That was ear and eye opening!!!! Pretty sure you just sold a lot of pedals!!!!! Thanks for another great video!!!! Just broke the exclamation key on my computer keyboard%$#&*

You know what this video makes me want to do? Ditch work, put in an order for the snyth and all these pedals, wait anxiously for a day or two for them to show up, and lock myself in my garage while I tinker for days on end. Love these kind of videos!

This was very timely! I'm looking at FX pedals for the first time in my life (for my Minilogue) and your demo was perfect. Thank you!

11:32 i love how the ping-pong delay and reverb add this depth to this melody and it all comes together.. definitely something that needs to be listened to on headphones to get the full effect!

This a a great video. I've been playing piano and "keyboards" for a long time, but just recently got into analog synths. I did not expect that this journey would eventually lead me to guitar pedals, but they apparently have the modular effects game down, and there's no reason for the synth industry to reinvent that wheel. But, as a total non-guitarist, the world of pedals is vast, and unfamiliar. This video is super helpful. Thanks.

Daniel Fisher is to sound demonstration as Bob Ross is to painting teaching. Thank you for your always insightful videos, man.

Ive watched tons of videos on this subject today (synth and pedals). Every single one sounded non musical and like they didnt know what the hell they were doing just randomly turning things on and off then turning knobs and flicking switches. Except this one... Dan this is awesome. Thanks so much.

Just WOW. The whole video. Someone mastering the sound and explaining clearly the concepts. Thank you

Daniel- Whatever they are paying you, it isn't enough. I always thoroughly enjoy seeing your video demos, as you're clearly a genius and highly passionate about synthesis and electronic music. You seem like an extraordinarily talented and knowledgeable individual. Thank you for doing such a fantastic and professional job with these videos, they really are a pleasure to see.

I've always used effects pedals but I do like to use a Kaossilator KP2 at times. It's such an expressive unit and sits nicely next to a synth. There's something about controlling parameters of effects with the movement of your fingers whilst playing that is very satisfying.

Now I needn't feel guilty about abandoning my guitar pedals when making electronic music. This is an excellent & inspiring video.

OMG - Daniel you are my new synth nerd hero!! This clip gets me freaking pumped!

Thanks for the demo, Daniel. Goes to show how much sound you can get out of a simple analog synth with these pedals.

I had watched it like 15 times for 4-5 months....best review so far for what im looking for

At last I understand how other people got this deeeeeep spaaaace drone while my synth just played Notes.

was literally basket placing both the rv6 and tc flashback for use on my jx03 and this video proved its a good choice. thanks for the very interesting overview.

wow, cool pedals. great jam! very smooth ending too!

Great demo on how effects (especially time effects such modulation, delay, reverb) can transform synth sounds.

Perfect idea man. Never considered an effects pedal for my synth. Definitely gon' get one for my 1983 Moog Rogue.

Faaantastic! Instead of buying more synths, instead i'm looking for the next pedal-upgrade. :-) Thank you very much for creating and sharing this video, it really does some out-of-this-world things to a main synth.

You deserve a raise man! Excellent work

Great informative video. It made me realise today's pedals are better than multi FX boxes. These days they sound fabulous too. I originally had a cheap Flanger on my Yamaha CS5 mono synth but it added so much noise.

Great video Daniel. Except for the flashback, which I already have and like a lot, I had not considered the other pedals you are showcasing here. Good advice, appreciated.

The Ring Thing makes that analogue Minilogue sound more like a FM synth (which I'm a huge fan of) but still retains the warm tone of the Korg - Kind of a best of both worlds between subtractive analogue and frequency modulation.

I've been looking for a video like this for ages!! More please!

I have a Minilogue too. I process it through, for now (within mixer fx loop if possible): MXR Analog Chorus + Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Analog Delay + TC Electronic Hall Of Fame reverb.

Mr. Fisher, I believe you are the most knowledgeable synth master to make videos showing us mere mortals the capabilities of synths. I would like to know which synth(s) on the market do everything in this video within the capabilities of the synth itself, without needing the pedals. Would you please share that info with us, or let us know which synths come closest to performing these abilities without the pedals? Thanks in advance!

