NPD: SA Aftershock

[rsmith601]

Would this cause a pedal to have lower clean output?? I ask because I still own the soundboard MWBD and it has always had a drop in clean level.

I don't have any 300 MA power supply and I don't think either of my voodoo labs power supplies have that much, I gotta check though. I might need to just use a power strip?

Edit: OK so I have an "Iso5" and "power 2 plus", the power 2 has dual 250 ma outputs and the Iso5 has one 400 ma output. Is 250 just not enough or is 400 too much? And if 400 *isnt* too much is there a way to daisy chain a few of these (I ordered the orbital as well and next up are the Manta and PEQ)

Not all Source Audio pedals will take the same amount of current. I remember a pedal board I had with Soundblox 1 pedals where I used the 100ma outputs of a brick and it actually sounded fine. Does this mean you can always use Aftershock with any 100ma output on any brick? No!! You might get lucky, but if its not working correctly then give it more juice. It has 2 high speed processor chips inside, not one simple analog circuit.
I only said 300ma, because the brick in question only had either 100ma and 300ma outputs.
100ma outputs on bricks are risky with Soundlox 1, and even riskier with Aftershock.
The number 1 technical problem we get from customers is using too little current with our pedals.

 

[cflat]

Just get an iso power supply that'll do at least 150w in one of the outputs and be done with it. And if you're too cheap for that (I get it...I was for years ), honestly, I've run mine on a 1-spot daisy chain with many other pedals with no ill effects. At long as it doesn't have an issue with any of your other pedals and the total draw is less than 1700w, it's a good cheap way to power pedals.

I have a problem in that some are pos centre, others neg centre..some 12 volt.

 

[JimmyM]

I have a problem in that some are pos centre, others neg centre..some 12 volt.

Well a 1-Spot is pretty straightforward 9v with a neg center. But I use a Dunlop Iso Brick on my actual board and save the 1-Spot for when I need to string up only 2 or 3 pedals. It'll do variable voltage on some outputs. But it'll do pos center with an adapter

 

[cflat]

Well a 1-Spot is pretty straightforward 9v with a neg center. But I use a Dunlop Iso Brick on my actual board and save the 1-Spot for when I need to string up only 2 or 3 pedals. It'll do variable voltage on some outputs. But it'll do pos center with an adapter

ok

 

[Matthew_84]

I love this pedal!

I picked it up yesterday after work, and at first I didn't love it, but that's because I've been EQ and effect-less for the last year or so and have gotten very used to my clean DI sound, as well I was using way too much overdrive for some milder rock warmup songs. Once I got used to the sound and controls though, the pedal really started to sound great.

Then I started to play around with the Nuero App... The very first thing that intrigued me about this pedal was its internal "mono in/stereo processing/mono out" option, and I had hoped I could use this to do a clean bass/low-mid boost in parallel with a clanky upper-mid overdrive signal to try and replicate the old Rick sound on 70's Prog albums (Rush, Yes, etc).

It took me a while to understand the options, but after an hour or so, I got pretty damn close to nailing Geddy's tone on "Cygnus X-1 Book 1". That's really when I fell in love with this pedal. It honestly saved me thousands of dollars that I could've easily spent chasing that tone. I don't think I got it down 100%, but it's close enough for me. I'm also going to play around with the settings more as I am still unclear about what some of the options do.

Anyways, once I had that dialed in, I played around to a few Rush songs I know, a few times over, as well as some Tool, and was giggling like a baby as I was playing along. That was a good feeling, and I can't wait to dig deeper into the Aftershock and see what else it is capable of. Thanks @rsmith601 and @nathannavarro, and anyone else involved.

 

[Fiset]

I love this pedal!

I picked it up yesterday after work, and at first I didn't love it, but that's because I've been EQ and effect-less for the last year or so and have gotten very used to my clean DI sound, as well I was using way too much overdrive for some milder rock warmup songs. Once I got used to the sound and controls though, the pedal really started to sound great.

Then I started to play around with the Nuero App... The very first thing that intrigued me about this pedal was its internal "mono in/stereo processing/mono out" option, and I had hoped I could use this to do a clean bass/low-mid boost in parallel with a clanky upper-mid overdrive signal to try and replicate the old Rick sound on 70's Prog albums (Rush, Yes, etc).

