EarthQuaker Devices Retrospective Ep. 2 - Rainbow Machine Polyphonic Pitch Mesmerizer

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Say what you will about the Rainbow Machine, you have to admit this crazy magic bubblegum box has made a big impact on people’s pedalboards.
“It just does that THING that nothing else kinda does.”
-Troy Van Leeuwen
Since entering our world at the end of the first decade of this century, the Rainbow Machine has turned more than a few heads with its bizarre and captivating trademark sounds. Just as many heads turn when people find out how useable and practical it actually is.
“It’s not a one trick pony. It’s the exact opposite of a one trick pony.”
-Jeff France
Take a trip over the rainbow into the mind of the creator of this somewhat misunderstood musical contraption, as Jamie Stillman shares some historical anecdotes. He even invited some friends. If you have ever been confused or disgusted by this device, you are in good company. Hear what many musicians have to say about one of our most versatile, often vile, and shockingly beautiful sounding devices to date. You might even learn a new way to implement the Rainbow Machine into your effects arsenal.
“It’s just such a distinct sound but it’s cool that it has so many applications.”
-Sadie Dupuis
Video: Chris Tran
Additional footage provided by Vice Cooler and Dalton Blanco
Music: Lisa Bella Donna, Jeff France
Special thanks to:
Sadie Dupuis
Sarah Lipstate
Juan Alderete
Nick Reinhart
Norm Block
Vance Powell
Taylor York
Yvette Young
Rob Schnapf
GearGods.net
Puppets with Pedals
The Pedal Zone
Josh Martin
Troy Van Leeuwen
Lisa Bella Donna
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10 апр 2019

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@davidfried4624 5 лет назад

Favorite part: Juan Alderete talking about "It's like acid. If you've never done acid, it's like mushrooms. If you've never done mushrooms, it's like if you've ever been knocked out."

@absblake52 5 лет назад

“I thought I had taken a hallucinogen and forgotten about it” describes this so well, definitely my favourite part!

@Gitfiddle 8 месяцев назад

With some pedals you have to forget they’re for the guitar to get the most out of them. Rainbow machine is one of those pedals. It won’t “sculpt your tone” to sound like SRV but it will give you the ability to create soundscapes that reach beyond what most players would consider guitar tone. I love it. It’s playful and unpretentious. You can paint with sound vs play guitar.

@MusicMan-2127 5 лет назад

My favorite part about the pedal is the story of the name. As a teacher and caring uncle, I love how children can so easily inspire us and push us to new ideas. The fact that Jamie's daughter helped that way is simply wholesome and puts a smile on my face!

@RonasD94 5 лет назад

This did not feel like a promotion or ad at all, it was really entertaining to watch, if this becomes a series with different pedals i would watch it.

@EarthQuakerDevices 5 лет назад

thanks a lot for watching and checking out what we are doing

@kotanecrosis96 5 лет назад

RonasD94 I agree. That would be sick.

@aidensaroka7268 5 лет назад

Exactly! It seems more like a mini documentary on a pedal that shaped their company for forever. EDIT: I totally vote for a series on the history on the pedals

@xachedward 5 лет назад

Agree 100%!!! I'd watch every one!

@paultorbert6929 5 лет назад

I would be in the front row of that audience !!!!!!!!!!!!

@Crook276 5 лет назад

Favorite part: Troy Van Leeuwen “Set it and forget it. Perfect chicken every time!”

@EarthQuakerDevices 5 лет назад

Hey there! Guess what!? You're one of the three winners of a brand new Rainbow Machine! Please email stephanie@earthquakerdevices.com and we'll get you hooked up! Thanks for playing!

@isaiahcoles3274 4 года назад

@@EarthQuakerDevices has this been claimed yet?

@brianrio3607 5 лет назад

I have 2 favorite parts. 1 the drawing backstory and 2 the closed captions trying to interpret Rainbow Machine sounds. “Applause applause” so good.

@boogiebluetoo 5 лет назад

When Troy Van Leeuwen says "I know it's easy to get out of control with this thing" may be the highest compliment ever said about an effects pedal!

