Markbass Super Synth

[Phagor]

Interesting. Maybe the waveforms are fixed as squarewaves. Or the three oscillators are three different waveforms...

The schematic shows that the sound generation is done by a DSP chip (compared to the Octavius Squeezer which uses digitally controlled analog circuitry).

I don't care if it's digital or analog, so long as it sounds good Hopefully that means that the DSP code can be updated with software downloaded from the Markbass website, so they can fix any bugs or problems

 

[Georges Abitbol]

To customize your Super Synth pedal, simply download the software from this pedal’s product page at
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a standard USB cable.
Launch the software, click on “CONNECT ” button and wait for connection. The software gives you more
control over the presets than the pedal itself does… so you can completely customize your sounds in
real time and save up to twelve presets to suit your needs perfectly. Future updates of the Markbass
Pedal Controller software may be downloaded for free from Invalid Link Removed as they become available.
Please stay tuned!
Although the Super Synth pedal performs some pretty complex technical feats, Markbass has designed
the user interface to be as simple and easy-to-use as possible!

It seems you need to setup user sounds with a computer, it can't be done on the pedal. I think this is a real drawback because sometimes you setup a sound which sounds good to your ears at home but that does not work in reharsal with the band... so you need to bring your computer to setup the sound when required.

Anyway it seems they studied the Deep Impact well as I can recognize some identical parameters controls...

 

[Grimoire]

It's slightly odd that they have at least three pedals that I can see that have stereo out, yet none have stereo in. I am interested in the Riverbero (there are too few reverb pedals with presets), but no stereo in is a deal breaker.

The Supersynth could be interesting, although I think they dropped the ball with the lack of an expression input.

 

[kevteop]

I am interested in the Riverbero

I think Manchester City are planning to sign him in January.

 

[Grimoire]

I think Manchester City are planning to sign him in January.

Oh dear.

 

[rasthedoctor]

I think Manchester City are planning to sign him in January.

Heh - as long as he isn't as whiny as Robinho...






Oh, and I would like to have this pedal (to keep things on topic )

 

[jgsbass]

Manual is available.
I'm gonna give it a read.
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Read manual. Must start saving.

 

[kevteop]

Well it's out. Invalid Link Removed has two in stock.

And that's genuine stock, not pretend "We can ship this tomorrow even though it doesn't exist" stock. Confirmed by their bass guy.

 

[Lindsay]

Well it's out. Invalid Link Removed has two in stock.

And that's genuine stock, not pretend "We can ship this tomorrow even though it doesn't exist" stock. Confirmed by their bass guy.

Hmmmm, just in time for xmas

 

[bigblondeafro87]

Someone buy it and give us a review/ clips!!

 

[kevteop]

Someone buy it and give us a review/ clips!!

I nearly did just now, but my adult brain kicked in and told me I've got enough synth pedals.

Maybe after christmas, or if my company gives me a fat bonus this year (a bonus is coming, fatness is currently unknown).

 

[Jazz Ad]

The controller software is available on the site but only for people with a valid serial number.
There is a workaround though so I downloaded it.
The program can control and edit the synth/octaver, chorus/flanger and reverb pedals.
It lets you see that chorus/flanger and reverb have a built-in 8 band eq. The reverb settings are very detailed.
Not sure if it works in real time but it seems so since there is a connect function.
It seems dead simple to use.
You can upload, download, edit and save patches.
The pedal can hold 9 patches for synth and 3 for octaver.

Available parameters for each synth patch are tone (either one of the 6 oscillator presets or a user made), note On, note Off, Amplitude dynamic, Filter dynamic, cutoff frequency, resonance, level, mix, attack, release, portamento, envelope.
Cutoff, level and tune can be changed on the fly on the pedal.

Oscillator settings are detune, fine detune, amplitude and pan for each of the 3 oscillators.

I'm really curious to try it.

 

[3toes]

Uuuggghhh.

WANT!

 

[takfar]

Those config options... Ouch....

DO want. someone please say this thing tracks very well.

 

[bongomania]

...I downloaded it.

Good work! Helpful post, thanks!

 

[kevteop]

Sounds quite interesting actually. Different approach totally to the Octavius Squeezer. Maybe I can justify having both...?

 

[Jazz Ad]

I don't think Markbass will mind if I host the apps.
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What I really wonder about is the shape of the oscillators. Are they going to be similar or do they have different shapes such as sine, square, saw?

 

[fightthepower]

I don't think Markbass will mind if I host the apps.
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What I really wonder about is the shape of the oscillators. Are they going to be similar or do they have different shapes such as sine, square, saw?

I wonder about that as well. If it sounds and tracks well, and has adjustable waveforms in addition to the other options described, it could make quite a nice oscillator (the lack of exp pedal for filter and other movement is a significant omission though..)

 

[Jazz Ad]

There are no options other than the ones I listed. We just have no way to know how it sounds, tracks, or what the wave produced by the oscillators will be.
I can't think of a single bass synth that comes with an expression pedal (other than the G5 that only uses it to convert to a wah). This is merely an omission. You don't need a pedal to command dynamic based filters.

 

[fightthepower]

There are no options other than the ones I listed. We just have no way to know how it sounds, tracks, or what the wave produced by the oscillators will be.
I can't think of a single bass synth that comes with an expression pedal (other than the G5 that only uses it to convert to a wah). This is merely an omission. You don't need a pedal to command dynamic based filters.

Sure you do, if you turn the envelope off, and the SYB-5 does a good job of this as well. Sure some may not find this an issue, but I certainly do and did with the OS (though supposedly that may come) and others here do as well. Same with the BMS, fortunately the older ones can be modded for an exp input. Anyway, different strokes, personally I find exp control (adds ability to control with lfo's as well) to be important on a synth pedal-- envelope control is not enough, I control filters manually or with LFO's the majority of the time.