Keying in

My meddling with non-guitar tones continues- EHX KEY9. As the name suggests, keyboard-type tones from this pedal. The absolute liking for this pedal is its latency-free processing as illustrated by its other sibling, the C9 (which I own as well). Disclaimer- I've not tried this one with longer cables, as to whether this manifests latency issues, it remains to be tested.

Keying it

The EHX camp is deep in their synth interest. We know because the Key 9 here is their 3rd incarnation of how your guitar is not supposed to sound like a guitar. But we like this illusion; it makes life simpler for many of us in need of that synth input without having keys in our midst. The best thing about these pedals is the absence of latency issues so we get real time interpretation of our signals & that's an over-riding importance. The only dislike is perhaps its retail price: USD293.73...