Electro harmonix microsynth6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Keeley Synth-1 Wave Generator – Gives you a ton of single note synth options for far out sonic experiments (chords need not apply).Earthquaker Devices Rainbow Machine V2 – Not a typical guitar synth pedal, the Rainbow Machine uses DSP pitch warping to find that ever elusive tone pot o’ gold.Seymour Duncan FOOZ Analog Fuzz Synth – The FOOZ gets LFO, fuzz and filter blocks working together to produce a broad selection of synth and effect-laden tones.Meris Enzo Synthesizer – A great pedal solution with exceptional tracking capabilities, even for polyphonic uses such as full chords.DigiTech Dirty Robot Stereo Mini-Synth Pedal – The DigiTech Dirty Robot lets you morph and mix several octave and waveform settings, with a secret switch to add ‘cybernetic’ tones and textures.Red Witch Synthotron II – A very flexible synthesizer with multiple oscillators, each with an extensive controls set to make your sound your own.While the nine pedals we looked at are the cream of the crop, there certainly are plenty of honorable mentions worth taking a look at: Most Unique Synth Engine: A new approach to guitar synth pedals that produces fresh, new tonesīest ’80s Synth: An effective way to mirror the popular sounds from the decade when synthesizers ruled the scene Is there really anything more that needs to be said? Although it wasn’t my intention to call out Electro- Harmonix on the quality of their new Micro Synthesizers. This allows you to crank the input to really get the pedal to react over the top. Most Rugged Synth Pedal: It’s a Boss pedal. One of the coolest parts of the vintage Micro Synthesizer is the input control on the bottom of the pedal that you can access via a small screwdriver. Top Compact Synth Pedal: The level of flexibility in this small package is nothing short of impressive Premium Pick: The SY-300 offers a range of features that take it a step above most other pedals on the marketīest Vintage Analog Synth: The solid choice for a pedal that mimics classic synthesizer tones from the pastīest Modular Synth: The unique design offers a level of flexibility not found in even some of the best guitar synth pedals At $125 each, they are a worthy and fairly risk-free investment.Best Choice: This monster of a pedal takes a completely different approach than most, so prepare to have your mind blownīest Value: A superb cost-effective model from Mooer, offering great synthesizer sounds on a budget However it’s also more than a $100 bump in price, as are the MicroSynth and Bass MicroSynth, which have even more user control given their full array of sliders.īut for those who are looking for a quick, surefire way to add a new palette of timbres to their four- or six-string instruments (and don’t need a whole lot of tweakability) Electro-Harmonix’s Mono Synth and Bass Mono Synth pedals will certainly fit the bill. So who will these pedals appeal to given the other options from Electro-Harmonix? The Synth9 is polyphonic and has two control knobs instead of one, and it uses a preset naming convention that is a bit easier to follow. The proposition of eleven useful synth sounds in a single pedal is indeed inviting for both guitarists and bassists, and the expression pedal and ability to save settings make these useful additions to your pedalboard. Both are easy to use within minutes of unboxing. On the Mono Synth, the acid emulation is called “XOX” whereas on the Bass Synth a similar sound is called “Acid.” Perhaps the legal team had to step in there.Įlectro-Harmonix took a simple idea and executed it well with the Mono Synth and Bass Mono Synth pedals. The two pedals use different names for each of their synth models, and these are a bit abstract, especially compared to the more recognizable names on the Synth9 pedal that recalled the models they were emulating. Press and hold the left footswitch for two seconds to save a setting, which includes settings for all of the knobs and the expression pedal. Having an expression pedal is key to getting the most out of either the Mono Synth or Bass Mono Synth. What you get is pretty much what you are stuck with, which is a shame because often the parameter that makes more sense to tweak is assigned to the pedal. Frustratingly, there’s no way to swap which parameters the knob or expression pedal controls. ![]() Both pedals feature an expression pedal input, which allows control of a second parameter other than the one being controlled by the Control knob. ![]()
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