Synthmania quick tip #20 - Guitar pedals applied to synths
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Synthmania quick tip #20 - Guitar pedals applied to synths
Synth: Yamaha DX7
Echo Delay: Danelectro Dan-Echo DE-1
Chorus: Danelectro Cool Cat DC-1
Reverb: DigiTech Polara
I've never heard a DX 7 sound so Siouxsie.
LOL - Yep, I did listen to a lot of Dark music as a teenager, and The Scream was/is one of my favorite albums
I can tell. The Banshees are one of my favorite bands, and that rendition you did some time ago with the drums, bass, etc, was awesome.
Beautiful isnt it?. Haunting and gorgeous.
Also sounds very Mode too!
John and Robert will be very proud of this presets
Turns instantly a DX sound into a Siouxsie and the Banshees, or maybe a Cocteaus track. Amazing transformation.
really warms up those FM tones nicely...
I have done this for years! I use a BOSS ME-5 because I can program the patch changes via SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE and the ME-5 has MIDI capability. Not only that but it contains all the Vintage pedals from the mid 80s - all controllable from an ATARI 1040 with PRO 24 too!
Brings back memories of late 80s when I could only afford a DX100, and then got a little Alesis reverb rack unit to post process it, and it actually sounded like something. Happy thoughts :-)
I keep expecting Liz Fraser to start trilling and making dolphin sounds somewhere around 3:20.
By the way thank you so much for everything you do on this channel, and taking the time to put together these wonderful videos.
Thank you, Ryan
Nice. Really changes the feel of the sounds.
I absolutely love everything about the dx7 but I've always felt the one thing it was missing was a nice stereo chorus effect
Dx7ii
Xtra Spice Mikey I don't know how it is called but I've seen a thing (like a pedal) that lowers your input down to instrument level, you could feed that to your pedals and use a booster on the end of the chain :)
Yes and its when you put it through a sterei chorus. Its true power and beauty comes out.
my ce-1 on my dx7 work magic
i have two dx7 and i'm considering fitting a chorus inside!
And shoegaze was born!
Are they related to the Thompson Twins?
MegaCrasherMusic Yeah, Cocteau Twins/This Mortal Coil definitely springs to mind... Some Elizabeth Fraser-like vocals would go nicely with this.
DX7 sounds like The Cocteau Twins. AMAZING!!!!!
That sounded very Frozen Autumn. Love it.
LOL. So true about the phasers. Guitarists always preferred their flanger pedals anyway and almost never used the phasers and gladly let the keyboard guy borrow it. Phasers sound awesome on a synth. String pads, anything arpped, bass sounds, bell sounds, etc. Guitar players only bought phase pedals because EVH had one.
Sounds like a movie track, nice!
This is proof that you always have to turn-off all FX sections in a new synth, prior buying, to really know the quality of the sounds...FX can totally make your Casiotone sound like a stack of Fairlights!!! LOL ;) well....almost!
Auguri Paolo.
This is proof that no matter what synth you have since you have idea how to use it :)
This is a huge coincidence since I am now just connecting pedals to my synths!
Beautiful melody
Nice melancholic theme and chords. And this with the 80s chorus sound :)
Paolo I'm still so impressed by your musicality and veersatility. Was this really just a quick improvisation? Cause the progressions you've played there sound so well composed. I could have imagined that to be a soundtrack in one of these crime series we've had here in Europe, especially Germany. Like a theme from "Tatort", "Der Alte" or "Derrick". Not sure whether you could see them in Italy but I'm sure there was similar stuff over there. One composer I'm thinking of is a guy named Frank Duval who did a lot of soundtracks like these, partially they even became hits. Anyways, when I listen to it whilst effects on I can picture a scene where the superintendent (Kommissar) holds in in a bad mood reflecting about a failure that led to a dead colleague or something like that. Something deep in a way. I wonder if you published anything that we should know about with all your potential and gear - if not you should think about it.
this is the best way to make my Yamaha SHS-10 not sound terrible
Great lesson, and it confirm that our DX7s are immortals!
I just gave you a standing ovation!!
Following the footsteps
Of a rag doll dance
We are entranced
Spellbound
What a difference with those effects applied.It sounded awesome man.
I just could watch this for a whole day.
Gorgeous sounds!
beautifull sound here.
