#21

I recently sold almost all my guitar gear to get some modules, so at the time I’m just using an ART Tube MP (I also tried the mixer’s preamp alone, but it was not enough) , plugged into my mixer then sent to ears or clouds via the aux buses.
Works good enough for the moment, but I’m thinking about getting a more guitar-oriented preamp.

#22

+1 to Iridium

I either take the output of that through Ears or an external preamp (Golden Age Pre 73 or whatever it’s called), and then often into a filter to get rid of some high-end (there is so much whiny/buzzy electrical interference where I live. My studio spot is literally next to where all the electrical comes into my building).

#23

Yeah, I was looking at it but I don’t really love Strymon stuff, everything I bought of theirs I’ve always felt sounds a bit ‘fake’ to me… Magneto, Timeline, Flint. I feel like their interpretation of harmonic distortion is too balanced sounding, if that makes sense. Everything I’ve tried has that sheen to me.

I had some extra credit card points on Amazon I just ordered a Joyo clone of one of the Sans Amps, the Fender one. I’m going to see if that improves the situation at all.

PS. I stand corrected, the Iridium does sound nice. The demos are great. A little more raw than I expected.

#24

Can you sync the loops to a clock on W/?

I just recently picked up a TC Electronic Ditto X2 Jam. There’s a microphone input and you can actually send a clock to that input and syncs to modular pretty well provided you don’t have any drastic tempo changes. Its a pretty elegant solution.

#25

Unfortunately not easily. you can output a trigger from w/ with the end of a loop point. There is probably something one could construct with creating/editing cue points with an incoming clock, but that’s beyond me at the moment.

#26

I’ve occasionally used guitar and lapsteel through the modular. Sometimes simply for the effects, sometimes using envelope followers to trigger sounds from VCO or move sequences etc…

One thing I’ve been thinking about is the ability to bypass effects with a footswitch, rather than have to play with wet/dry mix knobs. Are there any modules out there that would allow for this? I know Pittsburgh had a stompbox-like enclosure way back, but seems impossible to find now. Ideally, I’d like to use the small 4U case I’ve built for mostly effects; something in the 1U row to bypass certain effects would be amazing!

Thanks!

#27

Seems easier and cheaper to bypass on the floor rather than in the modular.

#28

Yes, sorry I don’t think I explained it clearly. Is there someway to patch in a footswitch that would be on the floor and allow for bypassing an effect module?

#29

Something like this?
https://www.addacsystem.com/en/products/modules/addac300-series/addac301c

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#30

I think that will work! Brilliant, thanks so much!

#31

Some of these ADDAC pedals can be tough to track down. I noticed Analoghaven has it in stock.

http://www.analoguehaven.com/addacsystem/addac301c/

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#32

Theres also this:
You can fade wet dry in with a volume or expression pedal.
https://www.synthrotek.com/products/mst-eurorack-modules/mst-expressor/
If you find the right sweet spot you can use it with a foot switch too.

#33

There are bypass and line selector pedals. Much cheaper than modules.

#34

the intrfx is cool. i can go back and forth between rack and pedals. i’m sure its been on here before

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https://www.boredbrainmusic.com/product/intrfx/

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