Great tutorial. I was on the fence of getting this pedal know I’m torn between the Movall Falling Star (delay) and the M-vave Mini Universe (reverb). Might even end up getting both. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
The design has changed on the unit I received recently. The on/off button is different - four contacts, only two being used I think, and putting a resistor across the contacts didn't work. So, there is still a slight 'pop' switching on and off. It is possible to avoid the pop by turning down the mix to minimum - or just leave it on and use the mix to remove the reverb
The problem is not really the knobs but those plastic shafts of the potentiometers. Quite a few cheapo pedals are coming with them now (like Irin pedals, among others).
Have you ever used the Hologram Microcosm pedal? One thing I would like to do is have the ability to create an output that sends a clean signal, so that I have a stereo signal with one channel clean and the other with an effect. Currently I achieve this by splitting the signal at the source and putting it on two different channels of the mixer. But it would be much more convenient to have it on the pedal directly
I am glad it helped mate! If you will have any issue, just let me know! On the future I will try to change Knobs and Footswitch, as they are really poor. I am thinking on a project of recasing to be honest! But nothing guaranteed for a while... In Italy is not that easy to get spare parts!
I have a mini universe that has the pop, but it has a different PC board and a switch with four pins. I need to find a fix for it. Is there a continuity check that would confirm which way to place resistors?
I just got my MU for testing for vocals.. I noted that when the unit is doing the cloud or bloom, there is a very low "ssss" background from the processing that I don't find on the higher end BOSS and Zoom pedals.. Just fyi on this.
Just got one of these from Aliexpress....and well, the good news is mine doesn't have any pop - the switch seems to have been upgraded by the manufacturer to a soft touch switch (with no click or pop to it). My guess is they've heard the complaints about the cheap pedal and rectified its known annoying trait. Great sounding pedal for cheap as chips money. The pots seem a bit flimsy though but for £19 I can't really complain I'd expect this pedal do last years as long as i'm not heavy handed with the pots or stomp on them...great sounding bargain pedal.
@@RiffsRigs I bought it thinking it will have the loud pop but as I'm using it with an AC30 with no reverb, so it'd be an always on pedal anyway! So I wouldn't be troubled with the noise of switching it on/off...but it turned out better than I hoped with them doing the switch upgrade from stock. Its like a mini Strymon big sky for cheap money.
I think this is fantastic! Coming from another “acoustic” tone chaser on a budget! Can I ask if someone didn’t want to mod the pedal, would a simple A/B/Y pedal, hide the mini universes, shortcomings with button noise? Thank you! 🇨🇦👍🏻🤔
Sure! It could solve, including the cut on the signal that it has for some miliseconds! I am thinking on doing a recasing of the pedal and maybe making a double pedal... let's see if it works!
seems like powering these with their own supply like using a 9V battery fixes the popping problem, so for people who are hesitating to buy it don't worry! its still very worth the price
Luckily I don't have the popping switch on my Mini Universe. I use USB to power it so maybe that's why. My Mini FX pops even on usb power. If I spam the switch after I hook up my pedal chain sometimes that gets rid of it though.
I need something like this for my EHX Small Clone. Could you be more specific about what these resistors connect to so it can be applied to other pedals please? Thanks for the video!
Hey mate... I don't know if I am the most indicated person to answer you precisely, as I saw this solution on several forums, but anyway I can tell you what I have in terms of info: the Pop on the Mini U happens because when the footswitch is engaged, the 9V input circuit inserts a peak of Voltage caused by some mistake of project. What this additional resistance makes is the attenuation of this peak when engaged the footswitch, connected to the 9V power bus. I hope it can help you! 🎛️🔥
Hello, nice to greet you, I wanted to ask you the following question since I find myself in a problem, I bought a mini universe pedal from m-vave, these come with a factory problem of popping when turning them on, I saw several interter videos where it is possible solve it by installing 2 of 220k resistors in parallel on the board, the problem is that when I open it I find that the board is different from the comparison of the reference videos that I saw (I attach photos) could someone help and tell me what to do? I don't know where to solder them now, thank you very much in advance.
Pretty sure you can run it through the 5v USB-c jack and it won't pop nor will it have the high pitched whining that a lot of people have. I used a Samsung cell phone charger to power mine and it worked great.
You did give a thorough description on How To ( but ) - I'm not going thru All That Trouble . . . I will just Purchase a Pedal thats been "Made Better" in the 1st place.
It makes sense mate, but I still didn't find a budget option (even on the range of 100 bucks) with so beautiful algorithm as this one. I will try a Brazilian one called Genesis on the next weeks!! All the best to you! 🎛️🔥
It works, but if it will not be isolated it can introduce a high pitch whinning or noise, as all digital pedals when mixed with analogic ones! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
Same problem, soldering a 1/8w 220k resistor to 2 of the bottom feet but it doesn’t work😢 Does anyone figure out how to deal with the 4 feet version? Thanks.
