Anyone See This Yet...?

[CandidPicker]

Brett is using a Studio...but what he does with it and the pedal is eyebrow-raising...

 

[sergiodeblanc]

The steel string acoustic sounds are pretty convincing, and I kinda like them more than piezo tones, since it doesn’t have that telltale crushing treble attack sound.

The other stuff is..... uh... horrible, and doesn’t sound at all like a nylon, mandolin, or bass.

Might be pretty cool for electric players who dabble in cowboy and hippie genres, as it’s a freakin’ tiny pedal!

 

[László]

I like it better than a piezo, too. The steel string emulations are really nice. I don’t mind the nylon and mandolin tones. The basses weren’t the best, I’m with Serg on that.

For live use, I’d want one on my pedalboard.

 

[IKnowALittle]

Sounds pretty good.
Interestingly, my gigging guitar is a 2011 PRS studio.
Likely going to get one.
Thx for the heads up.

 

[dmatthews]

There are some usable sounds for gigging.

 

[Ovibos]

Shockingly good on the steel strings. Definitely convincing enough for most live applications!

However, I was distracted by his unbuttoned sleeve dragging the metal button across that beautiful Studio...

 

[CandidPicker]

Had this in my YT feed several days ago. Listened to the Omni, then did some research on other acoustic simulators. Am thinking the Omni has done away with the ambient hiss that Boss AC-3's have when you turn up TOP and LEVEL. (May be dependent on other gain or connective factors)

Am interested, if not for improving an acoustic tone, but wondering if this would be a viable solution if lugging only an electric to a gig...? Wondering also how the effect would sound thru a tube amp compared to running direct to an audio interface...

Regards the nylon or mandolin settings, all of these are EQ-able within the pedal (dang tiny view screen and font) that can tweak settings to your own tastes and preferences.

Burgs did a good job with the mandolin setting and coil-tapped Studio on the bridge pickup. It was noted that a light chorus could easily double the string tone for a more realistic mandolin-like effect.

You'd likely need to detune a step or 2 to be in the same ballpark for fretless or upright bass, but I do see that it would go well with a nice baritone or as an impromptu backline for a recorded part, if realism is unimportant to you.

That in itself along with the wide range of parameters is a decent selling point, plus the modeled sound quality. Is it worth the money? Who knows? Hoping to check one out sometime, but will likely lose out once you other folks have snarfed them up.

 

[merciful-evans]

I have no pedals.
But am tempted by this one.

 

[bodia]

Pretty cool!

 

[11top]

Impressive

 

[Shawn@PRS]

That could be very useful for live performances. The mandolin tone isn't all that convincing, but it'll get your bar band through it's cover of Maggie May.
For some reason, this video reminded me of the song We Just Disagree by Dave Mason

 

[CandidPicker]

That could be very useful for live performances. The mandolin tone isn't all that convincing, but it'll get your bar band through it's cover of Maggie May.
For some reason, this video reminded me of the song We Just Disagree by Dave Mason

That's where I'm inclined to agree with you, Shawn...

The mandolin tone can be accomplished by switching to the coil-tapped bridge pickup, and adding a touch of chorus or short delay for the doubled string effect. I was thinking something along the lines of a J. Tull song, but wasn't sure which one (they've done several).

 

[merciful-evans]

Dont appear to be any in the uk.
Looks like the acoustic is safe for while longer yet.

 

[CandidPicker]

Dont appear to be any in the uk.
Looks like the acoustic is safe for while longer yet.

Here ya go....

https://www.hotoneaudio.com/distributors/

 

[Mozzi]

Does it matter that this is modelling the sound of an Acoustic - in fact more acoustics than most people can own and/or have space for in one small convenient and cheaper device and not the exact sound a traditional acoustic because its not one?

Personally, I think this sounds 'good enough' to be a useful tool for some musicians in the right situation - maybe live because at home or in the studio they may have the real thing....

I am sure I have said something similar before

 

[merciful-evans]

Here ya go....

https://www.hotoneaudio.com/distributors/

Ok thank you!
Its not appearing on MusicPshycs site, but its obviously the place to start/enquire.

 

[CandidPicker]

Does it matter that this is modelling the sound of an Acoustic - in fact more acoustics than most people can own and/or have space for in one small convenient and cheaper device and not the exact sound a traditional acoustic because its not one?

Personally, I think this sounds 'good enough' to be a useful tool for some musicians in the right situation - maybe live because at home or in the studio they may have the real thing....

I am sure I have said something similar before...

The sound quality is a solid improvement over previous designs....am thinking they've utilized better IR or modeling technology over previous designs.

I'd been comparing the Omni AC and the Boss AC-3...some reviewers of the AC-3 have said they liked the usefulness of the pedal, but were adverse towards the hiss generated by the TOP and LEVEL knobs when turned up. One retailer replied that the hiss is typically dependent on gain and connecting cable quality...which leads me to believe that the TOP and LEVEL functions are limited to a certain degree.

I've already inquired from Hotone's customer service contact if Hotone has been able to solve the hiss problem, and if so, how have they done this? My intuition tells me that the increased internal voltage of the Omni AC improves the headroom of the effect, thereby solving the hiss problem...

 

[CandidPicker]

The steel string acoustic sounds are pretty convincing, and I kinda like them more than piezo tones, since it doesn’t have that telltale crushing treble attack sound.

The other stuff is..... uh... horrible, and doesn’t sound at all like a nylon, mandolin, or bass.

Might be pretty cool for electric players who dabble in cowboy and hippie genres, as it’s a freakin’ tiny pedal!

Brett demoes the pedal in a brief fashion and doesn't get into discussing the EQ features. But that is the awesome part. Each of the 15 settings can be tone-shaped with a 4-band EQ. He stays within the basic settings and shows you what each can do. Other YT vids describe the Omni is greater detail, if not with more talking and less playing. If perhaps you can handle others gushing about the Omni's attributes, you'll learn how to manage presets with ease.

 

[CandidPicker]

Shockingly good on the steel strings. Definitely convincing enough for most live applications!

However, I was distracted by his unbuttoned sleeve dragging the metal button across that beautiful Studio...

LOL...at least one or 2 other comments on Brett's page mentioned this as well...would not wear a denim jacket while playing guitar, no how...no way...

 

[Mozzi]

@CandidPicker You completely missed the point of my post!!!

I was drawing parallels on purpose with the modelling amps like Helix and Kemper that sound like real amps but are not, just like this pedal that sounds like real acoustics but are not!