i was like "oh cool a guitar pedal review" and then she pulled out the harp and played the most amazing sound ever, I did not expect that! super awesome
@santosmadrigal37022 жыл бұрын
I'm not one for pedals , but WOW ! I want one ...
@randybrown8872 Жыл бұрын
These seem like nice pedals, but they are expensive and seem to be in high demand.
@gumshake6892 жыл бұрын
there's something about a bit-crushed harp that sounds so nostalgic and cozy
@davidsteinhour55622 жыл бұрын
This is an unexpected sentence I was very happy to read
@alexoi872 жыл бұрын
It brushes so close to disasterpeaces fez and hyper light drifter ost sound
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
I agree!! There’s only a very few bitcrushers I find work well on harp, and these ones are perfect for it!
@themadduck87842 жыл бұрын
Nintendo liked harps a lot in games for the DS, that's my guess why it's nostalgic
@Jamatar2 жыл бұрын
I play bitcrushed guitar a lot :) I would die if I could hear an entire album of beautiful, bit-crushed harp
@andrewjeffries8721 Жыл бұрын
And you also came up with something that I don't think I have ever heard before: Usually the chord/lead instrument is distorted and the bass is (relatively) clean. But in this video the bass is distorted while the chords are simply "shimmered". I like that idea. You may be a trend-setter, Emily!
@K0r0n1s2 жыл бұрын
The delay pedal really has something very melancholic to it with the bitcrusher enabled. Like robot tears on a cloudy day. Really cool :-)
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
“Robot tears on a cloudy day” is the PERFECT explanation!!! Lmao I love that
@Zothiqueness2 жыл бұрын
Is that why I was getting Vangelis vibes?
@jaimesk16882 жыл бұрын
@@emilyharpist you inspire poetic thoughts, methinks
@ericgregorash65902 жыл бұрын
Now there is a album name if I ever heard one
@bleachpuppet Жыл бұрын
This is now the name of a song on my next album… thanks for the inspiration
@LCOmusic2 жыл бұрын
For a moment the first harmony at 0:21 sounded to me a lot like the PlayStation startup sound, minus FM twinklies and maybe a third voice 🤩😻 all of these demos are gorgeous but THAT ONE OMG I NEED IT.
@NullCreativityMusic2 жыл бұрын
My thoughts went straight to Aphex Twin
@andrewjeffries87212 жыл бұрын
At 5 minutes your harp sounds so heavy metal/industrial! I'd love to hear it with NIN sampled percussion or Rammstein drums and keyboards! Thank you, Emily!
@guitarguyjones2 жыл бұрын
I will never recover financially from the day I started watching Emily's pedal videos.
@chrismosquad10562 жыл бұрын
Gonna be honest, probably my favorite video of yours. Why? One, never really sat down and actually watched someone play the harp before. And two, both pedals have a other worldly feel and really work well with your implementation. Going to look into if they sound as epic on guitar. Great video, thanks again! 👍🏻
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate you being here:) from what I’ve heard, they’re amazing on guitar as well!
@SpaceCat9082 жыл бұрын
@@emilyharpist Oh my gosh! This is honestly my favorite video of yours too!! And it also seems to be one of your most popular looking at the views! ❤️ Pretty please with a cherry on top come back and visit this again when you get the chance! The minor scale chord progression on the drowner and drowner shallow water demo was phenomenal. Is there somewhere I can find music like this? You're probably a very busy person but I hope you consider it even a little 😇
@b.scottfarthingsworth2 жыл бұрын
That Drowner 'like something coming towards you" was like the most awesome sound you ever did on the channel so far. You have a door back in your mind that opens and LOVES that, I know it. GIVE IN TO THE DARK SIDE -no, really. Darth is inviting you to Tea, he has chocolate and fresh baked cookies for you. That dark side is fkn awesome and I love that huge monster tone.
