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I had an Enzo before I got into “real” synths and it was quite fun but very finicky to dial in, at least with my guitars. The arp setting is a blast.

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if I were to go that way again ( I have in the past but not right now) I would get a Boss Sy300 used. it has the most options for exploration and even a random thing to make crazy presets for you. it has all the same sounds as the Boss sy1 and sy200, but more ins/outs. they are built like a tank so a used one will probably be fine.

that said, I like the fishman triple play wireless pickup. mount the hex pickup on any fender or Gibson style guitar. use blue tack to attach so you can easily remove it.
Then - throw away the software, mount the wireless dongle on a morningstarfx mc6 pro and use it to control pretty much anything computer, hardware synth etc. as always convo me with questions I have been fooling with these things for a while and have tried pretty much them all.
or
use an hxstomp

Or an Eventide H90

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I haven’t got any real experience from explicit synth pedals. I’ve got a Zoia which I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a synth patch (googling). Right, there’s quite a few patches (free to download from patchstorage.

I think the Electro-Harmonix effectology video series might offer a few ideas.

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I’ve had my eye on this pedal mentioned a while back. I’d love to hear if anyone has any experience with it. Not a complete solution to your question since it only sends midi out, but from there you could play any external synth.

I’ve also seen some tutorials on doing this with Zoia, which is very appealing since there is so much more Zoia can do, but there certainly is some complexity to involved in creating a solid patch for that, while the appeal of the Ghost Writer pedal is the hope that it just does one thing well and simply.

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Does anyone here move a pedal between a pedalboard for the floor and tabletop for a synth and deal with velcro? What’s a good trick for stopping a guitar pedal with velcro on it from sliding around on the tabletop?

I have velcro on my H90 because it lives on a pedalboard. But I also want to use it tabletop sometimes for synth fun. Of course rubber feet were included for that, but then it won’t sit right on the pedalboard if I apply them.

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i use a desktop pedalboard that’s just like a book stand. only obliquely a solution for the sliding around problem because they aren’t on the desk proper, but it works for me.

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Create a little “platform” that can be attached to the Velcro on the bottom of your pedal for tabletop use. Even just a piece of Velcro with rubber feet on the corners is sufficient.

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Thanks both. PS @IOSISdrone I saw your sticker in the men’s room at Turf Club last night!

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Hah, nice! I was also there last night, BIG|BRAVE and Liturgy both fucking killed it.

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Yes. I’m a big Big Brave fan.

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Same. I didn’t even know BIG|BRAVE were playing until a friend offered up a free ticket yesterday. Last time they were in town they played Eagles 34, so I’m super glad I was able to catch them at a proper venue this time around.

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A new query… I am looking for a single pedal, capable of multiple simultaneous effects, to use with a small analog mono synth, the Arturia Microbrute. It’s not a great synth on its own, but I have it and don’t really want to replace it (yet).

I am thinking that there might be something like a Zoom pedal that could help to treat the sound without needing to spend a lot of money or get something big. It’s mostly for live playing, free improv, with my band, so it should be “decent” but nothing more than that…

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Ed

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Yep, Zoom MS-70CDR always comes recommended first for cheap but nice multi-fx. So I’ll go ahead and recommend that :slight_smile: Up to 6 effects simultaneously I think, surprisingly good reverbs for the price and size too!

(Plus if you’re so inclined, I think that series of pedals can be “hacked” to include FX from the other pedals of the same series, but I suppose the selection of FX is already pretty nice!)

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I know it is quite expensive but I’ve had a lot of fun pairing just the Hologram Electronics Microcosm (I have one on loan from a friend - lucky me!) with the MicroFreak - you get a lot of possibilities with all the crazy granular/micro-looping fx, a beautiful reverb, and a very cable phrase looper that you can alter the speed of - so it’s quite possible to build complex soundscapes live with just a mono synth :+1:

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Hi Ed,
I have the Microbrute too. Like you, I don’t exactly love it. I approach it like the bridge pick-up on my telecaster – it’s got a cutting quality, so it’s maybe a tool that has its moments even if it might not be a Swiss army knife that fits every situation.

I can’t suggest any specific multi-effect but I can share a thread I started on Reddit a long time ago. Maybe you find something of interest in it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/microbrute/comments/37yw1b/tricks_to_get_softer_sounds_with_the_microbrute/

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Thanks, that looks potentially useful!
Have a great day!!!

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I thoroughly recommend it too and as mentioned above, you can load in effects (and cab sims for instance) from the other pedals in the range should you so desire. Oh, and it can be powered by USB, from a Norns if necessary.

The only things I wish it had was the ability to receive midi clock and a few more preset slots.

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How do you tend to make your pads with loops? Do you start with a lead sound and then layer in bass? Do you tend to have all the loops running into one static effect or do you have multiple different loops with different effects? If you do use layers with different effects, which effects do you find layer well together?

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In reading that list of questions I’m very much left feeling like you should try using SAMPLR (iOS app) as a looping/fx option.

It’s not a pedal, I know, but you can get something like this for your interface.

I regularly use the app on an iPad 2 without any issue, so I can guarantee it’ll run on essentially any iPad you can get your hands on.

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I could give that a try

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