Making the most obnoxious pedal chain I can (sound pretty)

[@Knobs]

Did I make it pretty?

[@skyboundzoo]

It's a real boy now 🥺

[@rekeesefil]

Lol I thought you nailed it several times in the first minute and then things mostly got stranger. Right after the one minute mark that sound is so delightful!

[@christopherecatalano]

More like pretty ugly in an ugly pretty kind of way😅

[@jonaseggen2230]

Love that you make these strange musical videos. The pedal demos was why I started to watch, but your strange made me stay.

[@RobFlaxMusic]

Pretty is the friends we make along the way

[@ileutur6863]

I saw the title in my notifications and immediately thought "ooh he's gonna fill it with Fairfield circuitry"

[@zombockerman]

I immediately wanted the first one but man they're expensive

[@super2thesam]

I thought the same but Death By Audio

[@modularmountain3910]

Lol same

[@glebpalamarchuk9087]

Cool, now do it with 5 metal zones

[@zizoumonk10]

I am whelmed.

[@coreyw5981]

I still dont understand how his "dry" loop sounds are not involving pedals

[@PavemB]

Seriously, I'd love to see him play his guitar while making the loops

[@cactustactics]

Do you know for sure they don't? I dunno if knobs has ever said But anyway, if you're building a loop by adding layers, you can create all kinds of sounds and textures by tweaking the controls - but more importantly, you can uh, touch the guitar in different ways. Roll the tone off and drag a finger along the string, mute a string and fret it so you get that little "blonk", blow on the strings, tap the bridge, gently pluck a string with the pad of your finger at one of the harmonic nodes... you can make a lot of cool sounds and textures! And because it's a loop you're building up, you can just add those sounds bit by bit, so you're not limited by what you can do in a single take. Everyone should try it sometime if they can, it's kinda relaxing and creative just seeing what happens

[@chinmeysway]

@@cactustactics best kind of looping is doing stuff like this! Great description and ideas. I think atmospheric stuff is so freeing bc time and accuracy can be forgotten

[@Brumata]

I dig it. It's like DSL wind chimes. Sounds for the porch swing of the infant internet.

[@wokeil]

Thats a good way to say it. I feel that aestethic is the new "lofi/vinyl/rc-20" vibe

[@joellebrodeur1015]

That's an excellent way to define this soundscape🙌

[@jimclays1225]

Thank you Knobs for your simple and sensitive approaches, effective with all kinds of materials, from the most classic to the most improbable sometimes. This often allows us to go much further than the original proposals. ; )

[@gaterbusket]

I thin at this point I prefer knobs videos to listening to music on Spotify or something

[@uriahroseii1026]

I remember an old Reeves Gabrels interview where he was talking about hearing this most beatiful sound the he finially pinpointed. It was the air conditioning duct clanging on an elevator.

[@ardist2758]

WOO NEW KNOBS VID ❤

[@gregbeaudry]

It’s fun, but all these KZbinrs are making these crazy sounds with pedals with insane price tags! I mean I can’t afford $300 for one ring mod😢 Ever think of making a budget video? Like a low fi affordaboard? Would absolutely love to see what you come up with!

[@ardist2758]

the cdr70 is a good budget choice but it's somewhat menu oriented. you could also get cheaper/older pedals as a base and get into circuit bending if you're into the more raw sounding stuff

[@floplord4140]

You might check out KZbinr Simon the Magpie, he has an emphasis on cheap and DIY stuff

[@jimclays1225]

Your ideas and your proposals are interesting and "realistic" But why not the "best" of both worlds ? For example, the Moog Minifooger Ring Mod really appeals to me in its simplicity. Faifield's Randy Revenge has a wider frequency range in both directions. And the modulation is also more present. Lots of musicality and finesse. So I love to bring sounds to both pedals at the same time. The result can be rich, surprising, sensitive. This is just one example among many. Your intervention will make me approach situations more often meeting material with a look of modesty in the means implemented. To get the most out of simple things. Thanks also to Knobs for his rather broad-minded and creative views !

[@LiamFarleyMA]

You could just buy one organelle or zoia and make patches. There's some other pedals like that but I've only used those two.

[@dm6string]

Always a surprising adventure with Knobs. Thank you.

[@vaaalsongs4867]

1:40 tho

[@ilooksad]

“hey, you wanna hear the most enigmatic sound in the world?”

[@b-sidesmusic]

I think the atmosphere sounded pretty from the very start, that's a delicious sound you got

[@nodfactor8808]

Fun experiment! I like the idea of trying to combine things you wouldn't necessarily think pair well together and just try to wrangle something cool out of it. Thanks for sharing that. I gotta try something similar with a few things I have.

