2022 PEDALBOARD WALKTHROUGH | ACS1

[@Gizmodrums]

Your tone is insane bro Literally helping me map out my clean tone and mixing reverb with drive You’re a blessing

[@benjamingrimsey]

You may have sold me on a big sky. Those are the longest trails I have heard on a reverb where the initial attack is clear and the effect mix not overbearing. You have a gem of a board there sir 🙌🔥

[@sethspitzer3404]

Been looking forward to this for a while bro!

[@justinwu7495]

jeez that tone is godly

[@skylarmobis4681]

Sir can you show me on how did you do that ambient progressions...very angelic to hear

[@thelevinewell]

Thanks for this video man! So appreciated! I love that you showed your big sky settings too. That helps a ton with dialing in my sound. I got a Walrus ARP87 as my delay but otherwise I have copied your homework lol! Thanks again!

[@AJ-wb2dt]

Sick! I run an all in one unit now but I want to start building a pedalboard. They are just so inspiring.

[@kellymckenzie4865]

I tried messing with drive order and it doesn't make a whole lot of sense but the Benson first always sounds best.

[@jarrodwhitley]

Will we see a Kernom Ridge on the next walkthrough??

[@theaaronimal]

Awesome! Love your pedalboard rundowns.

[@curt_2253]

sounds amazing man! Just got my acs1. What's your settings on the boost? Only thing you didn't mention in the video is the boost settings. Thanks for your help. Big sky presets are great as well

[@aidenruiz7780]

I was looking to get a pog but the sound of the mooer sold me

[@skylarmobis4681]

do you have a presets for this cloud reverb??its beautiful

[@joemahlke2592]

This is sick! Would you ever consider doing a video on how you set up to record audio and video for your in ear mix videos?

[@ramos.nitrorc]

15:04 son of suffering solo? good song

[@aidenruiz7780]

Do you have a video on settings you use on your bigsky?

[@jaydengrant3274]

This is awesome! was looking forward to this!

[@doulosmusica]

ACS vs Iridium? Why?

[@nathanhz]

@Doulos Musica ACS1

[@DennisElwell]

Just watching this in really '23. Considering your heavy cloud algorithm use. Are you getting a cloud burst?

[@kyordy]

I love how that was your small reverb. 😂

[@Arhangell92]

what is better to buy iridium or acs1 ?

[@elimiller8632]

Bro you got fire tone, my gosh 🔥

[@bryantportales]

Inspiring stuff man. I’m gonna have to try using the boost like you mentioned, seems like it really gives it that edge of breakup feel. Hope to see more videos!

[@TheKevinalejandroesp]

Great tones man! Cheers!!!

[@GraeMcCullough]

That’s a really great sounding board!

[@dan82dare]

Cool board, have you tried or considered the Tone X pedal? 🤔

[@misa_villa]

Would you consider this a wet/dry/wet rig? If so, how do you achieve that?

[@costanzasoncina5295]

How is it possible? Moluations before the ACS1 and it sound very good. Why???

[@jgeorge4578]

You ever have issues when playing live that the amp levels on each side are unequal on the ACS1? I have that sometimes, trying to combat it and fix it.

[@siank_]

PLEASE add a pedalboard cam for your covers🙏🏻

[@nathanhz]

@Samuel Siankhai I would love to do that, but I don’t have another phone/camera to be able to do that unfortunately

[@BAR32Shoey]

I play at church . Just added the acs1 into the equation in my chain . And there are quite a few nobs on my channel on the soundboard I’m going into . Are there any I should make sure are set a certain way ? I know nothing about that part of it

[@callumallinson814]

Dude been waiting for this for sooooo long! You were the reason I went with the ACS1 and man is it good! Quick question: do your settings change much for when you use your board with your strat? You’ve got such a sick strat tone yet I can’t seem to get mine sounding as fat and overdriven.

[@nathanhz]

@Callum Allinson yo! That’s awesome! Only settings I change when I’m on my strat is cut the highs slightly, and roll off my tone on my strat, and bump the lows slightly! Sometimes I also bring down the treble on my drives just slightly depending on the song I’m playing

[@callumallinson814]

Sick thanks man! Really appreciate it! Btw when you say running it into an amp do you meaning for monitoring on stage and then run direct to Front of House or do you mic up the amp when playing live?

