Astra Modulation Machine
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Le Summum des Effets de Chorus, Flanger/Doubler et Trémolo à Lampe Classiques.
Préparez-vous à une plongée inédite dans l’univers de la modulation analogique classique avec l’UAFX Astra Modulation Machine, une pédale qui reproduit le son d’effets de chorus/vibrato Bucket Brigade, de flanger/doubler de studio et de trémolo à lampes avec une authenticité qu’aucune autre pédale n’est capable d’offrir.
Basée sur notre puissant nouveau processeur UAFX à double moteur, l’Astra est une superbe pédale qui produit de magnifiques modulations vintage avec un niveau de réalisme et d’originalité incomparables. Tout est réuni pour nourrir votre inspiration pendant des décennies.Apporter de la texture à vos sons grâce à un chorus/vibrato Bucket Brigade japonais mythique datant de 1976 environ
Explorer les limites d’un légendaire flanger/doubler Bucket Brigade en rack pour le studio
Retrouver toute la richesse du trémolo à lampes des années 1960, tout droit sorti de vos amplis guitare américains préférés
Accéder rapidement aux sons grâce aux modes Live/Preset, et jouer en profitant d’un footswitch silencieux, de la coloration du préampli et d’un bypass complet/à buffer*
Télécharger les effets Phaser X90 et Dharma Trem 61 supplémentaires lors de l’enregistrement de la pédale
Profiter de la conception et de la fabrication haut de gamme signées UA sur votre pedalboard et ce, pendant des décennies
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Chorus Brigade: Modulation Japonaise Mythique
Lors de sa sortie en 1976, cette légendaire pédale Bucket Brigade grise révolutionna le son de la musique grâce à son chorus dense et luxuriant, et à son vibrato ondoyant. Le mode Brigade Chorus de l’Astra vous permet de profiter de l’émulation la plus complète du circuit de cet effet mythique, y compris son préampli pour obtenir d’authentiques saturations. Vous pourrez ainsi apporter de subtiles touches de texture analogique, du moelleux, de la brillance et du mouvement à tout ce que vous jouez.
Flanger/Doubler: Un Classique des Studios en Rack
Ce flanger/doubler de studio classique en rack repose sur la technologie Bucket Brigade de la fin des années 1970. Il est réputé pour ses effets de whoosh époustouflants, mais aussi pour densifier le son de façon naturelle et générer pléthore de sonorités étranges qui vont bien au-delà des flangers traditionnels. L’effet Flanger/Dblr de l’Astra est le seul qui émule la totalité du circuit de ce processeur ultra-rare. Il en capture les caractéristiques originales à la perfection et met au bout de votre pied d’extraordinaires effets de flanger/doubler complexes.
Trem 65: Le ”Frisson” d’un Ampli à Lampes
Peu de choses sont comparables au trémolo optique à lampes des amplificateurs américains des années 1960. Trem 65 est une émulation fidèle de ce circuit classique qui délivre un son profond, ondulant, l’essence même des ambiances vibrantes. Des frémissements chatoyants jusqu’au véritable chaos, chaque nuance dynamique a été capturée dans le style UA, y compris les interactions complexes entre la photorésistance et la lampe 12AT7. De plus, vous pouvez aller encore plus loin et créer vos propres textures en variant les réglages des ondes sinusoïdale et carrée.
Deux Moteurs de Modulation Stéréo, une Créativité Illimitée
Grâce à son architecture unique à deux processeurs, le moteur UAFX qui équipe l’Astra est capable de piloter deux instances stéréo distinctes de chaque effet de modulation. C’est comme si vous aviez deux effets Bucket Brigade matériels, ou deux circuits de trémolo, fonctionnant simultanément. Vous obtenez ainsi d’impressionnantes textures complexes qui se répartissent dans tout le champ stéréo.
Une Pédale Haut de Gamme
Avec ses puissantes fonctionnalités haut de gamme, notamment ses convertisseurs de qualité studio, ses deux moteurs de traitement, ses effets supplémentaires à télécharger lors de l’enregistrement de la pédale, ses modes Live/Preset, son bypass complet/à buffer* et son footswitch silencieux, l’Astra Modulation Machine n’attend plus que vous pour composer votre palette sonore.
Watch the Reviews
“Astra Modulation Machine went straight to work. It’s better than any chorus that I’ve heard. I have a feeling my next ten records are going to be covered with it.”
– Dave Cobb (Rival Sons, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson)
“UAFX pedals have truly recreated classic analog effects of the past, and made them better.”
– Butch Walker (Green Day, Weezer, Taylor Swift)
“UAFX pedals sound amazing. They're instant inspiration with the right amount of tweakability.”
– Lyle Workman (Beck, Sting)Remarque : l’Astra Modulation Machine nécessite une alimentation moderne blindée de 400 mA (vendue séparément). Rendez-vous ici pour consulter les alimentations recommandées.Avis clients
D. Stevens
11 mai 2023
Incredible Sounding Pedal
The Astra is jam packed with features and sounds that inspire me every day I plug into it. I would love to have a full on...
En lire plusD. Stevens
18 février 2023
Incredible Sound
Very lush and rich sounding pedal. It literally sounds expensive and that's exactly what you pay for. UA knocked this one out of the park.
En lire plusB. Vavra
17 janvier 2022
Good but needs wow factor.
Pedal sounds great and holds true to those vintage sounds. Dharma trem adds something new to the already laden landscape of modulation multieffects pedals. I think this pedal would be a...
En lire plusP. Ghignone
27 septembre 2021
Phenomenal Sounds - all it needs is presets or MIDI or preferably both
The sounds in this pedal really are sublime, I honestly can't make one complaint about them. The chorus is incredible, the 65 trem is spot on, and the fact no one talks about the uni-vibe...
