Diablo FX Launches Sound Control 6 — First Wireless Guitar FX Control Pedal

NAMM is approaching fast, and now there’s no doubt about it – gear inventors are laying it all on the line.

Case in point is new arrival Diablo FX, which has just launched a wholly new effects pedal solution in Sound Control 6. The Sound Control system represents the first wireless all-in-one effects pedal management system which enables guitar players to turn on and off multiple analog or digital effects in one stomp. Via its wireless design, Sound Control 6 eliminates cords and power strips at the front of the stage, in the studio, and at practice.

The versatile Sound Control 6 can be used for up to six effects on each of the four channels, as an amp switching device, or as an effects loop for a digital processor.

Available now for $599, it seems like Sound Control 6 should have a positive effect on creative workflow as well as logistics. Here’s what California-based Diablo FX has to say about their new tool:

“Convenience
Everyone who uses pedals when performing experiences the same dilemma: set-up and break-down takes forever, power cords clutter up the stage and the performers had better be very practiced and skilled to stomp on the right pedal, or combination of pedals, at the right time. Joseph Lockyer, co-founder of Diablo FX, was no stranger to these challenges, and, playing more and bigger gigs, he really needed a simpler solution. At that point, he and Rick Schwab invented a new wireless pedal, the first of its kind: Sound Control 6, to be introduced to the world for the first time at NAMM 2013.

Control
Not only is set-up easy, playing with Sound Control 6 makes your performance simpler and better. It is hard to turn a number of pedals on and off at the same time, within half a second. Even the most practiced players easily miss pedals again and again. Sound Control 6 can be placed anywhere on stage and it allows to control up to six effects pedals or effects loops. Simply select the pedals you want to be “on” for up to four different channels. Now, you can turn on or off up to six pedals on each channel with one button push. Listening to all the changes that happen with just one button click is amazing: turning on the EQ, adding analog delay, a little reverb – players appreciate the huge benefit to be able to do all those things without having to perform the usual “tap dance”.

High fidelity
When a pedal is not in use, Sound Control 6 bypasses it altogether. When using stomp boxes, the audio signal is degraded traveling through various pedals in line, regardless whether they are turned on or off. With Sound Control 6, however, a pedal that is not in use, will be physically bypassed, so the audio signal is not going through that pedal at all. This allows for minimal signal disruption. Another factor is the length of cable run across the stage. With regular stomp boxes, the signal has to travel through 75 feet of cord or more. Sound Control 6 only requires a couple of feet of cable to be connected, further decreasing loss of fidelity.

Versatility
Sound Control 6 allows for great versatility. It can be used for up to six effects on each of the four channels, or as an amp switching device or use it as an effects loop for a digital processor.”

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