Making Ambient Soundscapes | How I’m Finding The Microcosm

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I bought this pedal recently as it’s been hyped to the high heavens, and for good reason! It sounds sublime, though does it do too much work for you?
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00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Intro chat
02:58 - Pedal Overview
05:16 - Checking Out the Pedalboard
08:25 - Microcosm On Its Own
09:16 - Microcosm With The Pedalboard
27:37 - Summary
Video edited by John Hollingworth
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@OlaEnglund 3 года назад

This sounds amazing man...

@cortical1 3 года назад

I agree! Haven't seen you in a while, Rabs! Hope to run into you at NAMM next January! And hope the knee is healing well, dude. 🤘🏻🧠🤘🏻

@bjornebekk2 2 года назад

Skjenare ola :)

@icecreamforcrowhurst 2 года назад

‘...’ ? Don’t leave us hanging. What?

@icecreamforcrowhurst 2 года назад

Says Englund to England

@shoseinen 6 месяцев назад

Ola Microcosm pedal frenzy!

@Medddler 3 года назад

New ambient guitar video from Rabea? Instant click!

@jessicaharris8782 3 года назад

Same!!

@felixguitar1108 3 года назад

Microcosm? More like microgasm! That thing sounds insane

@starsonmars9429 3 года назад

The composite mapping of a sophisticated rack system configured to a pedal.

@JustSomeGuy 3 года назад

This is like Hans Zimmer in a pedal. I want one, but I need to stop spending money.

@chrisdaviesguitar 3 года назад

Don't we all.

@dfkuipers 3 года назад

agreed upon!

@LloydWoodall 3 года назад

Indeed. I put up for the Strymon Nightsky when it released, then this comes along... Yeesh.

@caprise-music6722 3 года назад

KLAUS SCHULTZE in a pedal has to be the next thing!

@SplitRensonator 3 года назад

We all have G.A.S. - Gear Acquisition Syndrome

@basilandrigsby 3 года назад

Agreed, these effects sound amazing floating away into ambience, but application within a song is where I struggle. They make me want go back to basics.

@dreamscuba 3 года назад

My gosh…I could listen to your ambient music till the cows come home. Wonderful. Love and peace.

@orionfuluna8070 2 года назад

Rabea knows just the right licks to play. Love those riffs so much

@JohnGSilver 3 года назад

I feel most videos I saw on the Microcosm were about using it as an instrument by itself, like you show around the 20min mark - letting Microcosm do its own, almost living, thing. But I think it is the first time I see someone demoing who wants to take more control on the sound - keeping the guitar at the center of it, and using Microcosm as a more of a traditional pedal. And it strikes me how Microcosm can also handle that pretty well! It matches both playstyles perfectly :D

@ShaighJosephson 2 года назад

This format of casually explaining the sound design is a winner... One of your best vids... ☺️

@rommelladiao7741 3 года назад

Perfect timing! I just got on the August list. Can’t wait to experiment on this bad boy. Thanks Rabea for showing its capabilities

@allanwhittick2930 3 года назад

Love the tone without FX, sounds very sound garden. Absolutely brilliant.

@MoledoesMineCraft 3 года назад

We need a Vinyl release of all this Ambient music. It's incredible. Big Love

@BOBBYPEACOCK 3 года назад

Sounds really great Reba. I am so glad I started watching, Leo, Dines and spawned off many more guitar hero's Like Steve T and I own two of your albums. I am 59 years old and have played guitar for many years. More off than on because of health issues but I am not done yet. I think that you are an amazing guitarist. Thank you

@RobbieTayVaughan 3 года назад

Glad to see and hear the fun you've had as you've spread your talent in multiple ways. I let myself spread out too with the new project I'm in Galactic Black, and kept my side project GasMule

@AudiototheEyeballs 3 года назад

Great stuff Rabea! Really loving the ambient direction lately....very inspiring

@NSRider24 3 года назад

Awesome video Rabea :)! I ended up pre-ordering a Microcosm to go along with my Quad Cortex and Line 6 Power Cab 212. Looking forward to learning the ins and outs of this rig once it all arrives.

@froshambo 3 года назад

Love hearing that more Totemist is coming!

@squirelova1815 Год назад

I am too TOTALLY mesmerized by looking deeply into Rabea's hair.

@AaronRusch 3 года назад

Excellent pedal demo! I've been eyeballing the Microcosm for a long time, but hearing you play it is really pushing me towards making a purchase... thanks for another great video!

@stuartdennis8506 Год назад

What a brilliant demo and what gorgeous sounds 🙌🏻

@nickreesyt 3 года назад

Hey, try pulling out the reverb on the pedal, and reduce the activity/mix. It gives you a load more control. Don’t forget you can save presets so once you’ve tapped into a sound you can pull it up anytime. Also, don’t forget the bottom right hand button is a good function grabbing your part and freezing it whilst you play over the top. I reckon you would like the Glitch section for riffage once you’ve tamed it. Love my microcosm with the Bigsky.

