Members ambient Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Thinking one of these might be cool to have around. I saw James Iha use one and thought the wah sounded pretty cool, not a traditional wah sound but kinda filter-y I guess. Which is fine by me. Does anyone have any experience with these? Thoughts? I read that it can 0v to +5v controller to be used with synths. Is there any way this could be used control an M9? I really like the size (or lack there-of). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members (⌐■_■) Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 its a volume pedal/wah and -/+ 5 controller I really like mine I think you would need to mod it to be a plain expression pedal what standard expression connection does the m9 use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I don't have the M9 yet but I think it's a stereo 1/4" jack and likes to see a pot with an impedance in the realm of 10k...maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members (⌐■_■) Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 the fx17 doesn't have a pot in it so you couldn't use that I imagine you could design a small circuit that could emulate a pot controlled by -/+5 and run off of the same power as the wah and mount it inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 the fx17 doesn't have a pot in it so you couldn't use that I imagine you could design a small circuit that could emulate a pot controlled by -/+5 and run off of the same power as the wah and mount it inside you're a thinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Have you got one? What do you think of it, the wah sound etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members (⌐■_■) Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 yeah its quite synthy and different to my more normal wilson (which is my benchmark) but the real bonus for me is the CV as I use allot of synths also its good for that Joey Santiago sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nico/atd Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I was tempted but decided to keep my VPjrs to use with my Spring Chicken and ElCap because the Cv out on the FX-17 is 3,5mm and it must be powered to operate (while the VP Jrs don't need to). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flanging_fred Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I had one a while ago. I really liked the concept but I just didn't really gel with it. I found that when you set up the trimmers to sound good as a wah, it didn't really work as a volume pedal and vice-versa. My mind may be playing tricks with me but I think if you want to use it as a CV controller then it needed to be powered by a AC power supply. As a wah/volume it worked on a DC supply. I never got to use it as a CV controller as my only analog synth (TB-303) went the way of ebay many moons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 First of all. . . if you don't have a multimeter, get one. The DOD FX-17 has trimpots on it, and I believe with it you could trim the output voltage to be right for the M9. There seems to be some speculation that the M9 takes a control voltage, but not 0-5, and something more like 0-2.5 or 0-3.5. Try to get in contact with Line 6 and find out, and once you do, use the trimpots to trim the uppermost voltage to the maximum voltage. Or you could use a CV to midi converter to convert the 0-5 CV to a midi signal. I had one a while ago. I really liked the concept but I just didn't really gel with it. I found that when you set up the trimmers to sound good as a wah, it didn't really work as a volume pedal and vice-versa. My mind may be playing tricks with me but I think if you want to use it as a CV controller then it needed to be powered by a AC power supply. As a wah/volume it worked on a DC supply.I never got to use it as a CV controller as my only analog synth (TB-303) went the way of ebay many moons ago. Your mind is playing tricks on you. It gets powered the same if you're doing CV, but you have to use a wall wart, no batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members meandthecity Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I got one its pretty unique sounding on wah side. Im actually looking to sale mine to help fund a new delay if your interested pm me an offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ben_allison Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I tried using the CV on my FX17 with the M9, ages ago, but even after endless tweaking, I got some weird results. I would love if I could get that set up working. I currently have an EB Jr and I hate giving up all that space to a pedal that doesn't need to be that big! Here's a thread on L6 forums for more info: http://line6.com/community/thread/26729 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 exactly, I've never been that into wahs so I don't really care about the 'feel' of the pedal being traditional.I love the size of the fx-17, it's also pretty cool how the pedal works though seems kinda ghetto rigged : the key to how this pedal works. When the pedal is assembled, that U-shaped piece attached to the foot paddle, the side mounted PCB and that piece of Mylar form a variable capacitor, the Mylar being the dielectric. The position of the foot paddle determines how big that capacitor looks to the rest of the circuit in wah mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 One thing you have to remember is that some pedals take the return voltage on the ring and some on the tip. Maybe that was Ben's problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ben_allison Posted March 26, 2011 Members Share Posted March 26, 2011 Any updates? I'd be thrilled to get this verking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ambient Posted March 27, 2011 Author Members Share Posted March 27, 2011 Used666 seems to be planning on interfacing an fx17 with a midi controller for his M9 using the CV output. Here's the thread, looks pretty interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seifukusha Posted March 27, 2011 Members Share Posted March 27, 2011 the sound reminded me of my wah probe actually. if i found one for cheap, i may re-get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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