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“Playing along to streamed music works a treat and, while a straight dry click might not be everyone’s favored choice, it’s a useful facility”: Walrus Audio Canvas Rehearsal review
Walrus Audio’s new utility pedal is designed to sit at the end of your pedalboard and deliver silent practice options
There are various ways to take care of private practice needs, and Walrus Audio’s Canvas Rehearsal expands that range of options. As a practical widget with a specific feature set that will have definite appeal to some players, it could be a useful adjunct to your pedalboard.
Pros
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Compact size.
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Metronome tap tempo.
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Wireless and physical music streaming.
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Headphone and standard jack output options.
Cons
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A bit pricey for what it is.
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We’d have liked to have more headphone volume
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The latest of Walrus Audio’s rapidly expanding Canvas range of utility items is the Canvas Rehearsal, which the company is promoting as an all-in-one rehearsal tool.
Its basic remit is that it allows you to plug in and listen to your instrument through headphones or a connected sound system, playing along to its built-in metronome and/or any tracks you care to send into it through a mini-jack stereo input or wirelessly via Bluetooth.
Specs
(Image credit: Walrus Audio)
PRICE: $/£249
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Stereo practice tool
FEATURES: Metronome with tap tempo, tempo range 40-250bpm, Bluetooth, MIDI
CONTROLS: HP output, Screen Control encoder, Guitar volume, Click volume, Aux volume, Tap button, footswitch
CONNECTIONS: Standard inputs (Left/Mono, Right), standard outputs (Left/Mono, Right), TRS Stereo 3.5mm Aux input, TRS Stereo 3.5mm headphone output, MIDI in, MIDI thru, USB
While you can plug a guitar straight in, the natural place for the unit is at the end of a chain of effects pedals to give you a more inspiring sound, particularly so if there’s an amp-in-a-box pedal involved.
Walrus Audio sees the Canvas Rehearsal as the ideal companion for the guitarist with a pedalboard who wants to practise or work up new material.
The footswitch stops and starts the metronome, and you can set its tempo via the rotary encoder by using the Tap button that flashes at the set tempo or via the footswitch in tap tempo mode. The encoder can also deliver a choice of four time signatures, a range of divisions for the tap tempo, and turn on an accent at the beginning of each measure. There’s also control via MIDI.
Getting external music into the unit is as simple as pairing it with your streaming device via Bluetooth or running a mini-jack stereo cable in for a physical connection.
(Image credit: Walrus Audio)
Three small knobs mix the guitar/metronome/music blend that you hear in your headphones – just set a mix that works for you and turn up the large HP knob to set the overall volume, which, incidentally, we needed to set quite high to get a reasonable vibe going through our particular ’phones.
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Verdict
Verdict: ★★★★☆
(Image credit: Walrus Audio)
Playing along to streamed music works a treat and, while a straight dry click would not necessarily be everyone’s favoured rhythmic practice choice, it’s a useful facility.
As a practical widget with a specific feature set that will have definite appeal to some players
And with various options available as to what you send out of the main outputs, it could be sent to a rehearsal room PA as an aid to band practice.
Guitar World verdict: There are various ways to take care of private practice needs, and Walrus Audio’s Canvas Rehearsal expands that range of options. As a practical widget with a specific feature set that will have definite appeal to some players, it could be a useful adjunct to your pedalboard.
Hands-on videos
Walrus Audio
Walrus Audio Canvas Rehearsal Control Overview - YouTube
Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.
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