Combining the flexibility of software plugins with the hands-on controls of music hardware rarely works well, if you ask me.

BOSS just launched the PX-1 Plugout FX pedal, a new multifx processor that contains up to 16 classic BOSS tones.

In addition to the simulated amps and pedals, the app has a variety of basic effects like reverb, delay, compression, and vocoder. You can use up to eight tracks for multitrack recording, but ...