Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

[fenderiarhs]

Re: Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

Well of course programming a rack effect will surely be more complicated than turning just a couple of knobs on your pedals but it is not something impossible to do and you don't need to be a nuclear scientist to understand it. Same thing applies with MIDI.....The advantages of using a good rack unit are worth the pain......better delays/reverbs (most delay/reverb pedals cannot compete with good rack units......) endless programmability, you can change patches with various effects and various settings in them by just pressing one pedal instead of messing with the knobs on your pedals and you have a real time control over most effect parameters......................................GO RACK

 

[Robert S.]

Re: Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

I'm partial to the Rocktron MidiMate midi controller and use an EB volume pedal plugged into the MidiMate as the expression pedal. It takes phantom power through a 7 pin midi cable which is nice for keeping the clutter down.

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

well guys after going over several ideas and reading up on some rack stuff....

i'm not going with a rack setup LOL.

i'll be downsizing my pedalboard and getting some new pedals to replace a few on there and building a custom board for it all...life will be much easier after that.

thanks for the info though, i'm sure it will help someone else but a rack is just not for me.

-Mike

 

[Mincer]

Re: Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

well, since you already decided...this doesn't matter, but it might for people looking up this thread. The Behringer is the best under $700 midi controller today. It isn't a 'dumb' controller like the Roland, Rocktron Midi Mate/Buddy, or ART controllers (they can control 1 midi channel, and nothing but program changes)...the Ground COntrol is equally useless for a complex rig since it doesn't send note on or proper CC commands on many different channels. Midi is a great way of controlling complex setups, but it requires lots of programming and an understanding of how you can control effects. Some people obsess over swimming pool routes on their guitars, and some obsess about getting the chorus rate to sync up to the tempo of the song. Nothing wrong with either, but if you are one of the latter types (like me), you will want a good understanding of how midi can be used to control the effects. It isn't just changing effects, but changing the effect parameters romotely once they are selected. I currently use a Roland GT-Pro for preamp/effects stuff, and you have an insane amount of control over the sounds.

 

[ParaGuitarMedic]

Re: Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

when you downsize.... sell me your pedals!

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

when you downsize.... sell me your pedals!

PM sent, i'm about to put a few for sale.

-Mike

 

[That90'sGuy]

Re: Thinking about a basic rack...sick of pedals...

Behringer makes a good controller.

BTW, don't go with the Monster power conditioner. Stick with the high end Furmans. I've seen more returned Monsters than Furmans.

Wow, I'm surprised. I'm done with Furman after my SPB-8 crapped out after a year and a half of pretty light use. I ripped out the entire powerbay and threw in a Monster Cable power conditioned power strip and couldn't be happier.