Analog Alien EPI Effects Pedal Interface

The Right Way to Mix with Guitar Pedals

Use the Analog Alien EPI Effects Pedal Interface to use your favorite guitar effects pedals for mixing in a studio environment — or even in live sound applications. Matching instrument-level effects boxes with line-level signal flows normally requires a few different devices to properly match signal levels and preserve fidelity, but not when you have the EPI. With dual send and return loops for your effects pedals, balanced output for recording interfaces or mixing consoles, and guitar-level inputs and outputs, the Analog Alien EPI Effects Pedal Interface allows you to use your guitar pedals as studio-quality effects processors.

Smart solution for much more than effects

Use it as a DI

Connect your guitar or bass to the instrument input on the Analog Alien EPI, then connect the thru jack to your amplifier. You can use the balanced XLR output to connect directly to a mixing console or recording interface.

Re-amp tracks from your DAW

Route a dry guitar or bass track to a balanced output on your audio interface, and connect it to the EPI's balanced input. Connect the buffered guitar output to your amplifier of choice, mic it up, and you're ready to re-amp tracks from your DAW.

Record with your effects pedals

Regardless of your recording style, you can use the Analog Alien EPI to optimize your signal level for any device. Plug your guitar into your pedal chain, then run the chain into the main input on the EPI to take advantage of its magical input stage. Or run your guitar into the EPI, with your pedals arranged in the two loops, and switch between them at will. Either way, you'll be able to send a balanced XLR output to pro-level recording devices, or out of the RCA output for -10dBu consumer devices — even directly into your smartphone.