You forgot the most useful expression pedal in your arsenal: Russ, who also automatically changes settings on your pedal. You don't even have to step on him!
I will say, as a guitar player, your channel is super helpful. I love the pedals you demo, and how you show how they actually work and sound. Guitar players are lucky, they have a channel like yours
Agreed! Thanks Emily for pointing out the range switch on the EP-3 $50 in the houuuuse On the note of parameter control, I was all about being able to being able to set heel/toe for whatever settings you want until I owned a pedal with that capability, but now I think a simpler “select which parameter the exp pedal controls” is more up my alley. The Mr. Black Pana-trem and Supro analog delay are like that. Seems the best for creating the sounds you want on the fly. I think the old blood noise slider guy is rad too. Shit all their exp variants are tight. Joysticks and springs look fun too :)
Thank you SO much Lion!!!! That means a lot to me :) I wanted to make this video because I never had a guide like this for expression pedals when I was starting with pedals and didn’t know anything about them!!
I also have to agree with Lion. Your videos are very informative and entertaining, as well as inventive, since you use the pedals in a way guitar players never would thing to do so! Keep up the great work!
The avalanche run is perfect. I quit playing guitar for about a year after playing for decades due to burnout, then last year I got back into it full swing and the Avalanche Run was the first pedal I bought. I knew it had an expression jack but thought “why would I want one for a reverb/pedal?” I got an Ep-3 a couple months ago and that’s when I really unlocked the pedal. I didn’t know that if expression is controlling the Time setting, it changes the way it works quite a bit that’s only achieved with expression. It’s just amazing and makes me happy I got back into playing.
Now that I've heard you say "read the manual" I'm developing a serious emotional attachment to your videos. Seriously, tears of joy at hearing someone other than me say "read the manual." Personally, I'm a huge user and fan of the rocker "wahwah" style foot controllers for expression pedals, because I don't have anywhere near the number of arms I actually need. Edit: 3, btw. I have 3 expression pedals.
Consider starting a UA-cam channel where you show the pedal and say, "just read the manual." I know I'd subscribe. Although, you might want to consider saying... "Just read the manual and leave me the F alone" 🤣
With Velcro and space placement on a board, you can use some of the others easier with your foot(and they’re smaller). But, I also feel that the traditional ones are more logical in most cases.
This is such a great video - your relaxed style of presentation really allows for a proper exploration of what each pedal does. Hearing them all played on a harp somehow gives you a different perspective about how they'd sound if you applied them to a guitar (or that's my experience). Your playing was melodic and gently melancholic (in a therapeutic way...it's a compliment, not a bad thing). I always look forward to hearing you play and finding out what ideas and sounds you're experimenting with. Thank you for another lovely video!
I have become a huge fan of Earthquaker pedals. I have to look at some of the other brands you discuss that I am not familiar with. Thanks again Maestra!
This is a really good primer/tutorial! I think it's a super helpful format - and honestly I don't really know if there are too many videos out like this, as most seem like simple product demos. I really appreciate the work that went into this!
Thanks so much Brice!!! I really want to start making videos in this format for each effect type, like “an ultimate guide to (insert pedal type here)” - maybe I’ll do delays next!!! Sort of like a buying guide to see what’s right for you!!!
Thank you for sharing the various and sundry types of expression pedals offered in the marketplace. While I’m fairly confident that there are types not demonstrated in your video, your coverage is the most comprehensive expression pedal video that I’ve encountered on You Tube to date. I’m a bass guitar and mandolin player. As an aside, “el garatge” is Catalan for “the garage”.
Thanks so much!!! There are definitely other types, but I haven’t been able to get my hands on some of them yet!! I really appreciate the kind words - I made this video because there was a time where this video would have really helped me out, but I couldn’t find one like it, so I hope it helps a lot of people!!! Thank you so much for the translation!!! I still wish I knew how to pronounce it, though 😂 off to google I go!!!
Just so much fun that moves music back to more joy within the frolic that probably was one of the things that inspired us all to get into music. Thanks you guys for taking it back to this great and truly wondrous zone.
truly pushing the boundaries of expression pedal usage in this one. I'd never even considered using a nose... This could mean big things for the industry
honestly super pumped I found your channel, now that life is starting to finally settle down for me I'm getting back into the stuff I used to love. I'm a drummer by birth but started guitar when I was about 10 so I always was into making beats and just random music. always wanted a looper so I could do music live 1 man band style stuff and I've just been collecting random gear again and this channel really helps on my journey
It’s really great to see all these expression pedals and how they are used! I have a few of these and as a gamer myself I really love the pineal gland a lot and it’s diagonal axis options over just X and Y typical expressions! I didn’t think I needed more but now you mentioned something I had never thought of before! I didn’t think I could use the OBNE slider before but the revelation that I could use my nose opens a new door of possibilities I had not considered! Haha thank you for that!
