Subdecay Proteus demo

General Gear Discussion - effects, synths, etc.

Moderator: Ghost Hip

User avatar
goroth
HERO
HERO
Posts: 13514
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:50 am
Location: Eurothrash: Frozen northern outpost.
Contact:

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by goroth »

Can you post a photo dude?
Gone Fission wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:21 pm That’s quarter-assed at best.
Music out on all streaming services and bandcamp and what not.
Spotify /// Apple Music
My band /// Instagram ///Bandcamp ///
User avatar
sylnau
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 10403
Joined: Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:38 pm
Location: Quebec City

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by sylnau »

Lebowsky wrote:
goroth wrote:When I picked mine up you could choose either colour. On their website they've only got the multicolour though. :idk:
The only revision I know of is on newer ones there is an internal switch for lowpass, highpass and bandpass. Bought mine ages ago and it had the switch, so unless you get some ancient one from the bst it should be like mine.

Oh yeah, the demo is on bandpass. Xero does low pass :D
hey, digging this up as this is the only talk I found about that internal switch. I opened mine (which I purchased from Subdecay directly and late 2013, so after you), but I don't know where that switch is. There's only the back of the PCB, and it's "stuck" or at least fixed well enough that it makes me afraid of pulling it and destroying everything... any idea?
The first batch don't have that switch... But 2013, I guess it should be there.
SubDecay-Proteus-mod.jpg
SubDecay-Proteus-mod.jpg (73.85 KiB) Viewed 739 times
"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." --John Cage

http://www.youtube.com/sylnau
User avatar
Lebowsky
committed
committed
Posts: 193
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:03 pm
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by Lebowsky »

hey guys thanks! so it's the little black plastic thingy that you can barely see under the pcb? :) it just goes left or right and you switch it with a knife or something?

btw, I'm not that savvy with the whole pass filter thing. How would you compare both modes? I suppose low pass would be the wisest choice with bass?
Gibson Ripper + GK 1001RB-II / 210RBH / 115RBH + GK 400RB / Bag End S15-D / S15X-D
User avatar
sylnau
IAMILFFAMOUS
IAMILFFAMOUS
Posts: 10403
Joined: Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:38 pm
Location: Quebec City

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by sylnau »

Lebowsky wrote:hey guys thanks! so it's the little black plastic thingy that you can barely see under the pcb? :) it just goes left or right and you switch it with a knife or something?

btw, I'm not that savvy with the whole pass filter thing. How would you compare both modes? I suppose low pass would be the wisest choice with bass?
I don't have the Proteus anymore.
From what I remember, one sound great... and the other setting is more like an auto wah (not my thing).
"I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones." --John Cage

http://www.youtube.com/sylnau
User avatar
goroth
HERO
HERO
Posts: 13514
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:50 am
Location: Eurothrash: Frozen northern outpost.
Contact:

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by goroth »

Lebowsky wrote:hey guys thanks! so it's the little black plastic thingy that you can barely see under the pcb? :) it just goes left or right and you switch it with a knife or something?

btw, I'm not that savvy with the whole pass filter thing. How would you compare both modes? I suppose low pass would be the wisest choice with bass?
Yep.
They're both pretty similar in a way.
Bandpass is cutting the lows and cutting the highs, creating a smaller "band" of frequencies that get let through. That band is then shifted. It is more wah sounding.
Lowpass cuts the everything higher than the cutoff point and lets everything lower through. I guess it's a bit more dubby... ?? But not.

I wouldn't say one is necessarily better than the other for bass, they're just different.

It's fully safe to leave the back plate off and plug it in and test how it sounds, then (carefully) flip the switch and keep testing.
Gone Fission wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:21 pm That’s quarter-assed at best.
Music out on all streaming services and bandcamp and what not.
Spotify /// Apple Music
My band /// Instagram ///Bandcamp ///
User avatar
Lebowsky
committed
committed
Posts: 193
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:03 pm
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by Lebowsky »

goroth wrote:
Lebowsky wrote:hey guys thanks! so it's the little black plastic thingy that you can barely see under the pcb? :) it just goes left or right and you switch it with a knife or something?

btw, I'm not that savvy with the whole pass filter thing. How would you compare both modes? I suppose low pass would be the wisest choice with bass?
Yep.
They're both pretty similar in a way.
Bandpass is cutting the lows and cutting the highs, creating a smaller "band" of frequencies that get let through. That band is then shifted. It is more wah sounding.
Lowpass cuts the everything higher than the cutoff point and lets everything lower through. I guess it's a bit more dubby... ?? But not.

I wouldn't say one is necessarily better than the other for bass, they're just different.

It's fully safe to leave the back plate off and plug it in and test how it sounds, then (carefully) flip the switch and keep testing.
I actually only use the step mode, not the envelope. Does the switch make any difference there? (can't test it right now)
Gibson Ripper + GK 1001RB-II / 210RBH / 115RBH + GK 400RB / Bag End S15-D / S15X-D
User avatar
goroth
HERO
HERO
Posts: 13514
Joined: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:50 am
Location: Eurothrash: Frozen northern outpost.
Contact:

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by goroth »

It makes a difference over the whole sweep of it. The step filter is doing the same thing as normal, but instead of the envelope (strength) of your signal deciding how the filter sweeps it is controlled by the step sequencer.
Gone Fission wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:21 pm That’s quarter-assed at best.
Music out on all streaming services and bandcamp and what not.
Spotify /// Apple Music
My band /// Instagram ///Bandcamp ///
User avatar
Lebowsky
committed
committed
Posts: 193
Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 1:03 pm
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by Lebowsky »

goroth wrote:It makes a difference over the whole sweep of it. The step filter is doing the same thing as normal, but instead of the envelope (strength) of your signal deciding how the filter sweeps it is controlled by the step sequencer.
thanks heaps! I'll test later today
Gibson Ripper + GK 1001RB-II / 210RBH / 115RBH + GK 400RB / Bag End S15-D / S15X-D
brian m
committed
committed
Posts: 118
Joined: Mon May 09, 2011 5:12 am

Re: Subdecay Proteus demo

Post by brian m »

If it has the switch it should say v1.4 or 1.41 on the back of the board.
Post Reply