I uploaded this video in May, seems like a long time ago. I'm editing a new video right now. It will be an updated version of my pedalboard. It's coming soon!
Did you ever look at the Boss Rc-202 or RC-505? They have line level inputs and a mic input. The mic input can be either phantom powered or not powered. There are tons of effects that you can control via midi. Plus they have multiple tracks (2 on the 202 and 5 on the 505) that you can use for recording or playing your backing tracks. Plus you can overdub on a track. Not sure if the mark 1 DL4 has overdub... The mark 2 does. The RC-202 or RC-505 could literally replace most, if not all of your effects as well as your daw. You can use a midi foot controller with them as well. Even if you don't replace your big setup with one, you could have one that you take to smaller gigs with your foot controller, sax and a single speaker PA. You could literally put the RC-202 in a backpack with your foot controller. Then you would just have your sax, a backpack and a small speaker that you could take into a gig in one trip from a tiny car. (No, I don't work for Boss lol).
Hey Thanks for the recommendation!. I've actually replaced this whole rig with a Maris LVX which also has a ton of effects that can be layered in a variety of ways. I bet the Boss effects sound great as well.
The LVX is definitely a winner. Has an interesting interface if I remember correctly with circles linked together...Kind of in the class of the newest Eventide pedal.@@JasonSquinobal
Crazy man! Respect!! I m at the Start of the Journey and still have to understand how can i connect my condenser mic to pedals and than to audio interface, can i just use a preamp? can you or someone help me please ?
Voco Loco (Radial Engineering) or Mixing Link (Eventide) or Shark (Behringer) should take the signal from the mic and then... the magic is up to you!!! Stay well!
Thanks for this nice video! Freaking FX in usage, nice! I'm a trumpetist, also using the voco loco and the same 1 spot power supply. My question to you is just: How do you power your voco loco? I'm currently using it's standard power supply coming with it, but the extra cord really stresses my nerves. I really want to connect the voco loco to my power supply. Yeah, but it runs on 15VDC... How do you use it? Please help ;) Cheers & Rock on! Albo
great! im setting up a pedalboard.. cant decide between the hedra and the whammy for sax. is it possible to control the hedra with the expression pedal from the fcb? wouldnt the hedra become like the whammy? many thx
Yes you can control the Hedra with the expression pedal from the fcb. You have the option to set any of the parameters from the hedra to be affected by the expression control so that there is a bunch more potential for expression from the hedra than from the whammy. The whammy is great for what it does but in my opinion the Hedra is a lot more flexible. I actually gave my whammy pedal to my bass player shortly after making this video and just focused on using the hedra in its place.
I use distortion, overdrive and clean sounds on a les Paul as I play in a blues band, I used to use. Delay in another project, I would use it as an instrument in its self to mutate the sounds, recently I have experimented with reverb for first time in 35 years, I still prefer none in nearly all scenarios though, using none makes the sound punchier and leaves spaces completely empty / quiet, I had a sax for six months, a year ago too though, I miss it so much at the time I had a crappy keyboard set up too, I want to get back to that way of practicing those different things and singing too even, it was a n approach I was developing.. A good idea will work on all those instruments I think.. Guitar almost limits me because I know it too well?
Yeah, I know how you feel. Sometimes changing things up makes you play completely different, new ideas arise. I've experimented with an analog delay as an instrument to manipulate sounds just actively turning knobs. I like that too.
Thanks for making these videos man!! So I just got the Meris Enzo, I've playing around with putting my tenor sax through it, but I'm having some issues with getting it to sound good, it seems like the tracking for the synth is pretty dirty and doesn't work very well. Just using the filter env sounds cool, but I'd love to get a nice saw synth sound out of this pedal, do you have any advice? Any settings I should try playing with? Or some way to prepare my sax signal before putting it into the Enzo? I've been using a TC Helicon Harmony M for my pre-amp and keeping it dry while testing this. Thanks again man, I'm loving the badass sounds you are getting out of your setup, lol now I want to buy a Hedra too 🤦♂️
Hey! I hope you're enjoying your Enzo. Here are some ideas that I have: 1. The "dirt" you're hearing in the sound might be coming from the ring modulator setting. If you don't want any Ring Modulation or dirt, be sure that setting is turned all the way off. 2. Another thought I had was that if the "Glide" is turned up the Enzo might have trouble tracking your notes if you are playing fast runs. If you are unfamiliar with Ring Modulation and or Glide, I would look into how to use those settings because they are both super cool when adjusted properly. 3. Now if you're settings are all cool, then check how much gain you are sending to the Enzo. It's designed to take low "instrument" level volume of a guitar input, without amplification. BUT, there is a global setting you can choose so that the Enzo can accept a higher "synth/line" level input. If you are getting too much dirt then you might be giving the pedal too much gain, especially if you are sending it to the pre-amp first and then to the effect. If that's the case switch over to "synth/line" level input. I would actually check on the input level first! That might be your most likely problem. I hope these suggestions help, sorry it took awhile to respond I've been pretty busy over the past few weeks. My Best!
