Watch BEFORE you buy: Chase Bliss Audio Blooper - 2 month user review

[@meenasalamamusic]

I found that my perspective changed when using it and it made making music fun again. I’d been a preset junkie for years, just not thinking about sound design as something I had the time for. Then I got the blooper and I felt like a kid again, tweaking guitar pedals was in a way how I got into music production. I’d forgotten how much fun it was to get lost in the sound design aspect of making music. There’s a really interesting video from Andrew Huang where he talks about how important it is to separate sound design sessions from producing sessions. It’s not only practical but therapeutic in my experience.

[@LucasSpencero0ooo0]

best review for any music gear i have ever seen. immediately subscribed. I love that you aren't screaming at me or giving me a bunch of unnecessary information. Just facts and personal opinions and no filler. thank you.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you so much for this! Made my day❤️

[@Knobs]

This was great, thanks for taking the time.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you so much! I’m a huge fan! Thank you for all the wonderful videos/music/pedals you make for us, I feel honored to have had you stop by🙌🏻

[@calebhonegger3787]

This is a great take! I've had my Blooper for about 4 months and agree. I originally hoped to pretty much write entire songs on the device, using the layers. But the Blooper is far better as a song "part" maker. Create loops and textures, get lost, and as much as possible bounce these explorations to your DAW or other device - then assemble a song from the parts created. It's an amazing "create" tool but not at all great "curate" tool. I too deeply wish it had count in, or the ability import a loop. For those looking to make compositions in looper the RC 505 is your best bet. Pair it with a Generation Loss or a simple lo-fi VST and you'll get very similar tones. Or buy both - Blooper can do a lot when midi synced with another looper pedal that it can offload sounds to.

[@MrCowfood]

I found this pedal to be a lofi king. Additive mode is your friend. Use it plus stability until you hit the sweet spot - then hit the switch for normal. I use the usb software for noisy on stability all the way up for this to make the most impact. Obviously this is its own beast vs composing . But minor bpm adjustments in a daw can lend this tool to creating soundscapes you won’t find without buying high end reel to reel decks and tape with bouncing etc. which the stab+additive gives in spades. Maybe a vst out there can do this ? But not that I’ve found yet.

[@bigcurt61]

I bought the Mood MKII, think I could use it like a looper. I was way off, it’s a cool pedal for someone who loves to experiment. I thought I’d be able to record easy and freeze chords. I’ll be returning it, then remembered they had this. However after watching this video I think I’ll keep looking. I do love my wombtone pedal though.

[@TheTargetedScapegoat]

Excellent overview - exactly as stated in title and exactly what I was looking for. Well articulated and explained with great examples and metaphors. First of your videos I’ve seen … definitely not the last, as of course I’m subbing.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you my friend!! Truly appreciate it and hope to see you soon 🙌🏻

[@MrMarcLaflamme]

At the beginning of this video you said your channel has grown to over 18k... just watched it today and it's almost at 28k (27.3). Wow! You're doing something right, keep it up!

[@CtDawG77]

I am really having trouble liking/using their pedals in general. I like verbs so thought the mood mki would be cool to scoop when it was being discontinued, but I have found it more difficult than the ELEKTRON workflow to learn completely how to find all these functions and figureout how all this stuff is working based on lights and diffrent toggle and dip positions. Their stuff seems to be for people making mostly glitchy noise or ambient guitar. I like FXs that make things sound better, not worse.

[@luryas626]

This video is fantastic, really great. It looks great, you have a very clear voice and all in all it was just a good experience, thank you :)

[@Number01]

This was a interesting video. I'd love to see you do a series on pedals for synths. You mentioned that it does similar things as other pedals, but didn't mention the names of those devices. A comparison video of the types of effects pedals would be an informative video as well. I like that your videos are from your "lived in" perspective. It really gives a point of view of what it's like to own something for a time, instead of a bought to review video. I look forward to more your videos. Keep up the hard work and thank you for another wonderful video. :)

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you so much for this! I really appreciate the kindness🙌🏻 I’m currently working with the nightsky, getting to know it slowly and will share my thoughts after a bit more time has passed with it to really find it’s not so obvious flaws as well as the hidden sweetspots👍🏼 looking forward to reviewing more pedals for synths in 2022, hope to see you there!🙌🏻

[@Number01]

@@MidlifeSynthesist Sounds great! See you on the next one.