There is no polarity to the resistors so it’s going to the bottom of the switch which is grounding the residual voltage on and off the switch the hi pitched noise is ac in the dc circuit officials the power supply chain that you could use a capacitor to filter out but it would be much easier and better to use an isolated transformer or usb my opinion
It's alive !! Total success. I got this one for 40$ on Amazon. Made a complaint to seller, and got credited, so it's a freebie. I purchased another, but the one at $70 from a different seller, and it does not have the same issues. Now have one for both rigs !! BONUS. Many thanks for this fix.
They are now selling the second version of the mini universe, they fixed the clicking problem, the new version has significantly redesigned the board and removed the true bypass
Hey mate... unfortunately on the adds it is not visible. The only way to know it is by the colour of the packaging box. The same happened to the Tank G V1 and V2. But really soon only the V2 will be available for sale.
@@RiffsRigs thanks man! 👍👍👍 Btw i like the most is the shimmer mode. Haven't bought one lol just borrowed from a friend. Maybe next i will buy one . Since its cheap and only downside to this pedal is it has no tails. Maybe a little mod wont hurt lol. Thanks again
My Marshall DSL channel footswitch also pops, it has done that like forever and it seems they all do it, or at least most of them. Would this fix also apply to a simple footswitch or another fx pedal ? or just for this M-Vave mini Universe? I ordered it today btw, at nice discount, also ordered 20 of those 1W 220K resistors with it, lol.... I hope it works if mine has that loud pop too. Will let you know.
It depends mate... this one was basically a design issue which was bleeding a high tension peak from the 9V circuit when the footswitch was engaged... in this way, the resistors bleeded this peak! If the cause of the Marshall will be the same, it can solve!
@@RiffsRigs Thanks for the reply. I don't think there even are resistors or caps in the Marshall switch, or maybe just 1 or 2, so it would be something on the amp side of things. But apparently it's a common issue, it's not that loud either, my lil brother owns a couple of Marshalls (and other amps), he's looking at (and for) vintage guitars and amps and gear almost all day and every day, he said no worries, don't let it bother you, just get used to it.
@@RiffsRigs Thank you. I have tried to Contact M-VAVE several times on email and on Facebook groups, but they do not reply. Its so frustrating to have a good pedal and this little thing kills the joy. Im sure there is a way to solder this😞
HELP! Mine mini universe has only 4 feet on the back rather than 9, how should I solder the resistors? I’ve tried 1/4w 220k resistors on every two feet but it doesn’t even lower the popping sound😭
Hi mate! I would need to measure the contacts at the new circuit! I am so sorry about that but I can't help now... I will try to research a little and if I will discover how to solve it, I will be back to you! Sorry for that! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
I have used 1/4W 220k resistors and copied the soldering points you showed on this video. When I engage the pedal the volume of pedal was super low. You can't even hear the effect and the guitar. Is there any reason behind it. Is it because the resistor I used is 1/4W? instead of 1W?
Yea. It's MUCH easier to just run the pedal using a 5v cell phone charger. It gets rid of the popping and the high pitched whining noise that some people have. Everybody has a USB-C charger...well, except IPhone users lol. Just use a phone charger and forget all of this stuff. For the people who don't have a soldering iron and the ones who do, this is a MUCH EASIER fix.
I am actually in the middle of doing this mod because using the USB-C charging input DID NOT get rid of the huge pop/click when activating the pedal, however it DID remove the whining noise.
Thanks a lot mate! I am working on more projects like this! This week I will release a review of the Pure Sky (Timmy Clone) and later I will do the JSA MOD on it! 🎛️🔥
great mod! Will that work on the Mary cries by PRS because it is a fabulous peddle but man does it explode when I click it! I really would like to use it as a boost pedal but this is a deal killer for me.
If the issue of the pop is because of a peak of voltage, for sure it solves! I think it is worth the try! Just be sure to do not overheat your circuit board when soldering it! You can damage your pedal!
Vim do passado pra avisar você do futuro que 1 resistor 1/8w 220K funciona. O benefício é que ele é menor e só um mesmo, ao invés de 2 (1/4 + 1/4 W), não precisa soldar o do meio, apenas as soldas laterais. A fabricante já vem corrigindo esse problema também. Infelizmente, o meu veio com o barulho, mas corrigi.
@@RiffsRigs Thanks for the response. Is there a way to know which pads are the ones I need to connect to? Also, do I have to use two resisters like you did in the video, or could I just use one with a higher value?
Promessa é dívida... e você pagou! Muito bom, vou fazer no meu. Só uma coisa... você acredita que é mesmo necessário 1W de dissipação? Será que resistores de 1/2 ou até 1/4 de Watt não resolveriam, considerando que o sinal que passa por ali deve ser bem fraco?
