Cheap analog boxes you find to be usefull for distortion/dirt

Leo Goler · 23rd January 2005

Anything Behringer or whatever that you find useful for garage/urban/etc production - mainly on drums. Choruses and such boxes with really creazy signatures are welcome as well. Please don't speak of samplers and any digital stuff or speaker/cabinet miking.

I'd like to get some stuff of the kind to get creative for a while here.

thnx

**DrDeltaM** · 23rd January 2005

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Originally posted by Leo Goler
Anything Behringer

tutt

There's lotsa choice in guitar pedals out there from real brands.

Leo Goler · 23rd January 2005

oops, forgot to mention: must be 19" rack mountable

biggator6 · 23rd January 2005

I used to have an RSP saturator... you could get some good dirt with that. Chaining both channels got really nasty.
"-)

Ruudman · 23rd January 2005

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Originally posted by Leo Goler
oops, forgot to mention: must be 19" rack mountable

Xuse me for asking, but why must it be rack mountable?
A lot of cool lo-budg gear ain't..

Like Micro-synth, mutron, and all the jungle of stomps.

ruudman

Leo Goler · 24th January 2005

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Originally posted by Ruudman
Xuse me for asking, but why must it be rack mountable?

that's my personal preference. i need to keep everything orzanized, no mess whatsoever, nice and relatively clean. I don't like jumping around too much with those small pedals and a bunch of cables. Just need it to be "plug and play" without messing around like "now going to get those boxes out of the locker, then connect them, place them around on the floor"... and then clean up after the "party" - takes too much time. That's why I prefer racks and patchbays. But ANY input would be greatly apriciated.

Coldsnow · 24th January 2005

The Focusrite Tonefactory (go for under $300 on ebay) (I happen to be selling one right now for $200-$250 on ebay). Anyways, has a nice section with a passive guitar type eq that adds a amp type distortion and a more over the top saturation as well. The nice thing about it, is it can be used by either guitar, line, or mic inputs.

Jules · 24th January 2005

Tech 21 SansAmp is a CLASSIC device - it is GREAT on drums..

JonCraig · 24th January 2005

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Originally posted by Leo Goler
...That's why I prefer racks and patchbays. But ANY input would be greatly apriciated.

it wouldn't be too hard to have a pedalboard with a multicore coming out the back. this way, each pedal could come up on the patchbay, and you wouldn't be ruling out a lot of really cool stompboxes.

i have a broken DOD overdrive pedal--the side is cracked, the "low bat" light is always on, and it will destroy anything you put through it. i've found the best use for it to be in rock tunes, when the bass is getting lost. you mult the dry bass, distort it, then bring it under just a hair in the mix, and -bingo- there's the bassitar. this will also work sending the bass to the input of a nice tube mic pre. not as "total destruction" as my DOD thing.

--jon

moon_unit · 24th January 2005

What you want is an MXR dual limiter, rackmount version.

MarkS · 24th January 2005

old yamaha spx50d units, the pitch shifting+delay function on drums will destroy everything that resembles a natural sound.

also the old roland guitar preamps (sip-300) sound great on everything that should sound like a crazy crowd run over it. NIN here we come type of thing.

both 19", often used under EUR 100, --. cheap fun.

TAVD · 30th January 2005

Audiotek echo chamber for around $20 on ebay. Uses BBD IC for echo and has up to 50 db of gain to really filth things up. Sucks as an echo though.

BrianK · 31st January 2005

C'mon people - you're missing an obvious one! The APHEX AUral Exciter (type C, in particular). It IS an adjustable distortion device.

You split your signal - keep one dry in the mix, then add a LITTLE bit of the overloaded Aphex. Works great. And they sell for CHEAP becasue nobody wants them!

moeses · 4th February 2005

tlaudio fatman compressor
this thing rocks for nastiness

rufus13 · 4th July 2007

Distortion and time-based morphing echo/chorus/flange/pan. Complex. Not analog.

santibanks · 4th July 2007

I know that Peter Gabriel likes to use a Lexicon Jamman for distortion, though they are maybe a bit out of price range...

The boss SE50 has nice distortions in it. At least the presettings sound very good and you can always overdrive with the gain... Nice on piano like sounds or simple leads. Gives a sort of guitar idea.

firby · 4th July 2007

DBX 163x. Grungy drums.

redroom · 4th July 2007

Fostex MN50 mini mixer with compressor great fro trashing

23rd January 2005	#1
Leo Goler Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 158 Thread Starter	Cheap analog boxes you find to be usefull for distortion/dirt Anything Behringer or whatever that you find useful for garage/urban/etc production - mainly on drums. Choruses and such boxes with really creazy signatures are welcome as well. Please don't speak of samplers and any digital stuff or speaker/cabinet miking. I'd like to get some stuff of the kind to get creative for a while here. thnx

24th January 2005	#11
MarkS Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 159	old yamaha spx50d units, the pitch shifting+delay function on drums will destroy everything that resembles a natural sound. also the old roland guitar preamps (sip-300) sound great on everything that should sound like a crazy crowd run over it. NIN here we come type of thing. both 19", often used under EUR 100, --. cheap fun. __________________ ...and , yes, I am sorry for my bad English. Please be gentle ...

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rufus13 Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Interstate-5, North of Grant's Pass Posts: 700	Lexicon Vortex Distortion and time-based morphing echo/chorus/flange/pan. Complex. Not analog.

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BrianK Gear addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hollywood Posts: 364	C'mon people - you're missing an obvious one! The APHEX AUral Exciter (type C, in particular). It IS an adjustable distortion device. You split your signal - keep one dry in the mix, then add a LITTLE bit of the overloaded Aphex. Works great. And they sell for CHEAP becasue nobody wants them!

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moeses Gear addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: san francisco bay area Posts: 365	tlaudio fatman compressor this thing rocks for nastiness

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santibanks Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 653	I know that Peter Gabriel likes to use a Lexicon Jamman for distortion, though they are maybe a bit out of price range... The boss SE50 has nice distortions in it. At least the presettings sound very good and you can always overdrive with the gain... Nice on piano like sounds or simple leads. Gives a sort of guitar idea.

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