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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
- Thread starter ttasselm
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pretty sure some of you will be interested in this.
Erica Synths Fusion VCA / Waveshaper / Ringmodulator Now Available
Erica Synths Fusion VCA / Waveshaper / Ringmodulator Now Available
Not a huge purchase compared to most, but I’m really diggin my Boss DD-7. (Paid peanuts and got a free MXR stomp included)
It can go from subtle tasty delay to utter chaos auto oscillation.
I had one spot on my dual rig board I was trying to fill with something musical and not just some filler type thing.
Really opens up Ideas. Might add an expression pedal later to control the delay speed (to create pitch shifting and oscillation)....., but I’ll try to get the hang of the basics 1st.
Already found some cool chaos combos with the EHX pitchfork on minor second interval.......dissonant awesomeness.
It can go from subtle tasty delay to utter chaos auto oscillation.
I had one spot on my dual rig board I was trying to fill with something musical and not just some filler type thing.
Really opens up Ideas. Might add an expression pedal later to control the delay speed (to create pitch shifting and oscillation)....., but I’ll try to get the hang of the basics 1st.
Already found some cool chaos combos with the EHX pitchfork on minor second interval.......dissonant awesomeness.
cool. imo, boss gets a bad rap. they do really serviceable stuff. good features, good value.
their delays and reverbs are a lot of bang for the buck.
about that expression pedal. yes. you will like that. small changes can do a lot (or too much).
I dont get the boss bashing......I’ve always liked em......
I guess some boutique « snobs » gave them a bad rep in the last years.
They aren’t all good, but the good boss pedals are VERY GOOD.
Never had one die on me in over 25 years.
IMO, they are the best bang for the buck delay pedals, plus they can take some punishment on gigs without a blink.
And they can get plenty weird when you need them to! The simplicity they provide in their stompboxes are something I love about them too
Wonder how the workflow\features compares to Chomplr......they almost seem like the same app.
And they released at the same time.
From the official website, Chomplr can be used as a standalone:
CHOMPLR FEATURES:
✔ Unique sample chopping rompler for iOS music making
✔ Includes both standalone and AUv3 (plugin) capability
✔ Compatible with Garageband, Beatmaker 3, AUM, Audiobus, Cubasis, iMPC, and many more hosts
✔ Stock library of over 150 original, award winning samples by MSXII Sound Design. All royalty free within Chomplr.
✔ Built-in store with hundreds of samples to preview & purchase
✔ Stock FX such as Lofi, Echo, Flanger, LP & HP filters, Drive, Reverb & Dirt
✔ Chromatic sample mode allowing a sample chop to be played across keys
✔ Sample editing parameters, per chop, such as Start, End, Attack, Release, Tune, Vol, Pan, Loop, and Reverse
CHOMPLR FEATURES:
✔ Unique sample chopping rompler for iOS music making
✔ Includes both standalone and AUv3 (plugin) capability
✔ Compatible with Garageband, Beatmaker 3, AUM, Audiobus, Cubasis, iMPC, and many more hosts
✔ Stock library of over 150 original, award winning samples by MSXII Sound Design. All royalty free within Chomplr.
✔ Built-in store with hundreds of samples to preview & purchase
✔ Stock FX such as Lofi, Echo, Flanger, LP & HP filters, Drive, Reverb & Dirt
✔ Chromatic sample mode allowing a sample chop to be played across keys
✔ Sample editing parameters, per chop, such as Start, End, Attack, Release, Tune, Vol, Pan, Loop, and Reverse
yeah, that's why i deleted that post.
here's a difference:
"MSXII Sound Design released Chomplr, the Chopping Rompler! MSXII promises us an entirely new way to play with samples on iOS. Unfortunately it seems to be limited to factory samples, and samples they're selling from the in-app store."
and another:
for segments:
"- import your sample in multiple formats (wav, aiff, mp3, mov, caf, m4a)
- Samples Drag & drop from File App or via airdrop from your Mac or other iOS devices
. . . .
- Record from device mic, usb audio devices or other apps"
for me, segments would be the one.
With Chomplr you have to use the factory samples......HUGE fail......
I’m assuming you have to buy sample packs??
Why would you limit a sampler !??!! Zero logic behind that programming decision.
i think that's why it's being called a rompler, not a sampler.
so useless to me.
anything where i can record live stuff and cut it up is gonna work for me.
Useless,
Euphemism,
If you pull the trigger on segments I’d like to hear some feedback. Haven’t found a sampler on iOS i like yet.
Does Boss get a bad wrap? I never see people bash Boss...Boss seems to be the one that skirts by without getting bashed. Everyone has a Boss pedal or several and everyone always has good things to say about them. Other companies (like MXR, EHX, TC, Behringer, JHS, etc) seem to get bashed for quality issues or even for ethics issues, but Boss is ol' faithful...I don't think I've ever read a bad word about Boss beyond people saying that they get a bad wrap.