Fala Silvio! Eu vi pessoas usando resistor de 1M, mas sempre 1W. Não testei com menos pq ja tinha esses resistores aqui (são os mesmos que uso pra fazer circuito de treble bleed). Entretanto, vi pessoas reclamando nos foruns que mesmo com os resistores de 1W o pop não saiu. Pode ser má execução na solda né! O ideal é testar mesmo! A solução é bem tranquilinha e não corre risco de machucar o pedal se não sobreaquecer a placa! Espero que ajude!!! 💪🏻
@@RiffsRigs Fiz aqui, com resistores de 1/4 W, o pop foi embora. Mas acabei descobrindo que realmente não gostei mesmo do pedal... muito ruidoso, muito sensível à fonte de energia e imagino também que sofra um pouco com interferência. Mas o que mais me incomoda mesmo é que todos os modos são altamente modulados. Eu imaginava que os mais simples (spring, room) fossem mais diretos, mas também são levemente modulados. Muito bom para quem quer fazer ambiência, o que não é o meu caso. Vou pegar algo mais simples mesmo
@@silvioalvim Exatamente! Eu comento sobre essa modulacao em excesso no review que eu fiz do ALABS Cetus! Se tivesse dentro de um dos 3 parametros como secar 100% a modulacao, esse pedal seria melhor ainda! Se quer uma modulacao mais direta ao ponto, por um preco bem legal, te sugiro o Flamma. Tanto o mini quanto o grande sao fenomenais!
I did this mod and it works!! However, my particular Mini Universe pedal needs to be shut down and then rebooted every time otherwise it doesn't work. Ah, well...
That's strange mate... this was happening on the beginning, before I did the mod. Maybe try switching the resistors and resoldering it... hope it helps! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs The AliExpress one is not marked well but the Amazon one is BUT... you have to buy 100 of them. lol I understand why but I really don't know what I'd do with the other 98 that won't use. Ha ha!
Another mod that you can do is to break the narrow trace between the top and middle pins - this completely mutes the pedal when switched off (it doesn't pass the original dry signal). I find this useful when using many pedals in parallel (with a splitter / mixer) to avoid phasing issues between dry signals coming through multiple pedals.
Or you can just use a cell phone charger to power it through the USB-C port. It gets rid of ALL of the issues with this pedal and you don't have modify and possibly destroy your pedal this way. I argued with the seller for over 30 days trying to get a refund and they refused. Wanted me to pay $55 to ship it back to China just to get a $25 refund. Didn't matter how many times I explained that to the seller. They insisted I pay return shipping on a defective pedal 🤦 So I escalated it to PayPal and explained the shipping price issue to them. They said they completely understood and I shouldn't have to pay shipping for that. So they offered me a voucher for the cost of the pedal and I didn't have to return it. I gladly accepted it. It wasn't cash but more like a coupon for $27.xx that i could use on any PayPal purchase. It was only after they did that when I realized it works PERFECT using a 5v cell phone charger instead of a pedal power supply or battery.
Strange strange... never saw it before. Anyway, some of those have this issue of constant hum, which can be solved with two capacitors added in Parallel between the 9V Circuit and the Board! Maybe try resoldering it first mate! I hope it helps! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
Hey mate... I didn't notice any volume drop on mine... as you can hear on the trial that I did. Which values of resistors did you use? Check also the soldering if it is ok... I hope it will help!
@@RiffsRigs Mine also has volume drop, i used 1/4W Metal Film Resistors 0.25 Watt 1% Tolerance Resistance: 2.2K ohm, i am going to retry 1/4W Metal Film Resistors 0.25 Watt 1% Tolerance Resistance: 1M ohm
Mine i fixed the trails of it... by using the fx loop pedal as activator ( fx loop send to mvave IN.. guitar to fx loop IN) Then not routing the out of mvave to return of fx loop. Instead make a PARALLEL route out.. out of mvave to B of ABY ped out of fx loop ped to A of ABY ped then combining the route to C of ABY out to ur amp ( ABY is on A&B mode always for the continous signal flow for the trails) ... Mvave always stay ON Just activate it using the fx loop switching signal It fix the trails . And i hear no popping for initial try .( even ON OFF of mvave itself) but will observe more on higher vol about the popping.. but 100% it fixed the trails.. But takes additional pedals for it.. but for me its worth it..
For sure it works... I take out from my guitar exactly like that, but some of the mini U's have REALLY hard knobs to remove! Anyway it is an awesome tip! 🎛️🔥
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Mine arrived today.
No POP!!, straight out of the box!
So M-VAVE is watching this channel as well ! 😉
They promised to solve it and they did it! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
Where did you order from? If you don't mind.
Would prefer to get a new version if the pop issue was from old versions
We need more videos like this to fix some affordable pedals with little "troubles" ! Cheers !
Thanks for your feedback mate!!!
Thank you! I soldered the two resistors, and it fixed the noise! Not even the separate 9V power supply solved the problem. Greetings from Argentina!
I am glad it worked mate!!! 🎛️🔥
saludos amigo
ch, de cuanto ohms son las resitencias??
De achterkant is anders
@@RiffsRigs what is the required resistor value?
I just took this off my board because of the pop. Will be doing this when the resistors arrive! thanks.
You are more than welcome mate! Glad to know it helped! 🎛️🔥
Great tutorial. I was on the fence of getting this pedal know I’m torn between the Movall Falling Star (delay) and the M-vave Mini Universe (reverb). Might even end up getting both. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
Works like a charm. Now I can explore the mini-verse without the big POP!
