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If you’re just getting started, I’d pick up a used FI or C4 first. If you’re not fussed about getting the newest FI4, you can pick up the still excellent previous version for about £150 now.

I’d definitely like to hear the raw oscillators to hear how much aliasing there is higher up. Still hoping that one day a company will use FPGA oscillators in a pedal (the Novation Summit and UDO synths have these and they are ultra-high resolution and have zero aliasing). Shame there’s no PWM on the Enzo X but perhaps they could add that in a firmware update. Huge oversight in a synth pedal of this nature.

I can only go off the few videos I’ve watched. Not had time to read the manual. The effects in the Meris will likely be better and are stereo. FI4 is still superior as far as oscillator options is concerned. Can’t comment on Enzo X’s tracking as I’ve not played it but guess it won’t be using the FI4’s fast tracking implementation so will be a bit slower. Arpeggiation is a plus (if, unlike me, you’re into that sort of thing). Enzo’s filters were pretty nice as I recall from playing the original version. Don’t think it’s something I’ll buy but I’d certainly like to try it out.

And collected.

Time stamps are correct. I paid and it immediately changed to “paid - will be posted…” and got email confirmation, then three hours later it reverted. I suspect someone messed up somewhere.

I’ve had duplicates on some parts of the journey before but never after paying the fee. It’s more problematic that it showed as “paid - will be delivered according to your instructions” in the info above the timeline after I paid, but then reverted back to “pending - Sorry, there's a Customs charge due for this item so we're holding it…” later. If I’m up early enough, I’ll head to the sorting office before work.

WTF, Royal Mail? I paid the charge, said it would be delivered Thursday, then later gets held again. Looks like I’m going to have to go there tomorrow.

$600.

Envelope options on C4 are pretty limited, despite the long list. Still wish it had ADSR.

Amp envelope - amplifier envelope, loudness envelope. On C4 that is whatever envelope you assign to the input of the voice(s).

That’s very true. It’s also a different sound from the PF as that uses 12AX7 tubes. I’m sure I’ll forget about the cost once I start playing it as I know how good it sounds now.

I’m only playing the Black Panel out of the 1/4” out into a headphone amp (sometimes) with a cab sim. It’s really reactive to dynamics and has that lovely squishy feel that some tube amps have. Really makes the strings feel alive and responsive. Caveat: I’m fairly new to the whole tube thing so will defer to others with more experience. However, I’ve got this and the SV next to some really nice tube DIs (Shift Line Olympic & Flex and a Sushi Box Grand Slampegg) and it holds its own admirably. It’s closest in sound and feel to the Olympic (which has a Fender tone stack). (The SV feels closer to the Flex.) Even despite having the tube preamps, the Black Panel is a keeper for me as I really does seem to capture the sound and feel whilst eliminating the possibility of tube failure. It even saw off the JF Capo (for the type of sounds I like).

For me, Grand Slampegg made me sell my Fliptop (and I really liked that). (Kind of wished I’d hung on to it a bit longer just to test it into the Cabzone as the power amp sim makes an impact, but I think the GS will make me forget that.) No more preamp purchases for me!

For anyone who was thinking of getting one of these, here’s the customs charges: £68.38 VAT £6.70 Customs Duty £8 handling fee £83.09 total (guessing there is some rounding otherwise HMRC is skimming an extra 1p). Obviously amounts vary according to exchange rates on the day of import. Pedal itself was £353.79 after exchange rates were added. Grand total of £436.88 Ouch! That’s more than the price of a used Ampeg PF-20T!

Sounds like there may be a fifth interval in there (quietly). Doesn’t sound like anything too complex in terms of oscillators, though if the pulse is less than 50% duty cycle C4 can’t do it (though can be fudged via FM). Cutoff seems relatively static. Might be better to get the swell from the amp envelope instead. I’d guess it’s sidechained too so might be worth experimenting syncing the LFO to achieve the ducking.

Over 75% there now!

Works for Audio Kitchen…

One can have one’s own design on it, so if I ever get one, perhaps a commission is in order.