Why is everyone bitching 'it doesn't sound like a sitar'.. No indeed it does NOT sound like a sitar, but hook the ravish up to some good pedals (delay/mod/fuzz) on y'er board and behold the awesome spaced out sonic madness you can create with this thing
Замечательная примочка. В фаворитах стала у меня с первого же прослушивания, в 10-ке лучших примочек из множества современных прослушанных. Очень интересный девайс, крайне разнообразный и тёплый по звучанию. JetCityMusic - вообще, один из любимых yotube-каналов, делающий шикарные демонстрационные видео.
such an amazing pedal, i own one myself and just cant stop playing with it, never ever before have i ever heard such a real sounding sitar sound, many companies have released sitar pedals but non cut it, all have a unrealistic sound. thanks for the demo
Love the intro, how you use it more for its synth-like qualities than just its faux-"ethnic" capabilities, which I find suspect. You show us that this pedal can be used in ways that can just offer another palette of colors rather than just some way of aping exotic music. I think thats far more interesting. Thanks.
@theleftykevin The Siva Kambhoji is a six note scale that contains the following intervals: 1-2-3-4-5-b7 Although this IS an actual Indian Music mode, in relation to Western Music theory you could think of it as Mixolydian minus the 6. "C" Siva Kambhoji would be: C-D-E-F-G-Bb I would recommend writing out and harmonizing all six modes (of course, the first mode is the scale itself). Have fun! --BHAKTI BROPHY
I love this pedal. But the problems I do have with it: you can't dial down the Dry very low or else the latency will drive you crazy (it will throw your timing around with the sounds coming out too late). This also means that you have to keep Lead a little low. But it does well what I bought it to do: run a fully distorted guitar into it (Dry:high, Lead:low, Symp:mid, LeadFilter:mid, SympFilter:mid). That works because there are actually 3 signals. Dry,Lead,Symp where Lead is your Dry sound with the timbre re-built to sound like a sitar (eh... it's ok), and where Symp is clean no matter what Dry sounds like (heavily distorted in my case). I use the sympathetics as an add-on to distortion. It is beautify that you set the sympathetic pitches by playing examples, so you can use string harmonics or other notes that don't fall exactly on a fret.
If I was demoing a pedal called "ravish sitar" I would probably learn a few eastern scales and actualy show how close to sitar it can get, rather than chords, blues licks and small amounts of hash phrygian .
Sure. I must say. Out of all the freak out pedals out there, this pedal has many musical capabilities. A little learning curve, but the sounds coming out of this box are a game changer.
To"Channel of Raven of Light" He is demoing different settings. If you want to hear the Sitar(and it does sound like a Sitar) go to the Electro-Harmonix site. There were other petals made, this by far is the best.
8O That intro was insane!! You should put a warning on this video: DO NOT eat magic mushrooms before viewing! lol That was the sound of impending doom! Yep, that's what doom sounds like. Fucking awesome!
Get a rp355 and hook it up to the ravish in acoustic mode. You can make it sound just like a sitar people heard my beats and thought I was using a real sitar.
i know what you mean dude. I wish i could spend the money on a sitar and the money on sitar lessons. and even find a sitar teacher around me, but ill stick with the cheaper alternative, which is this pedal ;)
Well of course if you want an excellent sitar sound, buy a real sitar. Atleast the Ravish can sound somewhat sitarish, plus you can always abuse it and use with other instruments/audio.
It sound to wah pedal, overdrive pedal and chorus pedal, but no to sitar. I was listening to Anoushka Shankar, and then when I listened this pedal I saw this does not work.
This pedal, like it or not, does excel in one area, it certainly won't look worn after many years of ownership. This will, without doubt, win the competition of becoming the least used pedal in your collection. However, if you are very good with electronics and enjoy tinkering, there is an even better use for it.... turn it into an ashtray!
Will Sergeant, of Echo And The Bunnymen, told me a year ago that he used this pedal prolifically on their last album, & loved it. You can definitely hear it on great tunes like Constantinople. Agreed, it definitely has a very specific "function".
