Returning the ampero stomp 2 as well. Not for the looper, I actually didn’t test it, but the functionality isn’t there. I was considering replacing my hx stomp with the ampero and sound wise I actually thought the ampero was better. However, it’s lacking in effects and programmability. Software is also pretty buggy. Maybe in a couple years.
iPad has absolute tons of amazing plugins and they are WAY cheaper than on Mac/PC (FabFilter suite is $80 on iOS compared to $2000 ). I can't believe more people haven't caught on to how good they are.
Hi, thanks for sharing your experience. I have a question: I'm looking for a controller to connect to a recorder on a PC, like Audacity, Ableton, etc. Is it possible to assign functions like record, pause, and new track to the buttons on the controller in such programs?
Hey! Yes, it definitely works with Ableton - that is primarily what I use it for :) Record, play, pause etc can for sure be controlled with MIDI. But I do not know about creating new track, at least I would not know how to do it. Audacity I do not know about either unfortunately
I do not use Garageband so I do not what you can bind to MIDI in that program. But Garageband does support using MIDI controllers at least, so it is possible it can do what you want :)
This guitar is the perfect blend of modern and classics. I have the guitar with the evo gold frets. bought new, had the neck fitted improperly, so got a replacement guitar. the guitar is very versatile and comfortable. The hardware is better than what most headless guitars have. you can adjust string height and intonation just like on a traditional guitars without too much fiddling unlike strandbergs. The "not a headstock" allows you to hang it like you would a normal guitar. The body shape allows to use traditional stands. Basically, you are getting a very light and ergonomic guitar without any of the downsides that come with strandbergs and such. I agree that the gigbag is trash. I got a mush better one from Music Store for like 30 EUR.
Kool Vid. I agree 👍🏽 with your take on this subject. I have over 20 different pedals for different use and they spark more creativity than VSTs for the long run.(Thats my take) I would definitely start out with a Computer, Interface, and your instruments of choice first. Im a Ableton & Logic user. I would definitely be working up to a Pedals board next after those first components. Especially for Ambient music. VSTs FXs work great also. Love them. ONLY PROBLEM WAS UPGRADING TO A M3 MACBOOK AND SOME OF MY VST'S & PLUG-INS NOT WORKING PROPERLY or NOT WORKING AT ALL and also trying to log back in to re-download them. Forgetting passwords and Searching old emails to reconnect with them. It was a ClusterFunk. Meanwhile my Pedals and Hardware Synths where ready to Go‼️No Download Required.
That's so annoying :/ And a very good point I could have brought up. Software can require some work to maintain, especially when setting up on a new computer. I hope your plugins become M3 Mac-compatible soon :) The stable nature of a pedalboard should not be underestimated
Great bit of kit, but I’ve had pairings issues with it over the past 6 months. Yesterday I discovered why. I upgraded from iOS 17.1 to 17.5 and it immediately paired and became rock solid again.
Hey! I'm using Android myself so cannot test whether it works or not. But in principle it should work I think. At least you can connect to your iOS via bluetooth and configure the device. I'm not sure if the iOS device can receive MIDI from the controller over bluetooth though, but hopefully it can. And that would be what LoopyPro requires is my understanding. Perhaps someone with an iOS device could let us know? Hope if works out for you :)
Hey! Great question. Unfortunately I only have the one unit, so not able to test this. But your software/hardware (given enough inputs) should in principle be able to receive MIDI from multiple controllers. But I'm not sure how they'd handle several controllers of same type of device. For example, it could be (and it would be unfortunate) that the Chocolate device drivers can only handle one device at a time. If I ever get a second M-VAVE Chocolate I'll test this and let you know
@@AmbientWithAdam Just ordered a Blackstar ID:Core V3 Stereo 20. I also ordered the m-vave to use with archetype plini but was wondering if it works with the amp as well. Guess I’ll test it out once everything arrives.
@@TakisKoroneos Ok, nice :) It looks like one can control it with a "Blackstar Foot Controller FS-11". That also also seems to have a TRS-like output, so it might be possible with M-VAVE Chocolate if you put it in TRS-to-MIDI mode, and connect via TRS to the amp. But it's still hard to know what kind of MIDI commands you'd need to send. It depends on what the FS-11 sends since we'd want to mimic that. Probably they wouldn't reveal what kind commands they send with the FS-11 to force you to buy it. Likely it would be hard to get this working with the M-VAVE Chocolate I think unfortunately :/ But you never know, good luck!
