Sounds kinda like how absolutely unnecessarily complicated CBA‘s MIDI implementation is at this point. Just give these pedals a regular or maybe MIDI input and this can easily be done via Sysex. If it has to be small, use a DIN MIDI jack. They’ve clearly outgrown this pedal format now.
For the update it’s important to follow the instructions closely: Connect the pedal via USB first, THEN power it up. I missed this too on my first attempt and the pedal didn’t show up in the menu, but when I followed the instructions, the update went flawlessly.
One more note: You need to restart the pedal (switch the pedal power off/on) after the update. At first the pedal did nothing, which was scary, but after a power cycle it was back to life.
On the MK I Stretch sound: I think they did not demo it well. I never owned a MK I, but with the new firmware I can get very close to the sound they demoed with MK I in their video.
I only whish there was an option to use the MK I Stretch algorithm without switching to Classic mode.
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After speaking with Support I installed that WCID driver then DSU in FS mode appeared and the pedal recognized. I closely followed instructions (especially that firstly the usb cable then power on).
But I got so scary because for three times the Installing process got stuck and no sound at all (even after rebooting).
Fourth time I disconnected the MIDI/EXT cable…and the update went smooth in less the 10 seconds.
Now lets try this NewOldSound.
Thanks for keeping my hand in these hours of blind wandering
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Yes, I just got my new LE Mood (Light Brite) mkii and am also noticing it gets relatively warm/hot compared to all my other CBA pedals. What did support tell you, may I ask? I’m really hoping this is just normal and I don’t have to return it or send it in because I use it so much…
I had that same concern with my mk2 that I bought in the first batch. Chase Bliss customer support confirmed that it was expected to get warm.
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Mine gets a little warm too. Not nearly as much as the Syntakt.
They said it is completely normal and expected and that I should not worry. There is basically a computer inside the pedal, and computers get hot.
I ended up selling the pedal, but not only because of this.
Awesome, thanks! That’s what I figured (plus they have incredible customer service in case something ever goes wrong), I just assumed it wouldn’t be safe to keep it on all the time, but I guess it’s alright. My mki didn’t get warm at all, so I thought maybe something was wrong.
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Can anyone confirm that this cable (Distaster Area Designs 5P-CBA PRO MIDI Cable) actually works with a Digitakt/Digitone? Chase Bliss support recommends going with their Midibox instead but I am looking for the simplest solution without having to provide extra power. FYI, my only need is to be able to send midi clock from my Digitakt/Digitone to a Chase Bliss Mood MkII.
I am getting accustomed to my MOOD II.
But it seems that the synth level is coming a bit too hot, I hear unwanted distorsion and have to keep the incoming level quite low.
Is there a way to set the CB pedal to synth line level?
I can’t speak for the Mood mkII, but the mkI distorts very easily with a synth signal. I emailed CBA about it. They gave me an unsatisfactory answer along the lines of “synth makers are lying about what line level means”, which didn’t help.
I bought a re-amper because I’m a “throw money at problems” type of person. You can try turning down the synth. I’ve read several comments on here recommending this for various pedals. In my case a re-amper made more sense because I wanted to play the volume control during performance and didn’t want to worry about going too far with it whilst also controlling other stuff on stage.
Habit & Lossy seem to have more headroom; GenLoss mkII even more. I’m not sure about Onward yet. (yes, I have a CBA problem)
I use this re-amper. It’s costly. Cheaper ones exist. I think I’ll try this one next time.
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I usually keep my line-level volume with Mood pretty low just to be safe. I haven’t had any issues like I do with Thermae. It constantly distorts, but it sounds so, so good. I actually just bought a second Mood II for my practice space, and ended up programming 87 presets last night! I ran my OB-6 into it, then plugged headphones into the output. Sounded perfect. The MISO feature is the best!
Totally concur with @Octagonist. I’ve also found Lossy and GLII to have way higher headroom. In fact, I often use them as colorful boosts, but Clean might be the best yet at handling line levels.
I also have an awful CBA addiction. I keep them all beneath my desk for instant access. Use them every day.
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Same problem with both Onward and Thermae. I use Radial Eng StageBug6 prior to those to avoid any clicks and noises as well as, only when needed, to reduce the signal down by 15db then re-amping it with the Strymon Deco V2.
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That’s one of the downsides with CB pedals in general, the only CB pedal which seems to revel in hot signals is Clean, which is understandable 
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I use this cable from the same manufacturer and it has been working without any issues.
Interesting. I haven’t run into any distortion issues with Onward yet. I have it hooked up to headphone out of Nina most of the time, which is quite loud.
Mine are hooked to the line out of OB-X8 and Prophet 10. The behavior is the same for either synth. Of course, their output is quite hot.
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There are a lot of people complaining about volume levels in Mood. To me, the answer is pretty clear, after I managed to make a pretty good “tribute” in Max/Msp: the weird architecture itself of the pedal is the “problem” here. You have a delay that by default sum to dry in a microlooper (the microlooper is “more dense” than a normal looper) the microlooper has overdub (!!?), and you can feedback the microl to the delay that has a freeze function. There is no way to make the gain perfectly controllable and as a matter of fact none ever designed such weird but in my opinion brilliant architecture.
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I could not get Disaster Area Designs to confirm that this cable would work with my Digitakt/Digtone so I just ended up going with the Chase Bliss MIDIbox instead. A little more pricey but also more expandable. So far it’s working perfectly.
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CB knows people are using synths with their pedals and they are now designed to take line signals.
Thermae is the only one I’ve had issues with.
Mood Mk2, no issues.
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