Neunaber Announces Iconoclast Guitar Speaker Emulator

Achieve Dynamic, Adjustable Amp Tone with Only a Pedalboard

Orange, California: Neunaber Audio Effects proudly introduces the Iconoclast guitar speaker emulator. Placed after a pedal chain or preamp, Iconoclast shapes a guitar’s tone as a speaker cabinet would and outputs directly to headphones, powered speakers, a mixer or recording interface. Iconoclast is adjustable on-the-fly using intuitive controls and delivers consistent tone at any volume—and in virtually any setting—often without needing to bring anything more than a pedalboard.

Iconoclast uses advanced, low-latency processing to create an idealized speaker response. “An IR (impulse response)—a digital sample of a specific speaker’s response—will duplicate its characteristic sound,” says Iconoclast designer Brian Neunaber “but many guitar speakers have frequency responses that are highly irregular, with pronounced peaks and dips. Typically, what we hear as sounding ‘good’ are smooth responses. Iconoclast implements a smooth response that has the character of a guitar speaker yet with a transparent quality.”

Intuitive controls make it easy to dial in a wide range of speaker tones:
Low adjusts the virtual cabinet type and size
Mid captures the speaker’s dynamic interaction with the amplifier
High shifts the frequency cut off, reproducing a wide range of speaker types
Flexible ins & outs may be used mono or full stereo
Built-in adjustable noise gate cleans up long pedal chains
Built-in headphone amplifier with volume control
Free Windows/Mac software for USB access to updates and deep editing, EQs, mono-to-stereo processing, response visualization and more
Pedalboard-friendly small footprint (4.6” × 2.8”) accepts a 9V pedal power supply

Iconoclast retails for $249 staring February 2017 from neunaber.net and their retailers.

ICONOCLAST Speaker Emulator – Reveal

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About Neunaber Audio Effects

Neunaber Audio Effects designs audio products for the discerning musician, emphasizing high-fidelity sound and balancing simplicity with functionality. Started in 2009, this small, family-run company is located in the Historic District of Orange, California. Neunaber manufactures all of their products locally.