uk_lefty Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I bought a cheap Harmonizer off eBay (Tomsline, also goes under the Aroma brand and some other names) and hated it. I had assumed it could thicken up the bass tone subtly with a fifth or whatever and cover some.more sonic ground but a lot of the settings are rubbish, frankly. My guitarist is going to take it on and have a go... But then I put it back on my board and used it in detune mode set to add a fifth, then in to a flanger and wow! The breakdown in magic carpet ride has become rightfully psychedelic! So who else uses Harmonizers and how do you get the best out of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I use a Boss PS6. It's a bit flakey (latency, tracking) but it can do a combination of things that I can't get out of another single compact pedal. The settings i use most are 3 voice harmony (usually R, 3, 5) with delay and a volume pedal. The Pitchfork will do this, but doesn't have a m3 for some reason, whereas - provided you are in key - the Boss will adjust the minor and major intervals as you shift the root. The Quintessence is more flexible in this respect but doesn't offer multi octave up/down. I use the +3 octave option combined with a sample rate reduce to get a wind instrument sound. Unfortunately +3 is only available in S-bend mode so you have to keep your foot on the pedal, which is a pain if you are using a volume pedal too. There is also a detune chorus mode, which I like, but the pedal is early in the chain, so I don't tend to use this much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 I used to have a PS6 but... 2 hours ago, radiophonic said: It's a bit flakey (latency, tracking) ...so I sold it to a professional guitarist who clearly wasn't fussed that it was a bit flakey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 3 hours ago, radiophonic said: I use a Boss PS6 I would have loved one of them but couldn't justify the cost. Suppose if I think the cheapo Chinese one I'm using now is worth it I might upgrade to the boss in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 1 hour ago, uk_lefty said: I would have loved one of them but couldn't justify the cost. Suppose if I think the cheapo Chinese one I'm using now is worth it I might upgrade to the boss in future. If it's pure harmoniser function you're after, I think the TC looks like a better solution. Also quite pricey and not likely to be found S/h. I got the PS6 for 75 quid off ebay. I just need a few weird additional things that only the PS6 does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Al Krow said: I used to have a PS6 but... ...so I sold it to a professional guitarist who clearly wasn't fussed that it was a bit flakey. Flakey on bass. Better on guitar - which is what it's designed for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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