven Lo-Fi effect engines . The next row , under VARY , is a mini
IN USE : After watching some videos on the Source Audio site , I was excited to plug this in . I went straight into a PRS DTG amp and stereo out of UA OX , into the pedal , and then into Protools . The best way to dive into this pedal is to go through the seven Presets individually .
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