Distortion pedals
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Distortion pedals
Can you guys give me some advice on which one to actually buy? I want to run my Volca Kick through it, but I'm not sure about what to actually get, I don't know much about pedals and am just getting my hardware collection assembled.
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Re: Distortion pedals
big muff
rat
great destroyer
..are some to look at
rat
great destroyer
..are some to look at
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Re: Distortion pedals
yeah it also depends on what sounds you want to distort, because different pedals do different jobs.
i never liked the boss ds2 because it didnt distort the 303 that nicely imo. but a cheap Chinese overdrive i have unit does the job nicely.
i never liked the boss ds2 because it didnt distort the 303 that nicely imo. but a cheap Chinese overdrive i have unit does the job nicely.
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Yeah, the boss ds2 is an all round bad distortion.Mslwte wrote:yeah it also depends on what sounds you want to distort, because different pedals do different jobs.
i never liked the boss ds2 because it didnt distort the 303 that nicely imo. but a cheap Chinese overdrive i have unit does the job nicely.
There are somewhat different distortions it's hard to recommend just one as it depends on what sound you are looking for (to OP).
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I ordered a Big Muff Pi, so that's gonna be the starting point.
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Well, that's actually a fuzz box, rather than distortion.
As much as I love fuzz, it's not the best thing for drums.
As much as I love fuzz, it's not the best thing for drums.
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I got a ENO Myomorpha Distortion pedal, which is a cheap clone of a Rat.
Very happy with it. I use it on a 303 clone. Lots of options on it & it's easy to find a sound you like with it.
Very happy with it. I use it on a 303 clone. Lots of options on it & it's easy to find a sound you like with it.
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Well shit, I got it cheap at least lol.
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Oh it`s a great pedal, but fuzz tends to drop out the low, and it breaks up transients quite a bit. Fuzz is great when it has octaving and stuff, you can get some great textures. One of the pedals I make has a Fuzz topology, and I use it a lot.
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I had a EHX Big Muff. Great for guitar.. but I never liked it on drums. I never used it on long, drone / noise pad type sounds.. but in hindsight it probably would have gave a better result than on drums. I always found it, yeah.. to fuzz up the drums too much to like. There was a lack of tightness. Added sustain. Blurriness rather than definition.
I'm comparison, increasing the gain on a desk - Mackie CR1604 or the Tube screamer clones - such as the Bad Monkey, adds girth. The rat is nice on drums too but can sound more aggressive & totally destroy what its effecting.
I'm comparison, increasing the gain on a desk - Mackie CR1604 or the Tube screamer clones - such as the Bad Monkey, adds girth. The rat is nice on drums too but can sound more aggressive & totally destroy what its effecting.
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You can get Elektron Analog Drive for 222$, 8 different distortion circuits as well as midi control. Well worth a look I think.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... stomp.html
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That's a good price
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ooooharkos wrote:You can get Elektron Analog Drive for 222$, 8 different distortion circuits as well as midi control. Well worth a look I think.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... stomp.html
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Re: Distortion pedals
ive got a filterbank, a brenell mark 5 60's preamp, cheap chinese little bear units, a "you dirty rat", a great destroyer and the thing i like the most is the distortion from the machinedrum compressor.
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How does that work exactly ?Mslwte wrote: the thing i like the most is the distortion from the machinedrum compressor.
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MD comp?
Just turn everything to maximum / minimum & smash it all up.
Just turn everything to maximum / minimum & smash it all up.
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just dial in the "output gain" and "mix" to taste. as simple as that really. i just like the way it crunches up the digital sounds. never really like the MD dry tbh. so many nice sounds when you smash the output
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if i can remember correctly everything apart from the obvious synth is the MD blasted through the compressor.
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if i can remember correctly everything apart from the obvious synth is the MD blasted through the compressor.
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I see could have told myself that, doaaahhh
Wicked track there Mslwte!
Wicked track there Mslwte!
Re: Distortion pedals
I've got a Rat and a Boss OS2, really like them both