Fellow Elektronaut travellers,
I’ve been on the Heat since it was launched and have loved it since.
The last year or so, I’ve moved away from its more extreme functions, since I’ve felt that as cool as they are, they’ve colored the sound to the extent that after some time, it’s become a too familiar trick to use. At least to my ears. It has shaped the character of the tracks so much, I’ve sort of grown tired of the obvious color it applies.
Lately, I have instead used the Heat more and more for its function to just bring out clarity and character in the sound, using the Clean Boost mostly and then applying the filter, EQ and envelope to shape the sound into a more solid mix. It works really well for that, too. It’s also perhaps overkill for such a powerful unit.
I’m realising that I’m more or less using it these days in ways that I believe a DAW can could just as well and maybe even better, and in the areas where it shines, I’ve sort of grown weary since after some time, those tricks become overused.
Clearly, this isn’t a general fact. This is on me and how I use it. It’s still fantastic for all the cool stuff it can do, it’s just not cool stuff that I’m using much anymore.
So I’m thinking of losing it and just not replacing it with anything else, since its mixing duties I can do in a DAW and the tricks it does beyond that, don’t much interest me. For now.
I should add that one of the reasons I’m slightly tired of the Heat’s more sonical bravery, is that I’m getting more mileage out of pedals. A Polymoon and a Chase Bliss is just more in line with what I like to do.
Anyone else had this life cycle with the Heat?