iOS vs Cheap FX pedals

Nubus

I think BIAS sounds better than any pedal I've heard, although it has some issues presently with low latency modes.

Seangarland

@VincentT said:
Good all-rounder for little cash are the zoom stomps. I have the MS 100bt and for the money it's pretty solid. The reverbs are a bit meh but i like the delays and the amp sims.

Great timing on this thread, as I was just looking into the Zoom pedals to use with my hardware synths. Are you guys using any sort of preamp/DI box with these pedals? Or do they work well on their own?

Seangarland

Bump. No response on how you all are using guitar effects pedals with your hardware synths?

richardyot

I have a Zoom G3X and if you have a powered USB hub it can be used as an audio interface for iOS. So the setup is you plug your instrument into the Zoom, and connect the Zoom to the iPad via hub + CCK and that's it.

[Deleted User]

While we are on pedals, what do people think of the Hotone?

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the cheap pedals are usually pretty noisy
and be careful, lots of pedals are made for guitar so they will cut the low frequencies - you have to try this yourself! (not all do)
no need for di box/preamp
if it sounds bad get something different

in the old iPad 1 & 2 days I had a zoom box but these days I've got more cpu to burn and audiobus ...

Cassetteur

I've used my phone through pedals mostly... If you wanna get into Pedlols; I would highly recommend that y'all check out ilovefuzz and all the makers...

http://ilovefuzz.com

anickt

I was disappointed in the very narrow sweet spot (if any) I got from the Behringer pedals. I've had better luck with ElectroHarmonix and some Roland pedals. My Casio CZ through a ProCo Rat fooled one of my guitar playing friends. He never knew I "played guitar" when he heard that combo on one of my songs! I no longer have any hardware synths now.

Sonicflux

In general, you're better off using analog circuitry for distortion/overdrive effects. Software has a difficult time emulating analog clipping. I don't have any of the Joyo pedals mentioned above, but people tend to love them, and they sound good to me from the video reviews I've seen. In most cases, they're close copies of another company's products. http://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?t=16105

Copying pedals is nothing new in the pedal business. Most "overdrives" out there are Tube Screamer copies with slight modifications.

For delay based effects (including chorus and flanging), you don't gain much (or anything) with a pedal. Some analog delay pedals sound great, but you can get very, very close with a software delay and a little filtering. You have to beware of some of the inexpensive "analog delays" out there, too. Many of them use the PT2399 digital delay chip with some filtering to make them sound more "analog." There's nothing wrong with this if you like the tone. You can accomplish the exact same thing with a software delay, though.

There are many bucket-brigade analog delay pedals out there, still. They're a bit more expensive, but if that's what you want, they're not hard to find.

In the end, it's all about what you like and what works best for you. There is no right or wrong when it comes to effects. It's your sound.

Redo1

After doing a bit of pedal research I see next to no need to resort to behringer. There are plenty of others at the same prices that at least over the Internet look and sound superior.

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.> @Sonicflux said:

In general, you're better off using analog circuitry for distortion/overdrive effects. Software has a difficult time emulating analog clipping.

not any more, just needs a little while to drip down to iOS ..
I wasn't satisfied with digital overdrive for years,
thats why I had the stompboxes
but now we are in the age of circuit simulation

Sonicflux

@lala said:
not any more, just needs a little while to drip down to iOS ..
I wasn't satisfied with digital overdrive for years,
thats why I had the stompboxes
but now we are in the age of circuit simulation

Very true. It's going to get better and better as emulation goes deeper and deeper into the circuit. That takes more processing power, too, though.

DylanPeters

I bought some Mooer pedals. Returned them after about 5 minutes. The audio drop on my acoustic was ridiculous. They sounded amazing on my electric though.

Cassetteur

@Redo1 said:
After doing a bit of pedal research I see next to no need to resort to behringer. There are plenty of others at the same prices that at least over the Internet look and sound superior.

Did you get some good pedals???

Can we keep taking about pedals and iOS???