Stompboxes & Synths - Microbrute SE + Pedals

In this episode i use two Digitech Guitar pedals,
The Obscura and the Polara, with the Microbrute Monosynth to create a selection of stereo soundscapes.

[@applepie5782]

Digitech killed it my opinion with the this pedal range the reason the polara sounds out of this world is all the reverb settings are studio quality lexicon reverbs some of you who have been around for a while will know how popular lexicon reverbs were and in some studios still are, the Polara reverb, Obscura delay and Nautilus chorus pedals are all amazing sounding with synths, so good you may think twice about selling synths you previously got bored of in the past 😎 buy one or all of them you will not be disappointed my friends.

[@philmorgavo2850]

Great vid! I love adding effects to synths! You might try changing your chain to microbrute>delay>reverb; it's a personal preference but I believe improves the overall sound.

[@ppilasiewiczz]

Beautiful piece of Magic Stone - pure inspiration :) Thank You, all the best!

[@Antonio229]

wow. this is amazing. I just purchased a TC Electronic Trinity V2 pedal to use with my minbrute. Gives the synth a completly different sound

[@herbertdruschke503]

last but not least after consuming dozen and dozen of pedalvideos i found this one. excellent demonstration in the syntn context, beautiful deep soundscapes and inspiring too. thank you. subscribed.

[@ThesisOfSyn]

herbert druschke thank you so much for the lovely comment! New synth/pedal videos uploaded yesterday and as we speak!

[@herbertdruschke503]

oh wow. excellent timing. at this moment you definitely convinced me with the polara as i am looking for a serious reverb to combine with my synth an the boss spaceechoe. your performance brings over everything i was looking for. especially when knowing the pure microbrutesound the effect of these devices is well illustrated. very lush soundscapes, right now running in loop ;-) maybe you should do a longer live ambient session. really tasteful stuff. greetings from germany.

[@justFUNdimples]

Great vid and demos. That Polara makes the MIcrobrute sound so nice!

[@Trackcheck]

That sounds incredible. I love the Microbrute and the Polara.

[@coldwar1977]

Sounds HUGE!

[@AveMcree]

Thanks for this video! Amazing demos

[@Thaile37]

These two sound great together. Let’s say you were to compose a full song with this jam session as the key element, what would be your workflow. I’ve been jamming like this for some time as a noob but haven’t figured out a sensible workflow to get this kind of material to a finished song.

[@nusense808]

run the pedals thru a mixers aux send that way you can control the amount of effects like a wet/dry and then run the sounds via midi til you get the sound you desire

[@nikpharesmusic5768]

Amazing! Getting my Obscura today. Going to run it with Korg monologue and see what happens. Thanks for this vid!

[@SoumitraVichare]

Update?

[@SebastianBeyer]

Having both pedals, too. Loving the halo on the polara

[@keithwhitham6071]

That's epic- what a gorgeous sound. I've kind of mothballed my brute thinking I'd done everything I could with it...I need to explore pedals now...

[@artemisshaffer8654]

Well, as usual I'm a little late to the party. This finally kicked me off the fence and I'll be enjoying both pedals this weekend. They'll be a big upgrade compared to what I've been using (behringer reverb machine and a couple of digitech digidelays). Thanks for this and looking to seeing/hearing you soon (subscribed)!

[@gregw4817]

Great video.

[@somevelvetmorning93]

this video inspired me so much, thank you.

[@ThesisOfSyn]

Thankyou so much!

[@brucebachleda7838]

Mario Correa very nice thank you

[@Genshi]

Beautiful sounds you got going on with that setup!

[@foggydrifty]

Excellent.. I've the Polara too, very nice box.

[@devtank]

I've heard a few people talk about this combination of pedals from Digitech, above and beyond any other combination, for making very lush & verdant sounds.

[@Max16032]

I know they're cheap and they don't compare to high-end, boutique models, but if you're on a budget, try both the Echo Machine and the Reverb Machine from Behringer. They're superb for the price and offer a ton of options.

[@apislapis]

Shhhhh! Don't give away our secret. I use my microbrute through a digitech (hardwire) supernatural and Boss DD6. If I'm feeling a bit retro I can always throw in my EHX small stone or bad stone. The Obscura and Polara are a bit of a bargain at around £120-130 (though they were cheaper pre-Brexit).

[@xperimentador]

I adore the sequence part at 9.45 ! It has been in my mind all day! Please share the chords (or a clean version of it without effects) Thanx for sharing!

[@ThesisOfSyn]

Dennis Stennis thanks man so sorry tho I have no idea what the notes are, I was literally just noodling around randomly.

