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BacchusPaul wrote:Aye, that board looks like insane fun.

+1 looks great fun

What does a micro synth DO actually?

cobascis wrote:What does a micro synth DO actually?

Makes synth noises.

Nah, really it's kind of a single-note octaver (none of the polyphonic stuff like the POG or the Ring Thing), fuzz pedal, and a filter section. Combined, it can create some pretty keyboard-ey sounds, but sometimes it's fun just to isolate certain sections and play with them. For example, with only the +1 octave and square wave voices dialed in you get a pretty good approximation of an octave fuzz. It sounds fucking nasty. Turn the attack filter halfway and it sounds like a backwards fuzz.

The Ring Thing is brilliant. It has basically four modes. There's regular Ring Mod, basically copied over from the Frequency Analyser but with extra controls. Then you have the option of isolating your upper or lower band and applying the Ring Mod to that instead. In these two modes it's much more musical than the usual robot-in-a-can sounds. Messing with the controls will get you a Uni-vibe sound, trem sounds and all that jazz. Top these three modes off with the ability to tune the modulation to the note you're playing and it's sort of amazing because it's a ring mod that you can actually play musically.

The last mode is pitchshift, with 2 octaves up and down. It's also polyphonic, and it really doesn't feel like it was just tacked on. You have a whole four octaves of travel, too, not just the actual octave notes. It even has a fine tune control.

It sounds great after the Micro Synth with a couple of jittery mod effects.

Also the Ring Thing does MESSED UP COMPUETR TONEZ at fairly extreme settings, too. I need to get an expression pedal really so I can try out some of the Whammy effects. And then never use them again.

Another good thing is that it has a MOD input, which allows you to externally control the modulation of the Ring Mod with another sound source. Apparently, you could use the stereo outs and bring one of the signals back into the MOD input (through another pedal or something, too) and come up with some freaky sounds. Or even plug a mic into it so you can use it as a kind of Ring Mod talkbox. Well, it probably wouldn't work like that. But I'll have fun finding out.

Two new additions, the dunlop Volume pedal sent over from our very own Prog... and the Electro Harmonix Memory Toy, received in the post today.

Not too fussed about the volume pedal being off the board. It wont be used 24/7 and it's passive, so no power needed.

I keep saying this, but I don't envisage changing much in the short term future...

looks pretty clean, its nice to be able to just plug in a few things and go without worry

Watts are you going to Progfest? Can you bring the micro synth? I'd love to have a go on one.

James wrote:Watts are you going to Progfest? Can you bring the micro synth? I'd love to have a go on one.

I'll try and bring the whole board down. And maybe a few other pedals that aren't on there, the small Dano pedals can be quite interesting, if a little noisy when more than one of them is involved.

I was the first one at our practice on Friday, and my gear all looked so lovely I decided to take some pictures. Unfortunately I only had my phone handy





I just stumbled upon this, my gear from when I joined the forum about a year ago. Horrid setup... *shudder*

Is that the METALMETAL Valvetronix?

Yes, yes it is.

Hi all (first post).

This is my board for now, though it usually changes a lot. I'm going to be getting rid of the Micro Synth, PS3 and maybe PB and Digitech EX7 as well soon. 3 guesses what's replacing them. I'll give you a hint. It starts with P.

I'm TRYING to simplify, really.

^Awesome board!

How do you like the Malekko 616? I love what I've seen in demos.

cobascis wrote:^Awesome board!

How do you like the Malekko 616? I love what I've seen in demos.

Thanks!

I love it, it basically replaced my XO DMM. The repeats make a very nice wash at the back. Very little hiss for an analog delay. Between the Skrecho and the 616 I don't know which one to use more. There's more hiss with the Skrecho, but it sort of adds something. It's a good dilemma to have.

So this is whats up lately. The Bassman finally has new caps and tubes, sounds a bit brighter, definitely runs quieter plus it now has a violet jewel light. SUPER COMBO BONUS POINTS.

VERTICAL STEREO!


the top is the bassman, of course

Violet jewel


The bottom is a acoustic B200 1x15 combo with a tweeter/horn. Sounds great for bass of course, adds some interesting tones to my guitar as well. I've been running a ton of delays through the two, setting up the acoustic to sound as much like a guitar amp as possible but with awesome bass response of course.


The pedalboard has changed a bit. Hotcake has been on all the time as a buffer and adding a smidge of gain/presence/volume
The bottom row is mainly what i use live and the top row is just for messing around and finding some new sounds to use. The Metal Zone is set up for grinding industrial stuff, almost a Linkin Park sound.

dood! sweet setup.

i haz purple bezel on my peavey too. awesome. wish it was more blue, but glad it's not red anymore!

your pedal board now officially looks like shortscale chewed up the fender forum and then barfed all over your floor.

THAT'S A GOOD THANG!!!1

Do not get fender forum refference but hokay homie.
Also I've lost your number, hit me up with a text

poor attempt at humor. over there it seems the first pedal they buy is the HM2.

text'd.

had to sell the fuzz war to pay for a ticket. A tu2 it's on the mail, but i'll probably have to sell that to

Jules-RM wrote:

Hi all (first post).

This is my board for now, though it usually changes a lot. I'm going to be getting rid of the Micro Synth, PS3 and maybe PB and Digitech EX7 as well soon. 3 guesses what's replacing them. I'll give you a hint. It starts with P.

I'm TRYING to simplify, really.

What are those selector boxes?