Habit - Deep Dive - What Is It and How Does It Work?

[@patrickkoenigsfeld1253]

Everyone who plays needs this channel.

[@SecondhandSynth]

Many thanks! Cheers!

[@ColeDano]

This was such a good review/overview of the pedal. Great work.

[@Alex_Martz]

No need to buy the Chase Bliss MIDI Box, you can just make the cables yourself by using a TRS connector to MIDI and wiring Ring and Sleeve only

[@krazywabbit]

agree with the other comments. Best review that I've seen online. Helped me immensely as I've struggled to grasp. Now I need to figure out how to add it in my workflow. Thank you!

[@treesurgeon2441]

I'm getting to the point with Chase Bliss that I might as well just give them my paycheck and have them send me their latest.

[@SecondhandSynth]

lol dont give them any ideas. Last thing we need is the Chase Bliss Subscription Program.

[@moxictasculinity]

great video

[@davidrothschild8913]

With collect on if you power off the pedal will it still be in the memory when you power it back on?

[@wm2922]

great vid mate. the only thing I'd change is somewhat uninteresting sounds you chose to use to demonstrate some of the capabilities of the pedal. I understand why you chose to do that, but I feel there's some cool common ground between illustrative yet pleasant sounds and simple, unattractive sounds. not sure if I explained my thoughts clearly enough. take care.

[@SecondhandSynth]

Lol yeah I’m hindsight I totally agree. Was trying to keep it clean and simple and it takes forever to record and edit so I guess I got lazy instead of just re-recording it. I’ll try to do better on the next go around. Feedback is much appreciated. Thank you so much. 🙏🙏🙏 Cheers!

[@georgebaylis7161]

Thank you so much for doing this - your break down of the spread and scan knobs is what I’ve been hoping someone might do, answering my question- whether it might be able to do something similar to the Soma Labs Cosmos - a drifting multiple loop. It certainly seems to be capable of something along those lines. Thanks again 🙏

[@SecondhandSynth]

So happy you found it useful. It took me a while to understand how the Habit worked at first. It's good to know this is useful for others as well. A drifting multi-loop seems very possible. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. Cheers!

[@sirjaunty1]

I was thinking the same thing. Perhaps a cheaper alternative. Maybe somewhat harder to operate though.

[@georgebaylis7161]

@@sirjaunty1 it definitely wouldn’t be quite so straightforward - the Cosmos looks very user friendly. Although having been using a Blooper for a few months, once you’ve got your head round the various functions, it’s pretty straightforward to lock in to favourite themes and this seems similar in some ways. It definitely wouldn’t be able to everything the Cosmos can, but then it’s got other things the Cosmos hasn’t…….I’m definitely more tempted by the Habit now though

[@billytsekeris5817]

Great video thanks for that is really something what the habit can do. what would you say between the habit and the mood mk2 ?

[@MicroChipMonk]

sound is beautifully strange... but the box is ugly normal.

[@ShlomirBareket]

the problem with this pedal is that it feeds itself so that the sound becomes bloated and a incomprehensible mush. Repetitive/generational music is about MINIMALISM, this goes far to quickly into an annoying feedback loop of mush.

[@quantum_ocean]

>Repetitive/generational music is about MINIMALISM I don't think everyone is aligned with your notions.

[@morrismarschik6846]

Probably the best overview of the Habit. I would just love to play one some day to try it out, because I am definitely not sure if it would be worth 480€ when I already got the Blooper and the Mood lying around. However, it looks sooo good...

[@SecondhandSynth]

Hey that’s for watching and the kind words. Yeah these things aren’t cheap lol. Its been on my shelf for a while no but when I do bust it out it’s definitely a lot of fun and it can really take you to some unexpected places. Inspiration for days. I haven’t played with mood or blooper yet but I have heard great things. Hoping to check them out someday. Maybe you could try one through a pedal rental service? Hope you can try one soon. Cheers!

[@thefoxfamily341]

I need this..NOW! 😍 wow i love that

[@SecondhandSynth]

Well, "need" is such a strong word... lol. But yeah it's a lot of fun. Thanks for checking out the vid. Cheers!

[@joeymc5272]

I know this is old but i tried your setup of flipping the scan and spread dipswitches, but when i set the scan knob to about the 3.5 second mark i dont hear anything at that point. It only comes in at the highest delay setting time? Do you have anything else set up like other dip switches in the back or anything?

