Mingalicious Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Has anyone ever tried to connect a keyboard with a guitar or bass multi-effect processor or just a stomp box? I'm wondering because I'm considering connecting some guitar effect units to liven up my synthesizer tones to my keyboard (cheaper than buying a new board, right?). Would I be better off using effects intended for bass or guitar? I understand that there are differences between the output signals between guitar and keyboard, so are there adapters or such that I would need if I was to do this? Also, does anybody have any recommendations for some moderately priced stomp boxes/processors? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Been doing this for years, no problem. Some favorite combo's: Minimoog->Rat->Memory Man Rhodes->Bass Pod (Never liked the Pod for bass, but I had some killer Rhodes sounds from it) Rhodes->Adrennalinn Minimoog->Space Echo Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.J. Lewis Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I, too, have been wondering about this - thanks for the info, guys! ivorycj Live Rig: Kurzweil Forte 7 driving MacBook Pro M1Max w/64GB RAM | Korg Kronos 2 73 | Roland RD-64 Studio Rig: Yamaha CP88 driving same MBP | Roland D-70 | Synth Spa Roland Juno-106 | Yamaha DX7IIFD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicWorkz Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I use a Vox Tonelab on my keys and synths... It's great on Rhodes and lead lines...found it works better on sounds that don't have a lot of extra high frequency content (like FM bell-type sounds). It does take some fiddling around with your gain structure to dial in the right sound, but all of it adds to your learning curve. Yamaha (Motif XS7, Motif 6, TX81Z), Korg (R3, Triton-R), Roland (XP-30, D-50, Juno 6, P-330). Novation A Station, Arturia Analog Experience Factory 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingalicious Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Thanks for the responses, guys. So no additional set-up is required? Just another plug-and-play operation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 The TC Electronic SCF pedal is the best pedal ever made -- period. Dead quiet, built-in power vs. wall wart, and 100% transparent throughout the entire frequency range. I even owned the TC1210 for awhile last year but found it wasn't as transparent in the low end as the SCF pedal! TC Electronic deliberately made the pedal to be universal in its application, with keyboardists especially in mind. As far as I know, this is the only effects pedal ever made with keyboardists as its primary target. And in so doing they of course also made it the first pedal ever to be entirely faithful to bass guitar. It is very flexible and can cover several categories of effects, but doesn't have enough delay in it to be useful as a dedicated delay unit. For that, you might want to investigate the new ND-1 (Nova Delay), or Eventide's Time Factor. I personally find chorusing and phasing to be the most useful effects for keys, so the SCF pedal would be my choice if I was going with a vintage synth that either had no effects or a synth that had bad effects. It can also cover tremolo and flanging. For distortion, it's hard to find any one pedal that does it all and does it all well -- especially in the low end, which is as important for keys as for bass. I will probably eventually buy the SansAmp PSA-1.1 or its eventual successor, as I was blown away by how transparent it is and how faithfully it reproduces so many different distortion and overdirve styles. It is FET based so is an analog pedal, like SCF. ND-1 and Time Factor are digital pedals, but when dealing with delay, your ADDA round trip latency is "built-in" so to speak, and so time-based effects are often best in the digital domain as it's easier to keep them transparent and clean. Other type effects generally come off better in analog, whether via FET, modeling, tube, etc. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 And if you have more dough to spend, investigate the Moogerfooger series of pedals. Quite interesting, the lot of them. But they're unconventional enough that each one might take considerable time to work out towards a musical application deemed practical vs. fun and experimental. I remain a bit leery of them as a result, but they get rave reviews from everyone who uses them. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I used to own a Clav D6 and tried a buddy's Zoom pedal through it. Loads of fun. Clavs loved to be processed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenElevenShadows Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I play a Nord Electro II through a Diamond Memory Lane analog delay all the time. Sounds really great. Ken Lee Photography - photos and books Eleven Shadows ambient music The Mercury Seven-cool spacey music Linktree to various sites Instagram Nightaxians Video Podcast Eleven Shadows website Ken Lee Photography Pinterest Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Schmieder Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 That delay gets top picks at Gearslutz, so I took a look at it the other day while evaluating the new Nova Delay from TC. It certainly has a unique look to it, but in the end I decided not to risk it. I've had too many headaches with smaller outfits, to be frank. But I would look forward to hearing someone's experience with it here in the context of keyboards. Eugenio Upright, 60th Anniversary P-Bass, USA Geddy Lee J-Bass, Yamaha BBP35, D'angelico SS Bari, EXL1, Select Strat, 70th Anniversary Esquire, LP 57, Eastman T486, T64, Ibanez PM2, Hammond XK4, Moog Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.