M-VAVE Mini Universe - Can a 30 USD pedal SOUND THAT GOOD?

Embark on an otherworldly tone journey with our no-talking review of the M-VAVE Mini Universe Multi Reverb pedal! Is this the key to unlocking your sonic universe? Let's find out!. This is one of the newest releases from the M-VAVE stomp box series together with a Multi Overdrives and Multi Pre-Amps. Join us as we explore its features, sound demos, and capabilities without any commentary.
🔥 PRODUCT LINK:
:: MINI UNIVERSE:
Aliexpress: bit.ly/4aMx8n9
Amazon.com: amzn.to/4aHEtEa
:: MOSKY LOOP BOX (To avoid the pop of the footswitch):
Aliexpress: bit.ly/mosky-loop-box-rr
Amazon.com: amzn.to/3VSKklI
LEARN HOW TO REMOVE THE POP FROM THE FOOTSWITCH: bit.ly/4auVwcM
⚙️ Pedal Features:
- Decay Control: Adjusts the intensity of the reverb.
- Mix Control: Adjust the amount of reverb versus the input dry signal.
- Reverb Selectipn Knob: Changes between 9 modes - Room, Hall, Plate, Spring, Shimmer, Cloud, Bloom, Swell, LoFi.
- Parameter 1, 2 and 3: Affects specific parameters according to the selected type of delay (check table on the back of the pedal).
- True Bypass: Maintains your signal integrity when the pedal is off.
- USB-C plug for Audio Interface and Firmware Updates.
🎶 Sound Demos:
- I have chosen a brief intro to illustrate the versatility of the pedal.
- The Burden - Weeping Willows
🎛️ Settings Exploration:
- Watch as we tweak the settings to discover the Mini Universe's effects range.
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🎸 Gear Used:
- Guitar: EKO VL-480S Gold Sparkle
- Pickups: Waaah GB-57
- Amp: BOSS Katana 100 MKII
- Cables: Sonicake
- Recording Equipment: Yamaha AG06 MKII Mixer Interface
💸 DISCOVER THE BEST BUDGET PRODUCTS IN OUR PURCHASE CENTER: bit.ly/purchase-center-rr
📢 Let us know your thoughts on the M-VAVE Mini Universe pedal in the comments below. Have you tried it? What do you think of its tones and features?
📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
00:56 - Pedal Features
02:10 - Built Quality
03:39 - Sound Samples
05:55 - Modulation Parameters
07:37 - Price Range
07:53 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion
🔗 Listen to the Full No Talk Review here: • M-VAVE Mini Universe -...
Thank you for joining us on this sonic adventure with the M-VAVE Mini Universe Multi Reverb pedal. If you found this video helpful, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for future gear reviews and music-related content.
May your tones reach celestial heights! 🚀🎶
#mvaviniuniverse #GuitarPedal #NoTalkingReview #GearReview #MusicGear #multiverb #reverb #ambientmusic

[@RiffsRigs]

🔗 WATCH THE FULL No Talk Review: bit.ly/3SenRME

[@SuperBartles]

Yes the selector knob is dodgy. No question. But as long as the pedal keeps functioning for a year or 2, I'm more than happy with it. Extraordinary piece of kit

[@RiffsRigs]

It is true! For this price, the only question mark that still remains is the long term reliability of the product!

[@wolfgangdevries127]

I've heard the same about Behringer pedals. However, the only comment I ever read about breaking a pedal came from a keyboard player who pushed the pedal with his hand (which the pedals are not made for).

[@vanishingBHZ]

Wow... almost thought it was not worth the purchase! Thanks for the review!! 👍🏻

[@RiffsRigs]

I am glad you liked mate! 🔥🎛️

[@BrutalHeroBR]

I know a good channel when i see one! Liked and subscribed.

[@RiffsRigs]

Thanks a lot mate! Welcome!!! 🎛️🔥

[@guisantenuclear]

47 suscriptores😮😮😮 Demasiado poco para el gran trabajo q haces !!! Tienes un nuevo suscriptor ‼️‼️

[@RiffsRigs]

Thanks @guisantenuclear! The channel is brand new so I hope more people will join us soon! I will release videos frequently here! I am really glad that you liked the content! Welcome to the crew! 🎛️🔥

[@caelenselke-minogue]

My prediction is that at some point M-Vave will fix the issues like bad power supply noise, footswitch click in the signal, bad selection knob, etc. and then this pedal will truly be the best cheap BigSky clone in existence.

[@RiffsRigs]

They are trully invested on making the Tank G the CHEAPEST MODELER in the world! Probably later they will move back to the Mini U! I will release lots of content about the Tank G here soon!