Amazing! Really inspirational!
Hi, Paolo. A great video, the FX are a really important part of the sound
Simply amazing.
thank you. this gave me so many ideas on how to spice up the dx7
I used my DX7-IIFD with a Zoom 9030 and/or a Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus pedal (the later dark blue one)
Awesome presentation, guitar pedals for the win!
wow, does that sound deep and vibe-y! thank you
Sweet! A phase shifter works pretty good with arpeggios with choppy sounds like this but shorter. Slowly sweep it and lots of depth. ;-) I spot a couple of vintage Boss pedals I have too. :-)
Nice man. I've been doing this for years to my cheap Casio key boards. i think Delays, Tremelo, Flange, and chorus sound the best
Beautiful
The polara is such a good pedal. And this is such an awesome channel
Thank you!
Beautiful!
Sounds lush, thanks for this one, Paolo. I used to do similar kinds of stuff myself back in the 90s, but back then I was using an Alesis QuadraVerb rather than footpedal effects.
The Cool Cat chorus is great, I love mine on my guitar but have never tried it on my synths. I'll have to give it a shot!
MrSonis3 I've had it for 20 years. It's the original 18 volt version like in the video. It's great with guitars and analog synths.
5Rounds Rapid Yep, that's the same one I have. I think I paid $20 for mine. Sounds great on bass too!
Wow sounds so nice...
Incredible. This is something I wanna do
Beautiful sounds. Thank you.
Thank you
Wow, this sounds so great. Actually I have never liked 99% of the DX7 sounds, but with such a combination of effects, it turns a fly into an extraterrestrial eagle.
My DX7 is my go-to synth; it's just so musical! By itself, some of the patches are almost toyish/laughable, but those same sounds can seriously clean house in a mix with a touch of effects. I have a Juno 106, Prophet 6, D-50, and others that are sadly neglected because the DX7 always seems to get the job done better. The factory patches are really limited, but again great with effects. To really find its true potential, you must download the 10,000+ free patches floating around the internet. I've found a Prophet 5 pad patch that I just can't beat with my Prophet 6 no matter how long I tweak. The MKI is not an easy study, but with understanding of the concepts, it eventually becomes programmable. I've made some patches I'm proud of...my approximation of the E-MU "Liquid Stack" patch as well as some fat analog style patches are highlights. Its polyphonic aftertouch is the bomb! The MKII is a whole other machine and I've found it to be impossible to program, just FYI. The MKI sounds warmer and raw in comparison; I prefer both of these aspects over the MKII.
Great video. Of all the synths that need effects Dx7/Tx is the first that comes to mind. I've got an fx unit just for my Tx802 (a dsp2024p)
I love using pedals in my studio. If you haven't already try some of the pigtronics pedals in your studio on your keyboards and vocals
You are a BOSS !
I really like the Polara
How about a video on Angelo Badalamenti? Like his Twin Peaks soundtrack for example (especially Laura's theme).
Yes, once I get an MKS-70 again I'll do a video on it
I use the tube amp ones and the auto wah and overdrive (to give me a wurly sound) love em
That's pretty cool! I like it!
Awesome!!
you are the MAN!!!
Very nice demonstration bud! My partner and I always used Boss “squash box” guitar pedals for synth effects back in the 90’s as well. It always turned out great and we couldn’t afford a rack-mount processor. Necessity is the mother of invention right? 😁 Anyways it’s awesome to see that folks are getting into pedals for synth effects lately. Oh and I agree with the comment below- amazing how much that reminded me of Siouxsie! 👌❤️
Damn! This is awesome!
This topic reminds me of a cover of crockett's theme by a finnish musician called Kebu, he uses a sansamp amp sim pedal to get a nice distorted lead from a korg poly 61.
Very informative video again! Can you maybe say some things about dealing with the line vs. instrument level signals. Is that an issue? Do you run the synth at full volume?
This theme makes me think, "Who killed Maddy Ferguson?"
Reminds me of something Porcupine Tree or Steve Wilson would do.... great job
Get an H9 from eventide. I run that and a big sky with my prophet 08, minilogue and novation peak. Amazing sounding pedals
Strymon Deco is great. I use it for chorus and tape wobble.
I even run my synths into a tube guitar amp after the pedals. That's how Eddie Van Halen got that tone on "Jump".
