Tech 21
Type | Private |
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Founded | 1989 |
Founder | Andrew Barta |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | effect pedals, amps, and DI boxes |
Website | Tech 21 website |
Tech 21 is a New York based manufacturer of guitar and bass effect pedals, amps, and DI boxes which allow the user to emulate the tone of many popular guitar amps and record those sounds directly into a mixer.
Products
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Tech 21's core product, the SansAmp, was designed by Andrew Barta and introduced in 1989. The SansAmp (from French: sans ampli, "without an amp")[1] is a analog[2] effects pedal emulating a variety of different guitar amplifiers and speakers and enables recording direct to a mixing console.[1] The SansAmp got popular in the 1990s.[3] Later, SansAmp became an entire line of products for various instruments and applications.[4]
Tech 21 offerings include the Fly Rig Series, artist signature gear for Geddy Lee, Richie Kotzen, Paul Landers, dUg Pinnick, and Steve Harris. Other products have included distortion pedals as well as a range of amplifiers that use SansAmp technology built in.
While being the precursor to digital amp modeling technology, Tech 21 relies on analog technology, rather than digital signal processing.[4]
References
- ^ a b Colbeck, Julian; Parsons, Alan (2014-09-01). Alan Parsons' Art & Science of Sound Recording: The Book. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-4803-9723-1.
- ^ Bregitzer, Lorne (2009). Secrets of Recording: Professional Tips, Tools & Techniques. Taylor & Francis. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-240-81127-7.
- ^ World, Guitar (2014-06-01). Guitar World Presents 200 Stompbox Reviews. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-4803-9847-4.
- ^ a b Magazine, Bass. "Tech 21 Celebrates 30th Anniversary". Bass Magazine - The Future of Bass. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
External links
- Tech 21 website
- SOS interview with Andrew Barta
- NAMM Oral History Interview with Andrew Barta, founder January 14, 2009
- NAMM Oral History Interview with Dale Krevens, V.P. January 25, 2015
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