Gotta say, ... your videos are very entertaining, but so informative. You outline which control you are using, then show what it does. In a really neat way. Exactly what we need to know about these pedals before purchasing. And concisely. Well done.
Dave Lanciani its honesty the best channel on you tube. I am subscribed to 7 channels, but this is the only one that I watch every upload and get excited for.
Agreed! This is my favorite pedal review channels. Everything is so well laid out and edited, plus the variety of unique pedals is awesome. So much better than the same old blues riffs through 69 different overdrive pedals
Noir Spectre More than a few to be honest. The true oscillator of this pedal has nothing to do with the classic sub-octave square sounds a la Blue Box, OC-2 or Multiplexer. Other are more obvious, like the rainbow machine, which is nothing new as an effect if anything the format and specific controls and range selection make it kinda special. Nothing you couldn’t do with a Lexicon or Eventide rack unit 30 years ago.
@Noir Spectre Ehhh little bit of an oversimplification I think. First off, pretty much all pedals are rehashes of older pedals on some level, and most manufacturers are copying old stuff more blatantly than EQD. There's normally some creative new twist with what they do. I think Earthquaker pedals are sometimes more fun than practical, but if you're making your own music then even that's not really true. They're not marketing their stuff to dads playing Mustang Sally for the 1010th time.
@Club Soda The pedals not terrible, It's a synth pedal, it's very difficult to use with the way it's set up, it's equivalent to learning how to play guitar again. I've talked to people about this pedal, it's apparently extremely hard to come up with something good on it, but it is actually possible
This is the gold standard format for pedal demos. Also, you really took time to get into specifics while providing background details; which really makes it approachable for peasants like myself who learned everything on the same 4 modeling amp settings.
This is the best video for this pedal out there. I planned on getting one just for the chaotic aspect of it, but to know that it can actually be used musically is wonderful! Also, that sequencer stuff is
I don't normally gush, but your video review/walkthroughs are the bees knees, man. It's at the point were if I see that you've made a new one I just buy the gear and watch the video after I get it to see if I'm missing something. I am, and you point it out, and I continue on with my good brooding in a more enlightened fashion. Good show old boy.
This is the one i need. Was looking at this, MXR layers, EQD bit commander, and Montreal assembly Prpll, and i think this is the one i need to record my new stuff this fall. I have so many EQD, chase bliss, boss, walrus and MXR pedals, but even Avalanche Run v2 and disaster transport Sr. Can’t make these noises. So awesome
I just got one of these. I’ll admit that it took some experiementing with it before understanding how it works, but now that I’ve got it figured out, I’m thinking of all sorts of fun ways to use it.
Weird compliment here man, but I love how you communicate. I've noticed in all of your videos, a very aesthetic, witty and funny form of english. Is it possible to learn this power?
Like the Bit Commander, it’s a monophonic synth, meaning only one note is being tracked. Whichever note is picked up by the synth is what it references for tracking, and I believe the oscillator is the way you control it. On MOST polyphonic synths, for years, they required you to have an external tracking pickup for your guitar that was made by Roland and was an additional $200 you need for proper polyphonic tracking. Just in recent years, there are poly synth pedals that have built in tracking now, but your options are limited to a few pedals made by Boss, EHX, and Meris. The Boss SY1 is what you might want to start out with, but if you’re liking the sound of Bit Commander and Data Corrupter, chances are you’ll only find that kind of glitchy sound in a mono synth. Hope this helps!
Great job Knobs! I've been watching as many Data Corrupter videos as I can, and I was sad to see so many people turn down the pedal by not understanding what it is. Not to mention the number of terrible demos released onto RUclips. Because of it's complexity it's going to be very easy for people to make this pedal look bad. Which is funny because it's just so gooood.
Thanks for an amazing pedal review. The jury is still out for me. It's a bit of a one-trick pony and I can get some pretty goofy sounds out of my H9, though nothing this insane and broken, and the H9 cannot reproduce a PLL. What bothered me most about this pedal was the constant dive bomb every time I stopped playing, and that was a big reason I sought out (and found) videos such as yours to see if this could be adjusted. I will give the pedal another try. As others have said, those of us who play synth do have a gazillion options open to us on there and I've wondered if tweaking with my synth would make this pedal unnecessary, and do I want a separate pedal just to make a particular kind of sound? I wish it took an expression pedal so I could adjust some parameters while playing. It would also be nice to be able to save presets. I got a very nice sound out of it (if you call any of it's sounds "nice") at one point but couldn't reproduce it later as I kept messing with knobs. In retrospect, I should have taken a picture of my settings. I really love that "breaking up" sound when playing stops.
i could... but don't have space on my board. i can't imagine throwing a clean blend on this pedal in first place would've been too difficult? plus would make the pedal a whole lot more usable
potatopotatopotato I think they intentionally left it off as a style choice. PLL pedals are kind of a no brakes sort of affaire. I bought one for bass and I can say in all the different ways I use it I don't need a clean blend. It's not like a traditional fuzz. I think you would enjoy using it by playing an octave up and dialing in the sub-harmonic to compensate your low end.
