Thanks so much for the kind words! Yes the LVX is an absolute powerhouse! It’s amazing what it can do! And once you get a handle on how it operates it’s so easy to use!
Great comparison!, although I think those 4 Clase Bliss pedals overlap themselves in many ways they're also unique on their own and their special characteristics shine on tweaking their control knobs as there are so many random and unpredictable elements even when using very similar settings, the LVX is so far the most powerful digital delay unit and can emulate most if not all of current delays and produce some effects no other unit can, It'd be great to see how a more affordable delay unit can emulate these boutique pedals, for example, using an HX Stomp or HX Effects to emulate Chase Bliss or LVX
Hey there! Yes the LVX is probably king of the mountain at the moment for powerful digital delays as it can do most anything very well. Sure the Chase Bliss pedals go much deeper in their specific realms (and arguably I have the Habit & Mood set similarly to the RMC, but they both can do much much more!) The Stomp is actually $100 USD more than the LVX, so I wouldn’t say it’s more affordable. At this point strymon or boss or source audio might have the only ones capable of getting close to Chase Bliss my sounds, but nowhere as near as the LVX
I take that back. The HX suite of delays could be close to Chase Bliss stuff in certain algorithms, but not nearly as adjustable. I have HX Native, and realize it has some good glitchy delays in there
@@thepedalcollaborative Here in Europe (Spain) the LVX is actually 100 euros more than the HX Stomp and almost 200 Euros more than the HX Effects, cheers!
@@thepedalcollaborative yes, there are also several iOS plugins than can do amazing stuff for very little money, for example "Other Desert Cities" by Audio Damage
I recently got the lvx and I really enjoy making patches. Its perfect to bring to life things you have in your head. I m still keeping my habit and mood which i find more immediate.
100% agree! The LVX has less limitations overall I feel and let you really get creative, but sometimes that means you fiddle too much and never settle! The Mood and Habit are very special and do things nothing else can!
@thepedalcollaborative I love clouds by Mutable instruments and the granular section of lvx seems equally good so far...for a month now that's all I have been exploring....actually that's what I ve been doing the last 4 hours....I try not to get lost using too much....granular some pitch shifting and a sequencer, the preamp and dynamic sections help bring everything together
@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045 I love getting lost inside the LVX! I think they should have a pop up screen after so long asking you to take a break and eat/sleep. 😂
@thepedalcollaborative I made a mistake and didn't save the preset I was working on....anyways....I learnt a lot today so I can repeat the process...but still
@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045 noooo!!! That’s so frustrating! I did that same thing last night as I was making presets for the MercuryX against the DBA Rooms 🤦🏻♂️
Totally hear you! It’s not analog (as you know), so while it may not be exactly the same sound, it’s an option to get close if you only need/want 1 super delay, at least for me
Great presets! Your Reverb Mode C preset however shows (just like mine: ruclips.net/video/pnBIegSonsQ/видео.html) a limitation of the LVX: The original Empress Superdelay, and the CBA RMC that is based on those Empress algos, creates octaves-up by playing back the delay memory at double speed reverse, twice in a row. The ICE mode on the Strymon Timeline does a similar thing, but forward. The LVX can get in the same sonic ballpark using pitch shifting, but you will get typical digital pitch-shifting aliasing, especially when playing chords as at 07:25 - same as if you try to replicate RMC / ICE on e.g. Helix/HX devices. That’s why Superdelay, CBA RMC and Strymon ICE sound more organic (at least to my ears) than any pitch-shifting-based delay or shimmer reverb algos.
@@thepedalcollaborative 🙏 ... I may be wrong about Helix/HX though, just experimenting with their Glitch Delay algo, seems like it does something similar like ICE / RMC ...
@TheGuacamoleXplosion I think you’re correct about the HX stuff. And if you think of the HX and LVX/MercuryX as signal paths where you can put effects modules in certain places along said chain, the HX makes the most sense. Chorus before compression? Check. Lo-fi after glitch? Check. I think you’re onto something! I’ll have to start digging into the HX vs LVX/MercuryX now! 😂
Really goes to show how extremely powerful the LVX is. What an absolute epic release. Great sounds as always man.
Thanks so much for the kind words! Yes the LVX is an absolute powerhouse! It’s amazing what it can do! And once you get a handle on how it operates it’s so easy to use!
Incredible video! This is why the LVX / MercuryX are my fave pedals.
Thanks so much! Yes the folks at Meris really made something special!