@bcues3399 Жыл бұрын
4:47 was so freaking epic! it almost sounds like something Hans Zimmer would put into a sci-fi movie, like if he wrote some music for Tron or Enders Game, or something like that
@toppersundquist2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how many of these become Spooky Lo-Fi Chill-Hop Beats To Harp On.
@natedetailscars2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to these all day. Major Disasterpiece vibes.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
I love disasterpeace!
@AaronWelchMusic2 жыл бұрын
Bitcrushed harp sounds like listening to a storm at night, I adore it. Also, one of the nicest shimmers ever, sounds super smooth!
@jihwoanahn2 жыл бұрын
My gosh. This video opened my eyes on how far harp can go. You really are a talented harpist
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@tristanwh94662 жыл бұрын
The sound at 4:47 is insane it sounds like something from a pharmakon album. Those first two Drowner sounds were also very beautiful
@DrThemoWorm2 жыл бұрын
These pedals sound like what you'd use if you were trying to recreate the PS1 startup sound
@seraphimsforge-master54332 жыл бұрын
That's the same thing I'm thinking 🙌
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Lmao yesss I didn’t realize until after I finished the video 😂
@seraphimsforge-master54332 жыл бұрын
@@emilyharpist Lol sorry I'm so easily amused 😱 Do you game at all ?
@Metalgear1322 жыл бұрын
I had the exact same thought!
@Volkoron2 жыл бұрын
I really love those heavy sound you were able to get they'd sound like they'd be great for some doom or black metal stuff
@fuzgar2 жыл бұрын
It sounds like a movie soundtrack, but the movie keeps changing. It's a science fiction horror with some melancholy romance interspersed. Love it!
@TheFULLMETALCHEF2 жыл бұрын
You’re making me a believer in these multi effects pedals.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
These are honestly some of the best multi fx units out there!!!
@MarcoH722 жыл бұрын
Great sound. I would love an entire album of this.
@Wartherang Жыл бұрын
look up Lorn
@ProtomanBlues2 жыл бұрын
these pedals sound great almost like a movie soundtrack!
@2m7b52 жыл бұрын
If The Road was a cyberpunk movie.
@somethingelseishere2 жыл бұрын
I love that you can get so many awesome yet seemingly non-harp sounds from your harp!!
@Aidan.w2 жыл бұрын
The Drowners distortion/shimmer reminds me of the Ps1 startup sound which is easily one of the most nostalgic sounds in the world to me. That alone makes me want to get one xD
@polarbeareffects2 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY what I've been saying!
@Aidan.w2 жыл бұрын
@@polarbeareffects Wow thanks very much for the reply! Im glad you agree, honestly the coolest sound effect ever! I've just had a look on your website thanks to Emily's video and I really like the Drowner. Although im not able to get big pedals like that often, im considering getting it now as I dont have a fuzz, bit crusher or shimmer on my pedalboard so it would make a really awesome 3-in-1 pedal haha! Would you say the fuzz is usable in the lower settings just as a normal fuzz? I like how heavy it is but im interested in how subtle it can get :)
@LCOmusic2 жыл бұрын
Ope I just made the exact same comment without reading the others first ._.
@johngannon2 жыл бұрын
Came for the pedals, stayed for the insanely beautiful harp playing. Thanks so much for doing this!
@ianvaughan90282 жыл бұрын
Thank you KZbin for recommending this video. I didn't know how much I needed to hear some beautiful harp with killer fuzz on it, until this very minute. Loved it. Subscribed.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!! Welcome tot be channel, Ian!!
@matts12462 жыл бұрын
I love how something can sound so ethereal and also so CHUNKY, yaknow? We love to see a versatile pedal! I wonder -- what video game soundtracks would match these tones for a cover? Earthbound, maybe?
@needfortweed87342 жыл бұрын
I really loved drowner. That epic, massive machine coming against you sound (as Emily describes it) could be the foundation of much musical grimness...
@sklegg2 жыл бұрын
Me too. It sounds like the bands Earth or Sunn O))). Maybe it’s just me?
@needfortweed87342 жыл бұрын
@@sklegg I can absolutely see the Earth connection...
