This Pedal Now Lives On The Desk // Microcosm Looper and Glitch Pedal

[@modgrip805]

The most impressive thing about this video isn’t the pedal, it’s you navigating that infernal Octatrack with such ease!

[@argiopeMusic]

My goal in life is learn to use anything as well as Ricky navigates around his Octatrack.

[@leftmono1016]

Start with the Digitakt, then go to the Octatrack. Not so tough 😉

[@ZenMountain]

Relax. The only Infernal thing here is in your head.

[@iancain6647]

Argggggggh I have the same issues

[@huntersandell859]

@@leftmono1016 in my opinion, doesn’t matter how well you know the Digitakt. Everything is so straight forward on the DT. Almost everything on the OT is abbreviated and convoluted, so it takes a whole different level of effort to learn. That step up took me longer than I had imagined!

[@HighWigsell]

the speed Ricky presses those buttons he could be a pinball wizard. The only thing I dislike about these videos is that I always kinda think, this sounds amazing, I should buy it...

[@lilmarktube4773]

@1234 abcd Amazing point but every time I go from Logic to my MPC 3000 a smile appears and my ears start working instead of my eyes.

[@dyscotopia]

@1234 abcd working with vsts in Ableton reminds me of making a spreadsheet. Hardware is like making love to a human. Working with a DAW is like watching porn.

[@nonpondo_]

@@dyscotopia Jesus Christ

[@WetTape]

Definitely one of the best videos on this pedal right now. I've got a few Microcosm videos on my channel. The time knob is perhaps more important than people think (MIDI sync makes things much easier) and if whatever you're doing feels real meh, mess with your mod settings a bit and you'll find yourself again. It's quirky pedal, but when you hit a sweet spot there really isn't much like it.

[@RickyTinez]

Yeah, I’m a little sad I didn’t talk more about the time knob with specific affects. For example on the song that I showed, I had it set a notch down.

[@tmyhouse]

Just found your channel because I've been dreaming about getting this pedal for a looong time now, but I just wanna say I cannot wait to listen to the rest of your music. That little preview you gave of one of your songs is AMAZING. It's so hard for me to find truly unique and spacey house music without actually going to any clubs. Keep up the music and the videos, you got crazy talent

[@AveMcree]

I've been fighting my FOMO with this pedal. It's an amazing pedal for synths.

[@alanhauserart]

fought, lost, ordered 🤣

[@pthomas36]

Mine is a losing battle. It's just a matter of time...

[@aytchwastaken]

Come to the dark side, we have Hologram Microcosms.

[@jesssholden]

Ave don’t fight, get it. I would love to see it with a MPC One 😄

[@JamesRamboPearce]

I finally gave up the fight yesterday ⚰️

[@teoamo_]

Got mine last week! So so good. Paired it with my Microfreak and OP-1. Great review as always Enrique, got some shit I haven't got to yet.

[@pmcate2]

I can never follow what he does but I like watching anyways.

[@sodaverde]

Same. There's one where he uses the octatrack (or was it a digitakt and an octatrak) completely unaccessible yet mesmerizing.

[@RickyTinez]

Haha one day it won’t be!

[@sodaverde]

@@RickyTinez Hahaha, we love you unaccessible as fuck, baby. Love from MX. ¡Pon tu ofrenda de muertos, Enrique!

[@VIDDTHEDESIGNER]

indeed

[@duncanthompson957]

Yeah. It adds a sublime and deft assurance. Inspiring. ‘Okay, this guy knows his shit... to the point of machine transcendence.’

[@Sadsoft]

I love the filter or coloring of your videos. Not sure of the correct term but it’s always relaxing visually to watch

[@PeterClotworthy]

The term would be colour grading and his is a vibe :)

[@Sadsoft]

@@PeterClotworthy ah thanx mate

[@gadd1111]

Ordered mine today to ship to the UK after watching your review. Properly excited to get it. Thanks man.