MXR scored three strikes with me.
I'm done with them.
TC has gone downhill in QC in the last few years. A buddy of mine had 2 ditto x2 loopers go dead after 3 days.
Still no problems yet with EHX on my end......
I've had pedal snobs in bands do the wine taster crap with boss......I just brushed em off and let them be.
Can I steal the boss being called
"ol' faithful"
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I also have a Boss DD-7 and am quite happy with it. And my Boss SY1 is one of the best bass synth pedals I've used, and I have like 5 or 7 of them.
I've never heard anyone really slamming Boss; rather I think they suffered from lack of a glamorous image like the boutique brands have. Stupid as it sounds, image and visuals are important for pedal marketing. Boss pedals look exactly the same as they did in the 70s, no flashy graphics or paint jobs. Boss pedals tend to lack gimmicks, too, when compared with builders like RaingerFX and so on. Boss is also the opposite of boutique: it's a big company, and it's a division of Roland, a giant in the music business. As a result it's not "boutique chic".
But they are solid, reliable, and offer enough versions in each family of effects (dirt, delay/reverb, chorus/flanger/[haser, etc.) that you can almost certainly find something in their lineup that works for you. I didn't own any Boss pedals for a long time, but one day when trying out delay pedals side by side in my local shop the DD-7 came out the clear winner by a long way, so I took it home.
As for TC Electronic, I have a stereo Flashback that I hold to be essential gear for my synth stuff just for the ping-pong effect alone, and I have two Ditto Loopers that work fine.
I love EHX stuff but they are the only ones I've had problems with. First Superego I bought was DOA and had to be exchanged the same day, and its replacement tends to be picky about power supply, producing a hum when it's not happy. But it's such a useful and cool piece of gear that it's not going anywhere.
I have two plastic pedals: a Behringer BSY600 bass synth (sort of a Boss SYB-5 clone), and an old Arion SCH-1 stereo chorus from the 80s which was the very first pedal I ever owned. Both pedals feel kind of fragile and I wouldn't trust them for heavy gigging use, but they both electrically work fine. The BSY600 has an annoying footswitch that takes getting used to.
The Arion chorus is the best chorus pedal I've ever used; I understand JHS makes a clone with added features and a sturdier case but the real thing is working fine for me still. It's also an essential part of my synth setup. The effect is great, but it also splits a mono signal into stereo which is quite useful going into the Flashback.
I've never heard anyone really slamming Boss; rather I think they suffered from lack of a glamorous image like the boutique brands have. Stupid as it sounds, image and visuals are important for pedal marketing. Boss pedals look exactly the same as they did in the 70s, no flashy graphics or paint jobs. Boss pedals tend to lack gimmicks, too, when compared with builders like RaingerFX and so on. Boss is also the opposite of boutique: it's a big company, and it's a division of Roland, a giant in the music business. As a result it's not "boutique chic".
But they are solid, reliable, and offer enough versions in each family of effects (dirt, delay/reverb, chorus/flanger/[haser, etc.) that you can almost certainly find something in their lineup that works for you. I didn't own any Boss pedals for a long time, but one day when trying out delay pedals side by side in my local shop the DD-7 came out the clear winner by a long way, so I took it home.
As for TC Electronic, I have a stereo Flashback that I hold to be essential gear for my synth stuff just for the ping-pong effect alone, and I have two Ditto Loopers that work fine.
I love EHX stuff but they are the only ones I've had problems with. First Superego I bought was DOA and had to be exchanged the same day, and its replacement tends to be picky about power supply, producing a hum when it's not happy. But it's such a useful and cool piece of gear that it's not going anywhere.
I have two plastic pedals: a Behringer BSY600 bass synth (sort of a Boss SYB-5 clone), and an old Arion SCH-1 stereo chorus from the 80s which was the very first pedal I ever owned. Both pedals feel kind of fragile and I wouldn't trust them for heavy gigging use, but they both electrically work fine. The BSY600 has an annoying footswitch that takes getting used to.
The Arion chorus is the best chorus pedal I've ever used; I understand JHS makes a clone with added features and a sturdier case but the real thing is working fine for me still. It's also an essential part of my synth setup. The effect is great, but it also splits a mono signal into stereo which is quite useful going into the Flashback.
i think people say they’re “plastic or sterile” a lot. i think the “boutique” folks had to make a hook and part of it was that boss has “no soul”…
(i like boutique pedals just fine, btw.)
(i like boutique pedals just fine, btw.)
I think it's a smart move on Boss's part to stay true to their 70s-looking aesthetic. Gives them a steady image. Fads come and go but Boss is always there. I know that appeals to some people. Kind of how Fender still sells a simple sunburst P bass that looks the same for 60 years.
if i buy it, it’s your fault. (i’m interested anyway.)
