I can’t determine from their website, but do the SA pedals come with the cable needed to connect them to a PC? I’m going to be on the lookout for a used Lunar and Intelligent Filter
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Source Audio Sorcerers Society (S.A.S.S) Part 3
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rsmith601
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Depends on the pedal. Lunar is a no. Spectrum maybe. In the early days we did not ship them, but as Neuro got more important then we did.
If not USB A to USB Mini B Five pin are easy to find and inexpensive in various lengths as they are common use in A/V and photo equipment.
Okay, guys, I’m just about to jump in and join the party here. I’ve been looking around for a while for a “does-it-all” bass dirt/OD/distortion/fuzz pedal. I know there’s no such beast, but I’m guessing I can get close enough. After going round in circles searching for something cheap and not finding anything that’s just what I’m after, I’ve gritted my teeth and stumped up the cash for what I hope will be the right choice, the SA Aftershock. I’m looking forward to getting this baby this week! What do you people in TB land think of my choice? Will it cover what I want? And is this priced fairly for a top notch product? It does seem pricey, but I don’t mind that too much if the sounds make me happy! Thanks for any input on this unit.
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Aftershock has been a huge hit for us over many years. You not only get the sounds we created, but a huge library of community sounds. It's like getting a big box full of classic pedals. You can explore sounds for as long as you want! I am obviously biased, but I think you will find lots of fans here.
You can browse community patches "there are hundreds" and tweak them to your liking, or just dive in with the Neuro app. The Aftershock is amazing! As an all in one it will get you close to just about any fuzz or dirt pedal. I was messing with a mild overdrive the other day with my son playing. I said wait a minute, play lightly and then dig in a little, and wow so sensitive to input! With a light touch pretty clean, and hairy when he dug in. Very cool!! I doubt you will be disappointed. Enjoy!
It's an excellent pedal. I've had one on my board for many years and it can easily replace most dirt pedals on your board if you so wish. The Ultrawave can do all this and a lot more, however it's a fair bit more costly and take a while to learn how to dial in the initial "tame" patches. but...yes...the Aftershock is amazing and my 2nd fav dirt pedal of all time.
I never had the aftershock, but haven’t felt the need to buy any more dirt after owning the Ultrawave, plus the compression alone is worth the cost of the pedal
+1 for the Ultrawave. Tons of distortion options + the range of additional parameters to adjust, explore and fine tune.....
Thanks for the comments, people. The Aftershock is going to be my choice at this stage. The Ultrawave looks amazing but there’s no way I would want the additional complexity for myself, though I can see it would be a fantastic piece of kit for anyone willing to really explore it fully.
I’m also interested in these for an overdrive solution. Doing some googling, I’ve read other impressions that the aftershock is little more straightforward, but the ultra wave is capable but seems a steeper learning curve. Maybe others can give more insight.
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I think starting with the Aftershock is the best move
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For traditional organic sounding drives the Aftershock has the goods.
The Ultrawave is for more daring sounds, industrial, electronic or synth plus the added utilities of EQ and compression.
I have both and use both extensively as well as some other loved dirt pedals.
I have this and the Ultrawave. Currently they get used for different purposes as I haven't really tried to match any settings yet. I love the Aftershock for its simplicity (ha!), and just being able to get a great "familiar" dirt tone quick and easy with the Neuro app.
The UW is a freaky beast. For me its more like a dirt development center with multiple personalities and motion. If it was a human I would recommend an extended trip to the rubber room
.. I like to combine it with some C4 patches, adds to the weirdness.Main difference for me is I use the Aftershock on songs.. the UW gets into more of the trippy dub/jam stuff.... for now.
Quick question about using the DMC Micro (not pro version) controller please - is it possible to send tap tempo signals to the C4 via the usual hub connection? I think I have the DMC setup right - DevA enabled and I use that mode to scroll through all my hub presets. I've also now enabled the first Util mode and set it to 'tap'. Long pressing the right button on the DMC now puts it into 'util' mode as expected, and the word 'tap' appears when I tap the left button but the signal is not registered by the Neuro app in the same way as clicking the 'tap' button in the app with your mouse is. I have the bottom 'external control' section enabled and have tried all the options, the most logical one seems to be 'remote expression' and 'LFO speed' but still no joy. Am I doing something wrong or is it not possible?
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Is it set to cc93, and to the midi channel the C4 is on? Alternatively, you can set it to midi clock and then just enable clock in the C4 presets you want synced. No midi channel or cc programming required then.
