Roland Rock Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Difficult to operate whilst playing bass, but these look like soooo much fun. Does anyone have one? http://youtu.be/1flbALWrQoY http://www.instructables.com/id/Dub-siren/ http://www.rigsmith.co.uk/NEW/DUB_SIREN_SHOP_GUIDES.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquipment Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Just buy a kaossilator. That will do that all in one box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Surely that's just an oscillator fed into a delay unit. An oscillator circuit is an easy project build, even if you don't use a VHS case for the housing! The NE555 has been around for years ([url="http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/ne555n-timer-qh66w"]Maplin[/url] flog them for 99p) and there are loads of simple application circuits to be found online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Nice performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 I've been having fun with the DubSiren DX iPhone app. Tap tempo delay, easy to control the various sirens, and a library of dancehall DJ samples. You can play along to a great list of dub radio stations. Hours of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jecklin Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1405635684' post='2504000'] ... even if you don't use a VHS case for the housing! [/quote] Do you reckon he got the Faceoff Case just to mount the knobs in Cage and Travolta's Eyes and the trigger button in their mouths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 In one band I used to mess around with a 1950s Grayshaw Audio Oscillator, which is a valve-powered piece of test equipment and looked suitably mad scientist-esque. I would crudely loop this with a digital delay from a Roland multi-effect box and run it all in to an old Watkins Copicat with the feedback turned way up and my thumb on the spindle to modulate the speed. The sound was quite reminiscent of that video. I must find out if any ex-bandmates still have recordings, as my CDRs have died. I've still got the oscillator, but I'm reluctant to use it without refurbishing it as I've since found out about the perils of 60 year old capacitors, ungrounded high-voltage devices and Selenium rectifiers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jecklin Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) On the strength of this and in honour of my friend who used to have a small yamaha sampler gaffa taped to his guitar to play Siren, klaxon and general dancehall sounds I just grabbed Dubsirenfree for andorid. Time to annoy my flatmates.................. Edited July 19, 2014 by Jecklin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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