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Have you ever wondered how your Synth would sound through a Guitar Distortion Pedal? Well, here you go! Jason shows you how five different distortion pedals change the sound of your synth. Also how different types of distortion can create very distinct sonic textures...
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Interesting bits and pieces:
0:14 Introduction
0:45 Maxon OD-9 Overdrive | Talking
1:07 Maxon OD-9 | Playing Sequence
1:36 Maxon OD-9 | Playing Drums
2:06 Boss DS-1 Distortion | Talking
2:31 Boss DS-1 Distortion | Playing Sequence
3:11 Boss DS-1 Distortion | Playing Drums
3:45 Big Muff Fuzz | Talking
4:19 Big Muff | Playing Sequence
4:48 Big Muff | Playing Drums
5:28 Harley Benton Extreme Metal | Talking
5:58 HB Extreme Metal | Playing Sequence
6:34 HB Extreme Metal | Playing Drums
8:00 AMT SS-11B Tube Preamp | Talking
8:42 AMT SS-11B | Playing Sequence
10:07 AMT SS-11B | Playing Drums
11:18 Conclusions & Summary
12:01 Empress Effects Multidrive | Talking
12:21 Empress Effects Multidrive | Playing
13:47 Elektron Analog Heat | Talking
14:52 Elektron Analog Heat | Playing
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@trevormalcolm4328 3 года назад

Thanks for using the Volca Drum as a test machine, it really helps to understand the effectiveness of the pedal by using familiar kit!

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Glad you found that useful.. it’s a crackling box too! //Jason

@PrimitiveInTheExtreme 4 года назад

The guitar pedals used to modulate the synthesizer sound is magical! I love doing it, great job!

@ThomannSynthesizers 4 года назад

Thanks! Glad to hear you're getting good results too //Jason

@PrimitiveInTheExtreme 4 года назад

@@ThomannSynthesizers prego, ciao! :-)

@TheWriter86 2 года назад

Dude, this was great. So many cool pedals!!

@Sluhg 3 года назад

aha love the enthusiasm! Great to hear these on synths and drums instead of guitars :)

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Hahaha, thanks - good to hear! I came from guitars, many years ago and have always used pedals with my synths. So I'm glad you found it useful! //Jason

@StratsRUs 3 года назад

Great range of examples.Very entertaining presentation too.Thank you.

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Glad you found it entertaining as well as useful - my work is done! Thank you //Jason

@mikkoyli-hukka1665 26 дней назад

Thanks for the video! ..but now I need all the pedals! MORE noise, chaos and distortion!!!

@stephenholden5488 4 года назад

That AMT has great sound, might have to get me one of those. Same idea with Delay and reverb pedals would be good too.

@ThomannSynthesizers 4 года назад

Isn't it? Valves are so good for Synths... Glad you enjoyed.. I'll get my thinking cap on then for those ideas 😉 //Jason

@rars0n 4 года назад

Seems like square wave is a good choice for distortion pedals. That Volca Drums sounds pretty awesome plugged into just about anything, too. I might have to pick up one of those on the cheap.

@ThomannSynthesizers 4 года назад

Surprisingly good little Drum synth - why it made it onto the Top 5! //Jason

@arthurlayne6350 3 года назад

i guess it's quite off topic but does anyone know of a good site to watch new series online?

@t55a2 2 года назад

@@arthurlayne6350 4Chan

@luggasonic 2 года назад

this is exactly what I was looking for, thank you!

@ThomannSynthesizers 2 года назад

Yes! My work is done - so glad you found this useful :) //Jason

@luggasonic 2 года назад

@@ThomannSynthesizers finally, as a bloody beginner in creating music with synthesizers, I added the Harvey Benton Extreme Pad to my Korg Volca Beats and OMG what kind of sounds I already created with both of 'em combined!

