Dional Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 OK so i joined this band with my friends and we arnt a jazz band we are more of an experimental metal band which is hard for me cause of my trumpet skills so i though of the idea of using some effect pedals to give it a more industrial tone. Now i think i figured out a way to pull this off cause i cant find any trumpet specific pedals, if i bought a silent brass system and instead of pluggin the 1/8 piece into the mute box what if i got a 1/8 to 1/4 converter and ran that into my friends guitar pedals that hes got hooked up to his amp, should that work? Quote
JSngry Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 Charlie, Dad's not the Luddite that you think he is! Yes, this should work. But you'll have no control over your effects. You'll only be able to play with the same effects as the guitar player uses. Talk to me after you read this, ok? We can discuss options. Quote
doubleM Posted January 11, 2005 Report Posted January 11, 2005 There are also effects in the Silent Brass that may increase the range of sounds when paired with the guitar pedals. I think there is a "church" setting, a "concert hall" setting, and maybe one more. I was never a huge fan of the Silent Brass, personally. I found that it restricts the overtone series that make a trumpet really "sing". But hey, I think that it's a good thing to try to tweak your effects and sounds...as it's been done my some great players with often great results. Quote
CJ Shearn Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 Cuong Vu uses delay and all sorts of weird effects, on his own and with the Pat Metheny Group. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 Cuong Vu uses delay and all sorts of weird effects, on his own and with the Pat Metheny Group. Yes, you should try to find what he's using. He gets some cool stuff going on. BTW, I'm moving this to the "Musicians" forum. Quote
JSngry Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 BTW, I'm moving this to the "Musicians" forum. Thanks, Jim. I was going to ask you to do that. Soooo...electric trumpet in the house, maybe... COOL!!! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 Gotta get a wah wah, first and foremost. Quote
Free For All Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 (edited) The Silent Brass is good for practice but I wouldn't want to use it to perform- it really creates some resistance (back pressure), and TOO much of that isn't good for the chops. I'd either use a mic (free standing or bell-mounted) or drill out a separate mouthpiece (not your main one!) and mount a pickup. That way you have the option to turn off the effects and play with an open sound w/o having to take the mute out. I realize that's probably a more expensive option, but the long term results will be worth it, IMHO. Just be extra nice to dad and take him out for grape ice cream with cilantro sprinkles. Edited January 12, 2005 by Free For All Quote
catesta Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 Charlie, Dad's not the Luddite that you think he is! haha No advice from me other than try all this experimental stuff when everyone in the house is sleeping, good luck. Quote
maren Posted January 12, 2005 Report Posted January 12, 2005 (edited) Cuong Vu THIS INTERVIEW gets into some gear details: "I run [the trumpet] through a Lexicon mpx100 for some reverb and ambient delay," he says. "Then I split that sound into two paths that I send through two separate delay pedals. One is a Boss DD20 that has 20 seconds of sound-on-sound looping and various other delay settings. The other is a D.O.D. 4-second delay pedal that also has sound-on-sound capabilities. They each give me independent loops that I can layer and take out or change in an improvisatory way." Edited January 12, 2005 by maren Quote
Free For All Posted January 13, 2005 Report Posted January 13, 2005 THIS INTERVIEW gets into some gear details: "I run [the trumpet] through a Lexicon mpx100 for some reverb and ambient delay," he says. "Then I split that sound into two paths that I send through two separate delay pedals. One is a Boss DD20 that has 20 seconds of sound-on-sound looping and various other delay settings. The other is a D.O.D. 4-second delay pedal that also has sound-on-sound capabilities. They each give me independent loops that I can layer and take out or change in an improvisatory way." Wow, is that a Ruby Braff interview? Quote
Guest Alon Marcus Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 FWIW here is a discussion we had recently on a similar topic. Press link Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 FWIW here is a discussion we had recently on a similar topic. Press link Why did you create another account? I can just change your name if you'd like. Quote
Alon Marcus Posted January 18, 2005 Report Posted January 18, 2005 FWIW here is a discussion we had recently on a similar topic. Press link Why did you create another account? I can just change your name if you'd like. Thanks b3-er! Quote
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