Watch BEFORE you buy: Chase Bliss Audio Blooper - 2 month user review 

I found that my perspective changed when using it and it made making music fun again. I’d been a preset junkie for years, just not thinking about sound design as something I had the time for. Then I got the blooper and I felt like a kid again, tweaking guitar pedals was in a way how I got into music production. I’d forgotten how much fun it was to get lost in the sound design aspect of making music. There’s a really interesting video from Andrew Huang where he talks about how important it is to separate sound design sessions from producing sessions. It’s not only practical but therapeutic in my experience.

This was great, thanks for taking the time.

best review for any music gear i have ever seen. immediately subscribed. I love that you aren't screaming at me or giving me a bunch of unnecessary information. Just facts and personal opinions and no filler. thank you.

This is a great take! I've had my Blooper for about 4 months and agree. I originally hoped to pretty much write entire songs on the device, using the layers. But the Blooper is far better as a song "part" maker. Create loops and textures, get lost, and as much as possible bounce these explorations to your DAW or other device - then assemble a song from the parts created. It's an amazing "create" tool but not at all great "curate" tool. I too deeply wish it had count in, or the ability import a loop. For those looking to make compositions in looper the RC 505 is your best bet. Pair it with a Generation Loss or a simple lo-fi VST and you'll get very similar tones. Or buy both - Blooper can do a lot when midi synced with another looper pedal that it can offload sounds to.

Excellent overview - exactly as stated in title and exactly what I was looking for. Well articulated and explained with great examples and metaphors. First of your videos I’ve seen … definitely not the last, as of course I’m subbing.

This video is fantastic, really great. It looks great, you have a very clear voice and all in all it was just a good experience, thank you :)

Excellent as always.

At the beginning of this video you said your channel has grown to over 18k... just watched it today and it's almost at 28k (27.3). Wow! You're doing something right, keep it up!

Nice honest overview... Thanks... 🙂

Oh wow, thanks for sharing this!!!

Nice video. This feels a lot like my experience with the Chase Bliss Thermae. Its a phenomenal sounding analog delay, but the added pitch shifting features are difficult to get anything musical out of, while at the same time, being a LOT of fun to play with. It also was a very expensive pedal, and I have been tempted to sell it a number of times.... and yet I still own it.

Excellent! I’d love a similar style review of the Mood pedal… thanks! , this was great!

This was a interesting video. I'd love to see you do a series on pedals for synths. You mentioned that it does similar things as other pedals, but didn't mention the names of those devices. A comparison video of the types of effects pedals would be an informative video as well. I like that your videos are from your "lived in" perspective. It really gives a point of view of what it's like to own something for a time, instead of a bought to review video. I look forward to more your videos. Keep up the hard work and thank you for another wonderful video. :)

Man great video thanks for sharing

i love that loopers developers go into wacky mod and bring neat devices like the blooper to the table , the later microgranny granular from bastl looks really fun. i'm just broke chap and i get my head trip fix with the zoom g1four that has a max 30 sec loop . again great vid .

I found this pedal to be a lofi king. Additive mode is your friend. Use it plus stability until you hit the sweet spot - then hit the switch for normal. I use the usb software for noisy on stability all the way up for this to make the most impact. Obviously this is its own beast vs composing . But minor bpm adjustments in a daw can lend this tool to creating soundscapes you won’t find without buying high end reel to reel decks and tape with bouncing etc. which the stab+additive gives in spades. Maybe a vst out there can do this ? But not that I’ve found yet.

was hating this til i saw the dip switches, then bought 2 immediately 😍

I got my Blooper a couple weeks ago and for me it was instant gratification, love at first sight! It makes an otherwise dull loop into something that feels alive, so much character is added with its modifiers and stability knob. Some aspects are just plain fun, like using it as a wacky effect-filled delay (in additive mode things get really crazy) but I will soon be approaching it as a composition tool, which will take some figuring out but not impossible. It’s tied for first favorite with Microcosm on my board.

I am really having trouble liking/using their pedals in general. I like verbs so thought the mood mki would be cool to scoop when it was being discontinued, but I have found it more difficult than the ELEKTRON workflow to learn completely how to find all these functions and figureout how all this stuff is working based on lights and diffrent toggle and dip positions. Their stuff seems to be for people making mostly glitchy noise or ambient guitar. I like FXs that make things sound better, not worse.

4:18 When my extended family asks me what I've been up to lately outside of my job Awesome job on this video. I've watched several videos on this little wonder and you helped explain it in a crystal clear manner.

Chase Bliss Audio needs to have a software division in their company imagine all their pedals available in plug-ins...game over.

Yeah, you are right on the mark - the Blooper is way beyond its conventional "pedal format", which is sometimes a bit of a pain to manage if you have it, like myself, fixed onto a pedal board - you really need to dive into to get the most out of it. But this may be a bit of a hassle if you are holding a guitar, attempting to sample a riff. Sometimes, its a frustrating experience. Curiously, I have an "easier time" (in a relative way, of course) on managing sound onto the Make Noise Morphogene than with the Blooper. That said, still a brilliant pedal - like all CBA stuff - Korte is no doubt a genius!

I like your “who is this pedal for” description. I think that pretty accurately describes Blooper in a nutshell. If you are someone looking for a more traditional looping device look elsewhere I think. Blooper (like MOOD) is more about exploration, improvisation and enjoying the journey.

