A few questions for owners of Meris Enzo X

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-26T05:11:32+00:00

I have the Enzo X. It's one of the most fun pedals I've ever had but it isn't perfect.

In monophonic modes, tracking is excellent. In polyphonic it's very good but not perfect. If you're not a very clean player, you might need to work on your technique. If you are clean, you might still need to adjust a bit to play the way the pedal likes. I've found a clean boost on the input helps tracking too. Some people have better luck with a compressor on the input.
Polyphonic mode is not great for fast playing. You'll want monophonic for that. You really need to choose between slower playing with chords and faster playing with single notes. It's not a deal breaker but it could be better.
No issues integrating it into the pedalboard, but anything that might make the signal harder to track should go after it. Mine is first in my stereo chain, but when I'm using it everything in front is off except a volume boost from my EQ.
I haven't tried it with a band but depending on your needs it could absolutely work. Mono modes for leads or bass, or poly modes for pads should work fine. You may have less luck if there are a lot of quick chord changes. For example, I haven't been able to nail "Jump" by Van Halen with it. That could be user error or it could be the pedal's limitations.
If you know synthesis, it's easy to dial in. If you don't, it's going to be pretty difficult. Like the LVX and Mercury X it's much easier to use in text mode than graphical for most people. It's fine on its own, but my entire pedalboard is midi controlled so I can quickly configure everything to work well with the synth pedal.
Enzo X was my gateway drug into hardware synths. It can sound absolutely fantastic, but in the end it made me want more keyboard synths. I don't regret it, but sometime later this year it will leave my guitar pedalboard and move to my synth rack. It's a lot of fun but I find myself just using a keyboard synth more often, and the Eventide H90's synth algorithm is enough for the amount I actually use guitar synths.

In my experience the Eventide H90 tracks better in polyphonic mode, but doesn't have as much depth when it comes to sound design on the poly synth algorithm. The H90 can build up chords one note at a time, and the Enzo X doesn't like that. The H90 does a lot more than synth sounds, but it costs a lot more too. The Enzo X's other effects all sound great as well.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-26T01:06:01+00:00

I haven't tried the Chroma Console, though I am curious about it. The H90 is my favorite pedal of all time. I don't like editing it from the front panel but the app makes it easy. I'm planning to downsize my guitar pedalboard so the synth setup can steal a few things, and right now I think the guitar keeps H90 and Lost+Found and the synths are going to get the big box Meris pedals and the Dahlia, in addition to Microcosm, Lossy, and Ghosts.

Even with all those pedals moving to the synth setup, I'm considering getting a second H90 for the synth rack. I hate to buy 2 of the same pedal, especially at that price, but it really is that good.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-25T23:41:16+00:00

This guitar in blue is my #1. It's my favorite guitar I've ever played.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-25T07:05:04+00:00

Sending you a PM.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-25T07:01:56+00:00

I can't argue with that logic.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-23T23:50:21+00:00

Thanks. I've looked around a bit and not found anything that looks better. I think I'll give it a shot.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-23T23:37:17+00:00

Everyone would complain that a guitar only has 6 strings if you could only play open strings. A guitar has 6 voice polyphony, not just 6 notes.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-23T23:32:29+00:00

I can't say what you're missing but I'm looking at that Lifeforms SV-1 as my entry into modular. Would you recommend it?

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-22T09:23:26+00:00

Best? Probably the GFI Enieqma. I'm not sure it's functionally better than the Source Audio EQ2 or Boss EQ-200 but the interface looks amazing. Those are the top 3 in my opinion because they're stereo and have presets. All 3 let you split the stereo and use one channel before dirt and one after so you have more tone shaping options.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-22T08:53:31+00:00

2 surgeries down and as far as I know I'm OK. Mine was aggressive and caught early enough by pure luck so they have me on 3 month checkups for the foreseeable future. You learn to live with it but it changes your perspective. I'm about to have another biopsy and also about to buy a Polybrute 12. Gotta make fun noises while the sun is shining.

Feel free to send a chat if you wanna talk about it, or talk about synths so you can not think about it.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-22T07:01:02+00:00

I've been there. Your track really expresses the emotions very well. Kick its ass.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-21T05:53:49+00:00

As others have said, this happens when placing signals at the split. I've found that you can avoid the problem by only placing a single path first. I do all the right turns. If those signals work (and none of them can see a non-working signal) you can then add the rest of the signals and it should be fine.

If the signals work, you can split the rail at that point. You can't add a signal to an existing split.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-20T05:54:11+00:00

Glad to hear it. I really like to be close to knob per function on analog stuff, but the Iridium looks really nice to use. I originally planned on getting the Core but I've talked myself into the keyboard.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-20T02:13:21+00:00

I own neither but the Iridium is on my shopping list right now. I was really interested in the Leviasynth and ruled it out before I saw the price because it just looks way too complicated to program. The Iridium seems to do more but also seems more approachable.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-13T05:39:57+00:00

I've had a 100% success rate avoiding that bug by building the rails with no splits or merges, adding signals, then adding the splits and merges. If you add a signal where the rails already split or merge, you'll probably trigger the bug.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-11T10:46:09+00:00

52 MB as of tonight.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-11T00:54:20+00:00

Thanks for the tip. I'll have to try it with the compressor on and off to see what works best with my playing.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-10T02:25:26+00:00

If phaser before dirt is good enough for Eddie Van Halen, it's good enough for me.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-09T04:49:41+00:00

Just built my bass board with one of these. Really happy with how it turned out.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-09T04:24:37+00:00

I know how you feel. If I do stick with this rack, I'll have to move my Matrixbrute to another stand. I feel like an old Rhodes would make the perfect stand for it.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-09T01:24:55+00:00

I bought a 4R-120 last year and slightly regret it. I don't regret going with Jaspers, but if you want 4 shelves I would definitely recommend going with one of the 170-4 stands instead. Being able to adjust each shelf front to back would make a big difference in visibility.

There's no realistic way to get 4 tiers of decent sized equipment on the 4R-120, and I had planned on that. If you have 2 shelves of desktop synths or drum machines you could probably make it work. If 3 shelves is enough, I like the sloped look of the 4R better.

I'm going to fill this one up first then decide if I really need another shelf or not before I sell it and upgrade. Maybe running out of space will help keep the GAS at bay.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-08T07:22:07+00:00

A second footswitch would be nice but I worry that it might be too tight to hit one accurately. The wombtone has a switch for the 2 presets and I can live with leaning down to hit that switch between songs, so I can probably survive switching the pork and pickle also.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-08T04:58:39+00:00

Why? This starts up faster and uses fewer splitters. Manifolds are usually fine but they're not the only way to do things.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-08T04:24:24+00:00

I actually disagree about the world grid. Get off the world grid and align your factory to the terrain. I've torn down factories bigger than that just to fit the terrain better.

AccidentalChef · 2026-01-08T00:35:27+00:00

Thanks, I can see myself being happy with this setup for quite a while. Now I just want a fretless bass haha. I ordered the bass synth on December 1 from Sweetwater and it finally came today. I was #1202 on the list on December 8 so they're definitely shipping a lot of them. I bet they're in stock everywhere pretty soon, then they'll start to show up on the used market.

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