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midibuddy
Silver Member
Ecuador
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 Posted - 03/22/2007 : 20:55:11
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I mean, when they get the PSA-120 adaptor, what do they do to the electricity to distribute it to all the pedals? Are they just like a very expensive female to female adaptor so that you can connect the daisy-chain to the PSA-120?
Can you connect the PSA-120 directly to the Daisy chain (using a female to female adaptor) to distribute energy directly to pedals?
Do problems arise when using more than one adaptor to power up pedals?
Currently I'm using a cry baby GCB-95, a CS-3, DS-1, OD-3, SD-1, PH-2, CH-1, DD-3, TU-2, so I know that I don't use the 200 mA that the PSA gives me... Are there 10-spot daisy chains for sale? Or any way to hook up 2 daisy chains? I'm planning to get a BF-2, and i might get another DD-3...
Thanks for your help! |
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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2007 : 21:00:34
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Originally posted by midibuddy
Are they just like a very expensive female to female adaptor so that you can connect the daisy-chain to the PSA-120?
Yes. They do nothing. They just provide two female connectors, wired in parallel. |
Edited by - Basstyra on 03/22/2007 21:01:20 |
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mattoqua
Silver Member
Canada
438 Posts |
Posted - 03/22/2007 : 23:53:16
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Well they do have an effect though.
Even if i didnt use that feature, I would still have a TU-2, NS-2, and PSM-5.
The fact that they can supply power is just a bonus. |
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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2007 : 00:43:35
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Obviously, I was talking only about the "power supply" feature...  |
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bosshog
Silver Member
Canada
493 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2007 : 00:45:30
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I have all three pedals and the all are not as clear as they could be. The tuner, though expensive, is quality.
The NS-2 does work well and fairly easy to use. Espcially with older distorted pedals. It is pretty sensitive and can also dampen your signal. I am not sure how to use the send and return on the NS-2. It can work in conjuction with the LS-2 but I haven't perfected that yet. Loops are not my niche... |
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jak84
Bronze Member
USA
95 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2007 : 00:48:27
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| I would think that they do something additional based on the fact that you can use the PSA adaptor with it to run the older pedals that would normally require ACA adaptors to not experience the power drop, more specifically, the dim LED. This has been discussed in other threads that would give a better, more technical explanation for this. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 03/23/2007 : 00:59:19
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im currently using all 4 power supply pedals in my chain right now. i have it set up so that each pedal (PSM-5, TU-2, LS-2 and NS-2) power 7 more pedals each. aside from the power function (which is TOTALLY awesome) i use all of their other functions except for the PSm-5's killswitch. i dont know what i would do without these power supply pedals
well i guess spend a fortune on batteries.
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Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2007 : 09:45:06
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quote:
Originally posted by jak84
I would think that they do something additional based on the fact that you can use the PSA adaptor with it to run the older pedals that would normally require ACA adaptors to not experience the power drop, more specifically, the dim LED. This has been discussed in other threads that would give a better, more technical explanation for this.
The cheapest daisy chain does the same. It's just the fact that you plug a PSA and an ACA on the same daisy chain that makes an ACA works with a PSA adaptor. Your NS-2 (or other) does nothing special about this.
Stratosphere : without them, you probably just would buy a Visual Sound or Ibanez daisy chain, which costs 15$. |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2007 : 11:15:47
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| These functions on TU-2, LS-2 etc are just a hype thing, as mentioned the daisy chain does exactly the same thing. It�s even easier to find a daisy chain than to find a cable with jutt male plugs. |
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idoru
Copper Member
Australia
38 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2007 : 05:10:41
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Originally posted by bosshog
I have all three pedals and the all are not as clear as they could be. The tuner, though expensive, is quality.
The NS-2 does work well and fairly easy to use. Espcially with older distorted pedals. It is pretty sensitive and can also dampen your signal. I am not sure how to use the send and return on the NS-2. It can work in conjuction with the LS-2 but I haven't perfected that yet. Loops are not my niche...
I find my NS-2 gives a slight boost to the signal when engaged... not sure why, maybe there's a trimpot set too high in mine.
The manual for the NS-2 shows how to hook up an LS-2. Basically, run the LS-2 in the loop of the NS-2, then arrange your fx in the A & B loops as usual. It is suggested that delays & reverbs are placed after the NS-2.
At the moment I'm using the NS-2 to gate a Big Muff pi, so I place the NS-2 in the loop of the LS-2 to run a blended signal. |
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idoru
Copper Member
Australia
38 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2007 : 05:13:46
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| Actually just remembered something I saw on TalkBass: you can use the NS-2 to gate a reverb pedal. Because the NS-2 is triggered off the signal going to the input, and not the loop, the gate activates when you mute a note. |
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midibuddy
Silver Member
Ecuador
285 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2007 : 18:48:40
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| I think I will get another PSA-120 later (when I start using 2 DD-3s), and another daisy chain and just figure out the way to connect it together with and adaptor in the future... in the meanwhile, I'll start looking for a type of "Y-cable" I'm able to find in here to power up my other pedals... I'll be powering up 10 pedals with just one PSA-120! wish me luck! hehe |
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What do the NS-2, LS-2, TU-2 actually do?
