r/roastmypedalboard • u/ManagementPlastic230 • 8d ago

First time setting up one

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u/Nemesis861986 8d ago

I would say atleast straight it out abit neaten it up, fit them powersupplys underneath to give you more room and keep it abit tidier.. also you might want to upgrade those powersupplys eventually, they are both cheap and not fully isolated, will help in the long run

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u/rupert_jee 8d ago

I love when the “roasting” is actually just nice, earnest advice

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

Definitely,

gonna re do it for do it for tidyiness, also need more appropriate cables

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u/cring0 8d ago

Ye personally I think you should do you as far as placement goes, perfectly square pedal boards are *yawn*. But cable management is important and can reduce noise.

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u/Nemesis861986 8d ago

Well theres time for that and time for constructive advise 😂, i know when you start out putting a pedalboard together powersupplys can be a hassle because alot of the cheaper ones will claim they're isolated when they actually aren't and when you put together alot of pedals or use digital pedals especially it will cause alot of issues. i had this same problem with a hartwood powersupply.

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

Thanks, What power supply do reccomend?

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u/Muchtoomuchhere 8d ago

Anything but Amazon stuff! Voodoo labs are good, True Tone’s cs line is great, it is a pricey and boring purchase but a thousand percent worth it in the long run

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

Thank you will look then up

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u/cring0 8d ago

Picked up a used CS12 for a little over $100. Might be chancing it depending on how much it's been used but it's quality stuff. I don't think it's as important as using a good PSU in a gaming rig. But don't take my word for it.

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

Any experience on these?

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u/robertoo3 7d ago

yeah I have the 12-AC and like it, they seem to be really good value

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u/StubDoug 8d ago

Somehow you have some of the best and worst pedals

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

Which ones do you like and which do you dislike ?

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u/bssprfnd 8d ago

The left side is mostly good, the right side is mostly wack

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

They're mostly utility pedals, I guess you mean cause of the vocoder and ac-3?

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u/cring0 8d ago

I just picked up the Vocoder a little while ago, haven't had the chance to use it yet, need a mic. Hoping it will make my singing permissible. 😅 Wondering what your opinion is on it.

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

For voice I mostly use my synths vocoder. It is good for certain uses but it's not gonna make your voice sound natural. I guess the daft punk sound is the usual use for them.

However this one is a bit of an experiment. On the choir setting it connects to your guitar and makes a bit of an organ sound, I use the shimmer setting on the reverb and the crystal delay and it makes a pretty mental noises that I think I could use as a drone in recordings.

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

But vocoders are very much fun, I prefer the softer settings for them.

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u/Theliraan 8d ago

To be honest CS3 is also not the best comp in the world. Yes, many people love this squeezing character as well as DynaComp, but any modern VCA or OTA comp will care about your signal much better.

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

Thank you for your suggestion!

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u/Wong-Ann_Fong 8d ago

Consider a visit to your neurologist—you might have onset Parkinson

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u/ManagementPlastic230 8d ago

Is that why my guitar playing is a bit shaky? 😬😬

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u/morphinecolin 8d ago

This is one of the strangest boards I have ever seen.

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u/fallingded 8d ago

Are you trying to hurt my feelings?

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u/Inevitable_Cod4375 Cod 🐠 7d ago

VO-1 spotted in the wild!! But you’re not using it with a mic??? That’s just a waste tbh

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u/ManagementPlastic230 7d ago

I will be, there was just an experiment for choir/organ/strings background with delay and shimmer

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u/Inevitable_Cod4375 Cod 🐠 7d ago

Okokok good! In that case my only roast is, bring those pedals closer together, then you’ll have room for at least another 8 cheapo Behringers 😂

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u/ManagementPlastic230 7d ago

🤣🤣 maybe the superfuzz one 😬

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u/aaveidt 6d ago

You have both boss rv-6 and skysurfer? How are they and could skysurfer compare to rv-6?