I didn't like this... then I did 🫠

[@neiel1]

good to know you and your home/studio are safe!

[@RickyTinez]

Yeah, we got lucky this time, but it was a close one.

[@surrealchemist]

Don't forget these pedals also have midi. You could sequence some of the parameters, or get a controller hooked up to give you better performance. I haven't seen much videos that explore that with pedals like these. Things like the Microcosm or other Chase Bliss pedals probably could have a whole extra creative dimension sequencing them. Would be interesting to see how other people would integrate it to get ideas.

[@happyjessus]

also curious to see someone cover that

[@LAZ-org]

You’re right. I think Ive only seen Richard DeHove do sequencing on the Nightverb reverb fx box since every parameter can be tweaked.

[@RickyTinez]

That’s true! Ive never been a big fan of automating fx outside of send amount on certain steps but I bet there’s some cool stuff that can be done!

[@JoshuaNeedham]

Interesting effect when it starts to create a completely different groove. Very nice. Bouncy!

[@RickyTinez]

Yea that’s how I love using compressors! Corrective and Creative

[@13FML12]

0:12 razor and arp align for total bliss 💋🤌🏻

[@hallucigenia]

Ricky, glad you are safe! Many homies in the area, wishing you all well,

[@RickyTinez]

Appreciate that! We got lucky this time.

[@Dolle_Man]

That shirt, my gawd love it! you have great webstore! gonna place an order soon!

[@RickyTinez]

Appreciate it! Thanks for the support

[@SEBUS808]

Glad to know you’re okay!

[@hannibalactor]

I’m still waiting for my mystery box here in germany. And to be honest, I am hoping for the clean 🤞

[@lrgstmrg]

Dude, CLEAN is sick.

[@Jbrunel510]

That thing sounds rad - surprised to hear so much from a compressor. Super dank vibe.

[@RickyTinez]

Right?! I was genuinely surprised too.

[@luxurynoise]

I love my clean pedal soooo much. Jackpot mystery box tbh ❤

[@alien.minimal]

"We got a bunch of trash"... Ricky, that's the protective paper 🤣

[@RickyTinez]

LOL 😅

[@Slacquerr]

I didn't know you had a kitchen!

[@jamisondonald384]

He cooks up multiple places

[@robinr22]

Toilet reveal at 200k subs

[@Null_Point3r]

@@robinr22 If he has one

[@jordanWAH]

I'm super glad you didn't lose anything in the fires. That would really have been difficult to replace

[@iancain6647]

"Me? I usually mix to the kick"... ...super nice.

[@entropybentwhistle]

Best compressor of 2015 so far!

[@saardean4481]

imagine how much more refined it will be in 10 years!

[@weave_of_k]

2015? Was this made a decade ago?

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@weave_of_kI was just ribbing Ricky for saying “Happy 2015” on video last week.

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

@@weave_of_klike, no

[@Boumclap]

😂

[@Fatlittledominocat]

make sure there is no soot from the fire in any of your synths or other electronics! it is acidic and corrosive and could damage them.

[@miserpresident]

Highly recommend trying Clean as a creative effect on a melodic stem such as piano or guitar with lots of dynamics. Really gives the “sag” something to dig into.

[@RickyTinez]

Hmmm not a bad idea! I bet with a piano sound it’ll be 👌🏼

[@husssamo]

Hey Ricky, did you like this more or do you prefer Universal Audio Max Compressor which you reviewed about a year ago ? They’re in the same price range more or less which one is better in your opinion or is it hard to compare them one on one ? One more thing please, when you route your audio out form the Digi to the external compressor do you disable the compressor on the Digi?

[@SineBeta]

That's a nice compressor, indeed! I did not expected that sound from a pedal.

[@RickyTinez]

Me neither!! that’s why I was sort of bummed when I got it because I was like what’s this thing going to do. But wow, was I surprised!

[@inputsandoutputs]

Patch sound design is where this thing also seems to shine. Also wonder if you can use swell function on entire mix for cool performance trick 😒

[@andrij.demianczuk]

I’ve been totally sleeping on compressors. I started using one in my heat +fx and found the same kind of thing happen as I was bringing my tracks back in. Crazy stuff man

[@RickyTinez]

Right? My favorite thing to do is get the kick sounding good by itself and slowly bringing in all the other elements and you can really start to get them to dance together.