[@altogethernow]

Adding an expression pedal if you’re using both hands on another instrument really makes this pedal for me.

[@SecondhandSynth]

Yeah I’m pretty excited to try midi as well. I think having the option for peripheral control is the future of pedals for sure. CV is tons of fun too. It’s a joy to play.

[@GlennMichaelThompson]

Very interesting pedal that's definitely caught my attention. There's so much going on with this unit... you've done a great overview. Very helpful info. Thanks so much. 🙏🕊

[@RemitheDreamfox]

That intro is really something else, fantastic production quality. Definitely earned a sub

[@mattytrane]

great content, well organized and clear. Thanks so much!

[@SecondhandSynth]

Happy to hear that. Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment. 🙏🙏🙏 Cheers!

[@questocd174]

I really appreciate the video. My Habit arrives tomorrow.

[@HeathcliffBlair]

Thanks for the video. Interesting stuff. I wonder if there's a software equivalent out there - something that follows similar audio transformational goals.

[@SecondhandSynth]

I think you could achieve this in Ableton with two loopers and a delay fx chain no problem. Some modulation/filter in there or even add in other effects not in the Habit. I don’t actually think it would be that difficult.

[@HeathcliffBlair]

@@SecondhandSynth I'll look into it and experiment. Thanks! :)

[@HeathcliffBlair]

@@SecondhandSynth P.S. I actually achieved something similar a while back. It worked quite well BUT required a very long chain of plugins. It would be cool to have it all in one plug. Bound to happen one day. Peace. :)

[@SecondhandSynth]

@@HeathcliffBlair sounds awesome. I’m actually playing around in ableton now to see if I can come up with something. I’m intrigued. And yeah I’m sure the Habit plug-in will some day be a thing.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

What I have learned here: I need to let the feed/collect situation go for like, two or three hours. Weird, cool.

[@SecondhandSynth]

If the settings aren't too extreme then yeah that can be pretty interesting. It can get a bit cluttered and noisy just from all the new elements being introduced on top of old ones at no particular order. But its worth experimenting with for sure.

[@commodoor6549]

Nice presentation... subscribed.

[@thehangmansaxe]

I’m blown away by the Habit. Have been enjoying playing with it this past while. You don’t need a midi box at all. You can easily wire your own MIDI cable if you search around the net. Chase bliss wire their TRS midi differently so be aware…

[@SecondhandSynth]

Ohhhh that sounds like a good idea. I'll have to look into it. Cheers!

[@mutmunkel]

Best explanation ever here

[@dodgedforgottenn]

Great demo! Really explains it well!

[@steveball7086]

Really a great video for this extraordinary pedal. Very succinct and understandable; no small feat given the complexity and quirkiness of this device. Thanks for the time you’ve invested…

[@SecondhandSynth]

Thanks so much for the support and encouragement. I really appreciate it. Cheers!

[@stolencoats63]

Does it stay in time when it loops around at the 3 minute mark of buffer recording? I feel like it's gonna randomly shift off the initial grid even though the technical timing/tempo will be the same.

[@SecondhandSynth]

As far as I know, the tempo syncs the delay time which is sort of post "ping" 1&2 of the 3 min memory buffer. I believe it also syncs the built-in LFO. With that said, the memory buffer is 3 minutes and is not adjustable. So, I would think of the memory playback as almost its own sound source and doesn't really tempo sync... unless you are in easily divisible increments of 180 seconds. If that makes sense.

[@stolencoats63]

@@SecondhandSynth yup it does make sense. Thanks for reply!

[@Subtle-System]

Love your vids...

[@SecondhandSynth]

Thank you so much. They take forever to make so it's always nice to hear that people get some value out of them. Cheers!

[@asublimationpoint72]

really good explanation of this pedal! i liked the simplicity you used to demonstrate the collect feature, some may think it was uninteresting, but that was such a great way to show what collect does.

[@SecondhandSynth]

Thank you for saying. I appreciate it. Tried to keep it simple. And yeah it’s a little uninteresting but there are plenty of other vids for that. 🤘🤪🤘

[@gnmark]

@@SecondhandSynth exactly, and it is the reason a lot of other vids failed a little for me, because the Habit inherently is composing so much, it takes a simple example to get to what it is doing… again thanks 🙏🏼 i am looking forward to seeing how you play, demo, and review other gear.