#6

Does the EXP input support CV signals? If so, awesome!

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#7

You’d probably need to attenuate down to either 3 or 5v and use a floating ring cable. I don’t have any Hologram pedals, but my other pedals (Strymon & EQD) support cv this way. ALM SBG converts to that range specifically for EXP inputs.

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#8

Yup, you might need to tweak the voltage like @Gexex mentioned , but I do not see why it would not work.

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#9

I’ve had a Microcosm for a few months. Really love it. Never generally know what to do with looper or granular pedals but this one make everything sound pretty musical to me.

Have found that I needed to make a lot of tweaks in the sub menus to make things sound good, but once I futzed around with them I’ve been able to just enjoy playing with it.

#10

This is what turns me off, is there a lot of menu diving and button combos?

#11

Are they very different? If I was to choose one which would you go for? iprefer one knob per function

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#12

Not really bad at all — just one layer of alt functions for the knobs that are labeled right on the front panel (that are things you’d need to set and forget for any particular setup — like effect volume), and 1 layer of unlabeled global parameters that require a key combo to access but you probably almost never need to access.

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#13

The microcosm is a lovely (tweakable) preset box with 44 lovingly curated presets that are almost all sweet spots.

I need to spend more time with the settings because I’d like to find the subtler side of microcosm. Out of the box the presets are very un-subtle. But also really beautiful and a ton of fun to play!

Can anybody help me love the Glide mode? That one just escapes me, I can’t really find a use for it.

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#14

I like Glide with the mix set fairly low and the clock set fairly slow. That being said, it’s not ever going to land on the “subtle” side of the tracks. But having a slow octave sweep every 8 bars or so can be kind of fun.

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#15

They are different, but in many ways Microcosm is the perfection of the ideas set forth on IJ. I have both, and will keep both. There’s some really great LFO/automation on the Jets that is missing on the Microcosm. Glitch B is worth the cost of admission alone, in my opinion.

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#16

Just as little video I liked on topic.

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#17

I just remembered that I made a video a little while back with both pedals, in case it’s at all helpful:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9QNI9BBbZ/?igshid=itaeyr1zrrcw

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#18

I got a Microcosm about a week ago and I have been using it with guitar and my Digitone, definitely still in the honeymoon phase but I love it and don’t see that changing!

From what i’ve read before I bought it is that the latest firmware update really took it to the next level and fixed alot of the problems people had when it first came out. I was thinking the Microcosm would replace my CBA Mood as my glitch/granular pedal but found they work really well together.

Overall I would really recommend the Microcosm!

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#19

Sunday Synth Doodle with a heavy dose of ARP mode guitar:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CHV3sAEBhS8/?igshid=1v7sgjethgkng

#20

Aside from them working together how do they compare? I currently use mood in conjunction with my octatrack and norns, and while cool I find it a bit samey in what it can do with samples.

#22

It’s hard to compare them, while they are both granular glitchy pedals I find them really different. The Microcosm is more immediate and easier to use. I’ve had it a couple of weeks and feel like i’ve figured it out already, i need some more time to really master it but feel i have a good idea of what i can get out of it.

The Mood on the other hand, i’ve found to be a box of secrets. I’ve had it for close to a year and i’m still finding crazy new things i can do with it. For the longest time i was using it for droney pads and big reverbs or delay and not really touching the dip switches. Once i got into messing with the switches it opened up a million new things. I’ll definitely be getting the CBA Faves Controller to access presets quicker and easier.

For me i use the Microcosm on synths, its easy to tweak and easy to see whats going on. Used it a few times on guitar but i prefer it with synths (mainly because i don’t want to upgrade to a bigger pedalboard!). The Mood spends 80% of the time on my guitar board, using the Drolo side for pads and freezing and the Old Blood side gives me the option of having an extra reverb / delay on my board.

I love both of these pedals, they are both special and different enough to justify owning both. I regularly flip gear when I get bored of it but both these pedals are inspiring every time i plug into them.

I don’t own an Octatrack or Norns (I’ll be joining the Norns club soon, i have a Norns Shield kit coming) but i have a Digitakt that i play samples through and mangle them with the Microcosm and Mood.

Hope that made sense and helped?

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#23

+1 on the Microcosm DT combo. Having the full size midi on the Microcosm is so great for locking in super tight rhythmic stuff. It’s really fun.

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#24

Curious how the Microcosm compares to the Instruo Arbhar. Apples and oranges?

#25

Yeah, very different in my opinion. There’s some crossover here and there, but I tend to use them in quite different ways. With Arbhar, I’m manipulating the characteristics of a buffer (or buffers), which you can do to a certain degree with Microcosm’s looper, but it’s certainly more adept at processing live signals. I’m not a level 10 Arbhar expert by any means, but I feel like I’m pretty dialed in on the Microcosm.

For what it’s worth, I made most of the videos the Microcosm playlist here, and would be happy to talk through any of the sounds or features.

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#26

Cool, that’s what I assumed. The live processing aspect is what’s appealing to me. I may pick your brain some before pulling the trigger

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