[@saardean4481]

Looks like fun. Its in my future list. When you switched it off at 4:50 and say the vibe is gone,,, well on the other hand the low end returned. Tough choice. The vibey version had no low end while the unprocessed kick is round and thumpy. That is a job where a sidechain has to come into play imho

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

or parallel compression

[@saardean4481]

​@@i-never-look-at-replies-lol parallel compression will still contain the whole spectrum of frequencies and also will not stop the compressor from being triggered by the low bass. In the new york style parallel they used an eq before the compressor and dipped the mids in a smiley way, exaggerated with the compression and then blend it in, in parallel under the original mix for flavor. Only back then bass music as we know it did not really exist. I many times do not want a compressor to be triggered by a 40hz root note content of a deep kick or subbass as it eats up all headroom and the compressor starts pumping too much which can be nice at times but i prefer to have the choice to avoid it. Not really comparable cause its much more costly but on my xpressor hardwear it has a wonderful SC filter using which you are very flexible. For me personally an SC filter at least for the low end should be standard in any contemporary compressor but i can of course only talk about me.

[@pirateradioFPV]

I love the compression ☺ I actually sacrifice a mixer channel just to have the sidechain pumping when I pull the kick out, so one might argue that the sidechain is an instrument of its own. Which in the modern EDM, it most definitely is 😊

[@RickyTinez]

Oh, for sure! Especially when you have a ghost kick really moving a pad, it completely changes it. It’s basically an LFO on the volume!

[@Cy_Jex]

I got a Blooper, which was maybe the last pedal I "wanted," and after a couple of days with it, I doubt I'll ever kick it out of the effects send chain...

[@RickyTinez]

I think that might be my favorite Chasebliss pedal. I really wish it was in stereo but because of how fun it is, it sticks around.

[@kennylangley1997]

Informative, thank you for sharing 😎✌️✌️

[@tysonsaner2527]

Glad you're ok.

[@binchsoda]

To make it easier to do build ups, maybe its a good idea to put a taller knob on that EQ pot to make it easier to reach

[@binchsoda]

Glad ur safe! Kinda sold me on this lol

[@crtzmo]

Great video -- tx Ricky! How does Clean stack up against Elektron Heat? Looking for a snazzy end of chain..

[@weave_of_k]

I really dig the music on your videos. 🔥

[@emdub5569]

I figure sag reps a dying or low juice battery if it follows standard pedal mods and design philosophy (it sounds like it does)

[@edwin-zone]

sounds clean

[@pattyayyy]

Damn it sounds good. Clean but it knocks

[@ofootyeabicc201]

The pressure cooker in the corner under the cupboard? Bro did you shoot the video in my house? Great work as always!

[@atomicafro]

Lucky sod.❤

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

I can't pedal yet. I see them and my brain sees the same problem I have with modular. I always know that it would be better with more. This would be worth performing if you chained it to a delay but then you're in the rabbit hole.

[@SYNTH-RENEGADE-MAFIA]

Seems like everyone got a Clean pedal in those boxes 📦 saw one guy get 2

[@jeblmknctmabtaldlr]

From the comments, it does seem like a lot of people. But not all. I got a Thermae, which was lucky as it's discontinued (and I already had a Clean.)

[@synthsamuraiproductions]

@@jeblmknctmabtaldlryeah obviously not “all”… u got lucky theramae is awesome

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

I had a mystery box in the cart for a while but could never pull the trigger for fear of getting a Clean 😂

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

Too much power? that pedal is legit

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

@ nah just something I wasn’t interested in getting.

[@bipedal_earth_roamer]

Still patiently waiting for my Mystery Box >.>

[@DannyTaurus]

Sweeeet! 👌

[@RickyTinez]

Now to get that 3630 going 😈

[@bumbadabimbap2335]

Hey Ricky amazing video as always I was wondering what your opinion between the chase bliss clean, and the oto boum is? I‘ve been wanting to buy a pedal compressor for a while and those two stick out to me I just cant make my mind up.. would love a second opinion!! Love from Berlin

[@RickyTinez]

I used to have the BOUM and eventually got rid of it because it was a little too extreme for me. I find that clean can be extremely clean, very surgical, or really dirty and grungy. Plus the price difference is hard to beat! Not only that the clean is also way smaller. You might miss out on presets, but for me personally, I don’t really need more than one or two on a compressor. Especially when is easy to dial in like clean you can just do it manually on the fly.

