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PYPB 44: ...like Tetris with boxes, wires and cables

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My current band isn't very effects friendly, so I go home and comfort myself with this! Flow is fx10-bit commander-Westwood-Qtron+ w/you're doom in loop-cloven hoof-oc Bass-bypass loop w/bass micro synth-chorus-tuner. It took a LOT of fiddling to make all this fit on a dingbat medium and it's all powered by a pedal power 2+ and an ISO-5. Pretty satisfying so far, but I'm sure something will come along and make me reshuffle it.
 
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x-posted from the breeders thread...

Cleaned up the wiring on the bottom of my main board a bit and switched the multi-comp to heavy duty velcro instead of cable ties. Eventually will get it even more tidy, but I expect some changes this summer - mostly better MIDI integration and control. Looking to get the Hedra on the board with MIDI control and also introduce MIDI control for Particle & maybe the Tensor. I need to upgrade my Future Impact and try to program the Mothership2 off the board and possibly replace the BugCrusher with an Ottobit...and really build out my ES-8 patches (I only have about 25).

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and the aux board - loopers are going onto a small dedicated board. Some things are coming off this board and others on.
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and the jam/practice setup
 
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Planespotter said:
View attachment 3446265 My current band isn't very effects friendly, so I go home and comfort myself with this! Flow is fx10-bit commander-Westwood-Qtron+ w/you're doom in loop-cloven hoof-oc Bass-bypass loop w/bass micro synth-chorus-tuner. It took a LOT of fiddling to make all this fit on a dingbat medium and it's all powered by a pedal power 2+ and an ISO-5. Pretty satisfying so far, but I'm sure something will come along and make me reshuffle it.
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Nice board, always nice to see pedals you don't come across often, like that Ibanez chorus and the Whirlwind comp, which looks damn nice :thumbsup:
 
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LaklandLaksNADA said:
Are you using a case with it??? I can fit one more on mine but the case no longer fits then =(
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Since the Nano+ setup is new to me, I've only been using the Softcase, which still fits (the side knob on the JHS modded Big Muff sticks out, which might be a "pain point"). My gigging schedule is rather moderate these days and we usually handle all gear ourselves, so it should be okay.
 
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cosmicevan said:
x-posted from the breeders thread...

Cleaned up the wiring on the bottom of my main board a bit and switched the multi-comp to heavy duty velcro instead of cable ties. Eventually will get it even more tidy, but I expect some changes this summer - mostly better MIDI integration and control. Looking to get the Hedra on the board with MIDI control and also introduce MIDI control for Particle & maybe the Tensor. I need to upgrade my Future Impact and try to program the Mothership2 off the board and possibly replace the BugCrusher with an Ottobit...and really build out my ES-8 patches (I only have about 25).

GNWlDZ5.jpg


Topside view
5MJ9i6h.jpg


and the aux board - loopers are going onto a small dedicated board. Some things are coming off this board and others on.
mdq8E17.jpg



and the jam/practice setup
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How is the ES-8 working for you? I've come to really enjoy the 5.

...Also our guitarist just got a Hedra but it's going back...there's some funkiness with it. One control does nothing and the selector knob is mis-aligned or calibrated so it doesn't match where it's pointing. He's trying to convince them to also upgrade the knob to a detented control.
 
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BurningSkies said:
How is the ES-8 working for you? I've come to really enjoy the 5.

...Also our guitarist just got a Hedra but it's going back...there's some funkiness with it. One control does nothing and the selector knob is mis-aligned or calibrated so it doesn't match where it's pointing. He's trying to convince them to also upgrade the knob to a detented control.
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ES-8 is a game changer for me. Being able to re-order pedals per patch and the mixers are insanely useful. I have a HoF mini set to a cathedral preset that I made even more washed out...it sounded great for when I wanted washed out verb, but it was a one-trick pony...until I figured out that I could use one of the mixers and put it in a parallel loop and then mix it back in so that it gives my overall sound a nice reverb, but not washed out to the max. Any cool tips/tricks with the ES-5?

