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Description

Transform your sound with the Rocktron Intellifex, a revered effects processor that has become a staple in studios and live setups worldwide. Known for its 8-effect lineup, the Intellifex delivers lush reverbs, chorus effects, pitch shifting, and more, all in a single rack unit. This processor is celebrated for its seamless integration into both digital and analog setups, making it an ideal choice for musicians seeking to expand their sonic palette without compromising on quality.

The Intellifex is designed with musicians in mind, offering intuitive controls and a user-friendly interface. Its digital processing power ensures that each effect retains clarity and depth, whether you're dialing in subtle ambient textures or creating bold, transformative sounds. With its robust construction, the Intellifex is engineered to withstand the rigors of both studio environments and live performances.

Key Features:

  • 8 simultaneous digital effects: reverb, delay, chorus, pitch shifting, and more
  • Intuitive user interface with easy-to-navigate controls
  • High-quality digital processing for pristine sound clarity
  • Seamless integration with both digital and analog setups
  • Rugged rack-mountable design for durability and portability
  • MIDI compatibility for enhanced control and versatility
Leon Todd

Leon Todd

5 Killer Tones - Rocktron Intellifex

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5 Killer Tones - Rocktron Intellifex

Leon Todd

Leon Todd

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Why I Still Love the Intellifex

Leon Todd

Leon Todd

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Rocktron Intellifex Demo (Original Intellifex)

rockanthems

rockanthems

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Rocktron Intellifex & Fender Deluxe 5E3 1957

Patrick Hoss

Patrick Hoss

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Rocktron Intellifex presets

Echoplexi

Echoplexi

Reviews

Owner Insights

We analyzed real musician discussions from forums and Reddit to find what players love, question, and tweak about Rocktron Intellifex.

Features and functionality

  • Modulated delays cannot achieve short delay times; even at "0 ms," delays start at 29 ms and sweep to a minimum of 15 ms.

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  • The Intellifex supports ambient patches with modulated reverbs, where 4 modulated delays feed into a reverb, enhancing dynamics and smoothing crude reverb algorithms.

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  • Known for "ADT"-style chorus reminiscent of 80s metal, and analog dry-through with adjustable levels for each stereo side.

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User experience

  • Though challenging to program, it allows exploration of psycho-acoustic effects and stereo imaging by using modulated delay feedback.

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Comparisons

  • Owners note the Lexicon PCM80 surpasses the Intellifex in functionality, yet the Intellifex remains a valuable secondary processor.

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Use cases and applications

  • Commonly used to replicate Dean Deleo's Leslie tones, illustrating its effectiveness in achieving specific artist-inspired sounds.

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hugovmonteiro

One of the most underated rack effects unit

One of the most underated rack effects unit nowadays. It cost around 1000$ when sold has new. With astonishing sound clarity in each effect chain and true bypass when needed. Completely programmable from a PC using a MIDI-to-Usb cable and Rocktron's proprietary patch editor.

jimmarchi1

I was actually just looking at these on reverb, they are mad cheap and were really well regarded when they came out.... they're just not quite as flexible as all the TC G-stuff, and TC has THE NAME

hugovmonteiro

Indeed!

Artist usage

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See how Brian May uses Rocktron Intellifex

Brian May

Keyboardist, Guitarist

Queen

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In this video, Brian May's rig is shown to consist of a Rocktron Intellifex and a TC Electronic G Force.

See how Buckethead uses Rocktron Intellifex

Buckethead

Guitarist, Bassist

Guns N' Roses

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Verified via Guitar Lobby

According to Guitar Lobby, Buckethead used Rocktron Intellifex.

See how Stephen Carpenter uses Rocktron Intellifex

Stephen Carpenter

Guitarist

Deftones

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A detailed gear diagram for Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, traces the signal flow of the equipment, containing a Rocktron Intellifex, in his 2011 guitar rig.

See how Alexi Laiho uses Rocktron Intellifex

Alexi Laiho

Singer, Guitarist

Children of Bodom

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Verified via Guitargeek

In the 2006 Guitar Rig and Gear Setup featured on Guitargeek, Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom is shown using the Rocktron Intellifex to split his guitar signal into stereo.

See how Allan Holdsworth uses Rocktron Intellifex

Allan Holdsworth

Guitarist

Level 42

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According to this article Allan uses a Rocktron Intellifex.

See how Andreas Kisser uses Rocktron Intellifex

Andreas Kisser

Guitarist

Sepultura

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Andreas Kisser of Sepultura has used the Rocktron Intellifex effects processor, as noted on Angelfire.

See how Glenn Tipton uses Rocktron Intellifex

Glenn Tipton

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Judas Priest

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Glenn Tipton uses the Rocktron Intellifex effects processor, as listed on his official website.

See how Vivian Campbell uses Rocktron Intellifex

Vivian Campbell

Guitarist

Thin Lizzy

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Vivian uses a Rocktron Intellifex, according to Guitar Geek.

See how Michael Angelo Batio uses Rocktron Intellifex

Michael Angelo Batio

Guitarist

Manowar

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"(...) Vintage digital rack... (...)" And he describes everything.

See how Paul Masvidal uses Rocktron Intellifex

Paul Masvidal

Guitarist

Death (Metal Band)

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Gear Gods: Whenever I get the chance to talk to bands that were playing years and years ago, I think about how the tones that were available then were so different, and so much more limited. Cynic was trailblazing the ability to jump between so many different genres, which was a lot harder to do back in the early ‘90s. What were you and Jason playing through on the Focus tours? And how difficult was it to achieve the breadth of tones?

Paul Masvidal: Was I running an MP-1? I think I was. Yeah, at that time I was a rack guy. I had a 15-space rackmount. My main preamp was an ADA MP-1 and I used an ADA midi controller. I had a Roland GM-70 guitar synth, which was really cool back then because it had Portamento [pitch glide between notes, instead of set intervals]. You could assign custom midi controllers to the unit on your guitar. It was just really hip for its time. It was very clunky in terms of a big, bulky thing, but what you could do with it was phenomenal. It just had this natural, flawed, organic kind of thing that was very cool at the time.

And I had a Digitech, and then a Rane: different EQs that were programmable. So the EQs were constantly changing the guitar synth. And then with the guitar synth I had a, I think, a Yamaha TX 81Z, which was an FM analog old-school synth module. And I think I was using a Rocktron Intellifex back then. I had a bunch of different stuff, and it was all interacting. It was kind of a midi nightmare, but it was functional.

See how Gregor Mackintosh uses Rocktron Intellifex

Gregor Mackintosh

Guitarist

Paradise Lost

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Gregor Mackintosh used the Rocktron Intellifex effects processor on the albums "Draconian Times" and "One Second," as evidenced by the user-uploaded photo.

See how Jay Noel Yuenger uses Rocktron Intellifex

Jay Noel Yuenger

Guitarist

White Zombie

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Next, there’s a bunch of Rocktron stuff : Intellifex, Guitar Silencer noise gates, Rocktron-Bradshaw switching system.

Album Usage

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Genre Usage

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Used With

Based on how musicians on Equipboard use Rocktron Intellifex, it is most commonly used with the following gear.

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Gear IQ 865

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Gear IQ 865

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Gear IQ 155

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Gear IQ 865

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