REmindER Review // Stereo and Quadraphonic Rhythmic Delay by Enjoy Electronics // Full tutorial
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TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:10 Overview
2:10 Connectivity
3:15 Power delay
5:15 Double pulse
6:55 “VU” meter
7:35 The Filters
10:30 Working modes
11:25 Normal/Add
12:55 Change
13:40 Trig threshold
15:50 Talkover
16:30 Fractional add
17:20 Reverb
18:55 LFO
20:45 Quad options
22:00 Quad swirl
24:25 Misc options 2
5:15 Functional set
25:50 Pros & cons
29:35 Outro jam
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Another splendid review. You are one of the great explainers. Very rare.
I thought I'd never be interested in a hardware delay that wasn't a pedal but damn this is an impressive unit that sounds great that has a nice amount of features. Very happy to see its got quadraphonic options too.
This seems like such an interesting machine! Sounds amazing for a quad setup, definitely adding to my wishlist.
Great for live sound. Quadrophonic sounds would be a real benefit for being in the performance room. Thanks for the interesting explanation
Just realized loopop's catchphrase is "hi."
Thank god for that! I am so sick of 'Without further ado" from so many others.
It's become a bit of an asmr thing for me.
Highranger without further ado, first and foremost, lets get started, lets jump right in, and my favorite useless expression: "i will go ahead and..." go ahead xan always be lect out completely with no change in meaning or anything. Ok, one more "basically". When someone says basically every few sentences, you know they are insecure and unsure if what they are saying is valid.
Better than “it’s your boy”
he gets me EVERY time with that!! ;-)
Great physical interface good start to this unit review.
Love the simple riff at the end. I wanted that to keep going :)
Man, this is such a fresh looking piece of gear.
Thank you for this very good demonstration ,tutorial .I like the lay out of the instrument .And quad !
I was really looking forward to know more about this device, got really interested in it when it was announced. And of course the best way to know the nuts and bolts of such things is to watch a Loopop video! Great machine, a bit too expensive I feel, but indeed the most performative delay I have ever seen.
I couldn't say better, I guess it is terrific for live gigs or on the fly impros. Anyway, I gave up for a H9… which is around the same price!
@@meldianen That's true, didn't think about the H9. I'm just thinking about plugging this thing in a send from my audio interface and being able to route anything in the studio to it. It will be an amazing composition tool!
I still think you are one of the best demo guys on the net.Thanks again loopop. Reg Plasma
excellent Pros & Cons summary, bravo!
Another very well made video. Thanks.
Really interesting unit. Thanks for the review.
thank you for another great video bud!
Beautiful looking unit too!
what a beautiful looking machine!
LOL. I was just thinking about the edge when you mentioned that the delays can be toggled independently! cool stuff!!
Nice review and nice device. Reminder reminds me of 4ms Dual Looping Delay in eurorack format.
thank you for your quick answer
I looking forward to my reminder
This looks like fun, nice one :)
Beautiful thingy!
Another interesting piece of hardware i am not gonna buy, but the loopop video is always interesting.
Great demo as usual. I would have loved to hear the LFO used to create Chorus and Flanger effects.
Oh ok ! Got my answer in the pros and cons... Too bad...
Damn that is one nice looking thing.
And it only gets better from here.
Hardware is truly waking up
Perfect pairing with the Subharmonicon
top as usual thks!!!
The quad motion feature is amazing. The price is a little tuff but not terrible. I wanted this badly since I saw a demo video from a convention.
Love this... thanks for your review!
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I nearly backed this because I wanted a hardware knobby filter, delay and reverb, but I ended up delving into Eurorack instead.
I like it, and it's pretty, but I'm glad I went into Eurorack even though I'm spending more on that stuff. I already had a couple of semi modulars (Neutron, 0 Coast) so it was inevitable anyway. But I can run my rack FX as either sends or master effects and there's lots of stereo options in modular now.
