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hasadari
Intermediate Member Username: hasadari
Post Number: 186 Registered: 6-2005
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 7:48 pm: | |
When the unit is run in "mono" mode, is the signal routed through both channel A and B, or only one or the other? Please let me know. Thank you. Bob Brown (hasadari) |
elwoodblue
Advanced Member Username: elwoodblue
Post Number: 266 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 10:11 pm: | |
It uses both channels , which makes for alot of tonal permutations. |
jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 1134 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 - 1:56 am: | |
Here is the PDF on the forum. http://alembic.com/club/messages/449/2902.html All the best Jazzyvee |
lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq
Post Number: 3007 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 - 6:44 am: | |
Bob: In mono mode, think of the SF-2 as a 3 band mixer. One band is the dry signal, and the other two are the two filtered channels. I start by turning both filtered channels completely off and set my guitar's dry sound the way I like. Then I turn the dry channel on the SF-2 completely off and turn up the A filter channel. I usually set this one in low pass mode and dial in a low freq. tone I like. Then I turn filtered channel A completely off and turn up filtered channel B. I usually set this one either in band pass or high pass mode and fiddle around until I get a high freq. tone I like. Then I turn channel B off. Finally I bring up the dry channel again, then mix in filtered channels A & B to get the final tone I'm looking for. I hope this helps. Bill, tgo |
hasadari
Intermediate Member Username: hasadari
Post Number: 187 Registered: 6-2005
| Posted on Monday, March 24, 2008 - 7:54 pm: | |
Thanks. I am thinking about taking the plunge, but have never been able to try the SF-2. Any experience with running the SF-2 with a delay unit also? |
bonesrad
Junior Username: bonesrad
Post Number: 49 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - 2:03 pm: | |
Bob, I'm just a lowly bass player and don't use many effects but I don't think there would be an issue with the SF-2 and a delay unit. Since the SF-2 is a tone shaping unit, I think it's mutually exclusive with a delay. The SF-2 is really a cool unit. The other posters have given good info on running in mono mode. In stereo mode (the way I use mine), the SF-2 works quite akin to Series II electronics. It works well with my Alembic and non-Alembic bassses. Bones |
hasadari
Intermediate Member Username: hasadari
Post Number: 188 Registered: 6-2005
| Posted on Friday, March 28, 2008 - 4:04 am: | |
Thanks to all. I took the plunge. |
elwoodblue
Advanced Member Username: elwoodblue
Post Number: 269 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 10:43 pm: | |
...you'll enjoy the deep end ( and every other bit of it I'm sure)...it just takes a while to get to know her. |
hieronymous
Advanced Member Username: hieronymous
Post Number: 290 Registered: 1-2005
| Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 7:01 am: | |
The one thing you might want to be careful about with a delay and the SF-2 is to make sure you aren't overloading the input stage of the delay (assuming the delay is after the SF-2, which it may not be). I have the Moogerfooger Analog Delay, and found that with active basses it would quickly distort (in an unpleasant way) if I had the bass frequencies boosted on the bass, even if the input gain light wasn't hitting the red. This shouldn't be a problem (especially if you have the SF-2 later in the chain), but just thought I should point it out. I just started using an SF-2 during the past few months and I think it is AMAZING! |
hasadari
Intermediate Member Username: hasadari
Post Number: 189 Registered: 6-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 7:29 am: | |
I got the SF-2 yesterday - it is awesome! |
edwin
Advanced Member Username: edwin
Post Number: 326 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, April 01, 2008 - 10:51 pm: | |
My question is where the heck did I put mine?????? I can't seem to find it. Edwin |
elwoodblue
Advanced Member Username: elwoodblue
Post Number: 281 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 12:40 am: | |
Have you checked the SoFa cushions Edwin? ...hope its near and safe. |
edwin
Advanced Member Username: edwin
Post Number: 328 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 1:17 am: | |
Last I saw it was when I was considering putting the guts of it into my Starfire. Then I went on the road and forgot about it. Now that I have my Series I back, I want to get it cranked up. However, now I'm in Tokyo for the week, so I can't do anything with it at the moment. Edwin |
elwoodblue
Advanced Member Username: elwoodblue
Post Number: 282 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 2:23 am: | |
: ) have a safe trip... |