Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:36 am
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Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 12:50 pm
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:05 pm
I'm guessing in VCA mode this is a tremolo. In VCF is it a phaser?
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:25 pm
Digital Delay and Reverb all in one with a momentary slam switch to dime the repeats and create cacophenous feedback.
More like a tremolo and a tremolo with a filter added. Kinda auto-wah like.tommy wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:05 pm I'm guessing in VCA mode this is a tremolo. In VCF is it a phaser?
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:23 pm
So how do you like the gristlizer circuit? I’ve never played one in person. Looks mighty pretty there.Dr Tony Balls wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:25 pmMore like a tremolo and a tremolo with a filter added. Kinda auto-wah like.tommy wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:05 pm I'm guessing in VCA mode this is a tremolo. In VCF is it a phaser?
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2021 9:04 am
Heh....I think it's fun and interesting in the hands of someone that wants it, but personally its not for me. I like a pretty standard amp/PSO style tremolo, and if I wanted this type of sound I might pair it with a simple envelope filter. To each their own, though, and i'm happy to make a nice product for folks that want something specific.VaticanShotglass wrote: Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:23 pmSo how do you like the gristlizer circuit? I’ve never played one in person. Looks mighty pretty there.Dr Tony Balls wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:25 pmMore like a tremolo and a tremolo with a filter added. Kinda auto-wah like.tommy wrote: Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:05 pm I'm guessing in VCA mode this is a tremolo. In VCF is it a phaser?
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:09 pm
Yeah. I used to want one, but after getting more into that sort of thing there's just even wilder/weirder stuff available now. Really cool history, and I love throbbing gristle. But I have synth stuff that can do more now.
[Below are some wacky daydreams that probably belong in another thread, but here we are.]
You ever mess with digital "lfo-on-a-chip" type stuff? I'm always taken by what can get crammed into a ship in a bottle or add a modulation source to more conventional circuits, especially if it could be random or an unusual waveform. A tiny random wave vibrato would be neat. I know that's not your game, but I think about this more than I have time to investigate.
That said, modulation that varies with playing dynamics is a cool trick that has a lot of potential for exploration. I think there have been fuzz tremolos out there. I have no idea how they work. I think that Catalinbread Antichthon was a neat idea but too pricey for a single trick (but I'm a deadbeat cheapo). I don't know what method was used to get all that going, but it seems like some real potential in there. I really like the idea of stuff like that which as a sort of additional instrument, especially if the guitar knobs can modulate its functioning. So yeah, totally not your interests, but I think pedal makers have a lot of room to make weirder stuff these days.
[Below are some wacky daydreams that probably belong in another thread, but here we are.]
You ever mess with digital "lfo-on-a-chip" type stuff? I'm always taken by what can get crammed into a ship in a bottle or add a modulation source to more conventional circuits, especially if it could be random or an unusual waveform. A tiny random wave vibrato would be neat. I know that's not your game, but I think about this more than I have time to investigate.
That said, modulation that varies with playing dynamics is a cool trick that has a lot of potential for exploration. I think there have been fuzz tremolos out there. I have no idea how they work. I think that Catalinbread Antichthon was a neat idea but too pricey for a single trick (but I'm a deadbeat cheapo). I don't know what method was used to get all that going, but it seems like some real potential in there. I really like the idea of stuff like that which as a sort of additional instrument, especially if the guitar knobs can modulate its functioning. So yeah, totally not your interests, but I think pedal makers have a lot of room to make weirder stuff these days.
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2022 12:04 pm
Nah I really havent messed with that. I have always liked the concept that the Mid-Fi guy used on the Clarinot, though. Basically just putting an envelope on the rate control of a delay so when you dig in it warps a little before going back to normal. Kinda specific but fun. That sort of thing could be applied to about any control on a circuit, just like an auto-wah. A tremolo that speeds up with attack could be fun.VaticanShotglass wrote: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:09 pm Yeah. I used to want one, but after getting more into that sort of thing there's just even wilder/weirder stuff available now. Really cool history, and I love throbbing gristle. But I have synth stuff that can do more now.
[Below are some wacky daydreams that probably belong in another thread, but here we are.]
You ever mess with digital "lfo-on-a-chip" type stuff? I'm always taken by what can get crammed into a ship in a bottle or add a modulation source to more conventional circuits, especially if it could be random or an unusual waveform. A tiny random wave vibrato would be neat. I know that's not your game, but I think about this more than I have time to investigate.
That said, modulation that varies with playing dynamics is a cool trick that has a lot of potential for exploration. I think there have been fuzz tremolos out there. I have no idea how they work. I think that Catalinbread Antichthon was a neat idea but too pricey for a single trick (but I'm a deadbeat cheapo). I don't know what method was used to get all that going, but it seems like some real potential in there. I really like the idea of stuff like that which as a sort of additional instrument, especially if the guitar knobs can modulate its functioning. So yeah, totally not your interests, but I think pedal makers have a lot of room to make weirder stuff these days.
I also really like the Zvex "seek" stuff. Just easy sequencing on a chip.
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2022 1:01 am
Yeah, simple stuff, but thoughtful application can make unique instruments.
Re: Balls Effects / Balls Amplification
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:05 am
Question:
Is anyone feeling the charity build thing again? We did one winter 2019, one winter 2020, then the dark ages hit and the forum went down for awhile so I didnt get a chance to offer one up for 2021. Would be happy to keep doing it and create something cool if there's interest.
Also if there is interest....WHAT SHOULD BE MADE? Ideas?
Is anyone feeling the charity build thing again? We did one winter 2019, one winter 2020, then the dark ages hit and the forum went down for awhile so I didnt get a chance to offer one up for 2021. Would be happy to keep doing it and create something cool if there's interest.
Also if there is interest....WHAT SHOULD BE MADE? Ideas?