@nanookless4052 жыл бұрын
i love pedals so much and the incredible joy they have brought me but something about watching someone else experience that same joy is so dang heart warming so thanks emily and co for making great video after great video full of experiences i and so many other can relate to you guys rock so hard
@nightmarishcompositions45362 жыл бұрын
I’m experimenting with new styles of ambient music and this was really helpful. Thanks!
@whathappened22302 жыл бұрын
Really like the heavy pedals on your harp! The electrofoods pedal was my favorite... super heavy! Thank you very much for your work!
@killingmyselftolive25262 жыл бұрын
The Drowner/Ascender combo sounds amazing together, and also, what you're playing, I love it, there's so many directions you could go with that melody, totally feeling it....Nice to meet you Emily, and thanks YT algorithm 😊
@FriendlyChorf2 жыл бұрын
As a guitarist, this is best effects demonstration channel for me. Harp gets the job DONE. Drowner is on the list. Big scary machine indeed. 🤘 (lovely melodies as always, btw-especially what you play with both pedals side by side)
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Hahah thank you so much!! 🥰🎶 I really appreciate that and I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
@davidgermain2 жыл бұрын
that shimmer is pretty epic for the harp.
@ideitbawxproductions18802 жыл бұрын
I love that you use pedals like this... everyone uses pedals on guitar, bass, keyboards... but who uses them on a harp?! you do. and I love it!
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! 😊
@sepehr17182 жыл бұрын
04:47 oh my god this is FRIGHTENING and i badly need more of it.
@spinnywise2 жыл бұрын
I can't help but imagine you guys LOL'ing between takes of "sounds like this..." Good Demos!! We're enjoying your hard work. Thanks!
@jacobhemmerlin2 жыл бұрын
I love the drowner, it took sometime to connect with but now it's my go to for just vibing. Great demo I love listening to your mini compositions and how you use them to accent an already beautiful instrument.
@Photatum2 жыл бұрын
I love the distortion / shimmer reverb. Reminds me of Clint Mansell's 'Leaving Earth' from the Mass Effect 3 Soundtrack. Pretty much the sound of the reapers' 'ray of destruction'. Gave me goosebumps the first time I heard it and this is just like that. For me this is the sound of apocalyptic destruction and devastation and hearing that 'live' would be worth the destruction of mankind, kind of. 😁 No idea, how I got here, though, but I like it.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
I love Clint Mansell!!! His work on Moon was incredible!!! Glad you found the channel. Thanks for being here!!!
@VaughanRoderick2 жыл бұрын
It really reminded me of a passage from Nadja's Thaumogenesis. I would give my weight in gold for more albums like it.
@drownthepoor2 жыл бұрын
@@emilyharpist What about his work in Requiem For A Dream?
@BricksAndGlass2 жыл бұрын
4:45 - Remembering this because this was the hottest noise anything has ever made in my life.
@edbrito-swdev2 жыл бұрын
I'm really blown away with these pedals. I can't tell which one I like the most! And they are based in Europe, which is pretty cool
@MaxwellBradshaw2 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very wonderful. These sounds are so damn cosmic.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Maxwell!!
@northofthehemisphere2 жыл бұрын
I've been watching for a awhlie now for the record I do enjoy as well appreciate the wisdom you guys share along with these tools to unlocking all the soundscapes and little musical worlds. I love it i am inspired to keep adding more ways to make sounds to my own musical endeavors. Thank you Emily. You guys are so freakin awesome!. Big hugs from me to you.🤘🏼😊
@philwagnerjr2 жыл бұрын
The Harp Lord!! I have never ever seen someone use effect pedals on a harp, it sounds absolutely beautiful!!! Great job on the demo and definitely going to check out these 2 pedals!
