[TPIN] Amplified Effects

[William Graham]

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Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 8:33 AM
Subject: [TPIN] Amplified Effects


> We just got a small amplifier for my daughter's guitar (which she thinks 
> she's good at but isn't - as
> opposed to the sax which she is good at and thinks she isn't).
>
> Now I'm considering playing around with miking my trumpet and playing with 
> electronic effects like
> distortion, octave displacement etc.
>
> Are there any devices around that I could use for this that are cheap?
>
> Wow, wouldn't it be cool for an entire brass quintet to do this? Maybe on 
> Gabrieli? or Praetorius? or Zappa?
>
> Dave

Well, since you already have a guitar amp, all you need is the mike and 
maybe a guitar effects processor to give you those echo and chorus special 
effects. Your daughter can play her guitar and sax through this stuff, too, 
so the money you have to spend can go a long way. I use an Audio Technica 
clip-on mike that cost me about $200 (including the phantom power supply) 
and I have a couple of processors, but you can get them pretty cheap by 
buying, "last years" models, and/or used ones.......Some of the new guitar 
amps have effects built in, so you might consider one of those. I also used 
a gated compressor limiter to cut out the "clunk" of my valves returning, 
but this is something that can be added later, and it isn't really that bad 
of a problem anyway.....It is fun to play the horn through this stuff, and 
your daughter will probably get a kick out of playing her sax through it, 
too. At this stage, anything you can do to keep her interested will be money 
well spent.