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Pot Kettle Black
Copper Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/10/2006 : 18:27:07
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Hey all, thanks all for all your help on the BF-2 thread I posted a few days ago. I found an MIJ BF-2 and am just waiting for it to get here!
I've recently become interested in the early PS series for it's combined pitch-shifting/delay capabilities and was wondering which one is better/more useful? I'm a fan of the 2 octaves up/down on the 3, but does the 2 sound better? What are you opinions on either pedal? Good? Bad? Indifferent?
Let me know! Thanks again! |
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Leeroyfunk
Silver Member
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2006 : 18:51:05
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I owned a ps-3 for many years, but only ever used it as a delay pedal.
I know it's a subjective issue, but the pitch-shifted tone of the PS-3 is very "synth-y" - The +octaves are vile, totally un-natural and with wonky tracking: The sound is a million miles away from a hendrix-style octavia. The sub-octaves are similarly synthetic and the OC-2 is MUCH better at doing this.
You can get a nice chorus/detune sound out of it, and the delay modes are very useful (up to 800ms): You might even find something "so bad, it's good" in the interval pitch-shifting modes (5ths, perhaps), but I would not advise it as an octave pedal. OC-2/3, every time...
I have never tried the ps-2, so could not comment. |
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Dingus
Silver Member
USA
472 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2006 : 19:08:49
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I can comment on the PS-2, I think it makes a sweet toy. I have a PS-2 and a PS-5, but have yet to acquire a PS-3. Now as I said, the PS-2 makes a sweet toy, and I would never use it for anything serious. I got some bad-ass raygun sounds out of it, and marginally was able to use it for other things. The PS-5 really is a fine Pitch Shifter if that's what you're looking for, but unlike lots of other pedals you really need to know a little music theory before correctly using one.
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Astatine
Copper Member
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Posted - 02/10/2006 : 20:24:39
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| PS-2 is a fantastic delay pedal, but a rubbish pitch shifter. Its got awful tracking and really fake sounding harmony. The octave down isnt bad, but if you wanted that then get an octaver. The delay is where it shines, 2 seconds of really low-fi digital delay, with a really angry oscillation to boot, great stuff! |
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Pot Kettle Black
Copper Member
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2006 : 21:48:11
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So that's a "no" on the pitch shifting? Man, I was hoping it would do it accurately and do delay well at the same time! Guess you can't have your cake and it too, huh?
My main shifter is a Digitech Whammy but it's just too dang big to haul around at some of the gigs I'll be doing (don't want it to get stolen) and I was hoping the PS-2/3 would suffice. Crap. But the delay is a good low-fi? I think I may pick it up just for that...
Oh yeah, is there an expression pedal option on either the PS-2 or PS-3 to control the shifting? |
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indytone
Bronze Member
USA
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Posted - 02/11/2006 : 00:08:52
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Originally posted by Pot Kettle Black
Oh yeah, is there an expression pedal option on either the PS-2 or PS-3 to control the shifting?
Yes. More of a toy than anything (to me) though. |
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Leeroyfunk
Silver Member
United Kingdom
400 Posts |
Posted - 02/11/2006 : 10:49:43
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Oh yeah, is there an expression pedal option on either the PS-2 or PS-3 to control the shifting?
The PS-3 CAN use an expression pedal in mode 11 - It contols the pitch of one of the shifted tones, but i never found it that useful. You get nothing like the "travel" of a whammy pedal (which are probably much better for the job): As i recall, it moves between the extremes far too quickly. Having said this, it may be dependent on which expression pedal you use (i had a zoom FP-02). |
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Astatine
Copper Member
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Posted - 02/11/2006 : 12:11:49
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Originally posted by Pot Kettle Black
So that's a "no" on the pitch shifting? Man, I was hoping it would do it accurately and do delay well at the same time! Guess you can't have your cake and it too, huh?
I guess not, the ps-5 might be more along the lines for a smaller shifter? The ps-3 is definately a cool pedal, some of the specialist pitch shifting modes have enticed my interest lots, and I really want to get one! |
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Pot Kettle Black
Copper Member
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2006 : 16:23:27
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So, if I bought a PS-2 it would be worth it just for the delay? Then, I could use the Pitch Shifting for noise type stuff?
I mean, I could see just doing an octave up or down w/out the "fly" or "sweep" shifting but the unusable aspect of the shifting I've been reading about (here, elsewhere) had made me a little cautious.
So...yeah...let me know what you guys think... |
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Pot Kettle Black
Copper Member
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2006 : 00:50:49
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N/M.
I picked up a PS-2 on a whim because I figured it'd be neat to mess with. If I don't like it I guess I can always sell it!
As a noisemaker I'll use it for sure and same with the delay, so I probably won't end up selling it in the long run.
Thanks for the replies earlier in the thread guys! |
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