Ep. 109 - Søren Jongberg, Carl Martin Effects

Hej hej! This week your buds have a lovely virtual sit down with CEO of Carl Martin Effects, Søren Jongberg. Søren takes us through his early days growing up Denmark, “upgrading” a banjo into a snare drum, and eventually starting East Sound Research by getting building PAs, moving into a proper recording studio, and building bass amplifiers. We dig into the evolution of Carl Martin as a brand, the joy of playing with sound, aiming for three dimensionality in tone, treating pedals as outboard, the first Carl Martin effect the Hot Drive ’n Boost, and more recent successes like the PlexiRanger and the Octaswitch series. Stick around to the end to hear about the next big thing from CM, the Ampster. Also discussed: Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac, embarrassing gear, free plugins from Native Instruments and Izotope, Apple lossless audio, and the Smoothhound Innovations SIVA. Don’t join the chorus of negative internet buttholes.