that pad is literally the sound I've always had in my head when I'm trying to make pads lol Espen if you ever wanna do a patch breakdown of that I will love you (even more) 4evz
I used to treat Zoom like casio or pyle brand music gear but Zoom really does deserve some respect they have been putting in work for a while now. Great video, Espen!
What I love abt this pedal is you can use other pedal's patches with a simple process. I have the best of others on mine, and made it a synth only pedal, which is easier to navigate. Very underrated pedal imo.
Welcome to the 2020's :) Zoom have come a long way and the MS-70 CDR is definitely one of the better cheap/affordable multi-fx stompboxes out there. Great demo with the TX, the CDR really makes it come to life.
This is my go-to pedal for pretty much everything. I have all different patches for it based on different uses, from compressors through bass choruses to far out ambient reverb phasery stuff for string pads. It's a transformative pedal and whatever you run through it sounds great.
I have used my Zoom MS-70CDR pedal on almost all my tracks! I have used it mostly with my Akai EWI Solo running the dual reverb program. I know there are a lof of other effects, but I just fell in love with the dual reverb. It creates a very good reverb effect on my Akai EWI Solo. 😊
I have two of 'em. I might get another. I was able to get rid of nearly all my pedals after I got my first one. It's simply the best value for money out there, I put it on everything from guitars to my old casios to my "good" synths. It benefits them all.
Love that fact people are saying how far Zoom have come. This pedal has been out for ten years or so! Seems like they really slipped under the radar for a long time and are only now becoming hip. Certainly a very handy little box.
I love this pedal. There’s a lot of lofi patches other users have created that I’ve since programmed into mine. Examples of those can be found right here on RU-vid.
I totally agree. If its sounds good, then it must be good...... as subjective as that may be. I buy goofy cheap stuff all the time and it makes me happy. Cheers.
Still using a lot of zoom stuff: rack gear like studio 1202 (1994), studio 1204 (1996), RFX 2000 (1999); guitar multi FX like GFX-4, GFX-8, GFX-5, GFX-1, zoom HL-1 distortion pedal, Zoom GM-200 (amazing guitar amp modeler from year 2000) and two (yes two!!!) Zoom fire-30 guitar amps! + Zoom MRS-4 amazing 4-track portable studio recorder. Zoom always cared for musicians, that's why all their products are user-friendly and they sound good as well!
Love mine. I’d got rid of one some time ago (and many other things)to get a fancy strymon. Now, the strymon it’s gone and the CDR 70 it’s back, and will be for good. Now if coupled to my beloved Nord Lead 2.
Ha. I have a little Zoom pedal, with a volume pedal on it, that still sounds pretty good for basic FX on vintage synths. I used it with my Yamaha 4op V50, same idea :)
Yessss...!! One of my best purchases below the 100 € barrier... The other ones are the Moog expression pedal and my trusty AT M-40x... Best value-for-money even for today prices... (15/20% more expensive than 3 years ago)
Thanks for demo-ing this Espen. I should have bought one, but went for a rackmount Digitech. It doesn't get much use as it's inconvenient to swap cables around. A Zoom sitting on the desk would be better.
It was good but not great to my ears, was happy to sell it for the same price I bought it. What it does best is delay without a doubt, but the reverbs and chorus just don't compare to high end stuff though. Also suggest using a compressor as one of your FX in the chain for best results. For the money it's still good but newer multi fx with better chips are being released all the time so this one is getting a bit outdated as well.
It uses a slightly older SHARC chip, sharing the same DSP processor as the Strymon and Meris pedals of this generation. You’re paying the cost of the algorithms and the converters. This pedal is wonderfully flexible and sounds wonderful, but taste is subjective. It is definitely budget oriented, but no way is it “incomparable” to the high stuff.
Red cable always for R Espen, not the L! Triggering my OCD. Nice to see MS-70CDR get some love, I sold mine, but it's a great pedal a highly worth picking up.