[@nathanhz]

@Callum Allinson from the L/R outputs of my ACS1, that goes straight under my board to the module on my right side of my pedalboard. I then grab two 1/4 instrument cables that go into my stereo DI L/R, which then from the XLR outs then go to the PA system.

[@brandonmarcusorara9297]

Definitely building a board like yours!! ❤

[@victormoura5116]

Hey Nathan what's boost settings do you use on the ACS1? Nice tone man!!!

[@BAR32Shoey]

Can I ask you in a nutshell what your gain and volume are set to on the soundboard/pa you’re going into?

[@yosoybrnyt4390]

Where’s the hoodie from bro??🔥

[@nathanhz]

@YoSoyBRN YT it’s from H&M!

[@SamuelStephen]

This is VERY similar to my board - I have a DVP4 > Protein > Benson Preamp > Empress Echosystem > Specular Tempus > ACS1/Iridium (still debating)

[@SamuelStephen]

also a Zuma to power it all ... I can see yours as well above the Tempus on the back

[@6stringmanny]

Awesome video! Small question are you connecting your board to a focusrite interface?

[@wallasnilton9462]

Hi.. About your the mix of modulation on the 3 stages of reverb? You said about The decay and The mix. And The modulation? Can you share?

[@nathanhz]

@Wallas Nilton in my description!

[@wallasnilton9462]

@@nathanhz Thank you so much.

[@wallasnilton9462]

How can I program the pedal to change the Banks of bigsky?

[@HerroYuy246]

Did you ever try the hx stomp? Just wondering how it compared.

[@nathanhz]

@ShaneTheNinja I tried it for a couple minutes to use as my amps with I believe David hislops first DH patch. I never really dove into it to really tell a difference with the ACS1 or iridium because of the limited amount of time I spent on it

[@k3nshin814]

Hey bro. Can i copy your settings in cloud 1, cloud 2 and cloud 3?

[@sang991031]

Do you think acs1 is better than iridium? What do you think?

[@jorgeacosta5284]

you dont reply on ig. :( cool board though!

[@fabiopompeo]

Could you share why you use boost always on?

[@nathanhz]

@Fabio Pompeo more headroom

[@TerrenceC90]

How much do you like the acs1 over the iridium? I’m thinking about switching

[@nathanhz]

@Terrence Climacosa I definitely like the ACS1 way more than the iridium personally cause of the better clarity and the ability to run 2 amps

[@TerrenceC90]

@@nathanhz I finally got myself an ACS1 lol. what do you have your boost set to?

[@nathanhz]

@Terrence Climacosa Nice!! How are you liking it?? I mentioned the boost settings in the video just can’t quite remember what time in the video.

[@k3nshin814]

Hey bro. What is your time in the pre delay of cloud 1,2 and 3?

[@johannmunoz_gtr]

Hello friend, greetings, I have watched your videos on KZbin, I love your tone, you led me to want to improve my pedalboard . I have a question, because having the space for the JHS red remote on your board you don't use it? you don't see it as useful maybe? I got a Superbolt V2 thanks to you. you convince me.

[@nathanhz]

@Johann.guitars thanks man! I do have a red remote but I choose not to use it. I used to use it on my double barrel until I sold it about a year ago. I also used it on my superbolt, but still didn’t like how too much gain was added. I think it will still sound good but it all comes down to preference.

[@stevenplacke5709]

Now THIS is a pedalboard breakdown. Love the attention to detail. Inspired me to throw my Superbolt back on! As a side note, have you tried Hislop's TM IRs yet? Can't find anything with them yet.

[@skylarmobis4681]

where did you place your acs1 in your pedalboard chain??is it in the last or??

[@mikeparkerf3]

Dude could you help? I’m lost with running my Strymon stereo into the ACS1, it has the main dry signal left, and all the wet effects right, how do I fix that? Is there a specific way you are running it?

[@nathanhz]

@Michael Parker both outputs of my bigsky go into both inputs of my acs1 then from the output of my acs1 goes to my lines out L AND R to my DI. Maybe a bad patch cable? Or some phasing issues? Try to just plug into the bigsky by itself or the acs1 to see which is the problem

[@austin_tapp]

When you talk about adjusting the low and high frequencies on the amps what are you referring to? Can you adjust this in the ACS1 and if so, how?

