#715

Sounds great! Are you sure BAM is FV-1 based? That seems unlikely to me based on the feature set.

#716

Yeah, or at least partly (though it surprised me too). Though I’m not an engineer and have no idea how much lifting each of these chips does on its own.

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Translated:

Denis:
BAM has 2 processors. The first is a Microchip DSPIC33 (16 bit) with a 24 bit CODEC. The signal is reduced to 16 bits, which in my opinion sounds almost exactly like the old converters that were used in the early digital reverb units. The DSPIC calculates the pre-delay, the input filters, the diffusers and a lot more. The second is a SPIN FV-1 (this chip was developed by Keith Barr, founder of Alesis). The FV-1 works with 24 bits, but I limited this to 20 bits to simulate the CPUs of the older reverb devices. The reverb tail is calculated in this chip. After the FV-1 there is still a lot of analog processing. Compared to other DSPs or microcontrollers, the sound of the FV-1 was closest to that of the early digital reverb devices. It’s a rather unusual way of designing a reverb device in 2016, but I was very happy with the sound (and so are our customers).

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#717

That’s fascinating in 20 characters! :slight_smile:

#718

I’m constantly amazed at what people keep coming up with using the fv-1. For example, the chase bliss MOOD takes advantage of the clock speed of the chip to change the effects.

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#719

Totally. Over the past year I’ve gone from thinking I “don’t like FV-1 hardware” to realizing that it’s just a platform, and what matters most is the care taken (or not taken) in designing for that platform.

It just so happens to be a platform that a lot of shops use for their first digital exploration, and thus over-indexes for lackluster, slightly boring implementations.

Watching Tom from Cooper FX pull magic out of that chip really changed my mind.

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#720

Wish he would just make more of his pedals.

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#721

I think he’s trying! One man shop. What we really need is to clone Tom.

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#722

Recently grabbed a quadraverb without knowing exactly what to expect. I was surprised that it can actually do long, lush tails, not at all metallic as I expected.

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#723

I wonder if it would make a sense to create a list of pedals/modules using Spin FV-1. BAM and Mood has been mentioned and there probably are many more. Arcades pedal comes to mind, also Dervish module…

#724

The Tiptop ZDSP uses one, as do the Erica Synths Pico DSP and Black Hole DSP.

Actually, I know someone who’s making a 2HP expander that allows you to use the ZDSP cards with the Pico or Black Hole DSP modules (the 3 controls from the FV1 are interchangeable but then each module has additional stuff happening before or after).

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#725

Also add Happy Nerding’s FX Aid to the list of modules. It seems to have some really nice sounding reverbs.

#726

Please provide a link or contact for that expander :flushed:

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#727

Sorry, I’m on my phone and don’t have proper links but search “xodesnet” on instagram, he posted a few things last week I think

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#728

MW thread here and the OP has web/insta/whatever links in their signature More algorithms for the Black Hole DSP (MK1) and pico DSP - MUFF WIGGLER

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#729

Thanks @oscillateur and @chenghiz!

#730

wow…UAD’s EMT Plate in a pedal, amongst many other wonderful things.

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I don’t have any particular need this at the moment but I’m so happy it exists and I’m sure I will own it in the not-too-distant. I could have REALLY used this when I was doing touring FOH and toting around an Apollo Twin just for that EMT plugin. I can see this replacing the Flint for a lot of people.

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#731

I’ve had a MOOD for about a year and it still blows me away. The clock knob being quantized to 5ths and octaves is outrageously musical. It takes some time to really get but once you do it’s basically an instrument in it’s own right.

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#732

Anyone has experience with the Alesis Nanoverb 2? Is it any good? Even for lo-fi sounds?

#733

had one for a bit, it’s good fun, don’t expect to get too deep. Lexicon LXPs are also great and cheap

#734

I got it really cheap and it’s great for what i want to do. People get often lost in so many possibilities while just a simple reverb can do the job. And to think that I was planning to give 400€ for a luxurious reverb.

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