Chase Bliss Audio - Dark World (Dual Reverb)

[@Godders1]

I know this is an old vid but the best of the many I’ve seen on this pedal and the one that persuaded me to pull the trigger. I already knew this pedal would do extremely weird sounds but really appreciate the fact you’ve demo’d a lot of the musical (I.e. actually useable) sounds you can get out of it.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Hey, thank you very much. I sincerely mean that. I used to put in a lot of effort into these videos, both informative and musical. I really appreciate the fact you took the time to watch the whole video and leave a very positive comment.

[@SpiderStratagemVI]

Mind blown! What an incredible pedal. Once again you nail it in this demo. Great work!

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Yarg Scallywag It’s pretty damn fun, that’s for sure! Thanks for checking out the video :)

[@DrunkenSailor404]

There, I found it, the perfect reverb pedal for me, thank you so much for that demo!

[@aBunchOfPedals]

DrunkenSailor404 Booyah! Thanks for tuning in :)

[@noisegenerator]

You nailed this one! Always love your demos. The pedal sounds incredible! I'm a Chase Bliss fan and figured it would sound great, but I still didn't really know what to expect. I'm very pleasantly surprised by some of the sounds in this thing. I think I'm gonna have to pick one up! Amazing work as always!

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Thanks for the kind words :) I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

[@funkyfurballs1078]

Thing's packed like a rack effect! Great review!

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Thanks fuzzballz :)

[@TheJavierTrejo]

I just put on your channel and listen sometimes. Don’t even watch. If I really. Love the sounds coming out. It makes me want to explore that pedal more. Thanks for not talking.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

"Thanks for not talking" is how I live my life lol. Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate it :)

[@TheJavierTrejo]

@@aBunchOfPedals what’s your fave pedal as of late?

[@TheJavierTrejo]

@@aBunchOfPedals it’s cuza you i got the MERIS merc7

[@drumlesstrance]

Thanks for making such polished demos! The lack of stereo is a bit of a bummer due to the price point, but the Cooper FX side has me super intrigued, especially because of the way it interacts with the dip switches.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

You're welcome :) I think it makes up for the lack of stereo with the "stranger" stuff on the cooper side.

[@christopherrusch]

thank you for that Thor reference there. i appreciated that

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Chris Rusch You’re lucky there wasn’t a lot more!!!

[@MindfulProgramming]

Wow! Ramping the Decay knob would be amazing, considering how it works for the Shim and Black algorithms. Ramping the Pre-Delay will make for some fun pitch-shifting though.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

guysiah Yea definitely! Ramping the pre delay can give you some nice and subtle modulation. Gotta do it in small doses though or it gets a little too weird. That’s one of the thing I like most about CBA pedals... the ramping features.

[@fenster_fallbeil]

(Slowly) Ramping 'Modify' in Black Mode and run the Dark Side into a huge Plate is also amazing!

[@pedaltown]

Nice!

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Pedaltown It sure is! I have a feeling this pedal will continue to grow on me the more I use it.

[@pedaltown]

@@aBunchOfPedals Agree, I've been tweaking with it a couple of days and it is getting more and more interesting!

[@MusicFed]

5:20 now that turns dark

[@SofaJams]

Good job on that demo! Sounds absolutely stunning. After all this testing what is your favorite mode or feature?

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Sofa Jams Thanks :) it’s a really cool pedal. I’d say the mod mode at about 12 sounds awesome. I’m a big fan of the trem verb settings. The plate algorithm is beautiful. There’s still a lot of experimenting to do but I love stacking the reverbs. It’s also really fun to slightly ramp the pre delay to get a little extra modulation. What about you?

[@SofaJams]

@@aBunchOfPedals good choices! I think I need way more time to discover all the hidden features and sounds, but so far I really dig the Trem-Verb and the heavy modulated sounds when playing with the Minilogue. It's kinda instand horror movie feeling.

[@lucascbarone]

Amazing... Looks Big Sky has found a competitor to match

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Lucas Barone My goodness! That’s a bold statement! You know, I’ve never actually played with a big sky..... but I want to 😊

[@ShaighJosephson]

No... Two different animals...

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

KNOBs 2... outstanding

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Streets of Vancouver Thanks for watching, dude! Much appreciated :)

[@greatlakestrader]

Dark World reverb pedal by Chade Bliss, to my ears, seems to punch through the mix in a good way compared to some other pedals.

