Dunwich Amplification General Discussion

[socialleper]

Any reason why my Dunwich pedals (ODB and VT) would suddenly start whining when used in conjunction with my MXR BEF? Literally nothing has changed in my rig. I realize whining is typically power supply (I use a 1Spot), but like I said, nothing has changed in my rig. Suggestions?

It might be creating a sonic convergence that is tearing a hole in the aether. I'd put a circle of containment around it to keep one of the Great Old Ones from coming through.
That sort of stuff happens with things named Dunwich.
Or it could be the tone pumps being unhappy with sharing voltages on the 1Spot. They do both 9v and 18v. I'm not sure how the 1 Spot works as far as different voltages, or how the DA pedals "sense" what power is coming to them.

 

[kleinenenten]

It might be creating a sonic convergence that is tearing a hole in the aether. I'd put a circle of containment around it to keep one of the Great Old Ones from coming through.
That sort of stuff happens with things named Dunwich.
Or it could be the tone pumps being unhappy with sharing voltages on the 1Spot. They do both 9v and 18v. I'm not sure how the 1 Spot works as far as different voltages, or how the DA pedals "sense" what power is coming to them.

If it’s summoning Yog-Sothoth or one of his ilk, I’ll go plug it in now and begin chanting incoherently.

As far as power, both standard 9v plugs from the 1Spot. Like I said, not a change at all in what 8kve been doing.

 

[dunwichamps]

Both the VT and the ODB have charge pumps which have a oscillator frequency that can dip into the audio range if you have too much power supply sharing.

Sounds like you need to isolate the supplies going to the ODB and the VT from other things.

 

[kleinenenten]

Both the VT and the ODB have charge pumps which have a oscillator frequency that can dip into the audio range if you have too much power supply sharing.

Sounds like you need to isolate the supplies going to the ODB and the VT from other things.

Thanks. But why would it have just started? Neither the number of pedals or the pedals themselves have changed. Would it help to reduce the amount of total draw, like if I got rid of an old digital delay pedal that sucks up a bunch of power (relatively speaking)?

 

[kleinenenten]

Follow up question - if I have to go the isolated power supply route, what’s the best bang for the buck one out there? I don’t need crazy fancy top of the line stuff, just a “good” one. It needs to support at least 8 9v pedals, but I’d like more if possible in case I add something.

 

[bassboysam]

Follow up question - if I have to go the isolated power supply route, what’s the best bang for the buck one out there? I don’t need crazy fancy top of the line stuff, just a “good” one. It needs to support at least 8 9v pedals, but I’d like more if possible in case I add something.

MXR ISO Brick.

 

[Matt Dean]

MXR ISO Brick.

For Sale - MXR ISO Brick

 

[David Brouillette]

I’ve been loving my Volt Thrower live and just got a chance to record it. This pedal kills! I had a noise problem when it was in the chain with a TC HOF mini, even with every pedal isolated, but turning down the hi/mid trim pot a little solved it. I don’t use a blend and run it at 18 volts.

 

[dunwichamps]

Thanks. But why would it have just started? Neither the number of pedals or the pedals themselves have changed. Would it help to reduce the amount of total draw, like if I got rid of an old digital delay pedal that sucks up a bunch of power (relatively speaking)?

Yes if you reduce the draw it will get rid of the noise or if you just isolate the supply lines.

 

[socialleper]

Follow up question - if I have to go the isolated power supply route, what’s the best bang for the buck one out there? I don’t need crazy fancy top of the line stuff, just a “good” one. It needs to support at least 8 9v pedals, but I’d like more if possible in case I add something.

Another vote for thr MXR power supply. Plus it has 18v plugs.

 

[kleinenenten]

Yes if you reduce the draw it will get rid of the noise or if you just isolate the supply lines.

Well, reduced the pedals down to ODB, VT, Pork Loin, and MXR Filter. Noise is till there. Guess it’s isolated power, then. Thanks.

 

[monsterthompson]

Anyone thinking of getting some gear, the web store is discounting in-stock boxes. Worth taking a look.

 

[willsellout]

I recently traded my Ugly Twin for a Dunwich ODB. This is an absolutely killer pedal.

 

[Matt Dean]

I recently traded my Ugly Twin for a Dunwich ODB. This is an absolutely killer pedal.

Yes it is.

 

[Grayskull]

Anyone thinking of getting some gear, the web store is discounting in-stock boxes. Worth taking a look.

Got some great news in my inbox yesterday from a late night Friday night purchase (hello Wizard Fuzz!)

