It is very true that using a reverb open-up the sound. My dad who's a sound engineer for over 40 years now, like to hard-pan a two-track from guitar or synth, with a different reverb on the right and a different one on the left, and a very subtle tremolo in the middle. This actually create a slight organic volume shift between both ears that mimics how sound organically reflects on the various surfaces of a room and how your left ear never pick it as 100% the same volume as your right as the sound comes first to one or the other. It really elevate a middle-based track or mix. A bit extreme on a summing bus but sounds damn fantastic on acoustic guitar and synth. Also my favorite reverb pedal is the Digitech Hardwire one. SO underrated. It got a Lexicon chip inside and switches with like, 32 positions :O Might not have the fanciest connectivity but, from a sound man perspective, it's the best I found.
When stacking effects I always love putting all the chorus and phasers after the reverb and delay. Since its modulating the reverb output you get huge beautiful sweeps.
I love and respect your passion man. Your understanding shines through the way you wave your hands while explaining them. AND you clearly see the music on a blank space.
Great video, Great tips! My pedal chain, in order: 10 band eq -> distortion -> phaser -> chorus -> delay -> reverb. Like Justin mentioned in the start of the video, synths produce a LOT of unwanted low end, no matter what the sound is. Thus I recommend getting an EQ unit as the first unit in your chain, so you can kill a lot of the unwanted frequencies. EQ is also a great way to shape the sound in a very intuitive way. Generally I'd go as far as saying that a good FX-chain is as important as the actual synth, in terms of sound shaping. The next FX-pedal purchase(s) for me are most probably going to be a different distortion pedal and perhaps some filter-type of an effect.
They might make good videos but they also allow the customers to get screwed up without any repercussions to the offending party (in my case it was the seller) They hope they can get away with it by offering $25.00 bribe in form of credit on the next purchase. Not buying anything through or from these people ever again.
@@RetroPlus the output lvl of synths is much higher than guitars lvls. If you don't turn the volume way down on the synth it's just to much signal going into the input.
When i watch this video i imagine that i’m in music/adventure movie and Justin’s character is tricky smuggler that can persuade anyone to purchase his music gear. I like when host is actually geeky , he can tell much more than those who just read the text from screen
if you're plugging into a eurorack system the harvestman black locust gives you fx looping, and up to four effects pedals or inserts, level and wet dry controls. and it takes care of all the impedance and level issues via built in preamps, a great little peice of kit for mixing pedals with synths
@@brianrodman1033 its absolutely worth it, one caveat is that not all pedals seem to play well with it, reverb, distortion and delays all seem fine but i tired a line 6 fm4 and it didnt work, although ive yet to plug a guitar/bass in as an insert, so that might do the trick. but yeah its experimental even for modular. luckily i was given a few old pedals which is what pushed me towards that module, but definitely demo pedals first before you buy anything new.
Nice videp. I think that the Zoom MS 70 CDR multi Fx was worth a mention, its popular with Synth players, is very versetile, sounds good and only £70 .... I have 2 being used as FX sends on 2 different Synth sub mixers
Absolute pedal noob here, but was just wondering, concerning multi-effect pedals - I know they offer multiple different effects, but can those multiple effects be used simultaneously? Like, for instance, one multi-fx pedal doing delay, reverb and chorus on the same source? Or is it simply that they offer the multiple effects in one pedal, but can only effect the source with a single fx at a time. Thanks in advance if you reply.
@Theorist,,,The Zoom MS70 multi FX pedal lets you stack effects,,in any order,,,in my opinion one of the best and cheapest multi fx units out there,,,i love mine,,,sounds awesome with my synths.
