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NPD: Terrible Design
- Thread starter odarellmc
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I use these, on recommendation from my buddy, and they're excellent.
None of those would solve this:I would turn this around and say that the patch cables are a bad design.
Any of these would work fine.
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Exactly, when I looked at the picture I didn't know the in/ out were that close I just hate buying things to make something I just bought work. These are fairly large much larger than a MXR style pedal more than enough room to make better design choices
The input and output being that close is one thing - but the power?
As far as I can see, you won’t be able to use anything but a straight jack for the output, as the 9V plug will keep any angled plug from seating properly, large or small. If they had put the power in the middle, there would be room enough for both input and output, even with the pancake jack plugs you’re using, and the power wouldn’t interfere with anything.
Agreed on top of the fact I can't get a good phaser or env filter sound out of it. Maybe I just need more time with them all of the demos I've heard have them sounding really good. I'm still waiting for the magic..
if this is called a micro-tron
Shrink the device small enough, you're just forced into this sort of thing by the relative lack of real estate to place everything.
The older ones . . . . didn't have that problem.
then i propose that this should be called a mega-tron
Pretty standard layout to go Out - Power - In so I’m in crappy design camp, or at least not enough user research camp.
It looks like the assumption was that people would be using this as the only pedal between amp and bass so you would more likely have long, straight jacks in and out, and the same for keyboard use.
Perhaps the designer came from a different consumer electronics goods background - generally you would have power on the left or right for ease of use.
Jacks are a bit hefty and that’s not helping.
It looks like the assumption was that people would be using this as the only pedal between amp and bass so you would more likely have long, straight jacks in and out, and the same for keyboard use.
Perhaps the designer came from a different consumer electronics goods background - generally you would have power on the left or right for ease of use.
Jacks are a bit hefty and that’s not helping.
I'm playing through a schecter P5 and with those settings I really can't hear much quaking...very subdued same for the phasor iii, any suggestions to make these sound good?
I was talking to the company its called Mu Tron correct?
I'm going to +1 this fine gentleman's opinion.
The second one is a bit phase, but I know you were making a funny (insert smiley face)
It makes sense…. until you have a narrow enclosure with TWO footswitches. You have to have tiny narrow feet and pointy shoes to use this in a pedalboard
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I’ve given those plugs every chance to show their worth over the years and they failed miserably over and over. I will never use them again. There are many better right angled plugs out there. Cut your losses and get rid of them.
The only thing ill-conceived here is the use of pancaked right-angle plugs for a pedal. Period. The end.
