My 5 Favorite Ways to Use Strymon El Capistan

[@theviolinoob]

After 20 minutes looks like a call from another planet, still beautiful and sounds very analogue to my ears. Thanks for the experience!

[@BrettWondrak]

Thanks:) I knew someone else would be curious about what happens if you let it keep going!

[@Mesa3077Boogie]

That Keeley 4 knob is a great compressor and pairs well with the El capistan. I never really heard the expander circuit they claim is in that compressor but it worked well regardless. I eventually switched to the Greer lamplighter which is an optical compressor which has a great feel.

[@BrettWondrak]

Sounds awesome. I've been curious about the Pulp "n" Peel as well. I've been told it's quieter than the Keely 4 knob.

[@Mesa3077Boogie]

Sick tones

[@BrettWondrak]

Thank you!

[@sifelaver]

the last half of this was like an explosions in the sky record 😍

[@BrettWondrak]

That's high praise! I've listened to them for years. Check out some of my Ambient Moments. Those are purely ambient performances without the demoing aspect.

[@sifelaver]

@@BrettWondrak i will! thank you so much!

[@WhiteWolf--]

The loop sounds first as it would at ground control right before liftoff...at 5 minutes, as you reach the moon......and then by the 20 minute mark it's the fragmented, distant and near-final sounds of a transmission being hear by Voyager 2 as it approaches the edge of our solar system...the last sounds of any humans before entering interstellar space....

[@BrettWondrak]

I hadn’t heard it that way until now. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to hear it another way again✨Thanks for listening and sharing your thoughts!

[@kennywowie]

if you let the loop degrade for 5 minutes then add a clean one I assume the clean layer then starts slowly degrading but the previous layers continue on their deconstructive way. correct?

[@BrettWondrak]

Yeah, that's right.

[@arnaldobonilla-ortiz21]

in what position on the pedal board is your Capistan? Thanks for sharing.

[@BrettWondrak]

Depends on what I'm using it for but usually if I'm just using it as a delay, its after modulation and before reverb. If I'm using it as a looper, it's last in the chain.

[@mattgilbert4122]

For science!

[@BrettWondrak]

😆

[@Ferrabot]

What patch cables are those? Need something that thin

[@BrettWondrak]

Those are EBS. They are a total space saver.

[@megafone58]

no more ambience.....

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Yes sir.....? What?

[@LoVeAmBiEnT]

Why aren't u strumming bar chords? 😉