volume control for my phaser?

Telesonic
Telesonic Posts: 222
edited May 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
so i've just about wrapped up my phaser design. i've got to have three controls on it. i've got speed and intensity right now. should my third be volume? that way you can guarantee unity gain or a slight boost. i could also make it a feedback control, but this can be problem since it raises the volume.
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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    EVERY pedal should have a volume control. It's paramount to be able to adjust the level of the sound.
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  • Telesonic
    Telesonic Posts: 222
    yep. volume it is then. i'm going to do the same on my tremolo.
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  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by Telesonic
    yep. volume it is then. i'm going to do the same on my tremolo.


    excellent. You'll thank me when you put a few in the chain and instead of stepping on the mod and hearing your sound disappear you can just grab the volume knob and hear it come right back.
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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    especially if these are going to be more classic sounding effects, the volume control is more useful than the feedback.

    what's the tremolo going to have, Vol, Depth, Speed? any control of waveform? in the case of tremolo, waveform is pretty important to have. volume could go on a trim if there isn't space on the front.
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    LFO?
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  • exhausted
    exhausted Posts: 6,638
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    LFO?

    lite funky ones? they sucked!!! :p
  • Pacomc79
    Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by exhausted
    lite funky ones? they sucked!!! :p



    I'm gonna go ahead and brush my shoulders off. :p
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  • Telesonic
    Telesonic Posts: 222
    Originally posted by exhausted
    especially if these are going to be more classic sounding effects, the volume control is more useful than the feedback.

    what's the tremolo going to have, Vol, Depth, Speed? any control of waveform? in the case of tremolo, waveform is pretty important to have. volume could go on a trim if there isn't space on the front.

    ya, the trem will have those controls. it would also have a switch to select between a smoother triangle waveform and a chopping square wave. although i much prefer the triangle.

    i've found that an external volume on a tremolo is essential. because at higher speeds setting, the amplitude is modulating so fast that it doesn't get back to unity. so the volume drops at higher speeds. especially in chop mode.
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  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    Definitely volume control on mine please:D
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