Ahh sweet! So I’m between this and the Dedalo Byte, anyone have experience with both? I’ve read good and bad things about the Byte, I like the thought of a controllable filter/Envelope.
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Bananana MATRYOSHKA
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Ahh sweet! So I’m between this and the Dedalo Byte, anyone have experience with both? I’ve read good and bad things about the Byte, I like the thought of a controllable filter/Envelope.
I was looking at that a while ago. Seems like a great pedal. Would love to try one out. Demos were impressive.
I agree, just checked out the 12 minute video that pro guitar shop made and was very impressed. There’s a thread on here though that says someone wasn’t very impressed with the way it tracked
Just got mine today too. It seems super flexible. Only had a couple of hours with it so far but really liking the sound's I can get out of the Matryoshka. Tracking is good. Adding an envelope filter adds even more possibilities. The pedal is tiny but really well made and the controls intuitive. Really very impressed so far, Bananana has done a great job with the Matryoshka.
[QUOTE="katonart, post: 20736871, member: 23193]My general question is how or where do you (fellow TB'ers) apply synth sounds in the music you play?[/QUOTE]Synth pedals for bass are typically applied for about an hour in the bedroom when you receive them.
Another common uses is to record a decent demo when you try to sell them.
I am amazed at the amount of conversation this pedal gets. The demo shows a very slow tracking and lack of usable tones. This seems to also be the opinion of people who bought it. That it can even be compared to a future impact is beyond me.
Another common uses is to record a decent demo when you try to sell them.
I am amazed at the amount of conversation this pedal gets. The demo shows a very slow tracking and lack of usable tones. This seems to also be the opinion of people who bought it. That it can even be compared to a future impact is beyond me.
Synth pedals for bass are typically applied for about an hour in the bedroom when you receive them.
Another common uses is to record a decent demo when you try to sell them.
I am amazed at the amount of conversation this pedal gets. The demo shows a very slow tracking and lack of usable tones. This seems to also be the opinion of people who bought it. That it can even be compared to a future impact is beyond me.[/QUOTE]
you're wrong, I played with my matryoshka for probably a total of about 37 hours in my bedroom. you don't know me
Welcome to music where you can express yourself as you please. Synth pedals are VERY expressive in many ways in regards to it opening up your mind to other sounds. Sure a nice clean bass tone that has “that low-end” fundamental is always essential as we are playing a BASS but just open your mind a bit more and it’s just a Audio output of what you are saying. I just like to talk with subtractive or additive synthesis. Might even make a bass demo now that it’s been played for WAY over an hour.
After bringing this pedal to band practice, my band mates immediately decided we need to build a song or two around this pedal. I wasn't even allowed to say no. Sure it's weird, and sure, a lot of the weirder sounds get in the way of playing normal bass, but you just have to be creative about how you write and arrange the music. I've done it before with other synth pedals, this will do as well.
Or, you could be a traditionalist snob who not only hates the idea of trying new stuff, but has to visit and crap all over other people's threads for no reason whatever, while demonstrating that you don't even know what you're talking about. Good thing nobody here matches this description.
Or, you could be a traditionalist snob who not only hates the idea of trying new stuff, but has to visit and crap all over other people's threads for no reason whatever, while demonstrating that you don't even know what you're talking about. Good thing nobody here matches this description.
Yeah, put me squarely in the camp that is very much enjoying what this little synth pedal brings to the table. I've had it for a couple of weeks now and have taken my sweet time getting to know it. That's been my goal as it relates to all effects right now...take a good long time to experiment. This morning I ran a Grey Stache into it and hell-lo! Massive synth goodness. I'll record something since this thread could use a little sound to go with words...
Edit: I haven't seen a lot bad things said about this peal and sure don't see them popping up in the classifieds (I think I saw one a few weeks ago and that's it).
Edit: I haven't seen a lot bad things said about this peal and sure don't see them popping up in the classifieds (I think I saw one a few weeks ago and that's it).
Speaking of that. I forgot to post this quick demo here here, but so far I am not trying to sell mine.
Tracking is not slow though. It is actually really good.
Lack of usable tones? Subjective opinion, really. I have found some things that work pretty well on gigs - notably the pitch with a 5th up or detuned, and the distortion.
Some things I have learned since recording this - the output 2 was on max and the direct bass sound was blended up to 75%. I have since dialed down the output 2 a little. It can get overpowering quickly.
This pedal is really going to matter on what your gig is. There is a lot of jazz/funk/house hybrid stuff going on down here and so it works quite well at times when I engage it.
The biggest challenge of this pedal is taming it and getting the sounds to fit into the overall mix of the band. I think there is a balance between retaining the low end and mids of the natural bass while changing the sound to a synth. It is going to be the ultimate challenge for synth pedal makers because it's not easy at all. I personally am not a huge fan of blends on pedals (due to how it can sometimes make the effect sound too thin and "stacked on top" of the natural bass tone instead of integrated as one big sound), and that is the one thing that I think will be polarizing about this one for people.
V. nice demo. In addition to being the only thing so far that's made me think this pedal might be worthwhile.
Sounds interesting ... where is 'down here' exactly (or approximately) ?
You did tame it! What color were you using on this? (I only think in colors since getting one.) when I look at it on my board, I think, "nice crazy fuzz" unless I have it set on red (or sequencer), whatever. For fitting in with the modular synth crowd.
I think it was orange or red. I can't remember now unfortunately. I enjoy both of those sounds though for sure!
I wonder if this pedal can be used like a normal octave down pedal, like an OC-2. It does so many crazy things that is really hard for me to understand what it does, to be honest. 