It is an effect, you do not use it all the time. Use it with an analog chorus and delay - and you will sweeting in up to become less metallic or digital.
That demo from EHX does nail it down quite fairly; it certainly sounds more like a real sitar there. And actually, from it I heard more of a sound akin to the earliest Moog synthesizers which, as a synth guy, I was even more excited about. I still think the long-ago Coral sitar guitar recreated the sitar the best, but the bottom line eventually is, it is dependent upon the player, with his hands and his ears, to make the sitar sound come from his equipment when you want a synthesized sitar sound; the equipment only facilitates the possibilities from your creativity, not always guarantees.
***** That had crossed my mind, so thank you for pointing it out to be true. I've since checked out other Ravish demos .... The difference is like day and night! :0)
I've spent a long time looking for a demo that uses this pedal with something else than just a guitar. It packs some serious balls with bass!
Why is everyone bitching 'it doesn't sound like a sitar'.. No indeed it does NOT sound like a sitar, but hook the ravish up to some good pedals (delay/mod/fuzz) on y'er board and behold the awesome spaced out sonic madness you can create with this thing
Замечательная примочка. В фаворитах стала у меня с первого же прослушивания, в 10-ке лучших примочек из множества современных прослушанных. Очень интересный девайс, крайне разнообразный и тёплый по звучанию. JetCityMusic - вообще, один из любимых yotube-каналов, делающий шикарные демонстрационные видео.
Nice demonstration! I ordered one! Can't wait to get it!
such an amazing pedal, i own one myself and just cant stop playing with it, never ever before have i ever heard such a real sounding sitar sound, many companies have released sitar pedals but non cut it, all have a unrealistic sound. thanks for the demo
What a hip pedal!
I was going to get a synth pedal, but this is a synth with a difference!
i just bought the dirty robot…kinda wish i bought this instead lol
Love the intro, how you use it more for its synth-like qualities than just its faux-"ethnic" capabilities, which I find suspect. You show us that this pedal can be used in ways that can just offer another palette of colors rather than just some way of aping exotic music. I think thats far more interesting. Thanks.
By far the fucking coolest intro song I've heard for a review, EVER!
@theleftykevin
The Siva Kambhoji is a six note scale that contains the following intervals:
1-2-3-4-5-b7
Although this IS an actual Indian Music mode, in relation to Western Music theory you could think of it as Mixolydian minus the 6.
"C" Siva Kambhoji would be:
C-D-E-F-G-Bb
I would recommend writing out and harmonizing all six modes (of course, the first mode is the scale itself).
Have fun!
--BHAKTI BROPHY
Wow! I'm in love with intro theme - it's amazing :D
I love this pedal. But the problems I do have with it: you can't dial down the Dry very low or else the latency will drive you crazy (it will throw your timing around with the sounds coming out too late). This also means that you have to keep Lead a little low. But it does well what I bought it to do: run a fully distorted guitar into it (Dry:high, Lead:low, Symp:mid, LeadFilter:mid, SympFilter:mid). That works because there are actually 3 signals. Dry,Lead,Symp where Lead is your Dry sound with the timbre re-built to sound like a sitar (eh... it's ok), and where Symp is clean no matter what Dry sounds like (heavily distorted in my case). I use the sympathetics as an add-on to distortion. It is beautify that you set the sympathetic pitches by playing examples, so you can use string harmonics or other notes that don't fall exactly on a fret.
If I was demoing a pedal called "ravish sitar" I would probably learn a few eastern scales and actualy show how close to sitar it can get, rather than chords, blues licks and small amounts of hash phrygian
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amen brother
Sure. I must say. Out of all the freak out pedals out there, this pedal has many musical capabilities. A little learning curve, but the sounds coming out of this box are a game changer.
Awesome, I'm looking forward to it.
Finally a pedal thats worth something.
Where did the first music come from, please?
The Superego was in queue to do next but a different project has taken priority at this time. I will get to it as soon as possible!
