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This past summer, I had the privilege to enter the world of effects from Polyend – their MESS Multi-Effect Step Sequencer and PRESS Analog Stereo Compressor are two of the most beautiful and excellent-sounding units I’ve seen, and I’ve got another gem from these guys for you all today. The ENDLESS Stereo Effects Creation Platform lets you literally type in what kind of pedal you want, and the unique PLAYGROUND system...

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After the mammoth sequencing whirlwind that is the MESS Multi-Effects Step Sequencer, which I had the pleasure of reviewing last month, I was wondering what else the folks at Polyend were capable of creating. The answer comes to us all in the form of the PRESS Analog Stereo Compressor, a stereo-laden, sidechain-inducing, end-all be-all of compressors, and one that I found to be particularly intriguing. Grab those headphones and put...

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We’re heading deep into outer space and auditory exploration today, with an effects unit the likes of which has never really been here in the lab. The Polyend MESS is a multi-effect step sequencer by description, but what it is actually capable of would require a title that’s much, much too long. Combining everyday effects with new & exciting ways to use them, plus all the caveats of modern technology, and...

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