![]() The 16 user preset locations can save loops as well as effect settings. The looper section is more powerful and sophisticated than most (the reverse function is a blast), but it too is very straightforward and intuitive to use. Just take the time to familiarize yourself with the process for saving presets, which you certainly will want to do. With effects as unique as these, my advice is to just dig in and start tweaking knobs to see where it leads you and what inspires your creative impulses. Generally, effects that provide the Microcosm’s level of sophistication require an advanced degree to program and operate, but here operation is surprisingly straightforward and simple. The way some of the effects howl and smear when distorted could even work in a progressive metal context. Clean amp settings are best when you want to hear the finest nuances of its gritty Granules and skittering Glitch effects, but I also loved the wondrous clatter and noise it offers with high-gain settings both in front of an amp and inserted in an effects loop. Words cannot do justice to the complex and richly textured tones the Microcosm generates. Ambient and progressive guitarists will definitely love the incredibly complex sounds it generates, but open-minded players of other genres will likely figure out creative uses for it unless they exclusively play traditional styles like blues, rockabilly and old-school country. This is a deeply inspirational pedal that dictates very distinct sounds, note patterns, textures and rhythms that are anything but subtle. Whereas most stompboxes provide effects that are like frosting on a cake, the Hologram Microcosm is an entire instrument that’s more like the cake itself with decadent frosting, shiny, sparkly sprinkles and a detailed three-dimensional candy rendering of Hokusai’s Great Wave of Kanagawa on top. I thought they were only sample based stuff for Live. ![]() I’m definitely going to try the Puremagnetik stuff. zerocrossing KVRAF 13101 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area Wed 6:41 am Funny, I did actually buy a MOOD around January. Awesome tool and pushing my creation process a ton. ![]() Hologram Electronics Microcosm Performance Bumping this because I’m looking for something to basically be a Chase Bliss MOOD but stereo. Hologram Microcosm is the real deal, received mine today and don’t won’t to work without it. ![]()
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