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Topic: Does this effect pedal exist.....? |
Rick Contino
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Brattleboro, Vermont
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Posted 14 Dec 2011 4:52 am |
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Is there such a thing as a pedal you plug your steel guitar into and then plug, say, Christmas lights into so that the sound of the steel dims and brightens the lights?
Thanks,
Rick
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Frank Montmarquet
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The North Coast, New York, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2011 5:12 am
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Not a pedal, but there is such a thing as a light organ. You hook the input up to a music source and it controls the brightness of different lights.
It splits the input into 4 or so bands of frequencies and controls the power of each of 4 outputs by the volume in each frequency band. Popular in the late 60's early 70's. I remember building one from plans in a magazine. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 14 Dec 2011 9:28 am
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I remember them!! De rigeur for any self-respecting 1970s roller rink.
Didn't some electric "organs" have them built in?
They managed to achieve an odd balance of the cheesy and the cool.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Michael Maddex
From:
Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2011 1:58 pm
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Yeah, I remember those Light Organs . . . could probably find plans for one in an old electronics project book, maybe at the public library.
Rick, you might want to look at lighting effects for Pro Audio. I don't think that is exactly what you're asking about, but you might find something that will work for you. This is not a recommendation, but here are some samples of what I mean:
http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=780&CFID=53849322&CFTOKEN=89686275
HTH.
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Rick Contino
From:
Brattleboro, Vermont
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Posted 14 Dec 2011 2:21 pm
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Ahh...a light organ! I knew something like this had to exist. Thanks for the help guys. Now I just need to figure out how to get my hands on one.
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Shobud "The Professional" D-10, Stage One S-10, National "New Yorker," NV400 |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 14 Dec 2011 5:53 pm
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Check ebay for "color organs" and "light organs".
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Paul Arntson
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Washington, USA
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