Stompbox Fever: Source Audio Orbital Modulator By Matt Blackett
Tue, 23 Jul 2013  IF THE ORBITAL MODULATOR ($169 street) from
Source Audio wasn’t my favorite pedal at this year’s NAMM Show,
it was in the top two. Although it appears to be essentially a
collection of 12 different chorus, flange, and phase flavors
(plus tremolo!), the Orb Mod actually goes way beyond that
generous offering by giving you crazy control over how you
modulate and manipulate those effects. The results range from
trad to rad to mindbending, all with righteous sonic quality.  I
plugged a PRS SC58 into the OM then into a Bad Cat Hot Cat.
Being an unabashed chorus guy, I selected the Quad Chorus
setting and was blown away by what I heard: not just rich,
dimensional chorusing—it definitely had that—but incredibly
quiet operation, impressive low end, and no seasick out-of-
tuneness that bedevils so many chorus pedals. Cruising through
the other effect choices revealed loads of thick, chewy sounds,
with the Thru Zero Flange and 8 Stage Phas