It took me a while to understand the options, but after an hour or so, I got pretty damn close to nailing Geddy's tone on "Cygnus X-1 Book 1". That's really when I fell in love with this pedal. It honestly saved me thousands of dollars that I could've easily spent chasing that tone. I don't think I got it down 100%, but it's close enough for me. I'm also going to play around with the settings more as I am still unclear about what some of the options do.

Anyways, once I had that dialed in, I played around to a few Rush songs I know, a few times over, as well as some Tool, and was giggling like a baby as I was playing along. That was a good feeling, and I can't wait to dig deeper into the Aftershock and see what else it is capable of. Thanks @rsmith601 and @nathannavarro, and anyone else involved.

Nice testimonial and one I agree with. Always lots of discussion about "can this pedal sound like <insert pedal>" but for me the real strength of the AS is discovery like what you've described. Really glad I picked one up.

 

[dave_bass5]

Well a 1-Spot is pretty straightforward 9v with a neg center. But I use a Dunlop Iso Brick on my actual board and save the 1-Spot for when I need to string up only 2 or 3 pedals. It'll do variable voltage on some outputs. But it'll do pos center with an adapter

Same here. I keep the 1 Spot near my PC for when i want to play though it, and that works fine with the AO.

 

[Driven Crane]

Instantly... LA Lady is the ONLY od/dist/boost/fuzz pedal that remains in my board! It is (the board) totally rearranged and ready for changes... I have traded all of my od's pedals for a new head and a new bass.

 

[Matthew_84]

For the Drive Max setting on each Distortion Engine, is it like a drive boost knob?

I was thinking it would set the upper limit of the Drive, but even when the Drive is fully CCW and I turn the Drive Max CW, drive is introduced into the signal.

 

[rsmith601]

I have a problem in that some are pos centre, others neg centre..some 12 volt.

The industry standard is negative tip and 9V DC. All the rest is odd-ball.

I love this pedal!

I picked it up yesterday after work, and at first I didn't love it, but that's because I've been EQ and effect-less for the last year or so and have gotten very used to my clean DI sound, as well I was using way too much overdrive for some milder rock warmup songs. Once I got used to the sound and controls though, the pedal really started to sound great.

Then I started to play around with the Nuero App... The very first thing that intrigued me about this pedal was its internal "mono in/stereo processing/mono out" option, and I had hoped I could use this to do a clean bass/low-mid boost in parallel with a clanky upper-mid overdrive signal to try and replicate the old Rick sound on 70's Prog albums (Rush, Yes, etc).

It took me a while to understand the options, but after an hour or so, I got pretty damn close to nailing Geddy's tone on "Cygnus X-1 Book 1". That's really when I fell in love with this pedal. It honestly saved me thousands of dollars that I could've easily spent chasing that tone. I don't think I got it down 100%, but it's close enough for me. I'm also going to play around with the settings more as I am still unclear about what some of the options do.

Anyways, once I had that dialed in, I played around to a few Rush songs I know, a few times over, as well as some Tool, and was giggling like a baby as I was playing along. That was a good feeling, and I can't wait to dig deeper into the Aftershock and see what else it is capable of. Thanks @rsmith601 and @nathannavarro, and anyone else involved.

Our reverbs in Ventris match or blow away what you get in a $2000 multi effects unit.
Why do people assume that our dirt boxes get any less thought and attention? We probably priced them too low?
Aftershock owners are ahead of the curve!

 

[LSMFT6]

I love this pedal!

I picked it up yesterday after work, and at first I didn't love it, but that's because I've been EQ and effect-less for the last year or so and have gotten very used to my clean DI sound, as well I was using way too much overdrive for some milder rock warmup songs. Once I got used to the sound and controls though, the pedal really started to sound great.

Then I started to play around with the Nuero App... The very first thing that intrigued me about this pedal was its internal "mono in/stereo processing/mono out" option, and I had hoped I could use this to do a clean bass/low-mid boost in parallel with a clanky upper-mid overdrive signal to try and replicate the old Rick sound on 70's Prog albums (Rush, Yes, etc).

It took me a while to understand the options, but after an hour or so, I got pretty damn close to nailing Geddy's tone on "Cygnus X-1 Book 1". That's really when I fell in love with this pedal. It honestly saved me thousands of dollars that I could've easily spent chasing that tone. I don't think I got it down 100%, but it's close enough for me. I'm also going to play around with the settings more as I am still unclear about what some of the options do.

