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October 11, 2012 at 3:44 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #118234Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Hello, what is the current draw for the new MICRO SYNTH (XO series)? I read all the posts but I think didn’t find it (or maybe it’s just late night…!)
It is the same as the new bass micro SYNTH?Thanks!
It’s the same as the Bass Microsynth: 55 mA maximum.
September 7, 2012 at 7:30 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #118123Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorThe current draw of the Nano Small Stone is 10mA.
August 16, 2012 at 9:07 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #118007Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:What is the current draw of new Bass Microsynt ? 9 volt tension. Somebody say is 40 mA, is that correct?The maximum current draw of the Bass Microsynth is 55mA. Some settings will draw less, down to 45mA.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Thanks Flick, how should I go about sending it in?Oh yeah, good question. Email info@ehx.com or call (718) 937-8300 and ask for customer service. They will help you out.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorWe tried a couple of Cathedral’s and did not experience the volume from bypass to effect mode as you both described. There are certainly reverb sounds that you could create on the Cathedral that are lower in volume than the bypassed signal but if the BLEND knob is set fully counter-clockwise for 100%, the volume should not change between bypass and effect modes. It sounds like both of your units may have be malfunctioning. You can send it in for repair.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Would that be expensive/hard to fix ?You can send that in to be repaired. Contact info@ehx.com or call (718) 937-8300 and ask for customer service.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Hey Flick,I just tested it on multiple channels and the volume drop was consistent whether the blend knob was fully dry or wet.
We’ll check this out today.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorAnother quick question for both you: is there a volume drop when the BLEND knob is set fully counter-clockwise, so that all you would hear is the DRY signal?
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorCan you tell where you have the knobs set on the Cathedral?
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorSomeone from Roland contacted us and we looked into this problem. I happened to have both an MC-505 and 2880 at home. Here is what we found:
In summary the 2880 and MC-505 don’t get along too well as far as MIDI Clock syncing goes. The MC-505’s MIDI Clock tempo is too erratic for the 2880 to properly follow it. I don’t know what version of the MC-505 software I have, for some reason when I tried to check the software version on power up, it wouldn’t work, it went straight to the first pattern.
Here are the tests I performed:
LISTENING TESTS
1. Connected the MIDI OUT from the MC-505 to the MIDI IN on the 2880. Set the MC-505 to output MIDI Clock. Enabled MIDI Clock on the 2880.
2. Attempted to record a loop on the 2880 with the MC-505 providing the tempo, it wouldn’t work, the 2880 would stop recording after a couple beats.
3. Instead I recorded a loop on the 2880 using its own internal clock, then I allowed it to sync to the MC-505’s MIDI Clock for playback of the loop. It seemed to work fine but then I started noticing that the speed of the 2880’s loop kept changing. The loop would go out of tune somewhat randomly. This is a sign that the MIDI Clock master’s tempo is changing.
4. I then took out my X0X B0X which has MIDI Clock out and connected it to the 2880. I was able to both record and playback loops on the 2880 using the X0X B0X as the MIDI Clock master. When I listened back to the loop with the X0X B0X as the MIDI Clock master, the speed of the loop did not waver at all.COMPUTER TESTS
1. I used Logic 7 to see the MIDI Clock reading in real-time.
2. First I connected the MC-505 to my computer and set its tempo to 130BPM. When I pressed play, and let the MC-505 play for four or five bars, I started observing the BPM read out in Logic. The MC-505 wavered from a maximum of 131.6 BOM to 129.5 BPM.
3. Then I changed the tempo on the MC-505 to 108 BPM and observed a range of 109.2 BPM to 107.0 BPM.
4. I connected the MIDI Out of the X0X B0X to the computer and observed its BPM range first at a tempo of 105 BPM. The hundredth digit was the only one to waver. So the range was 105.28 BPM to 105.21 BPM.
5. I turned the tempo up to around 130 BPM (the X0X B0X does not have a tempo read out, you have to guess). Again, only the hundredth digit wavered. The readings were 129.69 to 129.63.
6. I then connected the 2880’s MIDI output to the computer. First at a tempo of 131 BPM (the 2880 also does not have a tempo read out). The MIDI clock wavered from 131.8 BPM to 131.4 BPM.
7. Moving the tempo down on the 2880 to 110 BPM, the tempo wavered from 110.2 to 109.9.Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:on this topic of effects loops in the DMMWTT, I want to run a regular DMM echoes – in the loop of the DMMWtt, to get like a multitap thing –
could you give me a way to do that – with the blend knobs etcWe haven’t tried this, it sounds like a great idea. I would recommend setting the BLEND knob of the DMM to 50% or so, that way the DMMTT will delay both the original dry signal and the delayed signal from the DMM. You’ll probably want to set the BLEND on the DMMTT to around 50% also.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:HiI love my DMMTT but I really liked the Lo cut option on the DMB. Would it work if I wired some sort of tone pot (if there’s one that cuts bass rather than the treble) to a couple of jacks and put it in the FX loop or is not that simple? I’d like to avoid using a full sized EQ pedal if at all posssible
If so what type of/ value pot should I use? I’m assuming it wouldn’t do any harm but I don’t know much about electronics!
Any suggestions would be very welcome
PeteYou can definitely insert an EQ into the DMMTT’s FX Loop and get the same lo cut feature that is present in the DXMB. You will need at least three components in order to make the low cut circuit: 1 potentiometer, 1 capacitor and 1 resistor. I recommend the following values:
0.1uF Capacitor
100k / Reverse LOG (Linear would also work) Potentiometer
470 ohm resistorConnect one lead of the 0.1uF capacitor directly to the input jack of the EQ.
Connect the other lead of the capacitor to the output of the EQ.
Connect the 470 ohm resistor to the lead of the capacitor that is connected to the output.
Connect the other lead of the 470 resistor to the CW (clockwise) pin of the pot.
Connect the CCW pin of the pot to the GND connection of the input/output jacks of the EQ.
Connect the wiper of the pot to the grounded CCW pin of the pot.In this set up, as you turn the knob clockwise, more low end will be cut. It will definitely work best with a reverse log potentiometer. The linear will work ok, but most of the filtering action will occur in the last 25% of CW rotation. If you can get a log pot, you could reverse the CW and CCW connections and make it so that turning the pot CCW will filter more of the low end.
January 26, 2012 at 8:19 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #116712Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:what could be the minimum ?The minimum voltage is 12VDC. The minimum current, to get something usable, not really sure but probably 0.5A.
One note of warning: if you are using a power supply that can’t supply enough current, the 22 Caliber will still try to draw as much current as it can get, this could potentially damage the power supply.
January 25, 2012 at 7:51 pm in reply to: The What Is The Current Draw For That EHX Pedal Thread #116853Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:HelloI would like to know if the caliber 22 can run with less mA ?
the manual says 18VDC 1,5A
Can I use a different voltage or amperage ?
You can run at lower current and/or lower voltage (I think down to 12VDC) but its peak output power will also be reduced below 22W.
January 6, 2012 at 8:14 pm in reply to: 2880, midi Ext Clock slave, quantize, new loop… 4 beat count in? #116697Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:So my GUESS is that it’s getting a play command somehow from the Looper mode, and as long as it never receives a “stop”, it believes the MIDI master is in a playback mode so it works. Am I right?That’s right, if the 2880 has received a START command, and does not receive the STOP command, it will begin recording immediately the first time you press the RECORD button. You can also start and stop the loop using the 2880’s buttons and it will allow you to start and stop all you want.
If the 2880 has not received the START command, it will record the loop but if you stop loop playback, it will not PLAY the loop again until it has received a START command even if you press play on the 2880.
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