@adam_wynne 5 лет назад

This DEFINITELY needs to be a series. 💕🌈

@robertito_dobbs 5 лет назад

Agree

@jonkruithof5704 5 лет назад

Loved the whole thing - but particularly liked how everyone had a different approach to finding how they would use the pedal in their own way.

@andyfromtoystory9000 5 лет назад

best part about music IMO

@patrickmurphy7458 5 лет назад

My favorite portion is the Lisa Bella Donna section. She’s such a unique and inspiring player, the rainbow machine could change my entire synth rig. Having TVL come right after her was a great move too!!

@loopbasedzero 2 года назад

few pedals deserve their own documentary... this one does.

@MattiaOnorascenzi 5 лет назад

I enjoyed when Troy Van Leeuwen from Queens of Stone Age explains why he taped the pedal knob! So funny ahaha, something i would totally do!

@adie5690 5 лет назад

My favorite part: the story about jamie‘s daughter‘s drawing and the genesis of the final Artwork :)

@fudogguitars7474 5 лет назад

My favourite part is "Stillman looking sad because he can't decide what things look like." LOL. That's gold, Jerry! Gold!

@JakeG 5 лет назад

My favorite part of this vid is Rob Schnapf's beard. That's exactly how my grandpa styled his when he was younger. Also wore a similar hat and flannel. He's the guy who got me into not just playing guitar, but finding value in strange and often broken instruments. When I was a kid we'd go dumpster diving behind stores like Radio Shack and end up leaving with bags full of various electronic treasures. One of my first keyboards was attained that way. Also picked up a 12 string behind some mall near the U.S/ Mexican border. It's too bad I don't have any of that stuff any more, and I miss my grandfather very much. I honestly wasn't expecting to be reminded of my grandpa by watching this video. But hey, that's what happened when that beard popped in. The Rainbow Machine is the kind of device that my grandpa and I would find discarded somewhere. Not because it's trash, but because it wasn't understood. Someone didn't know what shelf to put it on. Good thing there are people out there like us who appreciate the magical things that aren't so easily categorized.

@kellyfunkhouser7210 5 лет назад

My favorite part was Jamie talking about the design phase! Got me feeling super nerdy!

@jimmyruggles531 5 лет назад

It’s weird, I like weird. My favorite part, as a dad, is that Jamie named the pedal after his daughters drawing.

@erichlate9841 5 лет назад

I loved hearing different artists talk about the ways they incorporated the Rainbow Machine into their music. Was really inspiring!

@wetdreamwarmachine 5 лет назад

I love how everyone knows "that sound" and my favorite thing about this video is how all of the artists show exactly how much more there is to this pedal than just "that sound".

@AlexPriceMusician 5 лет назад

Yvette Young is the coolest ever. Great video.

@MrSchism 5 лет назад

I just dropped down to make the same comment. I adore Yvette.

@treborherr2417 5 лет назад

The jam at the end was great, Corey Haren putting a bass through it was freaking awesome.

@MichelLamblin 5 лет назад

Favorite part: Josh Martin's double pedal wizardry. Really inventive and inspiring and I love it that EQD pedals like the Rainbow Machine can bring out not just sounds but musical ideas I never thought possible. 🎶🎸🌈

@felipebraun6468 5 лет назад

The best in this pedal is that you put sparks almost everywhere in a song. Beautiful ambience

@chadperkins8406 2 года назад

Personally, I use the Rainbow Machine on bass as a special effect at the end of some songs. If you dial it in just right, it creates a descending, repeating "explosion" sound, like the end of the world is about to happen, and everything is constantly exploding. It's fantastic for a doom metal band, even though you CAN tune it to make rainbows, you can make the opposite happen as well.

@chadperkins8406 2 года назад

It's like bombs dropping everywhere. EVERYWHERE Doomy.

@goosegaskins 7 месяцев назад

You still digging your Rainbow Machine?

@FRZNGLSRBM 5 лет назад

I loved Nick's part at around 19 minutes. He explained the RBM in a way that I finally understood it. Besides that the whole docu was great because you could see how much you can do with this pedal!

@michaelrooney3672 5 лет назад

Being a survivor of the sixties psychedelic scene and the psychedelics of the day this pedal is a blast from the past. Amazing array of tonal textures from the greatest time in music history, thank you. Needed to get this under the correct account. Sorry for the duplication.

