[Harp-L] Re : Phase shifters

["Hurricane Ramón" <party_man1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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Party_Man1@xxxxxxxxxx> Hurricane Sez :
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> The Phase shifter on my Digitech GNX4 is tops , it has so much to give , only thing is
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> It has two phasers :
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> one that triggers on it's own randomly ( in other words the sweep can start any where in the sounds wave form spectrum ) and :
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> Triggered Phaser which means when the sweep begins it starts at the same point , the beginning of the sound wave's beginning . It might not make sense at first but after listening to both there is a significance .
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> From the GNX4 manual :
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> " Intelligent Pitch Shifting (IPS) "
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> " Intelligent Pitch Shifting makes a copy of the incoming signal, and then changes the pitch of the copied note to a diatonically correct interval specified by the Amount parameter.
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> An Intelligent Pitch Shifter sharpens or flattens the shifted pitch in order to keep the specified interval within the selected key and scale creating a true harmony.
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> Parameter 1 - Knob 2 selects the Amount or harmony interval for the Intelligent Pitch Shifter.
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> OCT DowN (octave down)
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> 7TH DowN (a seventh below)
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> 6tH DowN (a sixth below)
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> 5tH DowN (a fifth below)
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> 4tH DowN (a fourth below)
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> 3RD DowN (a third below)
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> 2ND DowN (a second below)
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> 2ND UP (a second above)
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> 3RD UP (a third above)
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> 4TH UP (a fourth above)
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> 5TH UP (a fifth above)
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> 6TH UP (a sixth above)
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> 7TH UP (a seventh above)
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> OCT UP (an octave above
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> Interval choices include:
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> Parameter 2 - Knob 3 selects the scale the IPS will use. Scale choices include: Major (MAJOR), Minor (MINOR), Dorian (DORIAN), Mixolydian (MIXoLYDn), Lydian (LYDIAN), Harmonic Minor (HARMINor).
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> Parameter 3 - Knob 4 selects the musical key the IPS uses. Key choices range from the Key of E
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> Level - Knob 5 adjusts the IPS Level (IPS LEVL) of all the pitch-altering effects in this module.
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> Ranges from 0 to 99. "
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> It also features Flanger and a Triggered Flanger too with notacible differences in what the sound like as well .
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> Plus a Chorus , Whah , Yaya , I mean its got everything except the kitchen sink .
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> As far as the request from :
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> Quote , Joe Glover sez :
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> Hey, i just bought a phase shifter pedal, and it has 4 knobs
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> i was wondering if anyone owns one, if they could give me some combinations to try out like - level on 5 and rate on 6 and depth on 8 and... so on
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> for anyone out there who doesn't own one, it's pretty cool and you can gets some weird sounds with it.
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> cheers, Joe "
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> To have some significant settings to pass on , I'm sorry , this is something to learn on your own and since you have a unit , the answer lays within and is ready to be let out after a little trial and error :)
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> Getting There Is half The Fun :)
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> I know it's a pricey unit my GNX4 @ $500.00
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> When you see a piece of equipment that can make a frontman out of a harp player doing a solo act - - Well the GNX4 IS FOR YOU . It can loop ! ! Really good too .
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> Also the GNX3 if your not a pro type , it's got it all @ $299.00 if your lucky , only major difference is the amount of memory it's able to read 128mgs:( ,
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> It has a mp3 player that slows down mp3s and that's cool , my GNX4 doesn't do that but in my case I really don't need that for my harp playing heh heh , at first it would have been nice for my guitar playing but , I have advanced beyond the need for it too for my guitar work .
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> 2 megs of memory on a CF card spells out days of recording time on a 8 track to record on :
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> 1 or 2 tracks at a time at once internally
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> 4 tracks at the same time via USB from the GNX4 to a p.c.
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> Thats unreal when you consider a M-Audio/Boss/Zoom/Tascam type recorder is almost as expensive as the GNX3 and has no modeling or FXs like the GNX units , they come close but no cigar . Then add in what a phase shifter pedal is worth and so on
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> Amp modeling .... Here's where it is truly a economic purchase when you consider what amps cost these days to a non pro player , they are way out of their league in most cases , and I am not knocking the tube amp makers I own tube amps as well and will always and love them dudes who make " sonny jr amps Meteor , Ron Holmes with his stuff and Dr.Z " etceteras .....
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> You can dial in a Fender Bassman and it's 4X10 cab to begin with ,
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> - - - but - - -
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> There's more than only one amp & cabinet to use too ,like :
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> 15 guitar Amp Models, 10 Bass Amp Models, one Acoustic
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> Guitar Simulation, and 22 Speaker cabinets !
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> It took me almost 2 years to fully understand the unit , it goes way beyond Phase / Shifting .
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> Add reverb by Lexicaon ! .
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> It has 10 of the best stomp boxes included ! Ibanez Tube Screamer alone is anywhere from $89.00 to $170.00 , and that's only one you have to play with out of the 10 available .
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> Besides an guitar instrument input ( I can plug my bullet right into it ) and a low hz microphone input , you can use a really superb expensive microphone with Phantom Power a ribbon microphone if ya got the cash !
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> And it has midi in and out ( comes with a midi drum machine that alone is worth $200.00 ) and stereo line inputs too .
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> Lo hz stereo outputs to a microphone mixer and instrument outputs ( stereo too , is that way cool or what !) for guitar amp inputs , I could go on and on .
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> Here's a link to the manual of the GNX4 for those who are not faint of heart heh heh ( you know who you are :)
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> < ftp://ftp.digitech.com/pub/PDFs/Manuals/GNX4/GNX4Manual.pdf >
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> There are other units that do a similar job as the Digitech GNX series :
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> M-Audio's " Black Box "
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> can cut it too from what I have seen , I can't vouch for it totally but as I have reviewed so far , it would have been my choice if it had come out before my GNX4 purchase because it's $200.00 less in cost , but what the &^%$
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> - - - - I'm not cryin lol .I love my GNX4 ! ! !
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> Anyone who wishes to write and ask me more about my GNX4 please do .
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> There is so much more to offer a harp man in this unit , like the 80 presets it has and the 80 identical user made modifiable presets and one more super feature for those who are Jimi Hendrix in their minds in a harp way .
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> - - - once you make a preset ( each with 2 sounds a clean one Channel A and a lead or distorted channel B ) the unit can warp these two amp sounds into a hybrid singular custom one of a kind personal sound ! Yep and you can make and store these presets and call them up with the press of a stomp pedal .
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> With a CF card you can duplicate the same amount of custom made user presets ( 80 ) and the Hybrid ( 10 )
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> Like the great Al Jolson would say :
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> " You ain't seen notin yet ! "
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> Sincerely :
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> Hurricane Ramon
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> Aka :
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> Party_Man1@xxxxxxxxxx

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