Knobs: you're a pest! I was thinking of selling mine. Now I've watched this I've got to rush home sooner than expected, stick it on my board quick, and see at tonights band practice if I can use this on a solo at our gig Friday. 😝
This pedal reminds me of Jimi Hendrix and how incredible he was with pedals. Some of these not all were achieved by Hendrix with what he had. The data corrupter does things for u really. But i think its a fantastic pedal for older guys who dont have the energy they once had to fuck around getting sounds on a guitar. this does it for you if u want. its also a very nice sounding fuzz. a lot of fuzz pedals i checked out dont sound like a big ass fat assault of fuzz like this. i like it very much and think it can be super useful. some think it cant be useful but i doubt that. i dont think you have to make dive bombs and Mario sounds on it.
im looking for really crazy pedal to use on synths. i like the way this affects the signal, though the result is kind of rough and over disttortioned. but i am still considering it. any other suggestions for about this price range?' great vid man. congrats.
This pedal will prove indispensable in our eventual war against the robots. My advice is to order one now before it's too late.
that's what we keep sayin'
DOWN WITH THE ROBOTS, UP WITH DATA (CORRUPTION)!
EQD = Quality, Inspiration and Made in the USA Kick-Ass Attitude. Your shop rocks.
thanks for the kind words!
Plot twist: Small label inside reads "designed at Skynet Laboratories"
Gotta say, ... your videos are very entertaining, but so informative. You outline which control you are using, then show what it does. In a really neat way. Exactly what we need to know about these pedals before purchasing. And concisely. Well done.
Dave Lanciani its honesty the best channel on you tube. I am subscribed to 7 channels, but this is the only one that I watch every upload and get excited for.
They're even just fun to listen to! The avalanche run demo is one of my favorites. So dreamy...
Agreed! This is my favorite pedal review channels. Everything is so well laid out and edited, plus the variety of unique pedals is awesome. So much better than the same old blues riffs through 69 different overdrive pedals
I'm really glad Earthquaker learned their lesson with the Rainbow Machine and had you review this pedal as soon as it came out.
Earthquaker is unstoppable. Every pedal is a banger
Noir Spectre More than a few to be honest. The true oscillator of this pedal has nothing to do with the classic sub-octave square sounds a la Blue Box, OC-2 or Multiplexer.
Other are more obvious, like the rainbow machine, which is nothing new as an effect if anything the format and specific controls and range selection make it kinda special.
Nothing you couldn’t do with a Lexicon or Eventide rack unit 30 years ago.
@Noir Spectre Ehhh little bit of an oversimplification I think. First off, pretty much all pedals are rehashes of older pedals on some level, and most manufacturers are copying old stuff more blatantly than EQD. There's normally some creative new twist with what they do. I think Earthquaker pedals are sometimes more fun than practical, but if you're making your own music then even that's not really true. They're not marketing their stuff to dads playing Mustang Sally for the 1010th time.
@Club Soda Its subjective. It might sound odd by itself but it could sound awesome in the right context.
@Club Soda The pedals not terrible, It's a synth pedal, it's very difficult to use with the way it's set up, it's equivalent to learning how to play guitar again. I've talked to people about this pedal, it's apparently extremely hard to come up with something good on it, but it is actually possible
This video was by far the best I've seen for this crazy ass pedal. Earthquaker alone is going to inspire so many new bands
Buzz The guitarist from the melvins uses this pedal
This is the gold standard format for pedal demos. Also, you really took time to get into specifics while providing background details; which really makes it approachable for peasants like myself who learned everything on the same 4 modeling amp settings.
Vibrato with the knob at the center position at 4:26 sounds like Yoko Ono
It's true. I fell in love with that setting and my band broke up.
Gonna be honest, not as good as scream song by yoko ono
The Yousician ad should have more of this applied to it.
I do t always roll one before a pedal vid...but when I do, It's knobs.
Most of the time I just let these videos be the background music while I do other stuff. But this pedal..........
these videos awaken a childlike spirit in me that is incredibly satisfying
This demo gives me hope. Thank you.
This is the best video for this pedal out there. I planned on getting one just for the chaotic aspect of it, but to know that it can actually be used musically is wonderful!
Also, that sequencer stuff is
The demo I have been waiting for!
I don't normally gush, but your video review/walkthroughs are the bees knees, man. It's at the point were if I see that you've made a new one I just buy the gear and watch the video after I get it to see if I'm missing something. I am, and you point it out, and I continue on with my good brooding in a more enlightened fashion. Good show old boy.
