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3Leaf Audio Club - Episode 2
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Both excellent octavers. I replaced my Octabvre mkiii with a Subsonic because I only used it with the tone all the way counterclockwise (closest to oc2 like tone) and I wasn’t too fond of having two switches on a small enclosure. Not a huge deal, but I prefer less crowded space for live use. Subsonic does all I need now.
I have both and love them both, on different pedalboards. On "OC2" settings, they are very close and I doubt you could differentiate them in a mix. The Octabvre has lots more tones available though (Mutron side and everything in between, Tim switch). Octabvre can do Subsonic but not vice versa. They both have excellent tracking. Depends what you want, if you know you'll want to try getting your hands on an Octabvre you may want to pass on the Subsonic. Subsonic is currently readily available new though...
Nice, I think I’ll be waiting another week or two for the Hi Viz, I don’t think those made it to the post yet. I’m looking forward to some mild synthy fuzz ( my fav type). I think 4 pedals with fuzz is enough right?
thanks. makes sense to wait for the Octabvre then if it's more versatile. 3leaf site says the next batch of Octabvre will be in Dec so i guess some patience is required. 2 months isn't that long to wait
Super weird question, but anyone know how to best clean the original Doom pedals? Mine is covered in these weird spots that dont come off from any of my gentle applications.
Not very punk rock of me to care, but I'd love to be able to clean this mess.
PS I finally after years of using my vintage OC-2 and synthmodded OC-2, I finally have replaced it back with my Octavbre Mini after missing the big volume bump and tone control. I really wish this company's pedals didn't become the next big thing to hoard and charge $600 bucks for otherwise I'd pick up a few more of the recent iterations.
Not very punk rock of me to care, but I'd love to be able to clean this mess.
PS I finally after years of using my vintage OC-2 and synthmodded OC-2, I finally have replaced it back with my Octavbre Mini after missing the big volume bump and tone control. I really wish this company's pedals didn't become the next big thing to hoard and charge $600 bucks for otherwise I'd pick up a few more of the recent iterations.
Most likely that’s oxidation—a feature not a bug. Post some pics if you can.
Nah, I wouldn’t dare tease him! That does look like the beginnings of oxidation; and as I mentioned before, Spencer meant for pedals in these enclosures to eventually exhibit this sort of thing. Personally, I really dig it, and think it suits the “Doom” aesthetic
Ah so I'm screwed - i think it looks nasty and took out the "e" in Leaf! I might just sand it all down to have a clean look I guess one of these days. I am never gonna sell it anyways!Nah, I wouldn’t dare tease him! That does look like the beginnings of oxidation; and as I mentioned before, Spencer meant for pedals in these enclosures to eventually exhibit this sort of thing. Personally, I really dig it, and think it suits the “Doom” aesthetic
To each their own! There might be something you could do to seal it and prevent further oxidation. I’m not entirely sure what that would be though. A quick search through Reddit brought up this possible solution:
Have a Broughton Calamity. Just got the Doom 2. Initial impressions:
The low pass filter on the Doom is very low and there is a frequency hole in the combined fuzz tone and clean tone. The Calamity has the low pass always on but the x-over is higher and sounds better blended in. So far, I'm not seeing the value of the Doom x-over.
The Doom is capable of much nicer low gain drive tones (as suggested in the instructions) and in this way is more versatile.
The Your vs You're setting is still new to me and I'm getting sorted. Especially as it relates to the mid and treble controls.
The Calamity has one knob for output volume. On the Doom, you have fiddle with two knobs to adjust the output from the device.
The Calamity can produce lovely unstable crunchy fuzz (that I love) that I haven't reproduced on the Doom yet.
Any Doom adjustment thoughts to guide me? The more I learn the Doom circuit and controls, the better tones I'm getting. These are just my initial impressions.
The low pass filter on the Doom is very low and there is a frequency hole in the combined fuzz tone and clean tone. The Calamity has the low pass always on but the x-over is higher and sounds better blended in. So far, I'm not seeing the value of the Doom x-over.
The Doom is capable of much nicer low gain drive tones (as suggested in the instructions) and in this way is more versatile.
The Your vs You're setting is still new to me and I'm getting sorted. Especially as it relates to the mid and treble controls.
The Calamity has one knob for output volume. On the Doom, you have fiddle with two knobs to adjust the output from the device.
The Calamity can produce lovely unstable crunchy fuzz (that I love) that I haven't reproduced on the Doom yet.
Any Doom adjustment thoughts to guide me? The more I learn the Doom circuit and controls, the better tones I'm getting. These are just my initial impressions.
In my mind, Doom wasn’t really meant to take the place of a traditional fuzz. It can kinda-sorta get close, but it’s ideally used for a different application. I have a Doom that I’ll kick on went I want more grit on my faux-Moog Subphatty sound and a Cog Rogue One (Grand Tarkin) for regular fuzz.
I don’t use the crossover function much, but it’s nice with low gain to get a thick juicy keyboard sound
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