Programmable Rack EQs Anyone?

[Dark Alone]

Does anyone know of any? 8o

[Matt Parsons]

The dbx Driverack is the only one I can think of but its a LOT more complicated and powerful ( and expensive ) than you probably need...

http://www.zzounds.com/item--DBXDRIVERACKPA

[Matt Parsons]

http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=792

[GibsonFascist]

behringer make 5 different ones.

[Dark Alone]

Would I be able to use them with a MIDI controller?

[Deadpulse]

Didn't ADA make a great one?

[esp_gaijin]

probably not what you're wanting, but the boss EQ-20 is programmable, i think it stores 5 settings.
http://www.bosscorp.co.jp/products/com/EQ-20/images/top_L.jpg

[rockinhockey]

^gajin that thing looks like it could be very useful, how much did it run you?

[chevy Z 302]

http://www.hugeracksinc.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1

maybe ask over there, im sure they'll know.

[esp_gaijin]

i googled it and found it stores 9 settings, it's pretty cool, and for some odd reason boss seems to have discontinued it not long after bringing it out, i got a couple right when they came out a couple years ago i think. now i can't find them. i think they cost around $219 maybe when new? i'm not sure.

i much agree with the recent hc reviewer who says it's dumb you can't scroll thru the 9 patches with footbutton 2, and then click to that setting with button1.
to alleviate that what i did live was just have 2 settings i'd use, and set it manually for one and a patch for the other, and click the footbutton to go between patch and manual.

[monty]

The ADA MQ1 was/is a great programmable EQ. Don't quote me on this, but I believe Rane purchased the MQ1 design and offers/offered basically the same thing. It might have been another company though.

[sean106OCD]

I know you commented you either did not like or heard they sucked but so far I have nice results with the BBE 362 Sonic Maxizer. I was using it serial with the VH4 and it was great, but once I got the Vh4S I just could not figure out how to get it to sound correct. So I use it in front as if it was a pedal, and I notice a very nice addition to my clean tone, but not much to my dirties,

[Dark Alone]

Well, what I want is something I can use for my main dirty tone on my TriAxis, but NOT on my cleans.

[esp_gaijin]

"use for my main dirty tone "

i'm curious why do you want a programmable unit, are you going to use multiple eq settings?

probably any programmable unit is going to first convert signal to digital, eq it, then back to analog,
-- if that is a concern to you, for many it isn't but for some it is.
i only used my boss eq20's for vocal filter effect so i never noticed or cared about how the ad/da conversion affected the sound, i was going for a specific very-effected sound already, and i looped the eq completly in or out of the path when i used it.

if you don't need multiple settings, if you want to remain analog,
for more interesting eq options you might consider a peg instead of geq.
i think peq's can do cool stuff with OD tones, jmo.

[Dark Alone]

Well, I want something that will work on one setting and not on others.

[Asmodaus]

Doesn't the G major have a parametric EQ?

[monty]

It has a programmable 3 band eq, yeah. You can choose the frequency, cut/boost, and the width. I find it pretty useful in shaping several of my tones but I do wish I had more bands to work with. I actually thought about getting one of those DSP1100s (I think that's the one).

[Dark Alone]

It has one, but I don't find it nearly as effective as the Dynamic Voice on the TriAxis itself. But some people say you can achieve a better result with an external EQ, rather than using the Dynamic Voice. That may be. But the G-Major isn't it. So I'm just examining other options.

[esp_gaijin]

"I want something that will work on one setting and not on others."

then you only need 1 eq setting and just need it to be on and off when you change to various patches in your triaxis? is that correct?

if so, what about choosing a simpler (non programmable ) eq of your liking, and use a looping method to take it in and out of the path?
this could probably be done cheaply or expensively depending on how fancy you want it to be.

what does your current rig consist of?

does a triaxis have a loop? if so can it turn that loop on and off per patch? i don't know dink about the tri, never played thru one.

i use a boss ge7 for one specific thing, to get a notchy sound once in a while, primarily when covering certain Sab tunes. the eq is on all the time and my gcp/gcx takes it in and out of the path as needed.

[Dark Alone]

Yes it can Gaijin. It's got a loop, and you can program it to be on or off on every program you dial up.

But I use the G-Major for all of my cleans. So the loop will be on when I go clean. I don't want that. Unless I can somehow tell the EQ not to be on certain programs.

[esp_gaijin]

oh :D then does your gmajor have a loop you can turn on and off per patch? :D

[Dark Alone]

lol I'm not sure about that. I'd have to consult the mediocre manual.

[esp_gaijin]

how much $ are you willing to spend?

everthought about tossing the gmajor and getting the G-System?
it can control your triaxis via midi, can turn any of its 4 loops on/off per patch, and has all its effects built into the unit, so it's a multi effector, a looper, and a midi controller.

[Dark Alone]

Since I'm unemployed, not much is in the cards right now.

[monty]

Or get a GCX and put the gmajor in a loop, then an EQ in a loop, then route the GCX loops into your Triaxis' FX loop.

[Liromyc]

I have an ADA MQ1 and yes, it's great programmable EQ. Stereo, 14 bands and midi controllable, sweet.

[Dark Alone]

I've thought about a GCX, but it's expensive and pretty large.

[esp_gaijin]

"thought about a GCX, but it's expensive "

mebbe a carl martin combinator for $575ish?

or for $39each one or more devices from www.loooper.com ?

[chevy Z 302]

the gcx is pretty cheap for what it does in relation to other units.

you could get an axess grx4 for 250

www.axess-electronics.com

for what you would need i'd recommend the axess over the gcx.