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Gizzorge
Silver Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/29/2008 : 17:06:32
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I have read that a lot of people complain about the range of the tremolo being in the last 1/4 turn of the knob. I can see that, but would also say that all the tremolo speeds I would need are in the last 1/4 turn!!
I feel that the first 3 quarters of the rate knob would be best applied for the panning effect that the pedal also functions as (hence the name tremolo/pan)
I bet that slow rate pan split between a stereo rig will give you a real nice pan effect. Anyone here use it for more of a stereo pan effect vs. tremolo? (ala the audio sample provided in the Boss Book (the Hendrix riff with fuzz?)
Still need to get TR-2 at some point to see the difference, but so far I am pretty happy with the PN-2. |
Edited by - Gizzorge on 01/29/2008 17:10:16 |
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Dingus
Silver Member
USA
472 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2008 : 17:38:56
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| I use it almost entirely as just a pan pedal, although now i only have one amp. So.... yeah I need another amp. |
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Right Foot Boss
Gold Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2008 : 06:08:57
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Man I am gasing hard for at least two PN-2 to experiment with a stereo pan idea I've been tinkering with in the old noggin.
I wish more people would supply some strange uses for the panning feature.
Maybe everyone else uses it for a tremolo and figure that pan is just the saytr spirit guadian of the PN-2.  |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2008 : 07:19:42
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| As for tremolo TR-2 is much better, but the pan effect is a great one. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 02/01/2008 : 10:34:09
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The panning effect requires stereo so the TR-2 is not able to do it.
I haven't looked for this functionality on the DD-5/6 but I don't think any other pedal than the PN-2 can do it. |
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marqueemoon
Bronze Member
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2008 : 04:40:43
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| I've heard a number of accounts that the PN-2 does a better "choppy" tremolo sound (which is good for me) than the TR-2, is that true? |
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ssanyee
Silver Member
Hungary
288 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2008 : 15:37:23
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Originally posted by marqueemoon
I've heard a number of accounts that the PN-2 does a better "choppy" tremolo sound (which is good for me) than the TR-2, is that true?
Let me answer you on next week, I will get my PN-2 then!
Afterwards I can make comparison between TR-2 and PN-2.
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marqueemoon
Bronze Member
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2008 : 18:41:31
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Originally posted by ssanyee
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Originally posted by marqueemoon
I've heard a number of accounts that the PN-2 does a better "choppy" tremolo sound (which is good for me) than the TR-2, is that true?
Let me answer you on next week, I will get my PN-2 then!
Afterwards I can make comparison between TR-2 and PN-2.
Sounds good. thanks! |
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ssanyee
Silver Member
Hungary
288 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 17:34:36
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Originally posted by marqueemoon
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Originally posted by ssanyee
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Originally posted by marqueemoon
I've heard a number of accounts that the PN-2 does a better "choppy" tremolo sound (which is good for me) than the TR-2, is that true?
Let me answer you on next week, I will get my PN-2 then!
Afterwards I can make comparison between TR-2 and PN-2.
Sounds good. thanks!
Hi maqueemoon
Sorry for the dealyed answer.
So, after checking out both of them time to time after each other here are facts at first:
Advantages for PN-2:
- LED helps you to see the LFO frequency
- Stereo operation
- No low cut!!!
Advantages for TR-2:
- There is a pot for adjustment from triangle to square signal
Disatvantages for TR-2:
- Mono operation
- Unfortunately low cut phenomenon (even stronger than in case of PN-2!!!)
Overall, of course I could feel better PN-2 than TR-2. I would say that TR-2 is not really a successor of PN-2. The only positive point for TR-2 as the triangle-square pot but it is not so high level of the difference in the general operation, I mean with other pots you can adjust your sound without major difference.
The 'choppy' sound as a staccato I think both of them doing well but I would choose generally PN-2 against TR-2.
Hope I could help!
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Edited by - ssanyee on 02/23/2008 17:36:35 |
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marqueemoon
Bronze Member
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 02:59:25
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| ssanyee, thanks for the run-down on the PN-2! I've actually had two seperate TR-2's and ended up moving them both. I'm a big fan of choppy trem, as I've got a nice smooth trem on one of my amps, so I'll be on the lookout for a PN-2 if one ever turns up. What do you mean by "low-cut?" Do you mean it cuts the low-end frequencies or the volume? Thanks again! |
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ssanyee
Silver Member
Hungary
288 Posts |
Posted - 02/25/2008 : 17:43:13
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Originally posted by marqueemoon
ssanyee, thanks for the run-down on the PN-2! I've actually had two seperate TR-2's and ended up moving them both. I'm a big fan of choppy trem, as I've got a nice smooth trem on one of my amps, so I'll be on the lookout for a PN-2 if one ever turns up. What do you mean by "low-cut?" Do you mean it cuts the low-end frequencies or the volume? Thanks again!
Hello marqueemoon,
The low-cut means that TR-2 cuts the low frequencies to compare with PN-2. I was very suprised about this but it is made only in cative mode of course in inactive case I could not feel any difference.
I think you will not be disappointed if you can reach a PN-2 but please take care about price - can be really high (I bought mine about 110EUR)!
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marqueemoon
Bronze Member
USA
121 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2008 : 01:22:39
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Originally posted by ssanyee
Hello marqueemoon,
The low-cut means that TR-2 cuts the low frequencies to compare with PN-2. I was very suprised about this but it is made only in cative mode of course in inactive case I could not feel any difference.
I think you will not be disappointed if you can reach a PN-2 but please take care about price - can be really high (I bought mine about 110EUR)!
cheers
Yeah, there's no way I'd outright buy one right now at the prices they go for. I don't need one anyway, although I've always been intrigued by them. If I'm lucky I'll run across one sooner or later. Thanks again! |
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Iversen
Bronze Member
Denmark
111 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2008 : 08:08:48
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I had a PN-2 that I got because I wanted to to feed its stereo inputs from the stereo outputs on my DC-2. You'd thing that would sound pretty cool. 
As it turned out it didn't cut through the mix when playing with a band. The DC-2 has a very slight volume drop, but the volume drop of the PN-2 was huge. Enough so that I sold it. At the time I didn't have a use for a tremolo and what I heard from the PN-2 was far from convincing. The chopping effect was funny, but hardly useful in any real life applications. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 02/26/2008 : 11:38:47
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Originally posted by bossarea
The panning effect requires stereo so the TR-2 is not able to do it.
I haven't looked for this functionality on the DD-5/6 but I don't think any other pedal than the PN-2 can do it.
Panning can both be obtained from the DD6 and DD5, good quality as well, probably as good as a PN-2, but then I do not have a PN-2.
So three bosspedals for panning, great!!! |
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