Members cycfi Posted April 3, 2013 Members Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi!I designed and built the carbon-fiber-bamboo guitar. Currently, I use DiMarzio Injector pickups. On my next iteration of the prototype, I would like to experiment on hexaphonic pickups for hex processing.The Cycfi Six Pack Project is an ongoing Open Source Hardware project for the development of an active hexaphonic pickup system designed for hex processing. The pickup has six low impedance coils. The hex pickup is active with six differential low-noise, low-power pre-amplifiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted April 3, 2013 Members Share Posted April 3, 2013 Well, I'm a huge fan of hex processing. I originally got into the Digital Les Paul specifically for the hex outs, sending the bottom three strings through octave dividers for bass, the top four through chorus, and mag pickups through distortion. I worked on the Gibson FBX, and it somehow gets really good separation between the six strings. But unlike the Digital Les Paul it's using a piezo, not magnetic, hex pickup. You might enjoy this article, which includes a lot of audio examples that use hex processing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cycfi Posted April 3, 2013 Author Members Share Posted April 3, 2013 I enjoy all your articles, Craig. Actually, you are the reason why I got into electronics and then software. I've read your Put a Hex on Your Guitar, article. I have a link to it in the project page.Separation is indeed tricky. I'm thinking about doing it in software using some form of phase cancellation through digital signal processing.My goal is to have basic 6 channel ADC, plus control inputs (switches, pots and perhaps a multitouch ribbon control) in the guitar, sending the 6 channels audio plus control over to the computer for digital signal processing. Inspired by your work early on, I'd like to make this a shared DIY project for enthusiasts (Open Source Hardware). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ultraworld Posted September 8, 2013 Members Share Posted September 8, 2013 How does the hexaphonic pickup compare to undersaddle Piezos? I'm able to get a passable acoustic tone from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cycfi Posted October 18, 2013 Author Members Share Posted October 18, 2013 Ultraworld, those are different beasts. Comparing them would be like comparing apples and oranges, or comparing acoustincs and electrics. Both have a place in this world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cycfi Posted February 10, 2014 Author Members Share Posted February 10, 2014 Neo Series Active Polyphonic Pickups After a year in research and development, let me present to you the Neo Series Active Polyphonic Pickups. The Neos are very small, Neodymium-core active pickups that can be used individually or in groups. These are hacker friendly, general purpose pickups that can be used in a variety of applications. The pickups will be available in Late March 2014. For details, check out these pages: Main page: Neo Series | Cycfi Research Data sheet: Neo Series Datasheet | Cycfi Research Sound Samples: Sculpting the Tone | Cycfi Research The Neos are the culmination of the Six-pack project. These are active pickups with low impedance coils and individual balanced, low-power, low-noise preamplifier for each coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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