So very thankful for this tutorial (and your db01 tutorials)! Would love to see you do one like this on the ventris (and every other source audio pedal 😅)
My quest for perfect pedals mean I buy and sell a lot, with maybe 10% seeming to stay in the collection. A few months back I thought I needed one really good stereo reverb and ended up getting the BigSky. Sort of regret it now. Sounds great but the neon blue is so ugly.
Main strengths of the Nemesis imo are the default ping pong (which you can choose to switch off), the variety of the delay engines, and the fact that all the pedal controls are always WYSIWYG. That means it's very easy to operate with no mystery second layer. OTOH the majority of its power and tweakability is only accessible via computer/app. So even things like changing the main beat division from whole note to quarter note for example requires a computer connection. In part 2 of this guide I showed it connected to a Beatstep to access these parameters, but that's a huge amount of real estate and effort just to get to these controls. Now I'm thinking that the best use of the four presets may be as "starters" with four very different delay settings rather than as finished patches. A tiny dedicated controller with just a couple of knobs and a slider would make the Nemesis far more useful. If I could find one I'd velcro it to the side. As it is you need to program each engine for maximum flexability. Anyway, a long rave. I think there's a real sweet spot to operate this pedal which I'm still trying to get to! It's far more complex and useful than the DM-2, has a much better stereo field than the Timeline, more interesting than the El Capistan (heresy!!), but not as sweet or deep as the Future factory. Hmmmm.... I really must do my long rave about all the delay pedals I've owned.
Richard , thanks for sharing & introducing me to the Nemesis. I got my hands on one and it’s great. I have quick question for you …. Did you struggle to get connected with USB ? I know you mention an issue in the video . I just can’t seem to get connected with mine , on Mac or PC !
For me having a direct connection was the key - you can't go into a hub. The second thing was to have the pedal turned on and plugged into the computer and then launch the Neuro app. If the Neuro app is already running it won't detect the pedal. The only other things I can suggest is trying a different cable and different USB port in case you're in a power-only port.
Ein tiefgreifender Exkurs bei welchem der/die DB01 ein glänzender Stofflieferant darstellt - so, das auf Part 1 sicher noch ein Part 2 Supplement folgen wird 🙂
@@RichardDeHove "Bedienphilosophie" wäre wohl angebracht - wobei dieses Wort etwas hölzern klingt (in meinen Ohren). Betriebsphilosophie gefällt mir besser, es hat so einen technoiden Touch.
Source Audio's Nemesis and Ventris are still among my favorite pedals.
Agreed. I sold my old Nemesis but it's great to have one back again.
So very thankful for this tutorial (and your db01 tutorials)! Would love to see you do one like this on the ventris (and every other source audio pedal 😅)
My quest for perfect pedals mean I buy and sell a lot, with maybe 10% seeming to stay in the collection. A few months back I thought I needed one really good stereo reverb and ended up getting the BigSky. Sort of regret it now. Sounds great but the neon blue is so ugly.
Richard, thank you for the detailed review! How is it compared with Soundtoys Echoboy and other pedals like Strymon and DM-2?
Main strengths of the Nemesis imo are the default ping pong (which you can choose to switch off), the variety of the delay engines, and the fact that all the pedal controls are always WYSIWYG. That means it's very easy to operate with no mystery second layer. OTOH the majority of its power and tweakability is only accessible via computer/app. So even things like changing the main beat division from whole note to quarter note for example requires a computer connection. In part 2 of this guide I showed it connected to a Beatstep to access these parameters, but that's a huge amount of real estate and effort just to get to these controls.
Now I'm thinking that the best use of the four presets may be as "starters" with four very different delay settings rather than as finished patches. A tiny dedicated controller with just a couple of knobs and a slider would make the Nemesis far more useful. If I could find one I'd velcro it to the side. As it is you need to program each engine for maximum flexability.
Anyway, a long rave. I think there's a real sweet spot to operate this pedal which I'm still trying to get to!
It's far more complex and useful than the DM-2, has a much better stereo field than the Timeline, more interesting than the El Capistan (heresy!!), but not as sweet or deep as the Future factory.
Hmmmm.... I really must do my long rave about all the delay pedals I've owned.
Thanks!
Very kind of you Chucklehead, sincere thanks :)
Richard , thanks for sharing & introducing me to the Nemesis. I got my hands on one and it’s great. I have quick question for you …. Did you struggle to get connected with USB ? I know you mention an issue in the video . I just can’t seem to get connected with mine , on Mac or PC !
For me having a direct connection was the key - you can't go into a hub. The second thing was to have the pedal turned on and plugged into the computer and then launch the Neuro app. If the Neuro app is already running it won't detect the pedal. The only other things I can suggest is trying a different cable and different USB port in case you're in a power-only port.
@@RichardDeHove mate , thank you so much , you nailed it . The pedal has to be powered on before the app is loaded , as you said . Thanks you are a ⭐️
@@karljroe Excellent! Thanks for reporting the solution.
Ein tiefgreifender Exkurs bei welchem der/die DB01 ein glänzender Stofflieferant darstellt - so, das auf Part 1 sicher noch ein Part 2 Supplement folgen wird 🙂
Ich suche nach einem guten Wort, das "operating philosophy" bedeutet. Was denken Sie: 6:22 "Wirkungsweise" ?
@@RichardDeHove "Bedienphilosophie" wäre wohl angebracht - wobei dieses Wort etwas hölzern klingt (in meinen Ohren). Betriebsphilosophie gefällt mir besser, es hat so einen technoiden Touch.
@@dietervoser4425 "Betriebsphilosophie" :D danke