B%¤#nger Volume Pedal

[ile]

Hi,

I just bought behringer volume pedal, and suprisingly when I added it to my signal chain, there came a horrible noise. First I wondered that maybe some of my cables were broken, but no... I removed the volume pedal from chain and all went quiet.

So, has anyone modified this pedal? Any suggestion how to make it quiet? Any re-factoring suggestion are also welcome.

Maybe I just remove or by pass all "not needed" stuff and let the pot do the job? Is that a good idea? 

-Ile

[Paul Perry (Frostwave)]

If it is the FCV-100, you have to read the manual. And put a battery in it.
Seriously, wht pedal is it??
And edited to ask what kind of "terrible noise" was it??

[Roobin]

Take it back if I were you. 

[Paul Marossy]

So far, I have heard a lot of negative things about their guitar pedals. Their soundboards seem to be pretty decent - I have a $99 6-channel mixer that actually is not a bad unit in terms of performance.

[PenPen]

My Bass player has a Behringer amp head that is pretty decent. So its not all of their products. Maybe just with their pedals, being a newcomer in that area?

[Paul Marossy]

My Bass player has a Behringer amp head that is pretty decent. So its not all of their products. Maybe just with their pedals, being a newcomer in that area?

Yeah, I also know someone with a Behringer bass amp head. It actually sounds pretty good. I think it's probably because they are new on the market. I'm sure they will tweak them as they go along - if they don't get busted for copying certain manufacturer's pedals.

[343 Salty Beans]

if they don't get busted for copying certain manufacturer's pedals.

BURN. 

[Gilles C]

My Behringer DI box works like a charm and my MIC200 preamp needed a little time getting to know it, but it also sounds good.

I would say that volume pedal is defective.

Some people don't like Berhinger, and it's ok. Some people don't like Boss and it doesn't mean it's not good because of that...

[bwanasonic]

How are you powering this pedal? Batteries, or Wall-Wart? The adapter could be a problem with noise?

Kerry M

[AzzR]

I have one of the plastic 7 band graphic equalisers and i have not had a problem with it.

-Dream

[ile]

Ok, my expression "terrible noise" might be an overstatement.. But anyhow, all my other effects are true by-passed and they doesn't generate anything to signal chain and this volume pedal does. The noise isn't a loud noise, but it just is. It is the  FCV-100 and I'm using it with battery. I was expecting something like that when I bought that one.

Actually the first reason why I bought it was the box, I planned to build a Rat inside it and let the foot pedal control the cross-fade between clean and distorted signal. But I haven't had much time for that currently and I though I might use it as a volume pedal while I manage somewhere some time to start the project.

[SeanCostello]

I have one of these volume pedals, and it is pretty noisy for me. By "noisy," I mean the output has a lot of hiss. It works well as a CV pedal for my Line 6 DL-4, which is why I bought it.

Sean Costello

[Paul Marossy]

By "noisy," I mean the output has a lot of hiss.

As are most active volume pedals. The DOD FX-17 is the quietest active volume pedal that I have heard personally.

EDIT: I built Craig Anderton's "Volume Pedal De-Scratcher" circuit, and that also has some healthy hiss at full volume... even with good quality opamps.