Members doomy3 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Which is better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dysorexia Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 for the price semaphore and probably for the sound quality also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 The tap tempo on the Empress made the decision for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Semaphore for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 The tap tempo on the empress is indispensable and the wave forms and rhythms made it the winner in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doomy3 Posted March 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 How about the Dr. Scientist Trem? Looks like it has very similar features as the Semaphore. Anyone tried one of them? I can't find any used Semaphores anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Shankly Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 ^ That should tell you something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 How about the Dr. Scientist Trem? Looks like it has very similar features as the Semaphore. Anyone tried one of them? I can't find any used Semaphores anywhere! I think Weems has one. I don't think he would sell it. He says good things about it. Hey weems, where are you?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mistersuperfly Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Once you use the tap tempo you'll never want to go back... the rhythms are also quite the good feature...Check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doomy3 Posted March 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Anyone selling one of these three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members preservation Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 semaphore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VoodooChild24 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Let me throw in the pentavocal in the discussion.... Semaphore, Empress or Pentavocal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BBTweed Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 If we are throwing things in, let me mention the Tap-a-Whirl Semaphore, Empress, Pentavocal or Tap-a-Whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paydirt Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 I wish I could offer something here because I want to know the answers also. All I know is I bought the Catalinbread Semaphore and kind of stopped my search. My only other thems were the Boss Tr-2 and the HBE Tramp. In fact I liked the Semaphore so much I bought another one. I really haven't been actively looking since. I have kind of wondered about the Pentavocal though. I don't think I would put as much value on the tap tempo thing that others want. I just don't see myself using it. I guess I need to be sold on that feature. If anyone has A/B'd any of these 4 and has some opinions I would apprecialte it. But I'm pretty sure my Semaphores will be here for awile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aeon Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Empress, Cusack, and Lightfoot Labs! cheers, Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members beardcom Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 anyone on here own the lightfoot? it blows my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 The pentavocal is still my favorite sounding trem and the only one I own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 never tried the empress, but i have tried the semaphore. Personally i hate hate hate tap tempo... I'd prefer knob on a stomp box, and midi lock on studio gear. It's pretty hard to tap your foot to near ring mod speeds anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Thats why most tap trems have ratio controls that let you tap whole notes and get 1/4 notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Marshall Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Thats why most tap trems have ratio controls that let you tap whole notes and get 1/4 notes. still wont get you that high, but i get your point. my main thing with tremolo is that i dont really feel it needs to match a tempo... it needs to match a feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members varialbender Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Brian = Old School. Crank the rate and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 still wont get you that high, but i get your point. my main thing with tremolo is that i dont really feel it needs to match a tempo... it needs to match a feel. Actually, the empress does it very well. As good as the fake ring mod sounds get anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GRINGO_LOCO Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 Let me throw in the pentavocal in the discussion.... Pentavocal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlurryBoy 13 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 If you are buying a tremolo for fake ring mod sounds why not just buy a ring mod? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mxr20 Posted March 5, 2007 Members Share Posted March 5, 2007 If you are buying a tremolo for fake ring mod sounds why not just buy a ring mod? because a ringmod is a tremolo with a very fast lfo sweep when you "tune" the ringmod to say A, you're actually having the lfo going 220 cycles per second as opposed to the 1-8 with a trem it's a matter of changing a few caps actually, so it's an easy thing to build in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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