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New EHX Pedal!

#82
Pandafist said:
I know I'm going to buy one of these, but my first thought still stands.
Why wasn't it either given an expression jack or put in a wah enclosure?
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It's not in a wah enclosure because people will likely want a much smaller, less expensive pedal than a much bigger, more expensive pedal. EHX doesn't even currently make any wah products, so it would be even pricier per unit as they'd have to retool for that. It may be too small an enclosure to get an exp. pedal functionality out of it, as the expression pedal wouldn't just be adjusting some sort of internal trim pot. It would have to work as having a "virtual" momentary footswitch in the heel down position in order to start/end the loop- that might not be economical or physically easy for them to do.
 
#83
But that way you'll also need an pedal that automatically engages the effect.(capturing the note)
If you'd use an expression pedal for the fade in/outs, you'd still have use the button on the pedal itself to start the freeze.
Meaning you'll have to be tap-dancing to engage the freeze and start fading in.

I think 'Ill like the just the way it is.
 
#88
Question about this though.... say I want to play an E and just hold that one note out. When I click the pedal, will I be able to play over it right away? How does it not also replay the notes you play over the note you're holding? Or does it only capture the sound that is coming out at the split moment you depress the pedal?
 
#89
heb9_28 said:
Question about this though.... say I want to play an E and just hold that one note out. When I click the pedal, will I be able to play over it right away?
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Yes (hasn't that already been asked a few times? :D)

How does it not also replay the notes you play over the note you're holding? Or does it only capture the sound that is coming out at the split moment you depress the pedal?
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It a very short-time looper- probably only a few milliseconds. The shorter the loop, the less likely you'll get delay-type repeats from the note fading. Bill Ruppert says the pedal also "smooths" out the loop, which would help further with that.
 
#91
Valerus said:
I AM SO EXCITED BYARGHHH
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I am too. It's a very simple effect (not speaking design-wise) and one I won't use all that often, but I've wanted one exactly like this for a long time and no one made one- maybe EHX noticed the posts I have around the internet asking for a pedal like this :p
 
#96
My looper (Looperlative) has pitch-shifting function, where you can change the pitch of your loop from any interval from one octave down up the original note. This is going to make it a lot easier to record a loop of uniform sound to use with it- normal notes decay a tiny bit even if you make a very short loop. Make-shift bass pedals FTW :D
 

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