Great comparison!, although I think those 4 Clase Bliss pedals overlap themselves in many ways they're also unique on their own and their special characteristics shine on tweaking their control knobs as there are so many random and unpredictable elements even when using very similar settings, the LVX is so far the most powerful digital delay unit and can emulate most if not all of current delays and produce some effects no other unit can, It'd be great to see how a more affordable delay unit can emulate these boutique pedals, for example, using an HX Stomp or HX Effects to emulate Chase Bliss or LVX
Hey there! Yes the LVX is probably king of the mountain at the moment for powerful digital delays as it can do most anything very well. Sure the Chase Bliss pedals go much deeper in their specific realms (and arguably I have the Habit & Mood set similarly to the RMC, but they both can do much much more!)
The Stomp is actually $100 USD more than the LVX, so I wouldn’t say it’s more affordable. At this point strymon or boss or source audio might have the only ones capable of getting close to Chase Bliss my sounds, but nowhere as near as the LVX
I take that back. The HX suite of delays could be close to Chase Bliss stuff in certain algorithms, but not nearly as adjustable. I have HX Native, and realize it has some good glitchy delays in there
@@thepedalcollaborative Here in Europe (Spain) the LVX is actually 100 euros more than the HX Stomp and almost 200 Euros more than the HX Effects, cheers!
@Alex_Martz woah that’s nuts! I guess pricing is country dependent!
For that price difference the HX stuff would be hard to beat for what it offers!
@@thepedalcollaborative yes, there are also several iOS plugins than can do amazing stuff for very little money, for example "Other Desert Cities" by Audio Damage
I recently got the lvx and I really enjoy making patches. Its perfect to bring to life things you have in your head. I m still keeping my habit and mood which i find more immediate.
100% agree! The LVX has less limitations overall I feel and let you really get creative, but sometimes that means you fiddle too much and never settle!
The Mood and Habit are very special and do things nothing else can!
@thepedalcollaborative I love clouds by Mutable instruments and the granular section of lvx seems equally good so far...for a month now that's all I have been exploring....actually that's what I ve been doing the last 4 hours....I try not to get lost using too much....granular some pitch shifting and a sequencer, the preamp and dynamic sections help bring everything together
@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045 I love getting lost inside the LVX! I think they should have a pop up screen after so long asking you to take a break and eat/sleep. 😂
@thepedalcollaborative I made a mistake and didn't save the preset I was working on....anyways....I learnt a lot today so I can repeat the process...but still
@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045 noooo!!! That’s so frustrating! I did that same thing last night as I was making presets for the MercuryX against the DBA Rooms 🤦🏻♂️
Awesome stuff!
Thanks Brock!!
great video as usual! do u think the meris could fully replace the mood?
No I don’t! The LVX can do pretty good with the wet side of the MOOD. The Drolo (microloop) side isn’t in the LVX wheelhouse
So great!
Thanks so much!
The LVX is powerful and impressive when it comes ballparking other digital delays, but gets no closer to sounding analog than any other digital delay.
Totally hear you! It’s not analog (as you know), so while it may not be exactly the same sound, it’s an option to get close if you only need/want 1 super delay, at least for me
Thanks
You’re welcome!
i wonder if lvx can do some of the cb onward stuff?
Great question! It probably can, I just haven’t tried. I’ll add it to the to-do list!
Great presets! Your Reverb Mode C preset however shows (just like mine: ruclips.net/video/pnBIegSonsQ/видео.html) a limitation of the LVX: The original Empress Superdelay, and the CBA RMC that is based on those Empress algos, creates octaves-up by playing back the delay memory at double speed reverse, twice in a row. The ICE mode on the Strymon Timeline does a similar thing, but forward. The LVX can get in the same sonic ballpark using pitch shifting, but you will get typical digital pitch-shifting aliasing, especially when playing chords as at 07:25 - same as if you try to replicate RMC / ICE on e.g. Helix/HX devices. That’s why Superdelay, CBA RMC and Strymon ICE sound more organic (at least to my ears) than any pitch-shifting-based delay or shimmer reverb algos.
Hey thanks! I love your videos!
@@thepedalcollaborative thanks 😊
No thank YOU for your inspiring work!
@@thepedalcollaborative 🙏 ... I may be wrong about Helix/HX though, just experimenting with their Glitch Delay algo, seems like it does something similar like ICE / RMC ...
@TheGuacamoleXplosion I think you’re correct about the HX stuff. And if you think of the HX and LVX/MercuryX as signal paths where you can put effects modules in certain places along said chain, the HX makes the most sense. Chorus before compression? Check. Lo-fi after glitch? Check. I think you’re onto something! I’ll have to start digging into the HX vs LVX/MercuryX now! 😂
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