EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Tri-Voice Chorus Demo
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2023
- Multi-track Composition and Guitar demo of the EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Tri-Voice Chorus - thepedalzone.com/aurelius/
I want you to meet my new friend, the EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius. A super well-voiced and compact multi-mode modulation pedal featuring Vibrato, Chorus and Rotary Modes. Aurelius has just 3 control knobs, a mode toggle and a 6-position preset selector… It’s so deceptively simple that you start to question if this is actually an EarthQuaker pedal… But of course the Aurelius has a bunch of hidden EQD-tricks up its sleeve.
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Gear used:
Guitars:
Squier Jazzmaster Baritone
Squier J.Mascis Jazzmaster
Effects Pedals:
EarthQuaker Devices Aurelius Tri-Voice Chorus - thepedalzone.com/aurelius/
EarthQuaker Devices Plumes - thepedalzone.com/plumes/
KMA Machines Wurm2 Distortion - thepedalzone.com/wurm-2/
Amp Sim:
Boss IR200 Amp/Cab Simulator - thepedalzone.com/ir-200/
I really appreciate your demos because rather than just showing all the extreme and wacky sounds (that most of us will never use), you focus on settings that are actually usable in a musical context.
That's really kind of you! It's always about the music first and foremost ❤
I don't know where to start or end. That slow seasick doubler? Your playing? The fact that you wrote an entire frickin' song for a chorus pedal? The continuos work you put into every single one of your videos? This channel, YOU, are just on a another level!
Gosh! Don't know what to say.... I hope a simple THANK YOU will suffice ❤
@@thepedalzone It will ^^ Keep up the amazing work
The jam with drums was fun. More of those, please.
Thank you! Always daunting to try out something new, but I’m happy you like the result. The plan is definitely to make full band composition demos a more regular thing 😊
Great piece of music
Thank you kindly 🙏
Agreed
Those mellow jams in the middle gave me video game vibes
Awesome! My kind of vibes 👾
Outdoing yourself with that intro! Amazing as always Stefan, sounds killer.
Thank you!! Means the world to me 🙏
Holy shit, exactly what I needed. Presets and expression make this thing wild.
Yeah, pretty impressive with 6 on-board presets in such a compact thing. It’s a really great modulation pedal
This pedal is really cool. I tried one last week. I want to compare it with a few other choruses, but I love the variety of modes.
Super underrated pedal. I think it’s SO GOOD. I love how each mode lets you morph between 2-3 different sounds.
Man… I absolutely A D O R E your demos-whether you’re playing all the way through, mixing in some of your wit & charm with extremely informative assessments of the gear you’re using in the video ((and/or doing a combination of things)), I ALWAYS enjoy it, and amazed at how professionally these are all done.
Have you ever created a video on showing the best methods & best ways of using varying levels of gear?
For example:
(1) The pro level of editing and creating, combined with the high-quality gear & editing software that you use, versus…
(2) …a more DIY-centric/amateur-level situation, combined with various “standard” hardware & software (i.e. Using the camera on an iPhone to create videos, combined with video-editing software, apps, programs, etc. on an iMac)
Thank you so much, man! Can't explain how much that means to me ❤ THANK YOU!
Regarding the demo production video ideas, no, I haven't made any videos on that subject. But I honestly don't see myself as an authority on that subject. All of my knowledge has been accumulated over the years through learning by doing. I'm still a hack at most things, and don't have much in-depth insight when it comes to video and audio. All I've done is use my eyes and ears and tweaked things until it looked and sounded the way I wanted it to. But you can definitely get far with the camera in today's phones, and if you want to create then you definitely shouldn't let gear hold you back. Just start creating and seek to get 1% better at your craft every day. That will take you far much faster than you think. I believe in you!
The best presentations of music gear show the context this gear can be used with/at. This one definitely does!
Super sweet of you to say. Thank you!
The problem with your videos, Stefan, is that you make me want EVERYTHING. 😅😭🤣
I’m “sorry” 😹❤️
@@thepedalzone No you're not.🤣🤣🤣
This channel deserves more attention. Seriously dude you are a champ and an inspiration!
Oh boy! I'm blushing here. Thank you so much! ❤
Pallbearer vibes on that jam! Love it. Pedal sounds epic too!
Well that's definitely not the worst kind of vibes. Saw them live last year, and it was an immense experience. What a massive sound!
That intro song, freaking glorious! Great job!
