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Our products are world class in both quality and tonal performance while giving you the tools you need to find 'the sound in your head'.
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1 Oct 2020 to 30 Jun 2021
With the support of an Innovate UK Smart Grant, Blackstar aims to research technology relating to an innovative Public Address (PA) System. The technology will make it quick and simple for musicians to achieve a professional live sound. This technology will include: 1. A unique and intuitive User Interface (UI). 2. Unique sound-shaping features. 3. Intell...
1 Nov 2015 to 31 Oct 2016
We aim to develop new technology that will enable Blackstar to enter a new market - Home Audio. As designers and manufacturers of guitar amplifiers and guitar pedals, Blackstar have gained an international reputation for innovation and engineering quality, with several patents. The Soundshaper project creates a set of unique features that allow a portable...
1 Oct 2015 to 31 Jan 2016
As an UK-based guitar amplifier manufacturer, Blackstar have an international reputation for innovation & sound quality. We have previously used grant funding to challenge the state of the art through digital technology and offer entirely new product ranges. This has had a significant impact on amplifier sales with Blackstar rising to No.2 in the US in un...
1 Aug 2015 to 31 Jul 2016
Through Proof of Concept grant funding, we aim to develop the technology to accurately analyse and reproduce the dynamics of an acoustic instrument to provide a true representation of that sound at higher volumes. We will do this through Digital Signal Processing (DSP) within the amp and by calibrating and utilising the benefits of digital amp technology....
1 Aug 2015 to 31 Oct 2015
Soundshaper is the core technology concept that evolves BlackStar’s innovative & potentially patentable ‘Superwide Stereo’ proven concept found in their successful ID:Core electric guitar amplifiers, that were developed through previous grant funding and have now been fully commercialised with significant success. Through this PoM grant, we will investiga...
1 Feb 2012 to 31 Jan 2013
Blackstar successfully completed a Research project for Guitar Amplifiers (Ref EMX06825) in April 2011. This follow-on project seeks to use the results to develop a range of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) based guitar amplifiers that are indistinguishable from valve based guitar amps in terms of both sound and tone quality, whilst keeping equivalent soni...
