Hologram Microcosm Unboxing and Preset Walkthrough 

Thank you so much taking the time to let me know this helped. Keeps me going.

I'm so glad I waited. Worth it.

thank you!

I think you'll love it.

Very kind of you to say, big thanks.

Thanks! I love it. I had Infinite Jets on my list forever until this dropped, and I had to get it. I actually just finished a gig where I played my synth through it and it did wonders.

Big thanks!

Thanks for the kind words. For sure, buying pedals of this kind can be nerve racking. How many times did I get some gear in front of me and found it wasn't what I thought. I was going to get Infinite Jets for the longest time, but other reviewers kept telling me to wait for the Microcosm, and I'm glad I did.

Awesome, I think you'll love it. And thanks for the questions. In phrase-looper mode, your unit should record up to 60 seconds of your play and the effect, by default. You then can change effect and overdub with a different effect. You must turn the phrase looper on, otherwise you are in Hold Sampler mode. It is with the pre-fx option within the phrase looper menu that allows to have the loop continually feed into the effects, as I do in the video. As for placement, there is a variety of preferences here, but I put it at the end of my chain after my delay, but before my Afterneath reverb (or your reverb of choice). While the onboard reverb is decent, I have others I prefer. So, on my board it goes delay --> Microcosm --> reverb --> Infinity Looper. While Microcosm is a defiantly a looper, it is not a looper in the traditional sense. I wouldn't use it to build out a song, rather I use it to build soundscapes within a track. I'll loop a few bars, let it go, and move on. I have it MIDI clocked to my Moog's BMP so the Microcosm's repeats sync with the synth (quantize mode in the manual). If I don't use synths, then the repeats can be freely manipulated with the knob. The randomness/activity relationship knob interaction is where you'll find the sweet spot, and while you are right it will take a minute, it really is a matter of getting a "feel" for the effect you are using. I might pick 3 or 4 settings and then just master those, and then apply what you learn to others instead of trying to tackle them all at once. Again, thanks for your thoughtful comment. Cheers.

@@FrederickFoxtrott You are right about the looping, it does save and when you change effect you can layer a new one on top. Thanks for your comments, definitely still trying with this pedal!

def a good one

Apollo is just an audio interface, right? I’d put your instrument (guitar/synth) into the Microcosm with a normal 1/4” jack, and then a 1/4” cable to the Apollo, which then connects to your favorite DAW via a Thunderbolt cable. Good luck, should come easy.

Sometime late last year.

100% I often have a Count to 5 followed by a Particle followed by an Afterneath on my board, which is a great chain, but Microcosm has it all in one unit and so much more.

Thanks for the feedback. I thought of that, but then thought others would find it useful to hear each effect on the same notes to get a true sense of the differences between settings. This also cut down on the length of the video, which improves watch times. In light of this, I opted to care more about the true representation of the effect rather than its dynamic range. In retrospect, I am happy I chose to highlight the effects the way I did. I do hope you found other videos that gave you a better sense of the unit’s dynamism though.