[@nathanhz]

@Austin Tap I’m referring to the low end and high end frequencies from the amps. To adjust the levels, you press and hold the bypass while at the same time moving the bass knob to adjust the low end frequencies or by moving the treble knob to adjust the high frequencies while still holding the bypass

[@jeandavidable]

Hey Nathan ehx did you not pick the Timeline?

[@nathanhz]

@Jeedee 777 a friend of mine was selling his tempus for a good price and took advantage of it. I also was just never really interested in the timeline and the tempus just got my attention a lot more

[@yosoybrnyt4390]

Which patch cables do you use for your board bro???

[@Mp4sir]

Hi Nathan, thanks for giving us the tour. You inspired me to get a ACS1 recently. But I am realizing that I can't do a mono output with the L(Fender)+R(Vox) configuration. It would require a stereo output. How do you go about mixing the stereo signal to mono?? Currently, I am using a aby box to mix the two signals into one - but I feel like I am potentially losing out on tone. Would love to hear your thoughts. DI Box? Active mono sum? Audio interface? Something else?

[@benjamingrimsey]

I would get a JHS buffered summer box. The buffer will keep your tone intact while summing up your signal into a direct box or line isolator.

[@Mp4sir]

@@benjamingrimsey Thanks for the recommendation!

[@Warriorstreetpreachers]

walrus audio has a new pedal called the Canvas. you should definitely check it out.

[@helencastillo4961]

Which best for you acs1 or iridium? Just let me know your opinion ,planning to buy this year.. nice video 🙂

[@nathanhz]

@Helen Castillo ACS1, hands down.

[@helencastillo4961]

@@nathanhz so did you place in first or last chain the acs1?,

[@bensonliang4702]

Can I ask what version of firmware are you running on your ACS1? My ACS1 barely has any form of breakup at all, and I'm on firmware 2.9.

[@jamesransom7711]

Killer sounds man!

[@nathanhz]

@James Ransom thanks man!!

[@abelgomez5106]

hola, veo que tenes conectadas el in out del Dvp4 pero tambien el Exp, como haces para conmutar el cambio cuando lo usas como pedal de volumen y cuando como pedal de expresion? saludos

[@gsmcustoms240]

Which temple audio board is this ?

[@gregsteffey1266]

Sounds great! I recently got an ACS1 along with about 3 other guitar players at my church. Have you considered a Pinstripe Pedals Diso+ to take it to the board? I just added one under my board.

[@nathanhz]

@Greg Steffey thanks man! I have considered the pinstripe, but the stereo DI by radial has worked great for. Of course I have to get gained up a good amount, but the FOH sound guy is able to add some plug ins to my sound that equals up to 20db of gain needed for me. Win win for both the sound guy and i

[@SamWittek]

Killer tones as usual 🙌🏻 I've actually been thinking about swapping away from the El Cap as well. How have you been liking the Specular Tempus as a replacement?

[@nathanhz]

Thanks bro! I’ve been loving it! I love how I’m able to customize and make song presets. I also forgot to mention, but I’m using Michael pope’s delay presets!

[@SamWittek]

@@nathanhz Yeah that's a huge plus! And niccee that's awesome, I didn't realize he had presets for that. I'll have to look into that!

[@nathanhz]

@Sam Wittek yeah man, they’re great! Both reverb and delay presets

[@nathanhz]

@NTPL Worship yeah those are the ones

[@jaydengrant3274]

Hey Nathan, would you say that any of your drives take the place of a boost pedal?

[@jerrymiller94]

Do you use headphones? And if so, do you plug them into the pedal or an interface.

[@nathanhz]

@Jeremiah Miller I plug my in ears into my interface

[@skylarmobis4681]

what is you guitar amp??

[@RealDoce1]

Uhmm acs1?

[@skylarmobis4681]

@@RealDoce1 nope acs1 is just a amp simulator..what i mean your guitar amplifier

[@RealDoce1]

@@skylarmobis4681 well as he explained his guitar amp his acs1 amp sim or no amp sim he is only using the acs1, as of me i only use the iridium through my interface to my monitors, no “real” amp

[@zeke_martinez]

Quick question. What sample rate and ms Irs do you use for the Acs1? Also what do you mean about the high low frequency stuff. How do u do that?