Awesome!! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
Time to bust out the Weller (the soldering station, not the whisky)! 👍👍
Hands on! 💪🏻🔥🎛️
Why not both?
But definitely after the tools are put away.
@@mikemilem4354 If you go whiskey first, it makes the project more fun/challenging!
@@mriconoclast13 for the steady hands
You’re the guy I wish I had as a friend, thanks for this fix, modding these metal boxes is fun
Lots to come soon mate! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs Cheers!
Top!!! Parabéns irmão, o canal ta foda!!! Sou fã!!!!
Valeu Willian!!!
The design has changed on the unit I received recently. The on/off button is different - four contacts, only two being used I think, and putting a resistor across the contacts didn't work. So, there is still a slight 'pop' switching on and off. It is possible to avoid the pop by turning down the mix to minimum - or just leave it on and use the mix to remove the reverb
I am trying to get a new one to do some tests and try to come to a solution for the pop on this new version mate!
@@RiffsRigs any news? I got a different one as well and I don't know what to do
The problem is not really the knobs but those plastic shafts of the potentiometers. Quite a few cheapo pedals are coming with them now (like Irin pedals, among others).
great video. Please note that 1/8W resistors will work there just fine and be considerably smaller.
It is true! I used those ones as they are the ones I use for Treble Bleed circuits. I believe some people will have them at home.
@@RiffsRigs I just did the mod and it works great. The resistors cause no change in tone (yay!) and the pop is gone!
@@matrix12xgreat to hear it mate!! Enjoy your new "popless" pedal! 🎛️🔥
1/8W and 220K? Thanks
@@aguesk yep
Have you ever used the Hologram Microcosm pedal? One thing I would like to do is have the ability to create an output that sends a clean signal, so that I have a stereo signal with one channel clean and the other with an effect. Currently I achieve this by splitting the signal at the source and putting it on two different channels of the mixer. But it would be much more convenient to have it on the pedal directly
Hey mate! Unfortunately no! But I am starting to study those more complex mods... I hope to bring this here at the channel in the future! Cheers!
Brilliant, thankyou. Does the sound still drop out a bit when you engage the pedal? It sounds like it does at 3:30.
It still has the gap, as this is a problem on the algorithm, but it is much better than the POP! hehehe!
@@RiffsRigs that's a shame, and somewhat spoils what is a great sounding pedal otherwise. Thanks for the video though, I will give it a go.
I am glad it helped mate! If you will have any issue, just let me know!
On the future I will try to change Knobs and Footswitch, as they are really poor. I am thinking on a project of recasing to be honest! But nothing guaranteed for a while... In Italy is not that easy to get spare parts!
I've thought about replacing the footswitch too. It is really cheap & clicky.
@@RiffsRigs will 360k resitors work? I have some in, but not 220k.
I have a mini universe that has the pop, but it has a different PC board and a switch with four pins. I need to find a fix for it. Is there a continuity check that would confirm which way to place resistors?
I just got my MU for testing for vocals.. I noted that when the unit is doing the cloud or bloom, there is a very low "ssss" background from the processing that I don't find on the higher end BOSS and Zoom pedals.. Just fyi on this.
Just got one of these from Aliexpress....and well, the good news is mine doesn't have any pop - the switch seems to have been upgraded by the manufacturer to a soft touch switch (with no click or pop to it). My guess is they've heard the complaints about the cheap pedal and rectified its known annoying trait. Great sounding pedal for cheap as chips money. The pots seem a bit flimsy though but for £19 I can't really complain I'd expect this pedal do last years as long as i'm not heavy handed with the pots or stomp on them...great sounding bargain pedal.
That's pretty cool!! Soft clicking is even better!!! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs I bought it thinking it will have the loud pop but as I'm using it with an AC30 with no reverb, so it'd be an always on pedal anyway! So I wouldn't be troubled with the noise of switching it on/off...but it turned out better than I hoped with them doing the switch upgrade from stock. Its like a mini Strymon big sky for cheap money.
I think this is fantastic! Coming from another “acoustic” tone chaser on a budget! Can I ask if someone didn’t want to mod the pedal, would a simple A/B/Y pedal, hide the mini universes, shortcomings with button noise? Thank you! 🇨🇦👍🏻🤔
Sure! It could solve, including the cut on the signal that it has for some miliseconds! I am thinking on doing a recasing of the pedal and maybe making a double pedal... let's see if it works!
What 3 pins did they solder to? I’ve got the same issue but on a different pedal? Thanks. Great video.
Hey mate it is connecting one resistor to each neutral pole of the 3PDT. It works as a noise bleed! Cheers!
@@RiffsRigs neutral on the 9v side of the switch?
seems like powering these with their own supply like using a 9V battery fixes the popping problem, so for people who are hesitating to buy it don't worry! its still very worth the price
For sure it is!!
Luckily I don't have the popping switch on my Mini Universe. I use USB to power it so maybe that's why. My Mini FX pops even on usb power. If I spam the switch after I hook up my pedal chain sometimes that gets rid of it though.
