guess which synth

[neatobassman]

So yea, I've got a micro synth and a bass synth wah. I recorded a couple riffs with each pedal with similar settings. guess which is which.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=365232

my soundclick, synth 1 and synth 2 are the ones to listen to

 

[The BurgerMeister]

synth1 = Bass Microsynth
synth2 = Bass Synth Wah

 

[Sir Edward V]

never used synth, but I liked #2 better

since i think the mirco is supposed to be better, I'll say #2 is the micro

 

[The BurgerMeister]

i may be wrong.... been a while since i've used my micro, and i've never really played with the BSW. oh well. we shall see.

 

[Dragonlord]

synth1 = Bass Microsynth
synth2 = Bass Synth Wah

That's what it seems like to me as well, although I only know both these pedals from samples on the net.

 

[vtwo]

Are they both analog? I think the Digitech is digital, which makes me think that

1 = Bass Synth Wah
2 = Bass Micro Synth

2 has a more analog feel.

*I really like number 1... pm me the answer?

 

[Dragonlord]

Heh, Synth 2 sounds much more digital to me... let's wait and see.

 

[JanusZarate]

Heheh. This seems easy. You can tell by the character of the envelope which is which. I was just playing with the BMS last night, so I'm pretty sure that:

• The first one is the EHX Bass Micro Synthesizer
• The second one is the Digitech Bass Synth Wah

I'll be kicking myself for a week if I'm wrong.

 

[niftydog]

no. 1 is unmistakeably a microsynth.

 

[JanusZarate]

What I really love about the BMS is how it can pull off those deep percussive synth lines with an edgy indsutrial feel if you set it up right.

If the Digitech can do that, too, I'd love to see those two tones go head-to-head.

 

[Unrepresented]

Both sound good except for the tracking issues on the eighth notes of Tom Sawyer.

Is that typical for the pedal's response? It may make me reconsider its spot on my GAS list if it suffers from tracking issues that badly.

 

[JanusZarate]

Both sound good except for the tracking issues on the eighth notes of Tom Sawyer.

Is that typical for the pedal's response? It may make me reconsider its spot on my GAS list if it suffers from tracking issues that badly.

Which clip?

It's typical of any synth pedal, IME - it's all dependent on your technique.

You will have to adjust accordingly to get the best tracking out of any synth. The BMS and other more elaborate synthesizer pedals have several controls dedicated just to dealing with input and playing style nuances, but they all take a while to tweak for best results. Even then, it's only as perfect as you are, and given the nature of a synth pedal's response, errors show themselves quite well.

 

[neatobassman]

Both sound good except for the tracking issues on the eighth notes of Tom Sawyer.

Is that typical for the pedal's response? It may make me reconsider its spot on my GAS list if it suffers from tracking issues that badly.

most synths have tracking trouble in my experience when it comes to the closed section of the envelopes. When the envelope it open, it's fine.

 

[Higgie]

synth1 = Bass Microsynth
synth2 = Bass Synth Wah

Having owned both, I would say the same.

 

[vtwo]

If you guys are right (you all have more experience than me) then I LOVE the Bass Micro Synth. It has that sound I'm looking for!

 

[Unrepresented]

Which clip?

It's typical of any synth pedal, IME - it's all dependent on your technique.

Both to a degree but the tracking issues seemed more offensive in the first clip -- I'm assuming the BMS.

You will have to adjust accordingly to get the best tracking out of any synth. The BMS and other more elaborate synthesizer pedals have several controls dedicated just to dealing with input and playing style nuances, but they all take a while to tweak for best results. Even then, it's only as perfect as you are, and given the nature of a synth pedal's response, errors show themselves quite well.

Hmmm... I wrote off the Boss SYB line because of their tracking issues, which to date has been the only synth pedal that I've actually had in my grubby mitts.

I've liked the sound samples that I've heard from you and others on the various synth pedal options but if I'm going to be unable to use it in a live context it may be of fairly limited use to me.

Being able to tweak it to perfection on your own time to get a perfect response is one thing, but being able to have a setting that you can count on out in the field is of greater importance to me. It's half the reason I gave up on using my POG in my current project: multiple sliders + high sensitivity levels = recipe for frustration when trying to duplicate a sound live.

 

[Swift713]

I agree, synth 1 is BMs, synth 2 is Digitech. That's my guess based on playing the Digitech once and listening to EH soundclips. #1 has much more depth.

 

[thejohnkim]

weird.....my BSW sounds more like the first clip, so i guess i'm going against the consensus

haven't really had too much experience with a BMS but my BSW doesn't sound like the 2nd clip at all.

d:

 

[sonicvi]

I agree "Synth 1" is the EHX BMS. It makes 'Synth 2" sound very wimpy in comparison. It's like a Minimoog vs a sample of a Minimoog in a Roland synth.

 

[Mr_Dave]

no. 1 is unmistakeably a microsynth.

+1