[@ckjjclan]

Excellent! I’d love a similar style review of the Mood pedal… thanks! , this was great!

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you for watching my friend! I have my eye out for a Mood but they’re sold out everywhere😅 I’ll be sure to make a review as soon as I can get my hands on it, cheers and happy holidays!

[@dbl1db]

@@MidlifeSynthesist I am in the Uk and had to order mine from the USA. Got it new on eBay from vintage king audio.

[@weschilton]

Nice video. This feels a lot like my experience with the Chase Bliss Thermae. Its a phenomenal sounding analog delay, but the added pitch shifting features are difficult to get anything musical out of, while at the same time, being a LOT of fun to play with. It also was a very expensive pedal, and I have been tempted to sell it a number of times.... and yet I still own it.

[@ShaighJosephson]

Nice honest overview... Thanks... 🙂

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Kwert]

I like your “who is this pedal for” description. I think that pretty accurately describes Blooper in a nutshell. If you are someone looking for a more traditional looping device look elsewhere I think. Blooper (like MOOD) is more about exploration, improvisation and enjoying the journey.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you my friend! Happy you enjoyed it!

[@jeff_left]

@@MidlifeSynthesist did you try syncing this pedal to midi?

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

@@jeff_left hi! Yeah I recently bought the Chase Bliss Audio Midi box. Still trying to get my head around it, but I’ll report on it soon🫡

[@jeff_left]

@@MidlifeSynthesist Awesome!

[@alansheppard6718]

Chase Bliss Audio needs to have a software division in their company imagine all their pedals available in plug-ins...game over.

[@captainlovett4724]

That would never be nearly as fun as looking at the thing and turning its knobs.. I’ve always felt more connected to my music with hardware, DAWless for 10 years 😉

[@YTTraveler777]

Noooooo Let's get away from screens.

[@alansheppard6718]

@@YTTraveler777 lol i feel you but i like choices

[@shanetron1146]

they have max for live midi controllers now

[@shanetron1146]

or are starting too

[@captainlovett4724]

I got my Blooper a couple weeks ago and for me it was instant gratification, love at first sight! It makes an otherwise dull loop into something that feels alive, so much character is added with its modifiers and stability knob. Some aspects are just plain fun, like using it as a wacky effect-filled delay (in additive mode things get really crazy) but I will soon be approaching it as a composition tool, which will take some figuring out but not impossible. It’s tied for first favorite with Microcosm on my board.

[@notwasnot]

i love that loopers developers go into wacky mod and bring neat devices like the blooper to the table , the later microgranny granular from bastl looks really fun. i'm just broke chap and i get my head trip fix with the zoom g1four that has a max 30 sec loop . again great vid .

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thanks alot my friend! I really appreciate it🙌🏻 I also love that there is room in the market for experimental and downright insane devices like this one and the MOOD. Happy holidays and wish you the best for you and yours!

[@blindianajones]

It did not take me long to fall out of favor with the Blooper. To your point, its an issue with structure, or better said for me, repeatability for use as a song part. Im not capturing blooper into a sampler. Im wanting to find settings that create a song part then use the pedal at the time of the part. Thats clearly not what this pedal is for stand alone. All this said, I did not order the Mood. As far as I can tell in videos, it will help me create repeatable textures for song parts. I should say that Im playing an electric guitar into an amp and my goal with these pedals is to create songs and use the same gear to play live. I say all that because I dont really have a way to do sampling while I play guitar. I can turn on and off pedals, which is why the MOOD or something that helps create layers or textures works well. Thanks for the video!