Oh!😮🤩 Awesome! I really like this, but the talkback should be paraphonic. Could have a ton of fun with this and my Tempest.
Great idea with original features but glaring lack of useful standard features like send/return processing, degraded repeats for dub effects, tape pitch FX, reverse, modulation of delay times, etc. That makes it a pretty specialized piece of gear for looping. For the price it really should do everything you could possibly want a delay/looper to do. Magneto still looks like the way to go for my rig.
Thanx a lot loopop. Does anyone know if any firmware update was released since this review? I wonder if any of the would-be-nice-to-have features formulated in the video have been since implemented. And if there's an update, do you know if the delay buffer is still 2 seconds max?
*following*
I was looking for a hardware delay that comes close to Soundtoys Echoboy which has a feel knob that can rush and drag the delay signal. So far only the Reminder comes close to that ❤️
FANTASTIC❤
I really want this thing.
Great Video... always makes me want to buy the gear you review. Also add a timecode of 00:00 to make TH-cam auto add timelines from your description.
Thanks! 0:00 should be enough - as I've been doing for years ;) - I think they just didn't roll it out fully yet
A beautiful machine
Excellent review as usual sir. Would you be willing to comment on how you like the sound/playability combo compared to the Zen delay? Also - you personally sold 17 more of these. I was on the Enjoy Lab site the day before you posted this and there were 20 left. Now only 3. Good work! I had already ordered one a few days ago so your timing couldn't be more perfect - and I was nervous because I would be super bummed if you had given it a negative review as I trust your opinion so much! Cheers from Chicago, Alex
Thanks! I’ve not tried the Zen Delay
@@loopop So - I'm going to put you on the spot - is the Reminder a keeper in your opinion?
there's nothing similar between this instrument and the Zen. the latter unit is more or less normal delay pedal. try looking at Meris LVX or Intellijel Rainmaker in euro format, or Empress Echosystem. there's not much else on market apart from those.
It looks very nice.. And it sounds super fantastic...For live performance you look good touching machines like this... and it looks fun... But I can not afford 600... Which delay would be the software version of that?..Soundtoys Echoboy?... .What advantage has a box like this compared to a vst software?.. I wonder if i can do all these effects with a vst or with an Ipad app.---.. Much easier no?... Always connected, no cables, and you close the computer and it goes with you everywhere !!!. No cleaning, no maintenace, no dust, no repairs, easy updates, and so on...If I had a bunch of money i would buy this toy.. It looks and sounds amazing. Now with that money I go for the new Roland 707. If it would cost 65 € then I would probably buy it as a toy to play.
It looks inspired by WW2 submarine radio equipment.
Not a complaint, just an observation.
I do like those Soviet era knobs!
Being a hardware noob can I easily insert this as an effect in the mixer in Logic? Thanks for any responses in advances!!
0:06 I think you've left you're indicators on :-)
The question is, it is still interesting since the H-90 has been released? (which also is able to combine reverd abd delay with each other and much more).
@loopop - great vid as ever, one idea, can you record the output in 4 channels in your DAW and then use ambisonix to convert it to binaraul and upload to youtube, that way we can just use headphones and hear the quad panning for ourselves? I think the IEM ones are free. You can convert Quadraphonix -> ABX -> Binaural Stereo...
Thanks! I've not yet found a process to do this quickly and easily - do you know of a tutorial that shows how? If not I'll have to research and make one at some point.... If yes, happy to upload it, I still have the raw audio in four channels
@@loopop plugins.iem.at/docs/tutorial_basicrouting/ explains how to do it with Reaper and the IEM plugins (which are free). You will need to pan your 4 Quad tracks to their respective location within the Ambisonics sphere. I am working on some live mixing software which will support surround sound mixing, as I think there is a gap in the market (unless you have an insane amount of money for some very specialist kit), but it doesn't work yet!
This seems great, very hands on. But its lacking the one feature im searching for in a hardware (digital) delay: interesting Pitching/Warping Effects when changing the Delay Times :( - it even lacks the possibility to achieve those via the LFO...
