So I was crawling around @ discofreq's place looking for infos re: some of the old Alesis ModFX units I snagged when they were pricepocalypsed out after the whole line fell into the meh crack between guitards and keybores when I came across this:
And he has it subcategorized as "vaporware?" [?IC]
Then I thought, why can't the burons in charge of the MAGICK make it so we can post crypto-trade threads where we get to trade obsoleted hen's teeth for the Vapes?
Amiright?
So I'll start.
WTTF Alesis ModFX Fidelity X.
I have the following to trade:
Alesis ModFX Philtre
Alesis ModFX Smashup
Johnson J-Station
Wine-soaked shekels.
Hit me up.
God I'm so bored right now.
"In a moment of unparalleled genius, Noel Parachute headed off this potential disaster by unplugging the microphone."
Yeah, I saw this on FXDB and immediately wanted it:
Panning vibrato?
Fuck, yeah.
So, I contacted Diamond about maybe getting a custom job done up and Aimish told me it was way too complicated to build 'em that way. (Which is why they never went into production in that configuration.) It's fucking purple too.
psychic vampire. wrote:The important take away from this thread: Taoism and Ring Modulators go together?
…...........................… Sweet dealin's: here "Now, of course, Strega is not a Minimoog… and I am not Sun Ra" - dude from MAKENOISE #GreenRinger
There was a bunch of those Alesis pedals that were never produced. A while back, I saw faceplates for sale on Ebay. Probably stuff that was released from Alesis after they dropped the line. Other than the faceplates, there were a bunch of models that never got out of the conceptual phase. Here's the complete list of produced units, versus the originally proposed lineup;
Produced units:
•Ampliton - tremolo and autopan
•Phlngr - flanger
•Faze - phaser
•Philtre - multimode resonant filter, 2-pole or 8-pole
•Metavox - vocoder, 38 band
•Smashup - compressor
•Bitrman - decimator, bit reducer, fm, ring mod, freq shifter, comb filter, distortion, compression
Original proposed line-up:
•Fidelity X - This is the communications simulator of the ModFX line. It simulates tape, vinyl, radio, megaphone, telephone, and digital. Features include the Year parameter that defines the age or vintage of the simulation; the Mono button that combines the input stereo signal into a mono signal and feeds it through the processor; the Quality knob which controls the fidelity of the particular simulation in the selected year; the Drive knob that adjusts the amount of distortion; the Tone knob which filters the output providing a bass or treble boost; and the Mix knob that adjusts the amount of wet (affected) signal compared to the dry (unaffected) signal.
•Vertigo - This is a world-class Leslie simulator. In addition to re-creating the vintage sound of the original, Vertigo can also produce great new variations on the classic sound. Vertigo sports Fast, Slow, And Idle buttons to set the speed of the rotating horn simulation. The Mix knob will adjust the amount of wet (affected) signal compared to the dry (unaffected) signal.
•Ampliton - This unit combines a tremolo with an autopan. The low frequency oscillator (LFO) of both the tremolo and the autopan can be independently set according to the users sound desires. The LFO can be set to triangle, square, sample and hold, triggered, and uncertainty waveforms. Each LFO can be beat synchronized to the music, and a Beat Tap button enables the user to adjust the tempo.
•Spectron - This unit adds bass and treble harmonics to a signal. The user can define the frequency and volume of the harmonic generator for the bass and treble synthesizers. Controls can also eliminate the original signal from the output and generate only the synthesized harmonics. The Bass Limiter provides the user with a means to limit the strength of the bass synthesizer.
•Bitrman - Heres a extraordinary effects box comprised of compression, distortion, dual phasing and a fourth selected effect that can either be a comb, decimator, bit reducer, frequency modulator, ring modulator, or frequency shift. The four effects can be configured multiple ways by adjusting the Configure parameter.
•Koruz - Whats a family of performance effect products without a chorus effect box The chorus effect can be modulated by triangle, hyper-triangle, square, sample and hold, uncertainty, or triggered LFO shapes. The Depth knob controls the amount of modulation.
•Phlnjr - Heres a flanger box with an amazing modulation section. All of the modulation waveforms can be beat synchronized to the input music. Some of the features include the Type switch that describes the type of the flanging effect; the Beat Tap switch that enables the user to control the tempo used in the beat synchronizer; the Center knob that controls the range of the frequencies affected; the Rate knob that controls the speed of the oscillations; and the Depth knob, controlling the amount of modulation.
•Formantz - Formants are filters that emulate the sounds of speech; Formantz is an advanced filter modeling box that will leave you speechless. The filter can be modulated by either triangle, sample and hold, triggered, uncertainty, or pattern waveforms, and all of the modulation waveforms can be beat synchronized to the input music. The Frequency knob controls the center frequency of the filter; The Modify knob varies the selected Type.
•Lymitre - A remarkable two-band limiter with great controls including the Look Ahead switch, enabling a look-ahead peak limiter; the sizzle switch that adds post-limiting brightness; and the Crossover knob that enables the user to set the frequency that separates the two bands.
•Metavox - This unit is a vocoder where the user can choose four different types of internal synthesizers (Saw, Rectified Saw, Square, And Noise). The synthesizer is modulated by one of five sources (triangle, sample and hold, triggered, uncertainty, and tracking) that can all be beat synchronized with the aid of the Beat Tap button. Theres also a control that allows for setting the frequency of the internal synthesizer. Another great feature of Metavox is that it also allows an external synthesis source to be input and voice-modulated.
•Faze - This is a phasor effect box loaded with features and controls including the Type of phasor that is selected from options including Deep Mono, Dual Mono, Contrary Stereo, Asynchronous Stereo, and Liquid Metal. Five different modulation waveforms can be selected, each of which can be beat synchronized with the aid of the Beat Tap button.
•Philtre - Meet the ModFX lines resonant filter. The user can select either Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass, Low Pass Alias or any combination as filter types. Five different modulation waveforms can be selected, each of which can be beat synchronized. The Reset Mod button will reset the phase of the LFO; the Steep button switches between 4- and 6-pole filters.
•Nastify - Like its name implies, this is a distortion effect box with attitude and edge. Six different styles of distortion can be selected: Warmth, Fuzz, Distortion, Thick, Chunk, and Stellar. Knobs control drive, tone, and the amount of output gain.
•Smashup - Yes, its a compressor. The user can select from five different type of compression: Classic, Opto, De-Ess, Pump, and Fat. The Threshold controls the threshold level; The Attack and Release control the attack and release values for the compressor. The Output parameter controls the output gain.
wow, did these sell poorly initially and thats why alesis bailed? or maybe internal company turmoil stuff? (they did get bought out a bunch of years later)
everyone knows about the bitrman. the philtre and smash are pretty awesome too
that site
It's fucking purple too.
I have my DOD DFX-9 on my desk right now so I can purple when I need it. 
