At the jump, there's something quite telling about Electronic Audio Experiments from their name alone. On one hand, it's strikingly to-the-point – electronic, audio, experiments – on another, it's honestly quite multidimensional. Merriam Webster defines "experiment" as,
An operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to discover an unknown effect or law, to test an established hypothesis, or to illustrate a known law
We wouldn't turn to a dictionary definition alone to try to amp you up on Electronic Audio Experiments, rest assured, but there are interesting elements of that definition in the allusions to the known and unknown that are not only tantalizing but undeniably accurate when it comes to EAE.
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There and Back Again
Electronic Audio Experiments was founded in 2015 by guitarist and electrical engineer John Snyder and, according to Snyder, has "only gotten weirder and wilder ever since." Today's EAE operates with a close-knit team out of Boston, Massachusetts of musicians and engineers constantly pushing for their next uncovering of the known or unknown.
The venture that would become Electronic Audio Experiments began with a prototype Longsword overdrive pedal. While attempting to fashion an overdrive that would operate perfectly with a particular clean amp, Snyder unknowingly established a standard for the eventual EAE to come: effects highly inspirational at every level of operation. Utilizing highly intuitive control schemes that can be inspirational no matter how deeply a player explores, Electronic Audio Experiments seeks to offer the best of both worlds – quick inspiration and deep interactivity. Snyder and his team's drive to balance the coexistence of intuitive user interfaces, deep customization, and quick and exciting creative feedback loops has persisted in EAE's last ten years of operation.
Majesty in Circuitry
Since EAE's inception and subsequent success, you can find the brand's name on some of the modern effect pedal world's most celebrated pieces. Among these many beloved effects, Electronic Audio Experiments has since earned a reputation for their striking analog drive and preamp effects. Transistor-based effects like their Model feT and Halberd establish quickly EAE's fondness for amp-style tones and controls. These kinds of effects stand alongside JFET-based preamps like the Citadel, which features similar amp-like designs, controls, and sounds.
While amps and their unique characteristics are of particular fascination for Electronic Audio Experiments, the brand has also stepped forward with more straight-forward effects like their Limelight overdrive, designed in collaboration with the punk band Touché Amoré, and of course, the pedal that made them famous, the Longsword. Analog preamps and overdrives are not the only realm EAE has explored, however. Recently, their foray into the wild of digital has manifested in their Prismatic Wall resonator effect. This exploration into digital frontiers with the Prismatic Wall has shown EAE's mettle as masters of many universes. What's more – if you're in-the-know, you've likely caught on by now – several of EAE's pedal names derive from the many (many) editions of Dungeons & Dragons – just ask the Longsword, Halberd, or Prismatic Wall, to name a few.
Electronic Audio Experiments represents many things. Among those many things, EAE represents a prominent conversation between left-brain and right-brain thinking. Melding the excitement and imagination of music with the power and calculation of electronic sciences, Electronic Audio Experiments pushes the proverbial envelope every time. Uncover your own known and unknown with any of their wonderful devices and trek a new tonal trail.
