The controversial gear thread

[weebles]

Have you ever stuck two strymon pedals next to each other in your chain?

Yes.

Have you not noticed the hissing sound that comes from them even when they’re off?

No.

Maybe you need a better amp.

[Mudfuzz]

do mp3s sound better through a tube stereo?

[weebles]

Ok so if there is no deference why did Keely make mods to the Line 6 Pedals? Why do brands like Diamond, Empress, and Chase Bliss make it so a digital path is blended into your analog path instead of just going straight into a digital circuit? You know why? Because going stight into a digital circuit and back out effects your analog signal... no one would go through the trouble of those designs if it didn’t

Counterpoint: Capitalism.

[Jwar]

Doug from Darkglass uses buffered bypass on analog circuits.

[vallaton]

Doug from Darkglass uses buffered bypass on analog circuits.

klon has a buffered bypass...

[Jwar]

do mp3s sound better through a tube stereo?

I use Blue Tooth speakers with my record player. I'm totally hip now.

[Jwar]

Doug from Darkglass uses buffered bypass on analog circuits.

klon has a buffered bypass...

My boner has a buffered bypass.

[DRodriguez]

At this point the square wave forms of digital are so small I can’t tell but I can tell how they react with my other pedals and my amp and most of all my signal

You do realize that digital isn't steps or square waves. They are points of data that are then smoothly connected by the digital to analog converter. at a 44.1 sample rate, you are already covering the extent of human hearing smoothly. At 96k, which you're starting to see in pedals, you are covering double the range. You are capturing enough to cleanly do time stretching smoothly and all sorts of extra processing with little to no artifacts.

As far as the natural thing. I'm not saying add something to your chain. I'm saying the same effect can often be achieved through what you already have instead of a more extreme modification like a pickup swap. All different ways of achieving similar results. Again, neither is better, just different methods.

[Muff_Diver]

Yeah but vinyl sounds warmer

[AlexGlassLungs]

Doug from Darkglass uses buffered bypass on analog circuits.

I’m not saying you can’t or shouldn’t. My Arc Klone has buffered bypass and I need that to push my signal through 18 pedals, I also have a buffer at the end of my chain, they do effect my signal but I need them to, the buffer was never my point

[ALLisNOISE]

Ok so if there is no deference why did Keely make mods to the Line 6 Pedals? Why do brands like Diamond, Empress, and Chase Bliss make it so a digital path is blended into your analog path instead of just going straight into a digital circuit? You know why? Because going stight into a digital circuit and back out effects your analog signal... no one would go through the trouble of those designs if it didn’t

Because of people of your ilk...
Buying with their eyes

[Chankgeez]

do mp3s sound better through a tube stereo?

Yes.

Doug from Darkglass uses buffered bypass on analog circuits.

klon has a buffered bypass...

My boner has a buffered bypass.

Don't you mean "buff bypass"?

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[D.o.S.]

Ok so if there is no deference why did Keely make mods to the Line 6 Pedals? Why do brands like Diamond, Empress, and Chase Bliss make it so a digital path is blended into your analog path instead of just going straight into a digital circuit? You know why? Because going stight into a digital circuit and back out effects your analog signal... no one would go through the trouble of those designs if it didn’t

I can't. I just can't.

[friendship]

Ok so if there is no deference why did Keely make mods to the Line 6 Pedals? Why do brands like Diamond, Empress, and Chase Bliss make it so a digital path is blended into your analog path instead of just going straight into a digital circuit?

Alex, you're almost there.

[actual]

Ok so if there is no deference why did Keely make mods to the Line 6 Pedals? Why do brands like Diamond, Empress, and Chase Bliss make it so a digital path is blended into your analog path instead of just going straight into a digital circuit? You know why? Because going stight into a digital circuit and back out effects your analog signal... no one would go through the trouble of those designs if it didn’t

In CBA pedals at least, your signal never gets digitized. The digital part is only controlling the functions. You can't blend digital and analog signals, it's either analog or digital. Your post doesn't really make sense.

To be fair, I wholly agree with your point about there being a difference, whether or not some people are able to hear it or not. I can't find the thread right now, but I was once in a slightly similar situation as you.