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blackjaw wrote:Love the purple and orange knobs on that bitquest

Thanks! I Wanted to swap the knobs on the Elements too cause I managed to squish the plastic ones (these are brass-centered) but I must have messed up my order cause I only got 5 of each.

UglyCasanova wrote:That Maxon delay is so purdyyy!

The pinkness! Easily the best 50€ pedal I've bought.

Went Midi...now I can’t go back...

Gigahearts_FX wrote:

Mixed it up a bit, testing the Analog Drive. So far, tasty.

Chain is

TU-2 > Klon Buffer > Analog Drive > Vibrato > Doppelganger (in TBP loop) > Paradox TZF > Dinosaural Compressor > Deluxe Memory Man > Dimension C (clone) >> Line6 DL4 >> Big Sky >> Slicer >> Loop Station >> Fender HRD / Blackstar Artisan

Crazy!

blackjaw wrote:

Went Midi...now I can’t go back...

This is really really cool. How’s the Hedra?

BoatRich wrote:

blackjaw wrote:

Went Midi...now I can’t go back...

This is really really cool. How’s the Hedra?

Hedra is 100% better with MIDI control...being able to see the alt settings is game changing. Plus the 16 presets show just how deep the pedal is and how little I knew about it...I was barely scratching the surface using it basically to replace my CT5 for pitch shifting. There is a setting called infinity arcade or something where it beeps and bloops in a Lofi way into oscillation...I basically dialed delay feedback back so it didn’t get loud and had a sustaining arcade arpeggio...sat on that setting for over an hour just creating weird loops with this runaway beeps.

Overall I’m impressed. It’s a little echo and pitch machine with an infinite number of sounds (does a very impressive whammy and also a cool chorus as well). Sure it sounds hifi if you go high in the mix, but it sits so well behind everything as well just chillin with delay and heavy reverb. I love it.

Board I currently use at rehearsals. It's messy but we don't play gigs that regularly at the moment so it isn't much of a problem. Am thinking about upgrading the Octaswitch to a Onecontrol Crocodile Tail Loop though because with 17 pedals, 8 pedal loops and 8 pedal selection switches has become too limiting

thats impressive. ive wanted to go switcher sometimes but i hate presets and going big board again is kinda scary. does that 1-control let you expand with more loops?

I've been using the Octaswitch for almost 5 years now and I couldn't realistically live without a switcher anymore as long as I'm in my current band The Howl Ensemble. Many of the sounds I use are based on 2 or more pedals and many of the songs we play have intricately conceived transitions between sections (that's the math rock influence right there) so not being able to instantly turn several pedals on or off but in short succession as you would normally do would result in an added risk of the whole band sounding sloppy, which is already something you have to rehearse countless hours for to avoid when you play relatively complex music.

With "only" 8 loops and 17 pedals, more than half my board is outside the switcher though, which for the most part is fine for effects I use in a momentary fashion like both pitch forks or the lpb booster, but a recent addition like the ringmaster I only intend to use in conjunction with the octave divider next to it, while also wanting to be able to use the octave divider in tandem with other pedals when not using the ringmaster means I'd essentially need a 9th loop and (at least) a 9th preset. The lack of additional loops/presets is something I've been able to live with so far by adding more pedals than 1 preset sound would need to a single pedal loop/preset and then switching within that loop preset while it's on, but with new songs being written asking for new sounds and new sounds asking for new/different combinations of pedals, I'm reaching a point where this workaround isn't really working anymore.

The largest Onecontrol switcher allows up to 10 pedals in loops, which is a nice bonus of two, with up to 70 presets (10 banks of 7) as it's digitally controlled vs the Octaswitch being all-analog. Currently my band has a live repertoire of 10 songs, with two additional songs in the works, and there is of course some overlap in the presets being used in different songs so I think I can set up my preset sounds to accommodate 2 songs worth of presets per bank; which would allow up to 20ish songs worth of switching between presets, and with an average song length of ~9 minutes and time it takes to finish a new song most accurately measured in months, I think I'll be set for at least a few more years with 70 presets Plus it has a direct mode as an extra feature, which lets you stack effects at will like you would without a switcher, which is nice while jamming and looking to try out new combinations without planning them out first.