1. Virus Ti-> Sicker digital delay - has a magic stereo field/image. 2. Soma Lyra (-Fx) Dual Delay line with modulation of the delay's sample rate, it sounds bonkers!
Quite right. I have Mimeophone and Rainmaker. The former is very easy to use but it’s quirky and unpredictable like most Make Noise modules. Rainmaker is so very much more powerful and accurate, but it can be overwhelming. You can pictch shift every tap in addition to all repeats. Both need volume controls though. I like both but may sell my Mimeophone down the road because panel space is so valuable.
This looks nice, but my Evolver has 3 delays with several modulation sources so I'm covered. I wish it had such display though.
Hi Loopop! I'm experiencing a lot of ground noise with the device. Using it with a USB charger, cables are quality and audio interface too. Do you have any suggestion on how to fix this? In the beginning of your video you mention something about a DY box because the outputs aren't grounded. However a decent audio interface should clear that no? Thx for your advice and keep up the great work!
There's a whole chapter about that in my book on Patreon with things you can try - you can download it and leave without paying anything if it doesn't solve your problem or you don't like it.
@@loopop Thx! I will check it out.
nice tutorial ...which audio interface are you using for reminder... bought in march i have some connection issue...thanks
Audiofuse Studio. Has the company not answered your questions?
Yeah this is wonderful.
Instant purchase! ordered one!
@loopop - Did you try the pedal inputs at all? It looks like they can be set to "TAP TEMPO, TRIGGER or BYPASS". Could these be used with something like the DFAM to sync the delay? I'd love to see how this would pair with the DFAM and ONLY the DFAM (IE, no Mother32 etc for MIDI). Any chance of a short vid on that? :)
I didn't try them and sorry, no chance, I have such a long queue I have to move on :/
@@loopop Thanks for the reply, and for all the reviews! Pass the REmindER on to me and I'll test it with the DFAM for you. ;) I look forward to the next review.
Good news! While I'm not planning to pass the REmindER to you unfortunately, I did pass your request on to the company and they're planning to either make a cable or write guidelines for making one - it should be simple but you don't want to send in more than 3.3 volts
@@loopop That's great. Thank you! :)
what a beast
The quad swirl option you show at 22:00, is not on the current firmware. Which firmware do you have on your unit?
Misha Gattengo I don’t remember but it was a beta I got from the company, not a production version. Please ask them.
Love the U2 reference signals! :+)
Seems like it would be good with a dfam. Thoughts?
Hey Loopop, hey Community
Which device would you recommend,/prefer; the reminder or the empress echosystem? Need a nice delay for my analog synths, Voyager, Tempest, Dreadlock abyss etc. Sound quality and versatility are the most important things for me.
I've not tried Echosystem... go Community :)
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hi there. the Echosystem is a valid alternative, as both are pretty unique delays in terms of control over the structure of repeats. but still pretty different beasts. just go study the demos, and think them over in terms of which one fits your music better, not your synths per se. note how the Reminder asks to be hand-played while the Empress allows for that, but less so, while being more interesting left by itself like a normal delay (due to abundance of algos/engines). the Empress is pretty unique in its dual serial mode too
Sort of like Logics Delay Designer in a box with knobs! :+)
Does anyone else notice the 32 isn't on the correct setting on the FEEDBACK. Well now you can't unsee it, adjust for that if you haven't already. Cheers loopop!
2 & 32 design flaws on FEEDBACK
Cheers fir the hearts i steered away from digital and went analogue for a while and stick to what i know yr channelnis shit hot
I really like the main idea of this thing but what I found a bit shocking, particularly for a device that will set you back $650, was the clearly audible stepping of the filter frequency. Especially at the very bottom where you go from an open filter to a mostly closed one, in 4 quick steps. Really unfortunate they skimped on something as essential to the sound as the filter, that's a deal breaker for me.
