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September 8, 2010 at 5:48 pm #80707Barra RockParticipant
http://soundcloud.com/perplexed-ehx/pog-test
Boy oh Boy. I need closure on this issue. Anyone who’s ever owned a Micro Pog..Does it naturally emit a loud hiss when you turn it on?
Many of you replied when I asked before. EHX says it makes noise, and it’s normal, but hardly any of you thought it was noisy, and no online demos ever sound like my pedal. I have made a short sound recording, please see below for description. I just don’t know how I could use this pedal for anything quieter than full out rock and roll assault.If i could locate another Micro Pog for reference, I would – but there isn’t one in my local geography. So I ask for your help, EHX community.
Amplifier was close miked with a large diaphragm condenser
Recorded at 44.1 khz onto Roland VS-1880
and recorded line in to my laptop using audacity
saved as a .wav file0:06 – 0:19 clean signal
0:19 – 0:44 MicroPog engaged
0:44 – 0:55 clean signal
0:55 – 1:00 MicroPog engaged
1:00 – 1:05 clean signal
1:05 – 1:14 pedal on/off without playingsignal chain: Gibson Marauder – Micro Pog – Fender Blues Jr. amplifier
Using new cables and supplied adapter
run through power conditionersounds the same at the music store
the hiss only went away using the most extreme settings on a boss ns-2 pedal, but by that time the playing dynamics were so screwed i could barely make it musical.Thanks,
Barra RockSeptember 9, 2010 at 1:42 am #111315fantomenosMemberNope, mine sure doesn’t sound anywhere near that noisy.
September 12, 2010 at 3:05 am #111366The Ghost of Sim TutMemberAgreed, mine is definitely not that noisy.
To play devil’s advocate, it doesn’t really sound bad, but I hear you, it should work correctly.
September 12, 2010 at 6:42 pm #111375ExplorerMemberThat sounds a bit hissy.
Here’s the things I’d test, if I were trying to run down a problem:
Recording clean to your input, no amp or mic in the chain. I’d even remove the guitar, just plugging a dummy chord into the input to turn it on. If possible, I’d run the pedal off of batteries, making up a battery pack so I could completely rule out noise from an odd line problem.
Using that basic set-up, so I’d know nothing extraneous was involved, I record with the pedal bypassed and on, but with only the dry signal on (both octaves turned completely down). If I knew what unity gain was for the pedal (normal unaffected volume equal to volume with pedal on), I’d use that setting for this recording.
I’d record with the effect on, dry off, and sweeping the lower octave from completely off to halfway, then to off again. Then I’d record it from completely off to halfway, wait a bit, then to full, then to halfway, then to full, then to halfway, and again to off.
I’d do a similar recording for the upper octave.
At that point, I’d be able to tell if the problem was possibly a frequency being introduced at an unnoticed pitch by the guitar, amp or microphone, or if it was coming from the pedal. Following a similar procedure, I was able to show that my Musket v2 was generating a noise internally, and that it wasn’t my set-up. I’ve also had occasions in the past where the pedal wasn’t at fault, but was merely sensitive enough to uncover a problem with other gear which had gone unnoticed.
Just out of curiosity, you write English very well. Where exactly are you located that EHX gear is completely out of reach for comparison? In most places in North America, for example, although it might require a little travel, one can usually get to a major city with music shops.
I’d be interested in hearing what happened, should you pursue the above procedure in your quest for closure….
September 12, 2010 at 10:07 pm #111378Barra RockParticipantthank-You so far everyone for taking the time to listen to the clip and weigh in.
Explorer, The Micro Pog has two outs, an effect and a dry. When I plug in to the dry out, and engage the pedal there are no problems. It’s only through the effect out that I have trouble. The hiss begins when the pedal is switched on, and stays at a CONSISTENT VOLUME regardless of the level settings on the dry/sub-octave/octave up knobs.
The effects themselves appear to be functioning as they should; it is only this hissing that isn’t right.I live in Canada. My local music store doesn’t carry the unit, and the staff there haven’t sold them before. The nearest music store after that is in the next province – a four hour drive. Both stores are owned by the same chain. I could order a brand new unit to field test at the store, however i’d need to special order it and guarantee the purchase with a deposit.
I would like to get to a store that
has one, though it may take a while.thanks for the recording tip – I don’t know what to do since EHX continues to say that there is nothing wrong with my pedal. I bought it second hand. I certainly don’t remember the hiss being there. The effect stopped working an hour after I turned it on. I sent the pedal and a repair fee to EHX. I got it back and the noise was the first thing I noticed.
Why would all those demos on the internet not mention the fact that this hiss is normal? There is one demo in particular where a fellow is recommending that the Micro Pog makes a great bass if you’re doing recording demos. I just don’t see how i could use the pedal to simulate bass with that awful noise behind the effect.
I hope some EHX staff come across this post and can straighten it out.
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