Great vid. I not long ago bought the M-Vave Mini Universe pedal. Was and still am, completely impressed with it, ...almost. I did have to power it by it's own power adapter though. As you mentioned, it didn't like being run on my Power Station DC Core 10 (power brick) with the rest of the pedals. For some reason, it just made a lot of noise. But given it's own power adapter, it is as quiet as the others. Not sure of the cause. But as for useability/creativity? Love it. Has great features and reverb choices. Love the parameter knobs and their individual shaping relevant to the selected reverb type. Love the small but tough build too. Doesn't hijack too much space on my pedal board either. Great share. Thank you.
I'm also using a joyo power supply dasiy chained with 3 other pedals and it sounds fantastic. I use a joyo zgp first then the reverb first in the power supply chain. Boss cs3, demon fx mini chorus demon fx tape echo and the mini universe.
SAME, but I purchased it from Amazon. I have a quality [individual] power supply, and I have never heard any noise from any pedal in my chain. I cannot wait to receive this pedal tomorrow morning & create, create, create! 🤙🏼
I recently got one of the mini universe pedal and I was getting the whine as well. Tried everything. effects loop, straight thru to input, different positions on board, valve amps compared to solid state... no matter what had the whine until I tried a different power supply. It's true what is written in the little pamphlet. This pedal is only happy with 9v 500 ma power.and whine be gone!
@@ComicBookNerdOutCBNO It definitely cut it down a lot. That and making sure you have good cables in between your pedals. I was using some cheap ones and they added to the noise.
That last one, "lofi" reminded me of the Exorcist! Spooky sounds seems very fun and also quite similar to the A-labs Cetus but the Mvave definitely has a few unique sounds too!
You could always add an magnetic choke on the power cable going into the pedal to possibly get rid of the noise. I had to do that on my ham radio that sits close to my desktop computer. I like some of the sounds the Mini- Universe puts out. May jump on it!
In my situation, i got the high pitch whine on my m-vave Elemental delay. Even I put it on different outlet. It will whine whenever the m-vave elemental and mini universe are plug in together.
My wife just got me this pedal for Christmas for my bass board. We live in SE Asia so easy to get here off AliExpress. She had no idea what she was even buying and just picked it on looks but she nailed sounds I don’t have! I’ve run it on my board and it’s awesome! I’m using an isolated power supply and no noise issues at all! Wow it’s like a mini Strymon Big Sky without the big footprint and price! It’s staying on the board! Most of my pedals are all big name boutique brands but I’m rethinking after seeing the value to sound ratio of some of these affordable pedals.
The Mini Universe pedal needs to be on a 300ma isolated power supply. That will eliminate any noise. Similar to the Boss HM2 its a 9v Battery but recommend 12v Power supply. Hope this helps. I've had no problems check tech specs 👍
Can it handle 12v? Im very hesitant to put it on 12v because on the pedal it indicated 9v. Also if I put it on a 12v can it eliminate the popping sound when you click the foot switch?
@louiemausisa5048 so when you plug in a power supply that's 12 instead of 9v, would it fry things immediately? been wanting to try it with a mz-2 it's 9v
Wow! First time an afford-a-board episode led to an immediate impulse buy for me. When it comes to reverbs, I'll rarely have use for anything other than a decent spring reverb (which I already have), and most ambient multi-reverb pedals cost an arm and a leg, so it's hard to justify spending that kind of money on a pedal as a permanent fixture on my board, so this seems like the perfect solution for me. Great find, Ryan!
26:14 it almost sounds like there's some dry signal mixed into the distorted signal. That's not good for a preamp style pedal - does the level maybe work as a blend?
You've sold me on this guitar. I was thinking of buying an extended range guitar but the people I jam with are way more into the Cure and the B52s then metal
Just bought one, £32 brand new in box incl postage. I read that there are two out there, one has "True Bypass" printed on it the other just "Bypass" and that's the one to get so I got it. There is no whine and just a slight static sounding click when the foot pedal is pressed. For the money, this little thing is a steal.
