CHROMA CONSOLE - Impressions and how I use it

I really wasn’t sure where’d I’d land with this one. I’d had mixed feeling about their previous pedal, the Microcosm, and worried this would be the same. You’ll hear my thoughts and many audio examples in the video. Thanks for watching, hit me with thoughts and questions in the comments.

0:00 Introduction
0:22 Intro music
1:03 How I use it
4:00 Record mode
5:18 The input stage
6:46 The modules
14:52 Overall thoughts
16:42 Music

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[calebbilti]

Was earlier looking at how this pedal can fit into a more ambient setup, found nothing but this just showed up on my feed!

[BatteryOperated]

Damn, we didnt realise how bad we need a Chroma until now....

Loving these new videos man!

[waxingcrescentmedia]

Chroma does very well as a direct modulator for a dedicated piece of hardware, especially those that provide a single sound, or for mixed sounds that you want to squish together into a single 'thing.' It has some limitations as a send effect in the studio, but is still fun that way in a live setting.

[baconbigbeats]

I’ve found with mine it really shines paired with its older brother Microcosm. Great vid!

[tomtebby]

Great video - agree it works very well in a live situation at the end of the chain.

[KevinJames]

Great honest review. Thanks for sharing .

[A.lee]

i have the same feelings about chroma console vs. microcosm. they're very similar yet the CC seemed more usable and performance friendly. i feel like it's a better tool for effecting and providing textures to add on to what you're playing vs. the microcosm seemed to take over more as the final instrument instead of working in parallel if that makes sense. great vid.

[TriangleWaveRecords]

Great pedal... I love my Microcosm, and been wanting to cop a Chroma as well.

[faf]

Thanks 🙏 just got one, im going to try some of this!

[kryticaldepth]

I just bought this pedal... It's a no brainer quailty purchase for me....

[saggygnaw]

This is such a great video about a great pedal. Thanks for sharing your process! I’m really excited to play with this and my 414mkii.

There are so many things I love about the Chroma Console but one of my favorites is the ability to route the effects blocks independently.

Hologram Electronics if you’re listening the ability to do parallel routing would be amazing to see in a firmware update.

[BobGuido]

BlankFor_ms... thank you for this very thorough demonstration. The feature of this pedal that interests me most is the Interference effect, which reminds me of some of my favorite sound effected moments from Sigur Rós - Takk. Do you know of a plugin, or combination of plugins that can do this effect better than the Chroma Console's?

[chrisgadd]

Where can we purchase that rainbow-colored cassette from the video where you connected with the Chroma for the first time? It's lovely.

[ukiemexican]

Are you going to make a video about Analog Heat + FX? Please do!

[Eli_B]

Great sounds! I totally forgot this could even record, that's the next thing I'm going to try, although it looks like you were recording the knob movements, while there is also a looper I haven't even gotten to either using the footswitch on top of that. Phaser is good at slowest speed (I wish they had a slower option) for shoegaze or vaporwave type modulation. Broken is great, it has a breaking down of equipment failure type sound that can be useful. Collage introduces different speed delays, especially with knob movement. Also, the secondary function on movement and diffusion all have a "drift" adjustment to make them even more unstable. They packed a lot in here, you should (and probably have) check it out on a clean signal, and it really results in more analog than digital sounds in almost all of the FX.

[Gummo]

do you like that GPO cassette player? it has terrible reviews online. great video! def gonna nab a chroma at some point!

[wholeheartedsongs]

You are making me miss mine. Probably more related to your music skills and less so to the pedal. I found the effects a little characterless. They were solid but nothing felt that unique. But I did forget about the automation record feature

[jboulderct]

I love my Zoia and Beebo for what they can do, but this seems like it can fill an immediacy hole, where I can more easily tweak multi-effects on the fly and find some unique sounds. Does that track with your experience?

[grandinesmusic]

Can you tell me more about your cassette player? What's the mod? Any way to buy the modded version?

[jsenior]

Been considering replacing my hefty Tascam M-512B with one of these. I mainly use the Tascam to funnel all my hardware through to save input real estate on my interface, which I've now realised I can achieve by linking up my old Saffire Pro via ADAT, kinda making the desk overkill for what I'm using it for. I love the character the M-512B adds to my synths though - beefs them up and adds some sparkle, while still remaining transparent.. Which is the only concern I'd have with the Chroma, transparency.. From your experience, does it work well as just a subtle boost and "warmifier" at the end of a signal chain? Much prefer the idea of having a desktop unit to handle the analog warmth at the end of my chain, rather than having to scoot over to the board on the other side of the room and adjust eq's and monitor levels haha