Thank you for making this pedal make sense. When I first saw this announced I was kinda meh about it but now maybe it’s coming across as the most useful and musical of all the glitchies.
I had no idea that playing dynamics were a huge part of the functionality of this pedal. Before, I thought it was completely random samples of the user. Great demo! Now I want one.
WOW is right! As a designer, I’m SO REFRESHED at how this pedal has a strong opinion and focuses 10X in on just the kind of sound it’s good at. Every demo here was beautiful! (I think you were playing very well too. Feelin’ it!) but then it takes that narrow window of options and still lets you tweak and tune them to taste. I’m REALLY impressed by this. Someone try this pedal with accordion please; I bet it sounds otherworldly.
As an instrumentalist, I also always appreciate when something has a particular sound and OWNS it. These chameleon pedals/synths just don’t inspire me at all. A weird pedal can get me going just like a weird guitar pickup or an odd-sounding sax neck.
@@kaitlyn__L this particular one is really hard to control in any way. and while it's focused, contrary to what Swampflux says, some of its knobs' range is also limited - SRR (and it sounds no good), Octave (just one octave up and down, could be a switch), filter (and hidden), etc.
@@yurijogurtsov8710 sure, I’m not currently looking to buy pedals so I’ve not looked into that. But ease of control is also very important to me - if a synth with four knobs and a screen sounds the same as one with 40 knobs or sliders, I’ll pay extra for the latter. But if the sound doesn’t grip me to begin with, then it’s irrelevant either way.
Emily, I bought the Cooper FX Outward when it first came out and it's been a fave; better than the Particle even. So I'd been on the fence about this one but you have pushed me over with this demo. Cheers to you. - Harp (harmonica) Guy in Mpls.
So it's like a noise gate but only for the effect? That's so rad. Your playing is such an effective showcase for this. Thank you for your videos. I always really enjoy them.🐈
The improv choices and tones in this demo are second to none. Absolutely gorgeous stuff. Chase Bliss has added another entry into my "I have to get this or go broke trying" category
Name change is very funny to me. May it bring you many new successes! I normally piece together my own hardware glitch sounds out of a few pedals but the thought of latching the tempo to the Novation Mininova. 8 FX buttons read2go sounds like easy IDM for days
It looks like this pedal was designed for the harp. I've had my onward for a week and it's a gem with lots of instruments, but the harp is awesome with this pedal.
Hi! Saw your comment in my notifications (but somehow not in my comments). Thanks for stopping by and checking my video. I of course watched your video as reference for my patch as well! making something like this in ZOIA really does take some time, but if ZOIA had more CPU power, you could recreate a lot of these more complicated digital pedals. I really hope Empress will give us a mk2 some day. If you know those guys, plet them know ;) Keep up the great work!
@@emilyharpist2 Cool! In case you do, feel free to let me know if there are any larger bugs, or things that don't work so well. I'll try to patch it up. I just decided to finally upload the patch, before I go crazy trying to perfect it :D
Heck yeah sensitivity/threshold is one of the secret reasons (up til now) that I've used pedal envelope filters with velocity sensitive polysynths that have their own per-voice filters. It would be nice to have that in a glitch looper, and I don't already have a microcosm. I'll have to see what they're charging. This one seems to sound good. There have been a couple others that interested me but failed my "sounds good" test. Not my favorite drive here, but not the worst. I like the "headroom saturation in stereo" sound I heard though.
That reminds me, I haven't done the pedal filter thing in a hot minute. I should bring them back out. I did it too much - I was using them on piano sounds for a while, before the intervention. Well, I think they were wrong - I think I could stop at just 2 pedals next time.
I so wish Chase Bliss would put some of their algorithms into plugins. I don't want to deal with more pedals. These are some of the coolest sounds to me that you have found in pedals. The airplane one... geez.
I got mine a few days ago. I like the way it can be set to make sounds like there's a mandolin or cello following your playing, and soloing with you. Would you agree with me that the instruction manual (field guide) was really well-written?
Sorry, I'm confused a bit- from 5:45 to around 6:05 the error side of the pedal is being adjusted but the red light on the error side isn't on, as if that part of the pedal is turned off? But I'm new to CBA so I don't really know how it works!
All six knobs are adjusting parameters for both glitch and freeze. A few CB pedals have knobs that only correspond to certain sides of the effect, for example MOOD MKII but that’s not the case with Onward. I hope that’s helpful!
