WHOA. almost snapped my neck when i heard my name! Thanks for the shoutout Benn! Much love. That Mini patch bay looks pretty damn awesome.
@dudfaz
Жыл бұрын
Hey Ricky, if you wanna cover the Minibay (V2) on your channel, hit me up and I'll send you one over ;)
@coconutlust470
Жыл бұрын
I've learned so much from both Benn and yourself. Always nice to see my synth dads giving each other shout-outs.
@offthewallsk818
Жыл бұрын
The multiple pedal supply actually has regulators on each output. It’s not truly isolated but it’s better than a daisy chain
@LongJ0hn
Жыл бұрын
As a scrub tier hobbyist who needs to learn mixing, I still enjoy these yearly videos even though I have no use for gear. I would LOVE a vst version of this video though, especially with you streaming new/upcoming vst stuff regularly now!
@mjhobo5520
Жыл бұрын
MRCC! why is the first time I’ve ever seen this mentioned! Thanks Ben!
@Phadddy
Жыл бұрын
Gosh, every part of this video makes me love working inside the box even more!
@omnesilere
Жыл бұрын
but... KNOBS!
@matt_phistopheles
Жыл бұрын
That MIDI system looks really interesting. I'll definitely look into that. My personal #1 forgotten studio gem is my old trusty cable tester. There are quite a few out there to buy but things like this are also pretty easy to build yourself with some basic electronic skills.
@BlasphemousButler
Жыл бұрын
The MRCC was a game changer for me and the guys who make it couldn't be nicer.
@dudfaz
Жыл бұрын
Hey Benn, thanks very much for mentioning the Minibay in your vid! Much appreciated :)
@trickfall8752
Жыл бұрын
That stereo switcher is a little of my price range, but man that is a brilliant idea and the desktop patch bay is a great idea as well. One other thing to look out for when buying a pedal power supply is to make sure it can supply enough power for any higher current pedals you have. You will mostly need this for digital pedals.
@22neohenry
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton for the Conductive Labs MRCC tip. I have a iConductivity mioXM and I could never get 100% functionality out of it. The USB hosting never worked quite right and the software for it is super clunky sometimes. If only the smaller 880 had a couple USB host ports but I guess I'll spring for the big brother.
@ebk72
Жыл бұрын
Awesome! We share all of these regular "problems" but I never pinned them down like this and a few of your solutions/tools I was not aware of. Exactly what a gear nerd needs, next to money 😁👍 subscribed. Thank you for your work and insights.
@rekall76
Жыл бұрын
got myself a voodoo lab pedal power 3 plus as a result of this video's mention of their iso-5 unit... it's Great. powers my whole darn current live soundscape/improv rig. clean and noise-free.
@jasongravely7217
Жыл бұрын
Your channel is so good Benn. I really appreciate your experince/wisdom over time and humor. You nail it every time.
@benschulz9140
Жыл бұрын
Honestly, even though I probably won't buy any of this stuff, it's really informative and relaxing to just watch his videos.
@dreamstaticsounds
Жыл бұрын
Ooh, that MRCC might just be exactly what I've been looking for.
@cecilkeebler4254
Жыл бұрын
I supported this in their Indiegogo campaign, but given that my instruments are either boxed or scattered about the house due to my laziness of getting a dedicated corner set up as a "studio" I still haven't really taken this for a proper spin yet. It has lots of interesting ins and outs and any combo in between.
@g3cd
Жыл бұрын
The MRCC has all MIDI connectors on the TOP which would cause total cable mayhem on my studio desk, which is why I bought the Mio XL. The setup (on my Mac) was more or less painless, it just works and comes in a near 1U rack format with tons of connectors ON THE BACK where they belong. I wanted to buy the Kenton Interchanger as it doesn't need an app for configuration, but it has less USB ports, it has been delayed for over 2 years and is now announced for next spring.
@ScottsSynthStuff
Жыл бұрын
I went with the iConnectivity mioXL instead. Very similar functionality, plus it can route MIDI over Ethernet (RTP) which is lovely.
@ndguardian
Жыл бұрын
I've actually had the MRCC on my list for a while. I don't even have a particularly complicated synth rig, but there have been so many times where I'm like "well now I want to have both these things control these but now I need additional inputs going to this multi-thru box" and other situations like that, that I just feel like the MRCC is a necessity.
@janzabram
Жыл бұрын
You might also consider a MOTU MIDI Express/ExpressXT. It doesn't have all the same front-panal controls, but it's a tidy rack mount MIDI interface and it works flawlessly with multiple instruments.
@shifteleven
Жыл бұрын
If this video taught me anything is that I don't know how to EQ.
