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    Posted: March 25 2006 at 07:28

I am a guitarist, and I am fine with my guitar equipment, but I need a little something else. I am allready hoping to get a theremin real soon, which through my effects would sound like Hawkwind Spacerock etc... but I need something a bit more like a VC3 also (but a lot less than £4000). I am not really wanting to go over £100, so it must be  a small little something, that would only get used once or twice per concert, but would be interesting to hear. I like the VC3 sounds, but technology has moved on since the early 1970s (its got smaller!!!) so what is out there? I could make a kit, my theremin is going to be in kit form anyway...

Also, not a keyboard! Just a box with a few tricks inside, like osccilator, trem (square wave!!!!). I have been looking at analogue synths, but they are too expensive. I don't want to play a vintage keyboard, I just want to make white noises etc...



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 26 2006 at 01:20
Why don't you try an Electro Harmonix  Micro Synthesizer, or a Lovetone Meatball?

Meatball:  

The Meatball is an amazing envelope follower/triggered filter - the funky blue alternative to a high fibre diet! The large number of interactive controls offer a vast array of sound possibilities (from the subtlest effects to frightening untamed excesses!) While the Meatball is capable of the most gratuitous "auto-wah" funk abuse, this represents a mere fraction of its potential which includes totally unique new sounds. The large frequency and dynamic range makes it equally suitable for guitar, bass, keyboards/synths, samplers and general studio use - in fact any audio signal whether a single sound source or programme material.

Whatever the application however it always retains the unmistakeable character and warmth of analogue circuitry. The external trigger facility enables the filter to be triggered by a completely separate audio source thus by using one aux send on your mixer for the sound source and another one for the trigger so you can literally trigger anything with anything!

As well as enveloping and static filtering REAL-TIME wah effects can also be achieved using a passive volume pedal!

Micro Synthesizer:   Analog synth for guitar From the classic vintage sounds of the great early Moog(tm) synthesizer to wild custom creations, the Micro Synthesizer for Guitar lets the player create those fat analog synthesizer sounds heard on records by everyone from George Clinton to the Police to the Chemical Brothers. The compact layout of ten slider controls lets the sonically adventurous guitarist dial in a virtually limitless array of analog synthesizer sounds.

Either one of those added with a delay would be super, super awesome and spacerific!!
I wish I were rich...


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2006 at 15:10
I wish I was rich! Oh well, Theremin for the time being lol..... or think cheaper!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 27 2006 at 15:47
Your avatar and sig are giving me flashbacks! 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 30 2006 at 08:23
Well, why don't you try something cheaper like a Digitech Whammy, Boss Super Shifter (expression pedal is essential) or Boss Bass Synth (works on guitar)?
They're much cheaper, and combined with a Delay, you'd be able to make some really crazy  Space Rock sounds with relative ease.
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