2ndR8 wrote:Just thought of a new pedal that may help and give you some zvex seek style sequencing, the EH 8 step. Never used one, so I don't know for sure, but it's EH, so it can't be too expensive.
You should take a look at modular systems. You don't need a big one, but there are a lot of tools in that world to help you sync lots of stuff, maybe even find some new sounds too.
This one caught my attention when it was presented at Namm. The silly thing is it cannot be used as the main clock as it can only receive MIDI info and not send any. Good with CV for sure and probably a lot of fun. I might pull the trigger and get it sometime in the near future, though I have the Koma FT-201 which has a sequencer too (much more useful than the Koma Gate/Delay which I also have)
As for modular gear, I'm doing my best to resist and stick to pedals or similar devices for the time being. It's already taking shitloads of room, I need to preserve my marriage!
Thanks for confirming Uni. Tristan has a point, it's a great tool but I would still need to find a way to sync the pedz with audio input only. I have contacted Molten Voltage to ask them if they can build a MIDI to Audio box like the CTRL-Sync. Wait and see.
Thank you Kosta for your feedback too! So 3 people have used the Clockwork and feedback is not great. I guess it potentially leaves all the PedalSync good stuff, the Moog MP201 and the Koma RH-301 in the race.
I have also been looking at ways of bringing more pedz into the realm of the synchronizable stuff. I was browsing the Empress website and their phaser can be sync'ed to a MIDI clock but you have to also buy their MIDI box to make the connection (which can only work with their products...) but more interestingly, Empress say that for instance about their Tremolo:
Empress Effects wrote:Q: Is there an external tap tempo jack? Can it be modified to include one?
A: There isn't one, but you could add one. You have to replace the tap stompswitch with an isolated 1/4inch jack. The stompswitch is latching, so the signal you send the SD has to be latching as well.
That means though that if there is a tap tempo footswitch on the pedal and some room inside, there is a possibility to easily (or not) add a tap tempo input that can in turn be used with the Molten Voltage CTRL-Sync to be sync'ed with MIDI.
I have also stumbled accross the Coolpedals Tap Tempo Control. The idea is to simply replace the pot (speed, rate, time, etc.) on the pedal with a little PCB:
- compact size PCB board of 35mm × 23mm (about 1.38" × 0.91")
- three digit 7 segment LED display on one side
- resistance 100k (5k, 10k and 50k available optionally)
- resistance value can be changed in 256 steps
- flexible wire connectors to connect peripherals
- galvanically seperated MIDI input
- works from 5 to 24 VDC, protected against wrong polarity
- with external momentary UP/DOWN switches you can enter BPM values 40 to 280
- with an external TAP switch, the BPM value will be automatically recognised
- 100 Presets (P00 to P99) can be accessed manually or via MIDI program change
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE23uqtoR-8[/youtube]
There again, beyond the cool addition of a tap tempo where there was not one, it offers an opportunity to use the CTRL-Sync and synchronize it with the other pedz. Imagine this stuff on the SolidGold Electroman for instance: delay with effect loop + warp sync'ed to the rest of the board...
I also noticed the Time Traveller from Tapestry Audio, quite neat to just sync 2 to 3 pedals with tap tempo inputs to a defined BPM tempo set manually or using tap tempo. (shame about the bottom mounted jacks though
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