@@theorist5497 Older multi-effects pedals used to offer multiple effects chained in one way and often only one type of modulation, then delay, then reverb. The Digitech RP100 is a good example of this. The Zoom MS-100BT allows up to 6 different (or the same) effects to be chained one after the other. Other multi-effects pedals will do multiple effects but only in the order shown on the board. I believe some Boss pedals are like this. RUclips reviews and tutorials are good for immediately seeing how the pedal can be used. If you want specific details, go to the manufacturer's website and see what they offer. In addition, most manufacturers offer the user manual as a PDF for download. I sometimes read these before buying a piece of equipment.
Phaser? Jean Michel Jarre uses the Small Stone (70 Euro). Behringer made a clone, the VP1 (20 Euro). An emulation is also on the Zoom multistomp MS-70CDR.
The Akai Intelliphase from the late 90s is pretty much forgotten and not especially expensive last I checked (mine was about $70) but it sounds good on fast attack/short decay plucked type sounds, REALLY food on drum macines or samples, and generally solid on anything with a lot of dynamic range.
Nothing new for me but I gotta give him credit for being thorough with letting people know all the little nuances and best practices for recording/production regarding the gear used.
I used to laugh at anyone who spent $300 or $400 or $500 on an effects processor for a synth. For a studio, sure, but just to run a synth through, nope, so many options just as good for far less $$$... Then I picked up a Fractal FX8 MKII, (which new cost almost as much as a couple of synths I've bought), and decided that I should just sit down and be quiet about this topic...
You're right both ways . I've been watching a lot of the 60 Cycle Hum videos about affordable pedals and got some great stuff out of it , but then there's the Empress Zoia that makes me want to sell a kidney so I can buy it .
Oh Justin...your facial expressions can lend themselves for so many memes 🤣 but we love u man. You know your stuff! I thought it was interesting that there was no mention of the zoom ms70 CDR which is one of the best pedals for synths. It actually does everything you mentioned in this video in one unit and it does it well. V2 of the firmware actually stepped up the pedals game by a lot. So maybe a “budget synth pedal” video soon where the CDR gets some love? Cheers!
For me, this video confirms my suspicions that modular is a massive rabbit-hole that I'd rather not go down. By the time you've stuck your Korg ARP Odyssey through a few weird pedals, it can sound as crazy as anything modular can do for a fraction of the cost.
This was legit informative and interesting. Thanks Justin Delay and Reverb! The puns are too strong today New video from Reverb Just In about Reverbs and Synths
I Recommend the TC-electronic Hall of Fame 2! It just sounds amazing and has a lot of nice different colours in it. I instantly fell in love with the shimmer, church and Lofi reverb of it for my Synths (the other types are amazing to, I just don't use them that often).
Great tips on using reverb and delay with synths. Really helpful! I would add that for distortions and synths, the "sweet spot" is often "less" rather than more. You came in pretty hot with those guys!
Great and inspiring clip. I love how you also speak with your hands and gestures 😬 My favorite to get interesting stuff out of the synth are the Red Panda Particle and Tensor. They just fuck up the synth into a wonderful partly random glitch.. that’s delicious!
FYI, G1Xon, has a pedal you can use as a pitch wheel, among other things. The G1on model doesn't have a pedal connected, but you can still use the knob for pitch bending, but it doesn't work nearly as well as the pedal.
Great video. Any chance you could do a demo of mics going into pedals...not vocal pedals designed for that job, but guitar pedals....just to hear? Thanks man
I just recently got an akai mini play and started messing with pedals yesterday. Sounds insane reversed through my Midiverb 2. Especially the drum pads.
Speaking of predelay, with my behringer XR16 (who was not intended as an effect kit went I bought it) I like to send signal to delay and send this delay to reverb. Lot of fun experimenting with long delay and big verb.
Justin is quite a curious creature... I'm oddly fascinated by him.... I think its in a good way Anyway, thanks for clearing up the synth direct into pedals problem for me. Came for that... not sure why I stayed
Wow, this was cool. Can anyone tell what's doing that high pitched clicky noise at 36:10 ? It sounds awesome! Can't figure out if the minilogue is actually making it
For what it's worth, I've had great experiences with a Boss TE-2 (echo/reverb hybrid weird squid thing) & a EH Small Stone phaser hooked up to both analog & digital synthesizers, various types & in various ways...