You seem easily shocked.
If I don`t want to get into Quadraphonic but want the drum loop and effects, what other alternative products can you recommend?
There are quite a few stereo beat synced delays - I'm not aware of similar products with an LFO, DPD and filters, but it doesn't mean there aren't...
That's a beautiful looking machine. Seems like a must have for techno. Not balanced is a bummer. Does it have a swing kind function similar to soundtoys echoboy?
For Live Performances its really nice.
I dont need a desktop effect unit to produce
MORE LIKE A GUITAR FOOT PEDAL FOR THE HANDS. IT SEEMS LIKE A DECENT ENOUGH UNIT.
BUT IT HAS SOME STRANGE LIMITATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2020.
FOR INSTANCE; WHAT GOOD IS AN ASSIGNABLE LFO IN A DELAY UNIT, IF IT CAN NOT BE ROUTED TO DELAY TIME? LOL A FEATURE WE'VE SEEN SINCE THE 1980'S.
ALSO I'VE GOT TO ADMIT THAT TWO SECONDS OF DELAY IS A BIT OF A JOKE AS WELL IN THIS DAY AND AGE.
Cyrus, CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE TINNITUS.
This looks so dope, but a little disappointed in the lack of analog character options. I’m interested in the quadraphonic setup, I just can’t think of a venue I’ve ever been to that had a quad setup.
I saw one band playing quad show back in the day where quadrophonic were thought to be the next big thing. It was ok but not Earth shattering experience. We have now 7.1 surround which left the quads in the dust. Even well recorded music played over top notch set of home stereo speakers with a subwoofer will give you stunning space layers where you can hear instruments one behind each other (not just left to right, thus it gives you 3D experience.
I definitely will skip this one, I now need to spend pretty penny on my analog outboard gear setup before it goes to my console, so I was just being curious here. The less digital I go, the better I feel.
Cool! I've been interested in this product for a while. I love using Delay and Echo in Ableton Live 10 to create percussive layers to fill out a track, and this is a quality hardware equivalent.
Able to be controlled via midi cc?
Are these for sale anywhere? I can't find any.
Reminds me of the Vermona Action Filter
After seeing this, I can really see some similarities between intellijel's Rainmaker in eurorack. This is definitely easier to use but I see it being quite a bit more limited. Overall I like it but i'll stick with my rainmaker hehe, maybe this could be for non-modular people? Great review as always, cheers :)
I was going to write exactly the same thing. You beat me to it. Great minds...
Howard Moscovitz hehehe
if only Rainmaker existed in non-modular world without all the Euro limitations in power and size (or at least had a better sounding comb section ;) otherwise, a pretty relevant comparison. I'd like to have both, not choosing one. world needs more playable complex delays like these. Meris LVX is another promising newcomer, but there're obvious shortcomings in its current f/w state
wait. A delay AND reverb???? Daaaaamn!!! I just bought a delay 😩
Hi I enjoy your videos very much. I do not know if you answer questions about your video config. At 0.04 you have a close up of the machine and I can not discover anywhere what you would need for that.
Thanks! Happy to answer questions that don't make me work too hard ;) It's just a crop of a wider shot
@@loopop and do you use 4k camera for resolution then?
Yes
amazing video
You got 60k views on this. I think I'm 15k of those.
I'ma have to buy one of these.
Would be great to have a 'send to MIDI' type option so you could capture the delay lines as a MIDI sequence in your DAW
I would build an entire performance space around this based on it's quadraphonic delay alone.
...if it weren't so expensive.
Can we also get some love for the usage of the 101?
