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March 9, 2015 at 1:32 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #120581Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Hi I am the lucky owner of a deluxe memory man w tap tempo 1100 unit.
I would like to know what is the exact current draw from the pedal.
I am using de Carl Martin Pro Power. There are two outputs that give 350 ma at 9v. There are six other outputs that give 150 ma at 9V.
I would like to know if i can use de low current outputs to run my memory man.
I know it’s a good idea to leave some marigin.
I think i would be on the safe side if my pedal would draw around 125 ma or less.
Am i right?Thanks for the answer
The DMMTT-1100 is power hungry, it draws 200mA at 9VDC.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorWe will have to check the 8 Step with a Polyphase again. One thing I’m not sure about from your post, does the Polyphase work normally with an expression pedal or is it also problematic?
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorDo you still have the original power supply that you can try with the DXMB as a quick way to see if it fixes the problem? How many other pedals are connected to the 1 Spot, are any of them high power pedals like digital pedals?
Where do you normally have the GAIN knob set?
November 5, 2014 at 10:17 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #120356Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Quote:Quote:Enigma Q balls?Thanks,
Neal.Both Enigma and Riddle draw 150mA.
Is the filter response in the Enigma and Riddle the same as in the Microsynth, or does it follow input dynamics with regard to start frequency with a decay sweep independent of input dynamics?
The Enigma and Riddle follow input dynamics creating an envelope follower that modulates the filter. The START knob sets the frequency that is both the start and end point of the filter sweep, this is when you’re not playing or playing very quietly. The STOP knob sets the frequency that the filter hits when the envelope follower is at its maximum output amplitude which is when you are playing your loudest. In between the START and STOP points is when all the filter sweeping occurs.
The Enigma/Riddle filter response is not the same as Microsynth.
August 12, 2014 at 12:38 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #120162Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Enigma Q balls?Thanks,
Neal.Both Enigma and Riddle draw 150mA.
April 17, 2014 at 7:39 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #119896Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Hi, could you tell the current draw for the deluxe electric mistress? (the newest version) And is this pedal centre positive or negative?I want to use my pedal power 2 plus to feed this pedal (thats what I bought it for, right?).
The Deluxe Electric Mistress draws approximately 22mA.
April 17, 2014 at 7:39 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #119895Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Hello. New user here, and I have the ultimate, absolute ultimate unknown pedal. I defy anyone to find out the actual current draw for the EHX Holiest Grail. I am seemingly the only man to grace the face of this earth that bought one of these elusive thangs. Please help me before my head evaporates.The Holiest Grail draws about 230mA.
April 17, 2014 at 7:38 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #119894Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:I have a question about the 44 Magnum – I saw the earlier post about the 22 caliber voltage range and am wondering if the 44 can also be run safely at lower voltages, and if that will affect output volume. As it is I’m running it off a 24V Apple laptop supply with no issues and quieter would actually be an advantage.Thanks.
Yes you can power the 44 Magnum off lower voltages, I believe down to 12VDC. Running the 44 Magnum from lower voltages will reduce the output power. When you run it at 18VDC, it puts out the same power as the 22 Caliber.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Hey Flick.Thanks for having been dedicated to problem resolution.
My 8-step should land within a couple of days now. I ordered it from MusikStore in Germany and was sent around the 22 june – they did not have any before that.Are you able to predict whether this particular batch will benefit the newer corrected MIDI implementation? Or should I run tests myself, i.e. look for the new features?
Thanks!
Most likely the 8 Step you receive will have the software update. Here’s how you can know for sure:
When you power up the 8 Step it does a little start up light show. If you watch the single digit display, it runs through a bunch of characters. It will hang on a number for the last second or so of startup, that number indicates the version of software the 8 Step is running. If the number is a 2, then it has the software update.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:I see now, at first the operation did not make sense to me reading the instruction. I previously had a HOG2 which worked differently. Good to know there is no issue with this unit.That’s right, the HOG2 does not have the INPUT GAIN slider, it was replaced by a MASTER VOLUME slider.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Let me start by saying the EXH products are great. I just purchased a used HOG and I do not believe the input gain slider works as it should. From range 0-5 there is no change or increase in volume. The output signal volume matches close to, but slightly less than the bypass signal volume throughout the 0-5 slider values. Values increasing from 5-10 thicken the sound a touch, still without any volume increase. Clipping occurs without any volume increase from ranges 8-10. When I slide the position quickly 0-10 you can hear the pedal try to increase/decrease its output momentarily but it is quickly squashed and output remains close to bypass levels.Anyone have a similiar experience? Any thoughts as to the issue? Does EXH provide repair service?