Yep...noise....I love the sounds...hate the noise.....just enough to be irratating. I've used it with a fishman mini and a magnetic trans acoustic PU....works great for that with a battery. Just one pedal....I need to try it with a compressor too.
Preamps generally do better direct to power without an amp preamp. I might consider doing demos with an FX loop amp, also that said EG Fireball,, EnGl Fireball
I am starting to like the M-Vave line of products. I got the chocolate and set it up with an old cell phone of mine to control the effects of my Katana. It works well enough, and I just ordered the Tank G so can't wait for that to get here. I got that because it is portable, easy to switch between the effects and I can plug it into a portable speaker.
You convinced me, I got the mini universe. Even though it is cheap, to be able to have all of those to mess around with for only $25 (found it on AliExpress for that price, I’m sorry Ryan) is amazing. I had to get it. Thank you :) I like my ambience lol
Had the MVave/cuvave/lekato mini rig thing a magig and I believe it has the preamps as well as the new Tank G. Put on his with a Mooer radar, fine sculpt or any favorite IR and be done! Thanks Ryan, Your Mannequin hopefully has not tried to kill You!
So I put this on my pedalboard, and there IS a horrible whine if I connect to the same power supply as my other pedals, even when I use the battery power on my supply instead of leaving it plugged in. It does go completely silent if I plug in a separate power supply, but what's the point? Going to try using the USB out from my power supply and see if that silences it. Really disappointed because the reverb is beautiful - but running separate power supplies defeats the purpous of buying a nice isolated pedalboard unit.
Isn't M-Wave the same as Cuvave? Also, I think every single dirt pedal has this weird hissing to them because the stacking is always an issue... I was told that putting a noise gate right after the dirt pedal solves the whole thing. And a buffer also
Two things that are stopping me from putting this on my board: 1) the pedal *pops* when using the footswitch and 2) no tails/trails when you switch it off. I guess 2 is addressable of you use some kind of bypass looper and or delay but it would have been nice if it had that functionality to begin with... Other than that its a fun pedal to play around with.
Thanks for testing the drip and surf sounds, seems like everyone else that reviews this pedal forgot the basic reason for reverb. The ambient stuff is just a bonus.
I have the Mini Universe and it’s preposterous for the price. My only gripe is the little *pop* when you turn it on. You can hear that in the video here. But for the price, I’ve never seen a better value.
I have played for 30+ year's and I think the Mvave mini fx pedal is incredible. The silver pedal with a bear on it goes from clean Boost with 3 band eq to overdrive distortion and into fuzz, yes fuzz. Strangely enough when I backed off gain I got fuzz but shouldn't that be reversed? " This pedal is a better HM2, klon KOT, Pot, Timmy you name it. For 30$ this pedal will give me valuable space on the board. Thanks Ryan
wow, I've already sold mine. My Mooer A7 ordered me to do it, wanting to stay the only shimmer in my board. The same story with mini-amp. Joyo American sound is enough fo me.
I know that you aren't a guitarist who plays with loads of high gain, but if you wanted something to compare that multi-distortion pedal with, the Coolmusic Insane distortion pedal is pretty awesome for the $20ish it costs... plus no whine.
I'm getting the mini universe. It is only $41 AUD on ebay, cheaper than even Temu. The whine is fixed with a separate power supply. Also I was wondering if the Spring delay would work better with less decay or adjusting one of the nobs, it seems to have that ongoing background sound that doesn't go away but might with an adjustment. Also these pedals suffer from a loud pop which apparently can be fixed by simply soldering a couple of resistors onto the board. I saw a video showing how to fix it and I'm sure there are more videos showing the same fix. Well worth it just for the shimmer and Cloud and Blom, Bloom?
Try a 1 uF film capacitor across the power to that pedal. It will short out the noise (noise filtering) but won't affect the DC. Likely you could solve that problem for the price of a $1 cap.
@@davidstokes4630 Across the power +ive and -ive to the pedal. I tried it though, and it didn't work. It should have, but it didn't. I might re-visit the problem some time, I was just guessing at the value for the cap.
What other pedals give the mini universe multi selection and that cool almost synth sound? Got this one on order but looking for more cool effects pedals that I can get lost playing.
