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  • July 16, 2010 at 2:57 am in reply to: New MicoSynth and Bass MicroSynth Templates #110266
    jwny72
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    I just got a Micro Synth (XO) today, and have been playing with it for hours. These sample settings are excellent! Great, great stuff. This pedal is a stone gas!

    July 10, 2010 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Micro Synth or Bass Micro Synth? #110110
    jwny72
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    Bump!

    I have the same question. According to AnalogMan, the Bass Micro Synth is “great for guitar”. If the Bass Micro Synth IS in fact excellent for guitar but the guitar version isn’t so good for the bass, then the Bass Micro Synth is more versatile, being usable for both instruments. I have a burning desire for a Micro Synth, and can’t decide which one to buy based on AnalogMan’s assertion. I’ll be mainly using it for guitar, but would like the option of being able to use it for bass. I’ve read other testimonials which state that one can use the Bass Micro Synth with a guitar and get great results.

    January 15, 2010 at 9:09 pm in reply to: Oh My Goodness!! DELUXE Memory Boy! #106462
    jwny72
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    I hope the gain knob allows for equalization of output when the DMB is engaged. I had the MB, and liked it for the most part, but returned it based on the way the blend knob functioned–when it was dialed back, it boosted the dry signal as it reduced the volume of the delays. This meant that disengaging and engaging the MB resulted in fluctuations in overall volume if repeats were set to be lower in volume than the dry signal. A dealbreaker for me.

    Anyone know if the gain control on the DMB functions like a level control a la the DMM?

    November 19, 2009 at 7:09 pm in reply to: trimpot calibration for Stereo Polychorus (reissue) #103931
    jwny72
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    Almost, but not entirely. Adjustments to TP3 did alter the delay/chorus effect intensity (clockwise rotation reduced the amount of feedback and the volume of the repeats). Adjustments to TP2 produced no result whatsoever that I could detect. Before moving on to adjust other trimpots at random, I was hoping to get input about what they’re all supposed to do.

    November 18, 2009 at 3:08 pm in reply to: Stereo Polychorus (reissue) boosts signal #103887
    jwny72
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    Thanks so much! I’ll twiddle with those and see what results I get. Thanks again!

    November 17, 2009 at 3:47 am in reply to: Oh My Goodness!! DELUXE Memory Boy! #103837
    jwny72
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    It has a gian knob! I returned my Memory Boy because it produced a volume boost when engaged. Glad to see the Deluxe addresses that issue. Tap tempo too? And the option of controlling more parameters w/ an expression pedal? Cool!

    October 24, 2009 at 3:58 pm in reply to: Memory Boy : Modulation toggle switch not working properly #102648
    jwny72
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    I think that may be a mis-print in the manual. With my Memory Boy, without an expression pedal attached, there’s no difference between the exp. pedal and chorus modes. The Deluxe Memory Man, on which the Memory Boy is based, has 2 modes (chorus and vibrato), so it stands to reason that the Memory Boy would be engineered the same way.

    This may be a question for the engineering/design dept.

    October 23, 2009 at 7:50 pm in reply to: delay using on stage? #102613
    jwny72
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    I agree with the above. You may not be as averse to the sonic characteristics of digital delay though. Try out both analog and digital delays, and decide for yourself.

    October 23, 2009 at 7:04 pm in reply to: delay using on stage? #102611
    jwny72
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    I personally prefer the sound of analog delays. I owned the Stereo Memory Man w/Harazai briefly, but returned it because it unmistakeably sounded digital. A deal breaker for me. The disadvantage to analog delays is that there’s usually not an option for tap tempo, no looping capabilities, no presets, etc. They’re also more expensive.

    You need to decide whether tone or convenience are more important to you. There is a very noticeable difference in the sound of analog and digital delays. Tone is more important to me.

    There are analog delays with tap tempo, for example the Diamond Memory Lane. It costs $600.

    October 23, 2009 at 6:06 pm in reply to: Memory Boy : Modulation toggle switch not working properly #102607
    jwny72
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    It’s not defective. Without an expression pedal, there are two modes: chorus, and vibrato. The expression pedal mode is the same as the chorus mode without an expression pedal attached. With an expression pedal, the expression pedal mode allows you to sweep from slow chorus to fast vibrato, and everything in between. :)

    In either chorus or vibrato mode, if you have an expression pedal attached, you can use it to change the delay time parameter. This is a little trickier that simply plugging in the expression pedal and going to town. You have to preset minimum and maximum delay times. Here’s how this is done:

    1) with the expression pedal in the toe forward position and the Memory Boy engaged, set the delay time knob on the Memory Boy to about 9:00. This will give you about 500ms of delay with the expression pedal in the toe forward position. With the delay time knob on the Memory Boy set any higher than approx. 9:00, the expression pedal will push the delay time beyond the useable limits of the pedal in the toe forward position–it will yield ugly, unusable sounds.

    2) rock the expression pedal back to the heel down position. Then adjust the knob on the expression pedal to preset the minimum delay time.

    Now you’re good to go and can sweep between the preset minimum and maximum delay times with your expression pedal. :-)

    October 22, 2009 at 3:19 am in reply to: Using 2 Memory Boy Analog Delays with an expression pedal #102516
    jwny72
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    You mean convert the EV-5 expression pedal plug into a stereo plug?

    BTW, your png image didn’t make it into your text as a link. I can’t view it.

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