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Iron Ether FMeron
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Taylor Livingston
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Yep, those should work, and it does work for all the compact IE pedals (everything besides the QF2).
I should mention here that the QF2 is the only one that does actually accept CV to its expression jack - see the manual for details.
I haven't had a ton of time to play with mine, but here are my impressions.
It sounds like no other synth pedal I've used. A little hard to tame, but some amazing and unique tones for sure. I don't foresee the FMeron making it onto my main board but it is a keeper.
FYI Most synth and octave pedals track just as well for me on my active Stingray as they do on my Passive P. But this pedal definitely tracks better on the P bass.
It sounds like no other synth pedal I've used. A little hard to tame, but some amazing and unique tones for sure. I don't foresee the FMeron making it onto my main board but it is a keeper.
FYI Most synth and octave pedals track just as well for me on my active Stingray as they do on my Passive P. But this pedal definitely tracks better on the P bass.
I found that the Stingray's high pass filter is set too high, and when tweaked a bit the tracking greatly improved on my SubT.
Impressions thus far:
This is a very versatile synth that shines with an espression pedal as you can tell the FM with your foot. It has its own character that doesn't sound like any other FM synth but it has great tones within. The knobs have a big range to dial in a lot of sounds. The envelope section allows you to have plucks, blops, meows, swells and loads more. The mod section is very versatile to add some mod in a tuned or dissonant way.. Octave switch can add some rumble or whistle to your foundation.
This is a very versatile synth that shines with an espression pedal as you can tell the FM with your foot. It has its own character that doesn't sound like any other FM synth but it has great tones within. The knobs have a big range to dial in a lot of sounds. The envelope section allows you to have plucks, blops, meows, swells and loads more. The mod section is very versatile to add some mod in a tuned or dissonant way.. Octave switch can add some rumble or whistle to your foundation.
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Not anymore for now. The first batch sold out, but you can get notified when they're back (see a couple of posts above). Looking at the website I also noticed that the Subterranea's not in the product lineup anymore. Still anticipating a V2 of that one.
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One of my band mates has one, that he's going to flip... I'm going to give a try for a few days before he puts it on on the market.
So far the user reviews have been mixed. I keep hearing that it sounds awesome but is hard to dial-in for live use. Has anyone had a positive experience with it?
Yeah, to be honest, the user reviews I've seen pretty much dissipated the gas I had for one. I ended up grabbing a Superego+ instead...but thats for a different thread....
I'm still working with mine. I'll admit, at first I thought I was completely lost but after a while (in this case, an actual while) I got into a sound I think is going to work for my band. It is capable of a LOT but you have to find your way through it.
At least I did, anyway.
At least I did, anyway.
Where are such reviews? I'm most excited about the FM for the apparent awesome tracking and chimey octave-down sound even without getting into the envelope motion, but if it's not good to just set and go it might dissipate mine too; I'm terrible at making myself 'play to the pedal'...
I got it and think it sound super cool...haven't really had a chance to try it in a live setting, but I don't know why people would have any issues getting a good sound out of it. I'm guessing the frustrations people are having are just that it's capable of SO many sounds that it's hard to dial in the one you want? I'm happy with the purchase, although it isn't going to knock the Doom/Octabrve Mini/Polytope/Xerograph Deluxe combo off my board as my main synth sound.
@Taylor Livingston Gotta have this pedal after seeing Zach's video. Hope you are close to finishing up batch #2!
Bump. I've got my FMeron coming in the mail today - anyone have any further experience with this pedal since the last post? Review? Thoughts? There's a surprising lack of chatter about this one, odd because it's IE. Whaddaya think?
Would really love to hear more feedback on this pedal. I just let one slip away on another sales site. So this is a friendly bump.
@Taylor Livingston hoping you are close to being back in stock with many of your great pedals. I have been a fan of the Nimbus ever since it's initial release, not to mention others!
@Taylor Livingston hoping you are close to being back in stock with many of your great pedals. I have been a fan of the Nimbus ever since it's initial release, not to mention others!