[@customerservicerobot454]

i love the pedal demos, but i LOVE your music! the chords are so beautiful and lush, it would be really cool to have a video with a little insight into your songwriting process

[@JC-bf9zm]

At 2:03 it sounds like the pedal is laughing at you, chiding your attempts.

[@brianmendenhall5157]

KNOBS...we miss your videos!

[@stillvisionsmusic]

Always great to see some love for Ezhi & Aka. I love my terverb

[@stellatek]

There's birds in one of those boxes

[@DrMuse-on2dx]

You always get your particular sound. It's you. Nice. Thanks. Looking forward to the next one.

[@mitchv.]

Love my Ionizer

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

Wow, amazing sounds.

[@druienmartin8043]

Glad to see you kept the Dream Reaper over all these years aha

[@nonopossum5094]

Half the fun is chasing the idea isn't it? Sometimes you find something, sometimes nothing.

[@criminimalj1897]

Beautiful and noisy. Love using the Dream Reaper it is a lunatic.

[@spartan8390]

Chase Bliss Habit has you written all over it!

[@Ganchan_]

Lovely, just lovely

[@AllanHathaway]

Dream Reaper is my absolute favorite pedal. RIP Adventure Audio

[@elnachovi_plantix]

RIP??? is dead?

[@MateusVerde]

More of this please! ♥

[@SlyHikari03]

These sound really cool.

[@OhanaFilms]

It's like watching a Radiohead album being birthed.

[@elitefitrea]

Pedal chains like that are more suited to a monophonic approach to guitar.

[@Knobs]

You're right

[@elitefitrea]

@@Knobs Awww, love your channel BTW

[@lukasthompson434]

Sounds beautiful! love the editing as well

[@escupidadeluna7451]

This makes me think of the Copenhagen duo Neutral

[@T-Hawkeyes]

I am glad to see my Randy at the top of the chain (or bottom).

[@javieru]

hi knobs! do you have any music published? i really like listening to your loops and i'd love an album made of those kind of blip-blops

[@cymbolic_space1832]

dear Mr. Knobs, as you are the fountainhead of all effects pedals knowledge and information i have a question for you! I am looking for a pedal i can run one of my synth voices through to achive massive and delicious sub bass tones. specifically for microhouse/rominimal type music.

[@jonmackenzie]

that sure was some thing :)

[@gustavomendez6279]

That was a great try!

[@skiddzie9291]

i wish they still made the dream reaper are there any alternatives out there that do the same cool feedback modulation stuff?

[@Zyswest]

same!

[@ALightShiningInDarkness]

Needs more Death by Audio and JPTRFX.

[@shitmandood]

The hell happened to Knobs??? 5 months ago is the recent video?

[@johnnywalker3025]

Slow seems to always work.

[@zapantalambda]

More videos of this kind pleeeeeease !!! TIA

[@Eternal_Motion1]

Anyone know the brand of patch cables?

[@plantcham]

knobs! i always love teh audio quality of your videos. what mic are you using to record?

[@churlishbeardo]

This sounds remarkably like a Brand New Noise Zoots... but much more expensive-er-er. ;)

[@Aruhito_0]

Horriffic, why would anybod do this unless they are a genius and enjoy it. I enjoyed the vid :)

[@Criminalmemories]

I would’ve watched an hour of this

[@MatthewHyatt]

You're really turning my knobs.

[@MatthewHyatt]

What is guitar?

[@paultyrrell8060]

You could try turning the mix control down on all 5 pedals. Just kidding, great video 🙏

[@omninuss6847]

I think you could have stopped at 1:33! Sounded beautiful :)

[@Mr.Tubster]

Great 😎😍😎 subscribed you for much more! C ya

[@ManOfJupiterMusic]

at what point are you playing a synthesiser or playing guitar?

[@royalsounds4625]

Awesome! 👏🏼

[@plumcharlie]

so good!

[@kdeeznuttz]

I missed U💞.....😂

[@user-oj4im8bl7e]

You couldve put a thermae in there 😂

[@mhazed12vlogs10]

WOW galing nman Nyan bossing

[@music00soba]

lets fuckim gooiOOO

[@Mr.Meowgical]

I like.

[@Chasing_Thoughts]

That was interesting 🤓🤟🏻

[@jackiec3973]

My cat enjoyed it! 🐱

[@caasols]

You should do one of these every month! And open up for sample submission from your followers!

[@FuriousMess]

electric kalimba

[@robo5911]

this are really just some stock ableton plugin sounds

[@Skiz0id]

:D !

[@jeremyhoevenaar7205]

how dare you

[@enslimed]

Sounded pretty immediately :/