Chase Bliss Thermae: How to Be Advanced

The Thermae is a really WTF delay pedal that specializes in pitch-shifting, but here's 5 tricks for using it in musical ways. Settings and timestamps are below.
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PRO-TIP #1: GET THE BEST CHORUS FOR DISTORTION
Mix: twelve noon
LPF: two-thirty
Regen: one o'clock
Glide: one o'clock
Int 1: 5th
Int 2: Off
Left set of subdivision switches: left
Middle set of subdivision switches: left
Right set of subdivision switches: right
Tap tempo: fast slapback
PRO-TIP #2: GIVE YOURSELF BRAIN DAMAGE
*Activate the Modulation DIP switch
Mix: four o'clock
LPF: twelve-thirty
Regen: eleven-thirty
Glide: minimum
Int 1: minimum
Int 2: maximum
Left set of subdivision switches: right
Middle set of subdivision switches: middle
Right set of subdivision switches: right
Tap tempo: as fast as possible
PRO-TIP #3: PLAY WITH ANOTHER DELAY
Mix: eleven o'clock
LPF: one o'clock
Regen: eleven o'clock
Glide: ten o'clock
Int 1: Off
Int 2: Oct
Left set of subdivision switches: right
Middle set of subdivision switches: left
Right set of subdivision switches: left
Tap tempo: moderately slow
PRO-TIP #4: DEGRADE THE REPEATS
*Set the Thermae like this and run it into your favorite other delay pedal:
Mix: twelve noon or a little after
LPF: maximum
Regen: two o'clock
Glide: minimum
Int 1: Off
Int 2: Off
Left set of subdivision switches: right
Middle set of subdivision switches: right
Right set of subdivision switches: left
Tap tempo: as slow as possible
PRO-TIP #5: USE THE FOURTHS
Mix: twelve noon
LPF: one o'clock
Regen: minimum
Glide: ten o'clock
Int 1: negative 4th
Int 2: Off
Left set of subdivision switches: left
Middle set of subdivision switches: left
Right set of subdivision switches: middle
Tap tempo: moderately slow
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:44 Get the Best Chorus for Distortion
1:42 Give Yourself Brain Damage
2:34 Play with Another Delay
3:32 Degrade the Repeats
5:30 Use the Fourths
Additional animation and graphics by John Marty and Greg Sadetsky

[@landon.la17]

This is increasingly becoming one of my fav channels.

[@markjohnstonofficial]

My whole review has just been invalidated by how good “let’s listen to how good the repeats sounds when they’re extremely degraded”. Damn dude.

[@CyberattackWorld]

ok thanks dude but you basically invented the Thermae by hacking the Tonal Recall, aka I'm standing on the shoulders of giants

[@markjohnstonofficial]

@@CyberattackWorld man I wish I could take the kind of credit you’re offering up there. Super kind, love that your channel is getting traction with builders more and more. So impressed with “here’s how you make nonsense super usable”

[@ryancrarymusic]

Your stop motion is wonderfully entertaining :)

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks, my buddy helps me with those, John Marty: www.jmartyfilms.com

[@kernz160]

Chrono Trigger! Edit: “this is me tryin to make the best pedal vids ever.” You are succeeding my dude.

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks dude, and I'm so glad you caught the Chrono Trigger thing. Check out this goldmine and prepare to have your mind blown: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5fCn3SDjcaLo7s

[@kernz160]

@@CyberattackWorld Yesssss... I’ve gone pretty deep on Chrono Trigger covers, but I’ve never come across this. Thanks!

[@jeffreymanian3759]

@@kernz160 There's a whole album of this, it's pretty cool. It came out around the same time as the game and had involvement from the composer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Chrono_Trigger#Chrono_Trigger_Arranged_Version:_The_Brink_of_Time

[@bohemiangroove9751]

The insight and efforts going into this pro tip video cannot be understated. The Thermae is such an incredible pedal. you’ve demonstrated that you have to adapt to how the thermae responds to what you’re giving it to get the most out of it. And the stop animation, video game aesthetic takes this production to another level. Subscribed and can’t wait to see more pro tips!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks man

[@JosephElsherbini]

Excellent video. The greasy slapback chorus and the beautiful degraded repeats were amazing. But the Deco after the thermae was probably my favorite, the Deco's stereo width just makes everything awesome.

[@CyberattackWorld]

100% yes, I chose the Deco for that exact reason

[@KesslerMickschGeorgeII]

I am a pedal fiend that lives for cool sounds; BHUT.. my dude, your animations are off the wall. Baynaynays good . Too good for YT, I tellya that. Adult Swim need to pick this up, now.