@ThomannSynthesizers 2 года назад

@@luggasonic Nice! Glad you found this useful and are enjoying yourself- that is the most important thing! All the best//Jason

@xanfus 3 года назад

I love to run my volca beats through my line 6 pod 2.0 . If you you run midi in from the volca beats to the midi out of the pod, the effects sweep to the tempo of the drum machine. Sounds amazing with a phaser and delay!

@Feldspar__ 3 года назад

Very informative. The drums really come alive with some great sounds. The synth just sounds like it’s has a low pass filter put on it.

@JoelGilardini 4 года назад

Nice demo! A question: how did you set the output on the AMT SS11, To Amp or To Mix? I have myself an AMT SS20, which is cool because it has 2 outpus, one with and one without cabinet emulation. So I have an ab-box after it to switch between the OUTs, having that cabinet emulation can drammatically influence the sound, especially with synths.

@ThomannSynthesizers 4 года назад

Hi, I'm pretty sure we used Mix, as it went directly into our audio interface.. but totally get your point about the cab simulator.. Theres a while other video 😁 //Jason

@adamkrasneski3679 4 года назад

Fun vid. Ive been having a time w the line 6 pod 1.0 and my electribe er1. Compression distortion time effects and reverb in one spot. Wish the pod had a stereo input tho.

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

I had a Pod back in the day and I put everything through it! I think some of the new line 6 stuff is really good too.. the HX stomp has a stereo in 😉 //Jason

@andikellotat5128 4 года назад

Wow! Amazing. Would love to hear a moog dfam with some preamp and metal distortion fx

@ThomannSynthesizers 4 года назад

Totally! What a great combination that would be //Jason

@nym053 4 года назад

Would totally sound like industrial techno ;)

@C.S.Argudo 3 года назад

I mentioned doing this to my friends and they said why would you do that and here I am. Dope video and thanks for the confirmation bias

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Hahah my pleasure! Always happy to help prove a good point. Glad to hear you enjoy the feature too! Keep at it =/Jason

@nym053 4 года назад

Thanks for this. My favorite in this demo was Big Muff and the Harley Benton. Would like to hear synth and drum machine with Hot Tubes and Mudhoney.

@syntheffects 3 года назад

The HB pedal is also a Metal Muff clone.

@Grant82gc 2 года назад

Oh that AMT preamp sounds much more subtle which is great for my use case. I wish they made stereo distortion pedals.

@Tehstroyer 4 года назад

Cool video overall, but pretty sure the Metal pedal is actually a preamp or even an amp pedal with a simulated speaker? I would also like longer demos and I don't mind the videos being longer overall. As for some of my pedal suggestions for an eventual 2nd video: - ProCo RAT (probably the most used distortion for a 303? Also my favorite distortion pedal overall) - Something based on the Boss HM-2. Be it a boutique clone or a simple Behringer copy. - fuzzes that aren't Big Muffs (Muffs are basically their own category and are very scooped) - Green Russian Big Muff (a bit of an outlier in the Muff family: less gain and a bit more mids than usual. Wonder how its -for the lack of a better word- fluffy sound would work on synths) - an overdrive trying to emulate power amp distortion, like the Earthquaker Acapulco Gold or Fulltone OCD - pedals stacked (for example, the mid-bump in Tube Screamers is often used to counter the scoop in Big Muffs. Or you could try to mix fuzz and distortion etc.)

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed.. nice list! I own a few of those pedals too. You may have to keep your eyes out for some of my home content, I may grab them out! I have a Black Russian big muff.. which sounds great..not sure how it compares to the green one though🤔 //Jason

@TheLokiBiz 3 года назад

I also have an Arturia Minibrute 2 (it's the keyboard version though, not the sequencer one) - it's it possible to use it's semi-modular capability to put the distortion pedal earlier in the chain, so it comes before the filter?

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

I don't think the Microbrute is modular enough to let you do that..might be worth checking the manual //Jason

@TheLokiBiz 3 года назад

@@ThomannSynthesizers I have a Minibrute 2, not a Microbrute, if that makes a difference.