@AuraSight242 жыл бұрын
This video randomly popped up in my Recommendeds, and I honestly don't think I've ever been more grateful to the Algorithm As soon as I heard the Drowner, I knew it had to be my first effects pedal It sounds like it has so much potential for Shoegaze/Ambient-Metal/Noise-Rock in equal measure, and I'm definitely gunna use it as my base to build on with other effects in the future You're an absolute gem Emily - I'm currently binging through your videos, and happily subscribed for more~
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks so much for being here Aura!! I really appreciate you, and I’m so glad you found the channel :)
@AlanW2 жыл бұрын
Deep below the lonely mountain of Asregarieth, it lays it wait, an ancient darkness, enigma of legend and terror. Only a weapon forged in the hallowed citadel of Modelathin, domain of Lorien, by the fey artificers may vanquish it. Take what is your destiny in hand, Ascender, and become legend! Your evanescent inward eye gazes beyond reality, a catharsis of aural grace emanates from within as crushing insight permeates your essence. Downer is *not* a noise gate! I thought Russ would enjoy these descriptions of the pedals.
@arcturusvmoon2 жыл бұрын
The Drowner sounds absolutely massive! Both are really cool though!
@roryjineffect2 жыл бұрын
Drowner comes in swinging in your demo. Daaaaaamn.
That ascender piece is transcendent. Headphones on, eyes closed, head back, and I'm on another plane of existence. Please, please could you maybe find the time to record a longer version of that?
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Which one?!? I’ll definitely try, but for now that track is up on my bandcamp!! Emilyharpist.bandcamp.com
@Prototheria2 жыл бұрын
@@emilyharpist The piece that starts at 1:30 is what I was referencing. I'll head over to your bandcamp shortly. Thanks!
@justadog82482 жыл бұрын
"This pedal will scare the shit out of you"...I'm sold.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
😂 it’s true!!!
@soillodge2 жыл бұрын
If you want them, you can get them. Except you can't...lol. Polarbear fx sold out everywhere. Seem to have only one dealer in the US and they are plagued with the same -lack of building materials- as everyone else. Yaargh! Still, these are great FX and you did a brilliant job making my mouth water. Hopefully this will put a fire under the manufacturer to move some mountains. Thank you!
@LordPadriac2 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is they now have guitar pedals that can make your guitar sound like a piano, a violin, a harp, a drum set or basically anything else. You can truly play any instrument you know how to and are comfortable with and make it sound how you need.
@ReallyDudeYouGottaHearThis2 жыл бұрын
This is probably one of my favorite KZbin channels of all time. And I know that because I like it and you should like it too or you’re wrong
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Hahaha thank you so much!!! 😊 ❤️ I appreciate you, thanks for being here!!
@Nug_Lord2 жыл бұрын
Never been this early to a vid, let’s see what you do this time Emily Harpkins! Woooooow they do pair together SUPER well, some really cool soundscapes in this vid!!
@Lord_Dranek Жыл бұрын
I'm loving the Drowner pedal, that appeals to the Black Metal side of me whole heartedly.
@Raven-sv4es2 жыл бұрын
even the idea to combine those pedals with a harp is a great thing. A lot of people don't even mind about combining "classic" instrument with modern stuff or even music.
@KeritechElectronics2 жыл бұрын
Damn fine faceplate design, so lovely and inspirational! :) As always, I love your playing. Brings joy to my heart.
@lastnamefirstname60352 жыл бұрын
who knew bit reducing a harp would be soothing 😂 I surely did not expect that
@jimberry29672 жыл бұрын
WOW, I know Harp's sound Great but around the 1:40 mark and onward into the 3:++ mark, I was treated to some Beautiful Sounds. Makes Me want to learn how to play a Harp!! Beautifully done Young Lady!! Thank You for treating My Ears to Beautiful Sounds!!!
@PedalPlayhouse2 жыл бұрын
Both these pedals are not only visually beautiful but out of the two I think I like Acsender the most. Really pretty and that you can switch the order within one pedal is an awesome option on a pedal! Beautiful sounds as always Emily!
