A growing collection of videos of PedalPCB pedals used on synths

[p_wats]

UPDATE: I'll keep adding to this thread as I do more videos (like the latest one below)

There aren't a huge amount of audio/video demos of the available FV-1 patches, which can make choosing a custom EEPROM tough.

I've been using a few of my FV-1 builds in some videos for Jamuary this year, so I'll post them here in case you're curious about some sounds in practice. I think I pretty much have all the PedalPCB patches, so feel free to make a request and I'll see if I can incorporate it into a jam.

Here is the HAARP (Arpanoid) really transforming the Volca Keys into something new entirely. Around the mid-point of the video I also start messing with the new octave reverb from the Spacialist (you can hear the higher octave shimmer over the synth being played, but the lower octave really ads a nice layer beneath everything that is hard to notice, but would be missed if it were gone):

In this video I've got a dreamy sound from the Volca FM going through the Stutter patch (one I was particularly unsure of and confused by when I got it on an EEPROM at first, but have since come to love on synths in particular). From there it goes into one of the delay patches---might be space delay, if I recall:

And here's one I posted the other day of the Rainbow Machine (Leprechaun) with an LDR-based expression controller working the pitch. Very fun and zany mangling of a beat on the Volca Sample:

 

[Dali]

Thanks a lot for these ! Highly appreciated.

 

[p_wats]

Thanks a lot for these ! Highly appreciated.

Thanks! Let me know if there's a particular FV-1 patch you'd like to see used in one of these.

 

[p_wats]

Here's a video showing the touch reverb patch from the used with drum hits on the Volca Sample:

 

[Dali]

Now @p_wats , I just want to buy a Korg Volca FM or Volca Sampler...

Damn...

 

[p_wats]

Now @p_wats , I just want to buy a Korg Volca FM or Volca Sampler...

Damn...

Ha! It's a slippery slope. I started with Volcas and now have a room full of synths, samplers and drum machines. The Synsthrom Deluge is now my favourite piece of equipment.

 

[dawson]

Wow, thanks a lot for sharing- cool tunes and tones! I also dig your paint jobs and light shows.

 

[p_wats]

Thanks! Painting the pedals is probably my favourite part. I'm trying to get better at the whole video thing, but mostly just want to make noise.

 

[zgrav]

It is very nice to see these pedals used with different instruments. Thanks.

 

[p_wats]

Thanks! Yeah it's been fun to make noise with synths via pedals. I've been going down that road more often than guitar lately, but I'm sure I'll be back.

 

[p_wats]

Halfway through this video I turn the Pitch Witch on to give some ambience to the Microfreak (new firmware update. Woo!), and mess with the runaway repeats, etc. Lots of fun!

 

[peccary]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Also, thanks for reminding me of my poor, neglected Microbrute.

 

[p_wats]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

Also, thanks for reminding me of my poor, neglected Microbrute.

Thanks!

I was always curious about the Microbrute. Almost bought one a few times. Sounds cool!

 

[peccary]

Thanks!

I was always curious about the Microbrute. Almost bought one a few times. Sounds cool!

It's a lot of fun, but honestly I haven't played with any of my synthy stuff in a few months. My favorite thing with the Microbrute though is to wait for the family to go to sleep, plug my headphones in to it, smoke a bowl, and just go places with that thing and a delay pedal. I'm sure the Microfreak is fun for that kinda thing, too!

 

[p_wats]

It's a lot of fun, but honestly I haven't played with any of my synthy stuff in a few months. My favorite thing with the Microbrute though is to wait for the family to go to sleep, plug my headphones in to it, smoke a bowl, and just go places with that thing and a delay pedal. I'm sure the Microfreak is fun for that kinda thing, too!

Sounds like a fun night! Yeah the Microfreak, just get zanier and zanier as the updates keep coming.

 

[peccary]

Sounds like a fun night! Yeah the Microfreak, just get zanier and zanier as the updates keep coming.

Did you get the vocoder? I can't justify buying it, but that vocoder has put me close to clicking "buy" a couple of times.

 

[p_wats]

Did you get the vocoder? I can't justify buying it, but that vocoder has put me close to clicking "buy" a couple of times.

The vocoder firmware applies to the original Microfreak too! All I had to do was update the firmware and I can use a compatible mic. Lots of fun.

 

[p_wats]

Figured I'd revive this old thread of mine instead of starting a new one, as I did a video showing a bunch of pedals used on a MicroFreak and many of them are PedalPCB projects. Hopefully this is interesting to someone!