Lazy Sprocket - Revision history

Zander at 16:09, 19 November 2020

2020-11-19T16:09:10Z

Zander at 20:40, 28 December 2019

2019-12-28T20:40:25Z

Zander at 23:55, 6 January 2019

2019-01-06T23:55:48Z

Zander: /* Pedal Manual */

2018-09-12T07:32:32Z

‎Pedal Manual

Zander: /* Pedal Manual */

2018-09-12T07:31:09Z

‎Pedal Manual

Zander: /* Phase Inversion: No */

2018-09-12T06:50:15Z

‎Phase Inversion: No

Zander: /* General Information */

2018-09-12T06:48:58Z

‎General Information

Zander: /* General Information */

2018-09-12T06:48:22Z

‎General Information

Zander: /* Phase Inversion: Unknown */

2018-09-12T06:24:50Z

‎Phase Inversion: Unknown

Zander: /* Controls */

2018-09-12T05:29:40Z

‎Controls

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 Well, yes, and no. The Lazy Sprocket also filters your instrument's signal envelope. However, instead of using the intensity of the signal envelope to filter different frequency bands across the signal (like a [[Wah-wah]]), the Lazy Sprocket uses the intensity of the signal envelope to swell volume levels.
-* '''Thermionic Studios has one(1) BYOC Lazy Sprocket pedal available for rental.'''
 ==Controls==

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	Well, yes, and no. The Lazy Sprocket also filters your instrument's signal envelope. However, instead of using the intensity of the signal envelope to filter different frequency bands across the signal (like a [[Wah-wah]]), the Lazy Sprocket uses the intensity of the signal envelope to swell volume levels.		Well, yes, and no. The Lazy Sprocket also filters your instrument's signal envelope. However, instead of using the intensity of the signal envelope to filter different frequency bands across the signal (like a [[Wah-wah]]), the Lazy Sprocket uses the intensity of the signal envelope to swell volume levels.
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		+	* '''Thermionic Studios has one(1) BYOC Lazy Sprocket pedal available for rental.'''

	==Controls==		==Controls==

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 Many envelope filter pedals that sweep tone frequencies instead of volume (like the [[Digitech|DOD]] Envelope Filter 440) have controls that operate in exactly the same manner.
 ==Phase Inversion: No==
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 # The reason for that is because the instrument signal only passes through T1 and T2.
 # The other transistors and the integrated circuit are sensing the envelope of the signal ('''"Sens"''') and modifying volume swells ('''"Attack"'''). As a result, they're not "touching" the signal that's come into, and is going out of the pedal.
 ==Schematic==

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	==Pedal Manual==		==Pedal Manual==
		+	As of this time, [[Build_Your_Own_Clone\|BYOC]] has not issued a separate manual on how to use the pedal. We believe that the best references are either this wiki page, or the build instruction manual at [http://www.buildyourownclone.com Buildyourownclone.com] which describes the architecture of, and how to build the pedal.
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		+	We also offer the Build Manual here for you to download:
	* [[Media:BYOC_LazySproc_BuildManual.pdf\|BYOC Lazy Sprocket Build Manual]]		* [[Media:BYOC_LazySproc_BuildManual.pdf\|BYOC Lazy Sprocket Build Manual]]

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 ==Pedal Manual==
-http://byocelectronics.com/swellinstructions.pdf
+* [[Media:BYOC_LazySproc_BuildManual.pdf|BYOC Lazy Sprocket Build Manual]]
 ==Schematic==

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 * Remember that adjusting the controls '''UP''' (clockwise) will make the effect '''less extreme''', not more.
-Many envelope filter pedals that sweep tone frequencies instead of volume (like the [[Digitech|DOD]] Envelope Filter 440) operate in exactly the same manner.
+Many envelope filter pedals that sweep tone frequencies instead of volume (like the [[Digitech|DOD]] Envelope Filter 440) have controls that operate in exactly the same manner.
 ==Phase Inversion: No==

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 The one thing that's unusual about the Lazy Sprocket is that it '''operates''' in a fashion '''opposite''' of most pedals that you might be familiar with. For example, let's suppose you have a [[distortion]] pedal that you love. As a result of using it a lot, you've learned, and come to expect, that turning all the knobs clockwise as far as they will go will result in the most extreme effect from the pedal. In fact, this is how most pedals work: overdrives, delays, phasers, tremolos, etc... Full blast on knobs = full blast on effects. So this is what we've come to expect.
-However, this is where the Lazy Sprocket is different. Maximizing the '''Sens''' and '''Attack''' controls don't make the effect more extreme, they make the effect less extreme, and more like what your instrument would sound like without it.  A very very sensitive envelope setting means that the effect will be triggered immediately.  An aggressive attack will make your signals volume ramp more quickly.
+However, this is where the Lazy Sprocket is different. Maximizing the '''Sens''' and '''Attack''' controls don't make the effect more extreme. Doing so makes the effect less extreme, and more like what your instrument would sound like without the pedal even being on.  A very very sensitive envelope setting means that the effect will be triggered immediately.  An aggressive attack will then make the pedal swell the volume far more quickly - to the point of it sounding like a note that's been struck on the instrument normally. This is probably not the effect you're looking for if you're using this pedal.
-Ironically, the most extreme settings for the Lazy Sprocket are for the '''Sens''' and '''Attack''' to be fully counter-clockwise. It requires a strong signal for the effect to be triggered (and for sound to come through) and it ramps up the volume slowly, not immediately.
+So the irony is that the most extreme settings for the Lazy Sprocket are for the '''Sens''' and '''Attack''' to be fully counter-clockwise. Such settings require a strong signal so the effect can be triggered. Such settings will then also ramp up the volume gently, not immediately.
-We think understanding that this is how the pedal works is sort of odd too. It's not consistent with how other pedals operate. It does operate "correctly" according to the controls and what they do, but the human mind actually prefers consistency even over "correctness". Odd, but then, that's how it works...
+If you're having a hard time:
 ==Phase Inversion: No==

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 [[File:BYOC_LazySprock_front.png|right|frame|<div style="text-align:right">Image from [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG2_8K6MvSs ac4minus3 on YouTube]</div>]]
-The Lazy Sprocket has the exact same controls as the original SG-1:
+The Lazy Sprocket has the exact same controls as the original Slow Gear:
 * Knob 1 - '''"Sens"''': This is the sensitivity used to detect the envelope. Turning the knob clockwise increases sensitivity, making it EASIER for the effect to be triggered