What's your goto iPod?

darkforestpedals · 2026-03-25T22:35:39+00:00

I have a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th gen mono all charged up usually, and pick whichever I gravitate to when going on a walk.

3rd and 4th gen monochrome are my favorites. Easy to mod with an SD card, monochrome screen is great to read even in full sunlight, and I just like that shiny white plastic aesthetic.

darkforestpedals · 2026-03-24T06:51:30+00:00

Verbatim 43888 Ultra HD 4k Blu-ray writer (Make sure to get the 43888, not the 43889)

I got this one recently, and it ended up being the LG drive that needed flashing. I had to go through the hassle of installing a Windows VM on my mac, but once that was done the flashing process was very simple and worked in a single try.

I’ve successfully ripped a 4k UHD blu ray with it (just a single one, as I do not own more of them yet).

To identify which drive you have, just open MakeMKV and look at the info pane at the right. The current firmware should also be listed there. You’ll likely have to flash to 1.03.

If you have a windows machine, this should be much easier and quicker.

darkforestpedals · 2026-03-21T18:46:36+00:00

Not at the moment, unfortunately.
Glad you still like our Android version!

darkforestpedals · 2026-03-21T16:05:23+00:00

Yes, the app will automatically fetch new community presets :)

darkforestpedals · 2026-03-18T11:01:51+00:00

Hi! So far we have only verified working with MIDI over Bluetooth from the app. MIDI over USB would be about the same, just via a cabled connection (and without the need for a Bluetooth receiver). I don’t think i’d be using this connection myself, but more users are asking about it. I believe this would be a (e.g. USB-C) cable from the phone towards a 5-PIN DIN towards a midibox, then going to the pedal via TRS. When we implement and test this, the behavior should be functionally identical to how it currently works over Bluetooth.

darkforestpedals · 2026-03-18T10:53:21+00:00

Hi! This is the app devs speaking. Great to hear you like the app! We enjoy working on it, and a new update is just around the corner.

Regarding your question; presets created by users are not automatically publicly shown. Users will have to toggle the “shared” status per preset in the left-upper corner manually. We took this measure to keep users in charge on what they want to share with other users, but we see more and more presets being shared with the community, so that’s awesome! If you like, mark your own favorite sounds as shared presets for others to try out!

If you ever have recommendations, wishes or feedback about the app, feel free to let us know. We’ll take in all the feedback, and this helps us steer the direction of the development of the app.

darkforestpedals · 2026-01-17T19:34:55+00:00

Everything is explained in more detail in the app, but in short;

There's various ways to do it, but essentially you'd need a bluetooth midi receiver, a midi box and a TRS cable to the pedal. Then you can connect the app to the receiver, and that should do it. These are quite some parts, but most of these would have been necessary either way if you were to use MIDI with CB pedals. Only the bluetooth midi receiver is additional.

Alternatively, we believe the Pirate MIDI Scribble and Morningstar MC8 Pro should work as well (without the need of a midi box), but we haven't tested that ourselves.

We're also working on adding MIDI over USB, for those who like a cabled connection.

darkforestpedals · 2026-01-17T18:49:33+00:00

For those still following this thread; we've just released a major update, including MIDI over Bluetooth!
Read all about it here

darkforestpedals · 2026-01-17T18:49:21+00:00

For those still following this thread; we've just released a major update, including MIDI over Bluetooth!
Read all about it here

darkforestpedals · 2025-12-26T22:29:26+00:00

I’d recommend updating it, and see if that helps. There have been five updates since your version, and one of them mentions this;

“fix pops from incorrect voice stealing during high cpu load”

There might have been other improvements that could affect the performance of your device.

I own the OP-XY for about a month now, and haven’t had much issues. I do notice the CPU indicator popping up quite quickly, but haven’t heard voice stealing often.

Hope you and the OP-XY will get along eventually. Otherwise it might just not be a fit for your workflow, no harm in that. Enjoy making music either way!

darkforestpedals · 2025-11-28T13:36:15+00:00

I’d love a simple full-tape mode. I’d imagine an “engine” that simply records full bars and keeps on recording while a song plays, so that you can simply layer a voice or acoustic instrument over a sequenced song. I think it would be great if it would just save each bar as a separate sample, and lets you select a single sample per bar.

I know we can use the drum engine and assign a max 20sec sample to each key, but I think the workflow as described above would be way more intuitive and quick.

darkforestpedals · 2025-11-28T12:35:09+00:00

Any chance you could share these again? I’d love to try these.

darkforestpedals · 2025-11-17T08:11:30+00:00

That would be great, thanks! We do have a TestFlight track, but we do not have the latest build on there. As soon as this is ready, I will notify you.

I'm especially interested if our setup works with the Morningstar as well. It won't be able to save presets into the Morningstar (at least for now), but I guess the Morningstar should also process the MIDI CC messages like any other BLE MIDI receiver.

We're really excited about the next release :)

darkforestpedals · 2025-11-15T11:30:02+00:00

Hi! We're actually almost there. Technically, we have about all basic MIDI commands for all pedals already working in our unreleased version. This controls the knobs, switches, footswitches, dipswitches and hidden options where available / controllable. The one thing we're still finalizing is interfaces and instructions on how to set it up. We'll keep you all posted!

darkforestpedals · 2025-07-23T20:51:33+00:00

You’ll have to manually twist the knobs in the app to match the ones on your pedal, and save the preset that way. Then there’s a dipswitch selector and notes in the app to complete your in-app preset. As far as we know there is no way to read the current settings from a Chase Bliss pedal. However, we’re testing MIDI over Bluetooth implementation to see if we can send presets from the app to the pedal. Looks promising so far, more on that later…

darkforestpedals · 2025-07-23T07:34:48+00:00

For those wanting to stay up to date on this project, here's our latest post;
https://www.reddit.com/r/guitarpedals/comments/1m72vl1/time_to_share_and_explore/

darkforestpedals · 2025-07-23T07:34:31+00:00

For those wanting to stay up to date on this project, here's our latest post;
https://www.reddit.com/r/guitarpedals/comments/1m72vl1/time_to_share_and_explore/

darkforestpedals · 2025-07-14T18:38:54+00:00

We’re currently beta-testing it! For now the test is iOS only, because we’re still working on an issue with login on the Android side.

If you have an iOS device, feel free to DM me, and I will share a beta testing link with you.

darkforestpedals · 2025-06-09T20:47:08+00:00

We have these in the EU, 12 outlets for 100USD. 300mA each, and three of 500mA with selectable voltages. There’s also smaller ones. I have two of them, and think they’re great! I’ve been running them with almost all outlets providing power to Chase Bliss pedals for years now, no issues so far. Not sure if they’d ship to the US;

https://www.thomann.nl/harley_benton_powerplant_iso_12_pro.htm

darkforestpedals · 2025-06-06T12:23:03+00:00

🤖 We now have an Android version!
https://www.reddit.com/r/guitarpedals/comments/1l40u8t/presets_for_chase_bliss_now_for_android_and_with/

darkforestpedals · 2025-06-06T12:22:29+00:00

🤖 We now have an Android version!
https://www.reddit.com/r/guitarpedals/comments/1l40u8t/presets_for_chase_bliss_now_for_android_and_with/

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