Delay, Modify, & Expression Control! Chase Bliss Habit PART 1 | Secret Weapons Demo & Review

Habit, by Chase Bliss, is described as "a delay with memory" and that's both entirely true and undersells just how much that entails. This new wellspring of inspiration is dense, intricate, very capable. So we're splitting this into two parts. Here in part one we are exploring "Habit as a delay" and covering the basics of Habit's delay the modifiers that can be applied to it. We'll also cover some of the internal routing options and expression control.
In Part 2 we explore "Habit as an experimental looper" and dive into the Spread and Scan controls, ramping, and understanding how to tie the whole of the pedal together.
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Signal Path:
Cali76
Bondi Sick As
Benson Preamp
Chase Bliss Generation Loss / Quiet Theory Prelude
Chase Bliss Habit
Meris Polymoon
Strymon Flint
Benson Chimera Plugin
Timecodes:
00:00 - Song
03:10 - Review
-Samples -
08:09 - Delay
14:38 - Modifiers
Recorded in Universal Audio LUNA
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[@judaslukas]

Thank you so much for these videos! I bought this pedal a couple of months ago and could not crack it, was getting very frustrated with it and was thinking of selling it. Your advice of just looking at it as a delay pedal completely opened it up for me! I have been having so much fun with it and cannot put it down! Finally being able to wrap my head around this and being able to get some amazing sounds out of it makes me so very happy. Thank you very much again :)

[@bassimprovjams3772]

As a bass player I want one so badly!! It seems like a. Pedal you would just have to own and spend hrs with, I watched the demo on the Chase bill channel, he did a great job explaining it, though I was still confused probably because I wasn’t the one who played the riff and didn’t know where it started and ended and how it originally sounded, glad your enjoying it!

[@thecompleation8891]

Your channel is literally a gift to effects guys, musicians, soundscapers, etc... You should have 10x the amount of subs.

[@phil_harden]

The love that they put into these pedals is insane. But clearly that same love goes into these videos!

[@bretonleo8740]

Thank you for that video I like the fact that you take time to explain the simple delay and modifier part, I just got the pedal this week and I needed this format. I now know that I understand all this parameters and more importantly that I have to continue explore those before going into the scan and spread / dip switches of death ;) Because I instantly get lost when I use those Leo

[@jimkennedy472]

Hey, just stumbled across this video. Loving your channel. Losing hours of my day!

[@bodenschatz10]

Been waiting for this one..... So excited

[@pdac4161]

Very well-spoken, great playing, and knowledgeable of the product and music gear in general. Thank you! Subbed.

[@nilsx3020]

One of the more musical reviews of the Habit and not just bleepy bloopy noises.

[@wanderingjuniper]

do you mean guitar?

[@nilsx3020]

@@wanderingjuniper Yes, I’m referring to guitar demo videos. I admire the experimental approach and I’m open to ambient styles of some players, but I liked this videos musical use of the pedal.

[@wanderingjuniper]

@@nilsx3020 I'm definitely lusting after the pedal

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

Oh you've nailed it. For the first 2 weeks I thought it was purely an ambient workhorse....it's demoes like this that help understand the toolset for riffers of all styles

[@lofijunky]

really appreciate all your time and effort on this

[@Momentum88]

Fantastic explanation! Thanks a million!!!

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

Thank you so much, this was in my "language" and totally demystified using this thing in my musical contexts

[@dannytompkins7690]

As always great, you are so articulate with your explanations and playing. Very enjoyable and inspiring. I now want one, but im afraid my playing is not like yours, so it would be waisted on me. Congrats! Lots of LOVE and respect from me my internet friend that i do not know in person.

[@ParliamentofTrees]

I'm singing along to the intro track. Giving me Appleseed Cast vibes. Awesome!

[@bpsychoz]

TYSM!

