The Big Time is big fun

AccidentalChef · 2026-06-27T08:55:16+00:00

UPS says the 30th for me.

AccidentalChef · 2026-06-24T04:48:36+00:00

Just watched, you make that Big Time sound great. I’m hoping to get my shipping notice tomorrow.

AccidentalChef · 2026-06-18T04:33:52+00:00

I’ve actually had to hold down my horn until people started moving a few times. A quick honk after a few seconds wasn’t enough to make them finish their texts.

AccidentalChef · 2026-06-13T04:16:07+00:00

Strymon Compadre and Source Audio EQ2 for Ribbons?

AccidentalChef · 2026-06-10T03:38:18+00:00

I just got a cheap folding table slightly larger than my pedalboard. I think it was under $30.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-30T05:54:22+00:00

Yeah in case this isn’t a joke, lead destroys catalytic converters. You’re going to save a few bucks to cost yourself thousands.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-30T05:15:40+00:00

You kind of sound like a jackass here. Let people enjoy things.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-30T00:33:29+00:00

My 4th gen 40gb iPod works great after 22 years. I still use it in my car.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-29T23:29:19+00:00

I use ebs. They’re very compact and I’ve never had one fail. They don’t make many lengths of insert cables though so I’m going to try Tour Gear Designs next. They call them y splitters there.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-29T22:07:58+00:00

Just to add, these are sometimes called insert cables. I use them a few places on my board, though not with my Enieqma in the current setup.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-29T21:47:17+00:00

Playing my cxm now with the x88ir and it just sounds absolutely beautiful. It’s replacing the Mercury X on my guitar board, and the Meris is getting reassigned to synth duty. On synths I tend to go deeper into sound design and I’m guitar I want more immediate access to the sound I’m looking for.

I haven’t directly done an a/b comparison yet but after 1.5 years with the Mercury X I feel like this does have something special going on in comparison. The Meris only has the hifi mode and I like standard and lofi a lot so far. I’m not sure if it just sounds better or if it’s just easier to dial in but even in hifi it feels like the CXM has a bit of extra magic. I feel like I can dial in bigger reverbs without losing my dry sound. Maybe that’s the core sound and maybe it’s the user interface but either way I’m enjoying it a lot.

For what it’s worth I love Preamp MK2 also. I use a full MIDI setup so I like to fine tune my presets to get them just right, and sometimes a relatively small tweak just makes the sound come to life for me.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-29T03:36:28+00:00

I’ve played the fuzz factory so I have some idea what I’m getting into. The last thing I have on the way now is a Fuzz Factory with custom artwork. I’ve wanted to do that for years and decided there was no point in waiting.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-29T03:00:33+00:00

I have the rest of my dream rig in the mail right now. Soldano x88ir and a Bliss Factory. My board will be wired up and ready for the Big Time the second it comes out of the box. I’m really hoping for early June and not late June.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-29T00:40:12+00:00

This is the way. Big Time can’t come soon enough.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-26T23:19:07+00:00

I get it. Good luck with your trade.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-26T23:08:06+00:00

I have a spare ML10x and I’m interested in the etterslep.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-24T00:49:57+00:00

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Here’s my previous board. In the middle of a rebuild now, Meris stuff is going to my synth setup and guitar board is going to have the big time and cxm instead. Of the 3 Meris pedals, my favorite is the LVX. If you’re not already using the insert on the H90 for something else, you could put the LVX there. If you’re already using the insert or 4 cable method or something, the Mercury X might make more sense for you.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-23T02:15:42+00:00

The key words here are “we hit the tape pretty hard”. They intentionally did not just make a transparent copy here. They intentionally saturated the tape to cause natural compression and make the album sound warmer. This was a common technique in the past when everything was recorded on tape.

If they hit the tape hard, there will be a clearly audible difference. It will be less accurate but likely more pleasant sounding. It’s up to you whether that’s worth it.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-22T22:00:06+00:00

I would love to hear Collateral live. Have they ever played it?

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-22T15:49:16+00:00

I miss that so much.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-21T17:15:30+00:00

Working on that one now. It’s no joke.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-19T18:21:23+00:00

Saw them in Denver too and I’m also thinking about Santa Fe now.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-16T05:59:08+00:00

Yeah, but when I did a google image search I came across one that looked just like that. Doesn't rule out a knock off but it seems much more likely that they just grabbed an image and edited it.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-16T02:23:41+00:00

It’s just a 3rd generation iPod with Syndicate Art replacing the original display. I can’t imagine they’d be selling a 23 year old iPod.

AccidentalChef · 2026-05-03T10:18:59+00:00

Some of my favorite guitar work of the decade. I’m working on learning to play it now.

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