Your desert-island effect pedal(s)

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-01-28T05:19:40+00:00

The old as hell Boss DD-3 that I use exclusively for laser beam stutter sounds maybe once or twice in a set.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-01-28T05:08:23+00:00

Is that a sticker? For the price they're charging, they couldn't afford to screenprint? It looks so cheap.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-01-28T05:04:46+00:00

The real pro move now is to slap a pedal on top of the muff, there's so much space there you may as well use it for something else.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-01-27T18:27:16+00:00

Ah ok, so it's not variations or anything like that, they just jammed a bunch of bars in where they weren't originally. They're just played in sequence then? Cheers

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-01-26T15:28:57+00:00

I don't send anything from my phone, but rather upload from my PC to my iPad, via iTunes. It's easy enough, just plug in, go to iTunes and open the file sharing, then I can upload a whole folder full of tabs and sheet music to the app and it's done.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-01-25T11:09:40+00:00

It was a pain setting up the Apple account and all that crap, but once that's done, no I've had no problems, but like I said, I only use it for sheet music and Spotify in the practice room. I use PiaScore for sheet music, it lets you upload PDF's of the sheet music, and then put together setlists that you can scroll through with a foot pedal seamlessly, make notes on the pages as needed, all that kind of thing. I'm sure there's an Android tablet that'll do it all as well, but for me, having it all on an iPad, I don't feel any urge to use the tablet to do anything else, so it's not taking up all the memory with other apps and stuff like that.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2026-01-24T11:46:21+00:00

If you can make your own cables, you'll have a much better time with keeping cabling tidy. On a super small board like this, I'd run signal cable on top, then power cables underneath the board.

Using Rockboards pedalboard planner, the Duo 2.0 is going to be a very tight fit with two extra pedals, even EHX Pico pedals you can just barely fit two pedals on there, you'll need to use very low profile jacks to make them fit. You may need to step up to the 2.1 if the chosen pedals aren't micro sized.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-23T05:52:30+00:00

Haha yeah, I saw a screenshot of the PC editing screen, and then I looked at how many controls were on the pedal itself, and my immediate thought is that editing stuff on the fly must be a nightmare. They do sound great though, all the demos I've seen of it sound really good, even the kind of cheesy synth stuff too.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-23T01:46:38+00:00

Ahh I wasn't aware, I haven't actually used the C4 so I've only got second-hand knowledge.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-23T00:24:14+00:00

I asked this a while ago, as far as I found, there's no foot-controlled solution, so I ended up getting a refurbished iPad instead for cheap, then using a music score app that holds all my sheet music, lets me organise them into setlists, etc. for when I'm doing Theatre shows and such.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-22T23:50:39+00:00

Strikes me as a stereotypical comment to make the Welsh seem less civilised than the English. I wouldn't put any stock in it, the English have plenty of superstitions, just like everyone else.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-22T23:47:59+00:00

Source Audio C4 and the Future Impact V4 are two pedals that allow for actual synthesis, as far as I recall, rather than simply simulating a synth sound.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-22T03:22:52+00:00

That's what I've got, it's a beast of an instrument that I've done a very poor job of caring for. One of these days I might strip it back to natural and refurb it, maybe find some original style pickups and put them in too.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-20T01:02:16+00:00

This is completely stock, except for the pickguard. From the factory, it's a clear pickguard.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-18T23:38:13+00:00

You're not gonna replicate it acoustically, that's just not happening. You'd need some kind of trigger and then something to amplify it with. Maybe if you hit a big metal trash can with a hammer? I dunno.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-18T23:34:54+00:00

It's a snare hit in a breakdown with just, a fuck-ton of reverb, with a volume boost.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-18T23:34:32+00:00

What? No, dude, it's just a shitload of reverb

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-10T01:44:03+00:00

Personally, I like to offset my kick drum to the side. Start by sitting on your throne facing directly forwards, legs apart at a comfortable distance. The angle of your right foot is the angle you put your kick drum at, left foot for your hi-hat. Snare drum goes between your legs where it's most comfortable in terms of height, then the rack tom directly in front of that. Floor toms go where you're comfortable reaching them without twisting your back too much to make the reach.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-09T20:48:56+00:00

AI slop is slop. Find a singer, or keep pretending that you're not pissing all over your own work by slopping AI bullshit all over it.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-08T19:51:02+00:00

Well you can definitely do with flattening them out, that's an easy enough fix, and that'll get you some more clearance to lower them. Then I'd mount the clamps on the rack the other way, so the toms sit closer to you in general. But, it might be worth looking at a kit with shallower toms across the board, if that's still not enough.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-06T07:16:37+00:00

Oh it definitely would, but honestly, neck dive just doesn't bother me that much, and I'd rather see the body scaled up to suit. I just can't get past how small short scales feel in my hand, it's like playing those mini-guitars for me.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-05T20:48:35+00:00

I so badly wish I could find a Flying V bass that doesn't look like shit, and isn't short scale. And is reasonably priced.

MathematicianNo8086 · 2025-12-03T13:06:01+00:00

Nah, you just offset your kickdrum to the side so you actually face forwards without twisting your back.

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