Awesome! This is super relevant to my interests, i was just trying to google some of the weirder ones so i can look into some of their components for building my own little midi exp box. Its not easy to google for some reason. Thanks!
I’m so glad I could help!!! I would definitely reach out to Leems Industries (lee) on Instagram, he could definitely help you out with anything you need! He’s the best
Expression pedals are such a useful thing in pedal art. The last one you showed is the deal breaker imo, so interesting. Btw, your matching lipstick is the 10/10 element in this video
The wackier/fancier ones are interesting, especially the Ramper, but I really like the simplicity and wide range of uses for the Bookmark, the Chase Bliss roller and the good old wah-stype footpedal. Has anyone made a widget that takes input from a webcam and uses facial recognition algorithms to let you control a pedal by glaring/smiling/poking your tongue out at it? Y'know, a literal Expression Pedal. Reckon that would be a fun project to attempt!
I'm honestly surprised at how much I love the roller!! My least favorite is probably the more traditional foot wah-type one, cause I'm so bad at using one!! lmao
There's actually a lot of ways to use point cloud data (kinect-like cams) or even rvb data (standard video / webcams) to make music with, mostly using TouchDesigner linked with something like Ableton (or any daw that allows external routing in/outs) You can then compose with litteral expressions, but also with a lot more, like movement, colors, depth, saturation, lightness, negative space and pretty much everything you can think of. The "simple" use of such routings is to allow theremin-like controls of any vst you throw at it.
The ramper is an absolutely GENIUS idea for an expression pedal, I've thought about how cool It would be to have a pedal like that. Now I know one exists. Take my money old blood noise, just take it
Those bookmark pedals look great. Makes me want to get one just to decorate my desk with it (because atm I don't have pedals that take expression pedals 😢) That lipstick looks great on you. You're rocking it! I'm glad Russ left the ending on the video 🤣
Hahaha thank you Eduardo!!! I’m so glad he left it in too 😂 and I need to wear lipstick more often!!! I highly recommend the bookmark pedals, they’re so good!!! I want more hahaa
If I had to make a reaaaally weird expression pedal I'd call it the Dan Rather. It would feature tremolo with clippy distortion, a single button that just said Spaghetti under a light shaped like Guy Fierre's head. All of the knobs would be labeled sauce and go from 11 to flavortown. Another great informative video. Thanks.
UA-cam just autoplays some of your videos from time to time when im on guitar channels. Its cool to see what you are up to on a harp, reminds me of when I was buying pedals/effects back then or when I try out new ones.
Super cool video! I hadn't thought about how a lot of these are great as a more tangible way to add effects to a dry signal after recording. It's a lot more musical than just, say, clicking and dragging sliders.
Great video! I don't think I've seen an expression-pedal-only video. Very inspiring. I don't know why I have never really used expression pedals much, and I do have the Moog pedal just collecting dust. I'll have to change that now. Looks like most of them are passive, with only the Leems and the OBNE ramp pedal requiring power.
Thanks Paul!! I really wanted to make this video cause I sure could have used one like it when I was first starting!! The Moog pedal is super cool!!! I hope you can find a cool new use for it!! Most of them are passive, you're exactly right - only those ones you mentioned need power!! Thanks for being here!!!
The little switch saying "standard" and "other" on the bottom of your change the wiring between the pot and the TRS jack. On all pedals you have ground on one side of the pot, a fixed reference voltage on the other side, and the output voltage value you adjust with your pedal (something between reference voltage and ground) on the wiper. There are two types of wiring on the market. One known as the Yamaha type have reference voltage on tip contact and output voltage on ring contact of the TRS. The other type known as Roland type is wired the opposite way. So depending on what pedal you plug in your expression pedal, you the one of these settings. There are also some solutions using just a TS jack. They have a fixed resistance in front of the expresson pedal jack, and the expression pedal is used to do the other resistance to ground. Works fine with a special cable pedals with 10k, but with higher values than 10k you only can use a small part of your pedal way to control the full range. If I remember right, Moog use the Roland type wiring for standard.
db Instrument amp makes a dual axis expression pedal with 4 inputs, Mission has the Expressionator that controls 3 pedals, then there is the Reflex Universal Expression Controller from Source Audio. All are amazingly versatile
Emily, I hate to ask you such a girly question when your videos are so helpful, informative and you make beautiful music... But please tell me what shade of lipstick you're wearing? It's absolutely perfect and just what I've been looking for. Thanks 😁🙈 x
HAHAH not a girly question at all!! I’m really glad someone appreciates the shade, it’s my absolute fav!! 🥰💖 They’re actually both the same shade (I just reapplied it later because I was talking a lot lmfao) but it’s a satin Mac lipstick in the shade Cyber - m.maccosmetics.com/product/13854/52597/Products/Makeup/Lips/Lipstick/Satin-Lipstick?gclid=Cj0KCQiA64GRBhCZARIsAHOLriIuiCV2TEZtvX9FE9IgAtqZnh18BmMtNKlPwS3x-15EGKdNDmOtG8YaAgLlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#/shade/Cyber It looks lighter in the beginning of the video because I blotted it with a tissue, I was afraid of it looking too dark but then didnt care later on when I reapplied 😂❤️ I also put on a clear gloss over it!
