Got in on the Frantabit preorder yesterday, and got a shipping notice for my Xerograph Deluxe. It's a good day.
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Iron Ether Appreciation Society
- Thread starter Jared Lash
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Oof. Do I want a Frantabit? Why yes, yes I do!
Do I "need" one? Probably not... Does my board have room for one? Well, there's one space left, but the incoming FMeron has already got dibs...
And now, the battle between practicality and self-gratification begins. This tends not to end well. LOL!
Do I "need" one? Probably not... Does my board have room for one? Well, there's one space left, but the incoming FMeron has already got dibs...
And now, the battle between practicality and self-gratification begins. This tends not to end well. LOL!
The Franta was my first IE pedal. What a gateway drug. So yes, you "need' one!
@ModuMan perhaps... But I "need" the FMeron more! Can't have both right now. At least, not until I become a bottomless reservoir of money, and get a dedicated roadie to carry my new, even larger pedalboard 
Between the two, the FM offers more sounds that I can't get anywhere near with my current offerings. Not that I have proper sample rate reduction or bit crushing happening here, but I have sufficient nasty, spluttery synthy gain sounds which get me near enough to the ballpark, if not inside and on one of the teams playing. I've gotta prioritize! Though having a third IE on my board would be pretty mint...
Between the two, the FM offers more sounds that I can't get anywhere near with my current offerings. Not that I have proper sample rate reduction or bit crushing happening here, but I have sufficient nasty, spluttery synthy gain sounds which get me near enough to the ballpark, if not inside and on one of the teams playing. I've gotta prioritize! Though having a third IE on my board would be pretty mint...
And I'm in on this one as well. That's 3 in a row. Can't believe my good fortune!!
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I am really interested in teh Dubterranea. Will there be another run of those somewhere in the future?
I am new to this, so please excuse any dumb questions
As best I can tell in previous messages, Taylor said that the Dubterranea was discontinued... which is a shame especially for me, as I fell in love with the sound of the Dubterranea/Subterranea only recently!
Thank you. That is bad news indeed. I suppose those never show up on the secondary market ...
Ordered
I am really interested in teh Dubterranea. Will there be another run of those somewhere in the future?
I am new to this, so please excuse any dumb questions
Here's what Taylor said about the Dubterranea not too long ago: Iron Ether Appreciation Society
Glad I scored a DubT in that first release... obviously couldn't have known it would become unobtainium, but it's nice to have snuck in even if it's currently off my board and the SubT is on.
Crazy to think I bought that SubT about a decade ago.
Crazy to think I bought that SubT about a decade ago.
I really hope Taylor considers going back to the SubT design if he doesn't think people will enjoy the DubT. I'm really interested in that one but it's basically impossible to find on the used market these days (really both of them are) I think they're both cool pedals but the waveform generation of the SubT sounds a bit more robust than the pitch tracking/osc method of the DubT from what I understand
Subterranea is a great pedal. The synth voices are nasty & I love how brassy the pulse & triangle waves are.
A deluxe version would be awesome with dedicated sub & synth footswitches & expression capabilities for the gate on the filter & maybe even a drone toggle switch
It would definitely be cool to see either one get a run-out at some point. I know Taylor said the Dub didn't sell as great as expected, but I'd bet even a limited run at this point is likely to sell fairly well, since they FLY when coming up used. Same with the Sub. Did I overpay for mine (though it was fairly priced for the used market value of these pedals, not blaming the seller for this!)? Indeed. But I knew that was the deal going in.
Either way, great to see that lots of pedals are getting their turns for a runout! These are some wild boxes that should be in more players' hands.
Either way, great to see that lots of pedals are getting their turns for a runout! These are some wild boxes that should be in more players' hands.
I bought the SubT when it was first made and been using so much ever since in a band context (with the Xero).. I can't believe it wouldn't be a hit to redo it.
It does seem that a limited release of either ___terranea pedals would instantly sell out just from the people in this thread lamenting their absence but if Taylor has moved on then that's that.
Just wait for the day he announces the SubTerDubTerranea
Just wait for the day he announces the SubTerDubTerranea
