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  • #78729
    axelmax_9
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    As i Read in another post, it was suggested to make another pitch shifter better than the digitech whammy.
    i have to say, pitch shifters are good, but they arent very original any more. what WOULD be original would be an arpeggiator that works similar to a pitch shifter, however it doesnt just shift the pitch up or down automatically, it would have a range of 2 octaves in both direction and whammys the signal in stages.
    it would have 2 Footswitches, 1 tap tempo, 1 true bypass, at least 4 knobs(3 for the pitch interval of each arpeggiator step, and 1 for the rate) and a toggle switch to toggle between the type of arpeggiator, be it random, up, down, up and down, or down and up(i have not developed a complete knowledge of arpeggiator patterns, others could be suggested). additionally, there would be the traditional Electro Harmonix knobs;Filter, Blend, and Level. all in all, it would be the exact same amount of knobs, lights and buttons as the memory man with hazarai. :D

    EDIT:
    after trying out the Holy Stain (which i THINK has an analog pitch shifter) i have come to notice that yes, pitch shifting does put the “anal” in analog, but a Digital one nonetheless would be awesome. and no, the boss slicer does this job sort of, but if it were made by electro harmonix, and it were designed specifically as an arpeggiator, it would be 10,000 times better.

    #100328
    electro-melx
    Moderator

    sounds great, I have no idea if it’s possible to build an analogue pedal that does that though. Something tells me it would have to be digital.

    #100330
    julian
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    You could run a sequencer on a delay to make sort of an analog arpeggiator sound, but it would be delayed.

    Or in the digital realm you could run a sequencer on the HOG.

    #100336
    Chumley
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    Couldn’t, and shouldn’t, be analog. Appalling tracking, (I know you guys love glitchiness, but have you ever heard analog gear try to do anything but octaves? Trust me, it’s a bad idea.) so digital would be fine.

    #100339
    julian
    Moderator

    This is why some effects just shouldn’t be analog:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFSQ5ZRxlis

    The only polyphonic pitch shifter ever made. It was prohibitively expensive too.

    #100363
    Siriustar
    Member

    Yeah, definitely would have to be digital. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Modulation, distortion/boost/OD/fuzz, filters, certain delay applications should all be analog (IMO), but more advanced delay stuff and non-octave pitch stuff really needs to be digital. I think that they might be able to apply some of the Voice Box technology to the arpeggiator, but I’m not sure. My knowledge of digital circuits isn’t worth two beans.

    #100364
    ghost
    Member

    Is this similar to the Boss Slicer then? Seems so…..

    #100369
    electro-melx
    Moderator
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    Is this similar to the Boss Slicer then? Seems so…..

    be dying to try one of these out…..I thought the slicer was more of a rhythmic tremolo though or does it shift pitch too?

    #100375
    ghost
    Member

    I only played with one briefly… It does sequenced tremolo for sure. It also has some processing settings… not sure if they were filters or pitch shifting. Didn’t play too long, as I didn’t like the interface and not being able to manipulate the sequence… But the Midi Tempo in is brilliant.

    EHX — more MIDI! Even if it’s just tempo sync between units….

    #100531
    Chumley
    Participant

    For the record, the Eventide Pitchfactor has an arpeggiator.

    #100590
    puretube
    Member
    #100598
    julian
    Moderator

    yes of course!

    #100624
    Chumley
    Participant

    Wait, what if you had a vibrato with the LFO going through a S&H unit? That would get you close.

    #100625
    julian
    Moderator

    Yes, it would.

    #100631
    Chumley
    Participant

    Of course, you’d need digital technology to keep the LFO & S&H aligned and within the scale…

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