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Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:oh, so now its your band when her name is first! just kidding, is there any real birthname relevence?
You’re right actually. I’m just the guitarist. Swish came up with the name and the concept and writes the majority of the songs.
The names have no relevance to our real names at all. “Swish and Flick” is taken from a phrase used in Harry Potter.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:hey flick, is there a swish (person)?There is, she’s the singer in my band.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorIf you turn the DRY PAN knob to fully counter-clockwise (fully left) the inputs will go to the correct outputs: Left In to Left Out, Right In to Right Out.
If you turn the DRY PAN knob to fully clockwise (fully right) the outputs will be reversed: Left In to Right Out and Right In to Left Out.
If you center the DRY PAN knob, both outputs will be a mix of the Left and Right inputs.
The DRY PAN knob only changes your monitoring, it does not change what is recorded to each track.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorWe are looking into the cause of the problem, there are a couple of things that might cause it.
The DXMB (Deluxe Memory Boy) will definitely not have this problem.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorYes we have shipped a certain number of Microsynths and Bass Micros with that extra hole.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Anybody have any idea what the input impedance is? I’m interested in using it with piezo pickups which like to see at least 1Meg ohms.The input impedance is 2 Mohms.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorBrian is the guy on the left with the beard, he wrote My Dad is Rich. I’m the one playing guitar in the video doing the Auto-tune stuff.
I’m also in the Mole/Screaming Bird/22 Caliber videos.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorQuote:Okay thanks for the response. I did not turn any trimpot. As I said, I liked the mod depth straight out of the box.What I want to know is: is it normal for the Memory Toy to have some added white noise to the repeats after about 10-11 o’clock or should I send it back?
I really really like the sound of this delay pedal, but the noise can be annoying.
It is normal with most analog delays for some white noise to be added to the delayed signal. The longer the delay time the more noise. It’s hard to say if your unit is worse than other Memory Toys without hearing it but yes the added white noise is normal.
Have you had other analog delays or is this your first. If you’re moving from digital delays to an analog one I could see how this noise would sound wrong.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorSounds like your pedal is busted.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorThe Stereo Polyphase is a 4 stage phaser but otherwise uses very similar technology as the Bi-Phase. Both are designed by the same person.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorThe Memory Boy does not have any trim pots inside to adjust modulation. All the adjustments are brought out to the surface of the unit.
For both units we have been making improvements in their calibration. We found early on that we tended to calibrate them too lean, meaning the signal out of the BBD chips was too quiet which results in quiet delay in some units and unable to runaway when Feedback is maxed.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorOn the Memory Toy, there is a trim pot to adjust the modulation depth but not the modulation rate. The trim is labeled as TRIM8. There is an arrow pointing to TRIM8 with a bit of text on the PCB that says “Mod Depth.”
Turn TRIM8 clockwise to decrease the modulation depth. You’ll need a small screwdriver to do this and may want to start without power connected first. Once you have a good grasp on turning TRIM8 then you can apply power and listen to how the Mod depth changes as you turn TRIM8.
I recommend you do not touch any other trim pots unless you really know what you’re doing.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorA volume pedal is a bit different from an expression pedal. Expression pedals have a TRS connector with all three terminals of the pot connected to the three terminals on the TRS connector. T = Pot Wiper, R = Toe Down Pot connection, S = Toe Up Pot connection. A volume pedal only has a TS connector, where T = Wiper and S = Toe Up Pot Connection (or ground). The input to the volume pedal is connected to the Toe Down Pot connection.
For the expression pedal input on the majority of EHX pedals, a volume pedal will not work as well as an actual expression pedal. So I recommend you get an actual expression pedal to connect to the expression pedal inputs of EHX pedals.
I believe the Boss FV50H is just a volume pedal and not an expression pedal though I could be wrong about that. If you want a very durable expression pedal (many are not that durable) try the Boss FV-500L. The FV-500H will probably also work fine but the lower impedance of the 500L is better suited for the Holy Stain and most other EHX expression pedal inputs.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorRegarding control voltage on the MB’s exp. pedal input, the useable range is 0V to 5V. Putting in 0V to 10V won’t do any damage, try not to exceed this range though.
Flick (EHX Staff)ModeratorIn analog delays, it is normal for the hiss and noise to increase as the delay time increases. Most analog delays exhibit this characteristic.
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