Awww! Thank you so much ❤️
i can’t express enough how much i appreciate/LOVE your demos.
not only do you take the time to show the entry-level settings of the pedal your reviewing, you dive DEEP.
you find the potential of every pedal. you find the specific use for every pedal. you elaborate on the use of every pedal. you break down how to use the pedal, musically.
and that leads me to the most important part of your videos, YOUR MUSIC IS BEAUTIFUL. what you write to represent the true nature of any pedal you review is spot on. you are spectacular!
i appreciate you! thank you!
Gosh! I'm completely blown away by your kindness here. Wow! Thank you so much. Makes all the work that goes into making these videos totally worth it ❤
What a demo song, Stefan, hats off
Awwww! Thank you ❤️
Cult of Luna have entered the building! Aha amazing as usual Stefan.
Happy you caught the CoL reference. I think Aurelius on a crunchy baritone is the closes I’ve come to that opening chorus/flanger guitar tone in Ghost Trail 😊👍
Nice playing Stefan! Not sure I want a mono digital modulation pedal in 2023, but I am sure some people will love it.
Happy you enjoyed the tunes and tones. Means a lot to me 😊
This, like you, is amazing 🙌
Gosh, bud! Thank you so much ❤️
Soooo good at 2:50 mark. Always make the best sounding music with pedals, really enjoy them
Thank you, Jo! Your support and kindness always means so much to me ❤
stefan, this is so good once again! love the full band part of this vid especially.
Thank you so much, Fabian! Really means a lot to me ❤
Great video man! All thriller and no filler. This is my first time seeing your channel. Subscribed 🤘
Oh wow! Thanks for the sweet words. Means a ton to me. And thank you so much for subscribing! It's a pleasure to have you here ❤
Well explained! I've seen several videos already and this pedal is definitely a special one. The versatility that the builder has in mind really shines through. Great demo btw. Thanks
Cheers, man! Happy you liked the demo and that you feel like I explained it well. There's definitely more to this pedal than what meets the eye 😊
Great playing, like always. Do really like the Aurelius, it provides the warm vibrato and sort of harmonic tremolos that combines so well to create movement into the atmospheric textures I'm going for. Nice one.
Thank you! Yeah, those pulsating tremolo-like tones are some of my faves in there as well. They sound pretty unique. As you say there's a clear harmonic tremolo character to the sound due to their filter/phasery character, but at the same time its like it carries some of the nostalgia from the vibrato with it. Just sounds super dreamy and inspiring.
Always superb song writing!! Pedal’s no bad either!!
Thank you!!
Another amazing intro!
Thank you very very much!
I love the intro jam so, so much! Excellent work on the whole video, really! I also love how you use the KMA Wurm 2. I immediately switched my Wurm 1 to "KMA mode" and played around with your settings from the video. Your demos are definitely on a higher level than the rest of YT.
Thanks so much! Means the world to me. And I really dig KMA Mode on the Wurm. The tone stack is more reminiscent of a Big Muff that way. Such a versatile distortion. Much more than just chainsaw tones.
This was a treat to listen to while at work Stefan! Thank you! I would love so much to jam with you some day! Your the reason I got into pedals on my bass!! You kinda changed the way I write basslines thank you! 😊
Gosh! Thank you so much. I'm seriously humbled to hear that my weird videos have had an impact on the way you play and approach sounds.
@@thepedalzone absolutely! I’m blessed to be able to let you know how much you changed my bass playing 🙂🤘
That is one impressive chorus pedal! I was set on the Julia pedal but I think this one has swayed my mind.
It’s indeed very impressive and yet so intuitive to use. They really made a pedal here that sits perfectly between performance focus and studio experimentations
Exactly Dame for me. I love my Julia but this one is interesting
Composition is awesome dude!
Thank you so much!
Great intro tune Stefan! Another chorus, I must be slipping back to the 80’s! Wish it would make me 40 years younger too! 😎🎸
Haha! Thank you! Yeah, there's been quite a bit of chorus releases lately. It's one of my favorite modulation effects though, so I don't mind 😊
Daaaaamn! That intro jam was absolutely insane! Could listen to that over and over! That pedal is super sweet, too. Between this and the New Wave, which do you prefer?
Thank you so much! Venturing into a more full band approach for the jams is new uncharted territory for me, so I'm happy you enjoyed the first outing. Means the world to me. Regarding New Wave vs Aurelius there's no preference, only immense love for both. But if you want a dedicated analog chorus powerhouse with a lot of tweakability and customisability, then it's New Wave. If you want a plug-and-play performance focused modulator with a surprisingly wide array of different modulation sounds, then it's Aurelius.
I love that you’re using drum tracks now!!!
