Pigtronix Attack Sustain & Electro Harmonix HOG

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I used the external trigger input on the Attack Sustain to trigger the decay envelope - which gave me a rhythmic gating effect on my guitar. I fed that into the HOG which I had set to give a sort of organ sound. I used the expression pedal to open and close the filter on the HOG. The result is kind of like what Townshend got when he ran his Lowrey organ thru the VCS3. My expression pedal was taking the place of the VCS3's lfo.

On one midi track on my sequencer I triggered 8th notes on the Virus which was set to a bass drum patch. That was fed into the trigger input on the Attack Sustain - you don't hear that bass drum - it was just used to trigger the envelope on the Attack Sustain. On another midi track I wrote the drum pattern which was in sync with the 8th note trigger sequence.

I had just put new strings on my guitar and had not clipped the ends. The guitar is just out of frame but you'll see my cat Oscar as he climbs up on a table and starts playing with one of the strings. Sometimes Oscar will just lay there and watch me twiddle knobs. He also likes the blinking lights.

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[ritchieds]

i have the pigtronix, but i just don't understand why it doesn't work with me! when i play, the release hardly last for a couple of seconds, so i don't have that sustained "faded in" sound, violin-type that i love...and the release doesn't have to turn off as long as i play a note? (sensitivity seems to have no real matter)...am i stupid or my pedal isn't alright?

[Analogger]

It took me quite awhile before I figured the pedal out. It would be impossible to tell what's going on with your setup unless I could see exactly what you are doing. One thing I wold suggest is making sure the "blend" knob is turned all the way clockwise. It has to be turned all the way to the right, mixing out all of your direct signal. That way you get only the effect which should then allow you to get that cool fade-in sound. Also, check out the pro guitar shop demo for further tips.

[chaffel3]

i've got that same tin toy at the beginning "rocket racer" holy crap! ahem, anyways

[Analogger]

first person to know what it was - you are the master! (I wonder how much lead is in the paint?)

[cleanmonk32]

WE WONT GET FOOLED AGAIN..!

[BonkeyMucket]

I am waiting for somebody to do an Electro-Harmonix HOG vs. Pigtronix Mothership, or maybe even see how they would work together.

[back2thefutre]

and then you came out of the closet

[vonbrach]

This would be a great sountrack for one of Billy Blazes' Tae Bo workouts.

[trylonperisphere]

This is really nice music, by the way.

[Analogger]

I should have been more specific... the HOG has a Freeze function that you control with the epxression pedal. That has the "infinite freeze" if you desire. Its pretty cool. The Attack/Sustain pedal has a wicked compressor that can sustain single notes really well - especially when you are playing thru an amp cranked up a little bit. The HOG sounds more synthetic but you can sustain a note or whole chord forever and play on top of it.