Love the videos! It's great to hear you using input sources other than guitar! Keep up the good work!
perfect name choice for this amazing pedal
5:13 ... Was that Welcome To The Black Parade???
this video helps a lot. it's a confusing, yet addicting pedal.
Thank you, Knobs. Everything is good here.
At first I was worried this would be a Death By Audio ripoff but this thing is its own beast. Fantastic!
oo0O0 what pedal would it be ripping off? The robot?
This is the one i need. Was looking at this, MXR layers, EQD bit commander, and Montreal assembly Prpll, and i think this is the one i need to record my new stuff this fall. I have so many EQD, chase bliss, boss, walrus and MXR pedals, but even Avalanche Run v2 and disaster transport Sr. Can’t make these noises. So awesome
I wish you could see my cats face.
Me too
Will play this for my dog ASAP.
Cool, now I can finally nail the holy grail of guitar tones: "Space Harrier on the Atari ST"
In a time of so much corruption...
IS 1:29 INSPIRED BY ALARMIST?
I watch these muted to unpleasure myself.
What a wild playful pedal. Will get one one of these days
I would love to hear what this pedal could do to a vocoder...
Dru Jeffries that actually gives me chills thinking about it
1:29 that sounded so epic! I'm amazed how you would be able to write with a pedal like this.
just swooped it. thank u zzounds
It needs to be available in euro rack module, with inputs for control voltages.
Would the Doepfer A-196 work?
Perfect pedel for my juggalo band
The only perfect pedal for your "jugaloo" band would be one with only one function: "off".
ICP 2: electric jugaloo
TheCannedWalrus Oh, how cute it is, just learned to talk!
Alright, Ken M
whoop whoop **sprays Faygo**
I just got one of these. I’ll admit that it took some experiementing with it before understanding how it works, but now that I’ve got it figured out, I’m thinking of all sorts of fun ways to use it.
It reminds me a live King Crimson perfomance
jesus christ this thing is gnarly. this would sound awesome with the digital oscillator on the microkorg.
This pedal is so much fun.
Weird compliment here man, but I love how you communicate. I've noticed in all of your videos, a very aesthetic, witty and funny form of english. Is it possible to learn this power?
Not from a Jedi
The layman's way is to read lots of Wikipedia
That's not a weird compliment.
Agreed
100% spot on comment
Learn how to us the word aesthetic wtf
How would you ever know if it was broken?
two seconds in, thumbs up. This shit's dirty! love it!
This channel should have a hell of a lot more subs! Keep up the amazing work 👍 👍
Beautiful
I was wondering when you'd get around to this pedal...
I don't know how I'd use it... But I want it
so my question is: does it track chords? or is it like the bit commander where it only tracks single notes?
Like the Bit Commander, it’s a monophonic synth, meaning only one note is being tracked. Whichever note is picked up by the synth is what it references for tracking, and I believe the oscillator is the way you control it.
On MOST polyphonic synths, for years, they required you to have an external tracking pickup for your guitar that was made by Roland and was an additional $200 you need for proper polyphonic tracking. Just in recent years, there are poly synth pedals that have built in tracking now, but your options are limited to a few pedals made by Boss, EHX, and Meris. The Boss SY1 is what you might want to start out with, but if you’re liking the sound of Bit Commander and Data Corrupter, chances are you’ll only find that kind of glitchy sound in a mono synth.
Hope this helps!
About 4 yrs after having originally purchased this, and 3.5 after having sold it, here I am, probably gonna buy another one 😅
This is something I absolutely have to have
Another splendid presentation
I'm torn between this and the Keeley synth 1.
Just a fantastic demo of an unusual pedal. I think combining this with the Chase Bliss Habit pedal would break the Earth.
Embrace the weird.
Did Jack White just copy this for one of his TMR pedals? Sounds a lot like it.
track well on bass ? amazing job btw, keep it on !
Works wonderfully on bass. The tracking is obviously glitchy at times, as expected, but it works just as well on bass as it does guitar.
“Grrreaat... Scccotttt....” - Doc Brown
"Man. This is heavy"
Great job Knobs! I've been watching as many Data Corrupter videos as I can, and I was sad to see so many people turn down the pedal by not understanding what it is.
Not to mention the number of terrible demos released onto RUclips. Because of it's complexity it's going to be very easy for people to make this pedal look bad. Which is funny because it's just so gooood.
check ThePedalZone take on this pedal. So far the best I have seen. He really makes this thing actually sing and unlock some great melodic uses for it
Devin Anderson That's a good thing! Ups the chances of you scoring one second hand.
Been waiting for this one
Put this through Avalanche Run or Afterneath.
This is the perfect Knobs pedal
This thing sounds awesome!
