Don't overlook the MIDI CC commands. My Osmose will allow me to use aftertouch to change the modulation parameters in real time using key AT pressure. You can set it to control the cross fade mix or ring mod frequency etc. way more fun and expressive than turning knobs. I've not seen anyone do this correctly in a video yet. The Meris manual tells what all the CC numbers are for. IF you're not using MIDI CC controls you aren't really experiencing the Meris to it's capacity.
You showed me more on the microcosm in a few minutes that i could fathom out in the months that I owned one. The interface on the lvx feels way more intuitive to me, more visual. Really nicely done Nick, well explained as always. Super vid my man!
Very interesting demo. 👍👍 Microcosm is great, but I have the same thought, that most of the time I don't know how it is doing its thing. Learning and understanding the LVX gives me a lot more.
As soon as you turned on the LVX it was striking how much more musical it sounded compared to anything you had just done on the microcosm which excels at making farty 8-bit noise but gets sort of fatiguing fast tbh. I am using an LVX on my board and it replaced a microcosm for exactly the reason I mention above and for its sheer programmability and depth of sound design. Your mileage may vary of course.
More musical….yeh that kind of sums it up. I’m still deciding what to do with my Microcosm…..thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Are there any other pedals/sounds I could try and draw out of the LVX?
@G no I haven’t had a go with that…can you paste a link below to a video you have seen of it and I’ll watch/read up about it and make a comparison video!? Great suggestion thanks so much G
Fantastic and highly invaluable information! I've been thinking about getting a second Microcosm to have one play at a much slower tempo breathing out its repeats from under the others faster repeats; however, now i may try to do this with my lvx (my current favorite pedal -by a decent margin). I like it's sound so much that I sample much of it's sounds to use for some sound design in Bitwig -that i then use to make pads/drone scenes for complete pieces. A testimony to its sound, considering I do the same with plugins like Falcon, Omnisphere and the Slate + Ash collection as other sound design and pad/drone tools. Thanks millions for your time spent on experimenting, then sharing that information with us! UPDATE (15-minutes later): Well, I was more than curious, and indeed very eager to save a bit of USD for other gear (we all NEED more gear right :D). After a few quick tweaks, I think that i may be able to use the LVX in place of another Microcosm. The only problems is that i won't have my favorite LVX sounds when it's tied up as another Microcosm. Ahh well, that only means that i may have to buy my 2nd favorite pedal ( LVX #2)
Haha wow sounds like you go deep into sound design. Really interesting! Yeh I think LVX nails a lot of Microcosm especially when you get into the modifiers. I’m shooting a video on the modifiers shortly so keep an eye out for that on the channel over the next month or so
I love the stutter mode in meris ottobit jr but hate that it totally blocks your dry sound. I overcome this issue by placing it in the fx loop of another pedal so that i can mix in my dry sound. Can the lvx exactly recreate the stutter of ottobit jr? Thank you.
Yeh unfortunately I think the audio levels in this video seem off. Sorry for that. either way they both do this sorta thing we’ll but I just feel you have more control of the LVX
Can lvx do the mosaic presets? Also, microcosm has great looper functions. I haven’t found a single TH-cam demo of ANY lvx looping yet. How do they compare?
@@nickreesyt idk! It's a granular delay, .. sending little bits of your signal in different pitched directions, microcosm has a particular musical approach to this and I'm not sure what its algo does. Could reference the effects description in the microcosm manaul.
I have the Microcosm but I'm seriously considering replacing it with the LVX. One thing I greatly prefer is that the LVX has editor software while the very complex microcosm does not. If I can figure out a way to have both units of course, I will.
Don't overlook the MIDI CC commands. My Osmose will allow me to use aftertouch to change the modulation parameters in real time using key AT pressure. You can set it to control the cross fade mix or ring mod frequency etc. way more fun and expressive than turning knobs. I've not seen anyone do this correctly in a video yet. The Meris manual tells what all the CC numbers are for. IF you're not using MIDI CC controls you aren't really experiencing the Meris to it's capacity.
You showed me more on the microcosm in a few minutes that i could fathom out in the months that I owned one. The interface on the lvx feels way more intuitive to me, more visual. Really nicely done Nick, well explained as always. Super vid my man!
My two fave's, sitting so nicely together.
Classics hey
Well, this made it easy to decide which is staying on my wishlist
im glad it helped.....but I'm dying to know what's still on the Wishlist !?!
@@nickreesyt LVX for sure. The modular approach with more control wins for me! Especially since they’re at a pretty similar price point.
Love seeing what you come up with on the LVX. Inspiring me to dig in more with mine.
Thanks Kyle that’s exactly why I do is so means a lot
Very interesting demo. 👍👍
Microcosm is great, but I have the same thought, that most of the time I don't know how it is doing its thing.
Learning and understanding the LVX gives me a lot more.
Yeh I feel that. I get it…mostly… but there’s just something about being able to see it on a screen I love
Thank you for doing this, been waiting for someone to do this so that I can make sure I bought the best pedal which is the Meris in my opinion!
THANKYOU Peter. More of these types of videos to come! What other pedals/sounds could I try and recreate using the LVX ?
@@nickreesytmetalzone
@@johnmorganbryaneasy
As soon as you turned on the LVX it was striking how much more musical it sounded compared to anything you had just done on the microcosm which excels at making farty 8-bit noise but gets sort of fatiguing fast tbh.
