Idea for Utility Device
Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 12:07 pm
So a while back I had an idea for a utility device. I kind of let it fall to the back of my mind, but I'm curious what y'all think of something like this, or if it's even feasible. It's definitely a niche thing, but I think the participants in this board are exactly the kind of folks who it'd appeal to.
***This is just an idea, and I have absolutely 0 technical know-how except for one time I built a fuzzface clone that wouldn't pass my signal through and I never figured out why.***
The easiest way to describe it is a master CV send with 2-4 outs. There would be one global rate knob, and maybe a MIDI input that'd allow synchronization with an external clock. Each output would then have its own attenuation knobs (like a high pass and a low pass filter, but for CV) and a 3-way multiplier switch which is applied to the global rate (something like 0.5x, 1x, & 2x). It would then send the CV through top-mounted TRS jacks, as being side-mounted would limit it to always being on a certain part of your board.
This would allow several different pedals to have synchronized CV sweeps, each one tuneable to a specific range of control. For pedals like the Super Radical Delay or Pitchfactor, where you program your own heel-down and toe-down settings, the range would obviously be best when kept to the full band, but for things like the ss/bs No Memory or the Count to 5 where heel & toe always represent the extremes, you could dial in a more mellow band.
Theoretically you can already do all of this with a few synth modules and the right cables, but I'm interested in it as a dedicated pedalboard-based utility.
What do y'all think? Is this kind of thing even possible?
Has it been done? Would anyone even want such a thing?
***This is just an idea, and I have absolutely 0 technical know-how except for one time I built a fuzzface clone that wouldn't pass my signal through and I never figured out why.***
The easiest way to describe it is a master CV send with 2-4 outs. There would be one global rate knob, and maybe a MIDI input that'd allow synchronization with an external clock. Each output would then have its own attenuation knobs (like a high pass and a low pass filter, but for CV) and a 3-way multiplier switch which is applied to the global rate (something like 0.5x, 1x, & 2x). It would then send the CV through top-mounted TRS jacks, as being side-mounted would limit it to always being on a certain part of your board.
This would allow several different pedals to have synchronized CV sweeps, each one tuneable to a specific range of control. For pedals like the Super Radical Delay or Pitchfactor, where you program your own heel-down and toe-down settings, the range would obviously be best when kept to the full band, but for things like the ss/bs No Memory or the Count to 5 where heel & toe always represent the extremes, you could dial in a more mellow band.
Theoretically you can already do all of this with a few synth modules and the right cables, but I'm interested in it as a dedicated pedalboard-based utility.
What do y'all think? Is this kind of thing even possible?
Has it been done? Would anyone even want such a thing?
