#288

Mine arrived yesterday, and I also found it more puzzling than expected. It probably didn’t help dropping it into my current patch immediately after Morphagene, but even so–it’s going to take some study to be able to effectively control it during performances. My initial impression is Mimeophon is a brilliant module that’s going to be used in a lot of my recordings. In a short time, I was getting some beautiful timbres and sounds that added a new dimension to my patch. As others have mentioned, it has a dark warm vintage tape-like character, although you can get some wilder/synthetic sounds. There’s a lot of thought, history, and innovation packed into a compact module.

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#289

Found something curious…
When I hold the Flip and Hold buttons down, the Zone light cycles through all of the colors. Not sure if anything else is actually happening. Perhaps this could eventually be a method for clearing the buffer?

#290

Holding both these buttons at once scrolls through several possible input gain levels. See page 19 of the manual for all the details.

#291

I haven’t had the chance to really dive into mine yet but first impressions are great. Halo control is beautiful, stereo spread is really nice, color has a huge range.

I think it’s pretty intuitive using it as just a delay to be honest, but I agree with others that it’s incredibly deep and will absolutely reward exploration.

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#292

(supposed to be a direct reply, sorry for double post)

#293

Ah, thanks Walker. Glossed over that last page… I should read more.

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#295

I got the chance to demo one at Knobcon under less than ideal conditions. I was listening to a too-quiet amp instead of headphones. Trigger Riot clocking a CP909 and the Mimeophon. Still had a blast with it, getting feedback going in the lower zones and then cranking up higher zones and freezing it. I bought one on the spot.

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#296

That is one of my favorite parts of the module. It manages to cover such a wide range while also being distinctive and very much its own thing.

Agreed, Hold is brilliant. My favorite implementation among the modules and pedals I have tried with that feature.

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#297

This module is unbelievable. It’s going to be rewarding learning how to reliably recreate great effects stumbled on while mindlessly patching the thing. In particular, I’m a big fan of when a diffuse set of repeats smoothly morphs into a deeeeeep flange.

Another vote for resetting the buffer. Further, I’ll make a probably ill considered suggestion for then being able to recall deleted buffers.

#298

Currently have the module , but have no hp to put it in. Have to wait until next month for a skiff. RIP

#299

Like… Replace magneto warmth? Just less warble?

#301

This sounds like a possible probably. I am planning to grab one when they arrive in town. It’d be swell if I could justify getting rid of the magneto…even if it meant 2 of these. I don’t love it’s delay but I do really like it’s colour.

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#303

I hate mail ordering stuff.

Also, cash is more discreet.

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#304

I feel the same way about Make Noise’s academic tape music metaphor. And just like the Make Noise modules, the Magneto can be so much more than just a tape delay emulation if it is in the right hands. It is a very precise tool for rhythmically or harmonically exploring and rearranging the input material. From the Mimeophon demos I have heard little more than the typical “scatter delay” sound which is bound to become the next modular clichee that will be heard all over the place in the next months until everybody eventually becomes tired of it and moves on to the next hip module, that is what I predict.

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#305

Glad I’m not the only one who replaced their Magneto with Mimeophon. Now what to do with the extra 12hp… Hmm…

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#306

I’m not a big fan of Strymon. I hate most their sky reverbs because they don’t blend with the source well at all. Likewise the Mobius vibe and chorus fx are terrible when compared to real analog pedals. Flint was better character, in my experience.

That said, cv control aside, the Magneto definitely sounds like a hifi tape machine, rather pristine. I suspect it won’t capture additional line amp saturation of a deck hit too hard because that’s a different thing altogether, but in the demos in mono I’ve heard, it’s easy to hear the classic 15 ips slapback that you would hear on old recordings. So that’s pretty cool!

The Mimeophon is much more like a digital rack delay.

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#307

Interesting, I love the Strymon sound! I replaced my Flint with a Meris Mercury7 and it really fell flat for me. I guess Strymon stuff does take the source and add a layer of “Strymon Sheen” to it. I just happen to really like that sheen…

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#308

I did like the Flint. Particularly the harmonic tremolo was cool.

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#310

I actually considered, for about 10 minutes, skipping Mimeophon because of some supposed danger of the skew thing or zone changes becoming clichés.

Then I came to my senses. :grin: Nothing forces any particular usage patterns. I’ve long been irked by people dismissing Rings… a stereotype stronger and lazier than the supposed cliché.

And if certain usage patterns do become common… so? 4/4 time is common too and nobody bats an eye.

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#311

I really don’t care about the sound of the Magneto. But I like the way how it allows you to cut and paste and repeat and pitch shift things in a very precise manner without being a one trick pony. Whereas the Mimeo seems to throw that one thing at you once you start wildly messing with it. It is different approaches and I am sure the Mimeo can offer different results too.

Would be interesting to hear more use cases of the Mimeo and other alternatives rather than people posting shipping updates and displaying hurt feelings about different perspectives on hype and consumerism.

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