Best Guitar Pedals for Synths // My favorite effects pedals for OP-1 and Digitakt

[@newflanged_]

Me rewatching this again, when are you making another one of these videos!!!? pleaseeee

[@SlowHaste]

Hopefully soon!! I’m gonna be doing one for a specific pedal in a couple of weeks, and I’d love to do another pedal showcase type of thing again as well.

[@newflanged_]

@@SlowHaste these are super fun to watch and I find myself going back to these kind of videos showcasing different pedals

[@t1d3s]

Great music examples/demos and video! CT5 is such a cool pedal been on my list for sometime, take care 🙏

[@SlowHaste]

Ahhh you have to get it! It’s a little inspiration creator. Thanks for stopping by!!

[@t1d3s]

@@SlowHaste My pleasure! Main problem is getting hold of it here in the UK haha

[@longline]

For my vintage cheapkeys, I start with Whammy 5, MXR 10 band eq, and some dirt. Favourite dirt maker has to be Death by Audio, but old school ripping tone bender fuzz is also delightful.

[@johnchongsing7745]

Very informative. Thanks

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks for watching!

[@hummingrhizomes]

Excellent review and sound examples. Reached the end and subscribed:)

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks so much!! I’m glad you enjoyed

[@doctorauxiliary]

I made it to the end. it tiook me 3+ years to get here. but I'm here now, & that's all there really is. right? anyway... great vid. I love this sort of demo. bravo!!

[@SlowHaste]

Hahah I’m glad you finally finished it!

[@doctorauxiliary]

@@SlowHaste well... it took me the 3+ years to find the vid, & then start the dang thing. but to finish it... well, that only took... well, however long the video is, silly. ;-P

[@SlowHaste]

@@doctorauxiliary hahah I gotcha, I definitely thought you started the vid 3 years ago and just got around to finishing it 😆

[@doctorauxiliary]

@@SlowHaste I could tell that was what you were thinking. I had to clear that up. that one was well worth finishing in a single serving. ;-)

[@kode264]

Great format! Original music was good.

[@SlowHaste]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it

[@Synthcoma]

I'm a little late to the game on this, but as I'm researching the Chase Mood Bliss and the Microcosm, I found your vid and am seriously considering the Dark Star, so thanks for the detailed sound demo!! Also, where di you get your Electron sounds?? They don't sound like the pre-installed sounds, they're super cool!

[@SlowHaste]

@@Synthcoma thank you! I’ve since amassed many more pedals.. I particularly love the Meris Ottobit Jr, and the CB Moodmkii :). The samples are from various BlankFor.ms sample packs. He does some really great tutorials/reviews here on KZbin as well

[@Synthcoma]

⁠@@SlowHaste thanks for the Elektron info! And also for the other pedal recs, I will check them out! Right now the DARK/LIGHT is look really appealing. Have you seen @keinseier channel? He’s the person who got me into all the gear! Currently own a MiniFreak, Syntakt and KO2. Now looking for some pedals ;)

[@SlowHaste]

@@Synthcoma Yep, I follow him on insta!

[@Synthcoma]

@@SlowHaste Nice. That dude is responsible for my deep dive into synth/sound hardware! ;) Following your channel, keep up the good work!

[@SlowHaste]

@@Synthcoma thanks a ton!!

[@LucasStrandell]

Thanks for highlighting some pedals that I've never heard of! Also, sick Obvious Plant shirt!

[@SlowHaste]

Np! So happy you shouted out Sneppy

[@BeatTheLentil]

These are the most contextual pedals I’ve ever seen

[@SlowHaste]

I definitely prefer pretty specialized gear - lots of trial & error figuring what will work best with a setup, but it’s always worth the effort!

[@dmtoo7001]

Great video as usual! So how does Météore sound with DT/DN?

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks! It’s been a while since I’ve messed with that combo, but meteore on drums is always a good time (lots of cool little splashes in the reverb signal)

[@rudkx]

The “Count to 5” looks pretty interesting. Just got the Chase Bliss Mood, and have had a lot of fun with it so far.

[@SlowHaste]

Ahhh yes I loved the Mood! I had and sold that as well, kinda for the same reasons I did the Thermae. I have an old synth/guitar demo for that one that I revisit when I miss it

[@joelkulesha8284]

And here I thought I'd be an electro harmonix only kind of guy. These were some damn compelling pedals! I'm curious how you go about picking out pedals for synths. It feels like without a lot of demo's it's a bit of a crap shoot on if it works well for you or not.

[@SlowHaste]

My secret? I already had them all for my guitar when I was playing in a band haha. I haven’t actually purchased a pedal specifically for synths… but boy am I interested in the Strymon Nightsky

[@PerBarfot]

Awesome video! Yeah Thermae is my desert island pedal. Even when I sold all other pedals when getting into modular, I couldn’t part from it. And I’m so happy I didn’t.