Thanks for an amazing pedal review. The jury is still out for me. It's a bit of a one-trick pony and I can get some pretty goofy sounds out of my H9, though nothing this insane and broken, and the H9 cannot reproduce a PLL. What bothered me most about this pedal was the constant dive bomb every time I stopped playing, and that was a big reason I sought out (and found) videos such as yours to see if this could be adjusted. I will give the pedal another try. As others have said, those of us who play synth do have a gazillion options open to us on there and I've wondered if tweaking with my synth would make this pedal unnecessary, and do I want a separate pedal just to make a particular kind of sound? I wish it took an expression pedal so I could adjust some parameters while playing.
It would also be nice to be able to save presets. I got a very nice sound out of it (if you call any of it's sounds "nice") at one point but couldn't reproduce it later as I kept messing with knobs. In retrospect, I should have taken a picture of my settings.
I really love that "breaking up" sound when playing stops.
i was waiting for this :D !!!
I saw some other videos popping up for this pedal recently, and my only thought was "Hooray, this probably means another Knobs video is on the way!"
Playing the Legend of Zelda theme would be fun using this pedal.
I can't decide if I want this or the Boss SY1
Great vid! Got one on the way !
7:38 tortoise
Flashbacks of 8 bit games🔊😊👻🤖
wish this had a clean blend so i ACTUALLY could use it on bass
You can always use a blender pedal or a boss ls-2
i could... but don't have space on my board. i can't imagine throwing a clean blend on this pedal in first place would've been too difficult? plus would make the pedal a whole lot more usable
I think a LS-2 is great to blend anything in, and always some dry air out.
potatopotatopotato I think they intentionally left it off as a style choice. PLL pedals are kind of a no brakes sort of affaire. I bought one for bass and I can say in all the different ways I use it I don't need a clean blend. It's not like a traditional fuzz. I think you would enjoy using it by playing an octave up and dialing in the sub-harmonic to compensate your low end.
Ya I agree with you. Any kind of petal should have the blend now days. It just makes them so much more versatile.
This pedal is brilliant!
Anyone know the approximate settings to get those sounds at 2:15?
The transition screen tones were all of my favourites too. Lmfao
Can anyone compare this to the Moogerfooger Freqbox?
i wonder what will happen when chained to a rainbow machine or a transmisser
As far as “noiseboxes” go this one is actually pretty good for what it’s capable of
But how would it sound for bass I wonder...
Check out the pedals and effects vid
i'm ordering this thing in a few days yay
Only thing I wish this little beauty had - A CV input function. ;)
Pls help me , I can not get a decent sound out of this pedal ever. I am using with bass.
Is this just a simple in and out jack? No MIDI control? Expression pedal?
Knobs: you're a pest! I was thinking of selling mine. Now I've watched this I've got to rush home sooner than expected, stick it on my board quick, and see at tonights band practice if I can use this on a solo at our gig Friday. 😝
If only Tron had a metal band.
Great vid another pedal I want to buy
This pedal reminds me of Jimi Hendrix and how incredible he was with pedals. Some of these not all were achieved by Hendrix with what he had. The data corrupter does things for u really. But i think its a fantastic pedal for older guys who dont have the energy they once had to fuck around getting sounds on a guitar. this does it for you if u want. its also a very nice sounding fuzz. a lot of fuzz pedals i checked out dont sound like a big ass fat assault of fuzz like this. i like it very much and think it can be super useful. some think it cant be useful but i doubt that. i dont think you have to make dive bombs and Mario sounds on it.
Moog from hell
Wicked
Yo soy disperso... Esto es mi alimento...
Does this have a dry/wet mix control besides off/on?
im looking for really crazy pedal to use on synths. i like the way this affects the signal, though the result is kind of rough and over disttortioned. but i am still considering it. any other suggestions for about this price range?' great vid man. congrats.
Hello. I run my synth through the Way Huge Atreides Analog Weirding Module pedal. it sounds wonderfully terrible.
So fire
1:52 Defender, when thrusting and firing.
I have one of these next to a Mantic flex. Dear God, what have I done? What have I done?!!
so, should this go before or after a ring mod
Yes.
the donut is a lie
The cake is a nightmare.
It's a donut cake!
im in love
Some of it sounds a lot like something straight out of NIN's Year Zero album.
Exactly, I’m going to buy this cause I produce industrial Electro Body Music
What a fucking awesome pedal. Wow. If you see this, thank you Robb from Sweetwater! ☻
Can I use an expression pedal to mimic the whammy on this pedal?
a data set of medians and fuzzy nuptials.
Someone needs to hook this up to a theremin
Data Corruptor or Dream Reaper??????
Both are amazing
Wow,...just wow.
Ah, love it
Hey Knobs I live in Toronto - wanna make a band???