Nillerbabs Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hey folks, I'm a compact guy. I'm a trainriding keyboardist who likes to lug as little as possible. I'm currently exploring the exciting possibility of sidechaining my keyboard with various things, for instance with a drummer's hihat or snare - or my voice -, closing or opening a gate, using a condenser mic. Sounds bloody marvellous, and the possibilities are endless. So far we have been using a Samson 1U gate/sidechain device in my drummer's rack. It's cool, but it's made to stay in a rack, so it's big and clumsy to lug around. It's got four channels of gate/sidechain, and I really just need one. It could be audio processing, it could also be a MIDI processing thing, which could translate an audio signal into something that could mangle the envelope of my synth. I would just like for it to be compact. So far I've found very little in that regard. I came across the Rolls CL 151 gate/limiter/compressor, but it looks like its sidechain function is hardwired to the compressor, and the gate function is what I really nice. Besides, there is no attack on its envelope. Have you guys got an idea as to what could cut the mustard? Niels When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Åslund Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 I'm not sure this one has everything you want, but maybe this one could work: http://www.thomann.de/se/fmr_audio_rnc_1773.htm Too much stuff, too little time, too few gigs, should spend more time practicing...! 🙄 main instruments: Nord Stage 3 compact, Yamaha CP88, Kurzweil PC4, Viscount KeyB Legend Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillerbabs Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thanks for the quick reply! Funny you should bring up the Really Nice. My drumbeating friend has that, and while it is a genuinely lovely compressor, and the compression/sidechain thing is sweet, it's a gate we're really after. What we did recently was putting a contact mic on the drummer's hihat stand, thus using the hihat as a carrier for the gate. As I played a steady pad, the gate would only open shortly when the hihat was played. There you have it, gorgeous live-played electro vibes without having to mess with annoying SPDS pads and digital drum samples and whatnot. When in doubt, superimpose pentatonics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Åslund Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 ah, sorry - as usual I'm not reading the OP properly... Get a vocoder instead..! Too much stuff, too little time, too few gigs, should spend more time practicing...! 🙄 main instruments: Nord Stage 3 compact, Yamaha CP88, Kurzweil PC4, Viscount KeyB Legend Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FedzKeyz Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 The Rolls CL 151 looks like it would do the job. Yamaha CP4 Stage Kurzweil PC361 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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