[@crazygamingswede]

Darn it.. this is one of those pieces of gear I could buy just for the looks alone.. Love that 90's utility grey with the multicolored logo!! Thanks for the demonstration man. You're getting some good vibes out of that thing! 0)

[@manny75586]

This is the first non-guitar demo of this pedal. I am pretty impressed how well it handles various instruments. I want it even more now haha.

[@JeremyForTheWin]

"theres a looper on the blooper" is just beginning to be used as a sample on a tech house track

[@deanmass]

The vessel with the pestles has the brew that is true....:)

[@kretzschMusic]

3:32 Thats THE REASON i sold my mood and pre ordered the microcosm. Can't wait till it arrives

[@jaredfoldy2139]

the groove that you settle into at 11:00 is unstoppable. darn you, ricky. i'm sold on this thing!

[@ricjenner1120]

I preordered one in Jan and just got a notice that it’s been shipped...I never set my hopes very high w preorders bc I’ve had some long wait in the past (looking at your Arturia) but I’ve been very impressed with Hologram and I can’t wait to try this thing on guitar,eurorack,synths,drums and basically every sound I make for the next month - it just seems so unique and fun.

[@GlobeWarrior71]

Right here officer 14:40 , right here he makes me groove against my own will !

[@TheSeeking2know]

😂👍

[@chris.dillon]

Yes, this thing is amazing. I preordered within 24 hours with massive hope. I bounced off their last one but this is pure magic. I put it after the Octratrack, I patch it as a send. It goes everywhere. The only problem is that I only have one. Two would be neat. Loopers with fades and layers. Jammed with friend and he said, "is it a magic pedal, a thing that makes everything sound good?" :D

[@GirlfightClub]

I LOVE mine! Had it for 2 mos paid extra on reverb no regrets 100%

[@BaileyHeredge]

the glitch repeat effect on that is sick for little chord stabs nice one

[@0VRLNDR]

You always know how to make weird fx things musical and give a track some serious vibe. I hereby promote a Ricky and Noir Et Blanc Vie collab. Let him play the keys patched however he wants, and you control the drums and the effects chain for both of you. LIVE! 😅

[@JustinUrban1]

I can’t wait until there are more of these available

[@lukeimontv7086]

Yeah. I like how it's adding those little subtle nuances to the loop that will help add variation to your track, like you said. Then people won't get so tired of hearing the same exact loop over and over, and grow tired of it after a couple minutes

[@danhermele]

You one seriously cool dude. Love that you just ad lib and experiment your way through a demo.

[@willszabo8157]

Excellent video Ricky! Just put in my pre-order and I cant wait for my first ever pedal!

[@zestysams]

Yoooo, straight up been using this on my minilogue since launch and the sounds are endless.

[@pongtrometer]

Too right.... I love portal....but this sophistication is crazy nice...

[@ejjes]

I'm 4 months later, but just saw you can set the init to line level instead of the default instrument level, which should help avoid clipping

[@SyncdAlien]

Cool demo, thank you!

[@traetriplett1472]

Great demonstration, can see how useful this can be, great textures

[@publika6883]

Damn that jam was delicious. The pedal gives it another dimension as well, I'd integrate it in my main setup.

[@Gruftgrabbler]

This as a eurorack module would be really nice btw

[@poisonousbirds]

Morphagene?

[@edgarm6017]

@@poisonousbirds This might be a better deal than morphagene, as it comes with a filter and reverb. Cheaper too.

[@notrealy180217]

They were talking about making a eurorack ZOIA but delayed it until further notice.

[@erict2899]

I plan on using this within a heavy eurorack setup as it is.

