Re: Boss PS-6 as a tool for looped bass.

[TripleOhNine <3x09@carlsonarts.com>]

I tried the EH Octave Multiplexer, but was disappointed.  Of course, I  
was using it vocally.  I thought it was supposed to turn my voice into  
a full-length, feature film.  But I didn't even get a music video out  
of it.

But seriously, I found that the syllables I used had a great effect on  
the perceived latency.  If I started with a plosive consonant like P,  
C, or T, there was no pitch for it to pick up.  Starting with M, N, or  
L worked better.  I wonder if something similar applies to  
instruments?  Technique might effect how quickly the thing picks up  
the pitch and drops it.

But anyway, I thought there was too much latency even with the best  
technique, so I sold my used Octave Multiplexer to Guitar Center and  
used the proceeds for a MIDI controller that I wanted.  I think I'll  
try that Chili Dog, though.  You can never have enough Chili.

Michael Carlson (TripleOhNine)


On Nov 28, 2011, at 6:30 AM, Rick Walker wrote:

> This is why I love this list...........someone will have the skinny  
> on just about anything.
> So, I stand corrected about the EH Micro POG.
> It sure sounds synthetic compared to the Chili Dog (which actually  
> takes distortion beautifully
> so it has it's advantages).
>
> Why are there so many cool pedals and so little money?
>
> Just today on this list,  I told myself I wish I could own
> a BOSS PS-6,  an EH Holy Grail,  an EH Octave Multiplexer
> and a BOSS OC-3
>
> Add to that my brother's delicious WET pedal with two expression  
> pedals
> and a second EH Freeze (adding my signals output on top of my first  
> EH Freeze
> to get an even cooler 'frozen' sound.
>
> So many pedals,  so little money.
>
> rick walker
>
>
> On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, andy butler wrote:
> > It does use harmonizer type algorithms.
> >
> > A harmonizer breaks the sound up into little chunks
> > and plays each chunk back at a shifted rate.
> >
> > Large chunk sizes sound more natural, but create
> > more latency...and unevenness on percussive sounds.
> >
> > The EH harmonisers use a small chunk size, and
> > match it to the pitch of the input.
> > By doing this they get very low latency on downward shifts.
> > ...but it gives a digi-edge to the sound, and perhaps
> > it's not that far off so call it re-synthesis.
> >
> >
> > The EH harmonizers claim to work with polyphonic input,
> > but only cope with the simplest harmonies.