Anyone using Thermae here? Lots of interest in their newer pedals but not this one. Seems interesting more simple synths without stereo out.
I really love analog delay sound and find the pitch shifting quite interesting. The sound of the filter is also great, especially when self-oscillating.
But I am a bit skeptic about the controls. I found Meris Hedra way too convoluted with its shift functions. Is Thermae intuitive when not using the dip switches? How clunky is sequencer mode to use? From videos, it is not clear whether it is a dedicated knobby pedal that is hands on and intuitive but can go crazy if you want to. Or more of a happy accident machine that makes almost anything hard to reproduce.
Iāll tell ya after Christmas right in the middle of Santa mayhem here and the clan needs to be fed with odd things no one really enjoys but still claims is the best (so why the f**k donāt you eat this weird shit all the time if itās so great and not just once every goddam year, is my reply to them, which usually shuts them up and puts a real damper on the situation in general)
But yeah. Iāll tell ya after Christmas gotta return to our bizarre customs and disgusting food traditions now.
I have two Thermaeās (as well as two TR RKMās, and a standard TR). I never even touch the dip switches (other than setting one dip switch to modulation). I just use it for a straight ahead modulated delay - and it sounds beautiful.
Right, so to answer your question, what Iāve heard from the Thermae sounds very cool and interesting, but Iāve heard nothing that made me go "Oh, I wish Iād thought of that or āHey, I can use that in a songā. If Iād had my hands on one, Iām sure I wouldāve come up with results that Iād like and use, but it doesnāt immediately inspire me from a distance like say the Mood or the CXM did.
As for the Dark World, itās as simple as I have a CXM and a Mood (which has part of the Dark World in it, I believe), so a third reverb has to be something quite spectacular for me to consider it.
The Dark World in stereo mightāve been enough, because I like what itās doing. But I can take the Mood reverb pretty far, so I donāt feel the Dark World justifies the cost.
With Chase Bliss gear in general, theyāre easy enough to learn. But finding the places they can take you to, that takes some time, in my experience. It took months before I actually understood the Mood properly, and Iāve just wrapped my head around the Habit to get to a point where I get consistently good results from it. The Gen Loss is easier, itās more a matter of flavour there, and the CXM is also more straight forward, though Iāve learned a few tricks there as well that just makes it more than a reverb.
Thanks for the clarification, that makes total sense. Maybe CBA will eventually send you a Thermae and you will make some convincing songs with it half a year later .
The Thermae definitely has its tone I would say, and I feel like you really have to dig it to spend that much on it. I really loved how this guy turned the gliding pitches into a kind of choir:
Yes, thereās a lot of that going on with the Thermae, and I like the concept behind it. But most of the time, the results are more experimental or explorative, and Iām no Aphex Iām very traditional in my song writing and just apply some techniques from electronica to spice up whatās at its bare bones, usually just a fairly dull and straight forward song.
If Iād become funkier, I might go for a Thermae. Iām not even considering other fx manufacturers these days, the search to find a new fit would just be too exhausting. Iām sticking with Chase Bliss.
I tried the Thermae and loved the pitch shifting but itās very noisy. You really have to use to filter to tame the hiss. Of course that means that you loose lots of high frequencies. I have to admit that Iām very sensitive to noise, so maybe it doesnāt bother you
Iāve owned my Tonal Recalls since they first came out. I never thought about buying the Thermae because I donāt use pitch shifting, and I already owned several analog delays, so why would I want a Thermae? I finally bought one on a whim earlier this year, and was super impressed with the lush beautiful sounds I was getting out of it - and they were a different flavor than my Tonal Recalls. Now I have two Thermaeās (one for each board).
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right in the middle of Santa mayhem here and the clan needs to be fed with odd things no one really enjoys but still claims is the best (so why the f**k donāt you eat this weird shit all the time if itās so great and not just once every goddam year, is my reply to them, which usually shuts them up and puts a real damper on the situation in general)
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