@@ryanworthley4555 you sure octave influences the glitch side? or size influences the sustain part? the reason why glitch works with the light off, is because the error knob is turned CW - the button itself only 'freezes' the current glitchy slice and repeats it until the new audio comes in.
@@yurijogurtsov8710 I’m sure! The size knob for freeze increases or decreases the length of the freeze buffer for the glitch side. True you can get some glitchy sounds with the freeze using the error knob though! The octave knob affects both channels. You can isolate what channels are affected by using the alt gestures though. I hope that’s helpful!
@@alexmacfarlane994it’s so you can dial in how much of the octave signal is mixed in with un-pitch shifted note. So you can mix in just a little of the octave or go for full octaves.
love my mood mkii so much but the only thing i wish it could do is more live overdubbing/reacting to my playing. seems like another $400 purchase is in order
DEFINITIVELLY A GREAT PEDAL ILL SAY BUT I DONT KNOW IT DOESNT SEEM LIKE ITS WORTHY OF HALF A GRAND WHEN SOME FREE PLUG INS OUT THERE DO THE EXACT SAME EFFECT WITH PRETTY MUCH THE SAME DINAMISM 🤔🤔
Now we need a Chase Bliss Inward.
It'd have to be a really awesome reverse delay with bitcrushing.
@@jaenerysc😮my mind can't handle that
I need Chase Bliss Squidward.
Seaward?
I want a chase bliss awkward
Thank you for making this pedal make sense. When I first saw this announced I was kinda meh about it but now maybe it’s coming across as the most useful and musical of all the glitchies.
Totally agree. This is the best demo of any chase bliss pedal I’ve seen.
I had no idea that playing dynamics were a huge part of the functionality of this pedal. Before, I thought it was completely random samples of the user. Great demo! Now I want one.
This is the best Onward review so far... It takes a real music nerd to get the best out of it, as you certainly did!
1:33 now THAT’s cool. Wish there was something like that for the drums.
This is the most fantastic pedal! Thanks for your beautiful music. It's always wonderful.
I can see this being a perfect always-on ambient pedal
from all the vids I've got the opposite impression: it needs to be carefully blended, and begs for midi control
Maybe the best pedal for your playing- so organic, such a great extension to an artist’s gesture.
FINALLY an effective demo of this pedal. Thanks!
Can’t wait to preorder the Chase Bliss Edward
Holy shit, that sounds amazing! This is definitely a harp pedal
Absolutely unreal experience in stereo. Great demo, Emily!
Agree.The part from 6:30 onward, even on my phone had some great stereo stuff
Truly excellent demo! Thank you for showing it in a musical way(and not just going bleeep blip bloop. though I suppose that is cool too).
WOW is right! As a designer, I’m SO REFRESHED at how this pedal has a strong opinion and focuses 10X in on just the kind of sound it’s good at. Every demo here was beautiful! (I think you were playing very well too. Feelin’ it!) but then it takes that narrow window of options and still lets you tweak and tune them to taste. I’m REALLY impressed by this. Someone try this pedal with accordion please; I bet it sounds otherworldly.
As an instrumentalist, I also always appreciate when something has a particular sound and OWNS it.
These chameleon pedals/synths just don’t inspire me at all. A weird pedal can get me going just like a weird guitar pickup or an odd-sounding sax neck.
@@kaitlyn__L this particular one is really hard to control in any way. and while it's focused, contrary to what Swampflux says, some of its knobs' range is also limited - SRR (and it sounds no good), Octave (just one octave up and down, could be a switch), filter (and hidden), etc.
@@yurijogurtsov8710 sure, I’m not currently looking to buy pedals so I’ve not looked into that. But ease of control is also very important to me - if a synth with four knobs and a screen sounds the same as one with 40 knobs or sliders, I’ll pay extra for the latter. But if the sound doesn’t grip me to begin with, then it’s irrelevant either way.
Emily, I bought the Cooper FX Outward when it first came out and it's been a fave; better than the Particle even. So I'd been on the fence about this one but you have pushed me over with this demo. Cheers to you.
- Harp (harmonica) Guy in Mpls.
So it's like a noise gate but only for the effect? That's so rad.
Your playing is such an effective showcase for this. Thank you for your videos. I always really enjoy them.🐈
Really appreciated that you played a longer piece! Fast edits can be cool, but the first part was nice to really to get to listen what happens.
That slow octave bounce at the end is mesmerising.. Glad its really slow modulation.. something I wanted for the Mood 2..
Hey Russ and Emily Hopkins! Happy Canada Day! Ride ride ride!
Ride ride ride!