I have been using the TC Helicon Voiceplay Live . Not really happy with it.I find it does not sound the harmony very well while playing through my wireless Shure sax mic. into my Guitar amp . I do not have a PA at home so I cannot seem to get enough volume to hear the harmony. very well. I don't use a lot of effects on my sax and just want a good harmonizer to play horn lines when I am the only horn in the band.I liked the sound of the harmony on your Hedra Meris pedal.Would that be a better choice then getting the Digitech Whammy? Thanks!
The Whammy does a great job of tracking your sound and harmonizing well with the sound source. However, it only has the capability of producing one extra pitch so the most you can do with the Whammy is two voices total. The Hedra also does a great job of tracking and harmonizing well with the sound source. The Hedra can also produce three additional pitches to your one, so you can have up to four note harmonies with the Hedra. It is very easy to determine what interval the Whammy harmonizes with you. You simply turn the knob and select the interval above or below your pitch. Of course it will not adjust for key, you will have to make adjustments on the fly with the pedal. The Hedra has a lot more flexibility in the way you decide how it harmonizes with you. But to really use the Hedra to its fullest capacity, you really need to spend time getting to know it. I've found it really necessary to use a MIDI controller to get the most out of the Hedra. The Whammy is more plug and play for me and when I use it I'm willing to put up with its limitations. Hope this helps!
I'm thinking I may get a VE-20 fx pedal for the reverb,multiharmony etc. This doesnt' have the wah pedal feature. Would you think that an envelope filter coould be used for the wah pedal?
Well, I think so. I use the envelop filter on both the Enzo and the Otto Bit Jr, basically as a wah pedal and I've been happy with the results. If the filter envelop has a good follower, (meaning it responds dynamically to your sound) then you can really manipulate the way it filters your sound by changing the timbre of your tone. You know, as you change the shape of the inside of your mouth, the filter will respond differently by picking up different resonating overtones within the core of your sound.
Yeah, it is 15 volts and the company definitely does not recommend that you plug it in to a 1 spot. I tried to do some research to find out what would happen to it and from what I could figure out there is a good chance that I might be shortening the life span of my Voco Loco. With all that being said, I haven't noticed any negative affects on how it operates or responds to the signal I'm sending it so far. It has been working very well this way for about 6 months. Time will tell...
I uploaded this video in May, seems like a long time ago. I'm editing a new video right now. It will be an updated version of my pedalboard. It's coming soon!
As a guitarist who plays a little sax, this is crazy lol, good job man.
Thanks! Glad you dig it.
Did you ever look at the Boss Rc-202 or RC-505? They have line level inputs and a mic input. The mic input can be either phantom powered or not powered. There are tons of effects that you can control via midi. Plus they have multiple tracks (2 on the 202 and 5 on the 505) that you can use for recording or playing your backing tracks. Plus you can overdub on a track. Not sure if the mark 1 DL4 has overdub... The mark 2 does. The RC-202 or RC-505 could literally replace most, if not all of your effects as well as your daw. You can use a midi foot controller with them as well. Even if you don't replace your big setup with one, you could have one that you take to smaller gigs with your foot controller, sax and a single speaker PA. You could literally put the RC-202 in a backpack with your foot controller. Then you would just have your sax, a backpack and a small speaker that you could take into a gig in one trip from a tiny car. (No, I don't work for Boss lol).
Hey Thanks for the recommendation!. I've actually replaced this whole rig with a Maris LVX which also has a ton of effects that can be layered in a variety of ways. I bet the Boss effects sound great as well.
The LVX is definitely a winner. Has an interesting interface if I remember correctly with circles linked together...Kind of in the class of the newest Eventide pedal.@@JasonSquinobal
You have a good selection of pedals for a small board.
Thanks! I've expanded a little since this video with a few more pedals.
Very impressed... my only gripe... the zip ties are killing me! Lol
VELCRO BABY! Heavy duty!
Crazy man! Respect!!
I m at the Start of the Journey and still have to understand how can i connect my condenser mic to pedals and than to audio interface, can i just use a preamp?
can you or someone help me please ?
Voco Loco (Radial Engineering) or Mixing Link (Eventide) or Shark (Behringer) should take the signal from the mic and then... the magic is up to you!!! Stay well!
Thanks for this video! I have a Voco Loco. What voltage are you running through it since the power supply that comes with it is 15 volts?
Thanks for this nice video! Freaking FX in usage, nice!
I'm a trumpetist, also using the voco loco and the same 1 spot power supply.
My question to you is just: How do you power your voco loco? I'm currently using it's standard power supply coming with it, but the extra cord really stresses my nerves. I really want to connect the voco loco to my power supply. Yeah, but it runs on 15VDC... How do you use it?
Please help ;)
Cheers & Rock on!
Albo
Thank you very much!!!
great! im setting up a pedalboard.. cant decide between the hedra and the whammy for sax.
is it possible to control the hedra with the expression pedal from the fcb? wouldnt the hedra become like the whammy? many thx
Yes you can control the Hedra with the expression pedal from the fcb. You have the option to set any of the parameters from the hedra to be affected by the expression control so that there is a bunch more potential for expression from the hedra than from the whammy. The whammy is great for what it does but in my opinion the Hedra is a lot more flexible.