@@emilyharpist ahhh gotcha. I did wonder if they might be the same, and you'd topped up. It looks awesome on you, thanks for letting me know what it is 😘
If you think about it, the slider one is a great business move, they just took a mixing board fader and put it in a smaller box than a mixing board lol
Hey Emily! Lovely video, as always. If you don't know it yet, you really should try the Hot Hand 3 by Source Audio... it's a wireless expression ring with three sensors, each one controls a different parameter. You just move your hand around and the sensors do the rest. It's a lot of fun :) It's very popular in the bass community. You have a lovely hand movement when playing the harp. This ring can help you channel those movements into your playing.
There are some pedals that use an expression pedal with a TS cable. The Digitech RP100 is one. The more common probably is a TRS and I had to try my old volume pedal and then read the manual for the Empress Zoia to find out that it needs a TRS capable expression pedal to work with the CV In port.
My El Garatge lives in the back of my Zoia basically permanently. I made a black foam block that wraps around it, supports, and keeps it stable, and upright.
¡¿OH?! You play a really cool harp from the symphony! Damn?! That harp probably really lends itself well to those pedals with the Expression option. Thanks for pointing out that they generally use the TRS type cables, this makes me curious enough to look into that! And IF you’re into analog synthesizer gear, with the control voltages? You can plug control voltage signals into those expression pedal jacks! Just be certain that you know that your CV ranges are within your pedals’ tolerances. ¡¡THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH I just made the connection between pedals as musical computer technology and the modular synthesizer video that Rob Scallon put out a little bit ago. That is another video that I'm chunking. So, do I understand it correctly that expression pedals change how much a "thinger" does its thing? If the pedal's thing is reverb rate, then the expression pedal will alter the reverb pedal's rate, so instead of wwwwWWWWWAAAAHHHHhhhhhhwwwwwwWWWWWWAAAAAAAHHHHHhhhhh you get wWAHhwWAHhwWAHhwWAHh. Also, Leems Neems is a one dimensional pedal, in that it only works on one axis (in and out), Pineal Gland is two dimensional (in, out, left, right)...what about...stay with me!...what about a three dimensional pedal?! You'd have a gantry that slides up and down the pedal, with a bead suspended by string or wire on the gantry that could move up and down and left and right?! I don't know if that would be musically effective or gimmicky, but coming up with it helps to internalize all the tons I'm learning. Thanks for sending me this video! I feel so much more equipped to talk about music from more recently than, oh, ~1860. You rock.
Hahaha I’m so glad you got so much out of it!!! I made this a while ago just for fun but it’s been hard to fit into my video release schedule!!! And yeah you pretty much got it!!! A 3 axis one would be REALLY cool but I feel like it would get difficult to find. A practical application for - I feel like sometimes it’s hard to even find 2 pedals that work together well with pineal gland or the Chase Bliss one, so 3 would be nuts!!! Hahaha I would love for one to exist though. Thanks so much for watching Ben, I really appreciate you!!!
Just to make things more confusing the Line6 DL4 series DOES use a normal patch cable for expression, and is additionally difficult in some other way; love the big green weirdo. Thanks for the rolling, sliding, parametric adventure in making more and less of things. The bookmark pedal is very cool; is the graphic a print of an old book page, or are they cutting them out of actual books? (cute fr og g tho) Transmisser is so underrated, and a good friend of Exp. Ramper. (my favorite sound of the episode) Wondering if you've ever tried the Z.Vex Probe pedals; they are pedals that use a theremin style of capacitance to control the parameters. Fair warning, the Tremolo Probe is more like a volume pedal. Thank you for the video, and all the best.
Yes!!! I left out the Line 6 TS expression pedal, but I always found that to be odd! I didn’t want it to get confusing or spend too much time on cables 😂 Transmisser is so understated, I love it SO much!!! I use it as often as I can! The only ZVEX pedal I’ve tried was instant lofi junky!!! that other one looks SUPER cool though!
Because our hands are busy when we're playing, as I was watching this video I started wondering if there exists a way to save the entire sequence of changes to your effects pedals, brought about during a song by means of moving the expression pedal. So, you could think of this as a kind of "patch," but one that remembers a sequence of electronic events, and sends control voltage to the affected accordingly. Maybe it could be done from within a DAW. Maybe it would be more practical for a DAW that had this kind of functionality to be connected an Axe FX III or similar unit, since all of its effects are electronic emulations of pedals.
