Auto Volume Pedal

[Adji]

Just wondering if anyone knows if there is such a thing about? I'm guessing a kind of Boss Slow Gear type of thing but with adjustable attack time? I love volume pedals but they are so BIG and take up a lot of unnecessary room.

[Mark Hammer]

Behringer makes a clone of the Line 6 Echo Park ( http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/EM600.aspx ), and they also make a clone of the Slow Gear ( http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/SM200.aspx ).  The Echo Park and clone have a program called "swell", which introduces a volume swell on the repeats that is just right AFAIC.  Set the unit for minimum delay and zero feedback, and the mix for all wet signal, and you have a Slow Gear effect with all the predictability of digital reliability (analog versions are fussier).  AND, for the same price they throw in a pretty good digital delay pedal!

Guyatone also makes the Slow Volume pedal in their micro series:  http://www.guyatone.com/Sv2.php

[Adji]

Behringer makes a clone of the Line 6 Echo Park ( http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/EM600.aspx ), and they also make a clone of the Slow Gear ( http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/SM200.aspx ).  The Echo Park and clone have a program called "swell", which introduces a volume swell on the repeats that is just right AFAIC.  Set the unit for minimum delay and zero feedback, and the mix for all wet signal, and you have a Slow Gear effect with all the predictability of digital reliability (analog versions are fussier).  AND, for the same price they throw in a pretty good digital delay pedal!

Guyatone also makes the Slow Volume pedal in their micro series:  http://www.guyatone.com/Sv2.php

Thanks for the info Mark. I ask because I LOVE the Holdsworth idea he does with chords where the chord swells in quickly and gives a really ethereal sound (especially with the chorus and delay he has on there too). I will look into those pedals!

[Boogdish]

On Mark's blog there's plans for an E&MM String Dampner, which I built and quite enjoy.  It can do slow rising attacks and it's not a terribly difficult build.  The only problem is that it has to go through the entire length of the attack when triggered before it can be retriggered.  I built one a while ago with an added slow/fast switch and a sensitivity control to keep it from retriggering on chords.  I can upload my schematic I built from if you're interested.

[Mark Hammer]

I finally fired my String Damper up, and to tell you the truth, I wasn't all that thrilled with the slow attack.  I kept it for my modular system because the quick decay has some value, but I guess there must be something different abut your unit and mine.

[Adji]

On Mark's blog there's plans for an E&MM String Dampner, which I built and quite enjoy.  It can do slow rising attacks and it's not a terribly difficult build.  The only problem is that it has to go through the entire length of the attack when triggered before it can be retriggered.  I built one a while ago with an added slow/fast switch and a sensitivity control to keep it from retriggering on chords.  I can upload my schematic I built from if you're interested.

Yeah I wouldn't mind seeing it mate, but how easy is easy? As I am yet to make a successful build from scratch.