I've just started getting into button re-assignment as well...I dig having the mute button be a contextual trigger for a patch - ex any of my Future Impact patches kick on a MF-101 when I click on the mute switch. I'd love to figure out a way to sneak in a 10th loop (I'm using the volume loop for my 9th spot). Up next is upgrading my Future Impact and then programming some new patches and getting MIDI working through the reflex expression pedal. I also am exploring what solution will give me MIDI control over the Hedra and my Red Pandas.

The Hedra I got is pretty perfect. It's hard to fully understand...I can get the delay working kinda but I love trying to figure out these whacky pedals that I don't really understand. When it starts to click and the pedal becomes an instrument is where it's at.
 
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cosmicevan said:
ES-8 is a game changer for me. Being able to re-order pedals per patch and the mixers are insanely useful. I have a HoF mini set to a cathedral preset that I made even more washed out...it sounded great for when I wanted washed out verb, but it was a one-trick pony...until I figured out that I could use one of the mixers and put it in a parallel loop and then mix it back in so that it gives my overall sound a nice reverb, but not washed out to the max. Any cool tips/tricks with the ES-5?

I've just started getting into button re-assignment as well...I dig having the mute button be a contextual trigger for a patch - ex any of my Future Impact patches kick on a MF-101 when I click on the mute switch. I'd love to figure out a way to sneak in a 10th loop (I'm using the volume loop for my 9th spot). Up next is upgrading my Future Impact and then programming some new patches and getting MIDI working through the reflex expression pedal. I also am exploring what solution will give me MIDI control over the Hedra and my Red Pandas.

The Hedra I got is pretty perfect. It's hard to fully understand...I can get the delay working kinda but I love trying to figure out these whacky pedals that I don't really understand. When it starts to click and the pedal becomes an instrument is where it's at.
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The ES-5 has stripped down functionality compared to the 8, but really I'm sort of on the same side of things as where you are. I'm about to start playing with some of the parallel effects stuff, but haven't really had the need to do too much yet. I won't mess with the mute function because that's already pretty functional for me as it is. I'm about to build another set of patches on a different bank to give me some more soundscape options for a song or two, and I'm also about to do a little shifting on my board, adding a 5th Gear for some color, and that will change some of the other dynamics.

My real job is to sit down with the Atmosphere and Timeline and play with some of the odder sounds and find some that layer well together. Right now I have both Nimbus SE and Atmosphere on my board right now and I have a feeling that the Nimbus probably is the better verb, but the Atmosphere wins by having a ton of programmable slots and MIDI-Functionality. Not that I'll get rid of the Nimbus either. I did just remove my Divaricator and have been really happy with the Cross-Mix that replaced it.

I've found that having 'go to' patches set up and ready to be triggered by the ES-5 is really really nice in a live situation.
 
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moishelichtfuss said:
Since the Nano+ setup is new to me, I've only been using the Softcase, which still fits (the side knob on the JHS modded Big Muff sticks out, which might be a "pain point"). My gigging schedule is rather moderate these days and we usually handle all gear ourselves, so it should be okay.
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I just bought one of these - Link Removed - Picking up tomorrow. Hopefully it'll work well for my nano+. I've got some overhang as well
 
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BurningSkies said:
, and I'm also about to do a little shifting on my board, adding a 5th Gear for some color, and that will change some of the other dynamics.
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Very nice. I have a v1 5th gear on my board and I love it. If I could figure out another loop I'd add in the 5th gear and tie it to a button for a boost on all my patches.


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I've found that having 'go to' patches set up and ready to be triggered by the ES-5 is really really nice in a live situation.
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Couldn't agree more. I was so used to the tap dancing of building and destroying layered stacked effects. It is a real revelation to jump from a patch w 3 stacked effects to another w several stacked and reordered in a single click. Plus you dont lose the ability to build one at a time - I wish it wouldnt revert to the preset when toggling out of manual mode though, but ES-8 is game changer.
 
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