[@streetlegal008]

It is a good multi reverb pedal - but one thing to note is that this pedal absolutely needs a separate 9 volt adaptor. It cannot cope with any power supply interference if placed in a daisy chain set up. Worth knowing before you buy because you will need to buy a single 9 volt adapter, to avoid the disappointment of getting that high-pitched whine interference.

[@RiffsRigs]

You are correct! I have powered it with an isolated Vitoos power supply and I didn't face noises! Anyway, daisy chains are a noise generator for any M-Vave device! Thanks for sharing your view!!! 🎛️🔥

[@streetlegal008]

Also on that loud 'popping' issue. That also disappeared for me when I changed over to the separate single 9 volt power adaptor. Apart from the isolation, it may also relate to the mah level supply.@@RiffsRigs

[@BioHazardBHZ]

@@streetlegal008in some cases it solves, but also I saw cases that it didn't, what makes me conclude that the pedal is over sensitive for Power Supply line quality! If you will plug it in Europe, India, US, South America or Australia, probably it will influence the noise level and the Pop!

[@RiffsRigs]

Indeed! The behavior changes from country to country! 🤔

[@MaTTheWish]

I heard it is quite if powered by the USB. Try it.

[@pekerhed101]

There's an easy fix for that loud POP when activating the pedal. All you have to do is solder a couple of resistors to the internal board of the pedal. There are tutorials on KZbin. I did it last week and it works perfectly. No more loud POP.

[@pabllohenrique]

Parabéns, vídeo bem explicativo e com boa edição.

[@RiffsRigs]

Valeu Pablo!!! 🔥🎛️

[@markharwood7573]

It's true, the selector knob is fragile. Mine misfunctioned within an hour. The thing is, I bought this just for the shimmer mode, which is exceptionally good. I mean, seriously good. I leave my MU on that setting and for that it was very good value indeed.

[@RiffsRigs]

Try the Loop Box and you should be fine! 🙌🏻

[@custodioesch]

Maybe using a loop box to choose between Universe and another reverb could be a smart way to solve a pedalboard to be more versatile. Great video bro

[@SamuelMush]

How can this not have 100k views?

[@RiffsRigs]

Keep sharing my friend! 🔥🎛️

[@jbonillaguitar]

Same reason the pedal hasn’t sold that many units. It’s a hidden gem.

[@RiffsRigs]

@@jbonillaguitar thanks a lot for the feedback! 🎛️🔥

[@Netosambora]

Very good, guy!! You're the single and true: Honest Guitar!

[@RiffsRigs]

Thanks a lot Neto!!! 🔥🎛️ Que não se repita! 😂

[@oscarjaygemperoso6744]

To remove pop, u need to solder 250k or 1M ohm resistor on the bottom 3 pins of the switch. As for the noise, use isolated power supply.

[@RiffsRigs]

And the new ones are coming without the pop already! Cheers mate!

[@sjb1957]

I got the high-pitched whine from this pedal, running it with other pedals through a cheap (not-so-)"isolated" power supply. However I found a workaround: If I power it from the power-out socket of my Boss LS-2 pedal, the whine goes away. Another pedal that has a similarly useful power output is the Polytune3 tuner pedal. PS. I'm running the Boss and Polytune3 pedals through the not so good power supply.

[@RiffsRigs]

That's an awesome workaround mate! Thanks for sharing! 🎛️🔥

[@peteytwofinger]

thanks for the demo - the one i am waiting for a demo of is the Rowin LN-318 TOP Guitar Booster Pedal please do a demo of this you will be the first one to do it

[@RiffsRigs]

I will take a look at it!! 🎛️🔥

[@mickpoil6362]

I bought a Sunydog version on Amazon UK for £22 vs £45 for the branded version. It was quite good on its own apart from a Univibe-like modulation on the tail. But it was brilliant when added after my ZOOM G3N and added real depth to the tone of an ambient patch. I bought a second one to see what it did and I liked the results. I even heard what sounded like a Chorale effect. I am a bedroom player and don’t have much experience or expertise, so YMMV.

[@RiffsRigs]

M-VAVE is selling lots of white labeled versions! They are basically all re-casings! So you will not have troubles!! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥

[@anthonywindel8116]

I run a Boss NS-2 through my effects loop, along with my MXR -ZW44 Chorus pedal, my Digitech Hardwire DL-8 Delay/ looper, then run my Caline overdrive, Revv G4 Distortion pedal through the input on the front of my amp and it got rid of that overbearing buzzing sound.