I need something like this for my EHX Small Clone.
Could you be more specific about what these resistors connect to so it can be applied to other pedals please? Thanks for the video!
Hey mate... I don't know if I am the most indicated person to answer you precisely, as I saw this solution on several forums, but anyway I can tell you what I have in terms of info: the Pop on the Mini U happens because when the footswitch is engaged, the 9V input circuit inserts a peak of Voltage caused by some mistake of project. What this additional resistance makes is the attenuation of this peak when engaged the footswitch, connected to the 9V power bus. I hope it can help you! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs thank you :D
Very much a help!
hi great tutorial! im curious wouldn't that mod affect the tone?
Zero effects on tone mate! It is only a signal bleed which connects to the power circuit! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
Hello, nice to greet you, I wanted to ask you the following question since I find myself in a problem, I bought a mini universe pedal from m-vave, these come with a factory problem of popping when turning them on, I saw several interter videos where it is possible solve it by installing 2 of 220k resistors in parallel on the board, the problem is that when I open it I find that the board is different from the comparison of the reference videos that I saw (I attach photos) could someone help and tell me what to do? I don't know where to solder them now, thank you very much in advance.
Explosion scene got me 😂👍
What about the hissing that is constant as long as the pedal is on?
Pretty sure you can run it through the 5v USB-c jack and it won't pop nor will it have the high pitched whining that a lot of people have. I used a Samsung cell phone charger to power mine and it worked great.
Unfortunately mine still pops through 5v USB.
You did give a thorough description on How To ( but ) - I'm not going thru All That Trouble . . . I will just Purchase a Pedal thats been "Made Better" in the 1st place.
It makes sense mate, but I still didn't find a budget option (even on the range of 100 bucks) with so beautiful algorithm as this one. I will try a Brazilian one called Genesis on the next weeks!! All the best to you! 🎛️🔥
Have you guys tried the ALABS Cetus?
@@EXSENTRIXthere is a review here at the channel!! I bought after I saw it here! It is awesome, specially in Stereo!!!
Will it work with a power strip supply that powers all pedals or do I still have to get a separate power?
It works, but if it will not be isolated it can introduce a high pitch whinning or noise, as all digital pedals when mixed with analogic ones! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
Damn, if I knew this before I wouldn't give mine away! Time to buy another one!
I can give you a link 😬
Just run it on a cell phone charger through the USB port. No popping and no extra, uneeded noise doing it that way.
when i open my m vave the switch is only have 4 feet only how to put the resistor?
Is it the Mini Universe Reverb or the Elemental Delay?
@@RiffsRigs i have the same thing, it’s the mini universe
Same problem, soldering a 1/8w 220k resistor to 2 of the bottom feet but it doesn’t work😢
Does anyone figure out how to deal with the 4 feet version? Thanks.
Update : I’ve tried 1/4w 220k resistor on every two feet and it doesn’t even lower the popping sound😭
What is the resistor value?
Thank you
Did you also solve the small delay when the pedal is engaged?
Unfortunately no... there is still the milliseconds gap!
There is no polarity to the resistors so it’s going to the bottom of the switch which is grounding the residual voltage on and off the switch the hi pitched noise is ac in the dc circuit officials the power supply chain that you could use a capacitor to filter out but it would be much easier and better to use an isolated transformer or usb my opinion
Anyone got a link to buy the pedal with the resistors already included? I am paranoid about taking mine apart lol.
Hey mate! Here you have it: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCzZeob! Light blue box is the V2!
I'm operating on mine tonite. I'll let you know how it goes. I had to buy a lot of 200 resistors though. Glad they are cheap as hell.
Lots of treble bleed to do with them mate! HAHAHA 🎛️🔥
It's alive !! Total success. I got this one for 40$ on Amazon. Made a complaint to seller, and got credited, so it's a freebie. I purchased another, but the one at $70 from a different seller, and it does not have the same issues. Now have one for both rigs !! BONUS. Many thanks for this fix.
@@pdwcustomsAwesome!!! 🎛️🔥
It took me a little longer than I thought it would, but it worked. Thank you!
I am glad it worked mate! 🎛️🔥
is it also effective to on M-vave mini reverb pedal? they have the same issue. thank you.
It is worth trying!
They are now selling the second version of the mini universe, they fixed the clicking problem, the new version has significantly redesigned the board and removed the true bypass
That's awesome! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs I bought the pedal a week ago, this is version 2 with fixes
@@spaceman0110 where did u bought it?
How can you tell the difference between version 1 and version 2 when buying? The listings all look the same. Thanks!
Hey mate... unfortunately on the adds it is not visible. The only way to know it is by the colour of the packaging box. The same happened to the Tank G V1 and V2. But really soon only the V2 will be available for sale.
Great pedal! Does it exactly have to be 1W resistor? Or will 1/4 W suffice?