@MDRustInPeace 5 лет назад

My favorite part of this video is seeing how all walks of musicians can utilize this pedal, yet none perceive exactly what it does. It clearly shows that this pedal is for experimentation and opening new horizons.

@danithehobbit 5 лет назад

I enjoyed the part where they explain how the Rainbow Machine can be used as a chorus; the guy that moves the pitch knob, Corey Haren also using it as a chorus and letting the pedal do it's own thing and Juan Alderete's insight.

@jacobdadisman8791 3 года назад

Adventure time dev heard this and said “this is it. This is the whole soundtrack”

@cynosureanthem2158 5 лет назад

My favorite part is when you go through all the different drawings. 🌈 I love hearing how different people use this magic pedal!

@nickwade2414 5 лет назад

I love how many opinions were changed as the musical capabilities of this pedal became apparent. So original and creative.

@frankiedefalco3245 5 лет назад

I love that you interviewed Yvette Young for this!

@TJNorton 5 лет назад

Lol this is totally my favourite bit ... "Fej hated it, he hated it!" I need to see what i can do with this when i run harmonica through it!

@anthonyrc6618 5 лет назад

Yeah I liked that bit too.

@PsychicRuin 5 лет назад

Man, I had no idea how versatile the Rainbow Machine really is. Guitar, Bass, Synths, Drums, Vocals, it really does it all. I definitely want one!! Favorite part was seeing Yvette Young in there cause I just love her but, just seeing all these different artists (that I look up to) using this pedal in different ways really pumped me up. Also love that a kids imagination was the idea behind the art.

@Ryan-wy6qk 5 лет назад

"... Takes you on a journey far far away surfing across rainbows & fields & we promise, you will be okay." Haha, super trippy. Love it!

@JSaltyfabricator 5 лет назад

Man, I say to myself "that's definitely my next pedal" a lot, but, that is my next pedal.

@caleurban3135 5 лет назад

I love the idea of using it a chorus. Doing a little new wave thing then hitting the magic to make it get weird would be awesome.

@kerouacetal 5 лет назад

The intro to this is exactly the experience I got when I went to my local guitar store and asked what the Rainbow Machine does. They asked what I was looking for and followed up with "it doesn't matter what you're looking for actually, this will do something else. Try it." I think my favorite part is that no-one really knew what they were doing, but did it anyway and now we have the rainbow machine! Also, the part where they're explaining the concept art ... sounds as convoluted and whimsical as the machine itself! Would love to have one of these but ... not sure what I'd do with it ;)

@phantompenguin 5 лет назад

Earthquaker makes the rainbow machine -> pedal wizards make rad demos of rainbow machine-> earthquaker makes this video wherein they spotlight aforementioned demos. Love seeing the appreciation go both ways. Thanks for what you do for the pedal ommunity EQ!

@Zinfidel1 4 года назад

Now that Earthquaker has turned Afterneath into a eurorack module... time for a Rainbow Machine!

@davidulleland2496 5 лет назад

Great that EarthQuaker Devices takes risks and makes crazy stuff, that people didn't know they wanted. Favorite part to watch must be the process of recreating the drawing.

@mattledford4432 5 лет назад

The Dwight Yokam reference is my favorite gem of this video. Wasn’t expecting that

@brunomillan 5 лет назад

The Rainbow Machine is by far my favorite pedal... My favorite part of this video is probably the history behind the pedal, how you came up with the name, design and circuit, but I also love to see the way each person uses this pedal and what they think about it!

@sierratechnicaladvisorygroup 3 года назад

Something about the sound this thing makes creates mental vignettes of a 1970's childhood, déjà vu, past lives, the warm embrace of an analogue past.

@Alidorne 5 лет назад

Love when the makers of the devices see how others apply it in ways they didn’t consider

@MrKeeks123 5 лет назад

Favorite part was seeing the guitarist from little tybee shred away! Also seeing the full color version of the pedal was cool. Love that this was more like a short doc instead of a long commercial. So dope

@ivancellist 5 лет назад

I love EarthQuaquer Devices pedals! my favorite part from the video is when at the beginning the interviewees can not find words to describe what the pedal does and the references to the cosmos and the use of hallucinogens associated with the sound it produces

@motip51 5 лет назад

Well this makes me want a Rainbow Machine... Mission Accomplished guys!