What some call weird, others call cool. Very good explanation of expression pedals, BTW. I learned something, and it didn't hurt one bit. I'll be checking out Sweetwater's gearfest this year, for pedal deals on any pedals, you showed me that I want. If I run into that JHS guy, I'll tell him his pedals suck, and tell him you told me so. LOL
I immediately thought of Classic Audio FX when CBA announced the EXP. Didn’t realize the former had folded and sold the design to CBA, though! Side note: I tried to search for Classic Audio’s website, and was surprised that their website quickly auto filled. Guess what happened next… it took me to Amazon! Talk about a clever way to get affiliate commission once your website is no longer necessary!
I just saw a video where they used EHX talking machine and an expression pedal to get these really neat sounds. I just got my first one because of your video and that one! Also have you tried talking machine?
Bad news Emily, your assistant put that part in. I loved the Chase Bliss one, so cool. I had no idea they had it! I don't *need* one, but now I really want it. Who is your stylist? Is it Russ? They have a great eye!
Lmaooo Alan!! Russ really did me dirty 😂 the Chase Bliss one is super cool and really well built! I think it’s going on the board I’m building! I’m my own stylist 😂 lmaooo I try to get Russ to help me with style advice but he never knows what to say 😂 Thanks for popping in on the live streams lately!! They’ve been super fun :)
Positively psychedelic today, Emily! I don't have any shrooms, but it felt like I did a few times. I had to laugh at the nose comment. Thanks for another great vid.
Emily, just because you use weird expression pedals, and you use your nose to control them, I don't think you're weird. Just continue to be yourself. You're good enough, you're smart enough, and, gosh darn it, people like you.
Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to meet such a type of girl as you...you're certainly a rare breed these days. I'm 32 now so I'm worried my time is running out 😂 In all seriousness though keep killin it doing what you do. I'm always interested and entertained watching your videos!
Your time is DEFINITELY not running out!! Seriously, I never thought I’d find someone. I thought I was a total weirdo because the people I dated in the past were never interested in the harp, much less in pedal effects. One person I dated even said “why would you even bother taking up such an expensive hobby...? You should sell your harp and buy a car” 😥 I promise you that there are so many women out there who will share in the excitement of your interests and your life; you just have to be patient and always keep an open heart!! 🥰❤️
So, hope this is not a foolish question, but would y'all say that it would be better to make a DIY pedal to just have an expression in instead of making a treadle yourself? Also, please don't use your foot for the OBNE slider. The little fader is kinda delicate at least according to the box and the repeated warnings not to use your foot to adjust the slider.
You forgot the most useful expression pedal in your arsenal: Russ, who also automatically changes settings on your pedal. You don't even have to step on him!
She does step on me sometimes tho
@@russfro6838 uwu
@@russfro6838 You saw an opportunity and did not hesitate to seize it 🤣
@@russfro6838 i Wonder what soundeffect gets out of it
@@rango6267 some say it makes the sound of squeezing a rubber ducky...
I will say, as a guitar player, your channel is super helpful. I love the pedals you demo, and how you show how they actually work and sound. Guitar players are lucky, they have a channel like yours
Agreed! Thanks Emily for pointing out the range switch on the EP-3
$50 in the houuuuse
On the note of parameter control, I was all about being able to being able to set heel/toe for whatever settings you want until I owned a pedal with that capability, but now I think a simpler “select which parameter the exp pedal controls” is more up my alley. The Mr. Black Pana-trem and Supro analog delay are like that. Seems the best for creating the sounds you want on the fly. I think the old blood noise slider guy is rad too. Shit all their exp variants are tight. Joysticks and springs look fun too :)
Thank you SO much Lion!!!! That means a lot to me :) I wanted to make this video because I never had a guide like this for expression pedals when I was starting with pedals and didn’t know anything about them!!
I also have to agree with Lion. Your videos are very informative and entertaining, as well as inventive, since you use the pedals in a way guitar players never would thing to do so! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much!!! ❤️
Totally agreed, I'm a guitar player as well and enjoy this a lot.
Watching these actually makes me wanna get a harp lol.
Can’t live without them. I have three boards with two pedals each. Every rack effect has a pedal. Some songs it looks like I’m tap dancing on stage.
Hahaha I need to see those boards!! And that tap dancing 😂
The avalanche run is perfect. I quit playing guitar for about a year after playing for decades due to burnout, then last year I got back into it full swing and the Avalanche Run was the first pedal I bought. I knew it had an expression jack but thought “why would I want one for a reverb/pedal?” I got an Ep-3 a couple months ago and that’s when I really unlocked the pedal. I didn’t know that if expression is controlling the Time setting, it changes the way it works quite a bit that’s only achieved with expression. It’s just amazing and makes me happy I got back into playing.
The sounds when you play....
That's the coolest thing I've heard in a while! I love listening to these. Thank you so much Emily!
Thanks so much, Brian!! I really appreciate you!!! 😊
Now that I've heard you say "read the manual" I'm developing a serious emotional attachment to your videos. Seriously, tears of joy at hearing someone other than me say "read the manual."