[@DrunkenSailor404]

greatlakestrader yes! That’s the main concern with a ton of reverb pedals, the Holy Grail is the worst in my opinion, I get sucked in the mix every time I use it, guitar or synth

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Speaking from experience... yep! All the Keeley 'verbs are really nicely dialed in.

[@MusicFed]

I have the Ventris which is amazing (had the empress but sold it). I have to say what I look for in digital reverb is character and this dark world has it in spades. Really really cool pedal. The Ventris is fantastic but to me sounds a bit sterile. Another example of a reverb with character? Neunaber WET...INCREDIBLE

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Music Fed I had the for a few days but I never really got along with it. The empress is tops! I haven’t tried the neunaber stuff but it does sound pretty.

[@MusicFed]

@@aBunchOfPedals the Empress is incredibly well built and worth it for the ghost mode alone...

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Music Fed Oh yeaaaaa, no doubt! Ghost mode rules. I feel like it just covers all the bases for reverb. Plus the stereo and can sims don’t hurt either.

[@sunn0877]

Really pretty soundig pedfal (lovely playing too). Just wish CBA would do a glitch/-granular pedal.....imagine that

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Thanks :) Maybe one day... until then it's the Outward and Fabrikat to save the day

[@RobFlaxMusic]

@@aBunchOfPedals And Red Panda! Tensor and Particle cover quite a bit of ground as well.

[@willfowler8540]

check out the MOOD. It is kind of granular when you ramp up the the speed

[@Keysounds0]

Wonderful, thanks. How does it take line level? Did you have to lower the minilogue's volume to 50% or less?

[@aBunchOfPedals]

xDimitricx yea I usually run the volume level a little lower on the minilougue but it handles it just fine.

[@luisbarrera7248]

This sounds like CBs version of OBNEs Dark Star. Datk World, Dark Star, coincidence? Maybe. They would both sound awesome together. Now the bigger question. Knowing how pricy CB tend to be, why should I get this over an Empress Reverb?

[@onetransmission]

Luis Barrera - The “Dark World” name was inspired by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (watch CB’s official mini documentary for the backstory). A totally different beast from the Empress - their reverb isn’t a dual reverb and doesn’t have the crazy dip switch controls CB is known for.

[@PedalExperiments]

They're gonna have to think about changing their motto, now that their pedals will have a "digital heart" as well.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

We all knew it wouldn't last forever. Still pretty exciting though.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

@@aBunchOfPedals I feel like the phrase survives the digital reverb pedal... The algorithms chosen are for a player with discerning ear and a preference toward analog signal path whenever possible. In that sense, the "heart" is still there (just not literally the signal path).

[@jonaseggen2230]

Lovely pedal as one would expect from CBA, but is it not a bit strange that it has no stereo? I mean with these dual options, that would make sense, right? Btw the name and that logo would suit an evil company in a dystopian film, just saying.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Stereo is always nice but I'm guessing it would be twice the size and price. I'm sure it will be a deal breaker for some people but it doesn't bother me.

[@christopherecatalano]

I have a similar thing with EQD Transmisser. I keep it earlier in the chain and later add the stereo FX. With something this deep and no doubt costly, it also strikes me as a bit of an opportunity lost. I really like what you did with the drums here...normally I go ape when I see yet another entire VST or Hardware sampler demo entirely devoted to drum loops or sounds. Seriously annoying. Harmonic content please to balance things out...it’s like...music.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Chris Catalano I always try to add some kind of drums... even if it’s kinda terrible lol

[@christopherecatalano]

aBunchOfPedals the processing and parts made the drums cool. I have a hard time listening to dry beats from “classic” drum machines these days.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Chris Catalano Oh yea, that drum machine is suuuuuuuper boring on it’s own. Haha

[@tough1991]

thank you for this beautiful video. but I wonder that if I disengage the Dark side the sustain will slowly fade away or just cut off ? thank you once again : )

[@aBunchOfPedals]

I forget if there’s a trails mode. Maybe a dip switch on the back? I’d head over to their website and check the manual to be sure.

[@hiitsflashguy]

Alright, honest opinion(s)- Dark World or Mercury7 and why?

[@Honking_Goose]

Ventris

[@BonafideToolJunkie]

Dark sounds kind of sinister. I would need full approval from the elders of my church. lol

[@andrewtucker94]

Looks nice, prefer the Big Sky for a similar price tho

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Andrew Tucker I always wanted to try one of those.

