Your sound is king. The control of your sound is imperative. The RP1000 gives you added control to express yourself the way you want. No longer will the lack of. Shop for the Roland JUNODS61 Synthesizer and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. There are many lists of the socalled Best Guitar Pedals of All Time. We all know the classics, and a shortlist wouldnt be complete without pedals like the. Rocktron Patch. Mate Loop 8 Guitar Floor Audio Switcher. For very tough brained guys NO ITS not SWITCHING midi channelsprogram. ITs pretty darn obvious if unit DOES NOT HAVE SEPARATE MIDI OUT. IF YOU NEED MIDI SWITCHING GET MIDI SWITCHER ALSO. And its good, in years ive understood that MIDI switcher must be different unit from looper because it must be packed and complicated itself and have at least 7 8 midi only buttons. Together with looper that would be a ALimited functionality as G lab or B Insanely HUGE heavy and, as result, fragile. Patchmate loop 8 floor midi switcher is UNBEATABLE combo. Guitar-Rig-5-Metal-Presets-5.png' alt='Guitar Rig 5 Preset Bank' title='Guitar Rig 5 Preset Bank' />Just look at PROS. I really couldnt imagine all possibilities before i started to get into deep. Stereo pedals no problem just use 2 loops each. IN 2x. OUT pedal no problem, because of signal splitting. Separate tuner out no problem. Some pedals BEFORE preamp section, some AFTER in EF. Pluggable Stereo if you need only with certain effects to separate amp yep. Switching amps that receives impulses for CH. SWITCHING if Im saying correct no problem, With one of my amps, Orange, I can switch all effects BEFORE preamp, AFTER in ef. Channel and Reverb just only with one press on patchmate, and leaves me possibility to have Guitar to Amp direct tone with nothing in Line if needed. ENDLESS possibilities. Way Back Into Love Midi Files here. Thats all BECAUSE loops are not wired internally. Think of it is just 8 different loop boxes in one cabinet. WAY MORE VERSATILE than pre wired switchers. Also i Have to mention HQ buffer with signal splitting 1x. IN, 2x. OUT. And also you can use it absolutely independent from loops itself. If you want to go Guitar Fuzz BUFFER Wah drive Loops with effects preamp loops with effects amp. On 1 rig Ive even set up Patchmate for 2nd guitarist also We had few pedals, but I could switch both amps and all his and mine effects with one press, And he walked like a real star on stage without bothering about swithcing This is so far one of the most deeply designed products that Ive tried and priced GREATLYFor critics this is a floor version of highly acclaimed by techs rack version, what itself means its NOT ONLY for turning ONOFF your few pedals. First I thought to go rack version, but a I dont haveneed one b I do need to make some switching on pedalboard during rig. ONE more COOL thing is that in normal Mode from the box Patchmate after switching to preset goes into loop mode where you can turn onoff certain loop within preset. I know a lot people blamed it but, as designed for ext. Wah or 2nd self oscillated delay within your beloved preset. JMet4tkp5fY/hqdefault.jpg' alt='Guitar Rig 5 Preset Bank' title='Guitar Rig 5 Preset Bank' />SAVES A LOT OF TIME. And yes, with firmware v. CAN disengage this feature for one press preset change. Other drawback described LEDs are showing loops engaged, not of preset. Im also fine with that as I always can hear preset by TONE and have label on midi switcher, but sometimes need to SEE whats engaged in that preset. LEDs would be misleading for me. REAL drawback is that market got some pcs WITHOUT GROUND LOOP AT ALL. Thats A SHAME for rocktron. It has been solved my friend grabbed good one long after me and ive got defected one. But i fixed it within 4. And Im really noob in electronics. As i guess the problem dont be mad at me if this is stupid is that factory has been changed jacks to ISOLATED from frame, what is good, but they didnt make separate ground loop. I simply soldered wire to one of screws and connected to every jacks. Theres NO noise difference between guitar to amp and thru patchmate. Dont know how rocktron solved it, because my friend is a nerd and didnt allowed to open his newer patchmate. Also, have to mention cool feature powering thru midi. In the end have to say great durability, SUPER strong and tough switches. Its been dropped, its been poured with plenty of water Stoooopid singer but never let me down. So I would definitely recommend it over tried voodoo lab, G lab, Octaswitch and other devices more versatile, packed with features and cheaper. Cannot give anything but 5 stars even considering that Ive bought de facto defected unit. Thanks for ones thatve got here m. TC Electronic Alter Ego review Posted on March 2. Reviews. Rarely have I been this bombarded with questions about a pedal that just hit the market. The new Alter Ego delay is a collaboration between TC Electronics and Pro Guitar Shop designed as an alternative to the already hugely popular Flashback delay with a couple of new additions that