you can read the email belowcoloringpad wrote:
push.pull
pulse synth harmonics
phase (un)locked loops
The push.pull pedal is a synth effect based upon the PLL (Phase Locked Loop) IC, in which the PLL has been "unlocked" and let loose through joysticks, switches, and a pushbutton. It is hard to describe the sounds I have already heard: distorted, glitchy, fuzz, bass synth, drone, full of clicks, 8 bit, and erratic synthetic hyperdrive.
4 Non-Return to Center Joysticks
A green LED pushbutton that "unlocks" the pedal, allowing it to spiral out of control.
4 switches:
Capacitor Envelope (Slow, Slower, Bypass)
High/Low Tone Select
Feedback Select (Audio, Voltage, Bypass)
True Bypass
In/Out/Power
Painted in Blurple Colorshift and coated in a thick bar top-type epoxy
Low profile aluminum enclosure
I will add graphics.
Ridiculous. Insane. Brilliant. Wrong. Some adjectives I have heard to sum up musician's first impressions. I am flattered.
Why? Because I love the delicate monstrosity that is precarious noise. I also wanted to make at least an entry into the category of craziest pedal ever. Hope I can be yours.
I will manufacture these. Since I am emerging as a pedal artist, I will do a limited run of these (say about 10) over the next month or two. I am looking for investors and/or a collaborators smarter than me in the area of engineering and electronics, so that the push.pull can be even better. In the meantime, I will post videos and experiment and refine. If you would like one, email me about your interest at either pushpullpedal@gmail.com or coloringpad@gmail.com and I will keep you posted and definitely email you when they are ready.
Price? Not there yet. I'll know more soon.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvknBuUaM3s[/youtube]
http://www.pushpullpedal.blogspot.com
http://www.coloringpad.blogspot.com
ummmkay, I got this email a few days ago
coloringpad wrote:Update: PushPull PLL effect…
I appreciate your interest. You are all at the top of the list when I finish these pedals. I will make enough to cover everyone who emailed me, should you still be interested. If you have moved on, I apologize.
I have hit a major snag on one item, but it is really important. So far, I have not found a cheaper source for those joysticks! They run $25 a pop, which would send my target price of 300-360 through the roof. I am holding out hope that I can find them for some price that is remotely reasonable.
If all else fails, maybe I’ll offer the pedal with a knob version and a joystick version (with two different prices)… the plus side is that I could tailor the sound to more extreme possibilities with knobs: the resistance for all these joysticks is 100K, whereas knobs would allow for variations and subtleties. Plus I could add a mix knob and an overdrive: something I couldn’t fit in the original.
I am a week away from launching my new website: www.coloringpad.org If will launch February 1st. All info on the pushpull will relocate there. Tune in soon!
The website is full of info, and will allow me to expand my palate of pedals (and not start a new free website every time I make something droolworthy.)
I hope you don’t mind, but if you made a positive comment via email, I might have posted it there.
I really want to spend some time burning myself with the soldering iron again soon, so I will do my best to get a full push on production. Hang in there.
Thanks,
Coloringpad.
i see what u did there