I saw some cases in which it worked mate! Worth trying it! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs thanks man! 👍👍👍 Btw i like the most is the shimmer mode. Haven't bought one lol just borrowed from a friend. Maybe next i will buy one . Since its cheap and only downside to this pedal is it has no tails. Maybe a little mod wont hurt lol. Thanks again
My Marshall DSL channel footswitch also pops, it has done that like forever and it seems they all do it, or at least most of them. Would this fix also apply to a simple footswitch or another fx pedal ? or just for this M-Vave mini Universe? I ordered it today btw, at nice discount, also ordered 20 of those 1W 220K resistors with it, lol.... I hope it works if mine has that loud pop too. Will let you know.
It depends mate... this one was basically a design issue which was bleeding a high tension peak from the 9V circuit when the footswitch was engaged... in this way, the resistors bleeded this peak! If the cause of the Marshall will be the same, it can solve!
@@RiffsRigs Thanks for the reply. I don't think there even are resistors or caps in the Marshall switch, or maybe just 1 or 2, so it would be something on the amp side of things. But apparently it's a common issue, it's not that loud either, my lil brother owns a couple of Marshalls (and other amps), he's looking at (and for) vintage guitars and amps and gear almost all day and every day, he said no worries, don't let it bother you, just get used to it.
HELP. My new pedal has 4 solder points on the PCB board. Not 9 as in this video. Any suggestions to fix this with soldering? Than you. 🤩🎼
Trying to find a pedal of this new model to investigate how to solve it mate... for a while... no solution! Sorry!
@@RiffsRigs Thank you. I have tried to Contact M-VAVE several times on email and on Facebook groups, but they do not reply. Its so frustrating to have a good pedal and this little thing kills the joy. Im sure there is a way to solder this😞
HELP!
Mine mini universe has only 4 feet on the back rather than 9, how should I solder the resistors?
I’ve tried 1/4w 220k resistors on every two feet but it doesn’t even lower the popping sound😭
Hi mate! I would need to measure the contacts at the new circuit! I am so sorry about that but I can't help now... I will try to research a little and if I will discover how to solve it, I will be back to you! Sorry for that! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
Any news? I have the same model🤩
Great solution...Thank you
You are welcome mate!! 🎛️🔥
I have used 1/4W 220k resistors and copied the soldering points you showed on this video.
When I engage the pedal the volume of pedal was super low. You can't even hear the effect and the guitar. Is there any reason behind it. Is it because the resistor I used is 1/4W? instead of 1W?
I did a quick redo. I changed it to 150ohms/1w resistor works greats the volume suck is no longer there.
Yea. It's MUCH easier to just run the pedal using a 5v cell phone charger. It gets rid of the popping and the high pitched whining noise that some people have.
Everybody has a USB-C charger...well, except IPhone users lol.
Just use a phone charger and forget all of this stuff. For the people who don't have a soldering iron and the ones who do, this is a MUCH EASIER fix.
I am actually in the middle of doing this mod because using the USB-C charging input DID NOT get rid of the huge pop/click when activating the pedal, however it DID remove the whining noise.
Make more vids like this. Taking cheap pedals and modding them to be competitive to $100 ones.
Thanks a lot mate! I am working on more projects like this! This week I will release a review of the Pure Sky (Timmy Clone) and later I will do the JSA MOD on it! 🎛️🔥
great mod! Will that work on the Mary cries by PRS because it is a fabulous peddle but man does it explode when I click it! I really would like to use it as a boost pedal but this is a deal killer for me.
If the issue of the pop is because of a peak of voltage, for sure it solves! I think it is worth the try! Just be sure to do not overheat your circuit board when soldering it! You can damage your pedal!
can this be done on other pedals that has pop sound when pressing on and off
If the issue is a Voltage peak, for sure you can! :)
Excellent information!!! Thanks
Is there anyway you can mod the trails of this effects?
Not that I know mate... as it is true bypass and not buffer bypass...
Vim do passado pra avisar você do futuro que 1 resistor 1/8w 220K funciona. O benefício é que ele é menor e só um mesmo, ao invés de 2 (1/4 + 1/4 W), não precisa soldar o do meio, apenas as soldas laterais. A fabricante já vem corrigindo esse problema também. Infelizmente, o meu veio com o barulho, mas corrigi.
Obrigado viajante do tempo! Notas de projeto corrigidas! 😎 Hasta la vista baby! 🎛️🔥
Mine doesn't pop. In fact it doesn't make any sort of sound at all. It's stopped working!
Ouuuuuch mate! Mine is still surviving after 3 months!
its a Great pedal !......anyone know how to leave "Tails On" instead of off with the footswitch ?
It is a little bit more complex project, but If I will get to it, for sure there will be video here! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
This is a huge help man! Sadly, i sold mine a few months ago. I might consider buying again if I have the money hahahaha
I'll link your video on my facebook post this will definitely help a lot of musician friends.
Thanks a lot mate! It is still time to buy another piece! Aliexpress is in sale from 15th to 19th! 🔥🎛️
does that work with the demonfx ghost echo and the demonxf 66 as well ? the pedals have the same issue. Thx mate
It is worth trying it out! If the root cause of the issue will be a peak of tension when the footswitch is engaged, it for sure works!
