3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2

[yaksonator]

I'm genuinely surprised by all the octron love. I've owned mine since 2012 and I stopped hearing about them for a long time. Until today. Haha.. I love the way the octron reacted with the early protons. There was something about the "fizzy" octave up hiting the filter that just hit the spot.

 

[peterpalmieri]

Was able to grab one of the last Doom2s after reading here that they weren’t sold out. Looking forward to it

 

[MisticoRitualista]

Honestly, yeah I was a bit surprised by that. My personal guess would be that the lower mid frequency node of the OG DOOM 2 is interacting with the my xerograph deluxe in a particular way that results in that resonant prominence with the stacking.

Yeah, throwing an XD into the equation adds several other variables... God, I love that pedal... I think its the only thing in my sonic palette that isn't analog... has the widest sweep of any filter I've tried & is wetter than a mermaid's minge

 

[Romain909]

I'm also on the Octron 3, and as a synth engine, it gives me similar stuff as my old Octabvre Mini and You're Doom combo. What I especially like is that you can put an overdrive upstream of it and it gets even better. It's just a huge synth sound to feed a filter and phaser, in my case:

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Sorry for interrupting, have I not told you already 10 times that this Merbl looks absolutely amazing ? The pedal on the left too. Boutique makers, check it out ahhaha.

 

[Stubb]

Sorry for interrupting, have I not told you already 10 times that this Merbl looks absolutely amazing ? The pedal on the left too. Boutique makers, check it out ahhaha.

The phaser is a Doppelganger clone my wife made a month or so ago. My boutique pedal gas is long gone.

 

[stenomattia]

Has anyone tried the Doom2 high gain mod yet? How would it compare to the current standard product? I’d be curious to hear the level of fuzz

 

[Snake101st]

I ordered a high gain from this batch to try, hoping it can kick the green Russian (w mids mod) off my board for all in heavy fuzz, while also pairing nicely with my octabvre in the other mode for more synthy tones

Some people have mentioned that the high gain still lets you go as low as standard, it's just more touchy since there's a much wider range of gain. Seems like a decent compromise

Didn't see much discussion about the HG mod in this thread since the revoicing, though, which iirc made the voicing of the standard pedal the same as the high gain before that

 

[Snake101st]

Hmm, just got this via email, apparently the high gain mod also changes the mids on the pedal even after the revoicing:

"I developed the high gain mod for guitar players but I really like it on bass too. It will kick the muff off your board but the synthy thing isn't quite the same because the mod cuts a lot of low mids. The fat low mids is what gives the standard version a lot of that synthy character. High gain has more of an edge to it because it's more focused on the upper mids. You'd probably be happy with either version."

Now I'm conflicted, since the main reason I want the pedal is for the synthy sounds it's apparently the GOAT at, and it'd be a bummer if I did the HG mod and it's not quite as great, and I somehow prefer the Russian green muff for high gain (which is what I'd want to kick off the board if going the HG route, and I run the sustain and tone maxed)

Can anyone that has used the revoiced doom 2 in both standard and high gain form please chime in? As you can see from my last post, I was mistaken in thinking it was just higher gain after the revoice, so now both stenomattia and I would like to know more heh

 

[Erithon]

Has anyone tried the Doom2 high gain mod yet? How would it compare to the current standard product? I’d be curious to hear the level of fuzz

Hmm, just got this via email, apparently the high gain mod also changes the mids on the pedal even after the revoicing:

"I developed the high gain mod for guitar players but I really like it on bass too. It will kick the muff off your board but the synthy thing isn't quite the same because the mod cuts a lot of low mids. The fat low mids is what gives the standard version a lot of that synthy character. High gain has more of an edge to it because it's more focused on the upper mids. You'd probably be happy with either version."

Now I'm conflicted, since the main reason I want the pedal is for the synthy sounds it's apparently the GOAT at, and it'd be a bummer if I did the HG mod and it's not quite as great, and I somehow prefer the Russian green muff for high gain (which is what I'd want to kick off the board if going the HG route, and I run the sustain and tone maxed)

Can anyone that has used the revoiced doom 2 in both standard and high gain form please chime in? As you can see from my last post, I was mistaken in thinking it was just higher gain after the revoice, so now both stenomattia and I would like to know more heh

Answered two pages back:

I've tried OG DOOM 2 (Ghost), HG mod (Jade) and DOOM 2.1 (Cosmic Purple)

I personally think the HG mod is not ideal for bass out of the 3. I also didn't love it for guitar, but it more so just wasn't good for my style of playing. The crossover and mid-frequency nodes are a bit higher and don't work quite as well for bass IMO.

