Timestamps are in the description for jumping around. Also, firmware has been updated since this video was made. If you want to hear the features implemented on the new firmware. I went over this in this video: ruclips.net/video/o9jLmbCNclc/видео.html
I enjoy both of them, but I give slight edge to the MKII because of the Randomness on seemingly everything and separate processing of l/r channels in stereo. The ribbons has a bit different feature set with reverb & the ability to loop. Both are good at doing the lofi tape thing.
@@TriPedalReviews I too love the randomness of the MKII's wow and flutter, and the saturation is quite nice. I think the Ribbons is staying in the collection, however. Crazy how much they packed into this little thing.
Top 5 is a hard one because there are so many great ones and there is a wide range of types of lofi (Vinyl, Tape, Radio, Glitching, Digital etc...) So this is giving a broad consideration to the various types. Artifakt - Best all arounder, most utility, community involvement, presets. Sounds great and does a lot more than lofi. Does the most with signal dropouts, creative and unique ideas that other Lofi pedals haven't tackled. It's a good blend of fixed options and a modular approach that is more accessible than pedals like Beebo or Zoia. Chase Bliss Gen Loss MKII - I've had every Gen Loss version and the newest iteration is the one I'd choose over all of them, it's great for tape style lofi and has lots of interesting aux functions. Stereo functionality is awesome. Kinotone Ribbons - Very imaginative in it's creation, Jaak listens to the community and updates based on requests, along with whatever whacky stuff they come up with. It sounds awesome and is inspirational. Stereo functionality is also awesome. While the interface is a tad convoluted, it's not too bad once you learn it. Chase Bliss Lossy - Wasn't a fan at first, but it's a very unique idea and is the first pedal to tackle digital artifacts from MP3 conversion, and somehow made that crappy sound pleasing to listen to and mess around with. It has grown on me. CopilotFX Anchorman - For radio its a toss up for me between Artifakt and this pedal, but since I've already mentioned artifakt, I'd go with this one. It's the first pedal I've seen to incorporate actual radio and control of those aspects via a pedal and it's just fun af to play around with.
@@andreascomissiong9288 If my list was limited to vinyl style top 5, Tefi would be in there. My 2 favorite in that specific style are the Melusine V4 and Golden Era. But, most of the more recent lofi pedals that have come out do both Vinyl and Tape, both Melusine and GE are limited to just vinly. I believe you mentioned noise specifically, and that pedal has noise you can't dial out. The newer version might have solved that problem though. Don't know as I haven't picked it up and probably wont due to owning the GE already.
@@TriPedalReviews yea for me personally I’m looking for a pedal that has the best wow , flutter, warped vibrato sounds. Some pedals I’ve tried before didn’t have it to the intensity I like so between the kinotone ribbons and the golden era / Malinconia which one do you think takes the cake for that sound specifically ?
@@andreascomissiong9288 You wont have issues with intensity on either one, they'll both go sea sicker than you'll ever need. I'd suggest taking a listen to the Wow/Flutter sections on my Golden Era demo and then this demo for the ribbons and see which one appeals to your more. Ribbons had a firmware update that modified the wow/flutter behavior from this video, which in my opinion was a great improvement. I don't have a favorite between the two in that regard. ruclips.net/video/o9jLmbCNclc/видео.html
Not really. You'd end up spending more money on separate pedals to get a hi quality attempt at what this pedal does. You gotta think utility wise, how much this pedal has to offer. It's a lot. It makes the price much more agreeable.
@@TriPedalReviews The next firmware update for Ribbons will include a number of things including more randomized flutter and separate processing on the left and right channels for the Dropouts and Crinkle parameters. Thanks for all the great feedback! :)
@@kinotone hey! Any timeframe for that update? I remember messaging you just a month ago or so about the stereo spread, and was a little bummed that it was just on the reverb, but I’m really interested in this new update!
Timestamps are in the description for jumping around.
Also, firmware has been updated since this video was made. If you want to hear the features implemented on the new firmware. I went over this in this video: ruclips.net/video/o9jLmbCNclc/видео.html
between the Ribbons and the Gen Loss MKII, which do you enjoy more? I can't get past the double-track delay sound on the MKII.
I enjoy both of them, but I give slight edge to the MKII because of the Randomness on seemingly everything and separate processing of l/r channels in stereo. The ribbons has a bit different feature set with reverb & the ability to loop. Both are good at doing the lofi tape thing.
@@TriPedalReviews I too love the randomness of the MKII's wow and flutter, and the saturation is quite nice. I think the Ribbons is staying in the collection, however. Crazy how much they packed into this little thing.
