New MXR bass synth pedal released

[Al Krow]

43 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

I think when I finally get my hands on one, I’ll have to dial up the same presets on the FI4 and post a comparison. 

 

That would be great, Peter. And an honest comparison of latency, tracking and glitching would be very welcome too!

 

I've not kept up to date on the latest FI manuals, but was thinking that if instead of "1 to 99" you renamed the pre-set patches as being in the style of "[Artist initials]/[Song]" it would immediately make the FI more accessible and, dare I say, even more desirable? You could then have the 10 most popular bass synth sounds as the first bank? Just a thought!

[LukeFRC]

44 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

 

That would be great, Peter. And an honest comparison of latency, tracking and glitching would be very welcome too!

 

I've not kept up to date on the latest FI manuals, but was thinking that if instead of "1 to 99" you renamed the pre-set patches as being in the style of "[Artist initials]/[Song]" it would immediately make the FI more accessible and, dare I say, even more desirable? You could then have the 10 most popular bass synth sounds as the first bank? Just a thought!

I think if you see this screen and get excited by the possibilities then the FI4 is for you

 

 

if that fills you with fear and dread - the Mxr is for you! 
 

(if that looks a bit dumbed down and simple - ignore us all and get back to your Zoia …)

[MacDaddy]

1 hour ago, Quatschmacher said:

I think when I finally get my hands on one, I’ll have to dial up the same presets on the FI4 and post a comparison. 

 

Would they be possible on the Boss SY-300? 

[Quatschmacher]

8 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

I think if you see this screen and get excited by the possibilities then the FI4 is for you

 

 

if that fills you with fear and dread - the Mxr is for you! 
 

(if that looks a bit dumbed down and simple - ignore us all and get back to your Zoia …)

It’s more like this now:

Also, you can just make adjustments via the panel and overwrite the presets using just the pedal without ever having to touch the editor. 

[Quatschmacher]

11 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

 

Would they be possible on the Boss SY-300? 

Possibly. I only had a play around with that boss unit in a shop one afternoon several years ago so am not overly familiar with it. 

[tayste_2000]

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

I think if you see this screen and get excited by the possibilities then the FI4 is for you

 

 

if that fills you with fear and dread - the Mxr is for you! 
 

(if that looks a bit dumbed down and simple - ignore us all and get back to your Zoia …)

Long live the MXR 😅

[tayste_2000]

1 hour ago, Quatschmacher said:

It’s more like this now:

Also, you can just make adjustments via the panel and overwrite the presets using just the pedal without ever having to touch the editor. 

No better, all hail the MXR 😂😂😂

[Al Krow]

1 hour ago, MacDaddy said:

 

Would they be possible on the Boss SY-300? 

 

Fwiw I don't think the Boss SY-1 or SY-200 comes close to the FI in terms of the quality of its synth tones, but it delivers something decent enough for live use on a few songs that need it in our sets. I'd therefore be pleasantly surprised if the SY-300 was able to come anywhere near close to what the MXR / FI are producing tonally.

What the SY-200 does provide, however, is excellent "tracking" (in the commonly used sense understood by most non-engineers) and lack of glitchiness which doesn't seem possible without changing playing technique with the FI. So, despite its limitations, it's the one that I've kept on my board.

If the MXR provides both great synth tones, accessibility, and tight tracking, as they seem to indicate they've done, then they've pretty much hit the jackpot for many bass players looking to use a bass synth for live band use.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Al Krow