TC ELECTRONIC
MIMIQ
REVIEW BY SAM HILL
STREET PRICE $129.95
TC Electronic is constantly
innovating in the realm of
electric guitar effects, so it
should be no surprise that
they keep the hits coming,
whether it’s NAMM season
or not. The latest gem is the
Mimiq Doubler. What is a
doubler, you say? I’m glad
you asked. Listen to the
classic Black Sabbath track
“War Pigs.” When you hear
Tony Iommi’s solo, it sounds
like there are multiple
guitars playing in unison.
If you heard that prior to
having any knowledge of
electric guitar recording
techniques, you may have
thought that he played a
perfect copy of his solo.
While he may be capable
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of such a feat, he actually
used double tracking effects
in the studio to get that
massive sound. TC makes it
easy for you to get a variety
of such effects without
cloning yourself. When you
have access to myriad tools
in the studio, doubling is no
problem. However, creating
realistic doubling sounds
live can be difficult. Have
no fear—the Mimiq has
you covered.
The Mimiq has a simple
layout featuring three
knobs and a toggle switch.
“Effect” controls how
much of the doubling
effect is in your signal,
Dry is the dry portion,
and Tightness determines
TC Electronic Mimiq
whether you get a superfast, immediate double
tracking, or a delayed,
lagging effect. TC wisely
included stereo inputs and
outputs to ensure you can
use this device to its fullest
potential.
The Mimiq makes math
fun. Setting the toggle
switch to 1 gives you the
sound of your guitar plus
one extra, giving you the
sound of two guitars total.
Set the switch to 2, and
you have three guitars,
and putting the switch on
3 gives you the sound of
four guitars total. You can
determine how tight or
loose the dubs are with
the Tightness knob. With