[@reason2910]

First thing I thought

[@paisleybruise6827]

What a welcome respite you are right now

[@rasraetc]

Really need this device. Great work man thanks and final beat is superb

[@Stadsjaap]

To be fair, with its Midi CC superpowers it can live anywhere in the studio. You can access and automate EVERYTHING

[@mending_chord6787]

What a cool piece of gear! sounds so warm and comfy, too

[@julianhigginson5946]

Pinball ref “ how do you think he does it I don’t know what makes him so good “. I like that thing

[@michaelcuellar5889]

that track you previewed was 🔥. another great vid ricky

[@peacefulpigeon7254]

Hi thanks so much - been searching for videos to explain the fx send set up on the octatrack - all seemed really complicated using different external gear - would you mind just writing the steps you mentioned on the video as a quick guide for doing this with loops - it would be really helpful cheers

[@aheartbeatific]

Watching these videos are like when as a kid I didn’t know how my mom did it but I was to watch her cool and eat good after tbh.

[@sagebonfield3895]

I want this guy at my kid’s bar mitzvah

[@squoblat]

according to my notes, this video is dope

[@SolStateMusic]

Love your beat at 11:10!

[@RoseRinged]

Sup Sol State, You and me see all the same videos 😂😂

[@SIKKYBEATS]

That's it, I'm getting one. The video that finally won me over! Thanks 😊

[@4m4z1n-grace8]

To think that I get the opportunity to watch Ricky in his element reminds me that I'll be doing the same thing in the future. Thanks Ricky

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

A pedal as an instrument is cool. My fav so far is the Boss RE-20 (space echo).

[@MyManDan]

Check out the Count To 5

[@lucasclaus7743]

You're the man dad!

[@DanielKastner]

I'm so late on this, but YES! Great and helpful video. Thank you!

[@ralentwilley6878]

I would love to see some of your work available in kits whether through Splice or another 3rd party, you always go crazy w the design.

[@11clouds]

just bought yesterday, stoked

[@benhall2235]

I just wish it wasn't so expensive. I know it has a lot of features but still , its a pedal right? I can justify the cost of an octatrack to myself because it does so much but £400 for a used fx pedal , seems crazy high.

[@annonymousname2.0]

during the explinations, i was like 'ye thats pretty cool' then the outro jam started, and that swell of glitchy reverb after the kick was added and my mind just exploded and i was groovin so hard

[@streetlyrecords2385]

21:28 the microcosm magic happened 🤫

[@gabrielgrant4849]

Always kill it bro! Keep it up, much love!

[@juangsantos]

@Ricky Tinez Love your videos!! I may not know/understand a lot of music lingo(I'm a visual artist), but its worth the rewatch to learn, however many rewatches it takes. Your music is DOPE!!!

[@livinproof718]

I want to pre order soon

[@darrinbisson8914]

Hey Ricky - great video that I’ve watched more than once. I can’t find a dedicated video you’ve done in the past about routing in general. For example - if you’re playing live and had the Microcosm as an fx unit for more than just he octotrack, how do you route all your gear (send/return vs insert), what mixer you use, how you route in and out of it, etc

[@frankdamico9640]

Great! Someone combined the Boss DSD2, the Ottobitjr, and the Dl4. Time to sell some pedals and clear some room on my board

[@carlodemarchis]

Are you planning to look at the strymon night sky? I would be curious to knew e what you thinking and if you see it as a companion to the hologram or an overlap. Thanks

[@lulendom2160]

SWEET !!! you are the best ..!! and this pedal that's crazy ..!!

[@smoothman8007]

Ive somehow always only saw your videos, since you dont promote a lot. Your music on spotify is super awesome

[@smoothman8007]

21:27 lol same

[@jamescox1278]

I love the subtitles, 12:50, “turn our pizza”

[@LaTanaDiKosky]

We have so much to learn from you

[@ScottMoonSharon]

I love mine. Throw a little crazy stuff over the mix.

[@joezeppyzeppy]

18:34 sold it for me in an instant. wheres my credit card!?

[@DeliriumElectric]

Very cool, like what that thing does

[@TheBestMethod]

Good vid. I would just suggest A/B a but more. Its such a subtle musical machine I could not really tell what was your beat and what was being added except when you really clearly turned it off. I think you were just excited!

