Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror vs Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
The Alexander Pedals Quadrant Audio Mirror and the Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini are both pedals sharing analog warmth, dark, ambient. The Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini leans modulated and slapback. Current prices: $199.99 vs $152.85.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.54% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Blues
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- analog warmth
- dark
- ambient
- low gain
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$199.99via Reverb
$152.85via Reverb
The Alexander Pedals Quadrant (also marketed as Quadrant Audio Mirror) is a four-mode NEO Series digital delay pedal with an analog dry signal path ensuring no coloration of the dry signal regardless of mode. Four delay engines — MAG (warm tape-style repeats with progressive top and bottom rolloff), BBD (warm bucket-brigade character closely emulating the Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man), DIG (clean bright early-digital clarity), and LOFI (deliberately degraded lo-fi repeat textures) — cover the classic delay spectrum. Features expression pedal morphing between two complete preset settings and MIDI with firmware updates via USB.
The MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini is a compact analog bucket brigade delay that condenses the hugely popular Carbon Copy into a mini enclosure. It delivers warm, dark, organic analog echoes up to 600 milliseconds, with the signature slightly degraded, vintage repeats that sit musically behind the dry signal rather than dominating it. Controls for delay time, regeneration and mix, plus the Carbon Copy's modulation voicing, let it cover slapback, rhythmic echoes and ambient repeats. Its warm, analog character suits rock, blues, indie and ambient players who want classic, gently lo fi delay tones in a space saving format, and it is prized as one of the most popular analog delays for pedalboards.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Electronic
- Experimental
- Country
- Indie
- Rock
- Lo-Fi
- modulated
- slapback
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Worship
- Live
- Studio
- Busking