Hologram Microcosm

[cbm]

I run most of my time based effects in parallel into a mixer, so any volume discrepancy would go unnoticed by me. I'm still digging the Microcosm, FWIW.

[Jwar]

I didn't even want to bother to be honest. Their last two pedals IMO just did not do what I wanted in any capacity, so I doubt this does either. They are fun, but I never found them useful.

I had the Infinite Jets very briefly. I loved the glitch settings and the ability to record the dimension knob movement, but the sound/tone was pretty bad and I couldn't justify keeping that pedal just for the glitch.

Once I almost considered getting an Infinite Jets, since I had found one second hand. But after watching some demo videos, I decided the Superego I already have, does what I need and better.
It's a shame to see and read how sometimes pedals are designed in such horrorfull ways. It makes me think, these guitar pedal makers don't play guitar (or have any knowhow to play whatever instrument) and don't understand the needs a musican and such pedals/tools shall have!

I had an Infinte Jets three times and could not get it to work the way I wanted. In my opinion it needs a LOT of refinement. I honestly think it could have just been made better from the ground up. It's one of those pedals that would hugely benefit from having real menu diving, despite my hatred for such things. The secondary functions work but it's so obnoxious to do all this shit just to make it sound useful. lol. I didn't even like the glitch. It was literally my least favorite on that pedal. I had so many glitch pedals at the time though that I didn't need it or want it. The Blur is cool but it's just not what I wanted. The synth sound terrible IMO. Just awful. I dunno. This was the pedal that made me not want to buy anymore of their stuff to be honest. It felt lazy and phoned in. I know I'm probably discounting a lot of work done on it, but I can't help it. I fucking hate all these pedals that are identical in some way or another. Option overload. Also, glitch pedals are only useful sometimes and I can't justify high costs on these stupid things. Plus, no midi, side jacks....just not good IMO.

[Blood_mountain]

Plus, no midi, side jacks....just not good IMO.

The overall space use and layout of the IJ is pretty goofy. Looks like they did a much better job of that with the Microcosm tho.

[Ric]

I used to have both the Infinite Jets and the Dream Sequence. As you said it seems that pedals are not completed as they have really silly mistake that after playing them so long you hate them! The poor tracking, the randomness etc..I was hoping for the Microcsm it seemed that some things weer fixed or improved (EG the midi sync disappeared with the IJ, the stereo mode, the plug on the top, the possibilty to store some settigs..) but the more I read the more I got the feeling that the quality of tone is the same of the others! Believe me that in these days I was listening to some demo I did with the IJ and I loved them! For a while I tough I shoudl have rebought another IJ to be able to do the same sounds oterwhise impossible to recreate..But I still remember the mess to set the trigger to set the IJ..I though I was do it wrong but after reading the comments I feel not alone..BTW propbably I'll give a chance to the microcosm but I am sad to read that they could not achieve the top again! At the end of the day what I want to say is that they have very brilliant ideas, some tones are incredible are reachable only with those pedals but you have to make compomises..

[manymanyhaha]

I think I've had with this thing. It's difficult to get it to do stuff cause of the triggering problem. Ahhhhhhh, frustration!

[whoismarykelly]

Hologram probably needs better/more critical beta testers. I suspect the people who beta test their stuff are so excited to be in on a cool new thing that they just say its awesome. That's how you end up with an envelope triggered pedal with zero control over the trigger sensitivity. I sold mine a while back but for a giant bleep bloop glitch computer it sure was easy to play for a minute straight without having the pedal respond to anything after the first note from silence.

[oldangelmidnight]

Much hype, much disappointment.
The Hologram Story.

[codetocontra]

Truth

[manymanyhaha]

A lot of potential and part of me kind of likes the pure randomness of it but then the other part of me hates the part of me that likes the pure randomness of it. It gets complicated.

[JM Charcot]

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[manymanyhaha]

I think I've had with this thing. It's difficult to get it to do stuff cause of the triggering problem. Ahhhhhhh, frustration!

Did you update the firmware?
https://www.hologramelectronics.com/firmware

Updates include:
-Improved triggering/tracking, especially when using synths, drones, fuzz, or inputs without a lot of distinct transient information.
-More output gain available to the effects section, adjustable with the "Effect Volume" secondary control. When set to 100%, granular effects can now be much louder than the dry input signal.
-Improved MIDI functionality
-Various bug fixes and stability improvements

I'm still somehow interested in getting one, not 100% sure yet.

No, I have to figure out how to do that without completely tearing everything apart and putting it all back together again. It's complicated. Have you? Is the new firmware better?

[JM Charcot]

No.

[manymanyhaha]

It's on the list of things to try to figure out this weekend. I will report back. Just wish they had done the usb route for updates like Poly. Midi updating is a pita.

[oldangelmidnight]

I'd pick one up again if the new firmware is as good as promised.

[echorec]

I have not played one yet, but I'm encouraged by this:

The new microcosm firmware is great. The levels feel really good.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFP_BIXhjxr/ (Morphagene + Microcosm)

Also, just because...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFRzOFiqcoY/ (reels)