[@andrewtucker94]

@@aBunchOfPedals It's awesome dude! Although CB make some sweet pedals

[@EnochDark]

RIGHT or a few others one might mention...

[@jccrayon6712]

Forgive me oh Lord please let me have one im dying

[@aBunchOfPedals]

JC CRAYON R.I.P.

[@jccrayon6712]

@@aBunchOfPedals Im thorn between this and Neunaber Immerse Mk2. Why this 2018 is year of Reverb Pedals?

[@aBunchOfPedals]

JC CRAYON haha, I know. I’m blown away by the amount of top notch pedals out there. It’s crazy.

[@enkiea8322]

Literally just spent $900 on an Outward and a Gen Loss... Ouch. No wonder they all of a sudden popped up on Reverb...

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Nah, you're good. Both of those pedals are awesome and there's really only a small part of them in this reverb.

[@SofaJams]

They are pretty good in coexistence, absolutely no need to get rid of those. :)

[@SharedVision333]

Enki Ea I snagged both of those,Generation Loss and Outward and still keep them beside my Dark World and Mood and other pedals. They are just too specific and good at doing what they do... I hope you are having fun with them all.

[@themincingninjapoofsawayli898]

0:40 :)

[@tymime]

Why am I not hearing any audio?

[@sassycat]

Does it do true tremolo?

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Nope. There's no way to ramp the volume of the input signal.

[@MusicFed]

9:40 seems pretty decent tremolo

[@Kkidzz]

Ventris Dual Engine Reverb is wonderful

[@gebhardmeilinger8578]

There are so many pedals in this dark world. But only a few channels without blahblah and annoying guitarplayers....uarrrgh. Big thanks to aBunchOfPedals.

[@tungtobak]

When you wake up and check your subscriptions and the 7 latest videos posted are demos of the same pedal, it is very obvious that these are sponsored, however the only 2 out of these 7 that are up front with this fact are you and Livingroom Gear Demos. Now, when it's such an obvious PR campaign going on and not actual good reputation built on the merits of the product itself I'm already not interested. But at least you get one small badge of honesty (=not a thumbs down) for telling us.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Tung Tobak Yea, I went back and forth on that a while ago and after talking to another demo person... I decided it was the right thing to do. On the other hand, with all these videos coming out on release date, it’s pretty obvious they’re sponsored. Either way, I’m grateful for the opportunity. Thanks for checking it out :)

[@tungtobak]

It is obvious _now_ on release day when no other videos of it exists - but in a few months or years when people are looking for demos of this and randomly find the sponsored videos _not_ stating they are sponsored it's not gonna give them a honest picture of the product in question but one built upon hype. So transparency I find is the way to go, people will remember this and trust your opinions in videos not sponsored. Thanks.

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Tung Tobak I partly agree with you there. Definitely a good point about this being release day compared to later down the road. I don’t agree with the hype or not being an honest representation. I don’t use super expensive gear and my videos aren’t meant to be reviews. I try to keep a lot of personal opinion out of them (unless it’s like a favorite setting or something). People can make up their own minds, they don’t need me telling them how wonderful everything is. Also, I only do videos on pedals I like, not just anything that comes my way. Hope that clears it up for ya. Thanks for checking out the vid and also the conversation. lol sometimes it’s hard to disagree and be polite at the same time so you’re a champ!

[@Tyler_Wilson]

Who shit in your cereal? Just enjoy the pedal demos. They are here for your enjoyment, not so that Chase Bliss can make sales (although that's part of it if you enjoy what you heard). So you can stop your whining and watch the video. Or you can not click the video because no one is holding you hostage making you watch it. I respect your opinion, but I don't agree with it.

[@tungtobak]

@@Tyler_Wilson There is one person whining like an old teapot here and it's not me.

[@j.i.weyllandin7439]

i sorta thought i wasn't interested in reverb pedals, but that was the uninfromed me from the past

[@aBunchOfPedals]

Weyllandin I’m glad you got rid of the past you. They were a pain anyway 😊

[@EnochDark]

$349 for mono?

[@aBunchOfPedals]

It's 15% off right now and there is MIDI.

[@EnochDark]

@@aBunchOfPedals my bad didn't notice that but more important to me is stereo...

[@aBunchOfPedals]

@@EnochDark No worries, I think a lot of people feel the same way about stereo. We all love it!