Hi and many thanks for your great videos. I have a pretty big affoardaboard, with 16 pedals including buffers on both ends, running on 2x8 isolated power units, and I've got that same whine problem. But I don't really know which pedal it comes from, it seems that certain pedals together produce it when I put some types of overdrives on. But it doesn't seem to always be the case, and didn't always do that. Any advice on finding a solution?
I would be willing to bet that you are using inexpensive power supply that says isolated on it but isn’t. There are such culprits out there. I just watched a video by a group called Chairmen of the Board . They are three prominent pedal board builders and Mason Marangello was just covering a common pedalboard mistakes and going low budget on the power supply is the wrong way to go. I just bit the bullet and ordered myself a Strymon Zuma. I have 2 O’jais but they are 5 outlets each and my board has 22 pedals. I was going to use the cheap Mosky unit that I bought for analog pedals but it just seems to dicey. Open your power supply. If you don’t see transformers in there it’s probably only filtered at best. Some digital pedals dump their noise down the ground of their power unit and if that pedal is not isolated, the noise dumped down the ground is contaminating your other pedals and a whine can be the result. I’m no expert on power supply electrical layout but I know the most common type of isolation is galvanic isolation and that uses a transformer.I know my reply was long. Sorry about that. I hope it helped you. Cheers!
@@lynyrddeville you are probably right. Thanks for your answer, it's just the right length and very useful! I took some Harley Benton supplies, not the most expensive ones. How do I recognize transformers? Strymon are probably expensive for me, maybe there's something good in lower price range?
@@lynyrddeville It does say specifically "isolated, filtered and protected against short-circuits, eliminating hums and noises... But maybe it's just not done well.
@@lynyrddeville to let you know: I went for a more expensive - although reasonable compared to others - Rockboard power supply, and it totally solved my problem! So you were right: cheap, even isolated, power supplies simply don't do the job correctly. Thanks for your advice!
I’ve had this pedal for about 6 months. I like it for heavy-handed, strong reverbs. It can drench a sound. Everything seems to skew metallic. Like you’re in a huge hall, but every surface is metal. I have trouble getting a good, subtle reverb I like from it.
I also bought the efx for distortions and I have the same problem, alone there are no problems but with other pedals it has a high-pitched hiss, I've even tested it with an isolated power supply and different cables and it still works, I also tested my other pedals to make sure it's not them , it must be a manufacturing fault, the mini universe is great but the efx I really don't recommend it (I accept suggestions for multi distortion pedals because I don't want to add more gain stages)
I bought one it came faulty, nothing passed when switch engaged and almight great audio thump when engaging and dis engaging. I have returned but have since foud that thump is common on working pedals. do I get another or is the Thump on all of them
Please try the kmise affordable pedal board with the built in power brick. I love it and it makes my pedals happy noise wise! Cheers and thanks for the video
I think the first pedal I was not impressed with to start but near the end with the British and MT 1 and 2 if you were thinking about the Boss Metal Zone MT2 this would be a cheap alternative and gets you that chugging plus you have a bunch of alternatives on top of it. I think the mini universe Room sounds like you want to turn the mix and decay right down unless you are thinking of a really big ass room but I have an RV5 which means I missed out on shimmer so this could be something to play around with especially with those parameters. Looks like a lot of fun.
Well I have one of the mini universes in the post to me, I do wonder how the shimmer effect compares to the digverb they make, it could be the same or very similar sound so as I have the digverb I now might be able to run them both to give a stereo effect. Fingers crossed.
I've been buying a lot from TEMU lately. Some of their cheap pedals are great. I am currently awaiting the delivery of an M-Vave Tank G multi pedal that looks interesting in the demo videos on RUclips. Thanks for the videos!
I have been um-ing and ah-ing over the Strymon Cloudburst for months but the price has deterred me. Having now heard the Mini Universe I ordered one straight away!
@@ChristopherVonnCornelio At £25GBP it is a total bargain. The reverb type knob is a little imprecise and the parameter knobs take some getting used to---they have a different function depending on the reverb type selected. But the sounds generally are excellent.