Had one of these for years. It’s a great lil pedal. Especially for the price. There is a way to jailbreak one of these so you can add extra fx, can’t remember how offhand but there’s at least one video on Y.T Somehere
I had one for a few years and it was good, but there were some design issues that ultimately made me move on. I still have a Zoom G3n that has a bigger footprint but also has most of the same effects now. If I recall correctly there was no easy way to bypass (turn it off) it like a normal pedal if using in a chain with other pedals. I think ultimately I ended up having to buy a loop pedal that would allow me to take it out of the loop of my chain. Was cool that they had a lot of algorithms copying the other brands in it. Unfortunately Zoom has gone down hills since the MS series.
No need to compare it to a dead grandmother then 😅? Speaking of which, I got the CDR from my wife for last Christmas. It's very versatile and sounds good enough. Thanks for the demonstration, Espen
I don't know if its every one, but I had this one and it generated a permanent tone: tried everything, switching from power supply to batteries, ferrite filtering, and my setup back then was all Yamaha Reface and Roland Boutique series and they certainly didn't didn't make any noise. Too bad because I loved the effects but couldn't stand that tone.
@@HenritheHorse A low in volume but still audible annoying low/midrange uncollicited tone. I could hear it when the Zoom was on (with and without effect on or off) even with nothing else running or plugged in, and once I noticed I heard it all the time. I bought 1 of these, was very impressed and bought another one and waiting for the 2nd one to arrive I noticed it, and the 2nd had the same problem. They are much liked so I sold them without any hassle or loss (I buy used though the price difference between new and used was minimal).
@@EspenKraft Hi Mr. Kraft, I tried batteries, the recommended power supply, even a power bank. What do you use to power these otherwise wonderful babies?
The MS-70 Zoom is pretty good. Sadly mine began to cause my Poly D to whine on certain patches. Once removed, my Poly D sounded stronger and the whining went away. Maybe my unit is bad but again, pretty decent indeed.
I took this pedal from a friend, was also inspired by positive reviews on the Internet. Really cheap algorithms, my old lexicon pcm80 sounds much better, as do my other effects processors (Ensoniq DP Pro, Roland SRV330, TC Fireworx, etc). A friend also did not like it and he quickly sold it. For an undemanding user, it may seem like a good purchase. Naturally, I programmed it, but not very deeply, it disappointed me, it is a cheap parody of the lexicon, eventide, etc.
Today on the market it dosen't exist a complete multi FX processor. This pedal has only reverb delay and chorus. Do you have forgotten the distortion..the bit crusher..the phaser..the pitch shifter and compressor....? I am an happy owner of a Boss SE70 that I bought in 1995. And I have two Korg Kaosspad for immediate effects.. and looper. The Boss SE70 is stereo with indipendent effect (One channel clean and One channel distort). Until 16 effects at the same time..! (Only from mono input) And It has midi for control of 4 parmameter with control change. On eBay it cost less of 200€. 😏
There's a freeware editor for the zoom pedals that lets you load effects from one to another. That said, this pedal doesn't have only reverb, delay, and chorus. It has compression, phase, pitch shifting... and you can add the rest to taste with the editor.
it's ok pedal.... for the 80's standards 😄 frankly, I don't like the interface, its not making me want to play and explore with it. I get the value for money part, but in general, I would not recommend it.
i did explain the first link well. Anyway yes this is a great pedal. But is a bit unfriendly to really get in and edit patches. The editor makes it way easier and more fun too.@@EspenKraft
I can't remember taking down such a comment really. I don't think I have done it. I do experience comments from people that never shows up. My friend Anders has commented many times, he even show me screenshots from the posting, but they never appear here. In any case, an editor can be useful. I don't think the pedal is very hard or slow to get going on itself either and I have my patches now that I've made and I won't need to touch it again basically.
@@EspenKraft Yes I also think RU-vid might do things automatically at times too. Some of the free patches are in a text form that are well getting but you need the editor to get them in. Also the editor is good for arranging whole banks of sounds too.
Very cheap plastic sound ... nothing special about his sound ... I sold it the day after I bought it ... But I still have a Zoom 1201 (even two copies, and a few RFX - 2000 and 1100 ) ... these are the processors that really sound great and deserve attention, I recommend. Especially 1201 ....And by the way, they are also very cheap.