@@RiffsRigs thank you for the help man!
I'll give this a go. I had already tried 1M resistors between input/output and ground but that didn't work.
This one for sure will! Trust me! =)
Received mine today. Have it on a power bank. And not in chain with anything else. 'have no popping sound when activate. So maybe they fixed it...
They solved in the new ones! 🎛️🔥
This worked perfectly, thanks!
I am glad mate! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
What value resisters???
I have used two resistors of 1W 220K! Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
My Mosky CH Vibe pops like hell. Would this mod work for that too?
It is worth the try! I don't have ir here, but some colleagues asked the same! I think there is no harm! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs Thanks for the response. Is there a way to know which pads are the ones I need to connect to? Also, do I have to use two resisters like you did in the video, or could I just use one with a higher value?
Can I do this mod with a 2.2 mega ohm resistor?
I think so! saw many people doing with higher values! I think it is worth the try! 🎛️🔥
@RiffsRigs I also have a M-vave mini amp pedal. Do you think this trick applies too?
@RiffsRigs uses a 510K resistor turns out to work very well to eliminate mini universe explosions. Thank you, buddy
@@hafizhnav Probably yes! If the issue is the same peak of tension that the power circuit injects when the 3PDT is engaged, for sure yes!
@RiffsRigs is the way the same? By adding a resistor to the switch component leg like in a mini universe?
Can I try this for “pop”in mosky effect ?
It is worthy trying it, but not all the cases of Pop are generated by the same reason...Cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
Promessa é dívida... e você pagou! Muito bom, vou fazer no meu. Só uma coisa... você acredita que é mesmo necessário 1W de dissipação? Será que resistores de 1/2 ou até 1/4 de Watt não resolveriam, considerando que o sinal que passa por ali deve ser bem fraco?
Fala Silvio! Eu vi pessoas usando resistor de 1M, mas sempre 1W. Não testei com menos pq ja tinha esses resistores aqui (são os mesmos que uso pra fazer circuito de treble bleed). Entretanto, vi pessoas reclamando nos foruns que mesmo com os resistores de 1W o pop não saiu. Pode ser má execução na solda né! O ideal é testar mesmo! A solução é bem tranquilinha e não corre risco de machucar o pedal se não sobreaquecer a placa! Espero que ajude!!! 💪🏻
@@RiffsRigs Fiz aqui, com resistores de 1/4 W, o pop foi embora. Mas acabei descobrindo que realmente não gostei mesmo do pedal... muito ruidoso, muito sensível à fonte de energia e imagino também que sofra um pouco com interferência. Mas o que mais me incomoda mesmo é que todos os modos são altamente modulados. Eu imaginava que os mais simples (spring, room) fossem mais diretos, mas também são levemente modulados. Muito bom para quem quer fazer ambiência, o que não é o meu caso. Vou pegar algo mais simples mesmo
@@silvioalvim Exatamente! Eu comento sobre essa modulacao em excesso no review que eu fiz do ALABS Cetus! Se tivesse dentro de um dos 3 parametros como secar 100% a modulacao, esse pedal seria melhor ainda! Se quer uma modulacao mais direta ao ponto, por um preco bem legal, te sugiro o Flamma. Tanto o mini quanto o grande sao fenomenais!
Tu é brasileiro, irmão? Esse sotaque entrega ❤
Sim senhor! 🙌🏻
Thanks for sharing the tip, man! Subscribed!! 🤘🏿🤘🏿
Welcome mate!!! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
Hi! This Mod no damage the pedal? Thanx you
No damages! Just be careful to do not overheat the circuit board! If you will not overheat it, no risks! 🎛️🔥
Thank you from Italy!
@emanuelscomparin Prego! Un piacere! 🇮🇹🤌🏻
How about resistor 1w-200k its only i have and available is it possible to work???
It is worth the try!! 🎛️🔥
I've tried 1watt 200k sometimes it work sometime it's not...
worked like a charm, thanks
I am glad it helped! 🔥🎛️
thanks bro, my knobs are so hard to take of
Patience is the key. Try to force a little, rotate the knob a little... force on the other side... 🎛️🔥
Good idea!! Go😊
Thanks Neto!! 💪🏻
Done. Thx🙏🏽
You are welcome mate!! 🎛️🔥
Now if you can solve the high pitch Wine without using a separate power supply.
There is a solution, but you will need to mod the 9V Plug feeding... using 2 capacitors... I will record a video showing it soon! Cheers mate!
@@RiffsRigs Please do!! Thank you.
just opened mine and there are 4 solder points instead of 6 like yours
This is the new model mate. I am trying still to get one to check how to solve it! Sorry for it...
@@RiffsRigs oh ok , thx mate no worries
@@RiffsRigs worked fot the demon fx ghost echo tho , thx man!!!
I did this mod and it works!! However, my particular Mini Universe pedal needs to be shut down and then rebooted every time otherwise it doesn't work. Ah, well...
