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andvari7ParticipantQuote:Hey, all.
Out of the box, with the supplied adapter, my DMB has a max delay time of about 3 seconds (1.5 without tap). That’s… not normal, is it?
Cheers,
~mI don’t know, but I want that delay.
andvari7ParticipantIn a word: no. In several words: That chip was, if I remember correctly, a Reticon SAD1024, which has been out of production for some time. The first reissue used a new circuit, which incorporates a Phillips/Matsushita MN3007. I haven’t cracked open the XO.
May 12, 2012 at 1:12 am in reply to: New Pedal info leaked: Superego, Tone Tattoo, Crying Tone, Volume, Talking, Expression, & Pan, #117539andvari7ParticipantI’m intrigued by the Crying Tone. I am a pedalboard user, but the Crying Tone has no moving parts. Will it work on a Pedaltrain, or will it have to stay off the board?
andvari7ParticipantI know I’m reviving my own dead post, but I have some new ideas on this chorus to rule them all:
I’ve seen what Strymon is doing with digital. It’s wicked awesome, but it is not analog. I’m still all for analog, but if you have to go digital, go full in like they do.
Envelope chorusing. I like the idea of an attack-driven effect, sort of like the Q-Tron.
I’m not picky on the color scheme, but since most chorus pedals I’ve seen have been blue, we’d best incorporate blue into the mix somehow.
andvari7ParticipantYou could, but then you’d have to add some more settings to that knob, like millions. They’d all come out with pictures of Robert Mugabe on them. And, they’d be worth about as much as Z$1,000,000, too. Me? I prefer that quilted paper; it makes me feel cleaner.
andvari7ParticipantThere were two pedals called Hot Tubes. The first was a solid-state overdrive that, for some reason, EHX will not reissue, which is too bad, as I find it to be a good pedal. The second, which I have never heard, is completely different. It, like the English Muff’n, uses two tubes, but it somehow sounds different, in a way I cannot fathom. Both are currently out of production.
andvari7ParticipantI built myself a grotesquely oversized pedalboard out of plywood and pieces of 2×4. It was based on a pallet, and it ultimately didn’t work. To offset the plywood, I painted it with whatever paint I had in my basement, which ended up being samples. I thought it was a pretty good board, but my playing habits changed drastically, so it had to go. I am now looking at a smaller, Pedaltrain-inspired idea, but I’m not shelling out $150 for something that I could do for free, which is how much the first board cost.
andvari7ParticipantOf the two, an unmodded Small Clone (don’t make the same mistake I did). However, my favorite chorus is still the built-in effect from my Roland Jazz Chorus 55 amp. It does the JC-120 thing, but you can control the rate and the depth, whereas the 120 only allowed for depth. It did allow rate on vibrato-only, which the 55 doesn’t do, but I’ll take the one effect that works best over two that don’t.
But, that’s a Roland product. And EHX isn’t Roland. It does things a little differently, which is why I say their best chorus is the Polychorus. Apart from simply sounding wonderful, it also allows for sounds that are not so much “chorus,” as they are “dissonant noises that make your teeth fall out.”
I have, however, owned a Clone Theory. I traded it for the Roland, if that’s a hint. About the only chorus worse than that (in the analog side, at least) that I’ve tried was the Nano Clone. Sorry for raggin’ on EHX, but that Nano Clone was awful. The Neo Clone, however; that looks like it may have some potential. Assuming, of course, I can FIND one in Madison.
andvari7ParticipantDefinitely. I’d also be open to: Chicago, Denver, Madison, WI, Milwaukee (also in WI), or Minneapolis.
More recipes:
Polychorus: A contradicting dessert, giving you sweet, spicy, and sour flavors, and airy, soft and smooth textures. A palm-sugar angel-food cake, with a habanero chile, potato vodka, lime, and sour cream dipping sauce.
Freeze: A Mezcal smoothie, with mango, banana and Greek-style yogurt, blended with as fine of texture that ice can give.
HOG: As EHX’s largest and most expensive pedal, it’s only appropriate to use the name for a whole roast pig. Roast potatoes, garlic, pearl onions, wild asparagus and beetroot, to compliment.
