Prismatic Wall Video Manual (Part 1)

[@kaiwest436]

This has to be the most original and compelling pedal released in recent years! Can’t wait to play it, thanks for creating such amazing instruments John!

[@Knobs]

Just so good

[@drewbronig]

Love how easy you made it to clear out the aux modes for a blank slate! Such a well thought out pedal.

[@JoshuaSimonson909]

Oh this is nice, nd just over the past few months I was thinking to myself "what new effect types could be made?" and here is one!

[@rydergustafson9957]

This sounds AWESOME! Great job, super excited to try it

[@FuzzFace]

Sounds like early sonic youth. Awesome!

[@sazma]

Will there be more batches announced or should I pay scalpers?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

We're just getting started! Check our site for info + email list signup.

[@ericbee8569]

It looks and sounds like Mutable Rings!

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

They are the same kind of effect, but spend two minutes with both and the differences in goals+execution are immediately apparent

[@ericbee8569]

@@electronicaudioexperiments after further review, my call is reversed - this is indeed unique and wonderful

[@dillonsweigart1631]

I recently bought an EHX Ring Thing (before it was discontinued) to try to get some sounds close to what I heard here. The form factor, the controls, the flexibility... I already think I have to replace it.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

RIP ring thing, that external input was too good for this world

[@Sam-uz3ov]

will certain notes played resonate more than others?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

Yes, that's the idea!

[@dnaflr2]

It’s mutable rings in a pedal, no?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

Nope! It's the same kind of effect, but gets there via different methods.

[@lcglazer]

oh, it has secondary alt functions. Queue Meris flashback.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

I understand if people don't like secondary functions. We made it as easy as possible to access (especially one-handed) and you can reset if you get stuck. Makes things much easier.

[@OliverEvergreen]

alt functions is good, but not good when they aren't labeled

[@DivKid]

Love the musical sympathetic string drone at the start. YES to fully dry and fully wet, pet peeve when a mix knob just adds we level but won't go fully wet. It's rare you see drive on resonators, love the saturation into it. LFO amount seems nicely dialled in for subtlety, something that just be too wild and hard to tame sometimes. Lovely tape flutter to the random mod. There's an ambiguous musicality to that neutral third tuning set, feels disconnected but weirdly engaging. Only downside is mono io. Having this in stereo POST reverb picking out harmonics in the parts and FX would be killer. The swelling organ in a hall oddness of that third preset at the end is killer. Random live commentary all in one comment as I watch (odd I know, but just sharing the excitement).

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

thanks for the kind words - big fan of your videos, you taught me quite a lot when I was diving into modular synthesis early on! Glad you appreciate the drive, I love fitting preamps into places where they wouldn't necessarily belong. I think it makes this work much better on guitar than it would otherwise. The LFO can get more extreme with the alt functions but we wanted to emphasize the musical range of settings as much as we could, so I think we struck a good balance there. Stereo is a valid critique. Ultimately came down to hardware concerns. All the extra analog stuff adds up, and a stereo version might have been prohibitively expensive. Cheers!

[@DivKid]

@@electronicaudioexperiments thank you for the thoughtful reply. Appreciate it! "preamps into places ... they don't belong" is a great idea. Points of colour and subtle shaping all over is always a lovely thing. Yeah I'm involved with enough things to know "make it stereo" is never what it seems, even though I said it as such. I usually go down a mid side path for mono processor in stereo environments if needs be then that highlights if 'get another for stereo' becomes valid (for me) or not. I'd love to give the pedals a thorough run down with synths and modular sometime. Be nice to chat in the future if that's of any interest. Thanks!

[@paperocean]

I can see this thing sitting in a slot of my matrise matrix mixer and get fed by weird textures from my Habit or Mood. That’s why mono is fine for now 🤌🏻

[@DivKid]

@@paperocean I have a soft spot for matrix mixers so a big yes to this idea!

[@TheGuitarGeek]

This goes straight to the top of this week's best gear releases. I love it!

[@MYGAS21]

At last someone in the pedal world discovered Karplus Strong synthesis. I have a pedalboard coupled to a Eurorack skiff(?) or box whatever....and use the DREADBOX Antidote and the MUTABLE INSTRUMENTS Rings for effects like this....its my favorite effect. It transforms my guitar into something beyond time. But I realized watching this how many implementations this effect can have because in Rings, Mode 1 and 3 are declared as two different effects, ( Mode 1 is called a Resonator and Mode 3 called Karplus Strong) BUT ....according to this video its the same effect.... interesting. So maybe someday someone will make one with Gamelan resonating overtones! Until then I'll get this for its unique controllable by foot version of - I am not biased at all - the best effect in the world.

[@erikalwill6328]

"...expression pedal to smoothy transition between two (morph) states.." Wow, I'm excited to buy and explore with this brilliant new pedal!

[@alanb7868]

Oh, well this is just lovely! You folks are on a roll and I wish you continued success and inspiration. I can't wait to own my first EAE pedal.

[@T-Hawkeyes]

Adding this to my Gamelan pedalboard.

