Copilot fx Dubscope Prototype Vid.

[warwick.hoy]

This popped up on my newsfeed via FB.

Credit to the nice Flying Finn that posted it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d6gMCawq3U

Here's a quick video of the prototype, the sequencer knobs need some fine tune (i'll be swapping with smaller values since the proper range is in 35% of the sweep of the actual value) and readjust the lfo a bit so it can more faster.Also consider i'm not a bass player and it was with a guitar amp, it was a quick tease so i can have a bit of leverage and you dont think it is vaporware (i have like 2 years trying to do a dubstep inspired pedal. i didnt do much with the blend due my amp speaker was rattling and i used the cam mic.

The concept it was a simple pedal with lots of knobs to get the wob/wob, kinda an all in one for those who want some but arent interested in building a rig just to get those tones, so the dubscope is a gated fuzz (gate) + filter (vol, aux and range) + triangle lfo and 4 step sequencer (I, II, III and IV) and blend (adds over the fuzz tone the input signal), there's a bypass switch and tap switch (to tap tempo the rate of the sequencer). You can sorta bypass the modulation of the filter, lowering the range and increasing the aux, for a filtered fuzz tone, for versatility so you can use it on your pedalboard.

[bigchiefbc]

Interesting, I guess the other thread about this bad boy must have been deleted.

Anyways, I will repeat myself then.

This sounds ******* awesome!

[warwick.hoy]

I did a search and it got a blurb in one of the Dubstep threads (most recent) but that was about it,...would have had to been a recent thread,...the video is only a day old.

I am not disappoint.

[bigchiefbc]

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

I did a search and it got a blurb in one of the Dubstep threads (most recent) but that was about it,...would have had to been a recent thread,...the video is only a day old.

I am not disappoint.

Adam started a thread about it this morning that I replied to. I assume it must have violated the CUP and got deleted. At any rate, I'm glad you started this one, because this looks like a hell of a pedal.

[BruceBass3901]

The idea is really good and I think its great that somebody has been working on this, but, IMO, the fuzz sounds a little 'lo-fi' and quite nasal. Just my opinion there, no offence intended

[bigchiefbc]

If Adam shoved an Orbit into this bad boy as the fuzz tone, I'd have my pre-order money in already.

[warwick.hoy]

Originally Posted by BruceBass3901

The idea is really good and I think its great that somebody has been working on this, but, IMO, the fuzz sounds a little 'lo-fi' and quite nasal. Just my opinion there, no offence intended

If you listen all the way thru he plays his clean tone at the end of the vid and that in itself sounds "lo-fi" but that could be anything from using a practice or gutless amp for demo, to not having up to snuff audio recording equipment,...to youtube's compression.

[warwick.hoy]

Originally Posted by bigchiefbc

Adam started a thread about it this morning that I replied to. I assume it must have violated the CUP and got deleted. At any rate, I'm glad you started this one, because this looks like a hell of a pedal.

I see,....as you were.

[BruceBass3901]

Originally Posted by warwick.hoy

If you listen all the way thru he plays his clean tone at the end of the vid and that in itself sounds "lo-fi" but that could be anything from using a practice or gutless amp for demo, to not having up to snuff audio recording equipment,...to youtube's compression.

After reading all of the blurb under the video, and listening to the clean tone again, I see that I was far too quick to judge

I would really love to hear a full recording of this pedal now

[gastric]

I've read nothing about this effect. But in the video while it sounds interesting, it sounds like fuzz into a bandpass autowah to me. You could probably get a similar effect in the BOSS GT-6B or GT-10B with an autowah and a couple assigns to control the rate and frequency. Not very thick or low passed or dubstep sounding in my opinion. But in this specific video it could be the signal being fed (or not fed). With my scathing review of the sound, the awesomeness of the pedal is in the modulation rate response to your pitch (or however its working). That part is totally badass.

[warwick.hoy]

Originally Posted by BruceBass3901

After reading all of the blurb under the video, and listening to the clean tone again, I see that I was far too quick to judge

I would really love to hear a full recording of this pedal now

Yers,...he should send a prototype to me for beta testing and recording (Mecha Shive just got an awesome DAW computer built for Ableton, not to mention some sound absorption baffles for the rehearsal space,...I'm so itching to jam).

I do have to say while I really like the idea and I think this will pan out nicely,...I'm not sure it's an end all to the dubstep equation. I can't comment on what's missing,...but true dubstep sound has so much sub freq to it that I think it's for synths only,...unless you are running a powerful rig nearing PA status.

[wolffman]

I'm pretty sure in the original thread he says he is playing through a guitar amp.... Which is probably why it sounds thin and Lo fi. Def looks like it has some potential!

[Swimming Bird]

This looks awesome, I can't wait to try one. Given difference between his pedals in his videos vs in person, I bet it sounds better than is evident here.

[Floridabwoy]

It is very cool.. I think the rate of the lfo is maybe touch sensitive? The harder you pick the faster it goes? My line6 FM4 had a feature like that. Can't wait to hear it with bass.

[Swimming Bird]

Originally Posted by Floridabwoy

It is very cool.. I think the rate of the lfo is maybe touch sensitive? The harder you pick the faster it goes? My line6 FM4 had a feature like that. Can't wait to hear it with bass.

No, it's a 4-step sequencer w/tap tempo.

[pmaraziti]

Nice!

[CHILDISHGAMBINO]

Originally Posted by Floridabwoy

It is very cool.. I think the rate of the lfo is maybe touch sensitive? The harder you pick the faster it goes? My line6 FM4 had a feature like that. Can't wait to hear it with bass.

He has a pedal on his page that does that touch sensitivity thing. I think there might even be a couple of his pedals with this feature.

[BruceBass3901]

Anymore news on this?

[bigchiefbc]

Adam posted this in his sub-forum on I love fuzz:

"There are 6 dubscope units for sale (2/23/11 aprox shipping date $180 shipped worldwide, i expect it will cost the base version $200-210 the final version)."

[Joe Gress]

I'll restate myself:

Hells yeah its awesome! I'd take one for sure just to **** around with if not get musical crap out of it.