Friday, September 21, 2018 — Riga, Latvia — Erica Synths has joined forces with Snazzy FX to reintroduce three effects pedals — The MINI-ARK, TRACER CITY, and WOW and FLUTTER —
Friday, September 21, 2018 — Riga, Latvia — Erica Synths has joined forces with Snazzy FX to reintroduce three effects pedals — The MINI-ARK, TRACER CITY, and WOW and FLUTTER — which have garnered a cult following among musicians seeking to create experimental sounds since their original release in 2010. Operating under the moniker Snazzy LV, Erica Synths and Snazzy FX hope to inspire a new crop of musicians to expand their sonic boundaries and explore their creative impulses with the psychedelic sounds these effects pedals produce.
Now manufactured in Latvia by Erica Synths, the new editions of the Snazzy LV effects pedals will feature a more compact, heavy-duty chassis with solid build quality, while keeping the authentic sound of the Snazzy FX pedals from the original run, ensuring the new editions will not only stand the test of time, but will turn heads wherever musicians take them. The MINI-ARK, TRACER CITY, and WOW and FLUTTER effects pedals are ideally suited not only for guitar and bass players, but also for experimental musicians and synthesists alike, both onstage and in the studio.
The MINI-ARK
The MINI-ARK is a monophonic tracking device — meaning that it works very differently on different types of sounds. For example, a monophonic guitar line is going to achieve far different results than a super-compressed drum track. Snazzy LV recommends that the user thinks first about the source they are putting into the box, and then adjust accordingly.
The MINI-ARK was designed with four goals in mind: 1) to work with as many different signals as possible; 2) to track quickly; 3) to allow for subtle, as well as incredible sounds; 4) to allow basic control over an external VCO and ADSR/VCA when using a bass or guitar using GATE and SQUARE outputs (GATE connects to