OG DOOM 2 circuit is my favorite for stacking with octave and filter, DOOM 2.1 (the newer circuit design) is better for straight in your face fuzz. They both work fine vice versa, but they have differing strong suits.

Just my personal take though.

There probably aren't many more folks who have experience with the revoiced Doom 2 both in its standard and HGM iterations because getting one in 2023 was nuts. No one had time to order and request a HGM, and there hasn't been much chatter about anyone writing Spencer to request that after the fact. I think this latest order is where we'll see more folks receiving HGMs.

 

[stenomattia]

I've scanned my manuals (ink bleed and all), these may be handy for some

 

[stenomattia]

Answered two pages back:

There probably aren't many more folks who have experience with the revoiced Doom 2 both in its standard and HGM iterations because getting one in 2023 was nuts. No one had time to order and request a HGM, and there hasn't been much chatter about anyone writing Spencer to request that after the fact. I think this latest order is where we'll see more folks receiving HGMs.

Thank you, I clearly missed your post.

 

[Adam Altman]

Regarding the Doom 2, I don't understand something.
When the X-Over Switch is down does it activate the Crossover and when it's up it activates the clean blend?

 

[Derek Williams]

Regarding the Doom 2, I don't understand something.
When the X-Over Switch is down does it activate the Crossover and when it's up it activates the clean blend?

Up for crossover, down for blend. If you dime the bass knob it should make the difference more noticeable.

 

[Adam Altman]

Thanks

 

[Snake101st]

Thank you, I clearly missed your post.

Yeah, I missed it too, my bad! It's interesting to know that it's likely no one has tried a revoiced high gain pedal, especially knowing now that it still changes the mid voicing even more

I asked for my order to be changed to the standard version vs HG unless he can up the gain without altering the mids, since I'll be happier knowing the synth tones (why I'm really getting the pedal) will be in the best current form, and will just cross my fingers and hope the gain is enough for me in standard mode

 

[Erithon]

Yeah, I missed it too, my bad! It's interesting to know that it's likely no one has tried a revoiced high gain pedal, especially knowing now that it still changes the mid voicing even more

I asked for my order to be changed to the standard version vs HG unless he can up the gain without altering the mids, since I'll be happier knowing the synth tones (why I'm really getting the pedal) will be in the best current form, and will just cross my fingers and hope the gain is enough for me in standard mode

Not no one. Just not many @Batrachos has, which is why I quoted their post to answer your question.

 

[Snake101st]

Ah, I read that as their experience with the OG, then the high gain, then the revoiced... Wasn't sure if the feedback there on the high gain was pre revoicing or not, but it seemed like pre revoicing (which means it's interesting that the HG mod on the newer revoicing is different still vs just the revoicing with more gain, and really does seem even more guitar focused)

Either way, all good and thanks for the help, just going with the standard version to not miss out on the sweet sweet synthyness

 

[MisticoRitualista]

I got one from this last drop & have an original Doom 2 as well, interested to see how they compare. I'll most likely be listing the revoiced version for sale or trade in the classifieds here unless it's a killer stand alone fuzz which the original Doom 2 is not, I strictly use it for stacking w/ octaves & filters for synth textures

 

[TodaysTomSawyer]

I ordered the high gain mod to try for fun. If it doesn't work out, I'll pass it along to my guitarist. I also wanted to support Spencer. I like that he's working to get his pedals into the hands of more musicians, as well as thwart gougers. Plus, the Gray looks sharp (no pun intended)

 

[Batrachos]

Ah, I read that as their experience with the OG, then the high gain, then the revoiced... Wasn't sure if the feedback there on the high gain was pre revoicing or not, but it seemed like pre revoicing (which means it's interesting that the HG mod on the newer revoicing is different still vs just the revoicing with more gain, and really does seem even more guitar focused)

Either way, all good and thanks for the help, just going with the standard version to not miss out on the sweet sweet synthyness

I listed the enclosures/print color in my post for a reason. The HG unit I tried was from the Metallic Jade, which were revoiced units.

If you order a HGM you'd get the same circuit I did.


I'm skepital if there's even more than 10 "guitar mod" DOOM 2s from the original runs