There was a track in the 80's by D-Train called Keep On that featured, I guess it was a phaser and flanger together, or possibly 2 phaser units. I was hooked on that sound and have been ever since. I'll paste it in here if anyone is interested ruclips.net/video/6IqS3U2GUos/видео.html (Starts at 4.31)
Justin Delay, from Reverb, showing delay and reverb pedals... I'm confused....
That can't be his "real" name surely. It's too much like "Justin Case". Lol
lol gotta love the internet
I can't what for the video by Bob Flanger
You're preaching to the Chorus here. What do you have to Gain by Distorting his message?
Turn the feedback down some and it’ll clear up.
It is very true that using a reverb open-up the sound. My dad who's a sound engineer for over 40 years now, like to hard-pan a two-track from guitar or synth, with a different reverb on the right and a different one on the left, and a very subtle tremolo in the middle. This actually create a slight organic volume shift between both ears that mimics how sound organically reflects on the various surfaces of a room and how your left ear never pick it as 100% the same volume as your right as the sound comes first to one or the other. It really elevate a middle-based track or mix. A bit extreme on a summing bus but sounds damn fantastic on acoustic guitar and synth. Also my favorite reverb pedal is the Digitech Hardwire one. SO underrated. It got a Lexicon chip inside and switches with like, 32 positions :O Might not have the fanciest connectivity but, from a sound man perspective, it's the best I found.
You mean tremolo applied to initial main sound?
I think I might try this
Great tip, thanks
this is a class, thanks for the tip
Magic trick: if you raise your elbow and twist your shoulder while turning knobs the effect will be 10x
"No shit Sherlock" - David Guetta
Hahahaha
Hahaha
It increases if you have headphones on, on only one ear
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love this guy. Knowledgeable, gives clear explanations, and his surname is actually Delay. What's not to like?
papernicolas3 he has nicer hair than me
@ROOTSCONTRA You wouldn't like Italy lol
@ROOTSCONTRA who hurt you
I’m changing my name to David Distortion
Reverb villain
Dude, I really like the way you are talking to us ! Not reading your script on the screen behind. Gold these days.
Always enjoy Justin's demos, not only are they informative; it's clear that he enjoys what he's doing. Keep up the great work, Justin!
When stacking effects I always love putting all the chorus and phasers after the reverb and delay. Since its modulating the reverb output you get huge beautiful sweeps.
I love and respect your passion man. Your understanding shines through the way you wave your hands while explaining them. AND you clearly see the music on a blank space.
Great video, Great tips!
My pedal chain, in order: 10 band eq -> distortion -> phaser -> chorus -> delay -> reverb. Like Justin mentioned in the start of the video, synths produce a LOT of unwanted low end, no matter what the sound is. Thus I recommend getting an EQ unit as the first unit in your chain, so you can kill a lot of the unwanted frequencies. EQ is also a great way to shape the sound in a very intuitive way. Generally I'd go as far as saying that a good FX-chain is as important as the actual synth, in terms of sound shaping.
The next FX-pedal purchase(s) for me are most probably going to be a different distortion pedal and perhaps some filter-type of an effect.
Adam King I’d assume the Mxr 10 band or a clone of it, that’s probably the most popular 10 band eq guitar pedal
What eq?
Love this guys hang gestures
I could listen Justin all day, someone at Reverb please give him his own show!
please!
What an incredibly interesting and useful video. Thank you Justin
Your approach is so warm and inviting. Reverb makes great videos. Thanks Justin!
Make Something What are you doing here?
They might make good videos but they also allow the customers to get screwed up without any repercussions to the offending party (in my case it was the seller)
They hope they can get away with it by offering $25.00 bribe in form of credit on the next purchase.
Not buying anything through or from these people ever again.