Excellent presentation once again from Daniel. Apart from being quite entertaining, I felt I learnt so much

Finally someone demoed the digitech nautila on synth. it's incredible on anything & everything electric!

you expain everything so well, and I just love the sounds you are making at 11:38

Neat video, good tips/demos. I've lately gone 100% hardware FX route myself, with pedals. Few tips for that route, which weren't mentioned in this video: get a mixer that has AUX send & return, so you can use your pedal-chain easily with all your gear without constantly plugging and un-plugging. Another one: get patch cables for your pedal-chain, so you'll save some desk space. And lastly, many guitar/bass distortion pedals also work really well with synths. For example you can easily give some colour for leads and strings and also some nice crunch for your basslines with guitar/bass distortions. At the moment I'm having a distortion, chorus, delay and reverb all as physical pedals and I don't use any effect except a compressor on software side. Next up I'll maybe buy some flanger or phaser and maybe at some point a second distortion.

Really like the ring thing might make it my first pedal

Fantastic video. Loved the demo at the end. Gave me lots of ideas and uses for pedals. Thanks!

This is nice video. I was looking for pedal on synths reviews for a long time and they are hard to find. That on is excellent. Hope we can see more in the future.

Excellent video. Thankyou for sharing this video. I really cool for more videos of synths run through fx pedals. Really opens up new sonic dimensions to the sound .

my favorite pedal for synth is easily the Small Stone, it is such a great sound

I’m watching this trying to find a pedal for my minilogue so this was perfect

The doctor who reference was unexpected but appreciated.

The ring thing sounds so freakin awesome! I need it for my moog 37 😁👌 buying on in 2 days. Thanks for the great demo.

This just made me want to buy all these pedals! Great demo; inspiring sounds. Side note: 11:00 that's the first time I've ever heard somebody pronounce it "DAY-lek". Definitely "DAH-lek," bro. ;-)

Super Ego sounds insane. Great video.

Awesome sounds and very inspiring.

I have a Prophet 08 from DSI, It's my favorite analog synth so far, and I've been using a big sky with it. I have considered an H9 core or max however for it

Extremely well done, great content very informative interesting and educational, I've always used synths and midi controller keyboards but I had no idea you could do all that with pedals! Also great video production too, more videos like this please! 👍😃👌😀

I'm also inted to by a minilogue. At the moment have 2 pedal effect, boss rv6 is really amasing and the elektro harmonix 22500 looper, will be great with ambient loop effects by using different patches and minilogue

I keep referring back to this bid. Great info and advice

I love what u do, keep up the good work, I had many questions about this and as if God knew what I was thinking u had put it on, thank u Daniel Fisher,

You always teach me something Daniel Fisher my friend from Fort Wayne

Awesome instant effects gratification. I use an old casio 1000p though a kaoss pad mk1. It transforms its bland soft mono sound into a stereo atmospheric monster. Might look at getting a couple of these pedals for my Korg Z1 for a complete picture. Great demo. :-)

Weird coincidence. I bought 2 Super Phaser PH-2's to dual phase the output from the Software Synth (XILS PolyM) that I bought at Sweetwater, using the AKAI ADVANCE 61 Smart Controller I also got at Sweetwater. (the two Superphasers I got from eBay, but they are both Japanese Vintage!

A brilliant way to get the sale numbers up , keep these type of videos coming and take all of my $$$... 💵💵💵

Awesome video! I've got my Minilogue running through a Kaosspad at the moment, but am looking to get some discrete pedals so this is great :) Liking the look of that Ring Thing pedal.

I have a Qchord which is unlike most other instruments but I find pedals to be perfect for it, especially with delay and reverb

I'd love to see you do more of these kinds of videos with new and different pedals used with synths. I like that you kept the synth sound simple and did it in a really methodical way. I have loads of DAW effects native and 3rd party but I want more hands on tweakability and something in dedicated hardware. I'm not sure whether to get an all in one solution - something zoom g3n or line 6 m13 or helix LT? Whether things like the strymon big sky and timeline are really worth it? Whether to just build up your own individual pedals into a collection instead? Love your moog one demos by the way - more please!

Wow those ambient sounds are just gorgeous! The exact sound I aim for in my darker DnB textures. Thanks for the info!

I´m really impressed by the Ring Thing. Thanx for the demo.

Great video and beautiful sound

May I suggest a Zoom MS70-CDR? Great little multieffects pedal that allows up to 6 units at the same time, in an effects chain entirely of your choosing.

I saw the recent article on sweetwater - using multi-effect processors with keyboards and synths. I'd love to see a demo of the the Line6 M13 and Zoom Gn5 on some synths. They seem amazing for live performance and studio - having 4 effects easy with a screen and tons of knobs per effect to play with. Really hands on and fun. Does the quality of effects and sound stand up to dedicated units though? I love that the multi-effects are so easy to chain and save - less cable mess is always a good thing!

Nice vid. My first thought was, why I would want external effects for a lot of things my synth does on it's own. But I see. My second thought was about funding...