ThanksIt sounds like the INPUT GAIN slider is working normally. As you push the slider upwards, the INPUT GAIN before the ADC increases while simultaneously decreasing the output level. The idea is to have unit gain all along the INPUT GAIN slider’s travel.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Has anyone tried one with a WMD Geiger Counter?An 8 Step user has confirmed that the 8 Step is compatible with the WMD Geiger Counter.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorWe have a software update available for the 8 Step that resolves the MIDI issues. All 8 Step Programs are now being shipped with the MIDI software upgrade. If you have an early version and feel you are experiencing MIDI implementation anomalies, please contact EHX Customer Service at poster [@] sovtek.com.
Unfortunately the 8 Step is not user upgradeable. Our service centers in UK and Germany will have this update available in about 1 week.
There are also a couple added new features that are implemented with the new software update. Here’s a complete list of bug fixes and new features:
– BUG: MIDI Program Change and CC messages are no longer ignored after receiving other MIDI messages nor are these messages misinterpreted by the 8 Step now. Please note: the 8 Step can’t really handle receiving more than 4 PC messages per second. If the PC messages come in at a faster rate, it may skip some of them and move on to the following PC message. Receiving fast PC messages will no longer crash the 8 Step.
– BUG: The 8 Step’s digit display, when set to presets, updates the display number when you send a MIDI PC message between 0 and 9. If you send a PC message above 9, and the 8 Step has a preset stored in that location, the display will blink the number 9. If you send a PC message for a preset that is empty, the 8 Step ignores that PC message.
– NEW FEATURE: Random mode now does not allow the last chosen step to be picked on the next sequence step. So, for example, step 7 will not be picked twice in a row.
– NEW FEATURE: Optional Global Tempo Mode: when Global Tempo is enabled, the rate setting for each preset is ignored when the presets are loaded. The 8 Step continues at the previous tempo before the preset had been loaded. For example, you tap in a tempo, then load preset 3. Preset 3 will playback at the tapped in tempo, not at the tempo it is set to within its preset, although if the tempo is tapped in, the preset’s TAP DIVIDE setting will still be in effect. The Global Tempo mode is not saved with presets but your last setting for this mode is remembered when power cycling. Instructions to enable/disable this mode are below.
– NEW FEATURE: Two Different BOUNCE Modes: The 8 Steps ships with a Bounce mode that does not repeat the first and last step of the sequence when running through the sequence. If the Sequence Length is set to 8, in Bounce mode, you would have a total of 14 steps per cycle. You can now, optionally, set Bounce to repeat the first and last steps of the sequence. With SL set to 8, the total sequence length is 16 steps per cycle. This is a global feature and is not saved with presets but your last setting is remembered during power cycles.
Instructions for changing Global Tempo or Bounce mode:
1. Press and hold the TAP DIVIDE button for 3 seconds.
2. After three seconds, the GL and DIR LEDs above the digit display will light up. Continue to hold down the TAP DIVIDE button during the follwing steps.
3. The digit display will display the current mode, a number between 0 and 3. If this is the first time you are using this feature, it will display 0.
4. Turn the MODE knob to choose the mode you want, the modes are numbered 0 through 3. Here is an explanation of each mode:0: Global Tempo = OFF; Bounce Mode = 14 Step (This is the factory default, Bounce does not repeat each step at the ends of the sequence)
1: Global Tempo = ON; Bounce Mode = 14 Step
2: Global Tempo = OFF; Bounce Mode = 16 Step (Bounce hangs on each step at the ends of the sequence for two ticks of the sequence clock)
3: Global Tempo = ON; Bounce Mode = 16 Step5. Once set to the mode you want, release the TAP DIVIDE button, the 8 Step remembers the setting in its configuration settings.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:My Memory Boy Deluxe which I have had for less then 4 months has a blip that you can hear through the amp.
It is the rate of whatever tempo I have the unit set to. It sounds like a click matching the tempo of my delay. Any thing can help. Does it need to be grounded better?Thanks
Andrew C. Marshall
How are you powering the Deluxe Memory Boy? Does the problem go away if you use the supplied AC Adapter?
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Hi there,William from Molten Voltage here. We make PedalSync MIDI PedalBoard controllers and were very excited to get the 8-step. Unfortunately, apart from the MIDI Clock sync, the MIDI implementation has a number of issues, some of which have been described above.
Program Change messages do not consistently call up the correct preset and sometimes no preset at all. Sometimes Program Change messages on the wrong MIDI channel cause a preset change. (CC 118 failed to call up any presets at all, regardless of MIDI channel).
We have the 8-step synced to the Strymon TimeLine, Eventide PitchFactor, and our own devices and all those recall their presets without any issue. We’ve tested it extensively using our own Master Control, as well as different USB MIDI devices and MIDI software.
Let me be clear, we REALLY want this device to work well, because it complements our MIDI PedalBoard devices.
Please let us know when you get these issues resolved.
Thank you.
Thanks for the report. We’re working on resolving the MIDI issues now and have made good progress this week.
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