You’re freakin’ killing it again Stefan.

Would you run in front or in the loop?

@@TheNewMutinyVA - I never use Amp FX Loops. So I would always run it into the front. But it can't hurt to try it out in a fx loop, especially if your amp has built-in distortion that you really like.

Good for you! I salute education and wish you much success!

Adderall?

Go for it! it's a blast

It's always about the music. The gear isn't worth much if it doesn't inspire you to create some tunes. Happy you enjoyed the sights and sounds :)

Gosh! Thank you so much. Really happy to hear you liked the composition 😊

It really sounds like the formal band Oceansize

Happy you enjoyed it! Would definitely be a trippy power couple when paired with the Microcosm

Awwwww, man! Thank you ❤

Well that's a cool way to spend a lunch break! I'm honored to hear you found the demo inspiring. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with your BL-44 😊

... knew WHO he was going to be. He was going to be a musician. Because that's all he had ever wanted to be. And he was going to make that happen no matter what. "Please remember!" he begged. He pleaded. "Please remember! You cant let me die this way! You're betraying me! You can't do this to me! Remember! Remember!!! PLEASE!!!" And I did. I remembered. When I heard Stefans song that he was playing on the SUNLIGHT pedal. That hauntingly beautiful melody. I once created things like that. Things of beauty. Things of tragedy. And things of beauty all over again. That was ME. I did things like that too. I suddenly remembered who I was again. Suddenly remembered WHY my life IS worth seeing through until its natural end. Suddenly remembered why I shouldnt be THE PREMATURE CAUSE of that end. Why? Because I am a musician. And my life is worth living again because I remembered that. I am that starry eyed and determined kid that gave up so many things in his life to make sure that would be a reality. I couldn't have stopped him even if I had tried harder. He was not going to let ANYTHING get in the way of that. And he didn't. You see? It was him that I heard yelling at me as Stefan played the SUNLIGHT song that day. It was him yelling at me. SCREAMING at me from the top of his lungs from somewhere so far away in the distant past that his crys could have easily went unheard. Yelling... PLEADING with his older, depressed and near drowning self. Telling him to GET THE FUCK UP! That I couldn't let him die like this. Not here. Not now. I couldnt do that to him! Dont you understand??? He hasn't finished the music yet. WE haven't finished the music yet. I ordered the OBNE SUNLIGHT the very next day. As the sun was rising.

These guys pulled me back from the edge of a cliff with their review of the OBNE SUNLIGHT pedal. I was in a very dark place emotionally. Lots of not so great things hammering me. And all I could think about were things that would hammer me that were yet to come. I was watching the video. And something about the music they wrote for that review reached deep into my soul and shined a beam of light on me in the corner where I was crouched and hiding. And it was like something said to me "Get up. You arent supposed to be here. You're not done yet. You have more music to make. Music like this. You haven't finished the music. Get up." I was awake again. I was like someone who had just found religion. I went into full blown confession in the comment section. I told anyone who may have been looking at that moment every ugly truth that was going on in my life and every ugly certainty that was still to come. I deleted it later. And replaced it with a heartfelt thank you to these guys for inadvertingly pulling me out of that fire that was consuming me ( consuming me with heartbreaking visions of deaths of loved ones and feelings of helplessness and hopelessness ) with a beautiful piece of music that shook me awake. That screamed at me in beautiful ambience about the young man I used to be. Screamed at me. About how that younger me was seeing himself in this moment and pleading at me... begging me not to let him die like this. Reminding me of all of the hours he had spent alone. Learning how to play. Toiling hour after hour. Missing out on other things because he knew what he wanted to be in life.

@@tater7363 That’s the most true, beautiful, painful, authentic and real thing I’ve read in a while. If we are not making art and music out of all this suffering, then what’s it’s all for?

Thank you, my dear friend! Your kindness knows no bounds. I'm really humbled by your sweet words and constant support. I had a blast with this pedal, and I'm just happy to hear that the fun and excitement I experienced got properly transferred to you through the screen ❤

Truly heartwarming comment. Thank you so much for taking the time to share such kind words ❤

Deeply humbled and honored to hear you like the demo so much. Thank you! And stoked to hear you're getting the pedal. It's a ton of fun.

Cool to hear you're enjoying it. OBNE are just really great at striking the right balance between sonic depth and ease of use 😊

Thank you so much for the incredible kindness ❤️🙏

Man! Thank you so much. Means a lot to me ❤

Well that's a huge complement. Eno is a wizard and a massive inspiration. Happy you enjoyed the soundscapes 😊

@@thepedalzone I think my interest in Eno and Robert Fripp changed my direction in music long ago. Good sounds.

It's definitely way more versatile and sonically rich than you would initially think. Really happy you liked it 😊

I'm thankful for Google Translate, because my French is really rusty 😂 But thank you so much for the kind words. Humbled to hear that you find the demo helpful.

Totally would!

Happy you enjoyed it, man :)

Thank you! Means a lot to me!

Thank you! Humbled by your kindness ❤

Thank you very very much!

Awww, man! Thank you so very much. Your kindness made my day ❤

There's some overloop with Slip Mode, but it's far from the same. BL-44 is very much its own thing. Happy you enjoyed the sounds 🙏

Stoked you enjoyed the sounds. It's such a fun pedal 😊

Thank you so much! Means a ton to me ❤️

Happy to hear you're enjoying the BL-44

Thank you ❤

Awwww! Thanks, bud!

