Poly Hector Review - does it make modular dreams come true? + track download
Added 2021-08-15 16:34:57 +0000 UTCHi!
It's modular inception! There have been a few attempts at programable modules, and Hector (and Beebo) are on the review table today.
Hector absolutely nails ease of use, and having a bunch of ported Mutable Instruments modules, an Echoplex Digital Pro style looper, and convolution reverbs doesn't hurt.
One may say, if you're going to be patching on a screen, why not just do it on an iPad or computer? A good point of course.
The answer, I think, is just like Beebo was Poly Effects attempt at letting you build your dream pedal, Hector is their offering in the dream module territory.
But, as usual, with the pros, come the cons - if you really get into making your dream come true, you might hit a CPU and sluggishness wall rather quickly, so yes, it can make dreams come true, but currently only if you can express them in a handful of modules. Hopefully future firmware updates with make patching large modules snappier.
More info in the video, the patch I created in the video and the outro track are attached.
All my best and take care!
Ziv (exploring modular dreams on youtube as "Loopop")
