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Show me your compact pedalboard setup
- Thread starter garmenteros
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Funnily enough, when I designed this pedal board, I was heavily influenced by Schmidt arrays. However, they didn't make anything in this size (originally 18" square). About a year after building this...Schmidt build one almost the same as mine. Talk about influencing your influencers! Mine is built a fair bit lighter, unloaded it's just under 1kg. Mine is single panel 12mm. Mine is a little bit taller, so I can fully utilise the "under-croft".
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Rearranged things after Tuesday’s. I use the C4 most, put it where I can stomp on it without hitting several other pedals. I also learned that I need to practice using the volume pedal that use it well. 
I'm really liking it. Last year, I was occasionally using the compressor on my Ultrawave. This year I'm needed a compressor a lot more and it's great to have loads of different types of Compressors and each with their unique personality. I'm really liking the Markbass Tube compressor patch, I love the Citrus vintage. The Studio 76 is great too. But my clean / transparent go to is the Studio Snap Bass.
I'm using mine mostly in mono, but using the channel blend on the 2nd channel to blend between 2 different compressor types. So I can blend between a Markbass Tube compressor and more neutral VCA style compressor. That's a really neat function and it's an easy dial in too. It all adds the the Atlas' versatility and quick dial in.
It pretty much nails each type and then gives you all of the control that you could ever want. It's got 18 different engines and up to 2 compressors on each channel, depending on routing. So for instance, the "Citrus Vintage" patch is a patch that models the Orange Squeezer. But unlike the original Orange Squeezer, it has ratio, threshold, Release, output, attach and bass level controls.
There's 18 compression Engines, 8 controls, 2 channels, 8 band graphic EQ, plus a wide 3 band eq. So something like my "GMC Dual Comp MB + Diamond" patch, I'm using the "Vari-mu" engine for the MB tube compressor and an "Optical Pedal" engine for the Diamond style compressor.
For me, it's literally the last word in compression. I can't see me ever letting this pedal go.
Wow that is an impressive review!
I really like the dual band functionality of having different compressors for different ranges. Also, hypothetically, in conjunction with the Quad Cortex I could apply MIDI control to have different compressors/parameters/presets for different Scenes which is sort of cool. Hmmm....plus it would look good next to my C4...
« Final » picoboard (14.5 X 5.5 in) iteration….
What is that patchbay? Is it for cable management, or does it allow for pedal bypass?
I'm not sure what you mean by patchbay. The far right (black) unit is a Broughton "always on" adjustable hpf and to its' left is the Mosky power supply for the whole enchilada. There's nothing underneath except cables. The Mosky (to which I believe you're referring) is a relatively cheap 1 Amp isolated power supply the size of a mini pedal......offers numerous 9V and 1 12V outlet. 1 pushes 500 mA and the others only 100 mA. It powers everything I have just fine, although the UA (connected to the 500mA port) takes a few moments to get revved up.
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Can this word even be used in relation to pedal boards?
LOL.....that's why I put it in quotes. I guess it'll be final until it's not
That said, it does everything I want/like in the smallest form factor I can imagine, considering I'm not into multiFX units.
I’m glad you caught myLOL.....that's why I put it in quotes. I guess it'll be final until it's not
It’s great when you feel like a board can do everything you need. I have been experiencing “more than I need” lately and am still trying to dial it all back.
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I've been updating my board lately and this is what I came up with right now.
Hello there,
New update. Was looking for a overdrive and got the billy sheenan overdrive (v1). I really dig it!
New update. Was looking for a overdrive and got the billy sheenan overdrive (v1). I really dig it!
Really enjoying this one lately. Both the Becos and Broughton punch way above their price point, and the CORE produces some fantastic studio quality tones.
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not the best photo, but what I’m playing now. Just put in the PPB for a W&C Super Russian. One knob, less to fiddle with. The DIY is a Benson pre with bass mods.
