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CT-64140 « Yes ... but ... »
Published on 12/19/13 at 13:01Multi-effects pedal format dedicated to modulation effects:
Chorus, tremolo, phaser, flanger, tremolo
Works in preset mode (9 in all) or bank (banks 9 2 presets) and manual
Digital Technology
2 effect engines can work together (you can for example add tremolo + phaser in the order of chain you want). This gives great opportunities to make "complex" effects such as getting closer to the effect "Univibe" ...
Presets can be edited, but unlike that reported another opinion, they are not using a computer. Everything is done on the pedal itself.
Audio connector (jack)
UTILIZATION
In the manual, the general pattern is relatively simple. Each motor can be adjusted from four potentiometers. To simplify, all effects thus produce from these knobs 2x4 (4 per engine), on the other hand, as selected effects, some of these are 4 knobs have different functions. This can be confusing! With some effects, and off using the manual, it's hard to understand and master what is done if triturated several buttons without logical investigation. But the manual is clear and refer seems to me essential. Once you understand the roles of buttons, editing is easy! More an "on-off" button variation can change the overall feel of the effect.
When you arrive on the functions of bank, I found that it gets complicated! Follow the manual step-by-step perusing seems unavoidable. I feel that I need about 1h drive daily handling for 1 month to arrive at the store use. But hey ... it's not insurmountable!
Clearly, I think for the stage, it is necessary to create presets 4-5 (factory ones can be crushed) of No. 1 to No. 4 or 5, deny access to others and be satisfied without touch it. I say why later.
The difficulty of handling is the weak point of the device.
SOUND QUALITY
The effects are they effective? Issue difficult to understand what an effective effect? Effects: they like or do not like. For my part, I like them a lot. But! (Because there is a but!) I'm rather fond of modulation effects too sustained, too typed: I use the "wet" signal low mix. In this context this pedal gives, in my opinion, beautiful sounds. Some point out here and there is a lack of "personality". This is not true. With all the trouble that can take the use of words to describe the sound, I would say that the effects are relatively "pure".
This pedal goes well with all my guitars and amps. Some modulation effects (including those comprising a carrier wave as phasing) obviously induce a little breath, but it is inherent in the purpose and not gene.
Even disabled, it "colors" the sound slightly. This staining proves more or less likely by the amplifiers according to the pedal chain, even as the instrument. On my equipment, taking into account this fact by changing the EQ of the amp can forget ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use (extensively!) For nearly 3 months. and have gained in trusting to the satisfaction that I had other TC electronic products.
The +:
- Quality effects (but that is very subjective opinions of other lower argue the opposite!)
- Apparently robust construction
The -:
- Outside with a simplified presets 4-5, pedal for rapid use complicated manipulations
- Always outside of this framework from April to May presets frozen, unusable serenely on stage. And here, let me elaborate. Navigation preset preset is done only by ordrecroissant: to go from 1 to 9 preset, you have to scroll all. There are two "options" to scroll: a manual button that works fine but that requires squatting to operate it, or the combined action of two footswitches, which itself is more than capricious! On my pedal, the passage at the foot of presets from # 5 is very capricious. It is sometimes necessary to try several times, and very often I give up and I squatted to change the preset finger! My pedal does a fault? Perhaps, but reading many forums makes me think that this is a recurring problem. By locking 4-5 presets (sounds programmable) ie that pressing the scroll preset, once arrived at No. 4 or 5 it returns to No. 1, it facilitates navigation. But it also deprives April-May other presets!
This pedal coutait its output more than 200 €. Under these conditions, views the complexity of handling the device and its unsuitability for use on stage all the presets, the price / quality ratio seemed mediocre. Today, the price has dropped and the extent, if used on stage, we simply few presets and some manipulations, then the price / quality ratio seems good.
Distrust, therefore, for performing musicians who want a range of easily interchangeable possibilities. on the other hand, for fans of home studio, I invite them to listen to this pedal. Perhaps, like me, will they be very happy with the sound quality of the Modulator.
