Looking for effect similar to pattern of human heart.

[JSmalley12000]

Hello everyone. I am looking for a delay/tremolo pedal which generates a human-heart style signal.

 

If anyone knows a brand that makes such a model or how I could custom-build a pedal like this, please let me know.

 

Thank you very much!

 

Cheers.

[amaleelake]

What do you want to use it for specifically? Do you just want that sound to be repeating in the background or as the intro to a song? Or do you want to play your guitar through a pedal that will effect your signal like that?

If you just want to loop that beat - use a drum machine.

[benmuky]

some sort of dual oscilattor tremolo that can be offset?

 

 

The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the Lovtone Wobulator, maybe two trems run is parallel too?

[SpectralJulian]

I've also aspired to get heartbeats in music.

 

I tried to duct tape a contact mic to my chest to pickup my heartbeat for the drumbeat to my cover of Heartbeat by Wire. Problem is you have to amplify it so much that it starts feeding back. I need to get a cheap stethoscope somewhere.

 

I was thinking about the possibility of getting one of those things that take your pulse and having it send MIDI clock signals.

[Dr.Picklebottom]

a looper pedal and tap your pickup with your pick/ finger?

[JSmalley12000]

What do you want to use it for specifically? Do you just want that sound to be repeating in the background or as the intro to a song? Or do you want to play your guitar through a pedal that will effect your signal like that? If you just want to loop that beat - use a drum machine.

 

 

Thank you all for the replies. I am not trying to create a heartbeat sound, like Pink Floyd's DSOTM for example. Instead, I am trying to find a pedal which would take the input signal, and modulate or echo it in the same signal as a human heart -- it's cyclical but not in a sinusoidal pattern. And inbetween cycles, there is virtually nothing.

 

I would like to play a chord (or note) and have the tremolo or delay modulate as if it was a heartbeat-type signal (like, if you saw it plotted on a graph), and NOT as a sinusoidal signal. If this makes sense. If not, don't mind me, it's very possible I don't know what I'm talking about.

[benmuky]

Seriously, a dual LFO tremolo with do this.

[Keith SIO]

dotted eight notes with a triangle waved tremolo???

[OldCrankyDouche]

a looper pedal and tap your pickup with your pick/ finger?

For some reason, this seems like the easiest solution, but I expect everyone to ignore your post.

[Vince]

Could this be possible on a zvex seek trem? I've not used one, so I'm not sure, but if you're looking for a sort of "beat beat rest beat beat rest" type trem, then I'd have thought that would be the tool to do it with.

[Kubenzi]

i can do it with my delay pedal by triggering it with my drum machine,but im not sure about the tremelo.try benmunkeys solution

[antimatterman]

 

Here ya go.

[ssslayer]

Ask your drummer to double kick the bass drum on his heartbeat tempo

[bieke]

MuRF

[KarateSchnitzel]

a double delay effect...like on a tape echo..... really easy!

[jgyn]

Zvex Seek Trem. There're 8 separate trem intervals, and you can set the pattern length at 4, 6 or 8.

[Sherwin]

I have a Cusack Tap-A-Whirl and he said himself that this one setting he specifically made is supposed to mimic the rhythm of a human heart.

[StompboxMan]

MuRF

 

 

+1

 

Moog Music MF-105 MuRF Info:

http://www.moogmusic.com/detail.php?main_product_id=111

[vulcaniza P]

use a volume pedal and do it yourself.

[TomCTC]

Take the plug out of your guitar, tap on the end twice rather quick, run that signal through a Digitech Whammy set an octave down, and loop that through a digital delay with repeats set to about 700ms, feedback and level at 100%.

 

[TongueTied]

Easy. Turn a digital delay to self oscilate (works with dd6 dd5) then twist the knob to increase delay time, then slowly turn in down, the tempo will slow down and sound exactly like a heart from a sonogram.