Tutorial: Microcosm and Chroma Console with Drum Machine

Microcosm and Chroma Console being used in tandem to create a super dynamic/glitchy drum processing chain 🎛
Microcosm's Tunnel presets (secret sauce for percussive sounds) track your input signal and do a bunch of wild granular processing in realtime. In this video, you'll hear how quickly Microcosm tracks the incoming drums and spits out weird time-stretched samples and other miscellaneous space noises
Microcosm's output is going directly into Chroma Console, where we've made a patch that in addition to crunching up the drums/Microcosm also has some interesting time-based effects going on with the Collage effect.
Stick around for a walkthrough of these patches and a little jam at the end 🥁
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[@DanielSanNinja]

probably your best demo btw - hire this guy for more

[@RKisBae]

'whatever the hell that is' This man gets it, lol

[@yourcitysleeps]

I can't wait to try these. I love running the Drumbrute Impact through the Chroma Console. The FM drum especially loves it.

[@KevinHackett]

That beat was so good. I just started watching recently and actually just bought a chroma console. This video made me want to get that digitak. I’ve been thinking about getting a drum machine but unsure which is the move. This may have helped me make up my mind on that

[@totaled_camry]

digitakt is essentially a drum machine on steroids, capable of doing a lot more than a standard drum machine for sure

[@thetropiki]

Such straight forward loop can be changed into another dimension by turning few knobs... Love it!

[@saggygnaw]

Two of my desert island pedals. They go so deep they make the Mariana trench seem shallow.

[@flotteur]

Wow, kudos for the demo, it's awesome !

[@marcosdeboni7109]

OMG im just in love with this company and their products...its that even possible? It sounds so amazing! Perfect combo

[@NovakTheEnjoyer]

Endless fun. Great demo!

[@Gummo22]

Got my eyes on that console.

[@MilesKvndra]

Nice demo!

[@devaux1904]

phew...im not one to get too excited about outboard effects.. but ever since i heard the capability of these; i may have to dive in. i own a digitakt and its great to hear it worked through the microcosm & chroma. gorgeous devices.

[@fiddlestickzmuzik]

My Chroma console arrived on Thursday from the US, been playing with it all weekend. I patched in the Vongon replay and its a match made perfect, so much fun.

[@music4screens]

Outstanding demo! Great devices!

[@SlowHaste]

DANG this is a bop if I've ever heard one

[@crtzmo]

really helpful and useful demo -- tx!

[@FloChai]

Thank you for this!😊

[@AdamsOlympia]

Always wanted a hardware version of Sugar Bytes Turnado and this combo looks to be pretty damn close.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

I'd love to do this same thing, using my 1010music Blackbox. The only problem is, I only have a Microcosm, and a Blackbox. I am using a Zoia as well tho. I can make it do some pretty crazy stuff.

[@Koettnylle]

Cool stuff

[@majorguitar]

Could you explain why you chose to plug the Microcosm into the Chroma Console rather than the other way around? Don't you usually want any Delay/Reverb effects at the end of your effects chain (For example, "Reverb -> Distortion" normally sounds awful)? Overall, since both effects include delay and reverb, I was curious about how they might sound chained together. Maybe you could give us some insights

[@EVILJAMARR]

One of the first things I did when I got the CC ❤

[@Hummelsbusch]

Great! Any chance to buy the Chroma Console in Germany without having to import it..?

[@grandmasterjo1]

Great video I have the microcosm but I’m a bit confused over which patch to use for best results on pads or an arp or a sequence This video told me to use drums with Tunnel and I got desired results. Anyone has any tips on what works best with which preset. Highly appreciate ❤any inputs 🙏🙏

[@wakinglife7065]

Finally getting my head around microcosm. Make sure that if you’re using it on synths to make sure you change the config to stereo and levels to line. Space (reverb and delay) can make things too much for me. So turn that down or off while you get used to the efx. Activity and Repeats are the two you got to keep your eye on. Activity is the density and repeats is how much. I like tunnel, haze, arp and seq for drums. I’ve been going through every preset with a drum machine and routing the kick independently from the mix in the cosm. Finally get some amazing results. Haven’t really tried it yet on synths and keys and I’m thinking I’ll get the console for that but I’ll probably end up using them on drums too! Haha! Or maybe I’ll reamp it. Microcosm on drums are a match made in heaven. I just need an overdrive dirty pedal to make it pop

[@grandmasterjo1]

@@wakinglife7065 ​​⁠thanks for the inputs. Microcosm is unique. One day it does so much and yet it gives an impression that it’s repetitive with most presets. 🤪🤪 The response to changes with each parameter is never in ur face yet the changes can be dramatic. The microcosm is like a wife You never know the reaction 🤪🤪🤪 Ooops apologies 😀😀

[@ahzootube]

When is the Chroma Console be back in Thomann inventory in Europe?

[@HologramElectronics]

we are a direct-to-consumer company and are not supplying any dealers with our pedals. For more info on that, you can check out this page: www.hologramelectronics.com/international-ordering

[@DarrinNoNAME]

Are you using timecode via a midi setup? I don’t know if I missed that part of the setup in the video. Is that explained?

[@HologramElectronics]

The Digtakt (drum machine here) is providing the clock for both devices.

[@DarrinNoNAME]

@@HologramElectronics i'm assuming via a midi connection? Or is it USB?

[@HologramElectronics]

@@DarrinNoNAME yup, 5 pin MIDI

[@MrGenophyte]

he unintentionally just made izotope breaktweaker on hard mode

[@DanAhrendt]

lowkey a sleeper video

[@malikdavis6091]

I'm thinking about selling my TC Electronic Flashback pedal and my TC Electronic Hall of Fame pedals. That should give me enough

[@nalaeel219]

Ooooooooooooo. You don’t have the digitakt II yet…….tisk tisk

[@8bitBarry1]

Why is clocking on Microscosm so unreliable? Its been terrible with Ableton. Its a lucky dip if it starts in time with any clock. I have a Digitakt and it no better. Was there ever recent a firmware update for the Microcosm?

[@Poor_posture]

Maybe you’re doing something wrong, literally 0 issues with either of those for me

[@saggygnaw]

@@Poor_posturesame here, zero issues using multiple clock sources.

[@8bitBarry1]

I have a high quality midi system with short cables, I think my unit is faulty. I’ve seen so many other complaints about this over on Elektronauts. It might start in time, but often doesn’t and sounds like an absolutely jumbled mess, which is fixed with a stop start.

[@HologramElectronics]

@@8bitBarry1 are you talking about the MIDI clock drifting, or are you talking about loops drifting in relation to external tempo? If the latter, it should be pointed out that Microcosm does not record quantized loops, so if that's what's drifting out of time, then that is to be expected. in any case, if you think your pedal is faulty you can get in touch with our support team very easily/quickly here: www.hologramelectronics.com/support

[@shermvn_zts]

This much sauce should be banned. ILLEGAL😢🥳

[@DanAhrendt]

lowkey a sleeper video