manatarms
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I posted this in the wish list area, but wanted to post it here too. I know the Rockman isn't that popular anymore, and especially here, but I used to own a whole SR&D Rockmodule collection and there are a few things that they did that were geared directly for guitar that I'd love to see added. The Rockmodules had way more options and more features than the little headphone amp.
Here's what I mean.
Here's what I'd like to see modeled. I'm NOT requesting they model the Sustainor, but some of the other Rockmodules were pretty cool.
1. Model the Rockman Compressor. It was designed specifically for the guitar, and especially distorted guitar. It's really a two phase compressor. Here's a nice writeup about it. http://www.rockman.fr/Reviews/GC.htm
2. Model the Rockman EQ. It was also designed specifically for guitar. It's slider breakdown is different than a typical 10 band EQ. It has additional frequencies in the mid-range area. The bands are 500K 700K 1K 1.4K 2K 2.8K 4K. Seems like this would be easy to implement.
Tom Scholz had developed a midi version of the EQ which could do two separate EQs (for pre and post) called the PGE2. These are extremely rare and expensive now.
I can pretty much replicate the Stereo Chorus and the Stereo Echo with what the AxeFx already has.
I'm working on a video showing how I've gotten some great Rockman Stereo Chorus and Stereo Echo effects and also showing the dynamics of the FM9 with a little example of Boston's "Walking at Night" from the Walk On album. Many people think Tom Scholz only used the Rockman headphone amp, but in reality he really used the Rockmodules for that whole album and they give some really cool tones.
When people try to replicate the "Boston" tone, even from the first album, they leave out an essential part; the Stereo Chorus. On the first album, that didn't exist but Tom had come up with the basics of it that he called a doubler. That sound is a very wide chorus. To get that, the Stereo Chorus sends to the one side 100% dry signal and the other a chorused version. The Rockman headphone amp does a nice chorus, but to get the super wide sound, you need the Stereo Chorus Rockmodule. In it's long chorus setting and set on wide, it uses a very slow slow sweep speed and 40ms of delay to the chorused side. It sounds awesome!!
The Stereo Echo is a bucket brigade echo that's already set up with the "Golden Ratio". With the pan selected at the top setting, it's very much like a wet dry setup where the dry signal goes down the middle and the echos are on the side. It's a smooth analog signal that doesn't dominate. I've read where lots of studios have used these and the Stereo Chorus's in their studios for a long time.
Anyway, sorry if this was long, but I think these get overlooked.
Here's what I mean.
Here's what I'd like to see modeled. I'm NOT requesting they model the Sustainor, but some of the other Rockmodules were pretty cool.
1. Model the Rockman Compressor. It was designed specifically for the guitar, and especially distorted guitar. It's really a two phase compressor. Here's a nice writeup about it. http://www.rockman.fr/Reviews/GC.htm
2. Model the Rockman EQ. It was also designed specifically for guitar. It's slider breakdown is different than a typical 10 band EQ. It has additional frequencies in the mid-range area. The bands are 500K 700K 1K 1.4K 2K 2.8K 4K. Seems like this would be easy to implement.
Tom Scholz had developed a midi version of the EQ which could do two separate EQs (for pre and post) called the PGE2. These are extremely rare and expensive now.
I can pretty much replicate the Stereo Chorus and the Stereo Echo with what the AxeFx already has.
I'm working on a video showing how I've gotten some great Rockman Stereo Chorus and Stereo Echo effects and also showing the dynamics of the FM9 with a little example of Boston's "Walking at Night" from the Walk On album. Many people think Tom Scholz only used the Rockman headphone amp, but in reality he really used the Rockmodules for that whole album and they give some really cool tones.
When people try to replicate the "Boston" tone, even from the first album, they leave out an essential part; the Stereo Chorus. On the first album, that didn't exist but Tom had come up with the basics of it that he called a doubler. That sound is a very wide chorus. To get that, the Stereo Chorus sends to the one side 100% dry signal and the other a chorused version. The Rockman headphone amp does a nice chorus, but to get the super wide sound, you need the Stereo Chorus Rockmodule. In it's long chorus setting and set on wide, it uses a very slow slow sweep speed and 40ms of delay to the chorused side. It sounds awesome!!
The Stereo Echo is a bucket brigade echo that's already set up with the "Golden Ratio". With the pan selected at the top setting, it's very much like a wet dry setup where the dry signal goes down the middle and the echos are on the side. It's a smooth analog signal that doesn't dominate. I've read where lots of studios have used these and the Stereo Chorus's in their studios for a long time.
Anyway, sorry if this was long, but I think these get overlooked.