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

@@TheLokiBiz My bad, I meant minibrute 2, somehow typed micro! //Jason

@ryanpwm Год назад

The tube screamer is so good it's even a full fledged eurorack module in the form of TRSHMSTR. Ritual Electronics Miasma is a RAT pedal, but they let you switch the diodes in and out as you please, since that's basically the core difference between any of the RAT pedals.

@ThomannSynthesizers Год назад

Thanks for that! I’ll have to check them out .. but RAT fan!! //Jason

@stefanocapra9857 3 года назад

Very interesting video. It's very hard to find an overdrive/distortion pedal that can really make the sound of a synth more "aggressive" without losing the low-frequency component of the original signal (notable exceptions are the bass-overdrive-type pedals). Overall I think that a video about how to properly mix natural synth signal and distortion channel (with different pedals) would be very interesting. Still, I personally think that a pedal that can "improve" (please let me use this term) the sound of a synth like an OD/dist does on a guitar is still to be invented.

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Yes indeed.. I think the analogheat goes a long way to getting that.. but maybe I should have grabbed a bass distortion pedal! OK.. Next end jam i do on the channel I'll grab one! But mixing with distortion.. there's a feature! //Jason

@thejoshuathomas 2 года назад

I have a Boss MT-2 clone on the way. After listening to overdrives, distortions, fuzz, and heavy metal pedals, I realize the tone and flexibility I was looking for comes from Heavy Metal pedals. Now, I must resist buying a fleet of them over time with only minor differences. The force is strong.

@ThomannSynthesizers 2 года назад

Yes it is!! I have now lost count of mine - However, I think I definitely have more fuzz pedals than anything else.. this is the pitfall and the joy of distortion! Keep up the good work //Jason

@ryanpwm Год назад

Death by audio fuzz war... expensive pedal but it's what you want lol. Doesn't suffer from the band limiting that many pedals have built in.

@thejoshuathomas Год назад

@@ryanpwm Appreciate you for the recommendation. 👊🏾

@beloyaraistov8007 3 года назад

Omg elektron analog heat the BEST. SUPERB SOUND

@firesailstudios1003 4 года назад

WMD Geiger counter .... worth checking out on this topic

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Ooh hello indeed! 😝//Jason

@naiburu9318 2 года назад

Dang dude! That sounds super industrial!! @10:45

@ThomannSynthesizers Год назад

Hahah thanks! And also Busted!! Love some industrial //Jason

@Relyick 2 года назад

The poison ivy bass fuzz is crazy on synth, dwarfcraft Reese lightning, pork n pickle by way huge. Those things can make a synth sound like a guitar

@ThomannSynthesizers 2 года назад

Ooh now I'm listening! Thanks for sharing.. //Jason

@Relyick Год назад

@@ThomannSynthesizers Np :). I use distortion on my synths all the time. I also forgot to mention the boss metalzone; that’s also a very good one on synthesizer

@Relyick Год назад

@@cevanfx40 I think of Either doom metal, stoner, psychedelic. Or Smashing pumpkins because of the big muff Op that he used

@vinayraj2334 4 года назад

Quick question, I have issues with volume when plugging my volca drum into my speaker amplifier or my audio interface. How did you get the volca drum so loud? also I think you've sold me on the extreme metal pedal haha

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Difficult to answer.. could be many things, try turning the input gain up on you interface.. or add the extreme metal as a boost🤘//Jason

@badinibeats5939 11 месяцев назад

whaaaaattt bro that intro loooooooooool

@chrismaister721 Год назад

Hi, Excellent video. Looking to get a few distortion pedals, so I really enjoyed it. One question, though. Did you sync the synths directly to the pedals and then to the audio mixer? If so, what type of cable did you use from the synth to the pedal and from the pedal to the interface? Chris

@stevenaustin4591 2 года назад

Here's one, Run a Yamaha Reface YC organ synth through a EHX Cock Fight Fuzz/Wah/Talkbox. I've done it, and it sounds REALLY aggressive like something The Prodigy might use! Its Awesome! :)

@jat5am Год назад

could you make a vid? I wanted to buy that pedal for guitar for a long time, but now I mess with synths and I really miss that extra dirt sometimes.

