Digital Audiosoft - DAS Wha-Wha (Stone Age edition) for free

sonolive · Post by **sonolive** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:12 am

hi all,

everything is in the title ...
just check here : www.digitalaudiosoft.com

Enjoy ...
cheers
olive

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 1:15 pm

Wow, Thanks Olive,
Just a few weeks ago I was crying for a wah-wah, and suddenly came Wax 2 Haze Filter, ( I assumed a tribute to Purple Haze ) Adern, and now DAS.

I have the Hendrix wah-wah sound covered, as well as the Tales Of Brave Ulysees sound from Creams' Disraeli Gears Album, but I haven't tweaked 'em enough to get that Herbie Hancock, Weather Report keyboard wah-wah yet.

I just wanted to say thanks before I plug it in. I will get back to you shortly with my thanks again, and opinion.

These Are The Little Gifts That Make This Place A Treat To Visit !!

I come home everyday after my gig, and switch on the DAW's , and the internet computer, and have a blast till I drop.

Strength And Honor,

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:02 pm

Another Fine DAS device , and it's free. Thanks so much Olive, Eric, and Mr. X.

This works very well w/ the heaviest of patches. It sounds like Edgar Winters Frankenstein Synth WAH-WAH effect.

I don't have my DAW w/ the A16 Ultra handy, but will throw a guitar in it tomorrow and check it out.

Just tie an expression pedal to it and add the controller #, and go to town, very simple, and fast.

Thanks For The Memories,

sonolive · Post by **sonolive** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:05 pm

hi jimmy

Wow, Thanks Olive,

you're welcome ...

cheers
olive

Mary Mungo · Post by **Mary Mungo** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:17 am

Great sound and free too - that just can't be beaten.
Many thanks and I look forward to using more of your devices in the future

[quote="scope4live"] Just tie an expression pedal to it and add the controller #, and go to town, very simple, and fast.

Jimmy, could you tell me which expression pedal you would suggest. The ones I've seen look a bit plastic and I asume would not stand up to studio use.

Thanks
Mary

faxinadu · Post by **faxinadu** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 11:00 am

omg thanks! so many sfp gifts all over planetz latley

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 1:27 pm

Sure Mary,
The Yamaha FC7 is a piece of junk, it requires bumpers ( MIDI buffers ) to even out it harsh jumps, as it was made for volume for the DX7 years back, the design has changed little. I threw mine all away and bought 4 M-Audio pedals. They are smaller, better designed, and work w/ everything I throw at them, and cheap as well. Since I have been using the M Audio KS88's for Gigastudio and Scope, I thought I should try theirs. It's the best I have tried yet, and works with my Oberheim MC3000 also.

I thought the M Audio looked cheap, as it was plastic, and small. But I prefer cheap these days when it comes to this stuff, you can buy extra keyboards and pedals these days for a fraction of what I paid in the past.
As far as a wah wah goes speed and control are important, and the M Audio allowed me to do speeds that were as fast as the old song by Bread called, " If The Picture Paints A 1000 Words ", I can't recall a song with a wah wah pedal speed that fast. 16th notes. That'll be plenty fast I imagine.
For players who use both hands still, expression pedals will keep your hands off of those wheels as they can even do pitch bends. I use 4 expression pedals, 2 sustains ( M Audio also ), and 3 latch style, for performance chains, program changes, and rotary cabinet speed. I only take my hands off the keys to use the Kurzweil Expressionmate Ribbon, or to swat the really large Kamikazee grasshoppers that attack me during the outdoor shows at night. Under 1000 watt bulbs @ night , us synth guys are sitting ducks. Singers and guitarists can run and dodge them, drummers are somewhat protected by their cymbals, but truly devoted synth players will be punished severely, as our hands and feet are required. Bug repellent is ineffective on these fierce predators.

Embarrassingly Yours,

Thanks Again Olive,

Mary Mungo · Post by **Mary Mungo** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:36 pm

Thanks Jimmy, your reply is geneous, I had considered the M-Audio pedals to look plasticy but after your comment I believe they are what I will purchase unless I can get the Roland EV-5 at a good price.

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Thanx

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:11 pm

Girl You Are All That.
I also need to check out an EV-5. The pedal I use on the # 1 instance of B2003 needs a change. The EV-5 was heavier if my memory serves me right. I had one on the old D50 / D70 quick lounge combo I use to have.
I seem to have a heavy foot as my entire body weight is always one 1 leg, as it's too much fun standing while playing, and the lower manual instance I run needs finess, which I lack somewhat. Since my feet are heavy I do adjust the rates of my delays, phasing, and flanger work with those stiff ass faders on the KS88, as they are good at creeping in. But imagine my finess after several Jagers which rarely happens, however entirely possible.