@EarthQuakerDevices 5 лет назад

thanks for watching!

@bactareality 5 лет назад

motip51 Makes me want two, damn you guys. 🌈🎛🔊🤘

@WeirdLikeMe123 5 лет назад

Love the video, Rainbow Machine has a special place in my heart as well

@jamessouthard3040 5 лет назад

My favorite part is how the founder of Earthquaker talks about the idea and thought on the rainbow machine. I also enjoyed seeing how many semi and well known artists give there thoughts and opinion as well as all the options you can do with this MAGIC pedal.

@Julius_Seizure 5 лет назад

My favorite part is Anytime Jamie digs through his massive pedal collection and explains the creative process of making a pedal.

@p2008j 5 лет назад

I love how you can replicate the sound like the beginning of the song Dreamweaver

@pinbacker3030 5 лет назад

Been on my list for two years. This video was the tipping point for me. Got it today and I love this thing!

@papanimes 5 лет назад

My favourite part was Nick Reinhart explaining how he uses the pedal, and then Jamie talks about someone using it as a chorus pedal. The fact that i got to know this pedal from Nick is the cherry on top of the cake

@stormlion2 5 лет назад

Being a survivor of the sixties psychedelic seen and the psychedelics of the day, this pedal so truly a blast from the past. An amazing array of tonal textures of the greatest time in music history. Thank you.

@lucasrodriguez3832 5 лет назад

aww. love that pedal, also love the story behind the naming!

@EarthQuakerDevices 5 лет назад

Pretty cute huh... thank you for watching!

@brandonwrightmusic 5 лет назад

My favorite part was hearing where the name rainbow machine came from, i thought that was so cool

@Shadoweclipse1386 5 лет назад

Years later and the magic is still there! My favorite part of the video is how everyone loves it, but no one can describe exactly what it is :-D

@kevinmiller426 5 лет назад

I have two favorite parts. 1) that everyone says ‘I like it but don’t know what to use it for. That’s my favorite part of music. When I bought my afterneath I was like ‘well. It’s weird and I think it’ll do what I need it to’ and it ultimately opened new musical highways for me to travel. It’s replaced 3 reverbs and 2 delays I had. 2) super stoked to see a woman owned company. Strong women make the world go round. Much love y’all.

@sjwendel 5 лет назад

Need this one desperately. Best part is that Troy Van Leeuwen has a framed Toy Story poster in his office 🤘🏻

@jdpassin0 5 лет назад

Favorite part right here- 7:23 where Lisa demonstrates some Rainbow Machine synths! Rock on!

@KCWM 5 лет назад

An adult trying to recreate something from the mind of a child with the rainbow drawing ending with the sad Stillman was great

@justinmccormick6261 5 лет назад

This video is so well put together. I think my favorite part is how it makes me want a full blown EQD documentary about all the pedals.

@timcoward7205 5 лет назад

Love the origin of the pedal name, so pure! Wish the pedal was available in that wacky multi-coloured print too

@shermanj7894 5 лет назад

they should do a limited run :)

@evilwarnings2419 5 лет назад

I bought this pedal a year ago after thinking about it for months. I just love weird pedals but I didn´t want to waste money in it because most reviews only played the outrageous sounds that the pedal contains. But I have to say that this pedal is now essential to me. Not just for the chorus but because its versatility and other cool little effects. The magic button if used correctly does some neat effects specially in V2. It is a very different pedal for sure but it has at least 2 or 3 great and usable sounds in it, the rest it is just plain fun. The perfect pedal to add on top of something else and wonder "what the hell is that?"

@josephbruceryan6438 5 лет назад

My favourite part is when you have different artists presenting the rainbow machine and how they used/use it on tour, in the studio, etc. Also, you guys should give a limited run of full color rainbow machines!

@joeyfloress1131 5 лет назад

Favorite part is when you really get to see the room with all the pedals in it- it’s really a nicely set up room!

