Re: Expression Pedal - Alesis F2 Review

[bill bigrig <billbigrig@yahoo.com>]

Howdy,

On this volume pedal. Is it possible to mount a ganged
pot in it? Is there enough room? A guy could do stereo
volume, flick a switch, do foot crosspanning, etc. It
sounds exciting. At $25 a pop, it sure beats the $60
or so Ernie Balls. A litle soldering and so many
possibilities.
rig


--- Mech <mech@m3ch.net> wrote:

> At 4:35 PM +0000 11/7/07, andy butler wrote:
> >I took a risk and ordered 4 of these for the new
> Gordius Midi controller.
> >Well, at only £25 I was expecting something that
> would work well enough,
> >and be suitably light in weight.(that's about $50).
> >
> >Can be used as expression pedal, or swell pedal
> (vol controller).
> 
> I've had one of these for around a year, but have 
> only used it as a volume controller.
> 
> I pretty much agree with everything andy has 
> mentioned, and would add the following:
> 
> Likes:
> Passive electronics, no battery required
> 
> Wider than your standard pedal.  I've got 
> larger-than-usual feet (~size 13).  You'd think 
> that it would be the length that would matter 
> more in manipulating the pedal, but the 
> additional width also helps give extra control if 
> you've got huge feet.
> 
> Travel logarithm seems more in line with the 
> Yamaha FC-7/FC-9 (which I love) than the Roland 
> EV-5.  I think it gives smoother, more 
> controllable swells, but that's entirely a 
> personal thing so YMMV.
> 
> Jacks in the front.  I like having the volume 
> pedal slightly offset from my other pedals (a few 
> inches closer to me) so that I don't bump the 
> other pedals while I'm rocking the volume. 
> Having the jacks in the front keeps things a 
> little tighter on my pedalboard.  Again, YMMV.
> 
> Dislikes:
> Mono.  If you've got a stereo source, forget it.
> 
> >build is incredibly solid, metal chassis and pedal.
> >Weighs a whole kilogram :-(
> 
> You could kill somebody with one of these things 
> (erm, YMMV?).  That means it's not going to move 
> around much onstage or go south due to structural 
> issues.  Conversely, I don't envy your having to 
> carry around four of these things, andy.
> 
> Thanks for the review!!!  :)
> 
>       --m.
> --
> _____
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> possibility of murder... later"
> 
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