Turn pedals into outboard gear – and plugins into pedalboard-ready effects – with Electro-Harmonix’s new Effects Interface
Electro-Harmonix has announced the Effects Interface Hardware Plugin, a “first-of-its-kind” studio-and-stage tool designed to blur the line between physical pedals and software plugins.
At its core, Effects Interface is built to tackle two familiar problems for modern guitarists: running tracks from your DAW through real pedals, and integrating plugins into a physical rig. Rather than relying on special converters or direct boxes, the Effects Interface handles your signal and delivers it with care between your hardware and software via a single USB-C connection.
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The Effects Interface operates in three distinct modes. Hardware Plugin Mode allows users to send audio from their DAW through pedals or other outboard gear just like software plugins on a track. Vocals, synths and even MIDI instruments can be routed through guitar pedals with minimal setup.
Pedalboard Mode flips that concept on its head. Here, players can route their instrument into a DAW, process it with plugins, and send the signal back out to their amp or pedal chain – effectively turning plugins into stompboxes. For players who rely on software amp models or effects that don’t exist in hardware form, this opens up new hybrid rig possibilities, both live and in the studio.
Finally, we have the Audio Interface Mode, which allows the unit to function as a traditional 2-in/2-out USB audio interface.
Physically, the Effects Interface is designed to live comfortably on a pedalboard. It features straightforward controls, a single footswitch, stereo I/O with dedicated level control sliders, and a headphone output for monitoring. Power supply and USB-C cable are included, keeping setup as simple as possible.
EHX describes the Effects Interface Hardware Plugin as a way to “knock down the walls between physical and plugin effects”, and the concept will likely appeal to guitarists looking to bridge the gap between modern DAW workflows and traditional rigs.
The Effects Interface Hardware Plugin is available now for $359.
Learn more at EHX.
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