[@justink8156]

That's sick!

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

I'm here for this!

[@tbgtbg6311]

Gamelan Pedalboard? Please tell me more, sounds divine!!!

[@kilikdudley]

😂😂😂

[@FakeGlasses]

I want to applaud this pedalmaker for making something different and trying to push boundaries. Curious to hear what this could sound like with an expression pedal or TWA sidestep.

[@tbgtbg6311]

Great Pedal!!! was there a beta testing phase for this pedal? Seems like it would have been a strong candidate for one.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

There was a lengthy beta phase with trusted internal testers!

[@tbgtbg6311]

@@electronicaudioexperiments It's one of the freshest faces on the pedal market in a Looooooooong time. I will be buying one for sure.

[@nickolasecker9596]

Gyaaaad this summer has had too many good drops, between this and the source audio artifakt, and modding this Tele I own, I will have no spare cash. But really though, EAE are making some of the most interesting pedals out there. You can tell John is an actual engineer.

[@VINZVANGO]

Hello, are there any demos of this pedal with bass? I'm intrigued, but I'm worried whether or not this pedal tracks well for lower frequencies.

[@dasczwo]

well, high time. bravo for letting modular concepts trickle into the pedal world. we guitarists are such dim lameasses… wake up guys! dont buy the 8th fuzz, get one of those . waiting for mutable rings/plaits in apedal. this is nice.

[@MrEldernp]

Just take my money again, John.

[@wilfbiffherb]

Wow, this thing sounds fantastic. There's a hole on my board asking for this thing.

[@Kyle_Noonan]

John, please make stereo pedals I can't afford so I can dream about putting them on my drum buss 🤪 Hats off to you and the team for another incredible pedal!

[@SupaKoopaTroopa790]

Can't wait to run my no-input mixer through this

[@f.aakenaamee2833]

Using Moog potis was the first hint on how unique this pedal is gonna be

[@clutchrobinson358]

Well, there ya go. Another pedal I absolutely do not need but must have. BRAVO!!!! Sick!

[@Wagoo]

How about a Eurorack module version?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

never say never but I got my hands full for now!

[@crock2434]

Isn't the delay loop with the filter considered auto feeding ? The filtered delay circuit is essentially a loop. The right channel output of a stereo signal is fed back to the right input . Summing to a mono left output? Creating a faux stereo sound?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

I have no idea what this question is asking, sorry

[@briangarcia8384]

Its like a sonic youth pedal

[@JasonTMays]

This sounds amazing!!!!!

[@thomas_S.O.P.]

Wow this is absolutely beautiful. Thanks John ! 😁 Shut up and take my money

[@mobdividual]

OMG

[@thetruevineproductions]

Please release a stereo version. :)

[@FleeceMusic]

I gotta through this with drums!!! It’s giving playing drums at a piano with sustain pedal down x1000

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

it's so fun with drums! part 2 has a digitakt jam and I know some of the demo folks will be showcasing it with loops and drum machines as well.

[@FleeceMusic]

@@electronicaudioexperimentsjust watch! Gonna be so fun with my analog rytm and my kit!

[@FleeceMusic]

Will it work in stereo?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

@@FleeceMusic no

[@spltrcl]

great, on that first feedback w/the 1/4-tone 3rd!!!

[@davemcmahon950]

Incredible… another thing of yours I need.

[@rewIndustry]

what do you mean "quasi physical"? is this a pure synthesis, or is it working

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

it's electronic, but the way it reacts is uncannily close to a real physical resonator.

[@rewIndustry]

@@electronicaudioexperiments will see if i can get a demo, it sounds good.

[@Marshall-x6x]

EQD time shadows very similar, is half the cost, and you can actually buy one

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

I love the time shadows and this is definitely false

[@Marshall-x6x]

@@electronicaudioexperiments well, noone would know would they? cause no one can try the pedal. just looks cool on youtube.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

@@Marshall-x6x they don't just have to look cool. You can watch videos with the sound on too 😜 Seriously though, we're a very small company and we are making more as fast as we can. Like everything else we make, the supply will always even out.

[@coltonclement]

Does the preset save include morph settings or just a single state of the peddle.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

Each preset saves morphing assignments!

[@coltonclement]

I was already sold but now I’m even more hyped

[@biyikpatrick]

mamamia

[@research1040]

So unbelievably cool. Wonder how it will pair with my Dude Imcredible.

[@aidanswafford]

You’re a genius ❤

[@alanmackenzie476]

I love how this sounds - It also sounds like an alternative to a 12 string simulator.

[@shiftertron6143]

I just got this pedal. It smells like new skateboards.

[@jnewton000]

Very cool.

[@thejontao]

I’ve watched this video three times today. It’s like you made a pedal just for me… I look forward to stomping on one!

[@boringgearreviews]

True wizardry. Just lovely.

[@chadkelham5034]

“How many more cool pedals are you going to make?” John: Yes

[@seanfromaustin]

I love EAE. The Model Fet is my number one pedal.