[@dnova7652]

I have and love this pedal, but am not sure where to put it in my chain. I have an Eventide ModFactor then the Microcosm, then Boss DD 500, then Strymon Big Sky. I almost feel this pedal should just be alone.

[@Kev-1k]

have you ever messed with an elektron machine drum? id love to see what you could come up with using one and how you would approach the sound design

[@asbestosadventures8697]

That outro jam was hot af

[@johnpaullovetek1809]

This pedal and this musik is true spiritual!

[@never_mention_it]

I’ve been wanting to play with this thing for awhile

[@alphakamp]

IMO in this vid, when the delay was 100% wet the audio volume was hidden under the drums. like maybe the send into octo wasnt hot enough...

[@andretorquato4163]

super nice. thx

[@countblainer]

Preordered a microcosm and I’m super excited to get it. But damn do I want that octatrack

[@edgarm6017]

My kingdom for CV in!

[@vincent_us]

just picked one up yesterday.. was not easy finding one lol

[@martronimous5607]

Amazing video!! have you had any luck getting the looper itself to quantize to tempo sent via midi? My loops always seem to drift even when the looper is set to quantize mode :(

[@Pianet]

Its like old Instajungle VST ported to an fpga and stuck in a box. That and a thick reverb to cover up the pops that come from slicing waveforms mid cycle. I kinda want it lol.

[@leonmanzanares9275]

Hello Ricky, congrats for these wonderful video, which one do you prefer the microcosm or blooper? I mean both they're awesome, but in terms of functionality

[@bliss3174]

Which one did you get? Do u regret getting it?

[@hINC]

15:09 When did you get a Roland TR-909 ??? Awesome!

[@ThisIsDownstate]

sick.another one to add to the list of 500 dollar pedals i ll never afford but one can dream : )

[@okayokayokaydokay]

would be really nice processed parallel

[@chiefbucknell]

I had just been thinking, they should send a Microcosm to you for a demo! I’m getting to know my newly acquired Microcosm. Watched your Ottobit video a bunch around the time that I got one on a blemished sale.

[@kirillstarikov]

30:00 looks like ambient techno Jesper Kyd "Hitman"

[@chicken_flavoured_bacon3230]

cool jam at the end there bro..

[@RalphFischer]

in case of haze - have a look at the Kaoss pad 3 pro plus granular effects....

[@mz8258]

Yoo that soft kick is tAsTyy

[@3tmbn429]

Nice demo:)

[@MikeGomeztheDMG]

"the blooper's looper" [= Love it lol

[@NaKilo91]

Soo relaxing and interesting!!!

[@seederiektdg8492]

Enrique giving me GAS, as usual..

[@saura_]

Dude octotrack is really super unknown for me, I feel like my mother seeing my programming

[@therealliveguy]

Peace, brotha...how is this thing on samples? Like if I run some Bob James thru it, will it have any decent effect? Or is it specifically for solo guitars, piano, drums and synths?

[@flipmacyt]

Great ! Would it be interesting and cool to use with electric violin ?

[@eweystewy]

Definitely!

[@flipmacyt]

@@eweystewy thanks ¡

[@christophermoody6840]

So it's just a delay pedal basically with some little extra features? A sample and hold chip added?

[@NRG2]

Im curious what you would think about the Strymon Nightsky (reverb/sequencer).

[@latejuly432]

Any way you could do an octa track summit/peak video or a jam?

[@Musickbox8]

Nice headphones, what brand is that? Openbacks?

[@beepboop4846]

might be going crazy, but it sounded like the space you are sitting in sounded emptier in like the intro section? reorganizing perhaps?

[@gonzalozech]

Hi Ricky, I'm smashing my head trying to sync the Microcosm to Ableton and to ProTools with no luck. Is there a setting I should use in the Microcosm to slave it to the midi clock in my daw?