Reply With QuoteI have thought of another way that might work without using a DI.
Set the Tonelab to line and input it into the aux (CD) input to the RC-2.
Perhaps the output can now go directly to the mixer. I dunno.
Regular Fretter
Strobostomp, Tonelab, RC-2 experiment
I love my RC-2 looper.
I often practice with a Tonelab & it bothered me that I couldn't use the full flexibility of the Tonelab on my overdubs.
Then I had a breakthrough. The stobostomp has a built in DI so why not feed the Tonelab into the RC-2 then into the strobo & from that via an XLR cable into my mixer.
Well, it works. I have to adjust the eq & such. I haven't yet decided whether I have lost some tone doing this.
Back to my mad scientist cave.....
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Emerging from the cave I've got to say that I like it!
Questions of possible loss of tone is far outweighed by the incredible increase in flexibility. As a side benefit the rhythm beats don't get all ratty if I up the gain.
Of course, I won't have this flexibility when I am playing my AD30VT.
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I freaked out when I first connected it all up. There was no sound in the right headphone speaker & the other side was ratty and quiet. It sounded horrible. So I disconnected it all & put it back to the way it was. The sound was still lousy. I thought my Tonelab had gone on the fritz. I patiently simplified the rig & still it was horrible. I finally found out that it was the headphones.
Yikes! I don't want to have to get new headphones. Luckily I discovered that the cable was a little loose. I disconnected the cable & reconnected it. Viola success! Then I had to rewire everything back the way it was.
Last edited by tot_Ou_tard; January 2nd, 2007 at 07:12 PM.
I pick a moon dog.
Regular Fretter
I have thought of another way that might work without using a DI.
Set the Tonelab to line and input it into the aux (CD) input to the RC-2.
Perhaps the output can now go directly to the mixer. I dunno.
I pick a moon dog.
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Cool experiment! Sounds like a winner.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Regular Fretter
A few more mad scientist sessions later & am I not happy with the experiment.
It sounds a little harsh ...ummm... mojo.
I put everything back the way it was
guitar -> strobo -> bad monkey -> rc-2 -> tonelab -> cans
(cans = headphones)
But I'm not giving up!
I pick a moon dog.
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