EarthQuaker - Data Corrupter

[@johnberg1326]

This pedal will prove indispensable in our eventual war against the robots. My advice is to order one now before it's too late.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

that's what we keep sayin'

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

DOWN WITH THE ROBOTS, UP WITH DATA (CORRUPTION)!

[@johnberg1326]

EQD = Quality, Inspiration and Made in the USA Kick-Ass Attitude. Your shop rocks.

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

thanks for the kind words!

[@TheParanoidAndroid79]

Plot twist: Small label inside reads "designed at Skynet Laboratories"

[@mikeyhaddad8639]

I'm really glad Earthquaker learned their lesson with the Rainbow Machine and had you review this pedal as soon as it came out.

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Gotta say, ... your videos are very entertaining, but so informative. You outline which control you are using, then show what it does. In a really neat way. Exactly what we need to know about these pedals before purchasing. And concisely. Well done.

[@antoninsalvatoreiv2256]

Dave Lanciani its honesty the best channel on you tube. I am subscribed to 7 channels, but this is the only one that I watch every upload and get excited for.

[@ct6mblack]

They're even just fun to listen to! The avalanche run demo is one of my favorites. So dreamy...

[@thesuppcollector]

Agreed! This is my favorite pedal review channels. Everything is so well laid out and edited, plus the variety of unique pedals is awesome. So much better than the same old blues riffs through 69 different overdrive pedals

[@nicklarson2640]

Earthquaker is unstoppable. Every pedal is a banger

[@javiceres]

Noir Spectre More than a few to be honest. The true oscillator of this pedal has nothing to do with the classic sub-octave square sounds a la Blue Box, OC-2 or Multiplexer. Other are more obvious, like the rainbow machine, which is nothing new as an effect if anything the format and specific controls and range selection make it kinda special. Nothing you couldn’t do with a Lexicon or Eventide rack unit 30 years ago.

[@pCeLobster]

@Noir Spectre Ehhh little bit of an oversimplification I think. First off, pretty much all pedals are rehashes of older pedals on some level, and most manufacturers are copying old stuff more blatantly than EQD. There's normally some creative new twist with what they do. I think Earthquaker pedals are sometimes more fun than practical, but if you're making your own music then even that's not really true. They're not marketing their stuff to dads playing Mustang Sally for the 1010th time.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

@Club Soda Its subjective. It might sound odd by itself but it could sound awesome in the right context.

[@dankhill6851]

@Club Soda The pedals not terrible, It's a synth pedal, it's very difficult to use with the way it's set up, it's equivalent to learning how to play guitar again. I've talked to people about this pedal, it's apparently extremely hard to come up with something good on it, but it is actually possible

[@johnw4115]

Most of the time I just let these videos be the background music while I do other stuff. But this pedal..........

[@mcgruber2]

This video was by far the best I've seen for this crazy ass pedal. Earthquaker alone is going to inspire so many new bands

[@choccymilk666]

Buzz The guitarist from the melvins uses this pedal

[@DogOfEgypt]

The Yousician ad should have more of this applied to it.

[@crazysandwich]

Vibrato with the knob at the center position at 4:26 sounds like Yoko Ono

[@TheParanoidAndroid79]

It's true. I fell in love with that setting and my band broke up.

[@dankhill6851]

Gonna be honest, not as good as scream song by yoko ono

[@AE-eo5ih]

I do t always roll one before a pedal vid...but when I do, It's knobs.

[@jeremyhoevenaar7205]

This demo gives me hope. Thank you.

[@The-Autistic-Rat]

This is the gold standard format for pedal demos. Also, you really took time to get into specifics while providing background details; which really makes it approachable for peasants like myself who learned everything on the same 4 modeling amp settings.

[@whoisdark__]

these videos awaken a childlike spirit in me that is incredibly satisfying

[@javinbritz7171]

5:13 ... Was that Welcome To The Black Parade???

[@grathapilot]

Cool, now I can finally nail the holy grail of guitar tones: "Space Harrier on the Atari ST"

[@allkeysjamtracks9439]

The demo I have been waiting for!

[@nathanricker1]

I don't normally gush, but your video review/walkthroughs are the bees knees, man. It's at the point were if I see that you've made a new one I just buy the gear and watch the video after I get it to see if I'm missing something. I am, and you point it out, and I continue on with my good brooding in a more enlightened fashion. Good show old boy.

