Is the DuoX still good?

Using MOD devices
#1

hi sorry add this here as a reply but i could see an option add a new post as a newbie

I have been offered a mod duo x (one with the power switch) - i was debating if it worth it and if support is still good in terms of plug ins etc + i know its a legacy product , but it still looks powerful and unique.

i tested the desktop app on my mac with latest OSX and that seems to work

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#2

thanks for moving my post - appreciated
am i missing something , but where do you add new topic?

or is because I’m a new user , I’m not seeing it

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#3

Probably. Discourse adds all kinds of (obfuscated) limitations on new accounts.

#4

it is as flexible and unique as ever, though these days it lacks a bit on the power front, there’s still enough to do whatever you want, within a reasonable set of CPU limits. There are some quirks of the interface/GUI that would ideally have been fixed by now… but still, it’s a fantastic device and can be used in so many ways…

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#5

Thanks

I used to have the ploy Hector, the module version of their pedal . Bebo

That was quite cool …albeit fiddly with the touch screen , i stopped using it as it was a of pain in practice…shame tho

#6

I’ve yet to find anything that comes close in terms of versatility of software and usefulness of hardware. If the DuoX suddenly ceased to exist, a whole ton of things that it makes possible in my music would be impossible to recreate… I love it :slight_smile:

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#7

Unearthing and dusting off my MOD DuoX… Would love to hear how you’re using yours!

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#8

Doesn’t the Duo X have more CPU power than any of the others, including the dwarf?

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#10

Yes.
Although (imo) the MOD Dwarf is way more versatile on interactions (things like the pagination, endless encoders, Navigation Mode, etc.)

#11

But we have way more pages of controls on the DuoX no?

I still really like the DuoX formfactor and knobs <3

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#12

I’m in the same boat here. Love the pages of controls, love the form factor. It’s become a crucial part of most of my projects, so much so that I had to get a backup unit.

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#13

Yes and no (I guess, because I didn’t really do the maths :sweat_smile:). On the MOD Duo X you have only pages; on the MOD Dwarf you have the pages and sub-pages system, which makes the 3 knobs (endless, which I feel is a plus here) multiply in 3 sub-pages and then that in 8 pages.
Anyway, my approach is/was always. I find the MOD Dwarf more versatile but more for a guitar (on floor) usage. The MOD Dwarf is perfect to mess around live with effects applied or on synth stuff or even vocals and so. Sometimes (i must say it), I just get a bit overwhelmed with so many knobs. Either I try to map everything on a plugin per page (and for that, there are not always enough) or I always have so much control over everything that I kind of forget what is where.
But both are great devices.
In summary (for me), the MOD Dwarf is perfect for floor usage with a little bit of interaction, the MOD Duo X is perfect to use effects to completely transform a sound.