[@Wolf_K]

Think of it as an instrument….it is. Also use it with other loopers to feed other layered loops into it, then manipulate them with modifiers and layering.

[@sodiumlights]

Excellent as always.

[@CNTRRNDM]

Oh wow, thanks for sharing this!!!

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you for watching my friend! Cheers!

[@ShlomirBareket]

I actually crowdfunded the Blooper, and it did what it promised (made the digital equivalent of Basiniski Disintegration loops!), but as something to use like in a guitar type scenario, it fails. It requires too much interactive nob fiddling, and you can only really work with a handful of loops if you are taking it live.

[@brainsplosion3000]

was hating this til i saw the dip switches, then bought 2 immediately 😍

[@Two-Eyed_Boy]

4:18 When my extended family asks me what I've been up to lately outside of my job Awesome job on this video. I've watched several videos on this little wonder and you helped explain it in a crystal clear manner.

[@HuhWhatHuhwhatHuh]

The beginning sounds like an ad read for a beyootiful Cuban Beach resort.

[@tendingtropic7778]

Thanks for this review, i saw the thumbnail and thought "not quite my tempo" -> which was exactly my experience with the blooper. Its very nice in terms of effects and possibilities, but recording a loop, and using it in a dawless setup, was tough for me, in terms of syncing and the way the loop retriggers (with a pause in between). At the end, I sold it.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you for watching! In the end that was a big part of why I sold it later on. Cheers bro!

[@RMWBarton]

Sorry to drop in, but your dawless setup sounds like mine. Did you find an interesting looper that fitted? I’ll be using mine for synths and Rhodes.

[@tendingtropic7778]

@@RMWBarton well I don't really use live looping in my setup so I didnt really need a looper. I do like to make some loops sometimes and record them to use them later as atmospheric background tracks on my octatrack. For this, microcosm has a good looper, and strymon volante too. And also chase bliss MOOD and the new Habit

[@RMWBarton]

@@tendingtropic7778 Thanks for your reply. I’m basically looking for a sketch pad vibe where I can play something into something quickly. Whether that’s a guide track for a beat or something. Shove that down one channel on my Tascam while I properly record everything else. The problems of recording alone. I think the SP404 mk2 is favourite at the moment.

[@tendingtropic7778]

@@RMWBarton sketch pad, to play something in quickly, sounds like you want an OP-1!

[@TouchToneDSG]

Man great video thanks for sharing

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you so much for watching!🙌🏻 see you soon👍🏼

[@wren23_bass-synths]

Looks like pedal #15 will be arriving next month. Your channel just keeps feeding my GAS 😁

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Lol🤣 my bad! 😅

[@waltersmetak]

Yeah, you are right on the mark - the Blooper is way beyond its conventional "pedal format", which is sometimes a bit of a pain to manage if you have it, like myself, fixed onto a pedal board - you really need to dive into to get the most out of it. But this may be a bit of a hassle if you are holding a guitar, attempting to sample a riff. Sometimes, its a frustrating experience. Curiously, I have an "easier time" (in a relative way, of course) on managing sound onto the Make Noise Morphogene than with the Blooper. That said, still a brilliant pedal - like all CBA stuff - Korte is no doubt a genius!

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Absolutely agree! Makes me wish they would drop the foreplay and straight up make a sampler groovebox or something🤣 thanks for watching my friend! Happy holidays!

[@hal2098]

as with all their pedals though, it begs the question: is it really worth that steep price?

[@MrBadboomer73]

I have this and the habit. They are music blenders if you push too many buttons you will get mush. I always feel like I’m on the cusp of something really cool but never quite get there. They’re fun but disappointing. I still feel like I just haven’t figured them out yet but I think that might be their nature.

