ritz wrote:Yeah I don't think there is anything really the same out there in terms of structure. Dual flangers into a 1-6 tap delay network into dual phasers.
Sasquatch, can you say more about how the delay network works with taps, panning, etc? Also any differences with mono vs stereo inputs.
Sure. The Multiply control makes massive changes on how the taps are organized, leveled and panned. The delay network is both series and parallel with a dedicated modulation source for each tap. This allows for the layered additive smearing that Holdsworth pioneered. The Feedback control adds regeneration to the whole algorithm and Dimension applies a special regeneration at each tap. All of the controls work together to provide all sorts of fun unexpected sounds. The sound clips are just the tip of the iceberg. I think what is so powerful about the Polymoon is that every control is live via the expression pedal; you can set up two completely different delay sounds and then use the expression pedal to smoothly transition between the two, hitting all sorts of unexpected sounds in between. If you own our other pedals, you are probably like "yeah, yeah, yeah", but the Polymoon really takes this up a notch.
One of the fun things I haven't demo'd yet (and probably still won't have time to demo in the upcoming video) is setting Feedback to zero, setting Multiply to 1, and then using the Dimension knob to bring in reflections that sound like your guitar is building in a ghostly, reverse reverb but not really, odd but useful way.
As far as stereo versus mono, both sound good. Obviously, if you connect in mono, the same signal is being sent to both Dynamic Flangers, whereas, in stereo you can send a different signal to each. And again, while mono out sounds great, stereo out gives you the ultra wide the series/parallel mix of the Flangers, the stereo spread of the delay taps and their 6 modulation sources, and the huge stereo imaging that the pair of Phasers provide.