[@heavydronecultmusic]

Wow really profound sounds there. The only thing that would stop me from being able to integrate this with my board is the lack of midi control.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

if you're concerned about MIDI control, you should watch part 2 😉

[@eddy67]

Im supposed to stop buying pedals and then this bad boy drops!😂☠️

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

Very interesting and thumbs up for bringing something new to the table.

[@christopherventer6391]

Oh man. That's super cool. Would work super well with an Ondes VCO for the Palm Diffuser sound, i bet. Where are they available?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

available on our site (electronicaudioexperiments.com) and various retailers starting at 12pm ET today

[@experimentalchris]

Not trying to hate because I love innovation in the pedal world, and this looks like a really unique concept with some cool processing, but in terms of actual effects, if I already have an H90 (which I do) or say, an H9 + a plate reverb, where will this get me that I can't already get to? I didn't hear anything in this demo that sounded like it couldn't be achieved with pedals many pedal enthusiasts already have, such as pitch shifter, hall or plate verb, and maybe occasional vibrato or delay. It's a cool combination of features, but is it just a different means (type of processing) to get to the same end (sounds) many of us can already achieve, or is there something I'm missing? I'm genuinely interested.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

The underlying mechanisms of a resonator and a reverb are totally distinct from each other. You could certainly apply comb filtering or pitch shifting to a reverb to produce a pad with prominent pitch or harmony information. But it will not react the same way as a resonator built on physical modeling synthesis, especially when fed with transients. The best example of this would be in the palm muted playing in the Tuning Modes section of the video. The transient attack of the guitar part is effectively "striking" the resonator and letting it ring out-something that is simply not possible with a traditional reverb. The closet thing to a karplus strong resonator among traditional pedals is a flanger with the LFO off. You can get a basic metallic string sound quite easily, though it may not be very tunable and you certainly can't easily put several in parallel to get a more complex string bank. There's a LOT of good stuff about this in the manual. Hope this gives you an idea at least.

[@JumboDubby]

Karplus-Strong in a Pedal!? This is gonna be amazing.

[@JumboDubby]

AND it has MIDI!? So glad I found you.

[@TheMachinesWon]

Guitar players, I present to you “MI Rings” in guitar form. Cool idea!

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

It uses the same underlying principles as one of the modes on rings, but the execution is quite different! Mostly because I could never get Rings to sound good on guitar.

[@TheMachinesWon]

@@electronicaudioexperimentsoh nice! Rings is one of my fav modules. Love your take on the concept. Adding presets and the morph mode is really unique and awesome. That preset 3 sounded so good

[@dougc84]

When is this gonna be available? The link in the description doesn't work.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

Available June 27 at 12pm ET. Just updated the description!

[@bichaels]

This looks fantastic. I have absolutely no need for it and adding this to the board would mean shifting my Meet Maude off it (NOT HAPPENING), but I am liking the sounds in this thing. Did i miss the price of this resonant boi?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

Meet maude is one of the best pedals, so no shade there :) MAP is $399!

[@bichaels]

​@@electronicaudioexperiments It's verrrrry special yeah. Mine's currently sandwiched between a Limelight and a Dagger! Thanks for the info! As others have said, this really does look like something intriguing and different. Hope to get my hands on one one day! Cheers

[@028fn48dne]

This is amazing. A pedal that pretty much nails the sound of putting a capo in the middle of a guitar neck and playing behind the capo, but with more tonal control of the outcome. Is it possible for the DSP in this thing to model multiple strings that are not at equally spaced frequencies? If it could do custom scales with an update, especially pentatonics or just a single fifth rather than a stack of them, I could see huge musical potential. I'm tempted to get more than one of these so I can tune to a doublestop.

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

we found that equal interval spacings were the most interesting in terms of versatilty, but any tuning is possible as long as we start with a fixed array. At this time, there's not a way to generate a user-defined scale.

[@028fn48dne]

@@electronicaudioexperiments well I still love what you built and I'm still buying one. I've been using the sympathetic output of an EHX Ravish, with the sympathetics set to a pentatonic scale and then fed into a reverb for years, and it's just not as cool as what you've done here. Please consider a software update in the future with some more consonant virtual string interval spacings as a hidden/shift option. I think pentatonic sympathetics would be very versatile with your tuning knob: it would let the user shift the pentatonic modal relationship between what they're playing and the sympathetics, for a variety of results that can sound pretty and floaty or pretty and grounded.

[@tl3ss]

Neat

[@Zan_Halford]

I WANT this, Doc!

[@danvankouwenberg7234]

🤯

[@bnz70]

Very nice! i noticed those Eurorack modules in the email. Are you thinking of delving in to that world? That would be awesome!

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

someday, I hope! not until I know I can do it right!

[@thirdeyeglasses]

@@electronicaudioexperiments Your taste for dirt would be very welcome in the world of modular!

[@jjcroy7865]

So excited for this one!

[@boimesa8190]

Finally!

[@nicosonic]

what is this pedal exactly ?

[@electronicaudioexperiments]

we've all been asking that question