[@xperimentador]

No problem, I will figure it out! You video makes me that I am about to buy the obscura & polara! So good job ;-)

[@ThesisOfSyn]

Dennis Stennis I still use them daily together! They are awesome. Thanks again

[@naoidfpaiourej3299]

Can't afford a Big Sky - totally blown away by the Polara, though.

[@ThesisOfSyn]

This was my exact situation, but i tried the big sky next to the polara and honestly preferred the.....only my opinion though

[@GloPhase]

loving this

[@theinfideluk]

I was thinking about the minilogue but think you've just sold me the Brute

[@realholydays2549]

Very inspiring! I am thinking of getting the obscura but I am afraid it will be tricky to not have a control for the tempo since I play live...

[@ThesisOfSyn]

The obscura has a tap tempo function. You just tap the foot switch to your Desired bpm

[@realholydays2549]

cool thank you for the info!

[@outaspaceman]

i used to do this sort of thing with my Wasp back in the late 70's. Try a WEM copycat and a Tandy spring line reverb see how good you are with that setup... OSM

[@jonaseggen2230]

really nice. Good with the talk first, and then uninterrupted sounds. Got some tips there listening and looking at your settings. Hope you make more educational videos like this, with synth and boxes. Btw have you been able to make infinite repeat with the analog setting on the Obscura?

[@martinnonstatic7435]

Polara is a really nice one,,, but no dry/wet option..isnt it ?

[@Wabin22]

Sounds awesome! I'm very new to all this but I have a Minibrute SE, do you know how I can set something like this up? Would spice up my creativity and my music a lot :)

[@urbannpa]

I'm using my minibrute with a Visual Sound Dual Tap Delay and a Ravish Sitar, Crazy Huh!!!!

[@ZaccariahMusic]

Holy shit... niceee

[@AveMcree]

so I bought that reverb pedal and only 2 settings work on it. 😧

[@ThesisOfSyn]

Ave Mcree no way

[@AveMcree]

yup, I got a busted pedal from digitech... I'm never buying from them again... I replaced it with a red panda context... still a great video on your part.

[@CallxMexLos]

Sweet vid man, I'm gonna try my mxr super badass (dist. pedal) with my monologue when i get home. Also does the same go for multi fx pedals? I have my eye on one and never thought about using it with a synth, just guitar, has anybody tried a synth with multi fx pedal?

[@CallxMexLos]

I mean im guessing you could but I dont have one to try

[@ThesisOfSyn]

ldb yes of course I used to use a zoom multi fx rack before the pedals. Best bet is to plug it in and see

[@CallxMexLos]

COOL! Thanks a lot for the quick reply, my next piece of gear will probably be a multi fx pedal.

[@NordicKayaker]

Very nice soundscapes! I've just bought the Brute, and already have a lot of pedals like delay, verbs and more. I'm trying to understand - is the delay on one setting in your video paired with an octave up effect?

[@ThesisOfSyn]

hey, no its only the polara and the obscura, the higher tones come from the polara's HALO setting. It adds like a shimmer pitchy thing thats just lovely on anything

[@NordicKayaker]

Very cool! I have an EHX delay that can add another effect in a loop, thinking of combining an octave up pedal here. Thank you for an inspiring video :)

[@saladdays180s9]

You should be a hand model.

[@YrjoPuska777]

People should be aware of that not all guitar pedals can handle synth level output and will end up sounding more or less bad. This is due to guitar having different impedance and output. Many synths(like mini and micro brutes) can adjust the output volume, but to get the most out of pedals(and to be able to use all pedals even with synths that doeseny have output volume adjust), you need a DI box before the pedals.

[@markuskoivisto]

Yrjö Puska if a pedal can run in an fx loop (line level signal), it can handle synths. If not you need a re-amp box.

[@wackenthaljef]

Dont take it bad Shea but...its better to talk at the end of the vid,i think you'll have more vues,cauz we're not all "english understandingable" ,and sometimes when you see a guy talkin in a language you donunderstand..you go awway..Do u see?(sorry 4 my english)

[@leonardszubinski6972]

Quit the jabber-jawing and get on with it!

[@nunaiaqibnun888]

Ok the effect of delay and reverb is well known since 30 years. And don't forget those big spaces are totally unusable in a band/song context.

[@ThesisOfSyn]

Nunaiaqi Bnun I use sounds like these as beds and transitions for many of my compositions.

[@apparently_sonam]

The internet has been around for about 30 years too, and still proves inspiring for many and never tiring to repeat... ;-)

[@nunaiaqibnun888]

dont get me wrong. I hav eventide eclipse, TC-elec 4000, lots of strymon stuff. I can make yu every big drone and i like the too. but in normal songs with other band members i caannot imagine how that should work