![]() ![]() ![]() Knoxville’s Hologram Electronics has been at the forefront of creative (or rather, “out there”!) effects pedals since the release of their debut device, the Dream Sequence, followed by the even more popular Infinite Jets. ![]() Their third creation, which, from the looks of it, seems to take things to a new level.Įnter the Hologram Microcosm, which, in a few words, appears to be a multi-mode granular looper/delay/phrase looper with added filter and reverb. Here on the right, you can find a detail of the pedal’s mode panel Microcosm and macrocosm are two aspects of a theory developed by ancient Greek philosophers to describe human beings and their place in the universe. ![]() MIDI In/Out/Thru, clock synchronization See here for a description of why I bought an Infinite Jets instead of a Microcosm: IJ vs Microcosm IJ IMO is a standalone MONO synth style pedal with glitchy stuff.Įxpression Input, mappable to many controls.11 unique granular and looping effects with 44 preset variations.These early thinkers viewed the individual human being as a little world ( mikros kosmos ) whose composition and structure correspond to that of the universe, or great world ( makros kosmos, or. Microcosm is a full on STEREO soundscape generator with looper. 16 User Preset slots for saving loops and settings A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.Phrase Looper with many configuration options IJ integrated far better into my existing gear and workflow, and wasnt such a stretch financially. (ecology) A small natural ecosystem an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. Choose between True Bypass Switching / Buffered Bypass with trails As nouns the difference between microcosm and macrocosm is that microcosm is human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature while macrocosm is a complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that.“Hold” sampler function to freeze effects and patterns.Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. fortunately there’s a thriving and friendly community around their gear.As of now, these are the videos of it you can find online. Also, Elektron’s manuals are not fun to read and annoyingly shallow – the important information is all there, but they really need more tutorials and workflow guidance, so expect to join a support forum and read a lot of third party tutorials, and expect this to be a long-term learning process. The only negative things I would say are that for storage it relies on the now somewhat antique compact flash cards – but they’re stupid cheap now so just buy a huge one and a couple spares and forget about it. It’s equally good at dialed-in precision and performance/improvisation/exploration. The learning curve is quite a bit steeper than the Hologram but there are many different ways to use it rather than needing to follow a particular workflow exactly, and I would say it is the ultimate in real-time sampling/audio mangling flexibility. If you like the capabilities of this device but not the form factor then I’d say save up for an Elektron Octatrack. The Microcosm is available to pre-order now for $449 USD.Īgreed.
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