Personally, I'm a huge user and fan of the rocker "wahwah" style foot controllers for expression pedals, because I don't have anywhere near the number of arms I actually need.
Edit: 3, btw. I have 3 expression pedals.
Consider starting a UA-cam channel where you show the pedal and say, "just read the manual." I know I'd subscribe. Although, you might want to consider saying...
"Just read the manual and leave me the F alone" 🤣
Two Strymon Riverside and EHX Oceans12 sick limitless... better than different patches too
With Velcro and space placement on a board, you can use some of the others easier with your foot(and they’re smaller). But, I also feel that the traditional ones are more logical in most cases.
You are seriously one of the coolest people ever. Keep it up.
So much expression! The Bookmark looked awesome. And thank you Russ for keeping the end.🤣
Lmfaooo Russ NEVER listens to me!!!! He says you’re welcome :)
This is such a great video - your relaxed style of presentation really allows for a proper exploration of what each pedal does. Hearing them all played on a harp somehow gives you a different perspective about how they'd sound if you applied them to a guitar (or that's my experience). Your playing was melodic and gently melancholic (in a therapeutic way...it's a compliment, not a bad thing). I always look forward to hearing you play and finding out what ideas and sounds you're experimenting with. Thank you for another lovely video!
Thank you so much, Simon!!! I really enjoyed making this video hahah I'm thinking of doing a similar style video with each effect type over time!!!
I would have absolutely no idea about the technical aspects without this channel. I love this video!
I’m so glad I could help!! Thanks so much for being here ❤️
I have become a huge fan of Earthquaker pedals. I have to look at some of the other brands you discuss that I am not familiar with. Thanks again Maestra!
This is a really good primer/tutorial! I think it's a super helpful format - and honestly I don't really know if there are too many videos out like this, as most seem like simple product demos.
I really appreciate the work that went into this!
Thanks so much Brice!!! I really want to start making videos in this format for each effect type, like “an ultimate guide to (insert pedal type here)” - maybe I’ll do delays next!!! Sort of like a buying guide to see what’s right for you!!!
@@emilyharpist I love that!
Thank you for sharing the various and sundry types of expression pedals offered in the marketplace. While I’m fairly confident that there are types not demonstrated in your video, your coverage is the most comprehensive expression pedal video that I’ve encountered on You Tube to date. I’m a bass guitar and mandolin player.
As an aside, “el garatge” is Catalan for “the garage”.
Thanks so much!!! There are definitely other types, but I haven’t been able to get my hands on some of them yet!! I really appreciate the kind words - I made this video because there was a time where this video would have really helped me out, but I couldn’t find one like it, so I hope it helps a lot of people!!!
Thank you so much for the translation!!! I still wish I knew how to pronounce it, though 😂 off to google I go!!!
Just so much fun that moves music back to more joy within the frolic that probably was one of the things that inspired us all to get into music. Thanks you guys for taking it back to this great and truly wondrous zone.
truly pushing the boundaries of expression pedal usage in this one. I'd never even considered using a nose... This could mean big things for the industry
🤣 😂 👃🎛 we need an expression face-mounted pedal for nose use!!!
honestly super pumped I found your channel, now that life is starting to finally settle down for me I'm getting back into the stuff I used to love. I'm a drummer by birth but started guitar when I was about 10 so I always was into making beats and just random music. always wanted a looper so I could do music live 1 man band style stuff and I've just been collecting random gear again and this channel really helps on my journey
You have helped my music grow ,I was always experimental,plus your colorful sounds scapes take me away love ya ❤️
It’s really great to see all these expression pedals and how they are used! I have a few of these and as a gamer myself I really love the pineal gland a lot and it’s diagonal axis options over just X and Y typical expressions! I didn’t think I needed more but now you mentioned something I had never thought of before! I didn’t think I could use the OBNE slider before but the revelation that I could use my nose opens a new door of possibilities I had not considered! Haha thank you for that!
The electro harmonix cntl knob lets you toggle between two expression settings... It’s kinda neat!
Okay I had no idea this existed!! That is amazing! I need one 😂 thanks so much!!
@@emilyharpist you’re welcome! I’m a big fan!
Awesome! This is super relevant to my interests, i was just trying to google some of the weirder ones so i can look into some of their components for building my own little midi exp box. Its not easy to google for some reason. Thanks!
I’m so glad I could help!!! I would definitely reach out to Leems Industries (lee) on Instagram, he could definitely help you out with anything you need! He’s the best
Expression pedals are such a useful thing in pedal art. The last one you showed is the deal breaker imo, so interesting. Btw, your matching lipstick is the 10/10 element in this video
I jus love this channel so dang much.
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ thank you so much!!
