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  • October 26, 2012 at 9:30 am #82644
    diegoarts
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    A small 8-step (?) sequencer expression/CV pedal with tap tempo and random mode!

    As a lot of you newer pedals have expression pedal inputs, the idea is to expand this feature with a random or ramp up/down expression sequencer with tap tempo.

    this would be such a cool tool.

    it would turn the riddle into a stepfilter.
    the stereo polyphase into a stereo stepphaser.
    think of the amazingly cool things you could do with a memory man tt or memory boy if used with different expression settings.
    think of controlling the HOG with such a tool.

    for EHX this should be a fast and cool pedal inbetween-design.

    you need a name?

    how about “the one ring” (to rule them all!) ;-)

    please consider this.

    thanks and best regards

    diego

    November 14, 2012 at 2:02 pm #118397
    diegoarts
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    Seems like this has been done bevore by EHX:

    http://www.polynominal.com/site/studio/gear/synth/electro-harmonix-drum-sequencer/electro-harmonix-drum-sequencer.html

    Now, I played a little with the idea and came up with a small layout.

    wouldn’t THAT be a cool pedal?!

    c’mon everybody!

    cheers

    diego

    January 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm #117743
    diegoarts
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    http://www.ehx.com/products/8-step-program

    phenomenal!

    EHX : YOU ROCK!

    January 26, 2013 at 12:49 pm #117744
    diegoarts
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    btw. i wonder if you send out free prototypes for suggesting/guessing releases. ;-)

    January 27, 2013 at 6:08 pm #117748
    marclr17
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    diegoarts, are you from EHX team ?
    :-)
    or do you live in EHX product designer brain ?…

    January 28, 2013 at 8:35 am #117751
    diegoarts
    Member

    hi marclr17,

    EHX Team would be hypergreat! :-)

    ..but no, i only discovered a small door in my office on floor 7 1/2, which leads into Mike Matthews mind. ;-)

    January 28, 2013 at 9:58 am #118698
    diegoarts
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    damn i was thinking again:

    this may come a bit late, but wouldn’t it be great if the 8 step program sequencer had a Expression Pedal Through?

    What i mean is – it’s got CV out and an EP/CV in.

    If the pedal was in bypass, the Expression Pedal would go through to the CV input of the controlled pedal.

    say: EP > CV in > 8 STEP PROGRAM > CV out > CV in > maybe RIDDLE.
    8 Step Program Play: EP controlles 8 Step Program EP modes
    8 Step Program Stop/Bypass: EP controlles Riddle (for Pedal-Wah).

    This way you could use both ways at once!

    Is it too late to add this? Is this possible at all?

    would be killer. anyway – great, that the 8 step program gets real!

    EHX rules!

    diego

    January 30, 2013 at 3:51 pm #118713
    celticelk
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    Diego, I’d been thinking precisely the same thing about a “pedal thru” feature. Maybe the pedal is automatically fed through when the sequence is in STOP mode and there’s no pedal assignment on the 8 Step?

    Regardless, an awesome pedal! I definitely want to pick up one of these to go with the Eventide H9 I’m planning to get this spring. There’s a whole universe of subtle and not-so-subtle sounds waiting in that combination!

    January 31, 2013 at 11:24 am #118717
    marclr17
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    H9 ?
    Thank you !
    Added here : http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/6311/

    February 4, 2013 at 9:14 am #118730
    diegoarts
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    Hi celcicelk,

    i wrote an Email to EHX about this issue, hopefully they will consider this or even better it’s as you wrote and this function’s already on board!
    would be very practical that way!

    cheers
    diego

    March 13, 2013 at 11:48 am #118828
    jackdunwoody
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    I’ve been considering the ‘exp thru’ problem and hace a few ideas:

    1. Have a volume pedal between the 8 step and the pedal being controlled – have the 8 Step sending out a consistent full voltage (all sliders on max?) and use the volume pedal to taper the signal down to a lower voltage.

    2. Once again have a consistent full voltage being sent out from the 8 Step and use the ‘depth’ mode on the exp pedal input to control the voltage.

    May work eh?

    I started building my own 8 step sequencer 6 months ago and got this far http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=418J0Gn6vHU when I saw that EHX was releasing the 8 Step Program – I couldn’t believe it!!! I have pre-ordered an 8 Step but still plan to finish my sequencer and house it in a MoogerFooger looking case.

    Calling the ELECTRO HARMONIX TEAM – If you are looking for any staff in the UK please give me a shout!!

    Let’s see what we can do with the 8 Step on this forum – I’m excited!! :cheese:

    March 13, 2013 at 2:41 pm #118829
    diegoarts
    Member

    Great ideas. yeah, i was thinking by myself, that you could maybe plug an EP between the 8step and your controlled pedal.

    both ways should work – you’d only need one preset for this, so alright.

    a pedal through would be cool though – no preset wasted AND you could switch between preset and pedal!

    cool stuff anyway – can’t wait to get one!

    one of the most interesting pedals EHX made since the Freeze and the HOG imho.

    cheers

    diego

    April 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm #118935
    jackdunwoody
    Member

    HOLY MOLY!!!!!

    http://www.ehx.com/assets/instructions/8-step-program.pdf

    Looks like I’m going to have to buy a MIDI controller when my 8 Step Program (finally) arrives!!

    By the way has anyone received one or tried one out yet?

    April 15, 2013 at 7:11 am #118936
    diegoarts
    Member

    CV thru!

    Yes.

    EHX, you’ve done it again.

    I bet, this will be a classic!

    When will it be available?!

    cheers
    diego

    April 29, 2013 at 10:20 am #118977
    diegoarts
    Member

    GOT IT!

    …and man – it’s all i asked for and then some!

    GREAT work EHX! This IMHO is already an evergreen! There’s so much you can do with the 8 Step.
    I played with it for maybe two hours now and barely touched the surface of what this little helper is able to do.
    i mean – forget the demo video with the hog (sorry). Of course you can do so much more with the hog alone. there’s tremolo, step-filter and -wah, octave-sequencing (as shown in the demo), strange freeze-sequences.
    but then with the stereo polyphase you can actually build your own phaser-waveforms! sawtooth, vibelike, stepphaser of course. amazing!

    now – i asked for this pedal and it’s here, and now i wished it would have 12 or 16 steps. :-)

    OF course now we NEED a polyflange with CVin (as i mentioned here http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/6177/
    AND a Deluxe Stereo-Pulsar http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/2815/

    I mean – think of a Thru-Zero-Flanger where you could build your waveforms?!

    Really – Great work EHX.

    This pedal rocks and already is a classic. And because it’s affordable, i might buy another one!

    Keep on doing such great things!

    cheers
    diego

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