@KordTaylor
Жыл бұрын
These are the kinds of videos that make me love your channel Mr. Benn!
@jakykong
Жыл бұрын
maaan I have bought 3 DF Audio Minibays so far, they're freaking amazing. Everything in my studio -- modular, polysynths, mixers, recorders, laptop, stringed instruments, everything -- is routed through them. It's opened up a fantastic levels of creativity in how I route things around (and, as a result, of using pedals in all sorts of interesting ways.)
@Pteraptera
Жыл бұрын
5:27 Listening for the 12th time. Hope you release this piece.
@Pteraptera
Жыл бұрын
Or maybe it is already out there and I missed it?
@Personalnadir
Жыл бұрын
The most important audio gear is the friends we made along the way and that DF Audio Minibay might become my new best friend. Have hit capacity on my Bored Patchulator and for all its convenience and stereo-ness it can be tough to parse. Looking forward to trying that Empress EQ too
@leftmono1016
Жыл бұрын
I use a MOTU Midi Express XT as a standalone 8 in 8 out merge box. Mine’s got the old printer interface so it was really cheap. Doesn’t need connecting to a computer, just select ‘merge all’ and job done 😀
@ooktar
Жыл бұрын
I gotta give another Shout out to Voodoo Labs. I have a Pedal Power Mondo that suddenly had some problems with some of the outputs. I had bought it almost 6 years prior and it was the middle of the Pandemic so I didn't think Voodoo Labs would help me out but to their credit they still honored the warranty and I had it back within 3 weeks after I sent it. Those guys are class acts.
@astropolia
Жыл бұрын
Great list! It really got me curious for the EQ pedal. However... even though the Minibay is much cheaper I would go for the Erica Synth Matrix Mixer. The most flexible mixer/patchbay solution I have ever had.
@kevteop
Жыл бұрын
Cioks PSUs are really great too, especially if you have lots of digital pedals with high current requirements. That midi filter looks great by the way. I have an iconnectivity hub which has been a real boon, but I don't think it can do what that does...
@EnriquePage91
Жыл бұрын
I just wanted to say that while gear is amazing, it’s funny you use a midi filter to filter off midi you can literally straight up filter from iOS lmao. Now, I’m not 100% obnoxious though - I could really use an actual hardware filter too - so like I understand your point entirely anyway… But realistically, an iPad is sometimes a ton to work with already. Been doing my midi filtering even dynamically (programming “procedural” music) and the iPad is my favorite tool for all that stuff. Anyway, great video as always!
@LWmusik
Жыл бұрын
damn, those di-boxes would save me a lot of headaches as a live audio engineer for sure
@_OopsieDaisies
Жыл бұрын
I wish I was cool/creative/interesting enough to need that MRCC. Also I think I need that Australian one knob job. Also this is the first video of yours I've seen and I'm excited to see more :)
@superlynx98
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for highlighting these, Benn Jordan Peterson! :D
@kioarthurdane
Жыл бұрын
MidiFlow on iOS does a lot of the filtering and mapping functions like that awesome all-in-one midi interface for those people who don't need hardware and/or USB or Bluetooth is good enough.
@krazywabbit
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. I’ve read of later there is no support for this app and many have experienced crashes. Forums to ask for help are locked. Are you still using this app? What’s been your experience?
@kioarthurdane
Жыл бұрын
@@krazywabbit idk, yeah, it works for me just fine. You might also look into another midi routing app like AUM.
@krazywabbit
Жыл бұрын
@@kioarthurdane thanks. Big user of AUM.
@DavidDiMuzio
Жыл бұрын
Cool list! Thanks for sharing 😁
@Drinkyoghurt
Жыл бұрын
The pedal power supply tip is so important. As a guitarist I quickly found out that daisy chaining is absolutely terrible. Luckily Thomann has a "cheap" 10 output isolated AC power supply called the Harley Benton Powerplant ISO-10AC Pro. It has 10 outputs, 4 of which can be switched between 9V-12V-18V and a USB output as well. It's 110 euros, but compared to other brands that's dirt cheap and it's definitely cheaper than buying 10 wall warts.
@someoneelse1534
Жыл бұрын
If you want an electron microscope, i’d recommend getting an SEM rather than TEM. They’re much more practical for a home studio.
@nickcoyne4949
Жыл бұрын
I've had an MRCC for a while, just wish the screen was bigger, or that it had a web interface.