En lire plusD. Morisset
16 août 2021
I want more modes and presets.
I spent the night playing the Astra with headphones, using the Walrus Audio ACS1 Amp and Cab Pedal. The Tones are superb. What I would like, is a Univibe and Rotary Modulations, in...
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Caractéristiques
• Les trémolos Bucket Brigade et à lampes de référence les plus authentiques jamais capturés dans une pédale d’effets haut de gamme.
• Émulation complète d’une pédale mythique de chorus/vibrato japonaise
• Capture intégrale du circuit d’un mythique flanger/doubler de studio en rack datant des années 1970
• Modélisation à l’identique du trémolo optique à lampes d’amplis américains classiques des années 1960
• Sauvegarde et rappel de votre preset favori, footswitch silencieux, bypass complet/à buffer*
• Effets Phaser X90 et Dharma Trem 61 à télécharger gratuitement lors de l’enregistrement de la pédale.
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Avis clients
Astra Modulation Machine
D. Stevens
Incredible Sounding Pedal
The Astra is jam packed with features and sounds that inspire me every day I plug into it.
I would love to have a full on Uni-Vibe option, that would take this pedal over the top.G. Saginario
fantastic vintage sound!
fantastic vintage sound!
D. Stevens
Incredible Sound
Very lush and rich sounding pedal. It literally sounds expensive and that's exactly what you pay for. UA knocked this one out of the park.
C. Cochran
Awesome sounds, needs more functionality.
The stereo chorus is worth the price of the pedal, absolute magic. I wish there was a mode with depth and rate controls though. L The flanger is a PITA to use, I really really wish it was an Electric Mistress instead of the MXR. The trem and phase 90 are great as well.
C. Jones
Least interesting of the initial 3 UAFX pedals
I have the Golden Reverberator and Starlight as well. In comparison, this one leave a little to be desired. The chorus is great but simple. Would love an update with a rotary option and maybe a tape doubler like the Strymon Deco. There's so much potential for this to be an incredible pedal since they could in theory add more algorithms.
M. Hakenson
Good pedal but it needs more effects for the price
This is a good sounding pedal but it lacks enough effect variety for the money. You alrady own dytronics tri-chorus & the dimension D. Add them. A Uni-vibe or Leslie would be great. I owned it for a few days but returned it and bought something with more features & effects. Sorry. I’d buy it again because of the sound quality if it only had more choices.
B. Vavra
Good but needs wow factor.
Pedal sounds great and holds true to those vintage sounds. Dharma trem adds something new to the already laden landscape of modulation multieffects pedals.
I think this pedal would be a game changer if it included a more versatile chorus option. The brigade one knob sounds fantastic, but adding something like a tri-stereochorus algorithm would make the pedal something I couldn't ever sell.P. Ghignone
Phenomenal Sounds - all it needs is presets or MIDI or preferably both
The sounds in this pedal really are sublime, I honestly can't make one complaint about them. The chorus is incredible, the 65 trem is spot on, and the fact no one talks about the uni-vibe in the Dharma-Trem is insane to me, it's that good. I also like the fact that the sounds are expandable as well, keeps me excited for the future of this pedal.
Really, the only thing lacking from this pedal is the lack of Presets (1 only) and MIDI functionality. Some people complain about the knobs having different functions for different effects, but this honestly would not be an issue if more presets were available, you could just dial in all your favourite tones and save them, and barely need to use the knobs again.
The issue is that for a pedal at this price point, being limited to just 1 preset is simply not up to the standards set by its competitors. MIDI functionality would also be standard. It can be marketed as a studio tool first, but it's a pedal, not a rack unit, and it needs to be treated as such. I truly hope they add these features in the future, and they wouldn't be the first company to do it either.D. Morisset
I want more modes and presets.
I spent the night playing the Astra with headphones, using the Walrus Audio ACS1 Amp and Cab Pedal.
The Tones are superb.
What I would like, is a Univibe and Rotary Modulations, in stereo. Since the Phaser X90 and Dharma Trem 61 are available online, I guess the template for more Modulation Downloads already exists.
Secondly, I would love to be able to store more presets, at least 1 preset per Modulation, in addition to storing the last dialed in parameters for each Mode.
EXH does this with the Oceans 12 and having these features would make the pedal more Pedalboard friendly.
I don't record in any studio, but I do jam sessions and play guitar at church, so the less noodling with the board the better.
That being said, this is the First Flanger Setting that I have tried that I like. Very, Very nice without the harsh swirling tones I associate with Flangers.
The Chorus setting is simply sublime.E. Bass
Great on guitars - also on synths
Really impressed with this so far, the thing sounds fantastic.
D. Jackson
The Best Modulation
I have owned a lot high end modulation pedals and this one tops them all.
a. dhar
Mod to the Max
Being in possession of some vintage classics, purchased Astra mainly to enable to have the mod sounds in one unit. Astra went beyond expectations. Upon first placement on my pedalboard, I have to say the depth and character of each sound is stellar. The build is superb but the effects are the real star here. The research that went into this must have been phenomenal. UA has captured the mojo of the best and this unit outshines my "standard" and now weary classic pedals. Thank you UA
c. nishimura
Extremely tasteful
The Good: Sounds here are extremely tasteful, stereo is outrageously lush. This pedal will knock plenty, if not all, of your modulations off your board effortlessly. Every setting is spectacular, usable and inspirational. A painful kind of love can be felt that went into this.
The Sad: Nothing gets wild or remotely experimental, a missed opportunity to add innovative new parameters with the wealth of extra knobs at hand. Toggle switches can be awkward to access. Price, well what did you expect?