@@AmbientWithAdam Thanks for your input! You’re probably right, I just feel the fs-11 is a bit much for the value it provides. It literally works only on a couple of amps.
@@TakisKoroneos No worries! I hope it works out :) Yes, I totally agree about the fs-11. Annoying that they do that instead of just providing a general purpose MIDI input and document what codes need to be sent :/
Hey! On your request I've tested this a bit now. Using the "Video Model" mode of the controller, I was able to control VLC on Windows: Go backward, go forward and play/pause all worked, but I'm not sure what the last button ("loop playback") does. I didn't work at all with Windows Media Player unfortunately. It appears like there are also other ways of controlling VLC with MIDI too: www.quora.com/How-can-you-control-VLC-playback-with-MIDI (using any controller). Hope this was helpful
Hi, thanks for sharing your experience. I have a question: I'm looking for a controller to connect to a recorder on a PC, like Audacity, Ableton, etc. Is it possible to assign functions like record, pause, and new track to the buttons on the controller in such programs?
err... wait... i think that the whole AZ series has this dynamix switch, and it's not exclusive prestige feature you can go as low as 250-300$ for AZES31
Not sure why everyone is laughing like I told a gag? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mlqZdpRT8Ng.html I was saying his switch is broken too.
The issue I am having with is that it does not have a toggle mode where it can send either on or off signal depending on whether the effect is off or on.
What device/software are you trying to control? There's no way the controller can detect what the status of the effect is, it can only send the MIDI commands to configure it. This is not the fault of the controller though. But there are three different things I can think of that you could try with "Advanced custom mode" which may or may not work depending on your device/software: 1) Bind the effect on/off toggle to a CC code, and then configure one of your footswitches to send that CC code. The value doesn't matter 2) If you're only able to turn on or off the effect the effect this way, you could try using two footswitches (or long and short press on one footswitch) to send different values for the same CC. So footswitch would send value 0, and the other value 127. Then it might be that one of the switches turns the effect on, and the other off. Which might work for you? 3) Similar to case 1), you could also try a MIDI Note ON command instead of a CC command. This for example works for some DAWs like Ableton Live to toggle things I hope that you are able to work it out. You might also want to check the manual of the device/software you are controlling if you have access to it. In the end it might also be easier to use a MIDI controller from the same manufacturer that is designed for your device/software, if there is one
Hey! Actually I haven't gotten another unit, yet at least. For now I'm just using a DAW (Ableton Live) and plugins. NAM and Tonex for amp sounds. It's actually great. The only thing I don't like is being tied to my computer
Yep. The looper is useless. Bought a new one from thomann. They Sent me a used one scrched up and all and charged full price. So being returned ASAP. In all fairness its a good sounding device with a unusable looper.
Changing from the Evo gold frets(supposedly last a lot longer than that nickle frets) to stainless steel frets was an excellent move. Went to ibanez website and notice that almost all their headless are rocking the Stainless steel frets.🫡👍🏾. Since i practice a lot and dont want to deal with frequent fret replacements(expensive) moving to stainless steel frets was such a perfect move by ibanez. Definetly going to pick up a couple of these headless guitars now.🤗 If Harley Benton can put stainless steel frets on their guitars and sell them at those incredible prices ibanez have no excuse for not putting them on their guitars that cost $400 - $1,000+.
Totally agree! It's annoying to have a fret job done, and also risky in the sense that it may not feel like the same guitar afterwards. And yeah, since these Ibanez are also made in Indonesia they should be able to afford those SS frets as well :) Hope you enjoy your headless guitars!
Fairly good review.... Overall, pretty good! I'm actually planning on doing a review of the book here soon as well. Stay tuned for that! Oh I found the Justinguitar link, it's in the description. You didn't say that. You pointed and it wasn't there. Just a heads up!
I've been wanting to get one of these ever since it came out, the Q54 in particular but haven't been able to, so I don't really have a long term experience with it yet, apart from trying it out briefly in a shop. But, one way that I've seen some headless guitar players tune these, is by plucking with their fretting hand on the fretboard and tune with their right hand, have also seen double-locking bridge users do it that way.
