Effects

woefuly misspelt · Post by **woefuly misspelt** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:37 pm

Might it be possible for guitar effects to be 'personalised' to individual strings? the effects unit would need to recognise the note(s) played and the string(s) played. Perhaps through string gauge. Is there already anything like this? I've tried working out how many combinations there would be with 6 strings and 6 effects. But I'm not confident with the Maths. 46,656?

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:06 pm

With a good midi guitar controller you can assign each string different parameters ( sounds and effects )
...but each note that might be a bit tricky

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:13 am

That idea is mental. What sort os sound would you get strumming a cord.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 5:31 pm

if you set the e string to a bass sound the a string to say a brass sound the d string to an ethnic sound
sound the g string to percussion sound the b string to a piano sound and the e string to a woodwind sound
...then you can play all six instruments simultaneously using one guitar ...if you could assign each note to a different sound that means you could play hundreds of combinations of sounds simultaneously if you could play each note at the same time..but as you implied james you'd have to be fckin
mental..or would finish up..f. mental.....might be a good party piece though

perhaps woefully misspelt could give us an example ( respectfully )...how he would implement it
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but hurry up because ...they're coming to take you away haha

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:19 pm

Full orchester on one guitar, sound great.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:22 pm

if woefuls got his maths right ..what about a 46,656 piece orchestra on your SG

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:24 am

ride the valkyries her i come.

woefuly misspelt · Post by **woefuly misspelt** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:00 pm

Thanks for your replies.

I should say, first of all, that I'm not talking about MIDI. I'm talking about a guitar, effects unit and amplifier.

And the sounds? As an example, the first two strings with Overdrive, the third string with Loop and the remaining strings with Chorus. And, of course the guitar could be played in a more 'usual' manner.

The Maths? 6 to the power 6. Though I'm not sure of this.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:21 pm

you could probably invent a multiwound pu so each string would have its own o/p
and route them to different effects units...but i dont think ones been invented yet

when i say midi .. i mean a midi pu ( on a guitar ) which o/p's individual note information
which can be sent to processers for any sound you want..not just voices
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jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:28 pm

I want one of them.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Sun Jun 26, 2011 2:20 pm

extreme midi git
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all the string are 17's plain G's

crowhue · Post by **crowhue** » Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:28 pm

woefuly misspelt wrote:Might it be possible for guitar effects to be 'personalised' to individual strings? the effects unit would need to recognise the note(s) played and the string(s) played. Perhaps through string gauge. Is there already anything like this? I've tried working out how many combinations there would be with 6 strings and 6 effects. But I'm not confident with the Maths. 46,656?

The tracking of guitar signal would have to be pretty damned sparky to not sound like a mushy mess.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:36 am

midi tracking has never been truly mastered for guitar unlike keyboards.you have to change your
technique to get anything musical its like learning a new instrument..one slight error and you
get your mushy mess

woefuly misspelt · Post by **woefuly misspelt** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:33 pm

Again. Thank you for your replies.

How about note-specific effects? 12 notes. 12 effects. Arranged in any order.

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:14 pm

USB KEYBOARD AND EDIROL, sounds like what your looking for.

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:18 pm

woefuly misspelt wrote:Again. Thank you for your replies.
How about note-specific effects? 12 notes. 12 effects. Arranged in any order.

i'll say one thing ..you dont give up ♪o♪

the best your going to get is 1 effect per string at any one time....and were back
to a midi guitar controller...there are no off the shelf gits ( as far as i know ) with
1 p/up per string or separate o/p per string?...just think a strat would have 18 p/ups

by the time you'd sorted it all out you'd have forgotten how to play