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Source Audio OFD

#81
For your needs put the Noise Gate = High, higher gain settings, little-to-no blend, then find a fuzz tone you like. The Gated Fuzz voice is great, as is the Muff voice for this type of sound.

You'll also find that simply adjusting the gain and EQ you can get a LOT of different end results from a single drive voice.
 
#84
I agree with you gastric. The high gain tones all sound so good. I'm having a harder time settling on a low gain setting because there are so many variables with the blend and eq. I think the controlblox with help me out a lot since I used to have 4 dirt pedals on my board and I'm now only rocking the OFD.

My current settings are gated fuzz with the gain maxed and no blend in spot 1. Tube drive in spot 2 with gain at noon and 50/50 high cut blend. These are working very well with my passive jazz 5, though I change spot pretty much every day.
 
#87
At rehearsal tonight I continued to fiddle with the OFD. It's actually the only pedal I'm using with this band at the moment so I just popped it off my pt pro. During the other guys smoke break I set it to smooth tube, gain all the way down no blend. It was amazing. It could be my new always on tone easily. Made me want to buy a 2nd. It was super responsive to my dynamics and warm and cuddly.
 
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#89
jasonmitsch said:
At rehearsal tonight I continued to fiddle with the OFD. It's actually the only pedal I'm using with this band at the moment so I just popped it off my pt pro. During the other guys smoke break I set it to smooth tube, gain all the way down no blend. It was amazing. It could be my new always on tone easily. Made me want to buy a 2nd. It was super responsive to my dynamics and warm and cuddly.
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Sounds very sound-clip-worthy, since this would be quite different from the settings shown in the existing demo's.
 
#90
I'll chime in again - I've been enjoying the OFD as well. I've got a great Muff sound. Using a Tonebender style sound for another part. I was also able to dial in an SFT-style sound with the Crunch Tube (I use the SFT has a raging overdrive, so it's high gain). I've got a ton of dirt/fuzz pedals, but as a test I'm taking a bunch of them off my board to see how much the OFD can really handle. Rat Tail, SFT, TAFM, Colossus, Barbershop are all sitting on the shelf right now). It can approximate a lot of those sounds, although I can't get anything that sounds exactly like a Wooly Mammoth or Oxide yet, so those are still on the board. Although the Gated Fuzz on the OFD is cool, it's has it's own flavor.

Source Audio was kind enough to supply me with a prototype of the Midi HUB for testing, so I can store up to 128 presets and that's made this pedal incredibly useful on my board. It's really a steal for the price. With the addition of the midi hub, it's now got me looking at the Orbital Modulator and I want to check out the BEF if/when they come out with the sb2 version. So much control!
 
#91
Gigged with the OFD for the first time a week and a half ago. Using the Tube Drive with a light setting for my always on sound. Using the muff patch I was able to basically duplicate my exact favorite setting from the EQD Hoof fuzz. The gated fuzz gets a couple of songs as well and will get more use with the new Manat filter. I don't have any OD or Muffs on my board anymore, which have been key to my boards for the last couple of years. The only other Distortion pedal I have is a Brassmaster type which I haven't been able to duplicate with the OFD, though the Octave Fuzz comes decently close. I may try harder to duplicate it, but so far with the help of the Hub saver and the OFD I've gone from a PT2 to PT Jr and I'm much happier with my board.
 
#92
After toying around with the OFD for a bit, it definitely has a long-term home on my board.

It found its way onto our newest single:
http://vernianprocess.bandcamp.com/track/elegy

I'm using the a Big Pi setting to drive the POG2 during the intro and bridge, and a TS9000 setting for some dirt during the chorus and end sections.

My one complaint about this pedal is that it doesn't have enough presets. I'll be keeping a close eye on that MIDI hub they're working on... ;)
 
#95
Cloverfield said:
Wow, I wasn't really planning on getting one of these or all that interested in the pedal at all, to be honest. But all this feedback is making the OFD sound very enticing.
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OD, distortion, and fuzz are very taste specific. It is so hard to recommend anything. What I can tell you, is that this pedal has just about every drive and EQ option you could possibly ask for. This is typical of Source Audio gear. Most dirt pedals (excluding preamps with drive options) only have a single tone knob. You have a 3 band EQ that can be dialed in and saved for each preset independently. Add this to all of the different model options, and what you get is the most versatile dirt pedal I have ever used. With all the options, I would be shocked to find out someone couldn't find at least one useful tone. Other pedals have the "sexy factor" based on the opinions of this board, but as I said earlier, I sold nearly all of those once this guy was out into play.

If you order this pedal, be patient, and take the time to sweep through all the options before making any decisions. If you want a simple 3 knob OD, this is most likely not for you. Although, a lot can be accomplished with the models, drive, and clean blend alone...
 
#98
Thank you all for these nice comments. Bob Chidlaw spent the better part of a year working on this pedal non-stop, on top of all the work he put into the Red Classic a couple of years ago. And I mean ten hours a day in the office coding, playing and tweaking and then at home playing the thing through his collection of vintage amps and basses all night and all weekend. We really felt like we had opened up some exciting new doors, and it is GREAT to see that confirmed here!
 
#99
Normal rehearsal place is being soundproofed right now so we had practice in a rented room with a supplied "backline". The bass rig consisted of an older Rumble 100 that couldn't come close to competing with the two guitar amps that were supplied. I cranked up the mid control on the OFD and while I wouldn't want to gig with that amp, I was able to dial in a sound where everybody in the band could effectively hear me. I'm not sure I would have lasted through rehearsal with any of my other drive pedals.
 
#100
rsmith601 said:
Thank you all for these nice comments. Bob Chidlaw spent the better part of a year working on this pedal non-stop, on top of all the work he put into the Red Classic a couple of years ago. And I mean ten hours a day in the office coding, playing and tweaking and then at home playing the thing through his collection of vintage amps and basses all night and all weekend. We really felt like we had opened up some exciting new doors, and it is GREAT to see that confirmed here!
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Keep churning out awesome effects and well keep praising them!
 

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