Real Wah-Wah Emu
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:24 pm
I use to use an Apollo wah-wah pedal I had for 3 decades. It was solid, but I quit using it as it became noisy, then finally lost it somehow.
But I tried using a hardware wah-wah w/ Scope, and my hardware synths, and it didn't work. Then DAS released a freebie that sounded good, but could only be used in a recording, as there was no stanby / bypass, but still for free it was the meat and potatoes. But when I tried Wax-S I was floored. It is great for Scope synths, and has so much customization w/ filters, MIDI, FX inserts, etc.,etc..
Even though I programmed the bypass to a MIDI CC knob, I was wishing for the old way as usual, like stomping for the off / on of the effect, i.e. stompbox.
I had to try this and was shocked how good it works.
I took an M Audio expression pedal as they are cheap and work well. I then took a Yamaha FC5, which is a toggle style, good for Leslie EMU's, etc. I taped the M Audio expression pedal to the FC5 underneath the front end, and since I switched my CC from a knob to the FC5, it should work I thought. I'll be damned it works frickin' great !
I now have a real stopbox emu, but even better as Wax-S is such a marvelous creation. There is no wah-wah around with assignable inserts, filters, resistance, freq., rez,.etc.,etc.
Wanna make your synths really holler ? You gotta get this. It is the best live performance wah-wah ever invented.
For once I can add something to a usually complete device. As this is now a real stompbox live. I am prouid of myself, but Mehdi's predelection for massive details was the cause of my creative flow.
Scope will literally make it happen, a real masterpiece of software.
I doubt I could ever stop discovering things after this encounter.
But I tried using a hardware wah-wah w/ Scope, and my hardware synths, and it didn't work. Then DAS released a freebie that sounded good, but could only be used in a recording, as there was no stanby / bypass, but still for free it was the meat and potatoes. But when I tried Wax-S I was floored. It is great for Scope synths, and has so much customization w/ filters, MIDI, FX inserts, etc.,etc..
Even though I programmed the bypass to a MIDI CC knob, I was wishing for the old way as usual, like stomping for the off / on of the effect, i.e. stompbox.
I had to try this and was shocked how good it works.
I took an M Audio expression pedal as they are cheap and work well. I then took a Yamaha FC5, which is a toggle style, good for Leslie EMU's, etc. I taped the M Audio expression pedal to the FC5 underneath the front end, and since I switched my CC from a knob to the FC5, it should work I thought. I'll be damned it works frickin' great !
I now have a real stopbox emu, but even better as Wax-S is such a marvelous creation. There is no wah-wah around with assignable inserts, filters, resistance, freq., rez,.etc.,etc.
Wanna make your synths really holler ? You gotta get this. It is the best live performance wah-wah ever invented.
For once I can add something to a usually complete device. As this is now a real stompbox live. I am prouid of myself, but Mehdi's predelection for massive details was the cause of my creative flow.
Scope will literally make it happen, a real masterpiece of software.
I doubt I could ever stop discovering things after this encounter.