[@RiffsRigs]

That's awesome!! 🎛️🔥

[@janekkys]

Warto kupic.dziękuje za film

[@RiffsRigs]

wielkie dzięki kolego! 🎛️🔥

[@janekkys]

@@RiffsRigs . A jeszcze jedno pytanie Kolego czy kostkę można połączyć z efektami kostkami typu Heavy Metal aby w tle mieć delikatne pogłosy Dziękuję miłego dnia

[@RiffsRigs]

@@janekkys Tak! to może! ale lepiej jest podłączyć go do pętli FX, w przeciwnym razie będziesz miał szalony, błotnisty dźwięk na pogłosie!

[@jjevokn]

HIII, What reverb would you recommend in this price range that is simpler in the sense of not coloring the sound so much?

[@RiffsRigs]

Hey mate!! Take a look at this one here: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DetHVM3

[@sonnyfabia]

Does it leave trails when turning off? I heard it has a feature to turn on/off trails by pressing and holding the footswitch then plug in to power supply..have you tried this? Planning to buy this pedal.. 😅 TIA

[@RiffsRigs]

Hey mate! Unfortunately no. It is only true bypass, so it doesn't have the trails function. 🎛️🔥

[@bradshannon862]

I just got my M-wave today and it is way better than I expected. I have a Boss DD-500 delay and the learning curve is ,,ugh. If I can get a $30 M-Wave to do the job then Hell yeah. I'm not really having all of these described problems. As a home player I am just fine with his as I mainly just a home player. I record and write and that is the purpose si 30 bucks is fantastic for me.

[@RiffsRigs]

I fully agree with you! If you are not a gig player that needs to have insane stomping and knobs adjustments, the pedal is a monster for what it offers compared to the cost! It is for sure the best in market for this price range!! 🔥🎛️

[@juankartxui]

Good pedal...but I don't know how to handle the switch noise...😢 You suggest using a mosky looper...but if i want to run the mini universe through my amp's effects loop....how should i connet the mosky loop? Any suggestions welcome!

[@RiffsRigs]

Sure... you will connect on the same way: the logic is as follows: output from your PreAmp (Send) -> LoopBox IN -> from the LoopBox Send to the input of the Mini Universe -> From the Output of the Mini Universe to the LoopBox return -> From the Out of the LoopBox to the Return of your Amp. In this way the Mini Universe stays always ON, and you step on the footswitch of the LoopBox when you will want to engage it. You can use the loopbox in passive (without power sorce) or active (9V). If you use active you can control if it is engaged or not by the led lights on the top! Let me know if you have any other questions! 🔥🎛️

[@iagobroxado]

Check here on KZbin "removing pop/noite from mini universe". It's a manter of soldering 2 resistors to the footswitch.

[@RiffsRigs]

@@iagobroxado Exactly! Here you have it! LEARN HOW TO REMOVE THE POP FROM THE FOOTSWITCH: bit.ly/4auVwcM

[@Alain_Douce]

Open the casing and solder 2 x 220kohms across 2 terminals of the footswitch and no more pedal switch noise. Search youtube for the procedure. I ve done it ok.

[@LeonelZuniga-dn7wv]

@chrisrochaguitar has un video de este pedal por favor, bendiciones

[@DragDealer]

It will be dope to hear the pedal FS click live!

[@RiffsRigs]

Trust me: IT IS LOUD! 🥲

[@DragDealer]

Well you gave a solution that’s good nuff for me!

[@rollingedges9469]

I literally got mine today and that switch is painful lol but... this thing is sick!

[@RiffsRigs]

@@DragDealer I am glad! Enjoy your new gadget!

[@RiffsRigs]

@@rollingedges9469 Indeed! I am glad most of people agree with my judgement on this piece of gear! lol Enjoy the new gear!

[@ibenimlani5302]

i solved the issue no popping sound but the volum of the pedal come down i cant hear it anymore

[@RiffsRigs]

That's strange mate... no one claimed the same issue... check if the resistors are not defective! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥

[@ibenimlani5302]

Yess the resistor is defect i didn't double check big thanks

[@leostravalli]

Isso, sim é um review sincero!!! 😅

[@RiffsRigs]

Não se repita! 🔥🎛️

[@mykhedelic6471]

That funny music in the background is pretty groovy. Anyway, this is a tasty little pedal for 30, but it is mad sensitive on the power source.