@Dreadheader 5 лет назад

I discovered this trick by accident. I was at the time having a rainbow machine and a moogerfooger mf101 on my board, both of which can be controlled by an expression pedal. So I made a little switcher box out of three stereo jacks and toggle switch that allowed me to select which effect to route the expression pedal to. What I discovered was that when the exp was routed to the mf101, something happened to the rainbow machine: with the TRS jack plugged in the Exp input (but not connected to anything) the pitch knob would stop functioning! No matter where i turned the knob, the pitch was set to unison/noon. At first, I was annoyed by this, I wanted unicorn farts but got slap back echo instead. But then I realized that this was the key to easily get a lot more usable or normal sounds out of the device. Hitting that exact unison position is not easy using an exp pedal, but using a switch to disconnect the exp pedal makes it easy to flip between the crazy ascending pitch explosions and more normal (not completely normal, it’s still a rainbow Machine) echo and chorus sounds. The mf101 has left the board since then, but I made a new switcher box that basically connects or disconnects the Exp pedal from the cable plugged into the exp input. So there you have it, hope any rainbow Machine users out there will find this useful! Also: was this intentional by EQD?

@demoscenes 5 лет назад

Now THIS is the way to present a new pedal/effect! Totally love how everything is baked to give as many aspects as possible. So much love in here!

@EarthQuakerDevices 5 лет назад

heck yeah! Thank you! Well I mean the pedal is 10 years old but yeah, thanks for watching!

@peterptchronic9696 5 лет назад

That chorus setting is easily my favourite part of this video, such a lush, cool sound.

@ericthibaut3791 5 лет назад

The chorus sounds are the key to this pedal. The extra craziness is just icing on the cake - the greatest tasting icing!

@pauldazeley 4 года назад

Using the Rainbow Machine is like having your brains smashed in with a Pink Marshmallow Baseball Bat

@sercastamere9853 4 года назад

Kollect-O-maniaK - Harley Quinn would be proud

@tiny_tan_ 5 лет назад

I love the part of Juan Alderete, I like his videos 💖💖💖 I need this pedal in my life 😭💚

@danielhaines5034 5 лет назад

Being a massive QotSA and eqd fan, my favourite part has to be Troy playing the pedal and to top it off he is showing off all his toy story memorabilia!

@conorgoldie9654 5 лет назад

Love it. Favourite part is Troy talking about taping pedals. Always a solid move.

@mefirstandthegimmiegimmies5160 3 года назад

The wife purchased me one of these today. Can’t describe the tones I’m getting out of this thing but man is it cool. I dialed in one setting that sounds like 1950s sci-fi movies. Just the coolest pedal I’ve ever played. I’ll be purchasing more of these inspirational noise pedals soon. Using a looper is just mesmerizing with sound.

@KR-no1or 5 лет назад

I like how the design we originally conceived from his daughters drawing.

@jacksonweippert2086 5 лет назад

Before watching this, I doubted that the pedal had any practical applications, but it’s awesome that it can be tamed, and that there’s a million sounds to get from it!

@seancantu17 5 лет назад

Loved hearing Nick describe all the different things that the rainbow machine can do. Such a versatile pedal!

@ckrug32 4 года назад

Aside from the fact that I now really want this pedal, this video is really well done! Would love to see more long form content like this regarding pedals and their stories.

@EarthQuakerDevices 4 года назад

we are workin' on it buster!

@Matt-ww8ot 5 лет назад

I love how the common reaction is, it’s like taking hallucinogens. Lol, so true.

@conradbirch7511 5 лет назад

Love the weirdness of this pedal!! Favorite part was Troy using it almost as a flanger/ chorus type of thing. Really cool seeing the ways different musicians interpret the pedal

@thiagooliveira1746 5 лет назад

this pedal is amazing. as a big fan of paramore, my heart melted and my mind blowed away when taylor york showed up at 15:05 and talked about the pedal and all of those process with the sound in the self-titled album. he talked about using it like a car sound effect, and you can truly hear it right in the beginning of the album, in a song called "fast in my car" and in some songs of the album. just amazing, this pedal is mind-blowing and paramore is a masterpiece. they make me feel like i can go for music someday in my life.

@orcabrain 5 лет назад

Favorite parts: Fej hated it and “depends if he’s ever done acid”

@edwardskim0111 5 лет назад

JHS and EQD producing one of the most original and entertaining long videos on RU-vid right now for gear nerds.