THANK YOU!

Glad it was helpful!

Definitely! It's super rad!

Thank you!! ❤

Y E S!!!

Happy I'm not alone here :D

Thank you so much! Yeah, Expression In would definitely have been a fun feature as well

Thank you! ❤

Thank you very much! This box definitely contains a lot of textural versatility

Thank you so much!

I haven't finished the demo yet, but can't help wonder if running it in the internal FX loop of a digital delay might get it over the line to nailing that Mode 7 sound...

Glad it was helpful! 😊

Means the world to me that my sonic zen explorations are able to provide you with moments of zen as well ❤ The app is called Coldplay:Hypnotised. It was made by Brian Eno to be used by the audience Coldplay live shows when they played Hypnotised. Don't think the app is available anymore. But Brian Eno has a similar app out called Bloom 10 worlds. His app company is called Opal Limited.

Thanks for that piece of info 😊

Definitely sounds like a fun setup :)

Thank you so much! Honored to hear you enjoy the tunes so much ❤

Thank you so much! The app is called Coldplay:Hypnotised. Made by Opal Limited for iOS and Android. Don’t know if it’s available anymore though

Thank you so much. I definitely like your guesses. Especially Brady Laughing 😂😂

I've used a bunch of different music apps on the channel. Animoog, Fugue Machine, Synth One, Minimoog Model D, Moodscaper, Bloom, Spacecraft, Garageband, Cycle etc etc etc. But yes, I do use the Hypnotised app a lot. 1) It just sounds great. Tone, timbre and intervals are just super pleasing to the ears. 2) It requires minimal interaction on my side, so I can instead focus on showing off pedal and its capabilities. But the music app world is definitely wonderful, and full of really powerful tools.

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Thank you! The app is called Coldplay:Hypnotised. I downloaded it a long time ago, so don't know if it's available anymore.

Could be! Definitely a better guess than mine 😊

Thank you so much for the kind compliment! ❤ Regarding the app, it's a long time since I downloaded it. Like years ago. So perhaps Opal Limited have decided to remove it from the app store, if it's not there. A similar alternative would be Bloom: 10 Worlds, which is made by the same company. That one should most definitely be there.

Because it sounds good? The same reason we do anything ever. I think maybe you’ve seen too many pedal demos. Time to make some music and remember why we care about them. As much a reminder to myself as anything.

Probably a more logical guess than mine ☺

Sådan! Godt at høre at jeg ikke er den eneste med en mystisk hjerne 😂❤

If you're referring to the phone app, then it's called Coldplay:Hypnotised. It was made by Opal Limited for iOS and Android. Not sure the app is available anymore though. But a good alternative would be Bloom: 10 Worlds, which is also made by Opal Limited.

@@thepedalzone that’s perfect! Thanks so much.

Thanks, man. Super kind of you 🙏 So what does "y'at" mean?

@@thepedalzone I'm glad my comment was well received! :) Ok - y'at. I'll use it in a sentence first. Where y'at? Put a boo on it and you're really cooking with fire. Where y'at, boo? Translation - Where are you? (alt. How are you doing?) Derived from Where you at? Similar conjunction to y'all. Y'all is historically associated as a Southern thing. Y'at is very much a New Orleans thing. In fact - people who have very thick NOLA accents are frequently called "Y'ats." NOLA is one of America's international cities. You'll hear "dis and 'dat in the local vernacular very often. I hear the Dutch doing the same! So - what you think about all a 'dis? :)

Also a way better guess than mine 😊

Happy to hear you dig it!

You're gonna have to explain that. My knowledge of the world of acupuncture is very limited. My insight stops at needles 😊😂

@@thepedalzone Sure! BL 44 is an acupuncture point also known as the Spirit Hall. Not an expert, only guessed this after digging around Wikipedia when the pedal got announced.

It's more like a hyper expanded version of the reverse side in MINIM. There's some overlap with Slip mode, but it's far from a 1 to 1 transfer of Slip Mode. BL-44 is very much its own thing.

Yes, it's a reverse delay like Back Talk, but their intended use and sounds are wildly different.

@@thepedalzone how so?

Definitely a good guess!

Yes!

Hahaha! Could also use a Tremolo pedal for your BLT parallel fix. Reverse and tremolo could be a fun parallel combo ☺

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Maybe 🤔

I definitely like the way you think 😊

Check out "Skales" by Alessandro Fama. Very similar concept and interface

@@thepedalzone Thanks so much!

There's a slight overlap with the Slip mode in MOOD, but that sound was also developed by Old Blood Noise, so makes sense they are a tad similar. But it's far from the same though. BL-44 is extremely distilled and extremely focused in its use case. MOOD is all over the place 😊

Maybe. Good guess for sure

Definitely a better guess than mine 😊👍

@@thepedalzone that's what it was originally called when they did it on Rain

Rain?

@@thepedalzone The Beatles. Released as a single. The B side of Paperback Writer. Featured the first ever backwards guitar solo. They just turned the tape over ! Apparently Lennon discovered that trick when he put a reel to reel tape into his personal tape deck upside down

Another good guess

Ja da!

Good guess 👍

Awwww! Thank you so much ❤️🙏

A good guess!

Maybe 🤔