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Products of Music
Get the full story on what makes a great music technology product, with 1-1 conversations from leading voices and founders. Hosted by Adam Wakeling, Product Manager.
Products of Music
How EAE Became One of The Most Distinctive Pedal Brands | John Snyder
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Welcome to Products of Music, a podcast sharing Inside stories and expert insights on product innovation in music technology.
In this episode:
Host Adam Wakeling speaks with John Snyder, Founder of Electronic Audio Experiments (EAE), about his journey, approach to product development at the company, tips for aspiring pedal builders, as well as his new reverb pedal with a pre-amp in the works.
To learn more about the company, visit: https://www.electronicaudioexperiments.com
Chapters:
00:00 Preview
01:10 Intro
02:10 EAE founder story
05:35 Dude Incredible V1
06:32 Sending V1
07:00 EAE's unique value proposition
07:40 Longsword pedal
08:53 Prismatic Wall pedal
09:45 Where ideas come from
10:45 Book recommendations for pedal design
13:15 Tips for beginner pedal builders
16:07 How to find out why a pedal sounds good
18:55 Art versus engineering
20:10 Chase Bliss sponsor feat. Big Time
21:10 How the Halberd was developed
24:47 Through hole versus surface mount
25:30 Noisy pedals
29:31 Sunn O))) in concert experience
30:32 New tube amp in development
36:30 New Hypersleep successor Reverb pedal
40:40 Big Time Chase Bliss collab story
46:15 Thoughts on trends and digital modelers
51:03 Favorite EAE pedal
54:20 Most underrated EAE pedal
55:26 John's top 3 pedals of all time
58:50 New reverb pedal visual reveal
59:20 Plans on bringing back the Dude Incredible
01:01:54 Other pedal company shout-outs
01:07:02 Favorite Pile song
01:08:40 Outro
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