@Adrikstides 3 года назад

YESSSSS i fking love ambient stuff and this is great,I´d love to see more of these,the end of the kraken v4 promo got me crazy

@luminairew.102 3 года назад

It's not sweat bro, it's a build up of excess of awesomeness in its pure liquid form. It's just part of the process when you're creating amazing sounds

@isaacsammis7407 2 года назад

one of the coolest things about this is that every review sounds totally different because the pedal is so versatile

@bizrock2221 Год назад

Less than 5 min and already really appreciating your explanation of this beast! Can't wait to get to the vezzpa microcosm marriage...

@Adrikstides 3 года назад

At 21:15 you go crazy! thatos why I love your stuff, so much variety

@StankuJanku 3 года назад

Received mine just a few days ago. Haven't had this much fun with a pedal in a long time!

@johnrigdon5308 3 года назад

Bea is the mutha flippin lord of tone. Always sounds so damn good

@colinclark1981 3 года назад

This is absolutely beautiful. I need this pedal

@SoonerDeacon 3 года назад

I love everything about this.

@FrederickFoxtrott 2 года назад

Thanks for the nice summary. You gotta get into the quantizer and MIDI clock to have far more control over the rhythm of the repeats and activity.

@sleepingatsea3420 3 года назад

Great video man! Recently picked up the QC and Starlight so have heaps to play with but the Microcosm is on the list for sure. Could get lost for days!

@billyruben6540 3 года назад

I saw Rhett's video demoing this a few days back. Thought it was a cool sounding pedal, but couldn't really see an application. When you went full on wet (winky face) around 21 minutes, I fell in love. Could totally see using it instead of one of those expensive orchestral software suites.

@MesaGuitarGuy 3 года назад

beautiful sounds/songs!

@SkyWolfZero 3 года назад

I’d love to get my hands on a Microcosm!

@MrPrincepop 3 года назад

Fine already! I just plucked my money down for the next batch in August!

@benass14 3 года назад

Been waiting for this one!

@markalexander7045 3 года назад

I love devices that inspire you to think differently about music.

@gregorydickie9667 3 года назад

Those effects pedals are epic!

@scheimedia3320 3 года назад

Sounds great!

@MrLlollollo 3 года назад

I'm interested to see what David Gilmour would do with a rig like this. It's like the tone he has at the start of Sorrow but on steroids! Obviously your playing sounds epic in it's own right as always Rabea!

@sayl3ss_663 Год назад

Sorrow intro is probably one of the most amazing unknown song intros of all time

@ChrisB-lt6hp Год назад

It’s a superb set up and sound scape. The issue would be you could be lost playing and forget to eat and drink for 5 days, and be found slumped over your guitar. I could imagine ozric tentacles reinvented, as always Rabea always entertaining and fun to watch, and a truly great inspiration.

@charlietierce7206 2 года назад

Sounds great

@GreenhamGuitar 2 года назад

Ah, so they finally released the Liquid Drum & Bass Machine :-D It's really awe-inspiring!

@SteveBigJazz 3 года назад

I recently bought Japonica's album... this is purely the vibe for that kind of music!! love it

@bobmaulucciproject 2 года назад

Thank you for the suggestion. Downloaded the Into the Kaleidoscope album, and it is mind blowing.

@SubhoshisDas 3 года назад

This is mad🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

@LloydWoodall 3 года назад

Oh damn...and I picked up the Nightsky. Gotta start saving my pennies for this one.

@michaelwashington4996 2 года назад

I sub'd. Love your take on equipment Rabea

@PedalsFusion 3 года назад

Mate your sound is a killer ! Thanks for amazing videos ;-)

@bennyharderguitar 2 года назад

I can’t wait to get mine in a couple weeks! Stack it with the Volante, Black Hole Symmetry, and CBA MOOD. It’ll be magical.

@KRayxKodessA 3 года назад

Dude, you're so good it's unfair.

@davidleegoth 2 года назад

Awesome sounds man.

@MineralVW 3 года назад

please make full album with only such king of sound! One guitar and ambient! Great!

@brwhyon 3 года назад

I just ordered one, kind of works/sounds like a Chase Bliss Mood from what I've heard, sort of. Thanks for the review B.

@LoVeAmBiEnT 3 года назад

Low end here is amazing

@jasfiona 3 года назад

Thanks Rabea

@richard_6906 3 года назад

Rabea, Please show how the unit can be completely controlled thru CC Midi changes. According to the manual you should be able to control every parameter via Midi. No one ever demonstrates this! Thanx man.

@wingee 3 года назад

Get aircon fitted, best thing I ever did in my studio 👍 worth every penny!

@ardiris2715 3 года назад

I like pedals like that for sampling and loops.

@deant.6793 2 года назад

Great, another pedal I want.

@JoshCastleTCM 3 года назад

I get a sense of option paralysis with this, but my god when it works, it fucking works. If ever there was a pedal made for Bea, this is it.

@calcariachimera 3 года назад

New sub er mate, i wish i had 1% of your skills, love your style, all the way from the mighty Yorkshire!!!!!

@markconger8049 3 года назад

Wow! This reminds me of the Vangelis soundtracks from movies.