[@nathanhz]

@Zeke Martinez 500 ms and 48k for the ACS1. Press and hold the bypass while at the same time adjusting the bass(low cut) or the treble(high cut). Walrus’s manual has more info on their website on that as well.

[@BryanNoel]

Thank you.

[@tamugrad2007]

What is the small three button Ae pedal between the superbolt and the tempus? You don't mention it in the signal chain or the description.

[@nathanhz]

@John Selensky it is a controller for my bigsky to scroll to different reverb presets

[@tamugrad2007]

@@nathanhz Ok, got it. Thought it might be but wasn't sure. Setup sounds great. I've been trying to get that sound for awhile without much success. This will help. I currently have the Amplitude X-Space but it's very similar to the Big Sky.

[@jabbylebroski]

Yo another question for your benson I saw you crank up your drives. How do you balance the benson volume with your normal compressor and acs1?

[@nathanhz]

@Jabez Tan I’ve started really working on dynamics a lot these past year. Picking lightly and aggressively. When I have any overdrive on, I usually don’t turn on another overdrive on top of one already turned on unless I’m about to play a lead line or solo. The ACS1 with the boost is kinda like my overdrive 1 and I’ll add an overdrive pedal to add light volume/gain on top of that. So to answer your question, I’m really only using my overdrives, to add volume. My main approach is making the amp work harder so I can get amp’s natural overdrive/grit instead from the actual overdrive pedal. That’s why on all of my overdrives, you can see that the “volume” knob of the pedal will always be more louder than the “drive” knob.

[@jabbylebroski]

@@nathanhz thank you for the advice🙏🏽 will do just that hahaha!

[@ryanmaurer2630]

What type of case do you transport your board in?

[@nathanhz]

@Ryan Maurer templeboard soft case (duo 24)

[@ryanmaurer2630]

@@nathanhz Nice. Do you find it to be sturdy enough? I've seen some reviews say it's not all that well made.

[@nathanhz]

@Ryan Maurer I’ve had for a couple of years now and it’s worked really well for me. No issues at all and pretty sturdy in my opinion considering it’s only a soft case. I’ve only ever used it on the road, not in the air.

[@benjamingrimsey]

Do you use a dual delay on the tempus or is it just a single delay?

[@nathanhz]

@Benjamin Grimsey just single delay. These are Michael pope’s delay presets that I’m using in the gfi tempus

[@7israelgonzalez]

Usas caja directa para el Acs1??

[@nathanhz]

Si

[@7israelgonzalez]

@@nathanhz saludos Qué caja directa usas???

[@nathanhz]

@cesar israel gonzalez martinez Yo uso el radial stereo DI

[@tiagogarcia4119]

Parabéns pelo vídeo! Muito Top

[@jabbylebroski]

Hi Bro, love your tone! Can I ask, can you share your cloud patches ?😍 Really love the cloud tone. - Jabez

[@nathanhz]

@Jabez Tan thanks man! What’s your email

[@felipeandrade7880]

Your tone is wonderful!

[@IvanXavier]

Sounds so good bro!

[@nathanhz]

@Ivan Luna thanks man!!

[@TheShockRebirth]

I need those cloud settings man! Such a sick tone man! Blessings! 🙏

[@nathanhz]

@Shock thanks! What’s your email?

[@Dywrektor]

Definitely agree! Would be great to share them 🙏

[@nathanhz]

@Dywektor there is a link in the description to the cloud reverbs! Let me know if it works!

[@Dywrektor]

@@nathanhz It works! Thank you so much brother

[@nathanhz]

@erick aguilar in the description

[@daveholman]

What model Gretsch?

[@nathanhz]

@daveholman G6112 TCB jaguar copper tan

[@jacobbass5276]

Love this! Which firmware are you running on the ACS1?

[@nathanhz]

@Jacob Bass thanks man! I’m on the latest one. I believe it is 1.27. I may be wrong, but I’m on the latest one for sure

[@idahoduckhunter]

Oof those in ears were about a grand more than I thought

[@lukeholicki]

8:15 dies

[@rockychieng88]

basically 90% worship guitarists out there sound similar to your tone.

[@morganghetti]

Oh so just like every corny worship player on KZbin. 😂