guitar synth

[Martin Czech]

Harry Slayer? ;->

Perhaps a Tee would be appropriate, ie. a tap to get the hex analog signal.

m.c.

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:::From: "Hairy Harry" <paia2720 at hotmail.com>
:::To: czech at Micronas.Com
:::Subject: Re: guitar synth
:::Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 20:51:54 GMT
:::
:::Hi Martin:
:::
:::Buy the G-vox guitar to computer interface. I got mine for $49
:::USA. CUT off the hex humbucking magnetic pickup and use it, 7 wires... 1 is 
:::common. The one that meters the same resistance to all other wires is the 
:::common one. Or trace the interface box...
:::
:::I'm using it is better than the Avitar and 360 sys pickups, and equal to the 
:::roland at 1/4 the cost.
:::
:::Hex fuzz rules... BUT (unlike what I thought) it is much more MELLOW
:::than standard fuzz.
:::
:::1) There is an increase in overall volume as more strings are played.
:::So it looks like an "area under the curve" or a rough integration of the 
:::original (all strings) signal. The amplitude envelope is similar to 
:::unmodified guitar...
:::
:::2) The IM distortion is gone. Just Harmonic is left and that is mellow.
:::
:::Sorry if this don't go over the edge for you (lol)
:::
:::H^)  harry
:::
:::
:::>From: Martin Czech <czech at Micronas.Com>
:::>Reply-To: Martin Czech <czech at Micronas.Com>
:::>To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
:::>Subject: Re: guitar synth
:::>Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 10:57:21 +0200 (MET DST)
:::>
:::>All this guitar synth raving...
:::>
:::>I played this axon thing at Frankfurt music fair, I thought:  damn well
:::>done.  But so what? If I use an organ preset, it will sound like organ,
:::>or piano, etc. If that's what I need I can play an organ or piano in
:::>the first place.  Maybe that's because I'm able to play keys as well
:::>(or bad) as strings...
:::>
:::>If you listen to recordings from Jan Hammer e.g., you'll notice that
:::>he can make a keyboard sound much like an E-guitar. Not because of the
:::>waveform or anything, just because he imitates the playing style. Playing
:::>style is very important, wave form etc. comes second.
:::>
:::>(This works like those artists who can imitate Mr. Clinton, or Mr. 
:::>Schroeder,
:::>their voice will not sound much like the real one, but their style
:::>of speaking does.)
:::>
:::>You'll have to imitate the bending, the vibrato and the prefered scales
:::>and licks as well.
:::>
:::>Get home and exercicse instead looking for not working technical
:::>solutions ;->
:::>
:::>I do not see much use in guitar to something converters.  Maybe this is
:::>because I'm into crunch and high gain sounds.  What could be more fun
:::>then playing into a good tube amp at high gain?
:::>
:::>Only one thing would be interesting to me:
:::>
:::>individual pick ups , one for each string. Like distortion without
:::>intermodulation.
:::>
:::>Has anybody seen an audio hex pickup (not piezo)?
:::>
:::>m.c.
:::>
:::
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