@Gordon Rayan please shut up
I killed my wah pedal with my keyboard but man that was the coolest sounding two minutes ever
How did you manage that?
that's why I would use a reamping box for that
Hipsters don't understand what impedance is... "Line Level vs. Instrument." Moral of the story, hipsters don't understand the existence of impedance.
@@RetroPlus the output lvl of synths is much higher than guitars lvls. If you don't turn the volume way down on the synth it's just to much signal going into the input.
Reece Deyoung I understand now, I've been building my own guitars now and I realized that. Guitars aren't powered so it makes sense.
Everything.
Pair everything with everything.
This is how it's been done and how it will always be 🤝
20 pedals that pair well with tape loops and 4 track recorders
YES!
Lol
hesh as fuck lol
Big Strymon Big Sky was the first Pedal for my Moog Sub37. A very good investment!!!
Best reverb money can buy!
gotta love the dude, his passion levels are so high
"well, right away, it's delay, you've heard it many many times..."
HOLY PUN BEJESUS
GREAT DEMO, love you comprehensive explanations and accompanying hand movements
This should be a series.
I have a Monologue with a Polymoon and was disappointed to not see it included and then you recruited it into the sound orgy at the en - what a treat!
I will consume every video you have ever, and will ever make with this guy. How are you not gonna make a delay/DeLay joke or comment though‽
11:28 awesome visual presentation of the delays, Delay :)
Synthesizers + distortion = Retro-sounding NES/Sega-era video game
Excellent and well articulated...Enjoyed it. Opened a whole world of possibilities for me........Off to the Test Bench !!!............
I totally agree, if you're going to use any effect on your synth, reverb is the best.
i never would have imagined a big muff sounding THAT badass on a synth
When i watch this video i imagine that i’m in music/adventure movie and Justin’s character is tricky smuggler that can persuade anyone to purchase his music gear. I like when host is actually geeky , he can tell much more than those who just read the text from screen
Lol now I understand why musicians refer to the studio as “the lab” because a whole lot of experimenting is going on.
Reverb pedals....Just like Heaven for anyone who makes and or listens to 1980s styled music...especially and more specifically Goth Post-Punk/Darkwave
Great insightful video as always. That pyramidz is looking excellent.
this guy rocks at presenting
Wow, I learned a LOT from this one. Thanks, great post!
Really enjoyed this video,the presenter was great !!
You should do a pedal review for drum machines next!
Justin is such a good host for these videos. Big fan of them and him.
if you're plugging into a eurorack system the harvestman black locust gives you fx looping, and up to four effects pedals or inserts, level and wet dry controls. and it takes care of all the impedance and level issues via built in preamps, a great little peice of kit for mixing pedals with synths
That module immediately caught my eye a while back on eBay and Reverb. Would definately want to rock one.
@@brianrodman1033 its absolutely worth it, one caveat is that not all pedals seem to play well with it, reverb, distortion and delays all seem fine but i tired a line 6 fm4 and it didnt work, although ive yet to plug a guitar/bass in as an insert, so that might do the trick. but yeah its experimental even for modular. luckily i was given a few old pedals which is what pushed me towards that module, but definitely demo pedals first before you buy anything new.
Righteous cardigan, Justin
Sequences/Patterns/Loops etc+FX=An arthritis sufferer's best friends.
GFI Specular Reverb V3 is awesome with synth.
Nice videp. I think that the Zoom MS 70 CDR multi Fx was worth a mention, its popular with Synth players, is very versetile, sounds good and only £70 .... I have 2 being used as FX sends on 2 different Synth sub mixers
Absolute pedal noob here, but was just wondering, concerning multi-effect pedals - I know they offer multiple different effects, but can those multiple effects be used simultaneously? Like, for instance, one multi-fx pedal doing delay, reverb and chorus on the same source? Or is it simply that they offer the multiple effects in one pedal, but can only effect the source with a single fx at a time. Thanks in advance if you reply.
