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You should probs go for a gain boost (LPB-2ube or similar) and a mid cut/notch/scoop (not sure who even makes simple parametric eqs nowadays. Probs alesis or something); it’ll sound better. The knockout is a more subtle pedal.
CryabetesParticipantIf it’s not a major inconvenience to you, contact customer service to send in for out-of-warrant repair. Their rates are quite reasonable.
CryabetesParticipantan instruments signature sound kinda means no drastic filtering. What sound are you going for?
CryabetesParticipantundesirable only because these are rarely subtle effects. You could get around some of the issues with dynamics control pedals (non-expressive distortions, limiters, compression). Personally I’m more curious what you could do with a Ring Thing than a Microsynth.
April 30, 2013 at 2:29 pm in reply to: MicroSynth and STM with mic’d instruments (accordions)? #119008CryabetesParticipantHey there Tom. Hoping I can help you out with a few of your questions.
Quote:How would your Talking Machine and MicroSynth handle polyphonic chords? Or if I held one note down and introduced a second note – would each note have its own “envelope?”Unfortunately, no – since the sound is essentially your 82 reeds summed into one electrical signal by a mic, variances in amplitude (volume) would cause either of these to retrigger their envelope, occassionally on note changes but more likely in the middle of a long sustain. The Microsynth would either shoot for the average pitch or fluctuate between the multiple pitches, likely retriggering each time it decided one was loud than the other. Bumping the mic would also probably retrigger notes.
A digital synthesis pedal (freeze, superego, HOG2), you’d likely have better results on, but again, you wouldn’t have note-by-note processing available.With the roland digital accordion you have, you’ll likely have a midi out jack that you could use to drive a synthesizer (I’d reccommend a roland xv-2020 on the cheaper end of things, and the sky basically being the limit on the more expensive end – a moog taurus III? Korg RADIAS? Alesis Andromeda? A modular eurorack with a midi note to CV converter?) and you’d be able to get the note by note processing. Adding a cheap multieffects unit like a roland SP404sx, korg kp3, or Alesis ineko (or single pedals, if you want to go that route) would allow you basically free reign over any sounds you want to make.
Quote:The only alternative to mic’ing an acoustic accordion would be to have guitar-like pickups on each reed (if that were even possible.) And with 82 different reeds on just the right hand of one 41 key accordion reed block, the wiring mechanics get overwhelming. But with just one reed block outfitted with pickups, one wouldn’t need additional reed blocks tuned to different octaves or tuned musette – because your pedals could do all that harmonic changing.this is more dependent on how you’d wire the pickup – individual pole pieces on each reed (or, god forbid, individual pickups on each reed) would be a nightmare, but if they’re all basically in a row or two, one or two long pickups would be capable for getting vibrating metal to turn into electrical current.
CryabetesParticipantQuote:something that did it for me was taking a wire, touch it to and tape it to any metal in my rig (metal chassis, 1/4″ metal cable) and the other end in the ground of an outlet. made it go from really loud buzz to nothing but guitar. try it out but make sure to put it in the ground on the outlet. if you hit hot, it could cause alot of problemsjust a possible alternative to, you know, sticking wires into outlets:
on most homes/residences in the US, the plumbing pipes are connected to the ground wire for the house. Use that rather than sticking wires in outlets – less chance of something shifting/arcing etc.CryabetesParticipantQuote:Hi. I’m not an electronics guy, so bear with me. My goal is to use two DDMTT pedals in parallel and control the tempo of each with a single tap, so they are synchronized. The poor man’s solution would be to angle the pedals in such a way that I could stomp on the tap buttons from both pedals at once. What I want is to tap on one switch and control both EMM pedals. The manual says:“TAP SW Jack — Allows the musician to input the tap tempo from an external momentary switch. . . . A suggested Momentary Footswitch that has been tested with the DDMTT is the Boss FS-5U Momentary Foot Switch.”
Questions:
1. Could you Y the output of a single footswitch so that it controls the tap of both DDMTT units?
2. Has anyone tried this, and if so, how did it work?haven’t tried it with the DDMTT but this works with on/off midi applications (keyboard sustain pedals, triggers etc). A yamaha fc-5 (or M-Audio equivalent) might be cheaper than a Boss FS-5U.
CryabetesParticipantThere’s always gut shots and schematics.
CryabetesParticipantQuote:Quick teaser pic of the setup in progress. Still have a few amps and pedals to add. I’m thinking about getting a professional photographer in to take some pics of it. Anyone interested in an EH calendar?only if it’s a page a day
CryabetesParticipantYou wouldn’t want to short the ring to ground though. I’m not 100% on what L6 was doing with their pedal design but I was able to build a converter box for my friend’s M13 so he could use the Yamaha FC-7 I sold him. Basically you want it between the tip and ring only.
edit: pm me an email I can shoot a diagram to. I feel like I’m explaining this really poorly.CryabetesParticipantThe Alesis ModFX FAZE and the MuTron BiPhase are both excellent/complex as well. the Alesis FAZE can be bought cheap too – I got mine for like, $30.
CryabetesParticipantrealize I’m kind of late to the party here, but have you tried putting new springs in? get something with a little more tension on them?
CryabetesParticipantQuote:Thanks for the reply.There’s an opportunity for a future enhancement though. I’m sure players would welcome the chance to construct longer sequences.
you could always get an A/B switcher and run multiple 8steps and switch when appropriate
CryabetesParticipantQuote:The 8-Step is not compatible with the Line 6 pedals we have tested (DL4 and MM4) and we can assume it is not compatible with any Line 6 gear.Heya Flick
could you guys wire up a test cable/converter box to try with the 8step?
Most of the L6 cv applications are done with a 10K treadle on a mono/unbalanced cable
so taking the balanced/stereo out of the 8step, wiring it so the 8step tip is to the L6 output tip, the 8step ring is to the L6 output ground/sleeve (with a either 13.3K or 12.2K resistor in line to lower the signal range, I forget which is appropriate off the top of my head) and the 8step sleeve going nowhere.CryabetesParticipantYes; but you’d have to change the tempo in ableton rather than on the 2880. You could also flip off the external clock switch and they’ll nosedive to wherever the tempo slider is.
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