I really am out of feet, but yet was determined to get the EDP reverse looper and it's pedal . The pedal is of good size, but the red buttons are too close together 4 me. So I rigged it above my LCD w/ tape. I will get Velcroe tabs tomorrow. I am surrounded by anecdotes, it's insane.

My schedule causes memory laps, so I would appreciate a heads up if you get an EV-5, as I need to confirm my suspicions on it's " action ".

As You Were,

arela · Post by **arela** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:55 am

Wha Wha What does this device do

Thanks to Digitalaudiosoft

Mary Mungo · Post by **Mary Mungo** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:00 pm

scope4live wrote: I really am out of feet...,

It is true that with an extra leg you wouldn't fall down as much and the advantages for pedal controllers all but makes an extra leg a must but the extra foot would it be a lefty or righty, or centery (with two big toes)? It makes me wonder if you are remixing Jake The Peg? Wah, Wah, Wah !

The reasons I was going for the EV-5 was because it looked sturdier and I thought it would marry with my GI-20 GK interface to produce smoother midi controller steps but in your experience do you think the M-Audio produces a more satisfying result as you seem to suggest the "action" of the EV-5 maybe suspect?

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:16 pm

Sista' Girl Mary,
I was only recollecting that the EV-5 was a little stiffer, and wouldn't budge after set. Where others are kind of floppy. But I think you have to stand and play on guitar, eh ? Welcome to the performers club. The M Audio works great, but I wish they were a little bigger, that's all.

Are you playing guitar into Modular ? I think that's great, and especially if you are mixing sounds via the M Audio. That's very creative. I worked w/ a Guitarist years ago who used an ARP Avatar he would bleed in pads, and also add B3 percussive attacks as well. MIDI was very slow back in '84-85 as far as guitars go, but the pads were naturally swollen very nicely.

Remember this, Wendy Carlos, Suzzanne Ciani, and more recently Carla Scaletti are serious synth babes, I expect that out of you as well. Hope you enjoy your membership as much as I have.

Strength And Honor,

Mary Mungo · Post by **Mary Mungo** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:20 am

scope4live wrote: Are you playing guitar into Modular ?

Yep I've been doing that for a while through the ext input of an SH09. It's been good fun but I needed more diversity and with Scope Modular you get that by the bucket load.

I've eventualy gone for the whole M-Audio black box pedal board as this looked sturdier and was cheaper than just the expression pedal alone (???) A bonus because it gives me two foot switches as well

which is nice
I had considered buying an old Cry Baby or Vox and ripping the innards out and soldering in a new pot as this would have had the desired results within a sturdy case but old Cry Baby's are just expensive as new M-Audios

Many thanks for all your help

and

Thanks again DAS for a great freebie - keep em comming

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:46 pm

I certainly hope that all of this effort and taste isn't just a hobby, but preparation for performance, as it sounds battleworthy.

pollux · Post by **pollux** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:44 am

Mary Mungo wrote:
scope4live wrote: Are you playing guitar into Modular ?
Yep I've been doing that for a while through the ext input of an SH09. It's been good fun but I needed more diversity and with Scope Modular you get that by the bucket load.

I've eventualy gone for the whole M-Audio black box pedal board as this looked sturdier and was cheaper than just the expression pedal alone (???) A bonus because it gives me two foot switches as well which is nice
I had considered buying an old Cry Baby or Vox and ripping the innards out and soldering in a new pot as this would have had the desired results within a sturdy case but old Cry Baby's are just expensive as new M-Audios

Many thanks for all your help

and

Thanks again DAS for a great freebie - keep em comming

For guitar players, there's also the good old ART X15 midi foot board... with the latest firmware you can control 200 patches using 10 switches (plus bank up & down) and you get two fully configurable expression pedals which are awesome.

The thing is undestructible and nowadays you can find them quite cheap (70-100$).. really worth it's money.

I'm quite curious to know about what you're doing with the guitar and the modIII... I've been thinking on doing that since I got my scope card like 3 years ago but never took the time to (it wasn't even called scope yet lol), and my idea was mainly to try to texturize the sound to get distortions and filters that you cannot get with amps or traditional pedals, ad modulate them with the EP...

Regards,

Raul