This is great! The Ekoverb is my favorite affordable reverb though. Like this one, it doesnt surf well, but... Stereo with freeze, tap, and 3 delay and 3 reverb modes. Come on, can't beat that.
Bought one. Had to return it. It wouldn't always work and I did get that horrid whine! It also popped really loud when you engage or disengage the pedal.
@@60CycleHumcast No. Maybe some old pedals will but I have a collection of pedals and none of them make a popping sound as loud as this thing does. It's obnoxious!
You've done me and my very soon to be 4 year old son a service by making this video. He's getting a Loog Tele and a Universe pedal for his birthday! Cheers!
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Great vid. I not long ago bought the M-Vave Mini Universe pedal. Was and still am, completely impressed with it, ...almost. I did have to power it by it's own power adapter though. As you mentioned, it didn't like being run on my Power Station DC Core 10 (power brick) with the rest of the pedals. For some reason, it just made a lot of noise. But given it's own power adapter, it is as quiet as the others. Not sure of the cause.
But as for useability/creativity? Love it. Has great features and reverb choices. Love the parameter knobs and their individual shaping relevant to the selected reverb type. Love the small but tough build too. Doesn't hijack too much space on my pedal board either. Great share. Thank you.
Purchased one because of this video, came in today and it sounds incredible AND there’s no horrible whining sound on my joyo power supply lol
Great right? They also offer a free return on any item you purchase and give you credit or refund your money. Usually, keep the product.
I'm also using a joyo power supply dasiy chained with 3 other pedals and it sounds fantastic. I use a joyo zgp first then the reverb first in the power supply chain.
Boss cs3, demon fx mini chorus demon fx tape echo and the mini universe.
SAME, but I purchased it from Amazon. I have a quality [individual] power supply, and I have never heard any noise from any pedal in my chain. I cannot wait to receive this pedal tomorrow morning & create, create, create! 🤙🏼
I recently got one of the mini universe pedal and I was getting the whine as well. Tried everything. effects loop, straight thru to input, different positions on board, valve amps compared to solid state... no matter what had the whine until I tried a different power supply. It's true what is written in the little pamphlet. This pedal is only happy with 9v 500 ma power.and whine be gone!
500 fixed it? If so I'm buying it depending on your response. I have a free 500 slot.
Thanks in advance. 😮
@@ComicBookNerdOutCBNO It definitely cut it down a lot. That and making sure you have good cables in between your pedals. I was using some cheap ones and they added to the noise.
I love that I can always count on you to check if a reverb pedal has the drip! Thank you! You’ve saved me so much hassle! Keep on keeping on 🙌
That last one, "lofi" reminded me of the Exorcist! Spooky sounds seems very fun and also quite similar to the A-labs Cetus but the Mvave definitely has a few unique sounds too!
You could always add an magnetic choke on the power cable going into the pedal to possibly get rid of the noise. I had to do that on my ham radio that sits close to my desktop computer. I like some of the sounds the Mini- Universe puts out. May jump on it!
Been waiting for this video. The Mini Universe is absolutely insane for the price and I really hope m-vave makes a similar multi-delay pedal.
@4:42 Premium Kazoo sounds like the the name of the first band on at the Indie gig.
In my situation, i got the high pitch whine on my m-vave Elemental delay. Even I put it on different outlet. It will whine whenever the m-vave elemental and mini universe are plug in together.
My wife just got me this pedal for Christmas for my bass board. We live in SE Asia so easy to get here off AliExpress. She had no idea what she was even buying and just picked it on looks but she nailed sounds I don’t have! I’ve run it on my board and it’s awesome! I’m using an isolated power supply and no noise issues at all! Wow it’s like a mini Strymon Big Sky without the big footprint and price! It’s staying on the board! Most of my pedals are all big name boutique brands but I’m rethinking after seeing the value to sound ratio of some of these affordable pedals.
What pedal did she get, these 3pedals are guitar effects pedals though, not nbassones.