English Muff’n: Six of our finest wait-staff will throw one bag each of English muffins at you, while chanting our trademark insult.
andvari7ParticipantI’m currently in between pedalboards, but I do have quite a few pedals. Some of them were made by EHX. Here are the four that are currently plugged into my amp:
I do plan on buying a Pedaltrain Jr. at some point in the future, but I think I should buy a Pedal Power 2 first.
andvari7ParticipantI have new dishes:
Crying Tone: Onion soup. A really freaking good onion soup, but an onion soup, all the same.
Hot Tubes: Obviously, stuffed rigatoni. I like a mutton, basil and ricotta stuffing. Maybe a mushroom, walnut, basil and olive oil stuffing would be acceptable, but I’d have to flesh either of them out before passing judgment.
I can’t legally say what a Screaming Tree would be, because the DEA would shut us down.
Sonic Boomer: A stew, made from kangaroo meat (which would be very hard to do, because kangaroo meat has absolutely no cholesterol, and is especially tender), parsnips, rutabagas, and white asparagus. The base liquid would be an Australian bitter; I live in the US, and we only get Foster’s, so that’s right out.
The Silencer: Ribs. Yeah, it sounds rather plain, but I have observed that when ribs are served, all conversation stops. The sauce/glaze would have to include Bourbon (I’d go with the really expensive, low-production stuff that my uncle used to buy), tomato paste, garlic, onions, molasses, honey, black pepper, cayenne, paprika, liquid smoke (three drops), and possibly some thyme. The ribs, by the way, would be the spare ribs, as opposed to the baby backs, because of their fat and collagen content – longer cooking time at a lower temp = AMAZING results. They also have more meat on them, so better value for money.
Golden Throat: I would have to say that the Golden Throat would be a drink – the restaurant’s own rye lager, brewed on the premises, and served as soon as it’s ready (which, for those who brew beer, is about three or four weeks). No preservatives, no Pasteurization, no filtration, no adulteration, of course; we have to keep high standards, you know.
Graphic Fuzz: A pomegranate, añ§ai, and sloe gin smoothie. For the health-conscious drinker. It’s a stupid idea, and I’ll come up with something better in the future.
That’s all for this round of my culinary and verbal nonsense.
andvari7ParticipantI saw Primus at The Rave (a less-than-spectacular venue in Milwaukee) a few weeks back. I think a three-hour set works against them, and they become too jam-band-y. Luckily, this was not a three-hour set; they had the Dead Kenny G’s as an opening act (a strange one at that; I rather enjoyed them, to be honest), and their shorter set was much more focused. It was perhaps the sweatiest concert I have ever attended, and was not at all surprised that several people, myself included, stopped at the same gas station on I-94 for the same thing: large bottles of water, and large bottles of Gatorade. Of course, that might also have something to do with the fact that The Rave is located in one of the worst neighborhoods in Milwaukee, a city known for its urban decay. And its corrupt politicians (one of whom will be the governor of Wisconsin, come January). And its beer (its very, very, very tasty, refreshing beer). And the largest music festival in the world.
andvari7ParticipantSome new additions:
Switchblade – Scotch with a cube of 10-year-old Wisconsin – and ONLY Wisconsin – cheddar in it. Cheese works in a drink; there is a bar in La Crosse, WI, that garnishes their Bloody Marys with Brussels sprouts, a cube of Pepper Jack, and something else I can’t remember. Best bloodys you’ll ever have.
Slapback Echo – Three fingers of Bourbon in one glass, two fingers in a smaller glass, and so on down. Definitely a drink special, never mind the fact that the really powerful Bourbon isn’t particularly cheap.
Ring Thing – A giant basket of onion rings, with a variety of sauces.
andvari7ParticipantQuote:A $28.80 (2880) Steak perhaps? ;PBelieve it or not, there is a steakhouse here in Madison, WI, that sells a steak at roughly that price. 48 oz. of wonderful USDA Choice goodness, and, if you finish it in under an hour, you get your name etched in stone, a personalized apron, and a free steak that isn’t that one.
This thread, for what it’s worth, combines two of my greatest interests in life: effects pedals and cooking.
andvari7ParticipantCorrect me if I’m wrong, but aren’t sliding pots far less reliable than rotary?
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