Well, now, Eden, this is where it gets interesting...weemac wrote:Paul, is the lightshow circuit frequency triggerd or dynamicaly triggerd?
If the bass was strung BEAD would the light circuit work fine?
Does the bass have the same circuit as the guitar?
Eden.
The circuits are triggered both dynamically AND according to frequency. The lowest frequencies show up blue, mid are yellow, and high are red. There are 5 LEDs per circuit, for a total of 15. The most aggressive attack will trigger all 3 of one or more frequencies. A light attack will only trigger one LED of one or more frequencies (why more than one? Overlap in the frequencies coupled with overtones will trigger more than one color group). So, there's a bit more action than in a Rick 331, which lights up all bulbs of one color. Both the RIC and the Waterstone have adjustable sensitivity, with a pot right on the guitar's face.
The circuits for the guitar and bass are slightly different to accommodate different frequency spectra. It should work with a BEAD due to overtones triggering the LEDs; I've not tried it as yet.
You'll notice some random flashing in the video. Part of it is due to YouTube synch problems; this seems to not be as obvious with the DVD I have at home (which, incidentally, sounds killer through a 5.1 or higher processing setup). The rest has to do with hypersensitivity in the circuits which is being designed out, and a good deal of EMF interference at the Tiki Shack...flying saucers nearby, I'm convinced, judging by the brothers and sisters who planted themselves in the vicinity of the cameras...
Final LS output should be crisper in the production models.