@stevenaustin4591 Год назад

@@jat5am I'll put something up soon

@jat5am Год назад

@@stevenaustin4591 thanks, drop me a message here, please

@stevenaustin4591 Год назад

@@jat5am where do you want me to post the vid?

@jat5am Год назад

@@stevenaustin4591 anywhere you want, at your channel, google drive or whatnot

@GrootsieTheDog 3 года назад

Try the foxy tone box :)

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Wow - That is GORGEOUS!! Orange too...! That wasn't around when we made this feature - otherwise it would not only have made it on - but also back to my studio too...*added to wishlist //Jason

@marzacdev 2 года назад

Thanks for the demo but next time ... please use the envelope on minibrute filter. Distortion reveals his character when signal harmonics and amplitude are changing. Here the sound is static and that doesn't tell much.

@LoneSampler 3 года назад

Hey man, cool vid, been using distortion on a semi-modular synth in drone mode-it gets pretty crazy sounding! Check out Plasma Pedal by GamechangerAudio, it gets super dirty and has superb sounding wide range low/high Eq’s even with no distortion dialled in (wet/dry)!

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Thank you Glad you enjoyed.. There are so many cool overdrive/ distortion units out there - I did want to include that pedal- it's epic..and also firmly on my wishlist 👌Best //Jason

@noobslayerr9732 3 года назад

The more extreme sleeps behind ya😂 empress also is impressive

@ThomannSynthesizers 3 года назад

Hehehe Cheeky! The Empress was so silky smooth..lush pedal! //Jason

@noobslayerr9732 3 года назад

@@ThomannSynthesizers at the end of the day no matter the fx no matter the reverbs and delays the real thing which will make the mix alive is a good overdrive boost and tard distortion (depends the genre) how is that new apollo overdrive by spaceman? I need some extra good punch drive for my alpha base and 999 😈🖤

@PooNinja 4 года назад

Distortion works with ery thing musical 🤘🏽 bring the clipping 🤘🏽😂😂😂

@ThomannSynthesizers 4 года назад

Hahah yes indeed! Love a bit of overdrive on everything! //Jason

@PooNinja 4 года назад

Thomann Synthesizers some very NIN tones to be had with those gain boosters

@ThomannSynthesizers 4 года назад

@@PooNinja Now you're talking! Good bit of industrial needs it.. //Jason

@justanotheryoutubechannel3102 Год назад

0:00 WHY SO ANGRY? If you REALLY want a monster "pedal", check *Elektron's Analogue Heat* out! it's a dedicated multi-distortion effects box (not a pedal) & sounds warm to gnarly great "shootout" and I'm only up to the OD. WOW! I wasn't expecting ANY of these distortions to create new envelopes or resonances, just different degrees of fat & fuzz. I never knew distortions could twist sounds this much. thumbs up. i DESPISE heavy metal more than any genre, but it was cool hearing your beatbox kind emulating DMX pool ball handclaps. now i'm surprised that there are so few modular distortion units. they really do give you new textures

@ThomannSynthesizers Год назад

Haha I was trying to add some natural overdrive to my voice!! I’m so glad you got something hood from watching this! I loved the analogue Hear- It did a video on that too - have a search! As for modular, the Dreadbox Dystopia is pretty good! Keep pushing! //Jason

@noobslayerr9732 3 года назад

An underated distortion that alexander pedal defender. Its face melting it freaking destroyed my system 8🤷‍♂️😂 i have a wet dream of a sherman on a jdxa tho ..soon tmann..soon