[@jasoniversen7124]

This intro reminds me of Band of Horses. Really great sounding

[@The_Pedal_Guy]

The dry kill with no repeats for warble lofi tone 🤯

[@bremki]

Incredible video, dude!! I was looking for some inspiration to get myself pumped back up on the Habit, and this was the ticket! Great playing, and super informative! Thank you!!! :)

[@vertefish]

Thank you for the amazing hypnotic yet informative videos. What is your drum track at the beginning?

[@JuanUys]

35:40 If this pedal was around in 1995, I can see RHCP using it on something like Tearjerker.

[@tendingtropic7778]

what do you think of the new benson plugin from mixwave? normally you would put things like preamp first, and then other effects. now you are going from habitat (so fx first) to the benson plugin chain, so thats a bit different. what do you think of that?

[@YoungMasterpiece]

I love your videos. Sorry for my ignorance, but what is that black Fender that you play, JM? edit: J. Mascis sig, just awesome.

[@paulandreas7955]

Hey Mark, i'm a bit late, what dipswitches did you flip on to get that generation loss/lofi kind of vibe? thanks!

[@Bloodysambre]

on what the Sweep dipswitch works ? Is it just for expression pedal ? I'm not sure that i've underdtood all the dipswitch section at all...

[@aaronabubo]

Cool cool cool

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Cool. Cool cool cool

[@brandonmistal]

Love your demos! Signal chain question here: Noticed you are using the Canvas now in your last few videos, I use an ACS1. Wondering if you have a preference of Walrus Canvas or Pinstripe Diso +? Other than a few of the more obvious differences, are the signal results of each device fairly similar?

[@markjohnstonofficial]

This is a “no wrong answers” kind of thing. I’ve had the canvas for a shorter period than the DISO. The canvas is smaller and has a more robust feature set if you need things like pad and DI options. But the DISO sounds phenomenal. The Jensen transformer is top notch and the build quality is bulletproof.

[@brandonmistal]

@@markjohnstonofficial thanks! I figured as a potential buyer, that I can’t go wrong either way. Always helps to have some extra insight from someone who’s used both!

[@joramletlora8079]

Hello, I've also got a question about how to change the MIDI channel on my CBA pedals. I can't get it to work with Ableton. I know that I have to unplug and plug in again while holding both switches and then send Program Change. But I don't know how that works in Ableton... I have 4 CBA pedals and I would like them on different MIDI channels. But I can't figure it out.. I really hope you could help me out.

[@BT-ry8po]

maybe a silly question, but how come the pedal didn't start playing back what you had already played after 3 minutes? is there a switch at the back that can bypass this function?

[@plumcharlie]

Just picked up just picked up the habit and the dark world. This was an excellent explainer video. Thanks! Quick question. Watched your shootout awhile back about the thermae / tonal recall. Does the habit scratch the thermae itch for you now?

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Nope. Thermae remains my all time favorite delay at an “accept no substitutes” level. It’s phenomenal. Habit is great for a myriad of things but replacing Thermae is not one of them.

[@plumcharlie]

@@markjohnstonofficial thanks!

[@rikkousa]

Normally I wait until Mark demos something before I buy-not this time. Order it last week on a hunch

[@markjohnstonofficial]

This felt like a safe one to jump the gun on

[@joshuamedendorp4073]

I usually wait also and didn't with this one.

[@MrVictorjenkins]

You might have mentioned this…apologies if so. Can you use multiple modifiers at a time? e.g. lofi/reverse octave repeats w/ glitches To be clear. Without looping the pedal.

[@hoover728]

No just one at a time.. Which is definitely a downgrade from blooper, which can have 2 modifiers at a time plus stability has its own dedicated knob whereas here it’s just a modifier.

[@Farold_Haltermeyer]

@@hoover728 oh no, didn't realise this, thanks for pointing it out

[@Subtle-System]

Please demo the Meris LVX

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Soon. Sooner than you think.

[@johnbleeker8249]

did anyone else notice when he played the lick at 28:21?

[@johnbleeker8249]

first

[@markjohnstonofficial]

Verifiably so