[@giannisozo7928]

You had me at cool stickers

[@rudals1281]

Finally found an honest and unpaid reviewer. Subscribed.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Thank you my friend! Welcome to the fam🙌🏻

[@bliss3174]

I was thinking of getting one, this should be good. (Got a CT5 & Shallow water instead)

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Hope this helped! Happy holidays my friend!🙌🏻

[@mpstrgc112]

It is so hard for me to write music with intention. I usually start just by making what probably amounts to garbage until a “ happy accident” strike my fancy. For that reason these kinds of gears are right up my alley. I just wish it wasn’t all so fn prohibitively expensive.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Lol, I feel you! Chase bliss pedals are amazing, but they could go a bit easier on the pricing😅 this was more expensive than the nightsky😭

[@mpstrgc112]

@@MidlifeSynthesist that’s kind of why I bought the bee one and I’m learning to get creative with my patching. Results may vary but it is uniquely my own. Plus, the one expensive thing fills in many gaps. BEEBO

[@captainlovett4724]

I used to cycle through a bunch of less expensive gear for accessibility, but I’ve learned that it’s worth it to save up for a few weeks or months and get the more expensive thing, the results are immensely more satisfying. I used an Electribe Sampler and SP404sx for years, which each cost less than my Blooper, and the Blooper makes things sound and feel better than those 2 machines, in my opinion.

[@mpstrgc112]

@@captainlovett4724 you’re not wrong. Nice specialized item definitely do things that the run of the mill stuff just can’t. I’ll just wait firm income tax money.

[@thierrythierry1013]

Still hesitating between The Blooper, the Aeros Lopp Studio and the Black Box by 1010 music. Il like to see the sample's waveforms for editing, but as you say, without the visual you keep focusing on sounds/ideas.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

If you’re looking for the best straightforward looping Aeros. If you want premium weird glitchy experimental exploration, Blooper. If you want all of the above but not as specialized in any, blackbox😉

[@thierrythierry1013]

@@MidlifeSynthesist Thanks for that very helpfull/sharp advice 👌

[@вадимхайруллин-э9б]

Hello, please tell me. I had a power outage and after that my Blooper started not working properly. At first it did not pass the signal, but after that it got better, but the Stability knob when turned on i.e. Turning to the right when recording a loop or overlay mode began to produce noise, the hissing disappears when you turn off this function and turn to the left. What could it be? Help me please.

[@kidzorro]

Love the channel, great work! Is the blooper usable for resampling as well, or am I better off with something else?

[@neve4020]

These devices should be controlled via Midi for its full potential & capability! If you do so, you will get the benefit out of it

[@thiskingbusiness]

Nice, I just scored one used for a ridiculously low price, hahaha.

[@mattkaz9604]

Stuff like this is interesting, but when I see it I'm glad I bought and learned max/msp as you can just create stuff like this to custom specs without buying any pedals.

[@acefstripe]

We are generally flexible tomorrow? Any better times for you?

[@benjaminmendelsohn1113]

Thanks for this great review! Using the layers function, do you think this pedal can work with multiple input sources to create a thicker collage or composition, perhaps via a selector switch to alternate between a synth and a guitar? I know folks say for multi-instrument composition and performance, something like the Boss RC 505 is better suited, especially since it has dedicated volume per track controls etc, but the effects are bad! And I'm on a budget and looking for something that could at least make manipulation AND multi-instrument / sound source collaging possible.

[@KunchangLeeMusic]

Is it possible to have an external foot controller and midi clock at the same time ?

[@AppAxis]

Whats up with that HX Stomp? #Line6

[@deanivan3951]

Does it come with audio leads?

[@andrzejkucharzyk9970]

Blooper or Habit if I had to choose one?

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

Hard choice! I’d go for the Habit personally but both of them together=chef’s kiss

[@andrzejkucharzyk9970]

@@MidlifeSynthesisti always thought they would be redundant together, but no?

[@CtDawG77]

Neither

[@andrzejkucharzyk9970]

@@CtDawG77 lol, I forgot I have posted the question

[@PM-yz8fx]

Hello, please could you tell me if this pedal has stereo inputs and outuputs? Thanks

[@cabbycabby1770]

2:08

[@PM-yz8fx]

@@cabbycabby1770 Thanks I saw that part, but I find incredible that a pedal that costs an arm and a leg is not even stereo!!! so I wanted to be sure that there is no TRS jack that can accept stereo...apparently the pedal is indeed mono only! Chase Bliss people are out of their mind, in my opinion of course

[@AdrianBond]

Promising, but lost me at "mono out."

