divuar_lacroix's Reviews

Amazing gear for touring musicians

I love this thing. I bought it because I wanted to find something smaller so that it fits my guitar case and frees a hand when on tour. (This piece of gear fits into Gator's Pro-Go big pocket) At the same time, I wanted something with a pedal on the board so I don't have to carry a lot of cables. Honestly, I didn't expect a massive difference in sound from HD500 and, god, I was wrong. Pod Go sounds dozens of times better, it's more responsive to the dynamics, and overall sound quality is superb. All features it has are aimed at easy and fast setup right on the stage. The screen is not small and looks nice and clear too. Multiple modes allow t control the device as you like (presets, preset snapshots - basically presets within presets, or classic pedal board controls).

The only thing I miss is probably one more effect block (a limitation of the DSP which explains the price), but if used in a smart way it is possible to achieve the required results with what is available too (for example, set different Drive value for different Snapshots, so that you can commit another distortion pedal in the chain). The device also has an Effect Loop, so missing effects can be added as real pedals.

An amazing piece of gear which made my touring so much more pleasant.

Gorgeous

This is an amazing software package. A big one-time purchase that includes most of the things one ever needs for music production using a computer. I had some small issues with the software, but NI support is very helpful and there hasn't been any case when they couldn't help me. Komplete is an industry standard for many reasons. :)

A nice step forward since 1st gen

I grabbed it instead on 1st Gen 2i2, because I realised I need a separate cue output for my DJ sets and electronic live performances (I currently use Ableton Live + Push 2 as the main tool). I like how better it is built compared to the 1st gen. The knobs are metal and they have fixed the main input gain thing (which caused guitarists to lower the volume on the guitar itself). I would also add that the output here is much louder and the whole thing seems to be built much better. It is heavy and solid. I really recommend it if you need an upgrade and like lower verions, such as 2i2 or solo.

Probably the best Wavetable VST for now (yes, I used Serum)

This thing sounds amazing and is a good solid example of a powerful Wavetable virtual synth. But the best thing I like about it is obvious routing. You can literally monitor each modulation in the same time, which makes your workflow even faster. It also looks amazing and receives updates really often. It also allows you to use those different types of Arturia's legendary vintage synths' filters emulation which makes it even more versatile. Add here lots of effects, 2 tonegenerators each of which can be either a wavetable or a analog-style oscs. I actually merely use any other synths after this purchase.

Amazing

The most adorable lady in my guitar arsenal. The gear is very tweakable so it is easy to make it sound great on both clead and distorted channel. The sound is thick, deep, but in the same time the tone is very pleasant and drives nice through the mix. Solid build, feels good and looks gorgeous. Highly recommended.

Best DAW controller ever

This thing makes you control the whole Ableton Live on the go, without looking onto the screen. The workflow changes a lot, but as soon as you figure out it's logic, it enhances your creativity. I make one or more sketches everytime I go using my Push 2 as it was when I only started my music way. very very inspiring!

My favourite DAW these days

The version 10 is so much more convenient to use! while Live is basically for electronic music production, I find it useful for making home demos for my bands (both a country one and a goth one). The built-in plugins and sounds collection is amazingly huge and useful too.

Good but a trouble for a guitarist

A very good small audio interface, with a huge con against it. The first generation has no Pad button for the Instrument input and the gain reaches clipping on the lowerst Gain knob values. It means that you have to use some attenuation from a di-box or something else, when you want to record a guitar. It's a pain if you have a little gear :( Grab MkII version, they say it's inputs are not that hot.

Mobile keyboard of choice

All-time favourite mobile keyboard. It is a bit fragile, but the pars and knobs feel great.

Simple yet Powerful

This baby is the first pedal I own from EHX. A cool mix of Chorus and Flanger with only three knobs. Still, the controls are enough, plus there is an awesome matrix mode to create even more weird sounds. Must say it is well-made, tight and has huge comfortable knobs. I like how it looks in the pedalboard: the LED has few different states so that it shows not only the maximum position of the envelope, but also the mid-state. Perfect, will go for more EHX for sure!

Small but Mighty

This cat is awesome for sound design and bass tone creation. Has a powerful and easy-to-use sequencer and a gorgeous filter (including a Brute feature which actually feedbacks the filter section output, adding more VIOLENCE to your sound). Subtractive synthesis might be a bit unpredictable, but this makes the gear even more fun. I love how this guy sounds with a good stereo reverb, becomes instantly alive and even more massive. Perfect for instant sound geeking!

EDIT: Fixed typos and edited for a correct synthesis type.

Worth it

A nice mobile two-channel audio card. Well built, good looking and all most of functions you need from this type of cards. No MIDI In-Out interface, but that is not a problem nowadays. Exchanged Line6 UX-1 for this baby because it has more features, especially +48!

Not bad nor good

A generic reverb pedal. Actually it does what it's meant to, but I guess I will replace this one for Supernatural by Digitech very soon. Digiverb lacks 'huge' tones, which I need. Good for solos and traditional tone builds though.

Too generic

A simple sample player. It CAN NOT sample itself, requires an iPhone or another external device to load samples into volca. The workflow is quite inspiring, but the flexibility of the device is poor. I bought it to add some organic to my Electribe EMX-1 performances and it does the job well. Good for the price, actually.

Nice little box

Very easy in usage, fast and convenient tweaks. Not really flexible, but good enough to experiment with. I use it as a effector for main vocals, and that's great.

Burnt it down :(

I used to have this one years ago (until my friend plugged it with a wrong DC block). It was my first hardware synthesizer and I must say it was astonishing for the price that days. It was 2 OSC's, in-built arppegiator and vocoder. Design is really retro-oriented (including wooden side-plates!!), while the later XL version looks more modern (and is very different; my synth-geek friend told me this baby is much better and versatile than the XL version) The controls are actually obvious, but I find them unconvenient for real-time tweaking. The synth is nice, but I won't buy another one, for my current needs a monophonic microbrute is much better.

P.S. I told you I burnt it down. It's true. The man from the workshop told me Microkorgs are equipped in the most cheap way in terms of security and is not foolproof, so the entire motherboard was killed by a single wrong plug-in. He also told it wouldn't happen if KORG added at least a few-dollar fuse to the power circuit. Unfortunately, they didn't. Be careful if you choose this device.

Not bad but has glitches

It was my first rig device, and I still use it for like 7 years, I guess. On my opiniom. it is an awesome interface by design, but has some troubles: I have bad problems with it on Win7 64x system. If I turn the device down while the OS is working I often get a sudden blue death screen. In ways of performance, it is great. Not bad preamps for in-built ones, plus it has a nice real-time reverb to make singing more comfortable.

Best inexpensive mic ever

I love this! I have recorder more than 3 EPs with this one for now and it's great for different vocal styles (I have worked with postpunk, industrial rock, metal, electronic and country music). Add this to a nice preamp and you will be satisfied. One of the best solutions for a home|small studio on my opinion.

Awesome

This processor has everything you need. I've even used it's second channel to do processed vocals in addition to main one. A big gallery of models, some of them in different modification. Sounds great. You can also tweak presents via your computer but for me manual set up is much more comfortable. Foot controller is assignable to any parameter you want in any amount. Built like a tank.

Awesome for the price

The guitar is great for the price, the sound is deep and full. Still I recommend to listen to a few of them and choose the one which sounds better (a common approach to budget guitars). It is mate, so it may get scratches and fingertips fast, be aware that it will look not as cool as at the start very soon. The guitar also looks awesome on photos lol.