[@ErdemCakoo]

perfect name choice for this amazing pedal

[@mattordiway1955]

This is the best video for this pedal out there. I planned on getting one just for the chaotic aspect of it, but to know that it can actually be used musically is wonderful! Also, that sequencer stuff is

[@oo0O08]

At first I was worried this would be a Death By Audio ripoff but this thing is its own beast. Fantastic!

[@totalignoranceinc]

oo0O0 what pedal would it be ripping off? The robot?

[@TheLardzard]

Weird compliment here man, but I love how you communicate. I've noticed in all of your videos, a very aesthetic, witty and funny form of english. Is it possible to learn this power?

[@Nobddy]

I suggest reading a lot of literature and listening to a lot of comedians. But also, you’ve just gotta be yourself. Keep jamming!

[@Yamil97]

Not from a Jedi

[@duncanthehut]

The layman's way is to read lots of Wikipedia

[@zodiatube]

That's not a weird compliment.

[@kendomyers]

Agreed 100% spot on comment

[@lucasthelemur7606]

jesus christ this thing is gnarly. this would sound awesome with the digital oscillator on the microkorg.

[@joaocurveira]

Perfect pedel for my juggalo band

[@RetningNord]

The only perfect pedal for your "jugaloo" band would be one with only one function: "off".

[@BrotherRufio]

ICP 2: electric jugaloo

[@RetningNord]

TheCannedWalrus Oh, how cute it is, just learned to talk!

[@coquio]

Alright, Ken M

[@EarthQuakerDevices]

whoop whoop **sprays Faygo**

[@khifrsjgdyfkbkdgeogkvgctxug]

I would love to hear what this pedal could do to a vocoder...

[@loganwelty7094]

Dru Jeffries that actually gives me chills thinking about it

[@Wallybryantmusic]

this video helps a lot. it's a confusing, yet addicting pedal.

[@nathanfinnegan522]

Love the videos! It's great to hear you using input sources other than guitar! Keep up the good work!

[@wulyf4lyf]

This is the one i need. Was looking at this, MXR layers, EQD bit commander, and Montreal assembly Prpll, and i think this is the one i need to record my new stuff this fall. I have so many EQD, chase bliss, boss, walrus and MXR pedals, but even Avalanche Run v2 and disaster transport Sr. Can’t make these noises. So awesome

[@deanwolfechannel]

What a wild playful pedal. Will get one one of these days

[@Elagabalus711]

Did Jack White just copy this for one of his TMR pedals? Sounds a lot like it.

[@myhawk1]

This pedal is so much fun.

[@flynnedwards]

1:29 that sounded so epic! I'm amazed how you would be able to write with a pedal like this.

[@Jish1695]

I was wondering when you'd get around to this pedal...

[@TheErilaz]

It needs to be available in euro rack module, with inputs for control voltages.

[@mattd9336]

Would the Doepfer A-196 work?

[@thisguy2973]

I just got one of these. I’ll admit that it took some experiementing with it before understanding how it works, but now that I’ve got it figured out, I’m thinking of all sorts of fun ways to use it.

[@aluhaable]

It reminds me a live King Crimson perfomance

[@stopit2964]

so my question is: does it track chords? or is it like the bit commander where it only tracks single notes?

[@thisguy2973]

Like the Bit Commander, it’s a monophonic synth, meaning only one note is being tracked. Whichever note is picked up by the synth is what it references for tracking, and I believe the oscillator is the way you control it. On MOST polyphonic synths, for years, they required you to have an external tracking pickup for your guitar that was made by Roland and was an additional $200 you need for proper polyphonic tracking. Just in recent years, there are poly synth pedals that have built in tracking now, but your options are limited to a few pedals made by Boss, EHX, and Meris. The Boss SY1 is what you might want to start out with, but if you’re liking the sound of Bit Commander and Data Corrupter, chances are you’ll only find that kind of glitchy sound in a mono synth. Hope this helps!

[@sazarod]

Thank you, Knobs. Everything is good here.

[@mykhedelic6471]

In a time of so much corruption...

[@Wheel333]

I wish you could see my cats face.

[@Knobs]

Me too

[@hibernative]

Will play this for my dog ASAP.