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

😅

[@eento06]

I wish we could listen more the sound ideads and examples you are exposing in the video. To be fairly honest with you, I have issues to follow on your videos because of the too big amount of chatting it involves. Instead letting the music speaks could let the audience breath and understand what you are trying to express. Cheers mate 😀

[@24framemedia]

When you talk about your kids playing with play-dough and then the quick clip, "one big pile of shit", was perfect, you got a like out of me just for that but I also agree with your opinions and thoughts here.

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

😅🤟🏻

[@fubearchu865]

Does no one else need to know where that Link light thing comes from??!?!?

[@mk1st]

That thing is loaded.

[@fhelu]

“Not quite my tempo” 😂😂😂

[@MidlifeSynthesist]

🤣😅happy someone got it🙌🏻✌🏻

[@USAJ31]

Would be great to know what is SOUNDS like. Geez

[@NicholasGreenwood]

This video echoes a lot of what I feel about the Mood pedal. The build quality and aesthetics are top notch, and you can get a lot of strange and inspiring sounds. Both pedals are terrific as desktop units for a home studio. However, so much of the character of these pedals lies in being really hands-on with them. For that reason, I don't think these are good for live use, or at least I'm personally not interested in kneeling down to my pedalboard to tweak knobs during a live performance, nor having an expression pedal exclusively dedicated to the parameters set by the rocker switches.

[@Kwert]

MOOD (and to a lesser extent Blooper) really shine with a MIDI controller like the Morningstar MC6 or 8. Unfortunately with Blooper you can’t save pedal settings as presets, they’re only for recalling saved loops. You can, however, assign CC messages to change knob and modifier settings. With MOOD you can save pedal settings (including dip switch settings) should you find a sound you’d really like to be able to recall.

[@captainlovett4724]

My entire board was always planned as a desktop setup, to be played as an instrument as much as my guitar. Tweaking is the best part!

[@dogthefrog]

You look like General Sam

[@mikedocherty100]

Just the splash 🤣

[@noveltycrusade]

You had a little piece of skin hanging off your left thumbnail,, I couldn't take any of this seriously 😢

[@wolfgang4468]

What annoys me about your videos: The content is good but it seems you're kind of in love with yourself. Just compare the amount of time we have to watch your face close-up to videos by others in the game. Maybe you should build another channel where you present only yourself. Doing it this much while presenting gear is unnerving.

[@darkuniversesound]

Maybe you should make your own videos "the right way" then, so you will have less time to spend on his 🙄

[@wolfgang4468]

@@darkuniversesound Isn't it funny that you cannot make an honest yet plausible critical remark on KZbin without getting criticized for having dared to criticize? Thousands click "Don't like" without giving a reason, but when somebody utters one he gets stupid replies or is bullied.

[@darkuniversesound]

@@wolfgang4468 i guess people click "dislike" so they can remain anonymous in their opinions 🤷‍♂️.... i'm personally okay with your opinion of this video, i just don't understand why you would watch IT if you don't enjoy the chosen format? i watch his videos because i like his personality and enjoy his perspectives, and if i felt like you do, i would have watched a few minutes of the first one and never tuned in again, let alone take the time to comment 🤷‍♂️

[@wolfgang4468]

@@darkuniversesoundRight, most people just are too gutless to utter their critique, or too stupid to even be able to verbalise it. I watched this video because I even subscribed to this channel. The content is good, as I said, but there was always something that annoyed me. Today I got clear about the reason and described it in my comment. And honestly, less self-presentation and self-regarding facial play would do his videos a good favour. So maybe he could utilise this feedback and make better videos in the future. Not only because of me, of course, but maybe if a lot of people would have liked my comment.

[@darkuniversesound]

@@wolfgang4468 Fair enough 🤙