@legatomodi3522 5 лет назад

josh is kicking ass. he almost never is promoting JHS. dude just loves pedals. he even gets a little controversial with pedal snobs by making vids about behringer and saying stuff like "Boss is best".

@theRiver_joan 5 лет назад

My favorite part was between either the part where they talk about people on RU-vid finding different applications for the pedal, or all the people at the beginning describing how unsure they were about how to use the effect. Challenge accepted boi’s. Sometimes I miss my acid and psychedelic days, but thank god for music and weird ass effects like this.

@parkerdunlap6937 5 лет назад

vance powel just describing the rainbow machine as “magic” is definitely the best part hahah

@Slowdyek4 5 лет назад

Corey's use on bass, holy shit. My favorite part hands down.

@kikachaaa 5 лет назад

Great pedal. I always wondered on what the story was. Love how Juan talks about psychedelics.

@gravlma9671 5 лет назад

my favorite bit is the editing, so much character on display. put rainbow machine in a warm light and also showed us a vulnerable performance from many of those personalities. Bravo Chris.

@ItzSkettimas 5 лет назад

Love the comparison to analog 70s effects. "I felt like I had taken a hallucinogen and forgotten about it". Me too. I've only played with my friends rainbow machines. Fingers crossed. I need to get lost in this thing. Wonderful work

@1713162434 5 лет назад

Simply the most beautiful pedal I've ever seen. I enjoyed the video seeing how lots of famous guirarrists love this pedal madly!!!

@geomagpsz 5 лет назад

Since the moment we were able to process signals digitally, there's truly no limiy to the amazing effects and wacky devices we can create. Amazing pedal and retrospective, keep it up! I would have liked to know a bit more about the technical details of the circuit schematic or the program on the FV-1 tho, as I'm trying to start designing my own effects.

@WillemZenhorst 5 лет назад

I started about a year ago, and I'd recommend to start with some simpler ICs. Take a look at the Logic Noise series on Hackaday, best tutorial/intro to circuit building ever!

@brianbaldy7753 5 лет назад

My favorite part of the video is when Juan talks about and demos your gear! I went to one of your clinics with Juan in Columbus, Ohio! Neat to see Troy of Queens using your gear! You guys are by far the best pedal company out there!

@pj_day 5 лет назад

Love these EQD mini docs. Please keep em coming! Favorite part (other than Rob Schnapf’s beard) is Nick’s description of how to use it as a chorus. Nick’s talking and guitar playing have a similarly kinetic quality and both his speech and playing are augmented in a pleasing way when talking about/playing through EQD pedals.

@michaelpalumbo8755 5 лет назад

IWANTIT. I need the avalanche run first though. Maybe if I make a really long comment I'll win. The pink though - ehhhh I really want the sparkly dark purple limited edition, it looks so much cooler. (those other colors at the end of the video -whaaaa where are those available) Everyone always talks about the magic button - probably because no other pedal has that feature, and it's trippy and fun. It reminds me of Animal Collective - they always have very liquid-sounding effects. But the rest of the features are so practical. The bassist of the band I'm in recently got this and is using it as a chorus with whammy a lot of the time. I usually hate Chorus sounds, but this sounds amazing. Similar to your flanger pedal - you guys are able to take classic effects that I find overused and stupid like flanger and chorus, and make them totally new and beautiful. Also if you put this through your effects loop with a noise gate it controls the magic button in a way that allow so much more playability and there's nothing like it. Favorite parts of the video: The fact that Juan can't stop talking about acid. Description from 0:27 - 0:35 How fucked up Nick's pedal is and his switched-out knob Josh Martin's playing The fact that you guys are on-point with these marketing films.

@rami5028 5 лет назад

Love earthquaker. My favorite part is Juan Alderete going all psychedelic.

@reedjohnson334 5 лет назад

Favorite thing about this: How Jeff initially didn’t like the pedal but it seemed to grow on him over time. You can tell he grew an appreciation for it. Also, working at EQD is my new dream job

@jasonmillenson5041 5 лет назад

I particularly enjoyed watching everyone go over their favorite settings and how they use the Rainbow Machine. It seems like there are vast possibilities with the pedal.