[@pjforde1978]

It's so crazy to me that you would record this whole video and completely ignore the sidechain input. It has to be the stand-out feature for this pedal.

[@TheArtisticFlavor]

It's not really that crazy. It wasn't a full review, he was just showing how he is currently using it. And he's using it with a Digitakt, which doesn't have separate outputs, so he wouldn't have been able to show off the sidechain feature anyway.

[@MrScarabey]

@@TheArtisticFlavor But Digi has stereo outs/ins, maybe you could send a kick from L out, and the rest from R out?

[@TheArtisticFlavor]

@@MrScarabey Oh for sure, you could do that. I just value my stereo field too much. I like to use panning/panning modulation for some things, and my DT2 uses stereo samples, and I wouldn't want to lose that. So it's horses for courses in that regard. For me it's also a bit of a moot point because DT has built-in side chain compression. You could also play with doing a little internal side chain compression on the DT, then hit it some more with the Clean for that maximum groove.

[@MrScarabey]

@ Got it, thanks for clarifying some things

[@torblixa7760]

i adore my compression pedal

[@nofutureinYT]

I love watching your videos, but have you been working on the same track for the last 5 years? 😊

[@squarepeig]

I really wanted this in my mystery box but ended up with a Lossy. Still want one - although who knows how prices are likely to go by the time I'm ready to grab one with the insanity going on in the US at the moment - but anyway I ain't complaining.

[@i-never-look-at-replies-lol]

insanity is paying for a product when you have no idea what you're going to get.

[@squarepeig]

@ not when you know you’re going to be happy whatever you get

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

Calling Clean a mere compressor is always going to be inadequate to me, that pedal does a few things that, at least to my knowledge, no other compressor has tried. Certainly not in a pedal format, maybe there are some rack hardware compressors that do? Cool demo

[@superjubs]

small digitakt question at 4:42 you unmuted the kick and it waited til the pattern started to bring it in, is that possible on the digitakt 1?

[@superjubs]

nevermind! found it in a loopop video, not available on the 1, the feature is called prepare mutes

[@Cosmonaut1999]

Did everyone get a clean pedal in the mystery box? i dont think i've seen an unboxing when its anything but a CB clean.

[@mindexpansionpuzzles]

I've seen two of the hand painted pedals show up on the Chase Bliss discord and the owners were immediately asking how much would be a fair price to sell them for..😂😂 that and a lot of Wombtones

[@yourcitysleeps]

It's the only thing I got in my mystery box. I was bummed. I sold and shipped it within 24 hours.

[@orrin-manning]

No way I’d spend $300 on a random chance

[@schnoodlevideo]

Oh MAN does that ever slam…

[@OliverEvergreen]

okay, to be fair: it was the video about a compression effect. I honestly do not understand why this should be better than pretty much any compressor.

[@earlsfield]

And what is, if its not a secret, your compressor of choice? I don't see any in the racks.

[@nightcitywanderer]

this is cool, but kinda weird to have the release on a three-setting switch vs a knob. feels like they had one too many things to try to fit into their standard layout format

[@BachelorMachinesTV]

The middle release setting is controlled by pressing both footswitches and turning the Attack knob. So both things are true: you can set it via a knob *and* they ran out of things to fit in their standard layout.

[@JgHaverty]

This thing is *way* too expensive to be "not bad". The problem is it sounds like some audio ducking you can do in post; especially considering the EDM-centric music being presented. I can list off a dozen free vst's that will replicate this thing 100%. Im not hating the product, Im just not understanding how this thing is even remotely approaching its price tag. Like yea, its definitely "not bad". I just think its weird to settle for that. I genuinely wish you could have done some vocal samples or guitar (funk or metal/djenty tones for comparison). I cant ever see myself buying this, for any reason.

[@dagobertmacib5676]

was hoping to hear the dirty side of it as well, then it takes care of it all

[@doemaardennis]

Boring as hell.

[@StuartwasDrinkell]

Cool Ricky