Recent content by Driven Crane

Version II.

2nd board.

Totally rearranged my second board, again, with a new pedal.

I got one.

I did not like it at 18 v. Rosa is different, it sounds MUCH better at 18 v. I use Pound, mostly.

I have just ordered one today...

Trujillo uses Fractal expression with Fractals, for wah-wah. Isn't it?

This is actually a very important point that many people overlook when discussing the “converter quality” or “coloration” of the Eventide H90. In my case, the H90 sits in the loop of the Quad Cortex at 100% wet, with EQ and phase alignment applied, just like all my other modulation effects...

I can’t say that the Eventide H90 — or even the H9 — really degrades the sound in any significant way when we’re talking about converters. For recording, I really liked using a Noble DI that I borrowed from a friend. In that setup, the sound was bright, transparent, without any excessive harsh...

That’s exactly the point: the Boss DC-2W sounds wonderful — even magical — in the context of other instruments, synths, guitars, and even entire mixes. But with bass, there is this feeling that it either becomes somewhat flat, or slightly smears the low mids, while also tending to shave off part...

Which modulation do you like the most? I am torn between Strymon Zelzah and Boss VB-2W.

I got H90. It is DIFFERENT.

The thing is, the emulations of this pedal in the Helix, and even inside synthesizers themselves — including top-tier instruments like the Yamaha Montage M7 — sound different from the actual pedal. The real unit sounds authentic, and most importantly, it sounds analog. And analog sound sometimes...

After trying the Boss DC-2W with both synthesizers and bass/bass pedalboards, I noticed the following things. The Boss VB-2W sounds much better with bass/pedalboards, and here’s why: in S mode it has greater transparency, but less density and depth, while the low end is slightly reduced; in C...

I was experimenting with the board and swapped the delay out for the Tech 21 XB-Driver, and I was pleasantly surprised that the Lucithand Ground and Pound MK2 sounded no less aggressive than the XB Driver even at relatively low gain settings. It also has a fairly rich texture, though it’s still...