caught the attention of us Gilmour fans. Heres my review. One thing that always brings out the sceptic in me is when products are so clearly branded or made for a specific audience. Using Pink Floyd throughout the ad and pictures of David with his Binson is a cheap marketing trick for sure and no doubt that TC and PGS knows this. However, Ive always had a great respect for TC Electronics. Its one of the few companies that makes pedals that its hard to find anything wrong with. Also, the guys over at PGS are serious when it comes to good tone. Pro. Guitar. Shop. Com. The Alter Ego is basically a Flashback with two new presets based on a Binson Echorec II and an Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man. Two classic analog delays that has put their unique stamp on countless recordings. The Alter Ego is housed in the same chassis as the Flashback with the same controls for delay time, regen repeats, mix and effect mode. Theres also a three position mini toggle switch for subdivisions. The pedal has true bypass switching and runs on Boss style 9v adapter. Its also Toneprint enabled although I dont think theres any features for this yet mine didnt come with a manual, so Im not sure how this works. Soundwise, the Alter Ego or Flashback is a top end delay pedal with a dead silent circuit. There are 1. 1 modes for multiple tones ranging from pristine, studio quality digital delay to classic analog sounding tape warble. An excellent choice when you need different tones for the set and not least, it fits right into a cramped pedal board. But the interesting thing about the Alter Ego is the new Binson and Memory Man settings. Binson Echorec II ER I have to admit that I was quite disappointed at first. Perhaps my expectations was too high but the Binson mode has too much modulation for my taste and I still find it hard to get a decent Gilmour tone on a clean signal. Those haunting, almost reverb like tones just isnt there. Obviously, its hard to do justice to such a complex effect like the Binson with just three controls. If it one day comes to design a dedicated Binson pedal, I hope they see the need for a control controlling the amount of modulation. Now, that being said, the Binson mode isnt made entirely with Davids tones in mind. As the presentation says, the tone is based on PGS own Binson unit that has a distinct tape warble. Problem for me, is that the warble sounds a bit artificial, which isnt surprising since these old units have an organic tone that changes from day to day. Anyway, the effect really comes alive when you add a loud tube amp and a screaming fuzz. At 3. 00ms the warble melts into the sound of the guitar and fuzz and creates a huge ambience. You can really hear those classic Dark Side and Pompeii tones pouring out of the speakers Its also possible to get a pretty convincing multiple head effect for the intro on Time. Soundclips Binson mode 3. Binson mode 3. 00ms fuzz tone Deluxe Memory Man mode 3. Soundclips recorded with a Fender Strat Fender CS6. Duncan SSL 5 bridge pickups into a Laney Cub. BK Butler Tube Driver and MJM London Fuzz red, germanium miced with a Shure SM5. Deluxe Memory Man DMMIve always been a huge fan of the Memory Man. Theres something about that dark, muddy decay that no other delay unit has managed to replicate. Again, the effect has a bit too much modulation for my taste Ive never used the featured chorus on the Memory Man but its much more subtle than the Binson setting. Personally I like the Memory Man setting better than the Binson. Its closer to what I associate with the original effect and it works better for my tones. It has warm, smooth repeats and just a hint of modulation that instantly reminds me of The Edge. While the Binson sounds great with fuzz the Memory Man handles the cleans and milder overdrives as well as fuzz tones. TC 2. 29. 0 Digital Delay
 2. The 2. 29. 0, TCs legendary delay unit, is also featured in the Flashback and by no means new but its worth mentioning in terms of Davids tones. The 2. 29. 0 has been one of Davids main delay units since 1. The studio quality repeats are hard to match and perfect for the more modern Gilmour sounds and just about anything else. It might be difficult to dial in accurate settings for songs like Another Brick part 1 and Run Like Hell without any display but a marker pen will do the job. So, is the Alter Ego worth itFor a reasonable 1. This is not a David Gilmour delay pedal and it was never meant to be either but rather a very enthusiastic project between TC and PGS. You could very well just buy the Flashback but the new Binson and Memory Man features are a nice bonus. In terms of more authentic tape delay you cant really beat a vintage Deluxe Memory Man. There are also a wide range of great sounding units with more controls and tone options like the TRex Replica, Boss RE 2. Space Echo, Empress Vintage Modified Superdelay etc. See Pro Guitar Shop for more technical details and TC Electronic for more about the Flashback delay. Share this post on Twitteron Facebookon Google.