The improv choices and tones in this demo are second to none. Absolutely gorgeous stuff. Chase Bliss has added another entry into my "I have to get this or go broke trying" category
Joel and Co. know how to make a cool pedal. This sounds amazing, so happy to have just received mine!
and like that you've written my favorite video game ost.
This video could go up on the ASMR channel! I forgot I was listening to samples got the tingles. This is a GREAT pedal :O Incredible!
mine arriving wednesday!!!!!!! havent been this excited for a pedal since Blooper came out
Gosh, I always want to improvise new elaborate melodies over the chord progressions you play 😊 thank you for leaving that room in these mixes
Maaaaaan that sound with the bouncing octave is so good!!
So so good!! Can’t wait for mine to show up this week. Chase Bliss have mastered the dynamic glitch with Onward!
Very nice ambient sounds and beautiful swells and shimmering. Good Harp, Ms. Emily...sounds killer! ❤
Emily, you “played” that pedal magnificently!
Such cool sounds! I Like the low glitchy ambient drones towords the end. Onward is amazing!
You play that harp beautifully sis!! Add in some of them crazy pedals and it all sounds like we in a dream. Love it!!!💥🙌🏾🎶🎵🙏🏾
Astounding sounds.
Was waiting for this! I love onward!
Glad i waited to watch this with headphones! What a soundscape!
Your playing makes it shine! Very beautiful.
So we're getting a whole album of this beautifulness riiight??
YES soon!!!
Best demo of this out there. Well done!
Thanks so much!
Bonkers, Harp Lady! Your demos are always so informative and interesting!
The pedal is fantastic - but your playing on the harp is gorgeous. Love you Ems 👍
How do you not have a million followers! Your music is so angelic❤
Been waiting for a good demo on this pedal
Best demo of this pedal I’ve seen. A few of those pieces were 🤌🏻
what a great pedal! thanks for making it understandable here - excellent pedal
You get really beautiful sounds out of this pedal. 🙌👍👍👏👏👏
So good
That pedal is so freaking cool - great video - can't wait to get it and try it
Best demo of this pedal! Beautiful 🙌🏼
Name change is very funny to me. May it bring you many new successes!
I normally piece together my own hardware glitch sounds out of a few pedals but the thought of latching the tempo to the Novation Mininova. 8 FX buttons read2go sounds like easy IDM for days
Wow! Another great one from Chase Bliss & and an awesome demo ❤ that shows it in a really musical context
incredible sounding
It looks like this pedal was designed for the harp. I've had my onward for a week and it's a gem with lots of instruments, but the harp is awesome with this pedal.
That Airplane sound is wild!!
This may be the demo closest to what I want to do with it. Thanks!
love octave coming in and out, to cool
This is just like the walrus fable pedal but upgraded in every way and unlocked customizability of each and every option.
Yea it goes way beyond the Fable...
wow indeed! great job!
Came here for the demo, stayed for the playing 🎧💙
I'm waiting for the Chase Bliss Untoward
ow gosh. Usually not a fan of those pedals.... butt !! this one OMG!!
Im new to your amazing channel
This demo was seriously wonderful
This thing is on the "must buy" list. Unreal.
How? How? How? That airplanes sound was just unbelievable. I am flabbergasted.
Hi! Saw your comment in my notifications (but somehow not in my comments).
Thanks for stopping by and checking my video. I of course watched your video as reference for my patch as well! making something like this in ZOIA really does take some time, but if ZOIA had more CPU power, you could recreate a lot of these more complicated digital pedals. I really hope Empress will give us a mk2 some day. If you know those guys, plet them know ;)
Keep up the great work!
HEY WHERE DID MY COMMENT GO!!! But yeah awesome work, seems really cool and captures the vibe! I kinda want to download it and do a shootout
@@emilyharpist2 Cool! In case you do, feel free to let me know if there are any larger bugs, or things that don't work so well. I'll try to patch it up. I just decided to finally upload the patch, before I go crazy trying to perfect it :D
That’s amazing. Probably worth the $400. Now I think I want one.
Heck yeah sensitivity/threshold is one of the secret reasons (up til now) that I've used pedal envelope filters with velocity sensitive polysynths that have their own per-voice filters.
It would be nice to have that in a glitch looper, and I don't already have a microcosm. I'll have to see what they're charging. This one seems to sound good. There have been a couple others that interested me but failed my "sounds good" test. Not my favorite drive here, but not the worst. I like the "headroom saturation in stereo" sound I heard though.
