Microcosm Demystified: Cinematic to Glitchfest // Walkthrough and Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- From beautiful soundscapes to glitchy mayhem the Hologram Microcosm never fails. Here I demo how to get the most out of it. A run-through of most of the algorithms and how each effect type changes the texture.
Its a simple pedal to use, but can be hard to get your head round it at first. This demo of the Microcosm should help you to understand what it's doing and how it affects the input signal.
Top tip - use counting to hear what its doing - check out the clips at 19:30
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• From The Studio
0:00 intro
2:55 The Knobs
3:24 Shape Knob
4:02 Activity Knob
4:57 Time Knob
5:59 Filter Knob
6:29 Space
6:46 Secondary Functions
8:16 Input Levels
9:08 SEQ
13:16 GLIDE
15:57 MOSAIC
19:30 TIP - USE COUNTING TO FIGURE IT OUT!
22:15 HAZE
23:11 TUNNEL
25:37 BLOCKS
26:42 INTERUPT
28:48 ARP
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The use of the female voice counting is absolutely brilliant................so clearly evident exactly what the device is doing with the signal.......(killer visual as well)
Thanks. It happened by accident tbh. I was using the counting in a track and realised it revealed what was going on. I’ve had the unit for a year or so and not done a demo as couldn’t think what else to add to the demos already out there. I’m glad this helped 😀
Yeah, accidents rock......Here's one of my Microcosm videos - you'll likely get a kick out of the intro, if nothing else:
ua-cam.com/video/BiRywMGG1zM/v-deo.html
It's a real credit to this machine that, despite your best intentions, you got carried away and demo'd nearly all of the algorithms! Understandable though, it really does sound good.
I’d initially planned to do a 6 minute quick overview!
man that counter part was so helpful. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around how the microcosm process sound and it made me realize how it’s actually affecting the input signal and the responsiveness of the activity knobs. amazing vid
I'm really grateful to you for demystifying the Microcosm for me. I own one and have it in-line in my setup, but I haven't had enough luck of my own in making it a coherent enough experience to use it reliably.
Even just seeing it so large on my screen (65" TV) has allowed me to notice things, like the secondary functions of each knob, and your going over everything patiently and in-depth... Man, what a difference in understanding it all makes.
Thank you VERY much for this presentation.
I just finished the presentation. Truly an excellent walkthrough and tutorial.
Thank you again, the effort and care you put into your presentation were not lost on me.
Thanks for the lovely comment. It’s really nice to hear these videos come in useful.
I’m not an electronic musician in anyway, I’m a Luddite guitarist. But I own a microcosm. I love it but found myself just doing the tricks with it. Wanted a refresher and found this video. Can I say this is THE BEST demo I’ve seen of the microcosm. Seriously. So good. Thanks for your work and brilliant video on this delightful pedal.
High praise indeed!!! when I made this there were lots out already, but none that really helped me get to grips with it. I was hoping this would fill that gap.
This video is a godsend I got mine today and struggling to get a vibe out of it I'm set to instrument level so going to switch and take it from there
Probably never gonna buy this because I’ll have buyer’s remorse but great video. Probably the best electronic music channel on youtube. Way more information than the usual channels. Also nice to hear a scouse accent on here. All the best from Ireland. Cheers
Thankyou so much. The BEST demo of this box of tricks I've seen. The fact that you used one original sample which you then reshaped using the knobs and dials really clearly illustrated the creative possibilities to full effect. So glad you got carried away. 🙃
I wouldn't normally look at something like this for my studio production setup, but the sound is pretty spectacular and it does have midi clock in ...
Absolutely killer video! It was already great, but I lost it when the voice counting sample was played, skewed and morphed in beautiful ways! I could hear a phat beat behind a few of those quick examples, hah
Very good walkthrough! I now have a way better understanding and I’ve had it for almost two years. Thank you
Thanks.. glad to have helped. I was in a similar boat. I’ve had it for ages but had to learn how to work with it.
As usual great and informative video, thank you! Love my Microcosm, one of the most used pedals in my arsenal for sure
Very cool demo of this beauty!
Interesting! Nice demo!
Wonderful video! I've been saving for the Microcosm and this has just cemented my need for it, lovely stuff.
Glad it was helpful. Thanks.
@@StarskyCarr great channel btw mate, only recently subscribed, so lots of great content to catch up on.
One of the best walkthroughs I’ve watched. 🎉
Thanks… there’s a fair few as well!
Great video, I always learn so much from your demos and presentations, thank you
Happy to hear that. Thanks.
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Thank you for the video! Currently borrowing a Microcosm from a generous friend and having trouble fitting it into my edm/house music. It's great for ambient clouds of sound and background texture, but I'd like to try it midi sync'd to a sampler with some breaks and a bassline going. Or maybe sample it and slice it up in the Octatrack? The future is unwritten.
Cool vid as always I did wonder what the fuss was all about and now I know :)
Yes my friend. That’s how to mess with signal. Seen this when it came out. Your video makes me need to own it now. Yes it’s cheating but hay. I ain’t got time to programme them parameters anymore. Bloody god vid. Mate. Well done
Best demo !! 👍
Wow... That's quite an achievement considering how many there are! Thanks,
Thank You!
Just finished watching this, I would be extremely interested to see what could happen using a morphagene and a microcosm.
Goddam it…I watched this and then had to buy one! Love it
Oh dear… I hope your wallet is impressed with it when it arrives 😂
This is a great video.
I have one of these already - but the use of different tries of samples was very handy.
This is a great comment 😀
I now understand wave signs by your simple explanation, thank you🙏🫶
Congrats, you made me add, like 9 of them on my reverb watchlist.
I bought this in expectation you'd do a video, so I'm not sure whether you've cost me money on this one or not this time.
haha.. hope its useful after splurging the cash.
