Over the last couple of years, some of the most innovative, instantly-recognizable effects have come from the Hologram Electronics camp. In keeping with the success and sonic prowess of the Dream Sequence and the Infinite Jets, we’re proud to present their latest creation, the Hologram Electronics Microcosm Granular Delay Looper. This wild machine creates cascading microloops that get locked into tight tap-tempo synched rhythms, diffused into glacial ambient textures and woven into hypnotic drones with ease. This thing is an experimenter’s dream machine, so let’s chat about it, shall we?
There’s a lot going on in the Microcosm, we’re not gonna sugar coat it. Fortunately, we made a really long demo video below that explains most of what’s going on in this pedal. As with any effects unit that features as many complexities as this one, a good read-through of the manual is key, and then individual experimentation will yield the finest results. For a quick rundown of the features, here you go:
11 unique granular and looping effects with 44 preset variations
Stereo Input/Output
Expression Input, mappable to many controls
MIDI In/Out/Thru, clock synchronization
60 sec. Phrase Looper with many configuration options
16 User Preset slots for saving loops and settings
Stereo Reverb (with 4 reverb styles)
“Hold” sampler function to freeze effects and patterns
Adjustable Pitch Modulation
Resonant Lowpass Filter
Choose between True Bypass Switching / Buffered Bypass with trails
Tap Tempo
If that’s not enough to entice you to check out the demo, then this pedal probably isn’t for you. For the rest who are intrigued, grab a pair of your best headphones (the demo IS in Stereo, after all), set aside about 20 minutes and listen to this thing take off. Now, everyone will use this machine differently, we’re simply offering some of our favorite settings, doing a little experimenting and trying to give you a good run-down of how the Hologram Electronics Microcosm Granular Delay Looper works. Please let us know what you think in the comments on YouTube, and don’t forget to subscribe while you’re there. Cheers to the Hologram Electronics crew, well done as always. Happy Viewing!
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