@lee_at_sea
Жыл бұрын
Tbh MRCC doesn't do the very first thing I need a midi device to do. Reference-counted-merging. (Admittedly I need it both for workflow and because no commercial midi device does it, so I built one a few years ago that does. Now covered in my studio.) Reference counting notes in merging allows single note-offs to *not* end notes that had multiple note-ons. Rather, the count of notes must hit 0 for it to stop. This is important in many cases. A simple example is playing by hand merged into a stream with an arpeggiator or sequencer. Without reference counting, the arp/seq will *end your held notes* if it coincides with them. With reference counting it does what you'd expect. No commercial device does it. If you want to do it for all channels, all notes, it does take a certain (small but not insignificant for a MCU) amount of memory, so they can't easily add it in most cases either. I asked a few places if they could add it before building mine. Generally can't.
@phantom_spaceman
Жыл бұрын
Walrus Audio Phoenix is a great option if you need an isolated power brick for large pedal collections. it has 12 and 18v options and plenty 300mah outs for digital delays and reverbs. Still fairly affordable too 👍
@doctorauxiliary
Жыл бұрын
thanks for this, benn!! for isolated pedal power, there's a one-person operation, here in the US, out of ohio, called sweetfoot pedals. he hand makes isolated pedal power supplies to your requested specs--say, for instance, if you have some really power hungry pedals & such. he will make you power cables at your requested lengths. he will even put whatever image you send him on the enclosure. a 10 output supply cost me less than the 5 output voodoo lab jammy. & he's a really nice guy, from what I can tell. he even made me some cables to power korg volcas from the same supply. sweetfoot pedals. I highly recommend!! (& no, I'm not him. & no, I don't know him personally. I'm just a legitimately satisfied customer who likes promoting small, independent businesses. true story.)
@RicardoGarfalo
Жыл бұрын
really unique gear and prospective. thank you did not know some of this gear existed! : D
@nexuzeb79
Жыл бұрын
Interesting about the power supply for the pedals there.. Since I'm somewhat new to powering my pedals correctly and wanted to reduce noise/static I've been using 1 Spot for my pedals, any experience or advice on these, they seem to work nicely but I wouldn't want to destroy my pedals... I'm only using four separate pedals though, BOSS OS-2, BOSS BD-2, RAT distortion and Mooer Black Secret, all for my Acid wannabe boxes..
@nexuzeb79
Жыл бұрын
1 Spot from Truetone that is...
@Doit4mojo
Жыл бұрын
wondering this too
@harveytherobot
Жыл бұрын
Super helpful. Didn’t even know about the power supply issue. Thanks, Benn.
@iamgates7679
Жыл бұрын
Man, this is great - more content like this - love learning about shit I’d never know to search for :)
@jtechnuts
Жыл бұрын
+1 for the Voodoo Iso 5. But, as others have pointed out, it isn't rated for the more power hungry digital pedals like the plethora (600mA)
@helicoid9415
Жыл бұрын
A powered USB hub + usb extension cable is great for synths with USB MIDI. I use one from RSH Tech to MIDI sequence my Korg, Novation, and Waldorf synths in my DAW. And I'm going to try out sending PC messages to them to quickly call up their presets remotely.
@Eleth
Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh dear, really useful and GAS inducing nonetheless, but yes I was wondering why I always got noise from my pedals and I do have one of those blocks from a reputable company, and yes, I’ve just done a test to isolate the pedal and voila! Thanks!!!
@Terrible_Peril
Жыл бұрын
Can’t Fugue Machine send individual play heads to different sources natively? Either way, HOLY SHIT the MRCC looks amazing.
@OrionGarcia
Жыл бұрын
How dare you say the sk-5 is the worst synth 😂😂 its responsible for an entire genre of music called champeta, from the caribbean coast of colombia. Also a lot of sonideros used it for the sampling, that and the vt1. I digress. Fun vid as always
@treyhudson73
Жыл бұрын
Dang! Perfect Circuit is out there hustlin'. I love their Novation Circuit packs!
@joelkulesha8284
Жыл бұрын
These videos (and the melda/phaseplant videos) are my favorites of yours. Not that the others aren't good. Just I like these a lot.
@kelownatechkid
Жыл бұрын
Awesome choices, great video. For me, its the deq2496. Probably the most reliable and versatile/useful behringer 'thing' I own. The BBE282 'maximizer' is also a secret weapon haha
@mvsr990
Жыл бұрын
I've got three Cioks DC7s for pedal power - 9-18v range on each output, enough juice to power an OTO Bam or Bim, nice form factor.
@mrblablablabla
Жыл бұрын
LOVE mine. It's a total beast of a unit. I can hook up my most power hungry digital pedals and the 40% load LED doesn't even come on. And it all sounds perfectly pristine.