The wackier/fancier ones are interesting, especially the Ramper, but I really like the simplicity and wide range of uses for the Bookmark, the Chase Bliss roller and the good old wah-stype footpedal. Has anyone made a widget that takes input from a webcam and uses facial recognition algorithms to let you control a pedal by glaring/smiling/poking your tongue out at it? Y'know, a literal Expression Pedal. Reckon that would be a fun project to attempt!
I'm honestly surprised at how much I love the roller!! My least favorite is probably the more traditional foot wah-type one, cause I'm so bad at using one!! lmao
There's actually a lot of ways to use point cloud data (kinect-like cams) or even rvb data (standard video / webcams) to make music with, mostly using TouchDesigner linked with something like Ableton (or any daw that allows external routing in/outs)
You can then compose with litteral expressions, but also with a lot more, like movement, colors, depth, saturation, lightness, negative space and pretty much everything you can think of.
The "simple" use of such routings is to allow theremin-like controls of any vst you throw at it.
The ramper is an absolutely GENIUS idea for an expression pedal, I've thought about how cool It would be to have a pedal like that. Now I know one exists. Take my money old blood noise, just take it
You two are top-notch! Thanks for all the great vids and laughs!
Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it :) ❤️
Those bookmark pedals look great. Makes me want to get one just to decorate my desk with it (because atm I don't have pedals that take expression pedals 😢)
That lipstick looks great on you. You're rocking it!
I'm glad Russ left the ending on the video 🤣
Hahaha thank you Eduardo!!! I’m so glad he left it in too 😂 and I need to wear lipstick more often!!! I highly recommend the bookmark pedals, they’re so good!!! I want more hahaa
Russ, you lucky man you. Emily is so funny, at least in your guys' videos.
You got yourself a winner bud 👌
😊 Aw stop!!!!
If I had to make a reaaaally weird expression pedal I'd call it the Dan Rather. It would feature tremolo with clippy distortion, a single button that just said Spaghetti under a light shaped like Guy Fierre's head. All of the knobs would be labeled sauce and go from 11 to flavortown. Another great informative video. Thanks.
UA-cam just autoplays some of your videos from time to time when im on guitar channels.
Its cool to see what you are up to on a harp, reminds me of when I was buying pedals/effects back then or when I try out new ones.
Super cool video! I hadn't thought about how a lot of these are great as a more tangible way to add effects to a dry signal after recording. It's a lot more musical than just, say, clicking and dragging sliders.
Great video! I don't think I've seen an expression-pedal-only video. Very inspiring. I don't know why I have never really used expression pedals much, and I do have the Moog pedal just collecting dust. I'll have to change that now. Looks like most of them are passive, with only the Leems and the OBNE ramp pedal requiring power.
Thanks Paul!! I really wanted to make this video cause I sure could have used one like it when I was first starting!! The Moog pedal is super cool!!! I hope you can find a cool new use for it!! Most of them are passive, you're exactly right - only those ones you mentioned need power!! Thanks for being here!!!
So many great uses from many unique and not so everyday expression pedals.
The little switch saying "standard" and "other" on the bottom of your change the wiring between the pot and the TRS jack.
On all pedals you have ground on one side of the pot, a fixed reference voltage on the other side, and the output voltage value you adjust with your pedal (something between reference voltage and ground) on the wiper.
There are two types of wiring on the market. One known as the Yamaha type have reference voltage on tip contact and output voltage on ring contact of the TRS. The other type known as Roland type is wired the opposite way. So depending on what pedal you plug in your expression pedal, you the one of these settings.
There are also some solutions using just a TS jack. They have a fixed resistance in front of the expresson pedal jack, and the expression pedal is used to do the other resistance to ground. Works fine with a special cable pedals with 10k, but with higher values than 10k you only can use a small part of your pedal way to control the full range.
If I remember right, Moog use the Roland type wiring for standard.
I use a Ramper with my delay pedal. I use it to switch instantly between wishy-washy and slapback/chorus style.
Insanely useful.
That’s SO smart!!! What delay pedal??
@@emilyharpist Meet Maude!
so easy to understand, you are a wonderful teacher
Thank you so much Gabriel :)
db Instrument amp makes a dual axis expression pedal with 4 inputs, Mission has the Expressionator that controls 3 pedals, then there is the Reflex Universal Expression Controller from Source Audio. All are amazingly versatile
12:26 I regularly use that exact same effect but done with a two band EQ knob manually or connect to 2 separate LFO two auto modulate.
Emily, I hate to ask you such a girly question when your videos are so helpful, informative and you make beautiful music... But please tell me what shade of lipstick you're wearing? It's absolutely perfect and just what I've been looking for. Thanks 😁🙈 x
Oh you changed lipstick! Lol. The lighter more brown one.