@Theorist,,,The Zoom MS70 multi FX pedal lets you stack effects,,in any order,,,in my opinion one of the best and cheapest multi fx units out there,,,i love mine,,,sounds awesome with my synths.
@@promethiousb1489 Thanks so much for the reply. I just got a Synthstrom Deluge and the MS70 might be a good fit for it.
No probs…its a great pedal,,,have fun….
@@theorist5497 Older multi-effects pedals used to offer multiple effects chained in one way and often only one type of modulation, then delay, then reverb. The Digitech RP100 is a good example of this. The Zoom MS-100BT allows up to 6 different (or the same) effects to be chained one after the other. Other multi-effects pedals will do multiple effects but only in the order shown on the board. I believe some Boss pedals are like this. RUclips reviews and tutorials are good for immediately seeing how the pedal can be used. If you want specific details, go to the manufacturer's website and see what they offer. In addition, most manufacturers offer the user manual as a PDF for download. I sometimes read these before buying a piece of equipment.
Best opening sentence ever. I am Justin DELAY from REVERB
Phaser? Jean Michel Jarre uses the Small Stone (70 Euro). Behringer made a clone, the VP1 (20 Euro). An emulation is also on the Zoom multistomp MS-70CDR.
The Akai Intelliphase from the late 90s is pretty much forgotten and not especially expensive last I checked (mine was about $70) but it sounds good on fast attack/short decay plucked type sounds, REALLY food on drum macines or samples, and generally solid on anything with a lot of dynamic range.
I use the Small Stone and the MS-70CDR and they give a sound that rivals the more expensive effects units IMO. Well they float my boat lol
Nothing new for me but I gotta give him credit for being thorough with letting people know all the little nuances and best practices for recording/production regarding the gear used.
I used to laugh at anyone who spent $300 or $400 or $500 on an effects processor for a synth. For a studio, sure, but just to run a synth through, nope, so many options just as good for far less $$$...
Then I picked up a Fractal FX8 MKII, (which new cost almost as much as a couple of synths I've bought), and decided that I should just sit down and be quiet about this topic...
hahaha :)
lol
You're right both ways . I've been watching a lot of the 60 Cycle Hum videos about affordable pedals and got some great stuff out of it , but then there's the Empress Zoia that makes me want to sell a kidney so I can buy it .
Oh Justin...your facial expressions can lend themselves for so many memes 🤣 but we love u man. You know your stuff!
I thought it was interesting that there was no mention of the zoom ms70 CDR which is one of the best pedals for synths. It actually does everything you mentioned in this video in one unit and it does it well. V2 of the firmware actually stepped up the pedals game by a lot.
So maybe a “budget synth pedal” video soon where the CDR gets some love?
Cheers!
justin always clear. simply the best!!
It's like you read my mind making this video
Justin is the GOAT
I would never have thought of using a wah pedal, that's a great way to get a hand free from doing filter sweeps!
Not even a word about the Zoom Ms70 cdr. With 137 effects, chain up to 6 simultaneous effects, 50 memories for less than 100€ !
Justin Delay with morning coffee is a whole better world.
We used to run our snare drum through the line 6 with a volume pedal for gigs. Dub effects for days.
love using the minilogue with eventide space
For me, this video confirms my suspicions that modular is a massive rabbit-hole that I'd rather not go down. By the time you've stuck your Korg ARP Odyssey through a few weird pedals, it can sound as crazy as anything modular can do for a fraction of the cost.
This guy makes me laugh, I don't know why haha, but he should do this more often... You can feel his enthousiasm
(I think)
It's his coke stash that makes it
This man knows so much different gestures! I bet he's a good swimmer.
This was legit informative and interesting. Thanks Justin Delay and Reverb!
The puns are too strong today
New video from Reverb Just In about Reverbs and Synths
That Plasma Pedal sounded hella industrial, so cool
This dude cool af sweet review to show what's possible. I love it
I Recommend the TC-electronic Hall of Fame 2! It just sounds amazing and has a lot of nice different colours in it. I instantly fell in love with the shimmer, church and Lofi reverb of it for my Synths (the other types are amazing to, I just don't use them that often).