[@RiffsRigs]

Super true! Isolated power supply and good grounding on the line! 🎛️🔥

[@silvioalvim]

Comprei e não gostei... muito barulhento, só consegui silenciá-lo um pouco alimentando por USB, mas o estalo no switch permanece alto. Vou ter que partir para outro reverb. O que você recomenda para rockabilly e surf music? Desses mais em conta no Aliexpress, claro😂

[@RiffsRigs]

Fala Silvio! Os Flamma sao muito bons! Gosto do FS-02, mas ele é mais caro. O FC-02 pode te atender super bem!!! 👍🏻🔥🎛️ Na mesma pegada do Mini Universe tem também o Reverb da Mosky M Series!

[@silvioalvim]

@@RiffsRigs Obrigado pelo retorno! Um Mosky mais simples (Spring Reverb, da caixa rosa) estava no radar mas acabei caindo nesse Mini Universe... não vi nenhum reverb da M Series. Outra coisa: ensina aí o macete dos resistores para acabar com o estalo!

[@Alain_Douce]

I power it with a USB 5 volts Samsung phone charger and no whining sound at all.

[@RiffsRigs]

The new versions have it solved already! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥

[@Alain_Douce]

@@RiffsRigs I received mine 1 week ago. May be old stock.

[@DavidRivera-qh1dm]

I have found the pedal only pops when connected to the effects loop of my amp

[@RiffsRigs]

It is because when you engage it, the circuit is injecting a peak of tension on the circuit. Depending on the impedance of the Input, it gets better or worst!

[@captain6198]

@@RiffsRigs it can be theoratically solved by using a 1M resistor to gnd on both in and out. I'll try it myself and inform u.

[@RiffsRigs]

@@captain6198 That's awesome! I will pin your comment so we can share with other people!

[@RiffsRigs]

@leonardo.moraes81 also tried to solve with the 1M resistor. It improved the pop, but seems that it didn't solve 100%.

[@captain6198]

​@@RiffsRigs Ok got some news here. First of all, what I've been suggested was that connecting 1M resistor between in & gnd tips from the inside of the pedal (also to the out & gnd), that works sort of a input and output resistor which avoids such pops on diy stomp box world; however it didn'T work on me. YET; in my case (I suppose in most of y'all as well), popping sound disappears within a minute after the pedal is powered up. ALSO; I've found the solution for the high-pitch whine noise. I've got a joyo JP06 Power Noise Blocker to solve my noise problem in daisy chain with Mooer X2 Preamp. It didn't help with that; BUT it %100 helped with this pedal. You can safely daisy-chain your M-Wave Mini Universe pedal with this small apparatus. I think it cuts the high frequencies coming out of the pedal. It's also proven that durign the disassembly, I've seen that there's a 24khz crystal inside the pedal, which I suspect is the reason for this whining. Happy playing, y'all!

[@error404m]

I got mine today (May 27th 24) and it does not pop at all. The selector switch is bad though.

[@RiffsRigs]

That's awesome!!! So M-VAVE solved the problem definetivly! 🎛️🔥

[@error404m]

@@RiffsRigs well....maybe I got lucky, but I hope it is solved for all units!

[@RiffsRigs]

@@error404m I think they did! The TANK G issue on the battery they already solved on the new versions! They are quite fast on reacting!

[@wolfgangdevries127]

I hold my horses til the smoke has cleared. Could not resist "Elemental", though 😊

[@daccrowell4776]

It was kind of a pain to get when I was shopping for it...although, it wasn't long after Ryan's review on 60 Cycle Hum, so I should've expected as much. 😊 The thing I found out early on is that this thing LOVES to parallel process. Mine is on one of my Tri-Parallel channels with some mod after it, and instead of having it in a typical serial chain, this little sucker is right at home there. Plus, the phase-flip on the Tri-Parallel opens up some very strange and beautiful results when it's mixed back into the I/O bus. Gripes...selector knob, yep. Hideous foot switch, also yep. But what _I_ miss here is the old Cuvave non-aesthetic; it would've been awesome in battleship grey, with the boring font from their other boxes, because THAT is how "best kept secret" pedals SHOULD look! When people scope out a pedalboard, their eyes drift toward the glitzy stuff, and the Cuvave boxes don't register at all because they APPEAR boring...so no one can easily nick the sound just by copying your rig, because their stomp boxes don't attract visual attention. AURAL attention, however...😂 Yep, Ryan nailed it when he said that Cuvave does weird better than so many others in the pedal game. Good to see they're still at it, despite the visual "upgrades". Subbed also...reviewing this weird 'vave box early on gets MY stamp of approval!

[@RiffsRigs]

Really good description mate! Thanks a lot for your thoughts on it! 🎛️🔥

[@-jank-willson]

you call this a modulated reverb but i don't hear any modulation movement in it?