HAHAH not a girly question at all!! I’m really glad someone appreciates the shade, it’s my absolute fav!! 🥰💖 They’re actually both the same shade (I just reapplied it later because I was talking a lot lmfao) but it’s a satin Mac lipstick in the shade Cyber - m.maccosmetics.com/product/13854/52597/Products/Makeup/Lips/Lipstick/Satin-Lipstick?gclid=Cj0KCQiA64GRBhCZARIsAHOLriIuiCV2TEZtvX9FE9IgAtqZnh18BmMtNKlPwS3x-15EGKdNDmOtG8YaAgLlEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#/shade/Cyber
It looks lighter in the beginning of the video because I blotted it with a tissue, I was afraid of it looking too dark but then didnt care later on when I reapplied 😂❤️ I also put on a clear gloss over it!
@@emilyharpist ahhh gotcha. I did wonder if they might be the same, and you'd topped up. It looks awesome on you, thanks for letting me know what it is 😘
If you think about it, the slider one is a great business move, they just took a mixing board fader and put it in a smaller box than a mixing board lol
You’re so right!!
Hey Emily! Lovely video, as always. If you don't know it yet, you really should try the Hot Hand 3 by Source Audio... it's a wireless expression ring with three sensors, each one controls a different parameter. You just move your hand around and the sensors do the rest. It's a lot of fun :)
It's very popular in the bass community.
You have a lovely hand movement when playing the harp. This ring can help you channel those movements into your playing.
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That was a great overview! Very informative and succinct.
There are some pedals that use an expression pedal with a TS cable. The Digitech RP100 is one. The more common probably is a TRS and I had to try my old volume pedal and then read the manual for the Empress Zoia to find out that it needs a TRS capable expression pedal to work with the CV In port.
Yes!! Like the line 6 pedals need a TS also!!! The only expression pedals I’ve used needed a TRS, the TS is super uncommon!!
My El Garatge lives in the back of my Zoia basically permanently. I made a black foam block that wraps around it, supports, and keeps it stable, and upright.
¡¿OH?! You play a really cool harp from the symphony! Damn?! That harp probably really lends itself well to those pedals with the Expression option. Thanks for pointing out that they generally use the TRS type cables, this makes me curious enough to look into that! And IF you’re into analog synthesizer gear, with the control voltages? You can plug control voltage signals into those expression pedal jacks! Just be certain that you know that your CV ranges are within your pedals’ tolerances. ¡¡THANK YOU FOR SHARING!!
AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH I just made the connection between pedals as musical computer technology and the modular synthesizer video that Rob Scallon put out a little bit ago. That is another video that I'm chunking. So, do I understand it correctly that expression pedals change how much a "thinger" does its thing? If the pedal's thing is reverb rate, then the expression pedal will alter the reverb pedal's rate, so instead of wwwwWWWWWAAAAHHHHhhhhhhwwwwwwWWWWWWAAAAAAAHHHHHhhhhh you get wWAHhwWAHhwWAHhwWAHh.
Also, Leems Neems is a one dimensional pedal, in that it only works on one axis (in and out), Pineal Gland is two dimensional (in, out, left, right)...what about...stay with me!...what about a three dimensional pedal?! You'd have a gantry that slides up and down the pedal, with a bead suspended by string or wire on the gantry that could move up and down and left and right?! I don't know if that would be musically effective or gimmicky, but coming up with it helps to internalize all the tons I'm learning.
Thanks for sending me this video! I feel so much more equipped to talk about music from more recently than, oh, ~1860. You rock.
Hahaha I’m so glad you got so much out of it!!! I made this a while ago just for fun but it’s been hard to fit into my video release schedule!!! And yeah you pretty much got it!!! A 3 axis one would be REALLY cool but I feel like it would get difficult to find. A practical application for - I feel like sometimes it’s hard to even find 2 pedals that work together well with pineal gland or the Chase Bliss one, so 3 would be nuts!!! Hahaha I would love for one to exist though. Thanks so much for watching Ben, I really appreciate you!!!
you should get the electro harmonix 8 step program expression, it's absolutely amazing, and super fun.
I’ve never heard of that!!! 🤔 It looks SO cool!!! My wallet is crying right now 😂
@@emilyharpist it’s super worth it, you can also use another expression pedal to control this expression as well!
Although one associates effect pedals with guitars or keyboards, the harp lends itself beautifully to them!
It is very Prog actually :D
That was pretty darn cool, I may have to get an expression pedal now!
Reading manuals is underrated
Just to make things more confusing the Line6 DL4 series DOES use a normal patch cable for expression, and is additionally difficult in some other way; love the big green weirdo. Thanks for the rolling, sliding, parametric adventure in making more and less of things. The bookmark pedal is very cool; is the graphic a print of an old book page, or are they cutting them out of actual books? (cute fr og g tho)
Transmisser is so underrated, and a good friend of Exp. Ramper. (my favorite sound of the episode) Wondering if you've ever tried the Z.Vex Probe pedals; they are pedals that use a theremin style of capacitance to control the parameters. Fair warning, the Tremolo Probe is more like a volume pedal.
