Darkglass Anagram Multi FX Announced

[Scott McArron]

A small utilitarian update to my super mini board. The DC7 supplies a perfect 5v 1A USB power to the Shure battery charger. Will always have a powered backup on hand!

And it all fits with about .5 cm on each side

 

[IvanBassist]

A small utilitarian update to my super mini board. The DC7 supplies a perfect 5v 1A USB power to the Shure battery charger. Will always have a powered backup on hand!

And it all fits with about .5 cm on each side
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Tidy!

 

[OldManNewBass]

A small utilitarian update to my super mini board. The DC7 supplies a perfect 5v 1A USB power to the Shure battery charger. Will always have a powered backup on hand!

And it all fits with about .5 cm on each side
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Very nice, might we get a look at the underside, please and thank you...?

 

[Scott McArron]

Very nice, might we get a look at the underside, please and thank you...?

You wanna look at my what!? Oh, the pedalboard, yes… If you don’t mind waiting a day, I’ll get the USB power cable in from Amazon and have that routed for the full money shot ;P

 

[AnthonyBe]

A small utilitarian update to my super mini board. The DC7 supplies a perfect 5v 1A USB power to the Shure battery charger. Will always have a powered backup on hand!

And it all fits with about .5 cm on each side
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That is super neat and tidy!

 

[Scott McArron]

Very nice, might we get a look at the underside, please and thank you...?

Here is the underside of A.N.N.I.E. (Apocalyptic Nano Noise Incursion Engine)

Some more cable shots. Some room for improvement

 

[jjo161]

From the Manual of OBNE:


In order to have a multifunction jack (effects loop and expression pedal), the Anagram expression pedal signal is AC and works best with analog potentiometers.

Hm, I am afraid I found another expression pedal that wont work with the anagram. There is no reaction whatsoever. Only for a small moment when I plug it in the expression meter is seen

 

[jjo161]

Has anyone experience with midi expression on the anagram? Eg. Successfully used a Morningstar devices LFO? @silky smoove, maybe?

Or is midi expression not available yet?

 

[guijebra]

Does anyone know if it’s possible to send audio to the Anagram via USB-C? It would be practical for me to play tracks from my laptop and listen to them on the Anagram through headphones.

I assume there’s also the option of connecting it via Bluetooth, though I still wanted to ask about this.

 

[silky smoove]

Has anyone experience with midi expression on the anagram? Eg. Successfully used a Morningstar devices LFO? @silky smoove, maybe?

Or is midi expression not available yet?

Sorry, I’ve not tried an expression pedal with Anagram.

 

[AnthonyBe]

Does anyone know if it’s possible to send audio to the Anagram via USB-C? It would be practical for me to play tracks from my laptop and listen to them on the Anagram through headphones.

I assume there’s also the option of connecting it via Bluetooth, though I still wanted to ask about this.

Yes, you can do all of the above.

 

[mundee]

Has anyone experience with midi expression on the anagram? Eg. Successfully used a Morningstar devices LFO? @silky smoove, maybe?

Or is midi expression not available yet?

I will try this later. My morningstar just came in this morning

 

[jjo161]

Here is a little tutorial for what I am looking for

 

[javi_bassist]

Black Friday hit and I got myself an Anagram... Now I have to read the 116 pages of the post and start playing with this amazing pedal

 

[AnthonyBe]

Now I have to read the 116 pages of the post and start playing with this amazing pedal

A lot of the 'nuggets' of knowledge from this thread (and the FB group and other places) have been curated and captured here Anagram Answers in the F.A.Q. section to help with the learning curve!

Also some handy references here https://www.talkbass.com/wiki/darkglass-anagram/

 

[rcmbass]

A lot of the 'nuggets' of knowledge from this thread (and the FB group and other places) have been curated and captured here Anagram Answers in the F.A.Q. section to help with the learning curve!

Also some handy references here https://www.talkbass.com/wiki/darkglass-anagram/

Thanks for sharing this. I use the Anagram Answers every day, so good.

 

[IvanBassist]

Black Friday hit and I got myself an Anagram... Now I have to read the 116 pages of the post and start playing with this amazing pedal

Mandame un mensaje si tienes algunda duda.

*back to english

 

[CuiFoo]

I've been thinking about getting one of these, since it seems fairly easy to tweak without a PC (unlike the menu navigation nightmare that is the Stomp). However like many have mentioned, I'm not very much into the Darkglass drive sounds, I'm looking for some warmer and more vintage-y amp sounds.

For those of you using the Anagram for non-metal, clean to warm saturation tones: are you happy with it? For comparison, I'm also looking into Origin Bassrigs.

Also, is the Anagram on sale anywhere for Black Friday?

 

[AnthonyBe]

I'm not very much into the Darkglass drive sounds, I'm looking for some warmer and more vintage-y amp sounds.

I'm very much in the same camp (i.e. non-metal, non-heavy overdrive/distortion).

For mine, based on the tones you are describing, the first places I'd be going to are:
* Amp - Super California (Fender Bassman)
* Cabs - Fruity Bass (Orange) and Vintage Peggy (Ampeg SVT-810E (vintage model))
* Preamp - Leo Bass (Fender Bassman) and Gentle (Noble DI)

Of course, that is just a starting point and only references the blocks available in the Anagram. Once you have your head around what is available, you can then augment that with NAM captures from TONE3000 · Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) Profiles and Impulse Responses (IR's)

 

[Grahams Groove]

I've been thinking about getting one of these, since it seems fairly easy to tweak without a PC (unlike the menu navigation nightmare that is the Stomp). However like many have mentioned, I'm not very much into the Darkglass drive sounds, I'm looking for some warmer and more vintage-y amp sounds.

For those of you using the Anagram for non-metal, clean to warm saturation tones: are you happy with it? For comparison, I'm also looking into Origin Bassrigs.

Short answer - yes, absolutely.

Honestly, you can get some warmer drive sounds out of some of the Darkglass drives anyway - especially the VMT. If you don't want to go that route, there are multiple non-DG drive blocks in the Anagram. That includes a models based on the sansamp, tube screamer, rat, and OBD-3. Those all have either a tone or treble control to roll off highs and get some of that warmer, mid-focused drive. The Entropia is also insanely versatile. If you can't get what you need from the traditional drive blocks, the Entropia will get you there. You just need to play with that enough to make it work for you, since the level of control is deep.

Last thing - there are already a ton of user presets available for download in the Darkglass Suite. So you can search that for different sounds inspired from classic drive units and amps...