Looks like pedal #15 will be arriving next month. Your channel just keeps feeding my GAS 😁

Thanks for this review, i saw the thumbnail and thought "not quite my tempo" -> which was exactly my experience with the blooper. Its very nice in terms of effects and possibilities, but recording a loop, and using it in a dawless setup, was tough for me, in terms of syncing and the way the loop retriggers (with a pause in between). At the end, I sold it.

Love the channel, great work! Is the blooper usable for resampling as well, or am I better off with something else?

I was thinking of getting one, this should be good. (Got a CT5 & Shallow water instead)

You had me at cool stickers

I actually crowdfunded the Blooper, and it did what it promised (made the digital equivalent of Basiniski Disintegration loops!), but as something to use like in a guitar type scenario, it fails. It requires too much interactive nob fiddling, and you can only really work with a handful of loops if you are taking it live.

Thanks for this great review! Using the layers function, do you think this pedal can work with multiple input sources to create a thicker collage or composition, perhaps via a selector switch to alternate between a synth and a guitar? I know folks say for multi-instrument composition and performance, something like the Boss RC 505 is better suited, especially since it has dedicated volume per track controls etc, but the effects are bad! And I'm on a budget and looking for something that could at least make manipulation AND multi-instrument / sound source collaging possible.

The beginning sounds like an ad read for a beyootiful Cuban Beach resort.

It did not take me long to fall out of favor with the Blooper. To your point, its an issue with structure, or better said for me, repeatability for use as a song part. Im not capturing blooper into a sampler. Im wanting to find settings that create a song part then use the pedal at the time of the part. Thats clearly not what this pedal is for stand alone. All this said, I did not order the Mood. As far as I can tell in videos, it will help me create repeatable textures for song parts. I should say that Im playing an electric guitar into an amp and my goal with these pedals is to create songs and use the same gear to play live. I say all that because I dont really have a way to do sampling while I play guitar. I can turn on and off pedals, which is why the MOOD or something that helps create layers or textures works well. Thanks for the video!

as with all their pedals though, it begs the question: is it really worth that steep price?

I have this and the habit. They are music blenders if you push too many buttons you will get mush. I always feel like I’m on the cusp of something really cool but never quite get there. They’re fun but disappointing. I still feel like I just haven’t figured them out yet but I think that might be their nature.

Nice, I just scored one used for a ridiculously low price, hahaha.

We are generally flexible tomorrow? Any better times for you?

Hello, please tell me. I had a power outage and after that my Blooper started not working properly. At first it did not pass the signal, but after that it got better, but the Stability knob when turned on i.e. Turning to the right when recording a loop or overlay mode began to produce noise, the hissing disappears when you turn off this function and turn to the left. What could it be? Help me please.

Finally found an honest and unpaid reviewer. Subscribed.

Is it possible to have an external foot controller and midi clock at the same time ?

Think of it as an instrument….it is. Also use it with other loopers to feed other layered loops into it, then manipulate them with modifiers and layering.

Does it come with audio leads?

It is so hard for me to write music with intention. I usually start just by making what probably amounts to garbage until a “ happy accident” strike my fancy. For that reason these kinds of gears are right up my alley. I just wish it wasn’t all so fn prohibitively expensive.

These devices should be controlled via Midi for its full potential & capability! If you do so, you will get the benefit out of it

Still hesitating between The Blooper, the Aeros Lopp Studio and the Black Box by 1010 music. Il like to see the sample's waveforms for editing, but as you say, without the visual you keep focusing on sounds/ideas.

Whats up with that HX Stomp? #Line6

Stuff like this is interesting, but when I see it I'm glad I bought and learned max/msp as you can just create stuff like this to custom specs without buying any pedals.

I wish we could listen more the sound ideads and examples you are exposing in the video. To be fairly honest with you, I have issues to follow on your videos because of the too big amount of chatting it involves. Instead letting the music speaks could let the audience breath and understand what you are trying to express. Cheers mate 😀

Hello, please could you tell me if this pedal has stereo inputs and outuputs? Thanks

That thing is loaded.

“Not quite my tempo” 😂😂😂

Does no one else need to know where that Link light thing comes from??!?!?

Blooper or Habit if I had to choose one?

Promising, but lost me at "mono out."

You look like General Sam

This video echoes a lot of what I feel about the Mood pedal. The build quality and aesthetics are top notch, and you can get a lot of strange and inspiring sounds. Both pedals are terrific as desktop units for a home studio. However, so much of the character of these pedals lies in being really hands-on with them. For that reason, I don't think these are good for live use, or at least I'm personally not interested in kneeling down to my pedalboard to tweak knobs during a live performance, nor having an expression pedal exclusively dedicated to the parameters set by the rocker switches.

When you talk about your kids playing with play-dough and then the quick clip, "one big pile of shit", was perfect, you got a like out of me just for that but I also agree with your opinions and thoughts here.

Just the splash 🤣

Would be great to know what is SOUNDS like. Geez

What annoys me about your videos: The content is good but it seems you're kind of in love with yourself. Just compare the amount of time we have to watch your face close-up to videos by others in the game. Maybe you should build another channel where you present only yourself. Doing it this much while presenting gear is unnerving.