Thank you! It’s something I’ve wanted to do for so long. Happy I finally took the plunge 😊🤘
please release that intro song if you haven't already! its so awesome!
That’s a good idea. I’ll look into it 😊👍
After looking for a Flanger / Chorus pedal this may be my next venture. Not really into Vibrato but that could be a small bonus in this pedal, great guitar playing as usual
If flanger and chorus is what you’re looking for, then this one will definitely deliver. I’m typically not that much into flangers, but the flanger sound in this one always stays hyper musical and never gets too far into weirdo whale/laser land. You can’t pull a bad sound from this pedal
@@thepedalzone Flanger is fun for exploration but it's not all that musical in a band setting. I want hear more about the presets though
I love the pg.lost vibes
Cheers! Love that band. Even wearing their band merch in this video 😊
I watched this video Friday evening and I am watching this again on Saturday afternoon. First, I didn't realize that EZ drummer became so good :-) My last encounter with this software took place many years ago. Second, I always liked EQD pedals, plus I love the way Andy Martin (from Reverb) announces them (as "produced in "ancient city of Acron/Ohio" by both dry and wet hands..."). Ohio? Isn't it one of those fly-by states where nothing happens? Andy makes this area to be associated with X-files movie scenario. Plus I can recall number plates visible on American highways (with words "Ohio, state of potato.."- it was in mid 90's, things could change since).Third. I used to have TC Electronic Shaker Vibrato and my experience with this pedal was that as digital as it was it used to mix very well with my analog tracks. The same applies to digital Aurelius. Graphics alone make me to want to have this box and place it in the living room... :-)
Immediate post-rock vibes !
Best kind of vibes!
I love “im a dad now, let’s write some pretty lullaby soothers” Stefan As much as I love post-rock, shoegazey metal Stefan. 🎉🎉🎉
Hehe. Thank you! My daughter doesn't want to hear me play guitar, so the pretty lullabies are just for me and my shredded nerves 😂
@@thepedalzone Lol. I feel ya. Get some sleep Stefan!
Awesome video! I was wondering: How do you go about creating loops like the one in the intro. Where you can remove layers at will and incorporate a backing track? Is it just as simple as using a loop pedal? I would love to be able to do stuff like that!
Happy you liked the video! The intro composition was made on my computer in a DAW. But if you don't want to work on a computer, then in theory you could do something similar with a looper pedal. You would need a multi-track looper though. Boss, EHX and Singular Sound have some good ones.
This is the best music gear channel on UA-cam!
I wish I could post a picture of the pedalboard that Stefan has helped me build with his videos.
It looks like this:
1994 Ibanez Tubescreamer > Friedman BE/OD Deluxe > KMA Wurm 2 > Red Panda Bitmap 2 > Meris Hedra > Strymon El Capistan 2 > Source Audio Ventris > Fender Tre-Verb > Neunaber Seraphim 2 > Zoom G5 > Revv G8.
My favorite combos are the Hedra into the El Capistan, and the Wurm boosted by either of the overdrive pedals. The Strymon gives a super real and organic feel to the Hedra, takes the digital edge off of it and makes it sound like the effect is created by natural practical effects.
Any advice on maybe changing up the order of the effects chain? Or maybe recommend the perfect multi-mode digital delay or modulation to finish it off?
I'm humbled by your kindness. Thank you! Means a lot to me that you enjoy the videos, and that they have inspired you in your tone chasing. That is a really cool setup you got going. A good multi-mode delay that I'm really enjoying at the moment would be the Source Audio Ventris. So easy to use, and all of the algorithms just sound stellar.
@@thepedalzone the Ventris is my favorite, too. Every effect it does is superior. It does spring better than my Fender Tre-Verb, it does shimmer better than my Neunaber Seraphim.
@@fruitiusmaximus925 Ventris is cool, but I actually meant to write Nemesis, since it was a delay recommendation you were looking for and not a reverb. Doh! My bad :) But highly recommend Nemesis if you need a multi-mode delay. It sounds absolutely epic!
@@thepedalzone ah... Yes the Nemesis and also the Collider look like amazing pieces of gear. Can't go wrong with Source Audio.
I see you're using the IR-200! Nice, I hadn't seen you use that one in the past. That's all I use to record, and it sounds awesome when you dial in a good amp/cabinet sound of your own (the presets are pretty rough).
Indeed I am. Makes it easier to record from home when you have babies in the house 😊 I love it. Sounds awesome. I actually think the presets sound decent. My go-to sound is a very slight variation on Preset 1. That Natural amp sounds killer. A great pedal platform.