That's strange mate... this was happening on the beginning, before I did the mod. Maybe try switching the resistors and resoldering it... hope it helps! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs Nah! lol It works well enough and it was kind of a pain to get the knobs off.
Are those 4.7k resistors?
There are the specs in the link on the description mate!! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs The AliExpress one is not marked well but the Amazon one is BUT... you have to buy 100 of them. lol I understand why but I really don't know what I'd do with the other 98 that won't use. Ha ha!
@@genenery9315 You can use them for treble bleed circuits! 😂 Probably it is better to find at some local components store! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigs Curiously, my Universe pedal stopped popping last night! So weird.
Another mod that you can do is to break the narrow trace between the top and middle pins - this completely mutes the pedal when switched off (it doesn't pass the original dry signal). I find this useful when using many pedals in parallel (with a splitter / mixer) to avoid phasing issues between dry signals coming through multiple pedals.
It is a good suggestion mate! Thanks for sharing it! 🎛️🔥
Or you can just use a cell phone charger to power it through the USB-C port. It gets rid of ALL of the issues with this pedal and you don't have modify and possibly destroy your pedal this way.
I argued with the seller for over 30 days trying to get a refund and they refused. Wanted me to pay $55 to ship it back to China just to get a $25 refund. Didn't matter how many times I explained that to the seller. They insisted I pay return shipping on a defective pedal 🤦
So I escalated it to PayPal and explained the shipping price issue to them. They said they completely understood and I shouldn't have to pay shipping for that. So they offered me a voucher for the cost of the pedal and I didn't have to return it. I gladly accepted it. It wasn't cash but more like a coupon for $27.xx that i could use on any PayPal purchase.
It was only after they did that when I realized it works PERFECT using a 5v cell phone charger instead of a pedal power supply or battery.
Thank you for this tip sir
You are welcome mate!!
Did the mod but it created a constant hum
Strange strange... never saw it before. Anyway, some of those have this issue of constant hum, which can be solved with two capacitors added in Parallel between the 9V Circuit and the Board! Maybe try resoldering it first mate! I hope it helps! Cheers! 🎛️🔥
how about the trails bruh?
No trails mate... it is True Bypass... so unfortunately not possible to solve it! On the end of the day, it is still a 30 bucks pedal! 🎛️🔥
This video is so damn useful! Thanks
For my AAD 100 amp and tele I need it less then 5 % , better to buy another amp. I like to play guitar not to play with pedals
are you brazilian? you have the característics of brazillian when you speak
Com certeza! 😂
@@RiffsRigs boa KKKKKKKKKKKK
Yup. Takes out the pop ...and takes 2/3 the volume away.
Hey mate... I didn't notice any volume drop on mine... as you can hear on the trial that I did.
Which values of resistors did you use? Check also the soldering if it is ok... I hope it will help!
@@RiffsRigs Mine also has volume drop, i used 1/4W Metal Film Resistors 0.25 Watt 1% Tolerance
Resistance: 2.2K ohm, i am going to retry 1/4W Metal Film Resistors 0.25 Watt 1% Tolerance
Resistance: 1M ohm
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Brilliant ❤
Thanks a lot mate!! 💪🏻🎛️🔥
Thanks!!!! POP is gone!!!
Now you can just ROCK! I am glad mate!! 🎛️🔥
Nice 😊
Mine i fixed the trails of it... by using the fx loop pedal as activator ( fx loop send to mvave IN.. guitar to fx loop IN)
Then not routing the out of mvave to return of fx loop. Instead make a PARALLEL route out..
out of mvave to B of ABY ped
out of fx loop ped to A of ABY ped
then combining the route to C of ABY out to ur amp ( ABY is on A&B mode always for the continous signal flow for the trails) ...
Mvave always stay ON
Just activate it using the fx loop switching signal
It fix the trails . And i hear no popping for initial try .( even ON OFF of mvave itself) but will observe more on higher vol about the popping.. but 100% it fixed the trails..
But takes additional pedals for it.. but for me its worth it..
I suggested it on my review, using the mosky loop box! It also helps to solve the small interuption it gets when engaged and disengaged!
Yes thank you 🇵🇭🇵🇭👍
Excellent video! Subscribing so I don't miss future videos :)
Thanks a lot mate! Welcome to the crew! 🎛️🔥
sotaque Brasileiro, tmjt BR
Sempre! Um abraço! 🎛️🔥
The knob removal technique is bad. If you cant remove it by hand, you can use the rag slide it on the knobs gap and wrap around and you can pull it
For sure it works... I take out from my guitar exactly like that, but some of the mini U's have REALLY hard knobs to remove! Anyway it is an awesome tip! 🎛️🔥
Are you Brazilian ? Hahaha
Sim, claro ou com certeza?
Охуитель...но, спасибо тебе чел
Пожалуйста, рад, что видео понравилось )
Will this mod work for most pedals?
It is worth trying it, but not for all. Only for cases which the cause is a peak of tension when engaging it! cheers mate! 🎛️🔥
@@RiffsRigsThanks for the reply, I'll give it a go. 😊