@pom57162 жыл бұрын
What a fun channel this is, imma subscribe 😄
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being here!!! So glad you found the channel :)
@jeffandersen73972 жыл бұрын
"i got a little scared in my heart" it's these kinda tiny details that keep me coming back here
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Lmao thank you Jeff! I’m so happy that you keep on coming back :) it did make me jump a little bit 😂
@birdsiview68452 жыл бұрын
They sound really beautiful together. You should record a sample pack and offer downloads! OH I see it on band camp .
@bricelory95342 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved when the frequency of the crusher was being performed while you were playing - being able to get an expression pedal to perform that would lead to some awesome moments. Lovely sounds all around. And the massive fuzz with the reverb is like the doomiest of metal, great sound!
@timdumler56282 жыл бұрын
0:23 and 6:07 ...🤩🤩🤩🤩 would be soooo cool if a 3rd note were added to drop an octave, makes me wanna learn how to play a harp, with these pedals. Keep making these vids, please!
@lunaumbra51792 жыл бұрын
The last segment was really cool.
@Chugz-n-Hugz2 жыл бұрын
Saw the thumbnail for the video, expected guitar, found harp, instantly subscribed. These things are mad!
@visualdragon2 жыл бұрын
4:47 Without warning, under a blackening sky, Doom approaches.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
😈🔥❤️
@mmhcreates2 жыл бұрын
Your melody and Ascender, a beautiful musical blender.
@everestdesign72 жыл бұрын
One of my absolute favorite channels. Keep it up, yo.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 🥺💖 that means so much to me!! Thank you for being here with us!!
@tater7363 Жыл бұрын
Got my 'DROWNER' a few days ago. Hope to grab an 'ASCENDER' in the near future. So far I'm very impressed with the vast tonal landscape of the 'DROWNER'. Very VERY cool piece of signal processing.
@tater7363 Жыл бұрын
Just got a message from Darko himself! My ASCENDER is on the way! SUPER excited! :)
@h2o19692 жыл бұрын
These pedals are the essence of black metal. I get the names too. Very appropriate. I like them too. So many fun pedals out there.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
The silicon fuzz combined with the other effects just make them so versatile! I really love them
@paintnamer64032 жыл бұрын
Another very good demo! Thanks!
@liammoynihan21872 жыл бұрын
IDK why but I never would've thought to throw an electric harp through an effects loop. Thanks for blowing my mind a little bit.
@NeverIast2 жыл бұрын
I want this sound on an album so badly. 4:47
@animeasmrbyama2 жыл бұрын
I had no idea a harp could sound this great!
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
thank you so much!! 🥺❤️
@jordanlincoln26492 жыл бұрын
Very evocative. Interesting peek behind the distortion effects curtain. I’m captivated frightened and melancholy. 👍🏻
@LabRatWarfare2 жыл бұрын
Incredible demo!! That fuzz is sooooo freaking gnarly, geeezzzsh!!!!! 🤯 🙌🐀
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
🐀 🐀 🐀 it’s wild!!! Thanks for being here Lab Rat !!!!
@stopmikeandjim31962 жыл бұрын
4:47 is the nastiest tone I can remember on this channel. I mean that as a compliment. Reminds me of the instrumental break on Aphex Twin's "Come to Daddy"
@GorgonDrageil2 жыл бұрын
Ascender stole my heart.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Same tbh
@Asphaltsquadron2 жыл бұрын
4:49 sounds so wicked! Love it.
@stvargas692 жыл бұрын
I never thought they would make an electric harp! You just shifted my paradigm! Thank you! I agree the drowned sounds ominous! I LKEIT! Subscribed!
@loeuvrededieu2 жыл бұрын
I... wow, this is a kind of sound I've enjoyed for so long but never knew how it was made.
@MatthewGudenius2 жыл бұрын
I got a Drowner a few months ago, and it is easily one of my favorite pedals. It's not that you can't get fuzz, bitcrushing, and reverb from other pedals... but you can't get THIS fuzz and reverb. The fuzz is so lush and the reverb has the best shimmer I have ever heard... And I do love using the fx loop (I insert lofi modulation/wobble much like you did, but I use Walrus M1. I also throw in a Digitech Obscura delay...) Didn't even know about Ascender... is that new?!
