Anyone tried the Meris Polymoon? Opinions?

Philtre

So, this looks kind of cool.

Anyone here got one?

I might get one (any one selling?)

GavRichList

Had it. Liked it. Sold it. It’s new owner is very happy. 

Philtre

GavRichList said:

Had it. Liked it. Sold it. It’s new owner is very happy. 

To @boogieman ? Paging Mister @boogieman ...

GavRichList

Philtre said:

GavRichList said:

Had it. Liked it. Sold it. It’s new owner is very happy. 

To @boogieman ? Paging Mister @boogieman ...

Yep

Teetonetal

It's awesome. I can't rate it highly enough. Especially in stereo.

Philtre

Teetonetal said:

It's awesome. I can't rate it highly enough. Especially in stereo.

I hear that it's shit, so I'll take it off your hands to end your suffering.

boogieman

Someone called? 

Yup, it is an amazing thing. Buy one! 

Seriously, it is a great delay. I’ve tried and owned quite a few (various Boss’s, TC Nova, Strymon, Eventide Timefactor, Line 6 DL4, Way Huge SupaPuss) and this is easily the best of the lot. I’m running it in stereo too and it just sounds immense. I still can’t quite believe Gav decided to sell it on. 

GavRichList

boogieman said:

Someone called? 

Yup, it is an amazing thing. Buy one! 

Seriously, it is a great delay. I’ve tried and owned quite a few (various Boss’s, TC Nova, Strymon, Eventide Timefactor, Line 6 DL4, Way Huge SupaPuss) and this is easily the best of the lot. I’m running it in stereo too and it just sounds immense. I still can’t quite believe Gav decided to sell it on. 

Glad you love it. 

Philtre

I'm starting to gas....

Teetonetal

Philtre said:

Teetonetal said:

It's awesome. I can't rate it highly enough. Especially in stereo.

I hear that it's shit, so I'll take it off your hands to end your suffering.

£400 and it's yours.

Philtre

Oh dear. I might have just accidentally ordered one...

Philtre

...so I have a new Meris Polymoon.

I wanted to try the presets but it seems I have to have a 4 button MIDI switch or general MIDI access.

Any tips from Polymoon users? How to reset to defaults? What knobs to change with the Alt button? Questions, questions...

GavRichList

It doesn’t have pre-installed presets to my knowledge; just the ability to save your own. It’s a steeper learning curve than the other Meris that one, best thing I can advise is to just experiment. Keep twisting knobs and exploring the alt functions. The manual is actually pretty good. 

Philtre

Thanks @GavRichList - you say that it has the ability to save your own presets. Have you done this and, if so, how have you recalled them? Are you hooked up via MIDI?

GavRichList

Philtre said:

Thanks @GavRichList - you say that it has the ability to save your own presets. Have you done this and, if so, how have you recalled them? Are you hooked up via MIDI?

Yep, Mine was all MIDI’d up. Can save up to 16 on the unit. 

Philtre

GavRichList said:

Philtre said:

Thanks @GavRichList - you say that it has the ability to save your own presets. Have you done this and, if so, how have you recalled them? Are you hooked up via MIDI?

Yep, Mine was all MIDI’d up. Can save up to 16 on the unit. 

Sorry to keep bugging you - what MIDI controller did you use?

GavRichList

dont be daft - Meris and MIDI are like, two of my specialist subjects! haha. 

Morningstar MC6 controls my whole board. You'd also need a midibox to convert DIN to TRS / TS. There are a few that will work with Meris; they have their own I/O box, Disaster Area do one and Chase Bliss too. I have both the Chase Bliss and the Meris boxes, and for me the CB one is the better of the two; it's slightly cheaper and it's MIDI Thru seems to work in a more straightforward and reliable way.  

Philtre

Thanks. :-)

Philtre

@GavRichList Here's an interesting thing regarding powering the Polymoon.

I use a GigRig power setup with a couple of Distributors and Isolators. The Isolators have 4 outs, each supposed to provide around 135mA. The Polymoon needs around 150mA. So I thought I'd try one of the power outs from an Isolator on the Polymoon. It doesn't work at first, but if I get it going with the Timelord adapter (provides > 150mA) then switch to the lower current isolator, it works. It's as if the higher current boots it up and then it's happy with a lower current.

meltedbuzzbox

Philtre said:

@GavRichList Here's an interesting thing regarding powering the Polymoon.

I use a GigRig power setup with a couple of Distributors and Isolators. The Isolators have 4 outs, each supposed to provide around 135mA. The Polymoon needs around 150mA. So I thought I'd try one of the power outs from an Isolator on the Polymoon. It doesn't work at first, but if I get it going with the Timelord adapter (provides > 150mA) then switch to the lower current isolator, it works. It's as if the higher current boots it up and then it's happy with a lower current.

Most, well several pedals behave like that.
I wouldnt run a real expensive pedal under powered, it's not the best idea

Wazmeister

Lovely sounding the Polymoon... i simply struggled to recreate sounds, and the lack of presets ultimately put me off.