Chase Bliss Habit

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#135

For spicing up a synth both are good, but Habit is probably the one if you want new accompanying sequences.

Mood is more like… it’ll snatch up a tiny micro loop (from a few hundred milliseconds to a couple of seconds). You can then “play” that micro loop by repitching it in stepped fifths and octaves with the clock knob (which also changes the sample rate, sounds v good) and sending it through delay, reverb or “slip” (a kind of delay where an audio buffer is played back at a speed set by a knob). You kinda bounce audio between the loop side and the effect side, it’s a very interesting design. You can make it more playable if you MIDI map a pad/key controller to the clock intervals - then you can play or sequence more interesting melodies than you can get from sweeping the knob. But what it’s not gonna do is generate some new sequences out of what you’re playing - the pedal itself needs to be played like an instrument to get the most out of it. It is very special in any case.

Habit you get a bit closer to generating compatible sequences, cos you’ll get snippets of your past playing from the last three minutes peeking back in. If these are also effected by the modifiers, you get something ‘new’ but related/familiar.

You might want to look into the Microcosm as well, which has a few modes (Seq, Arp, Blocks, Interrupt) which are quite close to the spice up synth/generate complimentary sequences thing you’d like. The biggest downside to it (imo) is that for each effect you basically just have two mysterious macro controls so you’re not really able to get very precise with what it does - it just does its Microcosm thing. Don’t get me wrong, it sounds lush, but YMMV depending how much fine control you like on your effects/sound design.

Edit:

Actually, yeah, that’s probably the thing that’s gonna definitely get you where you want, lots of prep required though.

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#136

There’s probably a use case scenario (basis for rationalisation) where I could imagine myself needing/wanting a pedal like this, but then there are loads of scenarios where a Habit pedal wouldn’t be necessary or useful, even. It looks pretty cool, though. I reckon that it’ll make anything sound interesting.

It’d be rad to walk into a casino where all of the slot machines (the audio/sound reports/din) are being processed by Habit pedals that are all randomised and automated somehow. Diff combinations of the dip switches, etc.

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#137

Exactly. And it seems that it will make everything kind of similar.

It seems one of those tools you want to have because eventually you’re going to feel like using.

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#138

Thanks. It was indeed cable issue, I was using balanced cables. :upside_down_face: :man_facepalming:

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#139

That’s great news :slight_smile: seem to remember my SubH not liking balanced. Yet I need to use one with my Prophet 5 to stop noise, though its not a balanced output. I’ve never understood this shit lol

#140

Habit arrived this afternoon and I’ve been playing with it non-stop. Loving it so far–maybe it’s my experience with other weird gear, but I find the interface easy and intuitive. Beneath the cheery yellow exterior are some dark and depraved depths. If you like things on the experimental side, I think you’ll dig this pedal. It’s highly controllable, but not always predictable. You can be in some chill ambient drone territory, turn a knob–and in an instant you’ve jumped the median headed into oncoming traffic. It feels like an incredible sound design tool with a lot of range. Just like using the Cosmos–it’s easy to flush the buffer to start with a new section for a performance or recording. I’m giving it 5/5 patch cables.

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#141

saint-seiya-anime

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#142

Thank you @dokev and @brucegill for responses. Dokev’s explanation of the Mood was excellently written and helped me understand that pedal more than most other things I’ve read. Based on what you’ve both said, the Habit is still tempting but I’m hoping to test it out at a guitar store in the coming weeks.

As for the Octatrack, that’s good to know. I’d love to mess with one some day but I enjoy my other samplers a lot at the moment and I can’t add another to the mix and try to learn it right now. Plus if I’m honest with myself, it’s a tad intimidating :laughing:

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#143

thanks, just ended op ordering a habit anyway hahaha

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#144

Mine showed up yesterday. It’s on the studio guitar pedalboard for now. The board is midi sync’d to my A4.

1536×2048

1702×2048

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#145

Nice board. What do you reckon to the 29 Pedals Euna? Was very temped to spring for one recently…

#146

When I first bought the EUNA, I had the mindset that I would likely end up returning it, as I figured it was hype/snake oil. I ended up being thoroughly impressed. Now I have a EUNA/OAMP combo on both my studio, and live board.

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#147

I have both.

Havent spent hardly any detailed time with Habit yet, but they seem totally different to be honest.

#148

Mine’s in Germany now.

As long as it’s in Europe, it feels like it’s almost here.

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#149

Somebody running iOS apps, cassette player, etc, through the Habit

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#150

I just found a secondary document on the Chase Bliss site with all of the midi documentation. I was curious to see what you could do to breakout the control set onto a foot controller and make it a little more controllable on a larger surface. It’s well-spec’d and it looks like there’s a lot of potential to control this remotely in interesting ways.

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#152

Did anyone else order theirs straight from CBA? I did and haven’t heard a peep from them about shipping :grimacing:

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#153

When did you order? I think I saw on their instagram that all their direct stock was sold out but still available from some dealers.

#154

~1PM CDT on March 30 – that was probably the next day after the release went up, so if I had to guess they’re probably just doing fulfillment for the assload of direct orders they got. Since they’re on a new website it’s easy to see how many people were ordering by then. I’m order # 699 in their new system! That’s a lot of habits sold in 24h!

Anyway, sorta sad to have to wait longer, but I was glad to pick up a shirt and some other merch and order direct from them :man_shrugging:

Edit: someone’s ears must have been burning – it literally just shipped like 10 min after I wrote this message. Reveal thyself, Chase Bliss employees of the forum! :rofl:

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