StompBoxBlues
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That other thread is getting so huge on the M13, and also all kinds of reviews and evaluations, etc. I thought it might be nice to have a thread where we just share usage, tips, tricks (there are quite a few in the original M13 thread also but the good ones maybe some folks like Jon could share here?
Would realy like to keep critiques out of here (unless they are pointes to things that don't work, etc.) and all...
So here is something I just found out about.
USING VOLUME PEDAL FOR EXPRESSION PEDAL:
1) The M13 (or mine) doesn't seem to like "instrument level" expression pedals (specifically my EB 250k volume pedal).
When I tried to calibrate to heel and toe (low and high levels for parameters) it worked weirdly...coming up and then dropping off. I don't see specs in the advanced manual, but....
2) The M13 works like a charm with my instrument level Volume pedal (EB 25k pot).
To use the 25k or a line level volume pedal you just connect normal cable to the vol pedal "OUT", and nothing else. You plug into one of the expression pedal ins (I used 1) and hold the looper switch down to get into the menu to enable these for any (or all) of the 4 effect types. It wasn't clean in the manual to me, but this is saved in THAT scene...so you can edit in another scene and enable expression pedal for effect 1 and 3 for example, go to another scene where maybe it is enabled for only effect 4, etc.
When you have that set up, you go to any effect enabled (for pedal 1 in this case) and put the volume pedal to heel, set the parameter where you want it, then set the volume pedal to toe, and adjust the same parameter to be what you want when toe.
HINT: it doesn't have to go UP only...meaning you can have a parameter sitting at "full on" with heel, and 1/3 on with toe...opposite of intuition...and extra hint, you can have any parameter connected to to it or several...this leads to my tip:
Tip EXP with OD: Instead of just using say as volume control on a OD (which is obvious use of it) I tried setting it so when I am at heel the gain is low BUT the output is high...then opposite so when it is at toe, the gain is high but the output is adjusted to be about the same volume as I had it with less gain.
Tip EXP with delay: Here again, I thought it was pretty cool to set it so when delay time is long, feedback and mix is slightly low, when delay time is shortened feedback increases and mic increases some. Kind of like a clumsy ducking feedback idea.
You can get into trouble with these
as I tried a few effects at the same time and realized I hadn't thought it out well (volume control on the OD, but also delay mix...etc..) but another thing to remember is you can add a second exp pedal, and assign time delay and vibe, etc. to that, keep volume/gain things for the OD, etc.
These aren't really very clever tips, or anything, but I hope some of you with really great ones can add to this!
Would realy like to keep critiques out of here (unless they are pointes to things that don't work, etc.) and all...
So here is something I just found out about.
USING VOLUME PEDAL FOR EXPRESSION PEDAL:
1) The M13 (or mine) doesn't seem to like "instrument level" expression pedals (specifically my EB 250k volume pedal).
When I tried to calibrate to heel and toe (low and high levels for parameters) it worked weirdly...coming up and then dropping off. I don't see specs in the advanced manual, but....
2) The M13 works like a charm with my instrument level Volume pedal (EB 25k pot).
To use the 25k or a line level volume pedal you just connect normal cable to the vol pedal "OUT", and nothing else. You plug into one of the expression pedal ins (I used 1) and hold the looper switch down to get into the menu to enable these for any (or all) of the 4 effect types. It wasn't clean in the manual to me, but this is saved in THAT scene...so you can edit in another scene and enable expression pedal for effect 1 and 3 for example, go to another scene where maybe it is enabled for only effect 4, etc.
When you have that set up, you go to any effect enabled (for pedal 1 in this case) and put the volume pedal to heel, set the parameter where you want it, then set the volume pedal to toe, and adjust the same parameter to be what you want when toe.
HINT: it doesn't have to go UP only...meaning you can have a parameter sitting at "full on" with heel, and 1/3 on with toe...opposite of intuition...and extra hint, you can have any parameter connected to to it or several...this leads to my tip:
Tip EXP with OD: Instead of just using say as volume control on a OD (which is obvious use of it) I tried setting it so when I am at heel the gain is low BUT the output is high...then opposite so when it is at toe, the gain is high but the output is adjusted to be about the same volume as I had it with less gain.
Tip EXP with delay: Here again, I thought it was pretty cool to set it so when delay time is long, feedback and mix is slightly low, when delay time is shortened feedback increases and mic increases some. Kind of like a clumsy ducking feedback idea.
You can get into trouble with these

These aren't really very clever tips, or anything, but I hope some of you with really great ones can add to this!