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zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:43 am

The one thing I think nothing really does is let you vary the clock to degrade the sound quality. I guess you could somehow figure out a way to use a rate reducer plugin in conjunction with your playback speed, but you'd have to build a macro to make it happen. I bet it wouldn't be too hard in Bitwig.

kraster · Post by **kraster** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:06 am

krankyone wrote: Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:58 pm This has some features of what you are looking for:

https://opinionatedchaos.com/fase

Wow this is great.

As an aside it kind of saddens me that things like this don't get the kind of attention they really deserve.

Anyway thanks for the link.

Ah_Dziz · Post by **Ah_Dziz** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:00 pm

zerocrossing wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:43 am The one thing I think nothing really does is let you vary the clock to degrade the sound quality. I guess you could somehow figure out a way to use a rate reducer plugin in conjunction with your playback speed, but you'd have to build a macro to make it happen. I bet it wouldn't be too hard in Bitwig.

That's why I mentioned UA byome. Between the granular modules and the mod system and the big ass knob that adjusts the sample rate of all the DSP, one can get all kinds of fun stuff going. I'm very much less interested in having an exact match of a random pedal, but it can cover all the same ground.

krankyone · Post by **krankyone** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:48 pm

Byome is a good solution for an ITB Chase Bliss alternative. On the other hand, I would go with Beam, especially after the latest update. It's got distorion, delay, reverb, time modulation, and the Taps and Portals pack allows you to create feedback paths. I don't recall if Byome can do feedback. If I had a block diagram of Chase Bliss Mood, I could probably create a nice emulation

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 5:07 pm

Ah_Dziz wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 4:00 pm
zerocrossing wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 2:43 am The one thing I think nothing really does is let you vary the clock to degrade the sound quality. I guess you could somehow figure out a way to use a rate reducer plugin in conjunction with your playback speed, but you'd have to build a macro to make it happen. I bet it wouldn't be too hard in Bitwig.
That's why I mentioned UA byome. Between the granular modules and the mod system and the big ass knob that adjusts the sample rate of all the DSP, one can get all kinds of fun stuff going. I'm very much less interested in having an exact match of a random pedal, but it can cover all the same ground.

I find this thread a fun exercise, even if it is somewhat futile. The truth is, there’s no reason the MOOD couldn’t be done as a plugin. That said, as you mentioned, BYOME and other plugins, cover a lot of it and much more, but still, the MOOD’s clever set of features makes it a classic.

Why not just buy a MOOD? Lots of reasons. Most of all, it would not really fit in my setup. I guess I could dedicate it to a single instrument, but it also lacks the ability to sync with a MIDI clock, which severely limits how much I could use it. To get the most out of it requires learning its arcane DIP switches, which is surmountable, but annoying. But the most important reason is, I’ve already got a lot of fantastic things that might not be a 1:1 MOOD replacement, but serve very similar functions. Every time I’ve tried to replicate what I hear a MOOD doing, I both fail to some degree, and succeed at making something really special.

adl · Post by **adl** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:09 pm

If you're using Ableton Live there's this bundle. It's actually quite nice but tbh the before mentioned HZE pedals are better.
https://justin-loring-shop.fourthwall.c ... le-ableton

ToneCarver · Post by **ToneCarver** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:33 pm

The SoundBetter plugins, Halo and Butterfly Effect, can get into the MOOD/Microcosm territory:
https://shop.soundbetter.com/

trusampler · Post by **trusampler** » Sun Nov 23, 2025 9:28 pm

Yes HALO is my go to for the Microcosm flavor and it works great.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Mon Nov 24, 2025 3:12 am

adl wrote: Sun Nov 23, 2025 7:09 pm If you're using Ableton Live there's this bundle. It's actually quite nice but tbh the before mentioned HZE pedals are better.
https://justin-loring-shop.fourthwall.c ... le-ableton

I hzetate on the HZE plugins because they don’t have demos, and I’ve been burnt before. What ones do you recommend? Are you using them in Bitwig? Windows?

Josephhh · Post by **Josephhh** » Mon Nov 24, 2025 3:14 am

Yea I like the look of the HZE pedals for running the guitar into but need more info …. Or at least a recommendation of a good one to test to get a feel for the series ….

El°HYM · Post by **El°HYM** » Tue Nov 25, 2025 5:39 pm

pekbro · Post by **pekbro** » Tue Nov 25, 2025 5:42 pm

BF sale at Chase Bliss currently, just sayin…

Josephhh · Post by **Josephhh** » Wed Nov 26, 2025 4:13 am

El°HYM wrote: Tue Nov 25, 2025 5:39 pm

This is a nice device, and running the aforementioned fase into it is even nicer!

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Thu Nov 27, 2025 12:49 am

So, it hit me that Melda's MXXX might be able to get one in the general vacinity of the Chase Bliss MOOD. It can. I'm not the best at authoring presets for it, but I made a little something and put it in the Online Exchange called "Chase The Bliss Mood." It's not an emulation of the Chase Bliss MOOD, though I think that can be done, but more along the lines of something one might do with a MOOD, if that makes sense. Regardless, I think it's a fun preset, and if you don't already own MXXX, I highly recommend it. It's currently half off, which is still expensive, but when you realize what it comes with and what it can do, it's quite a bargain. I think of it as a modern Eventide H series style effect processor in software.

adl · Post by **adl** » Thu Nov 27, 2025 5:50 am

HZE Pedal Series 2 is officially out now.
https://www.hze-audio.com/pedalseriesvol2/

Still no demo but you can watch a video of them in action. Pretty sure there will be more videos to come:

Also this guy on insta has explanation videos on the old pedal series. Pretty sure he will make some for the new series as well:
https://www.instagram.com/retones_original/

Chase Bliss Mood MK2 ( Any alternatives in software ? )