oh yeah I think I get you when my switchings got sloppier I just ended up using less pedals, but it got more boring sounding esp with one less guitar. 2 seems like some improvement but arent there any larger? I mean some stuff you could free up with pure midi on off but it seems kinda fucked nobody has done like a 16 channel one. still idk tho it tried hooking up two eventide factors with midi presets and got overwhelmed

Affordability is also a factor. I bought the Octaswitch new for €240 and think I can flip it for 100-150 as it's still in good condition, but including that my budget for a new switcher has to be under €500. Realistically this leaves only the Onecontrol and the EHX Super Switcher as affordable upgrades (both around €445) , with the Onecontrol being the biggest upgrade for my needs. Even something slightly more advanced, like the Boss ES8 which has like a zillion presets and effects order switching within presets (but still 'only' 8 pedal loops), midi preset switching on pedals integrated, etc. is 200 more at €645 and (custom?) midi switching solutions will approximate four figures, I fear, so that's not within budget. And even though I am the kind of person willing to save up and drop serious coin on what is essentially a 'hobby', I don't want to do it on something as boring as a switcher I reserve that magnitude of spending for the gear that makes the sounds I like instead of 'just' facilitating them: aluminium instruments, certain amps, high quality fx units (like when I bought the Moog MF-104M SD for €750 which I now no longer bring on the road because I fear it'll get stolen), you get the picture. That same reasoning (+ a too regularly rotating set-up of pedals outside of the switcher in recent history) is why I never bothered to buy proper power supplies and still rely on 1-spots, wall warts and a few daisy chains but that too is not much of a problem currently.

oscillofuzz wrote:

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Board I currently use at rehearsals. It's messy but we don't play gigs that regularly at the moment so it isn't much of a problem. Am thinking about upgrading the Octaswitch to a Onecontrol Crocodile Tail Loop though because with 17 pedals, 8 pedal loops and 8 pedal selection switches has become too limiting

really like this,

what are the pitchforks set up to?
How are they used?

more importantly, are those white and black adidas sambas?

I don't really understand the logic of my pedal board anymore, I'm just kinda doing shit and it sounds really bad so I keep it.

hbombgraphics wrote:really like this,

what are the pitchforks set up to?
How are they used?

thanks for the compliment

One of the pitchforks is set to -1 semitone, full wet, momentary. I use it mostly for a track that absolutely requires the sound/timbre of the open low E string but also needs a low Eb note a few times during a passage later in the track. Previously I had it set to -2 semitones so I could also 'fake' drop D/down D tunings by switching from momentary to latching on other tracks. But since I've switched to a .102 Kalium low E on my 30,5" Nude Guitars baritone/bass VI tuning to actual drop D has become possible tension-wise (this wasn't the case on my 30" Fender Pawn Shop VI with a .095 LaBella low E). Drop D has become a usable tuning for 3 songs we play but not for that exact track, which is why it's set to -1 semitone now for that low Eb while in E standard.

The other pitchfork is set to +1 octave, full wet, momentary. I mostly use it on the same track mentioned above when I play a lead line high up on the neck that shifts between 'normal' octave/+1 octave every few notes. I repeat the line 4 times, and play those 4 repetitions 3 times, ascending in octaves. The first time I alternate between dry/+1 oct on the whammy, the second time I alternate between dry but 1 octave higher than before on the highest strings/+1 oct on the whammy, the third time I alternate between high notes on the high strings with +1 oct on the whammy already pressed down/+1 oct up additionally via the pitch fork.

You can hear it in action if you like:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aCjnT5nb3A[/youtube]
the low E comes in for the first time in the first passage that starts at 0:44, the part in which I use the pitchfork to shift from low E to low Eb starts at 2:33, the part in which I use the other pitchfork to shift the octave up as momentary effect starts at 7:06

hbombgraphics wrote:more importantly, are those white and black adidas sambas?

they are Nippon-made Mexico 66 Deluxe Onitsuka Tigers and they are the most comfortable pair of sneakers I've ever had on my feet

the track is awesome! as are the kicks,

thanks for the explanation on how you use the pedals

Sentient Twig wrote:I don't really understand the logic of my pedal board anymore, I'm just kinda doing shit and it sounds really bad so I keep it.

That's the way to go. If it sounds good and fits what you're doing, keep it!
What are the two pedals closest to the Colorsound?