I was looking for Cüvavé and found out that there are only M-Vave. Sad! :(
The Mini Universe pedal needs to be on a 300ma isolated power supply. That will eliminate any noise. Similar to the Boss HM2 its a 9v Battery but recommend 12v Power supply. Hope this helps. I've had no problems check tech specs 👍
Can it handle 12v? Im very hesitant to put it on 12v because on the pedal it indicated 9v. Also if I put it on a 12v can it eliminate the popping sound when you click the foot switch?
@@louiemausisa5048same popping on my neoclone ehx..thats a problem dues to capacitors.
@@louiemausisa5048did you bite the bullet and test it?
@@fortheloveofnoise naaah, I'm too scared to do it.
@louiemausisa5048 so when you plug in a power supply that's 12 instead of 9v, would it fry things immediately? been wanting to try it with a mz-2 it's 9v
That blue pedal sounds so sick bro i love it TY!
ordered it for the shimmer...totally impressed by the rest, its supposed to arrive tomorrow
Wow! First time an afford-a-board episode led to an immediate impulse buy for me. When it comes to reverbs, I'll rarely have use for anything other than a decent spring reverb (which I already have), and most ambient multi-reverb pedals cost an arm and a leg, so it's hard to justify spending that kind of money on a pedal as a permanent fixture on my board, so this seems like the perfect solution for me. Great find, Ryan!
26:14 it almost sounds like there's some dry signal mixed into the distorted signal. That's not good for a preamp style pedal - does the level maybe work as a blend?
You've sold me on this guitar. I was thinking of buying an extended range guitar but the people I jam with are way more into the Cure and the B52s then metal
Just bought one, £32 brand new in box incl postage.
I read that there are two out there, one has "True Bypass" printed on it the other just "Bypass" and that's the one to get so I got it.
There is no whine and just a slight static sounding click when the foot pedal is pressed. For the money, this little thing is a steal.
Wow that reverb has got a lot of character. Loving it
That shimmer on 45 minutes in almost sounded like the music off of flight of the navigator lol😂 that was funny
This is what I need! thank you!
Yep...noise....I love the sounds...hate the noise.....just enough to be irratating. I've used it with a fishman mini and a magnetic trans acoustic PU....works great for that with a battery. Just one pedal....I need to try it with a compressor too.
Preamps generally do better direct to power without an amp preamp. I might consider doing demos with an FX loop amp, also that said EG Fireball,, EnGl Fireball
I am starting to like the M-Vave line of products. I got the chocolate and set it up with an old cell phone of mine to control the effects of my Katana. It works well enough, and I just ordered the Tank G so can't wait for that to get here. I got that because it is portable, easy to switch between the effects and I can plug it into a portable speaker.
You convinced me, I got the mini universe. Even though it is cheap, to be able to have all of those to mess around with for only $25 (found it on AliExpress for that price, I’m sorry Ryan) is amazing. I had to get it. Thank you :) I like my ambience lol
avez-vous un "pop"à l'enclenchement de la pédale ?
Had the MVave/cuvave/lekato mini rig thing a magig and I believe it has the preamps as well as the new Tank G. Put on his with a Mooer radar, fine sculpt or any favorite IR and be done! Thanks Ryan, Your Mannequin hopefully has not tried to kill You!
So I put this on my pedalboard, and there IS a horrible whine if I connect to the same power supply as my other pedals, even when I use the battery power on my supply instead of leaving it plugged in. It does go completely silent if I plug in a separate power supply, but what's the point? Going to try using the USB out from my power supply and see if that silences it. Really disappointed because the reverb is beautiful - but running separate power supplies defeats the purpous of buying a nice isolated pedalboard unit.
Exactly
Isn't M-Wave the same as Cuvave?
Also, I think every single dirt pedal has this weird hissing to them because the stacking is always an issue... I was told that putting a noise gate right after the dirt pedal solves the whole thing. And a buffer also
Two things that are stopping me from putting this on my board: 1) the pedal *pops* when using the footswitch and 2) no tails/trails when you switch it off. I guess 2 is addressable of you use some kind of bypass looper and or delay but it would have been nice if it had that functionality to begin with... Other than that its a fun pedal to play around with.
You can fix the pop, have a look at pedal forums. The tail cut is to be expected with true bypass again a mod can fix that
What pedal forum?