[@SlowHaste]

Thank you!! Yeah to be honest, when I think of pedals with modular, you & Thermae come to mind! You’ve definitely developed your own sound with that pairing.

[@Happyyz]

Mercury with Electron sound so superb to me. Very interesting and informational video. Iam new to world of hardware synths and pedals so like to explore them more in future 💫

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks so much for watching! Hardware stuff can be so much fun, you’ve got a lot to look forward to!!

[@sellthesky4296]

Made it to the end :) I recently got a Keeley Caverns pedal for use with the Dreadbox Typhon and it's no slouch but DAMN I think that Mercury 7 would replace it nicely. All of these are now on my "to hunt for" list. Thanks!

[@SlowHaste]

Haha thanks for watching :). The guitarist in my band had a caverns and it was super sick!! But yeah, the M7 is something special., definitely try it if you get a chance!

[@lfoflow]

does the lack of stereo inputs bother you when you use pedals with synth?

[@SlowHaste]

Good question... and yes, occasionally it does! A majority of the time, I’ll use a pedal to sample into the DT, so it becomes moot anyways (but gives me the flexibility to create multiple stereo effects later one). But when I want to use a pedal as a sort of master effect, it can be frustrating for sure.

[@SamHaywoodMedia]

How do you plug in guitar effect pedals directly into op-1 and hear playback? thank you!

[@SlowHaste]

Hello! I’m running the audio out of the OP-1 into the effects, and then running that audio into my interface

[@plumcharlie]

Curious if you would go for the thermae today or the habit.

[@SlowHaste]

I ended up re-buying a thermae a few months ago and made a video about it!

[@robinlaird]

Quick question… is it possible to connect a pedal to the OP-1 or Digitakt, and then get the results fed back into the Synth for recording?

[@SlowHaste]

That’s a great question and I’m not totally sure - a workaround could be to record to recording software and then play the sample back into the hardware

[@robinlaird]

@@SlowHaste final question (promise!) what’s your cabling for linking the OP-1 to the microcosm? 😶 (thanks in advance!)

[@SlowHaste]

@@robinlaird www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZKM3S4S?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=slowhaste0d-20&linkId=64e35c31474b7c055ab5f66803763a44&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl should do the trick!

[@meenasalamamusic]

This was great, I don't have any reverb pedals but it's inspiring and makes me want to experiment with pedals with my op-1 👌

[@SlowHaste]

Happy to have inspired ya! A great starter reverb is the boss rv-6, it’s super affordable and has some solid algorithms.

[@sunnyschramm9650]

6:08 oh, your digitakt is also blue instead of white in dark envirorments - bad led quality control. my first digitakt was always pure white - the new one is blue.

[@chrkcheung]

Nice! I have the Dark Star and it's surprisingly unruly when paired with synths, it's almost too easy to make big ambient smears with it.

[@christdolphin69]

you should try the DBA Rooms. the best reverb for synths

[@SlowHaste]

Truth be told, I’ve been eyeing that one quite a bit lately. I need to look up some demos!!

[@newflanged_]

I’ve watched this video a couple of times and some other reviews on the Microcosm and Idk if this would be an overkill for me considering I’ve never owned a pedal before. I love how it sounds tho. I own several POs and the Model Cycles and the sounds are getting a bit old now, what would you recommend?

[@SlowHaste]

If you’re just getting into effects, I would recommend a multi-effect (Zoom multistomp, Empress Zoia) of some kind so you can test the waters and get a better idea of what you’d be into! The Microcosm is absolutely amazing though and I would always support going there direction.. I made a few videos featuring the pedal and I had a ton of fun while I was borrowing it.

[@newflanged_]

@@SlowHaste hmm that’s a good point. Let me research more into those (although the Zoia is as expensive!) Will check your other videos on the pedal! I thought you owned it! Why don’t you? The reverb is not that good? :)

[@SlowHaste]

@@newflanged_ hahah, so I wasn’t aware of it until after stock became a bit scarce, so I ended up trading with someone for a couple of months and recently sent it back. It’s definitely on my short list though, I just have some other synth gear that’s in front of it! And fwiw, the reverb on it is actually pretty amazing lol

[@newflanged_]

@@SlowHaste good to know good to know! Read a review that didn’t like the reverb that much so I was wondering what was your take on it. Ah… this pedal world and my difficult decision to get my first one 😂😂

[@markwagner9752]

Nice video. Keep them coming! Love the way you present your opinions and the music is great too! Looking forward to more ✌🏼

[@SlowHaste]

Thanks so much! I have another one scheduled for release tomorrow morning 😎

[@meatmeep3462]

Literally none of these are synth or synth pedals.