[@housemana]

just swooped it. thank u zzounds

[@Aamir_Z]

Thanks for an amazing pedal review. The jury is still out for me. It's a bit of a one-trick pony and I can get some pretty goofy sounds out of my H9, though nothing this insane and broken, and the H9 cannot reproduce a PLL. What bothered me most about this pedal was the constant dive bomb every time I stopped playing, and that was a big reason I sought out (and found) videos such as yours to see if this could be adjusted. I will give the pedal another try. As others have said, those of us who play synth do have a gazillion options open to us on there and I've wondered if tweaking with my synth would make this pedal unnecessary, and do I want a separate pedal just to make a particular kind of sound? I wish it took an expression pedal so I could adjust some parameters while playing. It would also be nice to be able to save presets. I got a very nice sound out of it (if you call any of it's sounds "nice") at one point but couldn't reproduce it later as I kept messing with knobs. In retrospect, I should have taken a picture of my settings. I really love that "breaking up" sound when playing stops.

[@element4studios]

two seconds in, thumbs up. This shit's dirty! love it!

[@TheCatholicPrius]

I watch these muted to unpleasure myself.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

How would you ever know if it was broken?

[@makeahalo]

Beautiful

[@tommymccracken487]

About 4 yrs after having originally purchased this, and 3.5 after having sold it, here I am, probably gonna buy another one 😅

[@LunaticTheCat]

This is something I absolutely have to have

[@wellurban]

I saw some other videos popping up for this pedal recently, and my only thought was "Hooray, this probably means another Knobs video is on the way!"

[@sandyturner1911]

I'm torn between this and the Keeley synth 1.

[@jermainelong1843]

Flashbacks of 8 bit games🔊😊👻🤖

[@howardanderson3061]

Another splendid presentation

[@seangarland]

Just a fantastic demo of an unusual pedal. I think combining this with the Chase Bliss Habit pedal would break the Earth. Embrace the weird.

[@lukasm8990]

This channel should have a hell of a lot more subs! Keep up the amazing work 👍 👍

[@nicklarsenjazz]

This is the perfect Knobs pedal

[@killslay]

I don't know how I'd use it... But I want it

[@Marianobass]

track well on bass ? amazing job btw, keep it on !

[@IndecentIncident]

Works wonderfully on bass. The tracking is obviously glitchy at times, as expected, but it works just as well on bass as it does guitar.

[@Subtronik]

Does this have a dry/wet mix control besides off/on?

[@TheGuitarHistorian]

“Grrreaat... Scccotttt....” - Doc Brown

[@garyhill565]

"Man. This is heavy"

[@Grouchator]

Put this through Avalanche Run or Afterneath.

[@devinanderson1584]

Great job Knobs! I've been watching as many Data Corrupter videos as I can, and I was sad to see so many people turn down the pedal by not understanding what it is. Not to mention the number of terrible demos released onto KZbin. Because of it's complexity it's going to be very easy for people to make this pedal look bad. Which is funny because it's just so gooood.

[@giancork1656]

check ThePedalZone take on this pedal. So far the best I have seen. He really makes this thing actually sing and unlock some great melodic uses for it

[@vltirsarnat9405]

Devin Anderson That's a good thing! Ups the chances of you scoring one second hand.

[@transformingthebear238]

This pedal is brilliant!

[@laserluddite]

7:38 tortoise

[@josehaya6362]

im looking for really crazy pedal to use on synths. i like the way this affects the signal, though the result is kind of rough and over disttortioned. but i am still considering it. any other suggestions for about this price range?' great vid man. congrats.

[@bonusflaps1749]

Hello. I run my synth through the Way Huge Atreides Analog Weirding Module pedal. it sounds wonderfully terrible.

[@KudaBear-jy1zl]

Is this just a simple in and out jack? No MIDI control? Expression pedal?

[@ManeeVaughn]

Playing the Legend of Zelda theme would be fun using this pedal.

[@loopsanddoodles1728]

Great vid! Got one on the way !

[@SiliconBassist]

This thing sounds awesome!

[@nunyobusiness7676]

Moog from hell Wicked

[@giggs102]

wish this had a clean blend so i ACTUALLY could use it on bass

[@felipemontero9839]

You can always use a blender pedal or a boss ls-2

[@giggs102]

i could... but don't have space on my board. i can't imagine throwing a clean blend on this pedal in first place would've been too difficult? plus would make the pedal a whole lot more usable

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

I think a LS-2 is great to blend anything in, and always some dry air out.

