Empress Echosystem - This Surprised Me - What makes the Echosystem Unique?

[@billsherrington5996]

Love my echo system! There’s not only so much it can do but sounds lovely and analoguey too. Also does an amazing chorus effect👍🏽

[@makes_synth_to_me9025]

Excellent Review! Thanks JC!

[@ahall3823]

I love the EchoSystem. It’s been on my board for a few years now. Solid delay with a few nice tricks.

[@bleigh6562]

Intro was wonderful. One of the best demo of the EchoSytem you made it an instrument not a pedal.

[@Iodine74]

Kinda amazing that I've had my EchoSystem for almost 3 years now I think and you've shown me something new. I hadn't really taken a dive into that Ambient mode, even though I'm a big Post Rock and Shoegaze fan... and most of my patches I've created that use two delays sound like that anyway... lol. As always GREAT content from you John. Thanks much!

[@johnnathancordy]

AH!! That's awesome if you hadn't checked out that ambient mode - really love that diffused smear!!

[@Iodine74]

@@johnnathancordy Yup. I'll be messing with that more tonight. I've been getting a good smeared reverb with a reverse reverb on the Empress Reverb that I have running after the Echosystem. And then also sometimes using the Reverse from a Keeley Loomer earlier in the chain, which also gives me that envelope controlled pitch vibrato.

[@Iodine74]

@@johnnathancordy Dude... I'm freaking loving it. My decision now though is... do I keep this or replace with the Meris.

[@10sassafras]

Knobs! 😂 Could catch on.

[@Rgdonaire_07]

Amazing pedal I really like mine, it can do almost everything. Also the sound quality is pristine.

[@samuellimademoura7521]

For Ambient Delay, I love to run Double Reserve with different time each side (L/R), Double Reverse Dual Pitch with different time and picth for each side (L/R), Deluxe Memory Boy with lots of modulation (Single), Granular (Single), and more. I love the overall sound of EchoSystem and the flexibility to combine modes.

[@angrymechanic3333]

I haven’t been able to poop for hours and I found this video very helpful.

[@mesadeco1]

So you found it relaxative?

[@empathysgone96]

For a straight up delay this guy is great! Great customer service. Sold it and got the lvx. Now I’m freaking out trying to figure out that beast.

[@andrewgarrettdrums]

How are you like the LVX? I’m thinking I want this but I don’t know if I should spend the extra couple hundred and go balls to the wall.

[@ftlaud911]

Great review!! Went back and forth between Echosystem and LVX. Finally settled and ordered a LVX. The Echosystem sounds great and the engine options made it a very hard decision. In the end, I felt the LVX would allow for more learning/experimenting with sound design. I am willing to spend the extra time sculpting the sound I want that is in my head. I also like screens so that was a big + for me. Both seem like amazing options and you can't go wrong with either imho.

[@chrismuratore4451]

Been looking for an upgrade to my EHX Canyon and my search ends here. This thing is amazing!

[@TheFlutecart]

Really good demo, that thing is loaded. My main delay pedals are a Volante, ECCOS and and Adineko by CB. I just scored an Echolution 3. The cool stuff is an addictive rabbit hole.

[@somapigniczki6974]

I'd be really interested in a comparison on these delays: LVX-Timeline-Echosystem-( maybe the delays in the Helix units). You tried all of them out right?

[@connorbouta9402]

Love it!

[@fishy4071]

Lovely demo. Loads of good sounds and having two engines makes it really quite versatile. Unfortunately the missing "kill dry" feature means it's difficult to use in a parallel fx loop. When I last contacted Empress about this they didn't see this a priority update. I'd be interested to know if they have implemented "kill dry" on the unit you have.

[@JLP-333]

Just turn the mix all the way up and use output for your mix

[@fishy4071]

@@JLP-333 That doesn't solve the problem. When pedal bypassed the dry sound of the guitar is there. This is a problem when using in a parallel fx send return on your amp or mixing desk.

[@Diax1324]

@@fishy4071do you mean that when the pedal is turned off it doesn’t kill guitar signal??? In that case, that’s pretty much how guitar pedals work…

[@phladjki]

@@fishy4071have a preset w zero volume, switch to it to bypass

[@fishy4071]

@@phladjki good tip - thanks for suggesting

[@mikejones-hs7od]

Very nice!

[@swayamtailor]

Hi john, I have a video recommendation for you. Joseph Anidjar just posted a 25 minute long beautiful video on his rig, that I think you'd really enjoy watching. Cheers and have a great day man!

[@BishopEddie5443]

I bought one after watching this video. This is so inspirational! 😵‍💫

[@Kserx.p]

This thing cost almost a stomp; Waiting for k-line vs fnder video!

[@johnnathancordy]

Hmm only trouble is I don't have any K-line with maple board

[@john808welk]

@@johnnathancordy I've been telling you that this needs to be remedied. I'd send you mine if you weren't halfway across the world.

[@sleepyheadmusic884]

Would love to see a pk

[@BobOscuro]

Hi! Do you need a midi box for midi clock with this pedal? It's mandatory? Id love to use it only with a 1/4 to midi cable

[@stan657]

Is it easy to update the pedal? Seems a bit tricky using a sd-card....

[@cwwmbm]

Gun to your head, Echo systems or LVX?

[@johnnathancordy]

Get that gun out of here. I think for me I'm super used to the idea of interacting with a screen to tell me what's going on? That's why I really dug the idea of Meris coming up with a new UI. Umm but I also think the EchoSystem gives more immediate results? Really tough to pick between the two to be honest as they both do radical things but in a different way?

[@cwwmbm]

@@johnnathancordy I need this gun for protection! (tm) (c) I've never had the Echo systems, but just got LVX last week (based on your video actually). It is a bit a learning curve to get up to speed with it, but it does do some very unique stuff.

[@carloslonmoer6285]

Do you have an empress reverb?

[@MascisMan1]

This sounds fantastic. During this demo did you have any supplementary pedals (reverb for example) on? Or was this 100% Echosystem?

[@johnnathancordy]

100% Echosystem!

[@philipbrister]

Wouldn’t have any other delay on my board.

[@jaredparsons4761]

Does this have midi capability?

[@tompoynton]

yes

[@thepedalreview]

All these fancy delay pedals sound great, but I just know I can create similar sounds in a GT-1k, or an HX Stomp. 🤷‍♂️

[@AutisticCuriosity]

Nope this has duel simultaneous delays. GTK is really limited on daleys

[@phladjki]

@@AutisticCuriosityAn hx stomp can do 8 or 9 delays at once.

[@kyran4238]

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