If i had a budget, i would demo pedals with my MC707. It has an dedicated efx send/return mono or stereo, that can be patched at different points in the signal. And a ton of great sounding roland patches that shine with EFX.
the only thing that makes me sad about it, you can't do 2 mono send/return, boo...
Many thanks for a really instructive video, I have a question please. I'm getting some amazing results with the Hologram, you have a clarity to the sound your getting, it's crystal clear, do you have any suggestions of the best way to go about that . What are you using mixer wise , and any suggestions on the global settings to get the best results. I've got the the line level obviously, but are you configuring any other setting.
Many thanks.
Glenn..
No, it took me a while to get it right tbh. The line level was one, but a major factor was syncing everything with a midi clock.
Great demo with explaination of what is happenning. Been tempted many times to get one, but it seems to mangle the sound so much I don't know how I will use it in a track. For Ambient it would probably shine and be fun to noodle around with. Still want one just not at the top of my list that will never be complete.
I went to a modular synth performance last night and 3 out of the 5 performers had one of these|!
11:00 is amazing
Big time bummer that changing the algorithms interrupt the sound (at last some/most of them do that when they are changed).
Awesome vid Starsky. I’m on the hunt for a pedal, what’s ur all time favourite??? Or too hard to say? The synths I want to run into it are an iridium, Virus TI2 and JP8000. Any advice from u would be much appreciated 😊
For a single pedal the H9 has it all and sounds great - but you need to hook it up to an iPad or laptop to get the most out of it. If you can do that in your setup it’s fantastic. For me it’s a PITA so it doesn’t get used as much (because I move from room to room). The empress reverb is stunning, and I really like the specular tempus which has delay and reverb. Big Sky so has the editor/librarian software. From all of those the simplest to use is the Empress. And it sounds great.
@@StarskyCarr legend, thanks for getting back to me mate ;) yea I’ve seen the H9 and also the H90 they recently dropped, but it’s sooooo expensive 😂. I’ll check out the others u mentioned now. Thanks legend, and keep up the awesome work ;)
Great idea running the counting through it. Does it take stereo input or mono? Does the tracker handle stereo samples? Thanks
Thanks.. I came across it by accident when messing with this sample - really useful to understand what was happening. This takes mono or stereo, the tracker only samples in mono.
So I ordered one half way through the video - all your fault, lol
Good demonstration at all. I think its a FX-Device which has its strenght in the Ambient and Chill area. I can not imagine how to use it in Techno or Deep House. A complex Drumloop and Bass sequence mangled by the Microcosm .....than its Ambient. Am I wrong?
Yeah I wouldn’t use it in anything complex. It did some nice things to the simple beat in the demo, but even then I’d sample it to keep the best bits for repeatability. It works best in more sparse material.
Original, creative, addictive.
However, until there’s a UK distributor / retailer - with an enforceable UK warranty - there’s no chance whatsoever I’ll be acquiring one. Burnt twice; never again!
I have purchased one of these and sold it again twice now.. although it does some great effects its audio quality is extremely disappointing in my humble opinion. Its a fun box but not for me
Interesting. It didn’t seem too bad in this video for this type of device. Could you be more specific about the low audio quality?
@@MrSNEAKFREAK96 Its a hard one to explain but ill try. I think my opinion comes from a comparison to the other outboard effects I own. I have a purpose built effects rig that contains all the moogerfoogers for modulation type effects, chase bliss cmx 1978 for reverb, gifi systems specular tempus for digital delays, empress reverb and delay, ibanez BBD chip rack unit for chorus, delay, doubling, a space station then also some tape delay units. All of the effects I currently run in my live and production rig are of the highest quality and if I didnt own these then the microcosm would most likely sound great. But when comparing the microcosm to these type of units there is a lack of fidelity and clarity in its effected outputs. Reverbs are noticeably artificial in theor tails especially when long, delays have no clarity or character and sound very very cheap. It does some really fun things but if you are going for a high quality sound then its not the best option. Everything becomes washed which might be the point of it but for synths its not optimal, but for guitar the results are much better.
@@mubakka2642 Ah ok, gotcha. I too own moogerfoogers, as well as 80’s/90’s rack gear from Roland,Korg etc., so we will probably be in the same boat about that. I thought it seemed cool, but I’m pretty ambivalent about ambient focused stuff anyway, so this will be a pass for me. Thanks for your thoughts!
Did you experiment with line level vs instrument level like he mentioned?
@@anonymous_friend yes it was the first thing i did when i set it up as i was aware of it before i purchased it.. my qualm has nothing to do with input distortion and more to do with fidelity and quality of the effects.
Algorithms are cool but the converters and the sound quality are both terrible, especially for the price, I highly not recommend this pedal to anyone caring about hi resolutio audio.
PS: it digitally clips really bad when the source is "too hot" which happens quite often when you are source gain spikes...
Have you tried changing the input settings?
Does anybody make music anymore? Or do people just sit around and try to see what kind of noises they can make in a pattern. Seems to be a trend.
Music is just organised noise ( and sometimes disorganised)
yes they do.. and so do I. But its hard to dig into exactly what's going on with this by simply showing it sounding great on loads of different clips. It's hard to hear what's creating the differences in each algorithm. That's why this isn't labelled as a demo, but a walkthrough and tutorial. There are loads of videos showing it in musical pieces.. another one wouldn't add anything new to the conversation. You start creating tracks by playing with noises then pulling lots of ideas together into a coherent structure. Here I'm hoping to help people with a component, not the whole.
Why not both?!? I do a ton of melodic based improvisation, using whatever harmonic constructs in whatever keys. This seems like a really useful tool that would be complimentary to a more conventional melodic narrative.
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