I am using an LVX on my board and it replaced a microcosm for exactly the reason I mention above and for its sheer programmability and depth of sound design. Your mileage may vary of course.
More musical….yeh that kind of sums it up. I’m still deciding what to do with my Microcosm…..thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Are there any other pedals/sounds I could try and draw out of the LVX?
@G no I haven’t had a go with that…can you paste a link below to a video you have seen of it and I’ll watch/read up about it and make a comparison video!? Great suggestion thanks so much G
@@nickreesyt That would be awesome, save me some money from buying the Lore, lol
@@dangayle not having the Lore myself Dan what reference video would you suggest?
@@nickreesyt This video is pretty good: th-cam.com/video/6gMDujqxRLI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for doing this. I enjoy your videos and this helps me better understand how to use the lvx.
Thanks j man….is there anything else I could help with?
Fantastic and highly invaluable information! I've been thinking about getting a second Microcosm to have one play at a much slower tempo breathing out its repeats from under the others faster repeats; however, now i may try to do this with my lvx (my current favorite pedal -by a decent margin). I like it's sound so much that I sample much of it's sounds to use for some sound design in Bitwig -that i then use to make pads/drone scenes for complete pieces. A testimony to its sound, considering I do the same with plugins like Falcon, Omnisphere and the Slate + Ash collection as other sound design and pad/drone tools.
Thanks millions for your time spent on experimenting, then sharing that information with us!
UPDATE (15-minutes later): Well, I was more than curious, and indeed very eager to save a bit of USD for other gear (we all NEED more gear right :D). After a few quick tweaks, I think that i may be able to use the LVX in place of another Microcosm. The only problems is that i won't have my favorite LVX sounds when it's tied up as another Microcosm. Ahh well, that only means that i may have to buy my 2nd favorite pedal ( LVX #2)
Haha wow sounds like you go deep into sound design. Really interesting! Yeh I think LVX nails a lot of Microcosm especially when you get into the modifiers. I’m shooting a video on the modifiers shortly so keep an eye out for that on the channel over the next month or so
This is a really cool video. Seems like they’re both worth keeping. That jam at 13:01 was really cool. Reminded me of old modest mouse.
You mean the background music underneath me talking?
@@nickreesyt yeah!
I love the stutter mode in meris ottobit jr but hate that it totally blocks your dry sound. I overcome this issue by placing it in the fx loop of another pedal so that i can mix in my dry sound. Can the lvx exactly recreate the stutter of ottobit jr? Thank you.
Every time you talk about the Microcosm, I keep mine for another 3-6 months.
I think it’s time George. SELL IT
Thanks
My pleasure
Two wonderful pedaks for those who have a lot of free time.
As a wise man once said, we all have 24 hours in a day the only difference is how we choose to spend them
Same here. I thought I can remove my Microcosm and recover some funds after buying the LVX. It did not go as planned.
Ooooh tell me more…..
Hello! Can you recreate with the lvx also the mosaic mode? ❤
you're not the first to ask. I'm going to try
Great video! Just bought the LVX. Whats the guitar you are using?
Thanks Michael…….its a squire jazzmaster baritone. I talked about it over on my IG page recently
I highly recommend the small nimbus by maneco labs. It bridges the gap between harsh [ drolo] and sweet [ cooper,chase bliss] granular sounds.
Gna check it out thanks for the suggestion!!
Are you into the Mood mk2?
Haven't tried the mk2 yet. Getting the mini glitch tomorrow. Very excited as the stutter mode on infinite jets is bad[ the whole pedal sacks big time]
Also highly recommended are the tararira and the aurora by bananana. Amazing possibilities,good built,high quality sounds
@@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045 ah brilliant let me know how you get on. I had jets years and years ago…pretty cool but also pretty random
I listened to this video without looking at my screen and tried to just visualize each pedal. It’s a lot easier to just watch the video
Yeh unfortunately I think the audio levels in this video seem off. Sorry for that. either way they both do this sorta thing we’ll but I just feel you have more control of the LVX
Can lvx do the mosaic presets?
Also, microcosm has great looper functions. I haven’t found a single TH-cam demo of ANY lvx looping yet. How do they compare?
I have not tried but I am going to. great idea, thanks for watching and please sub if you haven't already to see more content
LVX looper is terrible. One of the only downsides.
@meatmeep3462 why do you feel it is terrible ?
@@nickreesyt Can't overwrite properly.
LVX the best pedal ever🖤👍 Microcosm great idea, terrible execution, a lot of problems
I agree re LVX. what a beast
Can it do Mosaic presets?
Jesse you just wrote the title of a video that I haven’t yet shot. What elements do you think I need to include to get near mosaic setting?
@@nickreesyt idk! It's a granular delay, .. sending little bits of your signal in different pitched directions, microcosm has a particular musical approach to this and I'm not sure what its algo does. Could reference the effects description in the microcosm manaul.
@@jessetoews2446 amazing you have peaked my interest. I’m doing this wish me luck
@@nickreesyt best of luck!
Microcosm>LVX
thanks for watching, what were you hearing between them?
I have the Microcosm but I'm seriously considering replacing it with the LVX. One thing I greatly prefer is that the LVX has editor software while the very complex microcosm does not. If I can figure out a way to have both units of course, I will.