Nice! Makes me want to buy pedals now instead of more synths. Reminds me of years ago when I borrowed my guitar players chorus for my Juno 106 and turned it into a brand new instrument.

Daniel makes sci-fi soundtracks disguised as promotional videos

incredibly helpful video, Demon Dan! (I came over here from the Moog forum). I've got a DX-100 that I usually drench in effects before anyone hears the sound of the thing, so I'm always looking for pedals that will work well with it. I don't often find something that sounds bad processing synths, but there are definitely pedals that do it better than others... That Ring thing has me GASsing hard right now. Maybe I should just order one right now...

Inexpensive casio through those pedals would sound good. Good video

superb demo. Thanks.

Awesome video! Getting some more Pedals asap.

Sweet. Plus a ehx Ring Thing not mentioned above ;) I might have to get some of that.

Nice! I've been waiting for this! My gigging synth doesn't have effects and I don't want to bring a rack of gear or a laptop.

ive got so much in the box at home but more and more i want to start playing around with hardware, just looks like too much fun yeah

I'm getting a synth next week, and I'm interested to hear the Earthquaker Transmisser through it. Unique ambient pedal. I have a bit crusher and an analog delay that I want to hear self oscillate through it.

The thing, for synth users it is best to use eurorack modules to flexibility and portability.

Well you sold me buddy. :) Nicely done demonstration video.

It will be interesting to see a comparative review of the same pedals being wired in series as is, and in parallel

Really sweet video thanks fella

Thanks Daniel - great sounds!

Greatly inspiring. I am not able to work out how all these are interconnected. Can anyone explain what needs to done to create this set up?

The BOSS and the TC sound great.

Now that was so Good I Love it!.. Thanks For Sharing I really appreciate that

That looks like my AKAI Expression pedal! (yes.. from Sweetwater!)

Currently using a Chroma console , syntax error 2 , Bygones , and a Colour Theory for samples and synths ...

Nice!! Maybe also adding A/B switch pedal?

What's the best way to record synths with pedals since many were designed for guitar signal rather than line level? Are there any issues or things to bare in mind to get optimum signal?

I didnt even know I wanted any pedals til this passionate adorable old dude showed me I did.

The first demo of the Flashback sounds like the intro to Papua New Guinea by Future Sound of London.

Great video guys, thanks !

I don't disagree that stereo effects are awesome for synths, but if you have a pedal you like the sound of and it's not stereo, you could always run the sound as wet-dry too :)

Awesome presentation! I have the same Flashback Delay and Looper pedal, and I REALLY would like to know what ping pong setting you are running! I feel like the installed ping pong does not offer the same width of the panning. It seems you are loading it from a custom tone print, and I would love to know what it is!

What if I want the effects to connect to multiple synths? Do I need a mixer for that? I heard that a mixer can damage effect pedals. But what is possible connection wise if the pedals get damaged with mixers? Is there any other way to connect them?

superb demo!

That "Ring Thing" seems useful. Might get one, later on.

Nice, well put together video Daniel thanks

But how do you connect these, do you need attenuator, DI box, amplifier or not?

Nice video

Thank you! Very cool. How would the Moogerfooger pedals compare to these? Are they more high end? More specialized?

Great choice for pedals. Guitar pedals are awesome with synths. It's a matter of personal taste and what you're trying to achieve, but I would reverse the order of this FX chain. Run sound through it in the opposite direction. I have found over the years that you get way better modulation that way. I use a looper (Boss RC3) at the beginning of the FX chain (instead of the end) to capture the "dry" signal(s) and then manipulate the sound with the knobs on the pedals while the looper plays. If you are recording your performances make sure you also get a "dry" version of the signal (split it and send it to another track). You know... just in case you want to do something else with it in the future.... which you undoubtedly will... and can't if it's dripping with FX. ;-) Cheers!!

I use Boss Waza pedals with my synths :) and a MXR Reverb

Daniel - the best!!!

Excelent thank you!

Nice to know that I can use my guitar pedals with my synths as well!

I just want to throw a little thought in here... things get exponentially more interesting when you set this all up with multiple pedals on individual sends from a mixer, but DONT use returns. Instead route them back to their own channel on mixer so you can THEN send them to other effects. Unfortunately you need a mixer with more channels than you "need" to get a lot of sends... but I think the behringer headless mixers like the xair allow some crazy routing but have not bought one yet to find out. Or.... to just experiment, pick up a cheap iOS interface and play with ToneStack to see what you like before you buy hardware equivilants..