Thanks once again @loopop awesome review!!! At first I thought this was a machine to kill my interest in pulling the trigger on a Zen Delay. Your wonderful review just confirmed my selection. As sweet as the controls are, it just misses the mark on so many levels :( I do adore the Zen filter and to my ears this isn't a patch on it for sound. The fact that the loops don't, well, loop properly kinda sucks. Minor I guess, but with a little practice I'm confident the Zen can produce top rhythmical effects too, not to the same extent, granted. The outs are disappointing too. Could have been so much. The Zen gets my $$$ thanks :)
incomparable devices really. though there's nothing like the Reminder (yet), the Zen is probably as far from it as possible, so your comparison is sorta misleading. the Rainmaker mentioned below is a more relevant alternative, for instance.
No Clock In? quite the oversight if so, even many modern digital synths have clock in these days..
Mind boggling
Got some Dave Barbarossa right there.
Looks like a lot fun :)
What firmware are you running? I’ve tried to access the quad mode on mine and am unable to 21:36
it's a beta I got from the company - have you contact them asking about this?
@@loopop I did reach out. Haven't heard back from them. Was hoping that since this vid was 2 years ago the beta would be in the newest firmware, but I guess they stopped developing this unit in favor of their new Godfather project?
Check this out: www.enjoy-lab.com/quadswirl-beta-firmware-update
@@loopop nice! Thanks, didn't see that on the site, jsut what I was looking for.
they should hire you to do their customer service lol. appreciate your help
What have been the updates since?
Want!
Bro like always Your very detailed tutorials are very unattractive for my bank account 😂 after few videos strangly €€€ disappeared instantly 😂
Like always 👏 and keep great work and content 🔥
How many channels as an interface does it have?
LMGTFY
'On the back you have two stereo outputs and a stereo input, MIDI, USB and two foot controller inputs'
None - it's MIDI only via USB and 5 Pin Din. Audio out is 2 X Stereo Pairs (4 jack sockets).
best review of one of the most daring and complex instruments - completely contemporary, very expressive, unique design.
I have one. Needs Swing IMHO. That is the thing I am missing most.
I depends on what you mean by swing it does triplets and depending how well you are able use it there should be no reason not to "swing".
Do you mean tempo swing? Like an additional LFO that varies the tempo over time?
@@rich1051414 8th notes that are slightly delayed on the upbeat. AKA "swing".
@@rich1051414 No. Swing/shuffle for the spacing between the repeats. Like on the TC electronic rhythm delay or Echoboy etc.
Looks great... sounds modest.
What year is now, guys? I hear a metallic sounding reverb... Hmm... seems it's about 1998!
hopefully a MKII will have balanced jacks
I gotta be somewhat cool; I have those cables!! 😆😁❤😇❤😆😁
how to do that with Ableton?
What's the price! It's possible to buy Digitakt and weed instead
Hey loopop. This video gave me GAS i didn't think i had left, but do you think there is something, besides the quadraphony, that i can't achieve with software?
Thanks! Technically since this is digital, anything can be achieved in software. The main delay is standard in most software delays. The working modes and DPD are pretty unique - I've not seen anything like it but I'm sure someone will come along over time and prove me wrong ;)
Hey it’s the detuned Sirin song!
Yes - can't get that out of my head just yet...
loopop good to hear it again, I’ve listened to the sirin one a number of times.
So nice. Fortunately I have no more spare room on my desk ;)
I know you don't usually pick favorites, but would you go for this or ZOIA?
Personally, I'd go for this. Not a fan of UIs that focus on coloured squares to provide information.
Very different - the Reminder is a quick/intuitive effect bank, where the Zoia can be as intuitive/unintuitive as you want based on your own skill to build patches. If building your own patches with the Zoia is unappealing, than it’s a useless purchase imo because that’s where it’s best power lies - it’s modular architecture. If you just want a good bank of effects with intuitive controls - get the Reminder. The Zoia however should allow you to create more interesting effects if you are clever enough with patch building.
Looks nice, sounds nice. I need a bigger studio !!
Wellwell well goodtune
While designed beautifully, the unit has too many cons for me personally. It seems like a guitar pedal without the functionality of being a pedal, a Eurorack or 5U module without the functionality of being a module, and a looper without the functionality of being a looper.
Spot on!