Great tips on using reverb and delay with synths. Really helpful! I would add that for distortions and synths, the "sweet spot" is often "less" rather than more. You came in pretty hot with those guys!
Great and inspiring clip. I love how you also speak with your hands and gestures 😬 My favorite to get interesting stuff out of the synth are the Red Panda Particle and Tensor. They just fuck up the synth into a wonderful partly random glitch.. that’s delicious!
That RAT was nice!
FYI, G1Xon, has a pedal you can use as a pitch wheel, among other things.
The G1on model doesn't have a pedal connected, but you can still use the knob for pitch bending, but it doesn't work nearly as well as the pedal.
the ending is sick!!!! great job man!
Really good video, dude.
Really enjoyed the stereo on the phaser!!
Awesome video Justin and crew!
Regarding pre delay: Do use it with some drums or sharp attack sounds like you described but also slap some compression on after. You’re welcome.
Great video. Any chance you could do a demo of mics going into pedals...not vocal pedals designed for that job, but guitar pedals....just to hear? Thanks man
Great advise throughout, wonderful video
This is seriously amazing.
This is a really great video. Awesome job!
I just recently got an akai mini play and started messing with pedals yesterday. Sounds insane reversed through my Midiverb 2. Especially the drum pads.
Speaking of predelay, with my behringer XR16 (who was not intended as an effect kit went I bought it) I like to send signal to delay and send this delay to reverb. Lot of fun experimenting with long delay and big verb.
23:00 how to get a FOH guy shut you down in 15 seconds😂
Lmfooooo
Does this guy have a signature "Delay" pedal i will buy it for sure 😂
Now all you need to do is change your middle name to " Got-mo "......and you're set for life .......very nice job on the video :)
Justin is quite a curious creature... I'm oddly fascinated by him.... I think its in a good way
Anyway, thanks for clearing up the synth direct into pedals problem for me.
Came for that... not sure why I stayed
That would be great to produce a video dedicated to pedal power supplies... I'm totally lost !
Very interestin and inspiring..thanks !!
super well done - great help :) - I've been building up a pedal collection for my guitar, bass and keyboards, found new good ideas here
The best pedal ever for synths is without doubt is The Gong Bomb by Simple Flip.
Wow. I really needed this. A pedal video where I actually learn something : o
Please make more inn depth videos about use of pedals with synths.
Wow, this was cool. Can anyone tell what's doing that high pitched clicky noise at 36:10 ? It sounds awesome! Can't figure out if the minilogue is actually making it
I’d also love to know
For what it's worth, I've had great experiences with a Boss TE-2 (echo/reverb hybrid weird squid thing) & a EH Small Stone phaser hooked up to both analog & digital synthesizers, various types & in various ways...
Thank you for making this video Justin and Reverb.
Great video, thanks for sharing
Thanks--great video
Good stuff. I played guitar for years and loved pedals. Starting to play with synth and this is an interesting reference.
Please could we have more of these videos? I'd like regular in-depth demos of each pedal or pedals compared rather than just an overview.
how did he get a stereo signal while smoking through a wah???
I like this guys videos
There was a track in the 80's by D-Train called Keep On that featured, I guess it was a phaser and flanger together, or possibly 2 phaser units. I was hooked on that sound and have been ever since. I'll paste it in here if anyone is interested ruclips.net/video/6IqS3U2GUos/видео.html (Starts at 4.31)
You are crazy man. Cheers for that
awesome video my friend.
Wow the HX Stomp is really cool! Had no idea it sounded solid on synths, will keep it in mind if I'm looking for a swiss army knife effect unit
I use it on guitar and synth - really excellent little box
And now I want more pedals....damn you
THANKS FOR THIS...... Can you please revisit this in 2021.
Your awesome....