@richnewman 3 года назад

Microcosm is a minimalist's dream pedal. I find it's best when I have a great drum and bass track and I just do small things with a synth/guitar and the Microcosm. I've ran into some issues with duplicating sounds, despite taking photos of the pedal settings, but it's otherwise fantastic.

@robwhermanson 2 года назад

They should have made it more digital so you could save presets

@peternorth6782 Год назад

@@robwhermanson More digital? LOLZ

@psmaulehlien 3 года назад

Holy shit, man. Your playing is amazing.

@raulbargas6060 3 года назад

Es tremendo el sonido ambiental q se puede lograr . gracias por compartirlo.

@psmaulehlien 3 года назад

Subscribed. Great job, dude.

@kepplerM 5 месяцев назад

So beautiful 😍

@MrIantodd 3 года назад

Sounds beautiful. Could be a soundtrack.

@Ghostman1846 3 года назад

The absolute Master of Ambient guitar.

@jameshoy380 2 года назад

These ambient performances are badass. How are you feeling about the Microcosm 3 months later? I’ve got one on preorder and have been reading up on integrating it via midi, effects loop blocks and expression with Helix Rack. I think syncing this to a clock to line up with clicks, other time based effects and bandmates (my guitarist is getting one too) would unlock this thing in a band or song setting. It’s gonna take a pretty deep dive to get everything dialed in but I’m pretty excited.

@waltersmetak 3 года назад

Some of this sounds really tasty! Very inspiring! But, yes, his criticism is spot on - the Microcosm has this, say, thing of playing itself; similar criticism can be read on various forums (there's a rather sharp on at Muff Wiggler) - fascinating pedal, no doubt - but does carry this quirkiness which may make it hard to manage.

@lincolndaugherty 3 года назад

Let that....hair...come through. Nice :) Thanks for the content, Rabea!

@brucebaldy 3 года назад

some nice sounds

@rossbalch 3 года назад

I've never wanted a pedal as badly as this.

@liamplunkett5100 3 года назад

This rig would sound extra freaky with a fretless. Very Middle Eastern sounding already with some of the scales you typically play in!

@beguile302 4 месяца назад

My biggest tips: sync it to a MIDI clock; and then take it much further with MIDI CC to control and modulate anything; and finally, read & re-read the manual (it’s great!) 🤘Cheers!

@grantgochnauer 3 года назад

Awesome as always! If you have and Axe FX III, you can dial in these tones (or at least really really close).

@sona3486 3 года назад

Yep, exactly

@imgonnagetbanned 3 года назад

This looks like a headache, but once you get to know it, it seems like an irreplaceable part of a rig

@Alchemy86510 3 года назад

Could finally be able to play some Sigur Ros with this.

@calcariachimera Год назад

So good

@normanroses8115 3 года назад

That revival drive is a killer

@keithb5612 3 года назад

Record your track into a looper pedal then play the looped track back into the Microcosm.... And twiddle the knobs.... A brand new track would occur everytime...It would be interesting to see/hear that in a video.

@andrewgarrettdrums Год назад

Can’t decide between this and the Volante!!

@thedutchdjentleman 3 года назад

15:01 is the most beautiful thing

@houseofpsalmsmusic 3 года назад

Hey Rabea, sounds so great! What amp are you using in this video? Thanks for your time!

@josiahkarp8317 3 года назад

The tones you’re getting are spectacular, how close do you think I could get to the clean tone at 6:37 in this video using my Helix? Have you considered making a signature patch? I’m certain it would sell VERY well…

@midwestpedals4686 Год назад

Great demo! Btw what pickups are in that tele? Sounds so juicy on the bridge pickup

@roryt1983 3 года назад

Best video I have seen from a guitarist showing off snippets of this pedal. The others are a bit too gimmicky for my taste. This is right up my street.

@realcatalinawinemixer 3 года назад

I would love to know how you have your delays set up, particularly for things like Illumo. I just got my first delay so this is something I've been waiting to try. Is there a video somewhere where you go through all of that?

@NSRider24 3 года назад

I've got a great idea... Elden Ring "'Let's Play" with Rabea and Hannah when it releases. That would be some quality RU-vid content !

@VOBchris 3 года назад

Man, now I want to go listen to Asymmetry again.

@DaveBloomDrumsOnline 2 года назад

I would love to see you do a video with the Ventris Dual Reverb.

@colossaljack9509 3 года назад

imagine having all this gear. that's a dream room

@R0BERTMAY 3 года назад

Imagine having his talent as well!! Must feel amazing!!!!

@richardharrold9736 3 года назад

@@R0BERTMAY only problem is, he can't get loud in there. Imagine if he could afford his own studio space with a live room where he could run 100w 4x12 stacks flat out...

@rishabhbose29 3 года назад

Imagine the number of hours he has spent with the Guitar getting where he is at today.

@huarui Год назад

Sounds amazing man! I also just bought one to use together with my viola actually! It´s pretty amazing and I love it, but also as you say, frustrating when you want to take control over it.. sometimes it can spit out a patter thats more triplets and some effects is really hard to know what it will give you since it sometimes feels really randomized. So if you have any tips how to tame this beast of a pedal, please share!