Mini Universe Under $27 on Aliexpress w shipping... just got mine yesterday, bought all 3
Hey, can you post a link? Couldn't find it that cheap.
Thanks for testing the drip and surf sounds, seems like everyone else that reviews this pedal forgot the basic reason for reverb. The ambient stuff is just a bonus.
I have the Mini Universe and it’s preposterous for the price. My only gripe is the little *pop* when you turn it on. You can hear that in the video here. But for the price, I’ve never seen a better value.
I have played for 30+ year's and I think the Mvave mini fx pedal is incredible. The silver pedal with a bear on it goes from clean Boost with 3 band eq to overdrive distortion and into fuzz, yes fuzz. Strangely enough when I backed off gain I got fuzz but shouldn't that be reversed? " This pedal is a better HM2, klon KOT, Pot, Timmy you name it. For 30$ this pedal will give me valuable space on the board. Thanks Ryan
wow, I've already sold mine. My Mooer A7 ordered me to do it, wanting to stay the only shimmer in my board. The same story with mini-amp. Joyo American sound is enough fo me.
You have to inhale for the premium kazoo exp. I love your initial reactions. Your like Tom Green’s cousin.
Great demo! I didn't have noise issues with mine (I don't think? Off to listen again!)
How to solve the popping issue of the m-vave pre amp?
The opening montage sold me
for your affordaboardpower supply problem I'd say try to use the newer isolated caline power supplies see if they're any good
Hiya I found the caline stuff to very noisy I have owned a fair few caline bits
Have you tried Mosky ISO 10? its cheap. Does it have noise issues too? Im trying to decide between a Mosky ISO 10 and Caline
Have you tried a Real Power Supply , say a Voodoo Lab ? 🤨🤨🤨
I just got a Mini Universe. There is an obnoxiously loud pop/bang in the signal every time I use the footswitch. Has anyone got a solution for that?
No. That's how it works.
There is.. use it in fx loop
Would this work on a keyboard synth? Thanks.
Great review Ryan 👍
Update: The loud pop when you switch it on is annoying. Anyone who bought it, did you fix it? Or do you know what the fix is?
Never turn it off.
I know that you aren't a guitarist who plays with loads of high gain, but if you wanted something to compare that multi-distortion pedal with, the Coolmusic Insane distortion pedal is pretty awesome for the $20ish it costs... plus no whine.
I bought one off Aliexpress about a month ago for $28 including shipping. I didn't notice any whine. Think it's a great cheap ambient pedal.
Ryan, were you daisy-chaining the power supply when running all 3 pedals and getting the whine? Digital pedals don't work well with daisy chains.
What is that blue guitar in the background? Looks like Jaquar controls but three pickups?
It’s a Squier bass vi - steve
Actually its a Fender bass vi.
Hey- didnt you review that thing? ;)
I'm getting the mini universe. It is only $41 AUD on ebay, cheaper than even Temu. The whine is fixed with a separate power supply. Also I was wondering if the Spring delay would work better with less decay or adjusting one of the nobs, it seems to have that ongoing background sound that doesn't go away but might with an adjustment. Also these pedals suffer from a loud pop which apparently can be fixed by simply soldering a couple of resistors onto the board. I saw a video showing how to fix it and I'm sure there are more videos showing the same fix. Well worth it just for the shimmer and Cloud and Blom, Bloom?
Try a 1 uF film capacitor across the power to that pedal. It will short out the noise (noise filtering) but won't affect the DC. Likely you could solve that problem for the price of a $1 cap.
Where do you attach it?
@@davidstokes4630 Across the power +ive and -ive to the pedal. I tried it though, and it didn't work. It should have, but it didn't. I might re-visit the problem some time, I was just guessing at the value for the cap.
@@Chris_the_Muso I'm going to use 2-220 ohm resistors across the switch. There are several videos of it.
How to solve the reverb pedal popping sound?😢😢😢😢
The idiot fix is just don’t turn it off.
Feels like you’re in another dimension in a movie! Love it!!!!
Did you ever find a power supply to eliminate the noise?
What other pedals give the mini universe multi selection and that cool almost synth sound? Got this one on order but looking for more cool effects pedals that I can get lost playing.