[@FleeceMusic]

That p4 jam is top notch!!!

[@CyberattackWorld]

thank you fleece i love u

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

That lo fi chorus blues lick was top notch. Well done brother.

[@davidsummerville351]

The last setting was gorgeous, loved the visual.

[@danmorrison8746]

As always, mind bending settings but very musical applications.

[@CyberattackWorld]

Thanks man, I’m obsessed with trying to nail both

[@soundisles]

That fourths jam is so tight. Cyber Attack!

[@CyberattackWorld]

It might be my favorite thing I’ve ever stuck in one of these vids, but credit where it’s due: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5fCn3SDjcaLo7s

[@cameronchristensen8652]

Bro, you're really stepping up your production game... But don't go gettin too smooth on us now. We liked it dirty.

[@CyberattackWorld]

amazing comment. I'll keep this in mind, and thanks for coming on the journey.

[@ishancooper]

Love the Perfect 4th jam! 👌🏼 Thermae is killer with another delay. I run it between two delays .. because why not?!

[@hoover728]

You say to set the tap tempo for the slowest possible for the degraded section but it can go way slower than that, up to 2.5 seconds. Part of it is that according to your diagram you have it at 1/8th notes but it stil sounds faster than 1.25s. Otherwise cool demo!

[@CyberattackWorld]

You make a good point. The reason I had the subdivisions on 1/8 is that the other settings, while slower, introduced extreme bitcrushing-I hate to say it but it was almost too much degradation for me. It was like an entirely different effect, whereas what I wanted to show off was the “most” degradation you could get while remaining in the world of classic analog weirdness. So what I really meant was “slowest possible tap tempo with the subdivision on 1/8,” or at least I think that’s what I meant, if my understanding of how the division switches interact with the tap tempo is correct. You’re right that I’m not actually getting as slow as possible in the example. Thanks for watching and thank you also for keeping me honest.

[@ArafuraMusic]

Loved this! Also really liked the bass sound you used in the Degrade Repeats section. Do you happen to remember what you used there?

[@CyberattackWorld]

It was an op-1 synth sound, thanks for the comment

[@BlackMan614]

I bought a Thermae recently and at first I was like... meh. I already own a MF-104 analog delay and didn't think the Thermae was worthy. THEN, I flipped on the "sequence" and ran a sequence from a hardware sequencer controlling a Eurorack and GONZA... WTH.... it sounded awesome. The more I fiddled with the sequence on the Thermae the more awesome it sounded. I need to get it hooked up to a MIDI box, now. Yeah... thanks Chase Bliss for using a non-standard TRS MIDI implementation. Sheesh...

[@cjbogannam]

Chronic Trigger and Thermae…true matrimony

[@CyberattackWorld]

Glad you caught that

[@empathysgone96]

Diggin the video amigo. Do you have any ambient suggested settings? I just preordered one and to be honest I’m a little intimidated by its features. What would you say is it’s learning curve?

[@CyberattackWorld]

To be honest, I don't feel like I understand it fully myself (especially the DIP switches). So in terms of feeling intimidated, I hear ya. But for ambient settings I would recommend using my pro-tip #3 as a starting point, and then tweak from there by gently exploring the Glide knob and one of the interval knobs. Just use your ears and you will find stuff you like. I also recommend Mark Johnston's KZbin video about it, he concentrates on ambient sounds specifically, and the way he talks about the pedal overall makes me think he understands it better than I do.

[@empathysgone96]

@@CyberattackWorld thank you 🙏

[@bpsychoz]

C’mon man keep ‘em coming!!!

[@CyberattackWorld]

Will do. New one coming out on Tuesday

[@josefayala1974]

Lol this video is insane😂

[@_anthsucks7186]

Sneaky Chrono Trigger jam?

[@CyberattackWorld]

thanks for catching that, my inspiration was this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGG4f5evp9ljea8

[@brisbrg5179]

eyooo little chrono trigger reference

[@CyberattackWorld]

that's one of my favorite little songs I've ever stuck in one of these

[@Roxanneredpanda]

the Thermae does make me feel like I have brain damage, in a good way of course

[@CyberattackWorld]

i hope we all get well soon

[@maciekjankowskitomkow4107]

Your videos are based as fuck

[@zachleetch8138]

I was very underwhelmed by the content of this video. Based on the title, I was expecting an advanced insight into the pedal. Instead, you simply demonstrated a few settings that you use and probably stumbled across accidentally

[@CyberattackWorld]

Let me know if you find a video about this pedal that you do consider advanced. I'm not being sarcastic, I'll be genuinely curious to see it. Sorry that this one didn't do it for you.