[@RiffsRigs]

The main modulation it has is an Octave, what consists on the Shimmer style effect. For sure it is not a Flanged or Phased Modulation, but anyway it can be considered as modulated.

[@-jank-willson]

@@RiffsRigs so the octave modulates? as in it moves higher and lower in pitch, and you can adjust the speed at which it does so? and it's just for the shimmer effect?

[@RiffsRigs]

It has a little bit of shimmer in all the modes, but with different textures caused by the filters of frequency that they apply on the algorithm. The controls 1, 2 and 3 generally act exactly on those filters. And yes, for the Shimmer the Control 2 is the Octave itself, so you are able to get from upper perfect octave to lower perfect octave. It gets dissonant if you will use it at noon, for example. Try checking out my No Talking review... there on the end I show how those 3 parameter influence on each mode of verb! :)

[@-jank-willson]

@@RiffsRigs when you say it has a little bit of shimmer on all the modes, does that mean that there is a little bit of octave on all the modes? Are the 'filters of frequency' you mention basicly the same filter tech that phasers use, so it is basicly a reverb/phaser combo? But I don't really hear any modulation, I just hear regular reverb, even on the shimmer setting with the octave up/down

[@-jank-willson]

@@RiffsRigs so the shimmer isn't just a set octave up like on most shimmer reverbs, you can also make it go to an octave down, too? And anywhere in between? Which is cool because i can get skronky dissonant sounds, since most octave pitch shifter pedals have set setting (like you can only choose a third higher, 5th higher, 7th higher, octave higher, etc.)

[@rayraypornias6287]

The problem is the popping sound when you open it(on)

[@RiffsRigs]

Hey Ray! I have a video here teaching how to solve this problem: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqrWoo2lmMmBfbMsi=HX3RzrTsWe8fahTx

[@dsrecords22]

the mvave dig reverb and delay have the same problems.

[@RiffsRigs]

That's awful! But I have found a solution for the Pop and for the noise! I will post a video soon showing how to solve it in a simple way! 🎛️🔥

[@alphanumeric1529]

@@RiffsRigs Link, bruv!

[@therewasascene]

Take a pic of the parameters on the bottom Ez

[@RiffsRigs]

Exactly. Luckly it is pretty simple to find it in Internet also! 🔥🎛️

[@HMohr]

Great Brazilian accent

[@RiffsRigs]

😅 I try my best! 🎛️🔥

[@markanthonypraico3099]

keep the para2 low ^^

[@Njal55]

I love the sound of this pedal, but the engage pop is unforgivable and makes it impossible to use live without a workaround.

[@RiffsRigs]

I am finalizing a video showing how to solve the pop with a few cents and some basic soldering knowledge! 🎛️🔥

[@Njal55]

@@RiffsRigs ooh - that would be interesting to see!

[@RiffsRigs]

@@Njal55bit.ly/4auVwcM

[@JulsGeekPI]

It is perfect for drone experimentación. Go china!

[@karldettling5981]

Mine works great and if you could have only one pedal this is the one to get. Great reverbs! I bought 2 of them because they will take these off the market because they are to good? Like my ammoon octa pedal didi?

[@RiffsRigs]

Smart move mate!! And you can even use it as stereo! 🎛️🔥

[@smarkalet9078]

Downsides. It has high pitched whine. It clicks. It stops your sound when turning on/off. Unusable. Even though it sounds nice.

[@RiffsRigs]

Hey mate! The high pitch whine I have solved by using a fully isolated power supply. Also the Mosky Loop Box solves the turning on and off issue! Maybe it can help you to make it work! I will do a new video showing the solution for the POP while engaging it! 🎛️🔥

[@ramspencer5492]

Proper, expensive sounding shimmer... And good overall reverb sounds.... Just a little work on a revision that can cost.... Maybe 5 more dollars to avoid too many corners cut... And it would be really solid budget pedal... Undoubtedly copying someone else's circuit... but that's nothing new. Can definitely mute with many pedals.... Like a simple tuner pedal

[@RiffsRigs]

I have a video here teaching how to remove the Pop with 50 centa! :)

[@markone29]

😂 moded the pedal and it will find intall 400k resistor

[@georgejetson1923]

Its $30........No BUTTS about it.

[@RiffsRigs]

Agree with you! For this price, there is no reason to do not have it! 🔥🎛️

[@J.C...]

Impressive quality??? AHAHAHAHABAJAJAJANANAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHABAHA. That's not quality.

[@RiffsRigs]

You get what you pay!