Are you guys planning to do a demo of the Superego Synth Engine, and/or The Ring Thing?
Sounds cool on bass.
To"Channel of Raven of Light" He is demoing different settings. If you want to hear the Sitar(and it does sound like a Sitar) go to the Electro-Harmonix site. There were other petals made, this by far is the best.
Mann, they should just market this thing bass specific. Sounds magical.
Awesome thanks! ill check it out
how does that scale go?
8O That intro was insane!! You should put a warning on this video: DO NOT eat magic mushrooms before viewing! lol That was the sound of impending doom! Yep, that's what doom sounds like. Fucking awesome!
I reckon this would sound ace with 'Hotel California'
Get a rp355 and hook it up to the ravish in acoustic mode. You can make it sound just like a sitar people heard my beats and thought I was using a real sitar.
Hey, can you tell more about the preset you use in rp355 to get a real sitar sound with ravish ?
i know what you mean dude. I wish i could spend the money on a sitar and the money on sitar lessons. and even find a sitar teacher around me, but ill stick with the cheaper alternative, which is this pedal ;)
God damn this pedal looks cool. I think Tame Impala use it in a few songs,sounds really synthish
Would sound great with Siva Kambhoji scale!
The first riff sounds like part of the solo of The Metro by Berlin
Sin duda mola más con el Bajo :D
The bass sounds very Midnight Express at the beginning
Ha ha! Thanks Shango!
Well of course if you want an excellent sitar sound, buy a real sitar. Atleast the Ravish can sound somewhat sitarish, plus you can always abuse it and use with other instruments/audio.
if i had 1 of these i'd play aqueous transmission by incubus sort of a long way to go for 1 song but i could create otherwise
No, I haven't. How come they suck?
It sound to wah pedal, overdrive pedal and chorus pedal, but no to sitar. I was listening to Anoushka Shankar, and then when I listened this pedal I saw this does not work.
I say the Digitech Weapon blows this away for authentic sitar sound. This is great for knob tweakers, but I think it sounds horriblly synthed out.
I think its has a very shitty sitar sound and solo sound, but its the only pedal with drone sound, i might have to buy this at some point.
have you ever played a real sitar though?!? they totally suck!
All I hear is "WASP's" in a tin can!
And that is COOOL...
This pedal, like it or not, does excel in one area, it certainly won't look worn after many years of ownership. This will, without doubt, win the competition of becoming the least used pedal in your collection. However, if you are very good with electronics and enjoy tinkering, there is an even better use for it.... turn it into an ashtray!
richardcheesesmoker depends on what music you play/make
Will Sergeant, of Echo And The Bunnymen, told me a year ago that he used this pedal prolifically on their last album, & loved it. You can definitely hear it on great tunes like Constantinople. Agreed, it definitely has a very specific "function".
I want to realy like this, but I don't. It's so digital, metallic and unnatural sounding. Better than the Danelectro sitar swami though. :p
It is an effect, you do not use it all the time. Use it with an analog chorus and delay - and you will sweeting in up to become less metallic or digital.
yuck.
horrible sound!
Horrible sound, after hearing this, I wont buy this one.
It doesnt come close to the typical sitar sound.
check out the demo by EHX, sounds just like one
That demo from EHX does nail it down quite fairly; it certainly sounds more like a real sitar there. And actually, from it I heard more of a sound akin to the earliest Moog synthesizers which, as a synth guy, I was even more excited about. I still think the long-ago Coral sitar guitar recreated the sitar the best, but the bottom line eventually is, it is dependent upon the player, with his hands and his ears, to make the sitar sound come from his equipment when you want a synthesized sitar sound; the equipment only facilitates the possibilities from your creativity, not always guarantees.
Pretty BuzZy sounding. After hearing this demo I wouldn't bother getting this annoying noize machine. What a mess!
***** That had crossed my mind, so thank you for pointing it out to be true. I've since checked out other Ravish demos .... The difference is like day and night! :0)
Put this on my list of pedals to NEVER buy.