@seanp2k617
Жыл бұрын
Eventide makes a few power supplies that are rebranded Cioks models, sometimes they can be found on sale too. Keep an eye out this Black Friday if you’re in the market :)
@hazmatforhumanity7318
Жыл бұрын
I am always learning something valuable from your videos. I've been using that True Tone 1 spot with daisy chains for my pedals for a few months now and I definitely want to get one of those voodoo labs power supplies.
@Terrible_Peril
Жыл бұрын
I’m all about the Cioks DC7. I like it better than the vooodoolabs stuff because it’s got the whole expandable system and includes usb a on the main (dc7) unit as well as usb c on the smaller (cioks4) expansion. I keep them wired under my Holeyboard so I can essentially break half my rig off and let someone else play through it with fairly minimal effort.
@TheFlowersOfNaivety
Жыл бұрын
Benn Jordan is John Hamm with brains
@jat5am
Жыл бұрын
waiting for the bastl looper review, thanks.
@YomYestreen
Жыл бұрын
Is the Empress EQ pedal demo published as its own video? I searched your videos, Benn, but couldn't find it.
@isaacanthonydj4124
Жыл бұрын
iConnectivity also have great midi/audio routing devices, i have the audio4 and it's great!
@nicxshaw
Жыл бұрын
Dude, you're like Andrew Huberman for musicians. Well spoken, funny and helpful. Cheers. ❤
@SolopsistSocionaut
7 ай бұрын
love love love the bastl midi looper
@falazarte
Жыл бұрын
Benn, you can make a doorbell sound like an orchestra..
@therealliveguy
Жыл бұрын
I just got that new Empress EQ and I don’t know why but I like the JHS Colorbox better. I just hate that the Colorbox takes up so much space. Trade off, I guess.
@treyhudson73
Жыл бұрын
MRCC is "MIDI CITY"
@masterofreality230
Жыл бұрын
I have the original Empress, I am going to have to check out the new one.
@edwardfletcher7790
Жыл бұрын
Nice Casio SK-5 ! It really needs modding 👍😆
@TheKaptainKernow
Жыл бұрын
There is one (and as far as I know only one) cheap actually isolated pedal power supply. It's the Power Plant Jr by Harley Benton. Must be the Jr, as for some reason the bigger one isn't properly isolated?!?! I have a bunch of these, from when they were £25 on Thomman, so I can have pedals everywhere. They work perfectly for a cheap solution, though you will need something fancier for all your power-hungry/odd voltage/ac-sourced pedals
@JoelLinus
Жыл бұрын
5:25 I want a song of that
@mikefisher84
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Love the Ronroco cameo (thats how I discovered your Flashbulb channel 8 years ago :) I have one too. Any tips on getting it to sound as nice as yours does?
@ansonstiles
Жыл бұрын
That EQ is a vibe. Might be time to dust off the banjo
@32herz
Жыл бұрын
Art Tube MP FTW!
@skipper6528
Жыл бұрын
What do you do for a living sir? I want to do whatever it is that you do your videos are very inspiring I also speak to Hainbach and he's a gentleman He's given me many tips Anything you could share with me would be fantastic Godspeed
@2JohJoh2
Жыл бұрын
About the MRCC : can you filter lowest / highest midi note ? Elaborate on that : can you use it to make multiple monophonic synths into one big poly ?
@joewaid
Жыл бұрын
I learned two things today - that my broken Empress EQ pedal is probably worth fixing, and that I probably broke it by plugging it into my OneSpot power supply
@awilsonator
Жыл бұрын
9:09 I have a Palomino 'Outlaw' which has DC and promises four 'fully-isolated outputs' - everything I read about it was good. Now wondering if it's a potential problem..
@justintonation9726
Жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts about the Cloks DC7 or Cloks SOL isolated power supplies? They both run on AC power. They come with expander kits which seem cool and have indicators of how much power is being used.
@justintonation9726
Жыл бұрын
Hey Benn, I love your videos. You have interesting concepts and you’re definitely not the average shill reviewer outlining features, not showing anything good, bad or otherwise. I was curious which Beyer Dynamic DT-770 Pro headphones you have, the 32 ohm, 80 ohm, or 250 ohm? I have the 250 ohms running from a MOTU Ultralite-mk5 vía balanced mono TRS into an Aphex Headpod 4 and no matter what I do, there’s always a little bit of background noise. I’ve even muted all my inputs. I recently bought a Digitakt and considering a Polyend Play and the output impedance on these are terrible, so much so I’m considering buying a pair of 32 or 80 ohms. Thoughts?
