AC Noises is an Italian boutique effects pedal company founded in 2016 by Andrea Ragusa and Claudia Bellotti, a couple based in Cermenate, Italy. The name comes from their initials — A for Andrea, C for Claudia — paired with the noises they build their pedals to produce. Andrea, a composer and sound designer, develops the circuits, sources the components, and hand-assembles each pedal, while Claudia, a photographer and illustrator, creates the original artwork that appears on the enclosures.

The company launched with a trio of dirt pedals — VOLA (preamp/overdrive), COMBATTI (distortion), and ESPLORA (fuzz) — before moving toward more experimental, sound-design-oriented circuits. Their later catalog includes the AMA (reverb with oscillator and bit crusher), URLA (CMOS fuzz with dual resonant filter), RESPIRA (shimmer reverb with tremolo), and RICORDA (stereo granular reverb with freeze/loop).

AC Noises occupies a niche in the boutique pedal world aimed at ambient, experimental, and texture-focused players, with small-batch production and limited retro-series editions. Their pedals have been used by members of bands including Mogwai, Nine Inch Nails, Trentemøller, and Smashing Pumpkins.

AC Noises has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Reverb Effects Pedals, Fuzz Effects Pedals, and Tremolo Effects Pedals. Their gear is featured by 7 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Electronic, and Metal. Notable users include Stuart Braithwaite, Matt Pike, and Alessandro Cortini.