That reminds me, I haven't done the pedal filter thing in a hot minute. I should bring them back out. I did it too much - I was using them on piano sounds for a while, before the intervention. Well, I think they were wrong - I think I could stop at just 2 pedals next time.
I want to try this so bad with my Rhodes
Thats sounds so nice..
I so wish Chase Bliss would put some of their algorithms into plugins. I don't want to deal with more pedals. These are some of the coolest sounds to me that you have found in pedals. The airplane one... geez.
Can’t believe I got this pedal before you got to demo it. Such an amazing pedal IMO.
NEED
good stuff.
You always make these pedals sound amazing but was definitely hoping to hear it through your Moog. Great review regardless
Alright, ok, so I need this pedal too
man, i wish i had something like this in vst form
Epic! Wondering what would it sound like with a piano!
I got mine a few days ago. I like the way it can be set to make sounds like there's a mandolin or cello following your playing, and soloing with you.
Would you agree with me that the instruction manual (field guide) was really well-written?
That's so awesome!
The Chase Bliss field guides are always SO well written, and this one was really good for sure!
I’m waiting for the Burtward pedal
thanks Pedal Mommy!
Great video
Sorry, I'm confused a bit- from 5:45 to around 6:05 the error side of the pedal is being adjusted but the red light on the error side isn't on, as if that part of the pedal is turned off? But I'm new to CBA so I don't really know how it works!
All six knobs are adjusting parameters for both glitch and freeze. A few CB pedals have knobs that only correspond to certain sides of the effect, for example MOOD MKII but that’s not the case with Onward. I hope that’s helpful!
@@ryanworthley4555thank you so much for clarifying!!!
@@jaygilligan no problem!
@@ryanworthley4555 you sure octave influences the glitch side? or size influences the sustain part? the reason why glitch works with the light off, is because the error knob is turned CW - the button itself only 'freezes' the current glitchy slice and repeats it until the new audio comes in.
@@yurijogurtsov8710 I’m sure! The size knob for freeze increases or decreases the length of the freeze buffer for the glitch side. True you can get some glitchy sounds with the freeze using the error knob though! The octave knob affects both channels. You can isolate what channels are affected by using the alt gestures though. I hope that’s helpful!
when will you be releasing your signature pedal chase bliss squidward?
What are your thoughts on this pedal comared to the mood
Going to combine both pedals in your next video? 😊 Please
Darn it would be great if the octave function allowed other intervals too!
Maybe in a firmware update in the future..
@@patrickr6505I was hoping for that yeah, otherwise I’m not sure why it would be a dial and not just a switch +/- 1 oct
@@alexmacfarlane994it’s so you can dial in how much of the octave signal is mixed in with un-pitch shifted note. So you can mix in just a little of the octave or go for full octaves.
@@ryanworthley4555ah yes I was literally watching that happen 😂 I am a fool - still I want that pitch adjust!
Now they need a Wardward with an old graphic of Ward Cleaver.
Oh man, somebody needs to do Chopin Nocturnes (harp or guitar (U@ style or surf)) with this pedal and a massive reverb
Consider changing your neon sign to "Not a custom neon sign" to mimic Magritte "This is not a pipe"
I do own 4 cba beauties, but I am not sure on this one. The freeze side is great, but 470 is a lot for this, I feel like. Mhhh.
I need more money
Damn, my CD player is broken again - wait this is not coming from my CD player, is it???
Nice ❤ Maybe there’s tiny bit of Bjork vibe in this demo.
Onword yes please 🙏
That's " Radiohead in a" pedal!
there's no bands in pedals, right. no santa too
Just the intro sounds like you have scored some new video game or fantasy movie.
love my mood mkii so much but the only thing i wish it could do is more live overdubbing/reacting to my playing. seems like another $400 purchase is in order
No dub mode on Mood 2 is good for that..but of course Onward expands on it..
😍
DEFINITIVELLY A GREAT PEDAL ILL SAY BUT I DONT KNOW IT DOESNT SEEM LIKE ITS WORTHY OF HALF A GRAND WHEN SOME FREE PLUG INS OUT THERE DO THE EXACT SAME EFFECT WITH PRETTY MUCH THE SAME DINAMISM 🤔🤔
Did you get an enamel pin with yours?
Yes!!
@emilyharpist2 Cool. Mine didn't though it wasn't from the pre-order batch.
That's a nice pedal. For the most part. Too many mask the Harp's true sound and not enhance it.
Plini x Harp Lady collab when????
it literally happened and is coming soon. I can't say more right now
@@emilyharpist2 WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?????? 🤘