@gitarman666
Жыл бұрын
Patch bay but all 1/4”?? Hey I surmise I can sum some of my audio sometimes? I got the new Voodoo 3+ cost as much as one of my new UA FX stomps, good chit
@halfpastsevenakaiosh
Жыл бұрын
Do you know any place where you can get the SS-6 currently? I am desperately trying to find it. Its the perfect solution for me!
@gobblegobble831
Жыл бұрын
Music production tips from Negan Smith!
@michaeloravecz5752
Жыл бұрын
Around 5:41 to 5:50 you're playing what looks like an electronic upright bass (double bass). What actually are you playing???? Is it an Ibanez 4-string Upright Fretless Electric Bass? What bow?
@KordTaylor
Жыл бұрын
Does MRC have an app for iOS or Mac for all the setup kind of like the IConnectivity stuff does? Also I have to che k that Empress EQ. I think that my kid’s vibrato / chorus is an Empress and it sound amazing.
@ConductiveLabs
Жыл бұрын
There is no app for configuring MRCC, and that is largely the point of it. It does not require a PC for configuration.
@Flop-Bop
Жыл бұрын
I literally threw my amazon, daisy chain 9V power cable directly into the trash and i’ve had it for maybe a week. Thank you Benn
@Doit4mojo
Жыл бұрын
10:23 wait what i use a Voodoo Labs Pedal Power x8 and it doesn’t have a AC adapter is it just daisy chaining my signal???
@jnhutchinson
Жыл бұрын
Love this and love Lambient AI even more. :)
@ZonymaUnltd.
Жыл бұрын
Hey Benn , if I’m using an iOS synth app as a sound library for midi controller, would an MRCC 880 be the way to go?
@HoosierGuy
Жыл бұрын
I love my MRCC! That SS-6 Stereo Input Switcher looks awesome, but that price! Thank you for the video, well done!
@5kMagic
Жыл бұрын
So wait, is The GigRig power supply system truly isolated?? I’m talking about the Generator, the Distributor, and the Isolator modules.
@ageshero
Жыл бұрын
Just sayin, using and still use donner isolated powersupply, happily, and also older than that a pig hog daisy chain. Also, sometimes noise is great lol. Get nasty with it
@Judasz696
7 ай бұрын
Can i use bastl instruments midi looper just like erm multi clock or midronome for syncing daw with external gear by audio signal? Can it be done?
@bryandraughn9830
Жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@pindebraende
Жыл бұрын
Mr Jordan's eyebrow is getting wilder!
@WaveRiderMusic
Жыл бұрын
No, but the perkons video gave me serious GAS :)
@SteveCournane
7 ай бұрын
You are good! Subscribed
@gabesudholt
Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@decaystar
5 ай бұрын
The Franklin Audio SS-6 link is out-dated.
@artificiusintelligence4996
Жыл бұрын
Digg it, nice and super usefull.
@ringtangting
Жыл бұрын
Don't you dare bash the MIDI Solutions quadra thru. (That CL thing sounds great, though)
@i_make_sounds
Жыл бұрын
That EQ... Goodness gracious that EQ.
@seazenbones6945
Жыл бұрын
I feel a little bloated. There’s only one way to fix it.
@almightytreegod
Жыл бұрын
It becomes expensive GAS if I want them all and I’m broke af. Lol… nonetheless, thanks!
@dinogoldie9716
Жыл бұрын
Does anybody manufacture an isolated powerboard specially designed for synths? I've got a bunch of 9v grooveboxes/synths that I want to use together and I want to get away from daisy-chaining and groundloop-filter cables. However, all the powerboards I can find use the centre-negative polarity standard for peddles and all my gear is centre-positive polarity. So is there a board out there with, say, 6 x 9v, 1 x 12v, 1x 15v and a USB power socket? How safe/viable would it be to use a peddle powerboard but with polarity inverters on each socket?
@KrumpusPlunk
Жыл бұрын
is it really a problem to simply use cables/adapters that invert the polarity? I've never even spent a single thought on that, should I be worried? :D
@sarova2000
Жыл бұрын
Ok, is it just me or did Empress just rip off Chase Bliss with that design? The eq looks just like the Blooper, same size, same knobs, dip switches on the top and very similar color…
@kevinlentz7604
Жыл бұрын
I learn so much Thank You
@petougao
Жыл бұрын
PSU market is chaotic-evil, I will give you that. But your advice has a big hole right in the middle of it. But, I guess you need to get us to comment somehoe. There are chinese brands that have isolated power the same way as the one you have on dispaly. (I am not going to advertise any.)
@JaffaDelicious
Жыл бұрын
Hey Benn, I was wondering if you'd looked into the Droid ecosystem for Eurorack. It's a bit of a rabbit hole but it's kinda in your lane.
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