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  1. The Key9 is on its way. I haven't tried it yet, but really looking forward to it. I've mostly been using the BOSS SL-20 after the EHX Synth9. It's a mesmerizing combination. I haven't tried placing it in front of the Synth9 yet, but plan to soon. I'm curious how the Synth9 will respond to the attack of the Slicer - if it's more stable at slower rates and glitchy at faster rates, for example. The Mel9 also sounds great after the Slicer. When I get some time, I will experiment with combining the Slicer with a Digitech Space Station, a Digitech Synth Wah, and a Pigtronix Mothership. I anticipate some great things with all of those combos. SL-20 Pros: - wide variety of stereo options - MIDI clock sync - 50 fun preset patterns for instant gratification grooves - Patterns offer a nice variety of rhythms (techno, swing, triplets, etc.) - harmonic slicer with embedded filtering and pitch shifting on some patterns - variable control over attack and wavelength (duty) - nice light display around the encoder for keeping time - on-board looper SL-20 Cons: - no way to multiply or divide the clock sync on-board (would have been handy to not have to adjust the master clock) - no way to create your own rhythms beyond the 50 presets and harmonic slicer (odd, given the inclusion of a tap tempo switch that could have served a dual purpose) - on some patterns the wavelength is not long enough, over-emphasis on staccato patterns Overall, a really enjoyable and useful pedal for guys like me who love electronic music, and would rather play a guitar synth than a keyboard synth. I'm sure it can be used for more subtle duties as well, especially with the right blend of dry and effect signals. Compared to the EHX Super Pulsar, for example? I love that the Super Pulsar allows us to create our own rhythms and is generally more flexible with wave shaping; but the interface is not intuitive and usually forces me to pull out the manual every time. The Slicer UI is less flexible, but it is very intuitive without needing the manual.
  2. I joined HCFX in 2007, so for me 2008 was sort of the "heyday" of the forum. Hard to believe the stock market crash was 10 years ago. It's really sobering to think that everyone is now 10 years older. Even the 16 year olds chiming in back then are now probably working full time jobs, getting married, having kids, and not really buying a lot of pedals. I was already an old man then, so things haven't changed much for me. I'm still buying pedals :-) In 2018 so far I've picked up a BOSS SL-20 Slicer and an EHX Key9.
  3. Interesting. My PS-3s do this. I've always found it annoying, but not enough to stop using PS-3s. That pedal could poop on my foot every time I turned it on, and I would probably just live with it.
  4. Originally Posted by akapuli Both Ozzy and Lennon had a special effect device, but it can be 'easily' reproduced by modern technology. Read the Sound On Sound tutorials on the subject. I'm sure Phil wrote something related too. Slapback delay or chorus should get you in the ballpark
  5. "Mind Mischief" is on current rotation. Such delicious harmonies
  6. Originally Posted by pbone The album is streaming on NPR.org right now and it is {censored}ing mindblowing Been listening to it for the last week which I don't feel bad about since I just spent $80+ on the Deluxe Edition Definitely a milestone album... less bluesy Cream and Hendrix influenced than InnerSpeaker overall... more melodic and early 70s Glam. Definitely inspired me to pick up Todd Rundgren's A Wizard... A True Star, which I'd never bothered to listen to before.
  7. Originally Posted by pbone Hot dog that is a lot to pay for an album Agreed. I almost closed my browser at the PayPal logon screen... $28 AUD just for shipping But I just said F*** It and jumped.
  8. Ordered... Oh yes! https://shop.modularpeople.com/lonerismdeluxe/ But geez, for not much more than that price last year Neon Indian included a mini-synth with their Deluxe package. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/...1#post43851555 I was hoping Lonerism would come with a mini-phaser or something.
  9. Foreigner are so uncool that hipsters probably actually pretend to like them! I listen to a lot of music... these days mostly hipster music, or anything with melodic hooks and a creative approach to studio textures. I love Washed Out, Tame Impala, Melody's Echo Chamber, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chairlift, Grimes, Austra, Neon Indian, Tycho, Real Estate... But I grew up in the 70s and 80s, so I was raised on Classic Rock, 70s FM Rock, Art Rock, AM Pop, and MTV. Foreigner have rocking riffs. Their melodies are catchy. Lou Gramm is a helluva singer. Granted, their lyrics are crass, testosterone driven, machismo festering diatribes that rival Gene Simmons... but then so are a good percentage of the posts on this forum. So I cut them a little slack knowing that young dudes in 2012 still haven't gotten beyond the fascination of their own phallus. I just look the other way hoping that energy and intelligence will prevail. Not that you asked, but I felt compelled
  10. Yes, the only Hipsters hate Foreigner argument. Works every time. Or it sucks in every sucky way of suckydom, even when it came out. Sucky. Sucky. Shitting on someone else's music because your taste is so much better... it has similarities to cooler-than-thou hipster wank. Sucky way of expressing preferences. Sucky. Sucky.
  11. All this Foreigner hate is starting to sound like cooler-than-thou hipster wank.
  12. Great song! I love me a bit of pre-MTV FM Rock "Mutt" Lange production, so most likely it's something relatively simple, but layered My guess is that there are two instruments of different texture playing the part simultaneously.
  13. $850.00 new! I officially retract my interest. Do not want.
  14. Yeah I'm pretty sure it does but I haven't used it for that yet since I don't know what that actually means... hahaha but thanks man! I just read the product page. It is indeed a controller. I seriously dont have money to spend on more gear, but damn....
  15. Nice soundclip! Does the OP1 also act as a midi controller? If so, I might be interested in it!
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