Chase Bliss MOOD MKII || Demo (Stereo)

[@stephenbeyer]

Loved that intro track! 🤘

[@berlinshoegazer]

Love it! Great composition 💜

[@denniskessler7983]

Thank you so much for that in-depth review of the Mood Mkii. I will now buy one thanks to you. Could you please create a video explaining how the dip-switches work and any deeper dives you wish to explore. Thank you so much again.

[@delivrance3961]

terrific job!!! best demo of this puppy!!!

[@alexfletcher9915]

Amazing work on this Brendan! Sounds phenomenal!

[@MoonMudlarking]

Wow, that intro music you made was incredible.

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

I actually kept my V1 after owning the V2 for a week but yours is the first demo to make me rethink that. Sounds absolutely phenomenal on your stuff (and we share very, very similar styles and rigs) so I may be kicking myself for not giving it more time. Fantastic work sir!

[@CargoShorts7]

What made you decide to keep the V1 and sell V2? I've never had either and haven't even played them before, so I'm considering talking the leap into the world of ambient music with the MOOD, but I'm torn between scooping a V1 at a good discount on the used market, or springing for the V2.

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

@@CargoShorts7 oooh, tough one. Let me think...the main reason was I couldn't recreate the slightly resonant and harder edged sounds like using it as a dialable octave effect...or a clanging Evil Dead style chorus effect...the V2 was so much smoother and uses a wider frequency breadth so it kinda sounds bigger. The Classic mode is good but didn't have the gritty edge of the V1, something I used to counter the tones of the Pladask Baklengs I partner it with. And I couldn't do the speaker blowing comb-filter effect I loved on the delay and reverb but futzing with them live. It just felt too slick, too warm in the breakup, kind of hard to explain but you can hear it in this video. BUT I am stood here staring at both a V1 and V2 again...and I got lost for an hour or so in them last night. Annnnndd...I'm coming round to the V2. The right hand side is a different beast now with the longer loops and syncing with the left side...I hardly used it before! And the lower clock settings being now being useable (rather than just being pools of harsh white noise) open up a whole sonic pallette. So, I'm actually mulling over trying to squeeze both onto the board. For live stuff V2 is useless without midi....worth bearing in mind...and the stereo stuff is really studio/bedroom only these days but nice to have. So if it helps: if you like bassier, warmer, smoother sounds and can/plan on going midi go with the V2. If you just want a texture tool and some slightly more abrasive tones to your chillout soundscapes then give the V1 a whirl. Oh...forgot to say; the new reverb in the V2 is quite something. Possibly one of the sweetest I've heard in some time. Hope that helps!

[@CargoShorts7]

@@Farold_Haltermeyer Hey thanks for the feedback! I'm mainly a guitar player and don't generally utilize midi, but I'm interested in it and like the idea of having the capability if I were to ever expand into that new territory. So you would say the V2 isn't good for live use, or the MOOD in general isn't good for live use? I see myself mainly using this as a home studio tool, (and also to just get lost in fun soundscapes while playing solo), but I also play guitar in a band and would love to have the ability to create ambient soundscapes for song intros or in between songs

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

@@CargoShorts7 If you're quick off the draw and can dial in some settings between songs (I can't remember how many presets you can save on-board) or just want a general soundscaper both will do...but you'll get more mileage out of the V2 in the studio I feel, purely IMO. I'm guitar too and only went midi as a way of quick-switching between songs as I'm in a 2 piece (plus the Morningstar switchers can be run by midi and sit beneath my board saving space...worth a look!). The thing with both Moods is they're a lot more than the individual effects and you soon realise they cover a lot of ground that'll knock other pedals off your board IF you can get to those dialed in sounds. The V2 buries so much of it's additional functionality beneath hidden settings and dipswitches that there's very little chance you could utilise more than 2 to 3 sounds per gig...so the V1 would suffice there. But for home studio or even songwriting the V2 opens a lot of doors the V1 doesn't, whether you prefer the sound or not. I'm probably not helping with your decision ;) sorry. Which way are you leaning?

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

​@@Farold_Haltermeyerthanks. I'll have to try myself. I play acoustic and like the ambient backgrounds. I wonder why you say V2 is not for stage, but great in the bedroom (like my wife :) I hope this sweet reverbs and looping can be captured through my amp live.

[@CargoShorts7]

Hey great video! For a guitar player who has never owned or even played a MOOD before, would you recommend scooping a V1 for a good discount off of the used market, or springing for the V2? Cheers!

[@BlackshotAUT]

This really is the best demo of this pedal! Thanks!

[@dundrowpommes651]

Nice presenation, thanks! I was wondering how you could erase the looper content.

[@jessetoews2446]

Intro track is siq

[@theouterplanet]

Can you achieve 100 percent wet?

[@mkabalistic]

Thats some oversized intro

[@hlyangel1]

Just don’t get it. I sounds like Strymon stuff. Can’t you turn those knobs and make them freak all the same? And hearing something else creat something randomly from someone I did with different completely intentions? It’s just a matter of time before these effects pedals start claiming writers points on the material

[@birthdaybreadman]

The pedal makes lovely enhancements to the sounds going through it.