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Iron Ether Appreciation Society

It's 3Leaf Audio all over again..... :crying:

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@Taylor Livingston: really nice work on the handpainted graphics. That rusty orange over the black is a lovely touch I don't think I've seen on previous pedals of yours. Probably because the engraved letters were too small. Why did you opt for the machined enclosure for the Subterrograph over the faceplate of your newest releases (excepting the Mostly Elevators)?
 
@Taylor Livingston: really nice work on the handpainted graphics. That rusty orange over the black is a lovely touch I don't think I've seen on previous pedals of yours. Probably because the engraved letters were too small. Why did you opt for the machined enclosure for the Subterrograph over the faceplate of your newest releases (excepting the Mostly Elevators)?

Thanks. I sort of feel a pull in 2 directions. I like doing artistic/crafty stuff with my hands. And some of my customers appreciate that aspect.

On the other hand, it's very time-consuming and when I'm doing a lot of it, it's hard on my body, particularly all the sanding. It's a bottleneck in making more pedals available, and a lot of people don't really care how the pedals look, or even prefer the panel style. Sometimes over the years when I only made painted ones, people would comment that they thought they look "unprofessional", so you can see that that aesthetic is not for everyone.

Also, doing big, months-long batches of the same thing can get a little boring. So, I guess it was just to do something a little different, for the folks who are into that.
 
Yep, it's the same thing. People were always confused by the label Filter and thought it should be somehow a 1-knob envelope filter, and also didn't understand why it didn't affect the synth voices. Plus it would be especially confusing on a pedal that does include an envelope filter.
 

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