 

[vivaknoxvegas]

@Grayskull which version did you get?

 

[Grayskull]

@Grayskull which version did you get?

I got the big one. I've been searching the threads to see how it compares to other pedals size-wise and am going to have to get creative to make it fit on my PT Nano.

 

[monsterthompson]

I got the big one. I've been searching the threads to see how it compares to other pedals size-wise and am going to have to get creative to make it fit on my PT Nano.

Yeah. It’s a challenge to fit it. But it sounds lovely.

 

[Fuzzonaut]

Temporal Rift

Anyone on here got one? I did, it just arrived and after a bit of noodling around at home, here's what I think of it.

On paper, this was an interesting and intriguing idea .. at least to me.
In reality it's a stroke of genius, executed with the well known Dunwich perfection.
I'm neither a "reverb guy" nor an expert in that field, so can't say much about the reverb itself, how it compares to others and stuff.
(The only reverb I own is RM-1N that I love - I never tried another - until now.)

Now, the pedal and the sounds:

With the gain (Dwell) and the Meatbox side (Morph/Warp) all the way down, you get a nice reverb, adjusted to taste with the Echo knob and mixed with the clean as you like via the mix knob. It can selfoscillate too, which I like.

Then, you can bring up the gain (Dwell), for example to the point where there is just some lingering distortion on the reverbed sound, if you play softly it's not there, if you dig in, it goes chrchrhchrchr. Lovely! You can have that up front or in the background depending on the Mix knob.

And now we get to the good part: the Meatbox sound. I do have a Meatbox and from what I heard so far at home (5W tube amp & full range 2x12" from the 70ies), the Temporal Rift pretty much nails the sound of the MB - the way I use it at least (without the octave, I always dial that way back on the Meatbox and bring up both sub channels to almost max).

I used the word genius up there, and that's mostly referring to the ability to add the MB sound to the dry (Warp) and wet (Morph) independantly. This opens up a whole lot of possibilities to sculpt your sound - together with the different positions of the gain and mix knobs.

And finally, you can put some fuzz (or any other pedal) in front of it and go through all the possibilities again .... so far, I like to add a bit of MB to the fuzz to fatten it up, crank the reverb to the brink of oscillation, add a lot of MB to the reverbed sound and - why not - throw in some gain to spice it up another notch - woo-hoo!

I'm really looking forward to try this pedal with the big rigs in the practice space, (especially through the 200s/301)!

Short version: it's killer!

 

[dunwichamps]

Temporal Rift

Anyone on here got one? I did, it just arrived and after a bit of noodling around at home, here's what I think of it.

On paper, this was an interesting and intriguing idea .. at least to me.
In reality it's a stroke of genius, executed with the well known Dunwich perfection.
I'm neither a "reverb guy" nor an expert in that field, so can't say much about the reverb itself, how it compares to others and stuff.
(The only reverb I own is RM-1N that I love - I never tried another - until now.)

Now, the pedal and the sounds:

With the gain (Dwell) and the Meatbox side (Morph/Warp) all the way down, you get a nice reverb, adjusted to taste with the Echo knob and mixed with the clean as you like via the mix knob. It can selfoscillate too, which I like.

Then, you can bring up the gain (Dwell), for example to the point where there is just some lingering distortion on the reverbed sound, if you play softly it's not there, if you dig in, it goes chrchrhchrchr. Lovely! You can have that up front or in the background depending on the Mix knob.

And now we get to the good part: the Meatbox sound. I do have a Meatbox and from what I heard so far at home (5W tube amp & full range 2x12" from the 70ies), the Temporal Rift pretty much nails the sound of the MB - the way I use it at least (without the octave, I always dial that way back on the Meatbox and bring up both sub channels to almost max).

I used the word genius up there, and that's mostly referring to the ability to add the MB sound to the dry (Warp) and wet (Morph) independantly. This opens up a whole lot of possibilities to sculpt your sound - together with the different positions of the gain and mix knobs.

And finally, you can put some fuzz (or any other pedal) in front of it and go through all the possibilities again .... so far, I like to add a bit of MB to the fuzz to fatten it up, crank the reverb to the brink of oscillation, add a lot of MB to the reverbed sound and - why not - throw in some gain to spice it up another notch - woo-hoo!

I'm really looking forward to try this pedal with the big rigs in the practice space, (especially through the 200s/301)!

Short version: it's killer!

I really appreciate the feedback! I have not heard much yet from customers about this design and its probably the most creative idea ive had in 5 years or more.