Looks like cool audio vactrols. Makes sense what with them owning CA. I wonder if it's basically the same thing as Moen 'Jimi Nova' (also sold as 'Shaky Jimi'). It has 4 LED+photoresistor pairs in place of the incandescent setup of the real thing, where they're using the factory vactrols here. What was the name of that circuit.... Easyvibe maybe. Something to do with RG Keen perhaps. I remember getting a ramp up/down circuit from Keen's website and modding that into my JimiNova and that was the circuit it (Shaky/Nova) was a copy of. John Hollis? I also lightblocked the LED/photocell pairs with shrink tube, but I guess that's already done with the VTLCs.
At a glance the circuit looks similar to the Dunlop Rotovibe, using 4 optocouplers for the phase shift section instead of an incandescent bulb surrounded by LDRs. I don't think that this is digital. I suspect they're overstating the mA draw by quite a bit. The analog optical phase shift circuit is there, so why go to the trouble of adding a digital LFO? Those chips are likely opamps or CMOS devices.
Yeah quite possibly. Its not really my area 🧐 my guess was they could be handling the timing and synchronisation of the four octos? But honestly I couldn't pronounce the word Cardigan till i was 12 so dint take me too seriously 🤓
Been waiting on someone tearing one of these down ! So, 4 X Vactrols - never seen that before. Those there trimmers are the key to getting this thing sounding amazing. The good thing thing is you won’t need the back on as the LEDs are encased. 2 of the chips will be for the LFO and my bet is that the small one is a charge pump to knock 18v from 9v. Could be wrong though … Bloody bargain for that build quality.
I like this one, I've been looking for a Univibe that's not $500 I think this might be the one. I just want it to do crazy psychedelic stuff, not chasing any particular Hendrix or Thrower tone and this works
Nice demo. It does sound organic even tho I didnt saw the light bulb (so what are those 4 photo cells picking up ? Very surprised by its nice sounding for the price.
That doesn't seem to be a real bypass, I see plastic momentary switches, am I right? I also see 3 trimmer pots, what are they adjusted with? Can you change the factory settings, speed, intensity ..?
Momentary switches dont really indicate the bypass topology 🤓 its just a different mechanical way of switching from state 1 the state 2 👍yes the trimmers are for fine tuning ... ill probably do a separate video for those though. I thought it best not to mention those as its easy to loose the factory settings 🤪
@@reeveselectro Ok thanks for the answer, Beringer never had a real bypass on all previous pedal series. Do a test on this pedal, turn off the power, if it doesn't transmit a signal then it's definitely not a TBP.
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Best review on this so far, good job. 👍🏻
Definitely been a bigger fan of Vibe being in front of fuzz and wah after fuzz.
Thank you man 🙏🙏🤘
Markus is knocking it out of the park with these videos lately. Get it Markus you the man 🔥🤘🏼🔥
Thanks man 🤘🤘
Love your videos and work ❤
That sounds a lot better than I expected from their release ad
Looks like cool audio vactrols. Makes sense what with them owning CA.
I wonder if it's basically the same thing as Moen 'Jimi Nova' (also sold as 'Shaky Jimi'). It has 4 LED+photoresistor pairs in place of the incandescent setup of the real thing, where they're using the factory vactrols here.
What was the name of that circuit.... Easyvibe maybe. Something to do with RG Keen perhaps. I remember getting a ramp up/down circuit from Keen's website and modding that into my JimiNova and that was the circuit it (Shaky/Nova) was a copy of. John Hollis?
I also lightblocked the LED/photocell pairs with shrink tube, but I guess that's already done with the VTLCs.
I think your spot on mate 👍🏻
Vactriols! Yes thats the name of those components!! Thanks man 🙏🙏🙏
Got mine yesterday as well. Great sounding pedal for the price and I just think the unit looks absolutely amazing as well. Nice and retro...
Great review, like the breakdown and assessment of components too, good to know.
I hope you’re better at putting pedals back together than John Cordy . 😂
Super video Markus. Really like the taredowns and the sound demos. Great to see it working with a Face. Not bad at all for £50
Its a solid buy mate ... youd have to be seriously picky not to dig it 😎😎
At a glance the circuit looks similar to the Dunlop Rotovibe, using 4 optocouplers for the phase shift section instead of an incandescent bulb surrounded by LDRs. I don't think that this is digital. I suspect they're overstating the mA draw by quite a bit. The analog optical phase shift circuit is there, so why go to the trouble of adding a digital LFO? Those chips are likely opamps or CMOS devices.
Yeah quite possibly. Its not really my area 🧐 my guess was they could be handling the timing and synchronisation of the four octos? But honestly I couldn't pronounce the word Cardigan till i was 12 so dint take me too seriously 🤓
Thanks for the teardown!
Been waiting on someone tearing one of these down ! So, 4 X Vactrols - never seen that before. Those there trimmers are the key to getting this thing sounding amazing. The good thing thing is you won’t need the back on as the LEDs are encased. 2 of the chips will be for the LFO and my bet is that the small one is a charge pump to knock 18v from 9v. Could be wrong though … Bloody bargain for that build quality.
They look like Optocouplers. Makes sense.
Just received mine...sounds pretty good for the price. Vibrato is amazing.
This is the word i needed when i recorded this 🤣🤦♀️
I like this one, I've been looking for a Univibe that's not $500 I think this might be the one.
I just want it to do crazy psychedelic stuff, not chasing any particular Hendrix or Thrower tone and this works
Nice demo. It does sound organic even tho I didnt saw the light bulb (so what are those 4 photo cells picking up ? Very surprised by its nice sounding for the price.
I suspect they are individual enclosed photocels that are time controlled by the digital chips
That doesn't seem to be a real bypass, I see plastic momentary switches, am I right?
I also see 3 trimmer pots, what are they adjusted with?
Can you change the factory settings, speed, intensity ..?
Momentary switches dont really indicate the bypass topology 🤓 its just a different mechanical way of switching from state 1 the state 2 👍yes the trimmers are for fine tuning ... ill probably do a separate video for those though. I thought it best not to mention those as its easy to loose the factory settings 🤪
@@reeveselectro Ok thanks for the answer, Beringer never had a real bypass on all previous pedal series.
Do a test on this pedal, turn off the power, if it doesn't transmit a signal then it's definitely not a TBP.
I built a Univibe from a kit and had to mod it to be louder. Who knows why it was designed to be so quiet?
Pushing amps wasn't a 'thing' back then. If it made a sound, it worked.
Wait so this thing is digital?
No its analog, signal path, with optocouplers for the vibe ... ive no idea what the chips are doing TBH
@ ah ok thx
Jesus this is dull
I dont think he'd agree though ... ive heard he loved a bit of fuzz-into vibe 👍