[@vltirsarnat9405]

potatopotatopotato I think they intentionally left it off as a style choice. PLL pedals are kind of a no brakes sort of affaire. I bought one for bass and I can say in all the different ways I use it I don't need a clean blend. It's not like a traditional fuzz. I think you would enjoy using it by playing an octave up and dialing in the sub-harmonic to compensate your low end.

[@StatutoryRock]

Ya I agree with you. Any kind of petal should have the blend now days. It just makes them so much more versatile.

[@skarnertheband2165]

Can I use an expression pedal to mimic the whammy on this pedal?

[@buschovski1]

This pedal reminds me of Jimi Hendrix and how incredible he was with pedals. Some of these not all were achieved by Hendrix with what he had. The data corrupter does things for u really. But i think its a fantastic pedal for older guys who dont have the energy they once had to fuck around getting sounds on a guitar. this does it for you if u want. its also a very nice sounding fuzz. a lot of fuzz pedals i checked out dont sound like a big ass fat assault of fuzz like this. i like it very much and think it can be super useful. some think it cant be useful but i doubt that. i dont think you have to make dive bombs and Mario sounds on it.

[@lucasthelemur7606]

i'm ordering this thing in a few days yay

[@Apopheniomind]

Yo soy disperso... Esto es mi alimento...

[@dadsden6615]

Been waiting for this one

[@musically-assureddestructi8843]

As far as “noiseboxes” go this one is actually pretty good for what it’s capable of

[@deadiconmusic]

IS 1:29 INSPIRED BY ALARMIST?

[@scottdavidson7719]

I can't decide if I want this or the Boss SY1

[@flynn_22]

Great vid another pedal I want to buy

[@NYCSportsNBA]

Pls help me , I can not get a decent sound out of this pedal ever. I am using with bass.

[@deviousxen]

Only thing I wish this little beauty had - A CV input function. ;)

[@Piplodocus]

Knobs: you're a pest! I was thinking of selling mine. Now I've watched this I've got to rush home sooner than expected, stick it on my board quick, and see at tonights band practice if I can use this on a solo at our gig Friday. 😝

[@Jimmyroots]

i was waiting for this :D !!!

[@paradox7743]

This obnoxious heinous thing makes no sence.I MUST OBTAIN & POSSESS ONE... .. .

[@rcjd7834]

But how would it sound for bass I wonder...

[@olivedotcomm]

Check out the pedals and effects vid

[@Jeremy-ob4gm]

Anyone know the approximate settings to get those sounds at 2:15?

[@BushBumperBaker]

The transition screen tones were all of my favourites too. Lmfao

[@klashy47]

If only Tron had a metal band.

[@garybobst9107]

I have one of these next to a Mantic flex. Dear God, what have I done? What have I done?!!

[@iantutzauer9662]

Yup- knobs makes me GAS another one once again......

[@deadmoonscriptures1556]

What a fucking awesome pedal. Wow. If you see this, thank you Robb from Sweetwater! ☻

[@OscillatorSink]

the donut is a lie

[@timothymckane6362]

The cake is a nightmare.

[@Luzuuu]

It's a donut cake!

[@ozzgonzalez7165]

i wonder what will happen when chained to a rainbow machine or a transmisser

[@andresgregoriofrias4224]

Excelente sus cualidades 😍

[@koshar44]

Wow,...just wow.

[@easeupkid8270]

So fire

[@anthonyamorelli1962]

Can anyone compare this to the Moogerfooger Freqbox?

[@sassyramen]

Hey Knobs I live in Toronto - wanna make a band???

[@TheDonEgypt]

1:52 Defender, when thrusting and firing.

[@Hagelmiester5673]

Data Corrupter or 4046-m? @knobs

[@elephantricity]

a data set of medians and fuzzy nuptials.

[@dontdothngs]

so, should this go before or after a ring mod

[@ReverendS3rvo]

Yes.

[@oskarilappalainen5032]

Some of it sounds a lot like something straight out of NIN's Year Zero album.

[@d.i.m.eproductions6925]

Exactly, I’m going to buy this cause I produce industrial Electro Body Music