From Brandon Rogers Sent Mon, Jan 7th 2019, 17:57
From Brandon Rogers Sent Mon, Jan 7th 2019, 17:57
Has anyone directly compared the sound of the SBF-325 in Flanger III mode to the SDD-320? Can they, in fact, sound more or less the same? -Brandon Rogers On 1/7/19, Mike SynMike <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > I owned the original Dimension C for years. It is notorious for having ve= ry > low headroom, easy to overdrive. The overdriven sound is nasty and never = in > a good way. > > I think one other difference between DC-2 and CE-300 was that when using = the > lower settings of the Dimension (like its big brother) it only applies th= e > chorus to the higher frequencies so bottom end isn't muddied or otherwise > effected by the chorus effect. I don't think the CE-300 does the same > frequency filtering (but it is 30 years since I used one). > > This is what the late J=C3=BCrgen Haible, expert on the Dimension D, had = to say > about the bigger brother: > > "Less is more =E2=80=A6 > The Roland Dimension D is the best chorus I ever heard - actually the onl= y > chorus I would use for 2-VCO-synths. It=C2=B4s best described as subtle, = rather > than spectacular. It's quite different from the stereo chorus circuits > Roland used in the Juno 6 or JXP-3 for instance; these produce a dramatic > effect and give width to the otherwise rather sterile DCOs of these synth= s. > I tried to use such chorus circuits on my OB-8 and Prophet 5, but I didn'= t > like the result. They are "too much" - at least to my ears - and rather > obscure the sonic quality of analogue VCO pairs. > The Dimension D is different: It was clearly designed not to create a > drastical new sound, but to enhance the sound of any instrument, preservi= ng > the instrument's own sonic qualities. > Less ?? > The circuit of the SDD-320 is quite impressive. In no way it's just a cho= rus > with lower modulation depth or lower FX / dry mix (what I would have > expected). > The secret of the Dimension D, as I see it, is a very clever equalizing o= f > the various signal paths. > It has two independent BBD delay lines (true stereo), complete with > companders and preemphasis / deemphasis for noise-free operation. The > delayed signal is mixed in to the stereo channel it was derived from, and > also cross-mixed to the other channel with opposite polarity. Normally th= is > would result in a loss of lower frequencies, but the cross-mixing is > filtered with a low-cut (HPF), and the direct signal is slightly > bass-boosted. When you switch it on, not only a delayed (and equalized) > signal is added, but the direct signal is altered, too, to be > "complementary" to the the delayed signal. > The result of all this is that the overall brightness and bassy-ness is > almost not changed when FX is switched on or off." > > Mike. > >> On Jan 7, 2019, at 6:00 AM, Mark Griffiths via analogue >> <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> >> hi, I'm considering buying one of the Boss Waza Craft Dimension C pedals= . >> Most of the demos online are with guitars, I've seen a few with mono >> synths and only a couple with polys. >> >> I'm thinking of using one mostly paired with an DSI OB6 - interested in >> opinions for others who have used the Dimension C themselves. I already >> have a Boss CE300 super chorus which someone told me was similar - but I >> don't think they are right - the CE300 is just a normal chorus and so yo= u >> always get that cycling sound which I'm not exactly fond of. >> >> Opinions? >> >> regards, Mark > >