Nice demo Stefan! I wonder if EQD made this their next pedal release since a year later, you still can't get any Pyramids...
Thank you very much! I don’t think there’s any correlation between this release and the unavailability of Pyramids. It’s two extremely different products occupying two extremely different price ranges and user segments. Pyramids is a hyper experimental flanger whereas Aurelius is a super straightforward performance focused chorus. Sure, Aurelius can do a bit of Flanging and Puramids can do a bit of Chorus, but in the end it’s night and day devices. It’s a bummer if Pyramids is unavailable, but parts shortage is a real pain that affects the entire industry. Pyramids uses a much more advanced DSP platform than Aurelius.
Wow those drums sound great - i also have that pack. Did you tune that snaredrum or just the kick , if you remember :) ?
I haven't done any tweaking. Just loaded up one of the kits and picked a groove, and off I went. The post-metal pack just sounds immense
Yeah, I think this pedal is going to change Julia sales for sure.
Maybe. If you want a super intuitive multi-mode modulator with presets, then Aurelius is definitely hard to beat
Love your stuff.
Do you ever find EQD pedals to be "slow"? Idk how to describe it but once I switched back to tube amps from my jc-120, I realized some of my EQD pedals didn't really place nice w/ my amp. I attributed it to their pedals being digital. I noticed this especially when comparing their Aqueduct vibrato pedal with the Boss Vb-2-it was really apparent. That's the only thing that's holding me back from getting this one. (full disclosure: i'm running thru an Orange Ad-30, which does not have an FX loop and doesn't lend itself to pedals very well in general).
Slow? Are you referring to pre-delay? If that's the case, then sure, Aqueduct has a bit of latency/pre-delay. Vibrato is made by completely removing your core dry sound and replacing it with a slightly offset LFO modulated version of your tone, so basically a very very short modulated delay. The amount of pre-delay all comes down to the chipset used, as some come with certain limitations there. Aqueduct uses the FV-1 Spin Chip whereas VB-2 i using a Bucket Brigade chip (an MN3207 if I remember correctly). The Bucket Brigade chip does have a slightly more immediate feel since its pre-delay is shorter. Whether the pre-delay on Aqueduct is annoying to someone all comes down to how you play. It's not something that's bothers me, since I play fairly slow stuff. But I can see if you play faster and very rhythmically precise stuff, then a slight delay offset can become annoying in the long run.
@@thepedalzone Wow that's really interesting! I like EQD pedals, I just didn't really know how to articulate what I was hearing or feeling when playing the two compared. Thanks so much for the detailed reply! That makes so much sense. I'm really interested in learning more in-depth about this type of stuff!
Very cool video. 👍👍 What drum software are you using?
Thank you! I’m using Ezdrummer 3 and their Post-Metal expansion pack in this demo
One thing really puzzled m. The descrpition says you ar using EQD Plumes/KMA distortion, the video shows EQD Reaper and OBNE. Which pedals were actually used?
Must be something wrong with the card links in the video. It is indeed EQD Plumes and KMA Wurm2 that were used in the demo 🤘
Will I wish I had the Boss CE-2W after playing this for a few weeks or will the Aurelius satisfy my needs??? I'm torn between a tried a true Chorus, and one that hybrids the voicing like the Aurelius.
That is impossible to answer. They both live in the Chorus realm, but are extremely different. Both excel at delivering great modulation tones in a straight forward user interface though. Hope you get to try them side by side, so you can let your own ears make a qualified decision.
Is this a new pedal from the ED? I don’t really remember seeing it
Yes, it's a new EarthQuaker Devices pedal.
This will be a good pair for my Julianna.
Definitely!
Is it analog? Thanks for the great music😊
It’s digital. Happy you enjoyed the tunes 🙏
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Great playing and wonderful review! I blame you for reigniting my GAS 😈
Thank you very much! ... and, I'm "sorry" 😂
I guess you gotta be stoic when all your thoughts swirl around in your head like a syrupy haze
Nice one! 👏
I feel like this was the debut of the band Vampire Walrus. Dark… brooding…
Hahaha! Awesome band name!! 😂🤘
@@thepedalzone vampire walrus is all yours. I think it can exist within the pedal zone!
9:43 😄
I was impressed 😹
@@thepedalzone I was rooting for ya! 😉
man i straight up just skipped through the pedal explanation to hear more of ya playing on this one 😭🫡
Happy you enjoyed the tunes and tones. Nobody wants to hear me yap away anyway 😂❤