I actually gave my whammy pedal to my bass player shortly after making this video and just focused on using the hedra in its place.
I use distortion, overdrive and clean sounds on a les Paul as I play in a blues band, I used to use. Delay in another project, I would use it as an instrument in its self to mutate the sounds, recently I have experimented with reverb for first time in 35 years, I still prefer none in nearly all scenarios though, using none makes the sound punchier and leaves spaces completely empty / quiet, I had a sax for six months, a year ago too though, I miss it so much at the time I had a crappy keyboard set up too, I want to get back to that way of practicing those different things and singing too even, it was a n approach I was developing.. A good idea will work on all those instruments I think.. Guitar almost limits me because I know it too well?
Yeah, I know how you feel. Sometimes changing things up makes you play completely different, new ideas arise. I've experimented with an analog delay as an instrument to manipulate sounds just actively turning knobs. I like that too.
Thanks for making these videos man!! So I just got the Meris Enzo, I've playing around with putting my tenor sax through it, but I'm having some issues with getting it to sound good, it seems like the tracking for the synth is pretty dirty and doesn't work very well. Just using the filter env sounds cool, but I'd love to get a nice saw synth sound out of this pedal, do you have any advice? Any settings I should try playing with? Or some way to prepare my sax signal before putting it into the Enzo? I've been using a TC Helicon Harmony M for my pre-amp and keeping it dry while testing this. Thanks again man, I'm loving the badass sounds you are getting out of your setup, lol now I want to buy a Hedra too 🤦♂️
Hey! I hope you're enjoying your Enzo. Here are some ideas that I have: 1. The "dirt" you're hearing in the sound might be coming from the ring modulator setting. If you don't want any Ring Modulation or dirt, be sure that setting is turned all the way off. 2. Another thought I had was that if the "Glide" is turned up the Enzo might have trouble tracking your notes if you are playing fast runs. If you are unfamiliar with Ring Modulation and or Glide, I would look into how to use those settings because they are both super cool when adjusted properly. 3. Now if you're settings are all cool, then check how much gain you are sending to the Enzo. It's designed to take low "instrument" level volume of a guitar input, without amplification. BUT, there is a global setting you can choose so that the Enzo can accept a higher "synth/line" level input. If you are getting too much dirt then you might be giving the pedal too much gain, especially if you are sending it to the pre-amp first and then to the effect. If that's the case switch over to "synth/line" level input. I would actually check on the input level first! That might be your most likely problem. I hope these suggestions help, sorry it took awhile to respond I've been pretty busy over the past few weeks. My Best!
I have been using the TC Helicon Voiceplay Live . Not really happy with it.I find it does not sound the harmony very well while playing through my wireless Shure sax mic. into my Guitar amp . I do not have a PA at home so I cannot seem to get enough volume to hear the harmony. very well. I don't use a lot of effects on my sax and just want a good harmonizer to play horn lines when I am the only horn in the band.I liked the sound of the harmony on your Hedra Meris pedal.Would that be a better choice then getting the Digitech Whammy? Thanks!
The Whammy does a great job of tracking your sound and harmonizing well with the sound source. However, it only has the capability of producing one extra pitch so the most you can do with the Whammy is two voices total. The Hedra also does a great job of tracking and harmonizing well with the sound source. The Hedra can also produce three additional pitches to your one, so you can have up to four note harmonies with the Hedra. It is very easy to determine what interval the Whammy harmonizes with you. You simply turn the knob and select the interval above or below your pitch. Of course it will not adjust for key, you will have to make adjustments on the fly with the pedal. The Hedra has a lot more flexibility in the way you decide how it harmonizes with you. But to really use the Hedra to its fullest capacity, you really need to spend time getting to know it. I've found it really necessary to use a MIDI controller to get the most out of the Hedra. The Whammy is more plug and play for me and when I use it I'm willing to put up with its limitations.
Hope this helps!
@@JasonSquinobal Thank you!
I'm thinking I may get a VE-20 fx pedal for the reverb,multiharmony etc. This doesnt' have the wah pedal feature. Would you think that an envelope filter coould be used for the wah pedal?
Well, I think so. I use the envelop filter on both the Enzo and the Otto Bit Jr, basically as a wah pedal and I've been happy with the results. If the filter envelop has a good follower, (meaning it responds dynamically to your sound) then you can really manipulate the way it filters your sound by changing the timbre of your tone. You know, as you change the shape of the inside of your mouth, the filter will respond differently by picking up different resonating overtones within the core of your sound.
@@JasonSquinobal Thank you so much. I got the hang of it now!!! Amazijng video you made by the way.
Any problems plugging the Voco Loco into the 1 spot? I heard the Voco is 15 volts.
Yeah, it is 15 volts and the company definitely does not recommend that you plug it in to a 1 spot. I tried to do some research to find out what would happen to it and from what I could figure out there is a good chance that I might be shortening the life span of my Voco Loco. With all that being said, I haven't noticed any negative affects on how it operates or responds to the signal I'm sending it so far. It has been working very well this way for about 6 months. Time will tell...