Anyways, once I had that dialed in, I played around to a few Rush songs I know, a few times over, as well as some Tool, and was giggling like a baby as I was playing along. That was a good feeling, and I can't wait to dig deeper into the Aftershock and see what else it is capable of. Thanks @rsmith601 and @nathannavarro, and anyone else involved.

Mono in>stereo>mono out is the only way to fly! Glad you’re liking it

 

[Matthew_84]

Just a daily reminder that this pedal is awesome.

A few months back, from what I understand, Nathan said they're looking into incorporating an option to set the external "clean" knob to a blend between two parallel distortion channels (which would be great for me), but in the meantime I'm going out in stereo, and into a USB interface with two inputs and am adjusting the input attenuators as desired... I am messing with the overall output as I do this, but the extra control over the blend/output is worth it.

I made one preset to sound like Geddy's Rick on "A Farewell To Kings" but with dialing back the distorted channel, I can really use that one preset to cover nearly everything I play. With just the clean, bass/low-mid boosted channel soloed, it even sounds good with some motown and funk stuff I play.

I am definitely going to make some more presets though to try and get a better approximation of some other distorted tones I love, but will try to keep the parallel channel setup if I can.

 

[dave_bass5]

Ive given up on the presets posted on line, they all seem to be either way over the top (for my use), or just more of the same basic low drive tones, and gone back to the default tones, and just playing around with the 4 knobs.
Couldn’t be happier. Ive got rid of my Q/strip and replaced it at the end of the change with my BDDI. This and the AS make a great pair. Ive still got the tap tempo coming next week but I don’t think ill have much use for it. BDDI always on, AS adding the magic when I need it.

 

[Matthew_84]

Ive given up on the presets posted on line, they all seem to be either way over the top (for my use), or just more of the same basic low drive tones...

To be honest, I would think it'd be hard to use someone else's preset and get the same tone they have anyway.

I debated uploading my Cygnus X-1 preset (and I just created a Vince DiCola one from the Transformers 1986 soundtrack), but I created those presets using my gear (bass, strings, tone controls, end devices, etc) while using my typical technique (medium gauge pick). Now, for me it may be a bit different because I'm targeting specific tones, but I have no idea what these would sound like if someone else used them. I'm sure they wouldn't come as close to the tones as they do on my end.

 

[Adamixoye]

and I just created a Vince DiCola one from the Transformers 1986 soundtrack

 

[Matthew_84]

This song (as well as most of the soundtrack) influenced my taste in music for years to come, and I wanted to mimic the bass tone... It’s clearly a synthesizer, but I love how punchy, crunchy, and clear it is. It reminds me of Rick, played with a pick, re-imagined through a synth.

I ran a clean signal with a sharp low-mid boost in parallel with the TS 9001 engine with a brighter focus and the outcome is quite good with a pick. I’m going to try some other engines later, but I was running through a bunch of them, and that was the one that sounded like it would work the best.

It also sounds more natural than DiCola’s bass synth, which at first I was on the fence about, but I’m actually glad it sounds more natural than synthy... It makes for a bit of a challenge for a synth-based project I will be working on, but it would actually be better to make that sound more natural too, so it’s a good fit.

 

[davidicus]

hey, just got this pedal but the Clean knob isn't working as expected. any suggestions? it's fully effected at one end, and no signal at all at the other end. should just be dry signal instead, right? i tried a couple factory resets to no avail. reached out to Source Audio support, but no reply.

 

[Matthew_84]

hey, just got this pedal but the Clean knob isn't working as expected. any suggestions? it's fully effected at one end, and no signal at all at the other end. should just be dry signal instead, right? i tried a couple factory resets to no avail. reached out to Source Audio support, but no reply.

Have you updated the firmware?

I noticed that the sound was completely dead on mine when the clean knob was fully CW. Updating the firmware fixed that.

 

[rsmith601]

hey, just got this pedal but the Clean knob isn't working as expected. any suggestions? it's fully effected at one end, and no signal at all at the other end. should just be dry signal instead, right? i tried a couple factory resets to no avail. reached out to Source Audio support, but no reply.

Nathan was a bit backed up yesterday. Hopefully you will hear from him soon!

 

[davidicus]

Have you updated the firmware
I noticed that the sound was completely dead on mine when the clean knob was fully CW. Updating the firmware fixed that.

installed Neuro and firmware update did the trick. thank you!! not used to pedals requiring updates out of the box, but i guess that's the age we live in.