The EHX wishful thinking thread.

[Cryabetes]

I’d be all about a Clockworks reissue along with some of EHX’s drum modules (XO cases? yeah?)

[The EH Man]

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Yeah, you have said that before, and I’m curious how it would work. Aren’t cassette tapes designed so the tape is exposed only at one small point? How would the tape delay be able to record and read the signal simultaneously? I guess I see how you could do a short, 1 repeat reverse delay, but beyond that, I don’t see how cassette tapes could be used in a delay framework.

If you worked it out tho’, I’d def get one, since I have a bunch of old cassettes taking up space.

Actually, a cassette recorder has 2 heads: the playback and the recording heads. Some high end ones have 3 heads so you can actually hear what you’re recording in real time.

[BlueSteel]

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I’d be all about a Clockworks reissue along with some of EHX’s drum modules (XO cases? yeah?)

yea i hope they reissue the drum stuff like the space drum and all the others, that’d be awesome!

[Cryabetes]

@bluesteel
or maybe like one definitive unit that can do all of their sounds but no presets so we end up buying six copies

[SanquiFlerb]

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@bluesteel
or maybe like one definitive unit that can do all of their sounds but no presets so we end up buying six copies

If I could make 6 completely awesome sounds of a pedal, then I would buy that pedal 6 times (if it’s cheap)

[devnulljp]

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EHX pedals you want to see but will probably never happen. Ever. But should

Big Muff Tone Wicker but with real parts instead of SMC (so we can fix it when it breaks for one thing), quality control, less noise. I’d buy that.

[Cryabetes]

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Yeah, you have said that before, and I’m curious how it would work. Aren’t cassette tapes designed so the tape is exposed only at one small point? How would the tape delay be able to record and read the signal simultaneously? I guess I see how you could do a short, 1 repeat reverse delay, but beyond that, I don’t see how cassette tapes could be used in a delay framework.

If you worked it out tho’, I’d def get one, since I have a bunch of old cassettes taking up space.

Actually, a cassette recorder has 2 heads: the playback and the recording heads. Some high end ones have 3 heads so you can actually hear what you’re recording in real time.

So I was putzing around with a microcassette recorder at work today (because I want to be Dale Cooper, obviously) and I realised microcassettes have two readable spots on them because the head is offset from the center of tape (ie, they have the backing felt under each roller rather than just in the center).

Since my company is moving towards digital audio recording solutions, i’m going to have a fair number of players/recorders/decks at my disposal- any DIY guys/forumers want to make one of these into a tape delay with a lovely -70db noise floor? it’s looking like it’ll be easier than a VCR or walkman-based delay.

[SanquiFlerb]

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Yeah, you have said that before, and I’m curious how it would work. Aren’t cassette tapes designed so the tape is exposed only at one small point? How would the tape delay be able to record and read the signal simultaneously? I guess I see how you could do a short, 1 repeat reverse delay, but beyond that, I don’t see how cassette tapes could be used in a delay framework.

If you worked it out tho’, I’d def get one, since I have a bunch of old cassettes taking up space.

Actually, a cassette recorder has 2 heads: the playback and the recording heads. Some high end ones have 3 heads so you can actually hear what you’re recording in real time.

So I was putzing around with a microcassette recorder at work today (because I want to be Dale Cooper, obviously) and I realised microcassettes have two readable spots on them because the head is offset from the center of tape (ie, they have the backing felt under each roller rather than just in the center).

Since my company is moving towards digital audio recording solutions, i’m going to have a fair number of players/recorders/decks at my disposal- any DIY guys/forumers want to make one of these into a tape delay with a lovely -70db noise floor? it’s looking like it’ll be easier than a VCR or walkman-based delay.

I see that everyone misses something: a cassette is not a tape loop. the tape ends at some point. it would work for a fair amount of time (30 mins, but depends on the tape), but then you’ll have to flip the tape to keep using it. No big deal for me, but idk, my 2 cents

[Toonster]

Isn’t there a solution to rewind the tap back when in bypass, if that is possible it would still be verry usefull

[SanquiFlerb]

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Isn’t there a solution to rewind the tap back when in bypass, if that is possible it would still be verry usefull

that seems complicated. also, what if you want it on for more than 30′? It might sound ilogical to modern music, but I see it’s an impediment

[diegoarts]

well, my tape decks got a auto-flip function. the tapehead changes to side two after the tape ends – takes only about 1 or 2 seconds – would be no big deal i think!

hey, this would be so great and the unit could be much smaller with microcassettes!!!

[gearwhore]

A Signal Pad with an EQ like the HBE Detox EQ.

BeeTeeDubs, anyone try one of those out? Thinking about picking one up tomorrow.

[hp35]

Nano 3 knob Big Muff Pi, Nano 3 knob Electric Mistress or (Deluxe)

[julian]

More cool synthy type stuff designed by David Cockerell.

[Mr.Grim]

hay Julian, have you seen this?!?!

http://www.pkeffects.com/en/products/synthesizer.html

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