by code green » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:04 am
i agree--sound production is the zapbangpowwhirrrrr, whatever that means. i think my ideal forum would actually be a sound production one with an unusually high quotient of synth-heads and delay freaks. i.e., here.
ewblank said: "Arion SAD-3 delay: sucks as an analog delay, but works great as a noise generating pseudo-theremin" --now that's hilarious.
ian, my expectations of your list were high given your taste and knowledge, and it didn't disappoint. i lust for an ebbe und flut...not to mention an h8000 or pcm81 or...
anyway, my stash:
analogman ibanez ts-9 w/ 808 silver mod: wonderful od for guitar through a tube amp; lame on synths though--basically a boost, and not in a good way.
boss:
ce-2 (jap): well, i love this chorus. sometimes impedance matching a problem w/ synths though. (i know, reamp--it's on its way).
dd-3: might be my desert island delay. so liquid and pretty. just love it. even for vocals sometimes.
ds-1: good, reliable synth distortion.
mt-2: living h**l with a guitar, heavenly weird with a synth.
oc-2 (jap): handy dandy octave with very nice tracking and sound.
ph-2: not exactly my cup of tea but sometimes you want a more metallic, "pitchy" phaser. just sometimes.
rbf-10 (half-rack): don't get much use out of this kinda plasticky flanger but need to go back to it cuz there must be something there...
dunlop cry-baby wha: the key is to reverse what's plugged into the instrument and amp jacks
eli "studio series" analog echo: craptastic, p.o.s. dubby echo. i like to use it on realistic orchestral sounds.
ensoniq dp-pro: been digging into this lately and loving it. realizing it is far superior to my lxp-15, below. versatile, programmable, controllable, quiet.
ibanez add-verb: got it for $10 ages ago and have it racked but have barely touched it. anyone know it?
lafayette echo-verb II: lo-fi reverb. definitely has its uses.
lexicon lxp-15: some really nice reverbs, especially the plates, but a bit noisy and its sonic signature is starting to get on my nerves.
maestro:
ps-1 phase shifter: again, w/out impedance matching not ideal for some synths. generally haven't loved this as much as i thought i would, for synth or guitar.
sound system for woodwinds: some bizarre stuff in here but have only scratched the surface as repairs are needed. contains the maestro fuzz, and that alone is worth it.
moog:
mf-102 ring modulator: just freakin' great. i've done a lot with this but feel i've barely begun. sounds so good.
mf-104z analog delay: it's in the aux send of my synth mixer, and just about everything gets some. ideal for sweetening. the feedback is an instrument unto itself.
mf-105 murf: this is just something every synth head should try if they can. luscious and weird.
mxr:
phase 100 (script logo): along with the dd-3, may be my favorite pedal. definitely has more mojo than the dd-3, tho'. sounds amazing with crumar performer strings. sounds amazing with anything--from a little quaver of a phase to full-on jet flying overhead sturm und drang. love love love this pedal.
pitch-shift/doubler: weird and obscure little 1u rack piece i got for $17 on ebay. seller thought it was broken--for all i know it is, but it works for me. octave up or down, with a kind of flangey effect. i like to run vocals through once up and again down, with a little bit of the "flange," then pan around a dry vocal for chorsues.
prescription electronics throb: this is why i keep the ph-2, because the combination of this extreme tremolo in "chop" mode and that phaser is wild.
vesta fire digital delay: i have got to get this fixed b/c my old roommate and i were kid a before kid a with this thing and a drum machine.
in a way my favorite effects boxes right now are my sampler and old tascam four track in conjunction with me d-evo. i sample long phrases from my own stuff (and elsewhere of course) with either/both, then run that s**t through my evolver and generally get myself off. everyday i'm thinking how insane it is that the d-evo is as relatively inexpensive as it is. dave smith probably could have skipped the oscillators and, with his name, sold it for that price as a badass multi-fx, stereo-in/out filter. i mean the thing is just freaking insane, expecially when you've got (as was noted above by hoax i think) the external in triggering stuff. i mean really.
the only thing i'm really looking to add right now are a fuzz pedal (still looking for the perfect fit) and the mf-101. the moog control processor is a considertion too, and i am always in heat for a space echo. but wrapping my head around the dp-pro has cured me of much of my fx lust. that thing is awesome.
