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Source Audio Hot hand
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rsmith601
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- Apr 14, 2009
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If you purchase any one of our products, there is a card in the box which allows you to contact us and get a free "wired" Hot Hand (if you live outside the US it can cost a few $ for shipping, but not much). The Hot Hand is most useful for controlling filters such as the Bass Envelope Filter or Tri-Mod Wah. It works with our distortion pedals, but it is a bit less interesting. Most people buy the BEF or Tri-Mod to use it with as an envelope filter and get the Hot Hand as an option later. If you decice that you like the Hot Hand, you can buy a wireless version.
Hot Hand seems to be effective for use with bass to create "wobble" sounds. A bassist by the name of Nathan Navarro has been doing some creative work in this area. Our own Will Cady has also done some great stuff.
Hot Hand is not for everyone. I will let other independent TB folks comment further about this.
Hot Hand seems to be effective for use with bass to create "wobble" sounds. A bassist by the name of Nathan Navarro has been doing some creative work in this area. Our own Will Cady has also done some great stuff.
Hot Hand is not for everyone. I will let other independent TB folks comment further about this.
i am nowhere near in the league of the guys you can see on YouTube but i really love this - it's not a gimmick, it really offers options alongside and beyond expression pedals. I actually mainly use mine with my SA flanger, but am getting into filter pro too. I have a wired version so not as good for live performance but still works a treat.
My question is how does the "hot hand wireless" work? I have a roland sampler and it has a "D-Beam". Essentially you wave your hand over to infared sensors and it effects the sample. Now I see this in the Pinn Penelle vid and he has a little ring on and he is moving his hands towards the pickups.
Does the ring interact with the pickups somehow or is there something else you have to install on the bass. I can't seem to find much about how this aspect of this works. I am very interested in it but want it to work with out adding a bunch of stuff or modding my bass.
Maybe the pres of source audio can chime back in.
Does the ring interact with the pickups somehow or is there something else you have to install on the bass. I can't seem to find much about how this aspect of this works. I am very interested in it but want it to work with out adding a bunch of stuff or modding my bass.
Maybe the pres of source audio can chime back in.
I'm sure someone can give you the technical specs relating to how the HH works but I can tell you that you don't have to install anything to your bass. The HH ring responds to acceleration and has nothing to do with how close or far it is to your bass or the pickups.
rsmith601
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This link will take you to a whitepaper which describes exactly how Hot Hand works.
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There is no need to mod your bass. It is used just like a wah pedal, except the controller is now on your finger.
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There is no need to mod your bass. It is used just like a wah pedal, except the controller is now on your finger.
This is extremely interesting!
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What's the difference between using it with Soundblox and SB Pro pedals and the Hot Hands Wah, Phaser/Flanger, and MIDI controller? Are they more expressive somehow?
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What's the difference between using it with Soundblox and SB Pro pedals and the Hot Hands Wah, Phaser/Flanger, and MIDI controller? Are they more expressive somehow?
The SB pro pedals have the back page where you can change parameters of HH like axis and how sensitive it is. Pro pedals also have the HH sensor out so you can daisy chain multiple SB pedals together to share the HH signal.
I suppose you could go with wired version, but wireless give you freedom, but costs more and you do have to keep it charged.
HH does different things on different pedals, SA has all the manuals on their website to explain what each does.
IMO it's an amazing feature that is very fun to use.
I've just purchased the hot hand wah with the wireless hot hand, havent had chance to play around with it yet but ill post on here how I find it. Would anyone that has one recommend any short cuts for me on what they think sounds good on the pedal, and if it would be worth doing what some of the others on youtube have done and get the flanger pedal to work along side the wah?
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We've created this demo that shows you how to get some good sounds in the dubstep realm, but it's also applicable to however else you want to use the ring:
How to Play Dubstep Bass Wobbles with the Hot Hand - YouTube
Hope that helps!
Do you have the Tri-Mod Flanger or another kind?
I've literally only got the wah filter pedal with the ring, I've been looking into the other source audio pedals to see what sounds they can make but theres not really any that make the real deep dubstep sound. Im using a Markbass 104HF amp with the little mark 250 head and I can get quite a good sound with that. I might invest in the Tri-Mod flanger and see what I can do 
Cheers for the video though.
Cheers for the video though.Hey,
Does anyone know if the SYB-5 bass synthesizer is compatible with the source audio wah filter??? I've got both pedals but for some reason cant seem to get them to work together.
Cheers
Does anyone know if the SYB-5 bass synthesizer is compatible with the source audio wah filter??? I've got both pedals but for some reason cant seem to get them to work together.
Cheers
rsmith601
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Nathan Navarro uses the Hot Hand MIDI-EXP with the SYB-5, so it is very likely that the Hot Hand Wah Filter works with it too. Can I assume you are using the Expression Out of the Hot Hand Wah? Are you using a 3 lead TRS style connector between the 2 boxes?
I've literally only got the wah filter pedal with the ring, I've been looking into the other source audio pedals to see what sounds they can make but theres not really any that make the real deep dubstep sound. Im using a Markbass 104HF amp with the little mark 250 head and I can get quite a good sound with that. I might invest in the Tri-Mod flanger and see what I can do
here's a quick little vid i did with the Hot Hand and BEF Pro with SmallSound/BigSound Team Awesome Fuzz Machine and a MountainKing Electronics Heavy Machine....
Source Audio Bass Envelope Filter Pro with Team Awesome Fuzz Machine and Heavy Mecha on bass - YouTube
'specially with my larger cabs i can get some pretty deep dubbing wobbles out of it.
Hello, Does anyone know where I can purchase one of these rings? It is for my boyfriend as a gift, and I am having trouble finding a supplier that will ship to Melbourne.
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should be able to get them locally
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Make sure to get the newest one! It's only a bit more expensive but with 3 axes of control is very much worth it. I only have the old one, but it is very cool. Fun thing to do: give it an audience member and let them participate in the bass wobble.
I was wondering if you use a hot hand do you need to buy an envelope to use with it ? or could i go strait from my bass to my big bass muff into my amp and still get the desired effect?