Little hungry crowd presets and quite stingy with multiple changes of sounds, I would do the same choice of course.
Chorus, tremolo, phaser, flanger, tremolo
Works in preset mode (9 in all) or bank (banks 9 2 presets) and manual
Digital Technology
2 effect engines can work together (you can for example add tremolo + phaser in the order of chain you want). This gives great opportunities to make "complex" effects such as getting closer to the effect "Univibe" ...
Presets can be edited, but unlike that reported another opinion, they are not using a computer. Everything is done on the pedal itself.
Audio connector (jack)
UTILIZATION
In the manual, the general pattern is relatively simple. Each motor can be adjusted from four potentiometers. To simplify, all effects thus produce from these knobs 2x4 (4 per engine), on the other hand, as selected effects, some of these are 4 knobs have different functions. This can be confusing! With some effects, and off using the manual, it's hard to understand and master what is done if triturated several buttons without logical investigation. But the manual is clear and refer seems to me essential. Once you understand the roles of buttons, editing is easy! More an "on-off" button variation can change the overall feel of the effect.
When you arrive on the functions of bank, I found that it gets complicated! Follow the manual step-by-step perusing seems unavoidable. I feel that I need about 1h drive daily handling for 1 month to arrive at the store use. But hey ... it's not insurmountable!
Clearly, I think for the stage, it is necessary to create presets 4-5 (factory ones can be crushed) of No. 1 to No. 4 or 5, deny access to others and be satisfied without touch it. I say why later.
The difficulty of handling is the weak point of the device.
SOUND QUALITY
The effects are they effective? Issue difficult to understand what an effective effect? Effects: they like or do not like. For my part, I like them a lot. But! (Because there is a but!) I'm rather fond of modulation effects too sustained, too typed: I use the "wet" signal low mix. In this context this pedal gives, in my opinion, beautiful sounds. Some point out here and there is a lack of "personality". This is not true. With all the trouble that can take the use of words to describe the sound, I would say that the effects are relatively "pure".
This pedal goes well with all my guitars and amps. Some modulation effects (including those comprising a carrier wave as phasing) obviously induce a little breath, but it is inherent in the purpose and not gene.
Even disabled, it "colors" the sound slightly. This staining proves more or less likely by the amplifiers according to the pedal chain, even as the instrument. On my equipment, taking into account this fact by changing the EQ of the amp can forget ...
OVERALL OPINION
I use (extensively!) For nearly 3 months. and have gained in trusting to the satisfaction that I had other TC electronic products.
The +:
- Quality effects (but that is very subjective opinions of other lower argue the opposite!)
- Apparently robust construction
The -:
- Outside with a simplified presets 4-5, pedal for rapid use complicated manipulations
- Always outside of this framework from April to May presets frozen, unusable serenely on stage. And here, let me elaborate. Navigation preset preset is done only by ordrecroissant: to go from 1 to 9 preset, you have to scroll all. There are two "options" to scroll: a manual button that works fine but that requires squatting to operate it, or the combined action of two footswitches, which itself is more than capricious! On my pedal, the passage at the foot of presets from # 5 is very capricious. It is sometimes necessary to try several times, and very often I give up and I squatted to change the preset finger! My pedal does a fault? Perhaps, but reading many forums makes me think that this is a recurring problem. By locking 4-5 presets (sounds programmable) ie that pressing the scroll preset, once arrived at No. 4 or 5 it returns to No. 1, it facilitates navigation. But it also deprives April-May other presets!
This pedal coutait its output more than 200 €. Under these conditions, views the complexity of handling the device and its unsuitability for use on stage all the presets, the price / quality ratio seemed mediocre. Today, the price has dropped and the extent, if used on stage, we simply few presets and some manipulations, then the price / quality ratio seems good.
Distrust, therefore, for performing musicians who want a range of easily interchangeable possibilities. on the other hand, for fans of home studio, I invite them to listen to this pedal. Perhaps, like me, will they be very happy with the sound quality of the Modulator.
Little hungry crowd presets and quite stingy with multiple changes of sounds, I would do the same choice of course.