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General => Open Discussion => Topic started by: Mojo Fandangle on February 16, 2015, 09:02:00 AM

Title: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: Mojo Fandangle on February 16, 2015, 09:02:00 AM
If you haven't seen this already, it's well worth checking out.
What a genius idea.

http://youtu.be/Wo7ZkRjXM3k

If my crappy attempt at embedding a Youtube doesn't work try looking up
Audio Magic with my Bipolar Guitar on Youtube. (then please post it for everyone)

Such a cool idea.


A similar effect with a momentary footswitch for just the delayed signal could be workable as a stomp box.
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: midwayfair on February 16, 2015, 01:09:25 PM
Whoa.
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: Micpoc on February 16, 2015, 02:23:58 PM
OK... THAT is pretty cool.
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: drolo on February 16, 2015, 03:15:03 PM
I bet he wishes he had 3 hands
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: Droogie on February 16, 2015, 04:32:40 PM
I kind of wish he had played one note isolated so that it was more evident what the rocker switch was actually doing. I couldn't follow as well when he was playing continuously. Maybe I'm just dense!
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: selfdestroyer on February 16, 2015, 10:22:22 PM
Put it in a wah enclosure and call it a day! very clever effect for sure.

Cody
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: Mojo Fandangle on February 16, 2015, 10:48:57 PM
Quote from: Droogie on February 16, 2015, 04:32:40 PM
I kind of wish he had played one note isolated so that it was more evident what the rocker switch was actually doing. I couldn't follow as well when he was playing continuously. Maybe I'm just dense!
I'm pretty sure the rocker mutes the signal if it's not pressed fully down to the right or left which is how he gets the choppy effect with the brief muting between each side.
It just completes the delay signal when pressed to the right but complets the dry signal to the left. It's fairly simple but still a genius idea
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: Leevibe on February 17, 2015, 12:56:50 AM
dang. That is cool.
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: cooder on February 17, 2015, 07:36:55 AM
Pretty wicked idea.... it would be indeed nice to have also a slow motion demo of what it does besides the fast and furios stuff which it shines at.
Some foot enclosure like a wah or so would be worth trying to have hand free operation.
I wonder if in slower operation you hear click pop and switch noises too much...?
Also: does he use a splitter/buffer of some sort to split the signal and then mix it together again?
Hmmm.... food for thought and worth some experimenting....
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: drolo on February 17, 2015, 09:25:46 AM
I think it would be hard doing that fast rhythmic finger tapping with your foot, unless you have extremely articulate toes :-)
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: Muadzin on February 17, 2015, 11:41:10 AM
I gots to get me one of those!

His left handed playing reminds me of Tom Morello, who does that quite a lot as well, his right hand gating his sound with his toggle kill switch. Add a delay and you can get a sound that is sort of similar. This guy took it to the next step. And I really do want one of those.
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: juansolo on February 17, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Think how much better it'd work if you fitted that into the guitar in the lower horn area of say a tele... I reckon with some refinement it'd be genuinely useable.
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: Muadzin on February 17, 2015, 01:35:34 PM
Quote from: juansolo on February 17, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Think how much better it'd work if you fitted that into the guitar in the lower horn area of say a tele... I reckon with some refinement it'd be genuinely useable.

We both think alike!  8)
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: selfdestroyer on February 17, 2015, 04:54:08 PM
Quote from: drolo on February 17, 2015, 09:25:46 AM
I think it would be hard doing that fast rhythmic finger tapping with your foot, unless you have extremely articulate toes :-)

I was thinking that also but if you made a pedal that had 2 momentary switches flat to the enclosure so there is very little path of travel it may work.

(http://music.codydeschenes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/thingy.png)

Cody
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: mmlee on February 17, 2015, 05:39:32 PM
A step sequencer to choose which path is 'on' would be fun.
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: blearyeyes on February 18, 2015, 01:39:48 AM
Quote from: juansolo on February 17, 2015, 11:55:07 AM
Think how much better it'd work if you fitted that into the guitar in the lower horn area of say a tele... I reckon with some refinement it'd be genuinely useable.

Me thinks the same.
Put it where you could tap below the strings and use thumb and fore finger for playing licks. Oh yea it turns off in the middle..
OK a glove with touch sensitive fingertips!
Title: Re: Audio Magic with Bipolar Guitar
Post by: RobA on February 18, 2015, 05:14:37 PM
Four or five touch sensitive pads on the body of the guitar that then went to delay lines and/or filters and were mixed together at the end would be pretty killer. You might be able to do this pretty easily with a Kaos pad controller, but it would be better if you could program it yourself. Add in the sustainer/harmonics control stuff from Vo and it could be pretty amazing to play with.