I’ve always wanted to
ask you this…what are your top 5 favorite lo fi pedals of all time?
Top 5 is a hard one because there are so many great ones and there is a wide range of types of lofi (Vinyl, Tape, Radio, Glitching, Digital etc...) So this is giving a broad consideration to the various types.
Artifakt - Best all arounder, most utility, community involvement, presets. Sounds great and does a lot more than lofi. Does the most with signal dropouts, creative and unique ideas that other Lofi pedals haven't tackled. It's a good blend of fixed options and a modular approach that is more accessible than pedals like Beebo or Zoia.
Chase Bliss Gen Loss MKII - I've had every Gen Loss version and the newest iteration is the one I'd choose over all of them, it's great for tape style lofi and has lots of interesting aux functions. Stereo functionality is awesome.
Kinotone Ribbons - Very imaginative in it's creation, Jaak listens to the community and updates based on requests, along with whatever whacky stuff they come up with. It sounds awesome and is inspirational. Stereo functionality is also awesome. While the interface is a tad convoluted, it's not too bad once you learn it.
Chase Bliss Lossy - Wasn't a fan at first, but it's a very unique idea and is the first pedal to tackle digital artifacts from MP3 conversion, and somehow made that crappy sound pleasing to listen to and mess around with. It has grown on me.
CopilotFX Anchorman - For radio its a toss up for me between Artifakt and this pedal, but since I've already mentioned artifakt, I'd go with this one. It's the first pedal I've seen to incorporate actual radio and control of those aspects via a pedal and it's just fun af to play around with.
@@TriPedalReviews I’m interested so the Tefi golden era didn’t make the list. What’s your opinions on that one?
@@andreascomissiong9288 If my list was limited to vinyl style top 5, Tefi would be in there. My 2 favorite in that specific style are the Melusine V4 and Golden Era. But, most of the more recent lofi pedals that have come out do both Vinyl and Tape, both Melusine and GE are limited to just vinly. I believe you mentioned noise specifically, and that pedal has noise you can't dial out. The newer version might have solved that problem though. Don't know as I haven't picked it up and probably wont due to owning the GE already.
@@TriPedalReviews yea for me personally I’m looking for a pedal that has the best wow , flutter, warped vibrato sounds. Some pedals I’ve tried before didn’t have it to the intensity I like so between the kinotone ribbons and the golden era / Malinconia which one do you think takes the cake for that sound specifically ?
@@andreascomissiong9288 You wont have issues with intensity on either one, they'll both go sea sicker than you'll ever need. I'd suggest taking a listen to the Wow/Flutter sections on my Golden Era demo and then this demo for the ribbons and see which one appeals to your more. Ribbons had a firmware update that modified the wow/flutter behavior from this video, which in my opinion was a great improvement. I don't have a favorite between the two in that regard.
ruclips.net/video/o9jLmbCNclc/видео.html
Does this pedal needs TRS cables in order to work through an amp?
You only need a TRS cable if you plan to do stereo. Otherwise you just use a standard guitar cable.
Whats it sound like if you pass a stereo mix of a song through it?
only guitars are allowed here on youtube
Anyone know of any more affordable pedals that just do the first 3 pages of effects of this one? Filtering, wow and flutter, and degradation?
Not really. You'd end up spending more money on separate pedals to get a hi quality attempt at what this pedal does.
You gotta think utility wise, how much this pedal has to offer. It's a lot. It makes the price much more agreeable.
@mk , check out mid fi electronics “for parts or repair”...there’s currently one on “reverb” for $120...great pedal!
They really need to make a stereo version of this😅
Ribbons is TRS stereo in and out! 🙂
Just need a trs cable
This one is like the Bygones and the Melusine, but it's not stereo...
It is stereo in the fact that it will pass a stereo signal, but it does not have separate stereo processing that it does itself on either side.
@@TriPedalReviews The next firmware update for Ribbons will include a number of things including more randomized flutter and separate processing on the left and right channels for the Dropouts and Crinkle parameters. Thanks for all the great feedback! :)
@@kinotone Oh man, can't wait till that drops! Will be waiting patiently :) I'll do an update video for the firmware when it happens.
@@kinotone hey! Any timeframe for that update? I remember messaging you just a month ago or so about the stereo spread, and was a little bummed that it was just on the reverb, but I’m really interested in this new update!
@@The_fuzz_buzz Should be within the next two weeks. Sorry to keep you waiting. Trying to minimize the # of firmware updates people have to do!