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Meris Enzo Synth Pedal

#21
ilansgroove said:
Thanks ... happy to know that someone liked my Vid :)


Nick and Juan are funny and kind of interesting , but I rarely saw a demo I liked from them , even for pedals that I own and like LOL ...
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They kinda of hype things like they're the best thing since sliced bread on what I've watched so far. I like the demos, but in comparison to some of the other people I watch who really show off the controls, they're almost more for entertainment purposes.
 
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I want to hear if this thing can get some of the 80s synth bass tones. I have the moog analogue sound with 3leaf pedals, but the sound I would want is more electro funk like the lately bass from the dx7.

Unfortunately Juan’s demos are rarely musical and just seem to focus on how much noise it can make. That is cool, but doesn’t work for what I do.

There was just no low end on his demo either. Hopefully someone can give it a proper run for us.
 
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Proton Lenny said:
That's why I always feel like I want a standalone filter. But then the all in one synth pedals don't seem to make as much sense. Also the few demos that exist currently have the same problem as most synth pedals in that the transient of the note just isn't sharp enough for fast rhythmic playing. If I can get my hands on one I'll see if I'm wrong.
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Im hearing this cant get the big fat bass tone from the 80’s/90’s still. I dont have one sound in particular that i want, but something that you could pull off an oberheim or dx7 would be amazing.

Anything out there that can? For now i use an octave pedal which actually does well but it doesnt have any movement on it or mix as easy as a huge old school synth bass tone.
 
#27
I’ve just about come to the conclusion that if I need a synth bass tone that I’m going to purchase an actual synth. By the time I’ve invested into everything to try and recreate the equivalent on bass I could have had a Sub Phatty already. I love that little Bananana Matryoshka pedal and that might become the fun pedal on my board. Otherwise, I’ve found that sub octave + overdrive/fuzz, and maybe a little phase or chorus gets a very synth-like tone that still sits in the mix.
 
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Yeah thats where i am but it looks like they are getting closer to finally nailing a synth bass sound which would be rather amazing.

I may still grab this pedal and see what i can do with it.
 
#29
AngelCrusher said:
Yeah thats where i am but it looks like they are getting closer to finally nailing a synth bass sound which would be rather amazing.

I may still grab this pedal and see what i can do with it.
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They are getting very, very close. I re-watched the Juan and Nick video and that pedal is jam packed full of options, many of them hidden. The hidden part is where I have the problem since you have to guess what mode you are currently in. However, they did put presets and the opportunity to store settings and recall them on the fly with their memory bank switcher, so that earns another star from me.
 
#30
fauxtoe said:
They are getting very, very close. I re-watched the Juan and Nick video and that pedal is jam packed full of options, many of them hidden. The hidden part is where I have the problem since you have to guess what mode you are currently in. However, they did put presets and the opportunity to store settings and recall them on the fly with their memory bank switcher, so that earns another star from me.
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Yeah. Without the memory bank switcher i think i would dial up the best possible synth bass sound i could and then just do a few knob tweaks to vary the tone.

The switcher will be a must if you want to do a lot of different stuff with it.
 
#31
fauxtoe said:
I’ve just about come to the conclusion that if I need a synth bass tone that I’m going to purchase an actual synth. By the time I’ve invested into everything to try and recreate the equivalent on bass I could have had a Sub Phatty already. I love that little Bananana Matryoshka pedal and that might become the fun pedal on my board. Otherwise, I’ve found that sub octave + overdrive/fuzz, and maybe a little phase or chorus gets a very synth-like tone that still sits in the mix.
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That’s what I did.... but, I do got me some Meris to go along with the synth engine.

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#32
I've had a Mercury7 for a while now, and the user interface isn't too hard at all - its either 12 actual knobs, or double and triple duty on 6. Sure, they could have been more creative with their labels and simply added what the aux option is on each knob, so you don't have to remember, but they also could have designed pedals that power up every single time without issue. I guess you have to be lazy at some point, you can't always be 100% proffessional. The sound is what we want anyways right?
 
#33
fauxtoe said:
I’ve just about come to the conclusion that if I need a synth bass tone that I’m going to purchase an actual synth.
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After messing with synth pedals for a long time that's the conclusion I came to. I get the whole "But I play bass!" rhetoric people use to justify pedals but at the end of the day a keys based synth is simply better in every way.
 
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ole Jason said:
After messing with synth pedals for a long time that's the conclusion I came to. I get the whole "But I play bass!" rhetoric people use to justify pedals but at the end of the day a keys based synth is simply better in every way.
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I agree. My response to the "but I play bass" line would be - "No, you are choosing to use a bass guitar to create low frequency notes. There are other tools that can do a similar job, but with a different technique involved in order to achieve your desired outcome." Though, that certainly may not be favorable for every style in either instance. If you want a synth, buy a synth. If you want synth-like tones, the Meris Enzo and others out there are going to get you close. The biggest thing that I've found that a synth can do over a bass guitar is the ability to have infinite sustain with the exact same tone from beginning to end. A plucked string will eventually stop vibrating and will have a volume and dynamic fluctuation depending on how hard it was hit.
 
#35
I personally just like synth like tones. The sustain is definitely a synth only thing. My favorite synth lines are played with funk like a bass player would play, so the sustain is not something i look for too often.

Another thing a synth does really well is super fast vibrato. I have good vibrato technique but nothing like what a synth mod wheel can do.

If i can get that nice tight envelope and movement that a synth provides and a round, full synth tone that mixes well, i am happy.

Anything past that and im using a synth bass.

Im also going for older sounds and not modern dubstep or anything similar.
 
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My son ordered one a few days ago, and it just arrived today. He already owns the Ottobit Jr., and it’s also fantastic.

He’s a bit of a pedal nut, and is very excited about the different ways he’ll be able to use the Enzo.

Meris is definitely putting out some incredible products.
 
#39
Looking forward to hearing some proper bass reviews of this.

I’m still trying to find something that will talk me out of stumping up $3850 for an Industrial Radio Midibass and booking up to my synths.
 
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