# Source Audio LLC

> Source Audio is a Woburn, Massachusetts effects-pedal maker founded in 2006 by ex-Analog Devices and Kurzweil engineers who realized a semiconductor chip built for other purposes was a perfect brain for guitar effects. Over two decades it built a catalog of delay, reverb, synth, filter and distortion pedals - the Nemesis, Ventris, C4 and Collider among them - all reprogrammable through its Neuro app, and earned a spot on stages tied to David Gilmour, U2 and John Mayer. In July 2026, string giant Ernie Ball agreed to acquire the company.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Woburn, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Roger Smith (President / CEO / Co-Founder), Jesse Remignanti (VP of Engineering / Co-Founder), Bob Chidlaw (Chief Scientist / Co-Founder), C. Hunter Boll (COO / CFO / Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~6-20 employees
- **Products:** Hot Hand, Soundblox / Soundblox Pro Series, Nemesis Delay, Ventris Dual Reverb, C4 Synth
- **Notable:** Received product and innovation awards from Premier Guitar, Guitar Player, Sound On Sound, Guitar World, Bass Player and Electronic Musician., Pedals adopted on stages and recordings tied to David Gilmour, U2, John Mayer and Victor Wooten., Pioneered dual-processor reverb (Ventris) that later influenced competitors.

## Products & services

- **Hot Hand** — Motion-sensing wireless ring controller that lets a player manipulate effects like wah and filter by moving their hand; the company's debut product.
- **Soundblox / Soundblox Pro Series** — Early multi-band distortion, filter and bass effects line introduced at NAMM, adding presets, graphic EQ and MIDI.
- **Nemesis Delay** — Flagship delay pedal combining classic tape/analog emulations with modern digital delays; deeply editable via the Neuro app.
- **Ventris Dual Reverb** — Reverb pedal with two independent DSP processors, running two reverbs in series, parallel or split stereo.
- **C4 Synth** — Pedal-format modular-style synthesizer with four voices that became a go-to tool for modern bassists.
- **Collider Delay+Reverb** — Single pedal merging the Nemesis delay engine and Ventris reverb engine with dual processing.
- **EQ2 Programmable Equalizer** — 10-band parametric stereo equalizer with 128 presets used across genres.
- **Neuro Editor / Neuro 3 App** — Free desktop and mobile software for deep editing, preset management and preset sharing across Source Audio pedals; Neuro 3 added SoundCheck for building presets without hardware.
- **Encounter Ambient Delay+Reverb** — Ambient pedal featuring Bob Chidlaw's Hypersphere Reverb, modeling a room with no walls, ceiling or floor.

## Achievements

- Received product and innovation awards from Premier Guitar, Guitar Player, Sound On Sound, Guitar World, Bass Player and Electronic Musician.
- Pedals adopted on stages and recordings tied to David Gilmour, U2, John Mayer and Victor Wooten.
- Pioneered dual-processor reverb (Ventris) that later influenced competitors.
- Built the Neuro software ecosystem for deep editing and preset sharing across its hardware line.
- Sustained an independent, innovation-led run for 20 years before the 2026 Ernie Ball acquisition.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Ernie Ball announced a definitive agreement to acquire Source Audio; the brand will continue operating independently.
- **2025** — Released the Encounter Ambient Delay+Reverb with Hypersphere Reverb and added SoundCheck to the Neuro 3 app.
- **2024** — Launched Neuro 3, a full software rewrite, plus the Artifakt Lo-Fi Elements pedal.

## Links

- Website: https://sourceaudio.net
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/source-audio-llc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sourceaudiofx
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/sourceaudio
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sourceaudio
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/sourceaudio
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sourceaudio

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