Miku Stomp!

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:43 pm

Ever wanted your guitar to sound like a teenage robotic chipmunk? Now you can (in a few weeks, anyway)!

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This is so ridiculous and silly that I sort of want one just for the lulz. I bet you could actually get some fun noises out of this thing.

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:50 pm

This is great haha
I wonder what putting a distortion in front of or before would sound like

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 10:12 pm

Unless there is a blend control this is likely just a monophonic midi pedal, in which case a distortion before it would just make it harder to track. A distortion after it or a delay or something would sound awesome.

I kinda want one depending on price.

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:36 am

holy shit

not gonna lie, i kinda want to just play with it for a good several hours and see what i can do with it

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:35 pm

waifu fuzz

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:35 pm

kawaii delay

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:35 pm

sugoi overdrive

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:41 pm

I MUST HAVE IT

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:56 pm

I kind of want one just to watch anime and make my own soundtrack

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:09 pm

LULZ on the switch placement

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:36 pm

71Smallbox wrote:LULZ on the switch placement

Not to mention, there is a "scat" setting

Any bets on a "tentacle" hidden feature?

Post by **Doog** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:49 pm

finboy wrote:
71Smallbox wrote:LULZ on the switch placement
Not to mention, there is a "scat" setting

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 3:23 pm

I really hope the "nyan" setting is good, running it through a harmonizer and looper could make for the most annoying noise ever made.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:46 am

jesus the fucking computer version is 150 bucks

http://sonicwire.com/product/vocaloid/special/mikuv3e

Post by **Doog** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:17 am

The programme sounds like it does loads of compositional stuff, whereas this pedal is just one part of DAT

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:32 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:kawaii delay

cute delay? must be like a little reverb.

But what's the pedal do? Just sing out notes in Italian notation with effects?

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:29 am

The Vocaloid software is a really clever and usable songwriting tool (I'm using a different 'singer' version though - Re: my 'robotic chipmunk' comment in the OP) but for many of them you can only type in lyrics that are in Japanese. It's a totally different thing to this pedal...I'm assuming this mimics the vocal characteristics of the Miku voice bank to act on the filtering of the guitar signal. It looks like this just makes vocal harmonies rather than sung words/phrases (apart from the word 'nyan' apparently).

If you want a proper Vocaloid voice synth, the Prima version can do English lyrics, and is relatively cheap. The software is on its third generation now, so some of the voice banks for earlier versions are being upgraded to the Vocaloid 3 standard.

There's a little subculture centred around the Vocaloid software, and some of the people using it are genuinely talented. I'm guessing that this pedal is geared towards them, but I'd still like to play around with this. Putting it in front of a distortion and a looper could be interesting!

EDIT: how about pairing it with one of these?

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:00 pm

Info on the us website...

http://www.korg.com/us/products/effects/mikustomp/

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:06 pm

Available in certain countries only, please let the U.S. be one of them.

I need this in my life, along with that new ehx organ thing. My guitar must sound like a vocaloid accompanied by organ fuzz through a wall of delay. I need this.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:02 am

At the reported Â¥13,000 it seems like reasonable chunk for the thrills, and with Korean Won killing the Yen right now I'm even more tempted.

Teh Cinderz and I have decided to not blow a precious month's salary on another luxurious Club Med trip this year, and instead will vacationing for a few days in Osaka next month for a fraction of that. Would love to see if the guitar shops in Shinsaibashi/Namba will have them by then...