Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.21 “Turn you guitar into a string synth and tin whistle.”

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March 17, 2011 at 12:27 pm #81465

Effectology
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Happy St.Pats Day!

Electro-Harmonix Effectology, Vol.21 “Turn you guitar into a string synth and tin whistle.”
By Bill Ruppert

March 17, 2011 at 12:29 pm #114680

bill ruppert
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Below are the settings for Effectology episode 21.

String Synthesiser/ARP / SOLINA STRING-ENSEMBLE

Cannon Blast

Tin Whistle

March 17, 2011 at 7:44 pm #114688

aliensporebomb
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Fantastic demonstration.

Bill, you really should do a solo project using all of this – I know I’d buy it and I suspect a lot of
us out there would too.

I keep thinking “what’s he going to do next?”

March 17, 2011 at 7:50 pm #114689

Brooklyn
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Bill,

As a proud Irish American, your clip brought a tear to my eye. Great playing! As always, thank you very much and Slñ¡inte to you & yours, Bill!

James

March 18, 2011 at 12:04 am #114692

andersbror
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Love it! Thanks for another great video….one question-Where do you put the Freeze pedal in the chain?

Thanks!

March 18, 2011 at 12:41 am #114694

bill ruppert
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Thanks guys!
The Freeze is first in the chain.

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Love it! Thanks for another great video….one question-Where do you put the Freeze pedal in the chain?

Thanks!

March 18, 2011 at 2:56 am #114700

Mr.Grim
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i love worldly ethnic sounds, i just love that flute sound, reminds me of a medieval or fantasy movie, i may have enjoyed growing up!

March 31, 2011 at 3:39 pm #114741

citson
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Hi, I bought a voice box for the whistle sound but I don’t know how to make it work. Do I need a microphone too to use it? I’m going Guitar->EHX VB instrument input->EHX VB instrument output->Effects->Amp

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!!!

GREAT WORK WITH EFFECTOLOGY!!!

March 31, 2011 at 3:49 pm #114742

TheGhostMachina
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You need to plug your guitar into the xlr input for the VB to effect it (it’s a vocal effect). The instrument input effects the signal going to the xlr input. The VB effects will be out of the xlr. The instrument out passes the signal frm the instrument input unaffected. To get the whistle sound I don’t thing you need anything connected to the instrument input. So, long story short, ya need to adapt your guitar to xlr, then back to 1/4″.

Happy whistling;)

TGM

March 31, 2011 at 4:00 pm #114743

citson
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Alright!!! thanks for your help!!! I’ll need that input cable, I have the one for the output.

March 31, 2011 at 5:55 pm #114847

bill ruppert
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Yes you need adaptors for use with a guitar. One male and one female 1/4 to xlr.
You can find them cheap on line is you look around.

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Alright!!! thanks for your help!!! I’ll need that input cable, I have the one for the output.

March 31, 2011 at 8:31 pm #114849

citson
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Thanks for the help, I made the cable and it works.

But… I need more help, it doesn’t sound anything like a whistle. The settings on the VB are as told. Does the phantom need to be on or off? Are the Big Muff and Cathedral necessary? I am using my amp distortion and my Delay (short delay to make it sound more like a reverb).

When I turn the VB on with the whistle setting the only thing that changes is that it sounds a bit more reverbish, but the pitch is the same and the sound is very similar to when it’s off.

Sorry for my ignorance and thanks for your help

March 31, 2011 at 8:50 pm #114850

bill ruppert
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Phontom is not on.
The sound should be one octave higher than your guitar with the setting above.
If you hear reverb it is set wrong.
Make sure you press the MIC-Bypass switch and the light is on.
Set the amp for clean and play single notes.
Thats it…

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Thanks for the help, I made the cable and it works.

But… I need more help, it doesn’t sound anything like a whistle. The settings on the VB are as told. Does the phantom need to be on or off? Are the Big Muff and Cathedral necessary? I am using my amp distortion and my Delay (short delay to make it sound more like a reverb).

When I turn the VB on with the whistle setting the only thing that changes is that it sounds a bit more reverbish, but the pitch is the same and the sound is very similar to when it’s off.

Sorry for my ignorance and thanks for your help

March 31, 2011 at 9:08 pm #114851

citson
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hahahahha I might sound ignorant, but not that much, the bypass switch was on hahahha the problem was I kept pressing the preset switch thinking I was saving it but instead I was choosing the factory preset. I read the manual and now I have the whistle preset.

It sounds amazing!!! I will be using it a lot with my celtic rock band.

Thanks for everything Bill!!! And keep doing the effectology, It is awesome, and it really works for EHX, this is the second EHX pedal I buy because of your effectology (The first one being a micro POG).

THANKS!

March 31, 2011 at 9:16 pm #114852

bill ruppert
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GREAT!
If you want reverb turn up the harmony knob.
Have fun!!

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hahahahha I might sound ignorant, but not that much, the bypass switch was on hahahha the problem was I kept pressing the preset switch thinking I was saving it but instead I was choosing the factory preset. I read the manual and now I have the whistle preset.

It sounds amazing!!! I will be using it a lot with my celtic rock band.

Thanks for everything Bill!!! And keep doing the effectology, It is awesome, and it really works for EHX, this is the second EHX pedal I buy because of your effectology (The first one being a micro POG).

THANKS!
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