@polarbeareffects2 жыл бұрын
thank you Matthew, I'm really happy you're using the fx loop, I often think did I make the right decision adding it :) Ascender is fairly new
@MatthewGudenius2 жыл бұрын
@@polarbeareffects I only wish it was somehow stereo (maybe mono in, stereo out?) because I find myself inserting stereo effects in the loop... but I know there's only so much you can cram in a pedal (thanks to the true bypass, though, I can run left channel through the loop and right channel bypassed, and it comes out in stereo when fully bypassed or left-wet, right-dry if engaged, so that is still working out okay!) Great job, man. Your pedals are inspirational
@kevinhetzel86542 жыл бұрын
@@polarbeareffects just got an engraved Ascender. Would love to pair the Drowner as well. Will they be in stock again? Incredible pedals. Love the fx loop!
@jseptoski2 жыл бұрын
"it's actually quite frightening" is a great way to describe that type of fuzz tone.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Lmaooo I thought so!!!
@NicholasGreenwood2 жыл бұрын
Drowner has sounds reminiscent of the band Have A Nice Life. Check out "The Big Gloom" and "There Is No Food" from the album Deathconsciousness, and turn it up.
@dlawlis2 жыл бұрын
Thank you KZbin for recommending this to me. This has completely altered my perspective on harps.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being here!!! So glad you found the channel, Dave!
@_pulyx2 жыл бұрын
Drowner sounds absolutely perfect
@scottsoucy61862 жыл бұрын
Love your videos - they're always a breath of fresh air! Extremely talented, great personality and self deprecating sense of humor. What's not to love?
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Scott!!! I appreciate it :)
@jemplayer2 жыл бұрын
Drowner and Drowner + Shallow Water with those HEAVY Silent Hill vibes. Love it.
@LoVeAmBiEnT2 жыл бұрын
5:01. Sounds like Lorn. Awesome.
@ericwarrington66502 жыл бұрын
Sounds unreal through your harps... unbelievable sonic territory
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
They’re just so good!!!!
@BobbySpiessVienna2 жыл бұрын
Amazing playing and sounds again! Your videos are like little trips to other spheres! Thank you♠
@HowlingUlf2 жыл бұрын
" ... then you're wrong! :D" Hahaaaaaaa! And keep expanding that harp. You're definitely on the right track!
@claimhsolais34662 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your video, for both your excellent skills and the exhibition of those pedals. They do work so well with your harp and I am most definitely looking forward for further experiments!
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for being here with us!!!! I’m so glad you’re enjoying the channel!! 🥰❤️🎶
@malarkythegremlin48872 жыл бұрын
i never thought i liked harp until now! amazing. now i want one!
@joemonroe11062 жыл бұрын
4:48...the moment when the alien mothership appears overhead. That pedal setting and those chords sound like its the end of the world. Emily your videos are fun to watch.
@emilyharpist2 жыл бұрын
😂 thanks joe!! 👾
@blastbeatproductions78325 ай бұрын
Dear Emily, I built a Delay/Reverb Pedal for my friends some time ago when we supported one of us who lost his son to blood cancer. Since then I lost quite a lot of my hearing unfortunately due to tinnitus and can't perform music myself anymore. Would like to see that pedal in good hands. Delay and reverb in one pedal including a tap delay function and a switch to select the order (delay -> reverb, reverb -> delay). It's called "Die ewige Wiederkunft" and is rotting in a box. Hit me up if interested.
@hitchco2 жыл бұрын
wasn't really feeling those bitcrush harmonics at first. definitely some sweet spots in there as the last part demonstrates, but that part with both together was incredible
@FromTheRoomOfLittleEase2 жыл бұрын
Particularly good video, particularly good pedals. Every detail of both things. So I guess that means this is the high water mark, lady. It can only go down from here. Congratulations.
@chefbanjo81392 жыл бұрын
“Insanely heavy and kinda cool” is how people used to talk about me in high school.