NAMM 2023: Bastl has had skin in the mini mixer game for a while, with its popular Dude hardware being released in 2017. Now the company has reimagined that diminutive box of audio delights and released Bestie, a revamped version that offers flexible stereo connectivity and has been built with portable USB setups in mind.
But there’s more. Bestie has a dirty little secret - namely, that channel 3 is pre-routed as a feedback channel that can be used to add a pinch of distortion. When used in this manner, levels before 12 o'clock add distortion and gain, and you can move into self-oscillation territory if you go beyond this. Push it to the max and you'll hear tremolo-like effects.