You are amazing thx
I always use Polara reverb and Canyon delay pedals with synths and they sound awesome!
amazing, thanks!
Add phase shift and it would be really cool!
The difference is night and day!
So awesome!!!
You can really beef up cheep keyboards with the right effects.
It might be worth lowering the contrast and exposure on your camera, at the moment you lose detail in the lighter parts of the image. I don't know what your lighting is like but you could try diffusing it with a softbox to lower glare. Great content though!
The Electro Harmonix Big Muff Pi destroyed some gear I had a while back. I gave it to my friend who played death metal after that.
chords anyone? also, how do you feel about anyone sampling your videos/playing? thanks again for another great video!
Guitar pedals are really useful and fun hooking up to all kind of electronic equipment (Not just instruments). (Bit cheaty hooking up to your mike so you can do that deathmetal growling though)
Nice
That’s an epic sound you got there from a barely useable one.
enjoyed this thanks:), strymon bluesky is indeed very good on keyboards,i have one i tend to use it a little subtle tho as the sound is so recognisable and dx7 is so Marmite(you either love it or hate it).I have a tx816 so you can guess where i stand.
Just got a Zoom G3n for my Minilogue and a Boss GT-100 for my Sledge 2.0 👍🏿
Only dry, it's a note use in sega genesis (megadrive) I love !!
Same brand and type of synthesis (Yamaha FM chip inside the Genesis - Mega Drive) so the DX can do all the sounds of a Sega 16 bit but not vice versa as the Genesis chip is not as complex.
This sounds incredible.
I love my DX7...and you can actually program the MKI. The MKII is a goddamn nightmare. Nice to have for stacking patches live though...
This has me thinking about the reverse: how do FX processors meant for synths sound when they're used on guitar?
super gothy. i love it :)
My best friend FX for my synth, it's the Boss SX700 :-)
Great vid as always ! Is it me or are you putting out more vids lately ?
Thanks! I try to upload videos every day
80's sauce :-)
wow
One group I was in back in the late 90's I had more pedals on my synths than the two guitar players combined... There was a constant background layer of hostility and jealousy that finally led me to quit the group...
sounds like the cure
Hi Paolo --- hope you are well ... I've got my dx7 going into an old 80's arion chorus pedal --- it causes the dx7 output to increase hugely in volume and then cause huge distortion. Any idea why that might happen --- maybe some impedance issue --- ie. line out and guitar out being different. However this is never a big deal on my other synths just dx7 for some strange reason? Any ideas much appreciated.
Make a video to how connect all of the pedals to de audio exit and more, pls.
I have the Styrmon Deco (Space echo) how do you think it is? Tried it with my Jupiter 6 and it's OK-ish it does however kinda distorts and original signal and the delay is nicee
So that's how to get the DX7 to sound full ;p
I ordered My first pedal two days ago. Some behringer overdraft vie for use with a xoxbox :) how do you handle stereo by the way? I love ping pong delays!
noice.
Ficou demais !!
reminds me on cocteau twins
do you have the danelectro tape delay? the big pedal with a fake reel to reel on it. I think it was called the reel echo.
I'll say about the Big Sky, I got rid of mine and got an Empress Reverb. It's a lot more versatile, it's cheaper, and the Big Sky will start to sound very samey after a while. It's a great pedal, but for the money, I really prefer the Empress.
Interesting- I'm not familiar with the Empress, but I'm looking at the pic, and any pedal with "beer" stamped in the sounds must be good. I wonder if one can upload custom brew patches, or international updates? Being Italian, I like the idea of having a Peroni preset on an SD card...
You can mess around with the configuation, and they have a lot of firmware updates with different algorithms. It's a really deep pedal, one of the deepest I've ever come across.
As a side note, I have a Yamaha DX200. Is there any chance of you doing some DX7 programming videos? It's a cool piece of kit, and because it's so heavy to get into, seeing how other people work on it is inspiring.
Great video as always!
I use an old ART FXR ELITE Effects module with my old CASIO VZ-1 Keyboard....
Wow great tones ! Is that the default E piano patched you started with?
I believe that was the acoustic piano emulation patch
Do you have any tips plugging in guitar pedals into a mixer's send return circuit? Would it hit the right impedance?