What causes that loud "boom" when the bottom is pressed?
Hi and many thanks for your great videos. I have a pretty big affoardaboard, with 16 pedals including buffers on both ends, running on 2x8 isolated power units, and I've got that same whine problem. But I don't really know which pedal it comes from, it seems that certain pedals together produce it when I put some types of overdrives on. But it doesn't seem to always be the case, and didn't always do that. Any advice on finding a solution?
I would be willing to bet that you are using inexpensive power supply that says isolated on it but isn’t. There are such culprits out there. I just watched a video by a group called Chairmen of the Board . They are three prominent pedal board builders and Mason Marangello was just covering a common pedalboard mistakes and going low budget on the power supply is the wrong way to go. I just bit the bullet and ordered myself a Strymon Zuma. I have 2 O’jais but they are 5 outlets each and my board has 22 pedals. I was going to use the cheap Mosky unit that I bought for analog pedals but it just seems to dicey. Open your power supply. If you don’t see transformers in there it’s probably only filtered at best. Some digital pedals dump their noise down the ground of their power unit and if that pedal is not isolated, the noise dumped down the ground is contaminating your other pedals and a whine can be the result. I’m no expert on power supply electrical layout but I know the most common type of isolation is galvanic isolation and that uses a transformer.I know my reply was long. Sorry about that. I hope it helped you. Cheers!
@@lynyrddeville you are probably right. Thanks for your answer, it's just the right length and very useful! I took some Harley Benton supplies, not the most expensive ones. How do I recognize transformers? Strymon are probably expensive for me, maybe there's something good in lower price range?
@@lynyrddeville It does say specifically "isolated, filtered and protected against short-circuits, eliminating hums and noises... But maybe it's just not done well.
@@lynyrddeville to let you know: I went for a more expensive - although reasonable compared to others - Rockboard power supply, and it totally solved my problem! So you were right: cheap, even isolated, power supplies simply don't do the job correctly. Thanks for your advice!
I’ve had this pedal for about 6 months. I like it for heavy-handed, strong reverbs. It can drench a sound. Everything seems to skew metallic. Like you’re in a huge hall, but every surface is metal.
I have trouble getting a good, subtle reverb I like from it.
Another buyer here, actually i got 2 from Aliexpress. No whine at all...amazing pedal for 🥜
can i use this with electic piano? will it sound good?
i looked at the price and literally exclaimed. the first minute is enough to sell anyone with a few bucks and brain cells.
Sir, does the sound die when you step on it or turn it on?
I’m glad to see you doing these pedals! I ordered a Mini Universe off of Ali Express for $25. My board is becoming a afforadaboard.
I also bought the efx for distortions and I have the same problem, alone there are no problems but with other pedals it has a high-pitched hiss, I've even tested it with an isolated power supply and different cables and it still works, I also tested my other pedals to make sure it's not them , it must be a manufacturing fault, the mini universe is great but the efx I really don't recommend it (I accept suggestions for multi distortion pedals because I don't want to add more gain stages)
I have this pedal and have a cheap Rowin power supply and no whine. Amazing pedal for the price
When you played shimmer 43..
I saw your god ❤
Strymon is anxious ❤
You make the pedal shine ❤
Would like to see your band and worship service.
Thanks
I bought one it came faulty, nothing passed when switch engaged and almight great audio thump when engaging and dis engaging. I have returned but have since foud that thump is common on working pedals. do I get another or is the Thump on all of them
What is the best budget pedal for gilmour sounds? The this universe one might be good
Anybody here knows how to fix the amplified thumping sound the mini universe makes everytime you switch it on??
There's a new m-vave Tank-G. Big brother of the m-vave cube baby. It has proper EQ knobs. It also has a noise gate and can store 32 presets.
and firmware updates, software and FREE files to download
Please try the kmise affordable pedal board with the built in power brick. I love it and it makes my pedals happy noise wise! Cheers and thanks for the video
The pedal is widely available on Amazon
A lot of reviews mention the high pitch whine on the mini efx.
What stompbox is the afford board made of?
