RE: VF-1 controller question

["William Walker" <billwalker@baymoon.com>]

You have an EV10,  Lucky!  Mine just broke after many years of faithful
service, its a drag because they are more solid than the flimsy EV5, and 
you
can determine the cable length, I'd use that if I was you. I just bought an
M-Audio expression pedal to rplace it that is a little bigger than the EV5,
but still light weight, and works fine with my Roland gear. Seems somewhat
sturdy in a plastic sort of way Ha Ha! I agree that an expression pedal
really adds dimension to the VF1, What do you mean by sweep delay?, where
the delay speeds up or slows down, creating pich bend effects? or the
ability to modulate the delay? clarify please.
Bill

-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy Mungenast [mailto:mungenast@earthlink.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 6:34 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: VF-1 controller question


Thanks muchly for the good info. I do have a MIDI controller, a Rolls MIDI
Buddy. I was just looking to explore my options and save a few pounds in a
rack that's starting to get porky before I've even gotten it all working 
;-)
Same reason I'm hesitant to use my great big EV-10.
BTW, can you sweep delay time a la Adrian Belew?
~Tim


> [Original Message]
> From: jeremy <listing.to.port@masse.org.uk>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 11/12/2005 11:36:29 AM
> Subject: Re: VF-1 controller question
>
> Hi Tim,
>
> Without answering actually answering your question, I find the use of an
> expression pedal adds considerably to the VF-1's functionality, not least
> because you can control up to four parameters with the one pedal. (You 
>can
> do the same over MIDI of course).
>
> Because there are 200 user memory locations I find it more practical to
> select patches by MIDI program changes.
>
> If you'd find it useful, here's a schematic for an expression pedal:
>
>
>               50k ohm linear
> _______/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\______
> |               |            |
> |               |            |
> |               |            |
> *               *            *
> track           wiper        earth/ground
>
>
> ring            tip          sleeve    (to VF-1)
>
>
> If you have a footpedal with different connections (like the Yamaha ones)
> you can make a little adaptor with an in-line TRS socket and plug.
>
> From you email it looks like you don't have a MIDI foot controller in
which
> case it's worth looking into the categories you can use in the VF-1 so 
>you
> can have a reduced set to scroll through.
>
> You can turn the VF-1 effects on and off from the front panel with one
> button press if that helps.
>
>
>
>
> > From: Timothy Mungenast <mungenast@earthlink.net>
> > Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:25:01 -0500
> > To: Loopers-Delight <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> > Subject: VF-1 controller question
> >
> > Hey Gang:
> >
> > I was wondering if youse guys could help me with a VF-1 question. I am
almost
> > done buying all the fabulous little extras needed to become Rackmount
Man
> > after 25 years of stompboxes.... the rack itself, all the TRS cables,
SPDIF
> > cable, MIDI controller, MIDI cable, yada yada yada, and finally getting
the
> > feel for the owner's manuals. One thing confuses me, though:
> > On page 13, under item 12 (EXP PEDAL/CTL 1,2), it sez "either an
expression
> > pedal or a foot switch can be connected here, and used to step
up/downthrough
> > patch numbers." I am guessing that my Peavey 2-button TRS footswitch
should
> > work fine if I configure the box to accept latching versus momentary.
> >
> > I want to be able to switch the unit on and off without using my MIDI
Buddy,
> > and the manual shows me how (I think), but as far as scrolling through
the
> > presets a la Vortex, well, pg 13 is the only place that makes any
mention of
> > that.
> >
> > (Yes, I know changing the patches is what the MIDI Buddy is for, and I
> > shouldn't be such a MIDIOT, but I want the option to leave the MIDI
controller
> > home in the interest of saving space and weight.)
> >
> > Ideally, I'd control the Vortex and MPX-500 with my gen-yoo-wine
Lexicon TRS
> > footswitches, and  run the VF-1 with either the simple footswitch or
the MIDI
> > buddy.
> >
> > Anyway, does anyone have any wisdom they'd like to impart to Timmy
> > Technophobe? I'd be very grateful.
> >
> > Yours in Herbert Eimert,
> > Tim "Un-Stableboy" Mungenast
> > www.mungenast.com <http://www.mungenast.com>
> > www.myspace.com/timmungenast <http://www.myspace.com/timmungenast>
> >
> >
>
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