Summer NAMM 2017: Hotone lifts the lid on Xtomp Mini Bluetooth modelling effects pedal
Over 140 guitar and bass effects onboard
SUMMER NAMM 2017: Hotone has announced the Xtomp Mini Bluetooth modelling effects pedal, a downsized version of its well-received, effect-rammed Xtomp, launched last year.
Offering over 140 effects for guitar and bass, the Xtomp Mini integrates with an iOS/Android/desktop app via Bluetooth/USB to load up new sounds.
Effects types span Amplifier, Cabinet, Distortion, Dynamic, Frequency, Modulation and Ambient, while Hotone’s Comprehensive Dynamic Circuit Modelling (CDCM) tech promises “larger and more complex modelling algorithms” than its rivals, for increased realism.
The Xtomp Mini is available now for $149.99. Head over to Hotone Audio for more info.
Features
Solid aluminum alloy stompbox design
Buffered bypass On/Off footswitch (100% pure analog signal path)
Six transparent parameter knobs with LEDs
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CDCM technology generates realistic/natural tones and effects
24-bit A/D/A conversion
105dB signal-to-noise ratio
20Hz–20kHz frequency response
30+ amplifier/cabinet models
60+ pedal effect models
50+ Hotone original effects
Growing model/effects library (monthly updates)
Free mobile app (iOS and Android) for loading/managing firmware updates/effects via Bluetooth
Free desktop app (Windows and macOS) for loading/managing firmware updates/effects via USB port
9V DC (center negative) operation (power supply sold separately)
Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.