I think the first pedal I was not impressed with to start but near the end with the British and MT 1 and 2 if you were thinking about the Boss Metal Zone MT2 this would be a cheap alternative and gets you that chugging plus you have a bunch of alternatives on top of it.
I think the mini universe Room sounds like you want to turn the mix and decay right down unless you are thinking of a really big ass room but I have an RV5 which means I missed out on shimmer so this could be something to play around with especially with those parameters. Looks like a lot of fun.
Well I have one of the mini universes in the post to me, I do wonder how the shimmer effect compares to the digverb they make, it could be the same or very similar sound so as I have the digverb I now might be able to run them both to give a stereo effect. Fingers crossed.
LOVE the Mini Universe that is a have to get IMO. The MINI AMP Electric Guitar Speaker Analog Effect says it's discontinued.
Well you cost $40.00+ LOL I had to jump on one of these just so I can experiment with some trippy music.
That M-Vave Mini Universe is pretty cool, and affordable. ;) Love those ambient sounds.
Got to have that mini universe. For the price, outstanding. That Gregorian chant sounds spooky, like a mystical movie kind of thing. Interesting.
Soooo, is a Muff style pedal actually an electric kazoo?
Had to put a dedicated one spot supply on the mini universe. It had a awful hum with my power block
Pedal sounds sweet but what guitar is that?
Hi! Which device has the best spring reverb tone - zoom multistomp or m-wave mini universe?
I've been buying a lot from TEMU lately. Some of their cheap pedals are great. I am currently awaiting the delivery of an M-Vave Tank G multi pedal that looks interesting in the demo videos on RUclips. Thanks for the videos!
Does this pedal do anything the old Verbzilla can't?
Yes - cloud, bloom, swell, and lofi
The Verbzilla is a classic though
For the afford-a-board power supply, have you tried the Caline? I've just ordered the Caline CP-04 Power Supply from aliexpress
Is the high pitched whine a preset....
Just ordered it for $15 after tax in Aliexpress. I'm excited to use it on my ukulele. Thanks for this video.
I brought the delay ( because of this review), got it for £18 because of a deal, it has some pretty out there sounds. Well worth the money.
Try the Mosky ISO10 power supply for the affordable pedal board.
I have been um-ing and ah-ing over the Strymon Cloudburst for months but the price has deterred me. Having now heard the Mini Universe I ordered one straight away!
How is it? I am planning on ordering one as well.
@@ChristopherVonnCornelio At £25GBP it is a total bargain. The reverb type knob is a little imprecise and the parameter knobs take some getting used to---they have a different function depending on the reverb type selected. But the sounds generally are excellent.
@@kingstumble really appreciate the response mate. I will order one definitely.
I guess Canada Temu and US Temu are different. All I can find are a couple of Dolamo pedals.
This is great! The Ekoverb is my favorite affordable reverb though. Like this one, it doesnt surf well, but... Stereo with freeze, tap, and 3 delay and 3 reverb modes. Come on, can't beat that.
Bought one. Had to return it. It wouldn't always work and I did get that horrid whine! It also popped really loud when you engage or disengage the pedal.
That whine is a deal breaker for me. Lots of pedals will pop the first few times you hit the switch. I think it’s a static electricity thing.
@@60CycleHumcast No. Maybe some old pedals will but I have a collection of pedals and none of them make a popping sound as loud as this thing does. It's obnoxious!
You must try the mvave ir. New life for effects pedals.
I received one a few weeks ago. I've been too busy to even try it😢
Poor little baby is busy 😢
Yeah seems like this is a must have I guess
You've done me and my very soon to be 4 year old son a service by making this video. He's getting a Loog Tele and a Universe pedal for his birthday! Cheers!
Is there a pooping sound when you turn on or off the pedal?
You can make it yourself. Preferably not in your pants. At least not around anyone you’d like to impress.
How do you compare the mini universe with the mooer ambiance a7? Which has better tone?
He did a cheap shimmer shoot out in a previous video.
I thought the A7 shimmer sounded quite digital.
I just bought the M Vave Reverb pedal on Shoppee and its well worth the $25. Such a low cost for such a great sounding pedal.