Thank you for the video, and all the best.
Yes!!! I left out the Line 6 TS expression pedal, but I always found that to be odd! I didn’t want it to get confusing or spend too much time on cables 😂 Transmisser is so understated, I love it SO much!!! I use it as often as I can! The only ZVEX pedal I’ve tried was instant lofi junky!!! that other one looks SUPER cool though!
Because our hands are busy when we're playing, as I was watching this video I started wondering if there exists a way to save the entire sequence of changes to your effects pedals, brought about during a song by means of moving the expression pedal. So, you could think of this as a kind of "patch," but one that remembers a sequence of electronic events, and sends control voltage to the affected accordingly. Maybe it could be done from within a DAW. Maybe it would be more practical for a DAW that had this kind of functionality to be connected an Axe FX III or similar unit, since all of its effects are electronic emulations of pedals.
It DOES exist! The expression looper in the PedalBrainz! I made a video on it a few months ago!
What some call weird, others call cool.
Very good explanation of expression pedals, BTW. I learned something, and it didn't hurt one bit.
I'll be checking out Sweetwater's gearfest this year, for pedal deals on any pedals, you showed me that I want. If I run into that JHS guy, I'll tell him his pedals suck, and tell him you told me so. LOL
The best video, well done!
That springy doorstopper one looks like it'll sound interesting.
This is a wicked channel. Subbed
Welcome!!!! Thanks for being here!!
I immediately thought of Classic Audio FX when CBA announced the EXP. Didn’t realize the former had folded and sold the design to CBA, though!
Side note: I tried to search for Classic Audio’s website, and was surprised that their website quickly auto filled. Guess what happened next… it took me to Amazon! Talk about a clever way to get affiliate commission once your website is no longer necessary!
I just saw a video where they used EHX talking machine and an expression pedal to get these really neat sounds. I just got my first one because of your video and that one! Also have you tried talking machine?
Bad news Emily, your assistant put that part in.
I loved the Chase Bliss one, so cool. I had no idea they had it! I don't *need* one, but now I really want it.
Who is your stylist? Is it Russ? They have a great eye!
Lmaooo Alan!! Russ really did me dirty 😂 the Chase Bliss one is super cool and really well built! I think it’s going on the board I’m building!
I’m my own stylist 😂 lmaooo I try to get Russ to help me with style advice but he never knows what to say 😂
Thanks for popping in on the live streams lately!! They’ve been super fun :)
You make things sound good.
I do have a Transmisser too! ⚡⚡🛰🔭🌌
Love your videos... all Class
and Sass❗
Positively psychedelic today, Emily! I don't have any shrooms, but it felt like I did a few times. I had to laugh at the nose comment. Thanks for another great vid.
nice pedals!
how did you set up the harp to play thru an amp? a special pickup like what goes on acoustic guitar? or specially made for a harp?
Here you go! This is how: ua-cam.com/video/zGSFbSdoSfU/v-deo.html
Emily, just because you use weird expression pedals, and you use your nose to control them, I don't think you're weird. Just continue to be yourself. You're good enough, you're smart enough, and, gosh darn it, people like you.
Oh man, sick pedals
Needed this video to clarify a few things! 🍷💄
I like effects but I want to know how you sound so good and how you come up with your ideas for pieces of music.
You could have an expression pedal for the expression pedal expressing pedals
Omg I need an expression pedal with an expression pedal output
@@emilyharpist then attach each one to flip flops while you play. Good times. Epic views.
Beautiful just beautiful.
Great sweater!
Soft relay for nose operation 👍🏼
what does "other" do on the moog foot pedal? how is it other???
It’s a polarity foot switch
@@emilyharpist thank you! I was off in a world of wonder as to what other did!
Holy fart pedal!!! A new video!!. Yay 🥳 Emily and Russ are a must!!
love the video!
I'm going to fill all my unused EXP jacks with that tiny knob
Maybe one day I'll be lucky enough to meet such a type of girl as you...you're certainly a rare breed these days. I'm 32 now so I'm worried my time is running out 😂 In all seriousness though keep killin it doing what you do. I'm always interested and entertained watching your videos!
Your time is DEFINITELY not running out!! Seriously, I never thought I’d find someone. I thought I was a total weirdo because the people I dated in the past were never interested in the harp, much less in pedal effects. One person I dated even said “why would you even bother taking up such an expensive hobby...? You should sell your harp and buy a car” 😥 I promise you that there are so many women out there who will share in the excitement of your interests and your life; you just have to be patient and always keep an open heart!! 🥰❤️
I think this is the closest you can get to modular effects, especially with the ramper
I need to just dive into modular already!!!!
Thanks 🙏
The first one sounds like a Phazer mixed with a Flanger.
Was that last one Old Blood NOSE Endeavors? ;)
Also, if you haven’t already, check out the EHX 8 Step Program.
I was wondering how to incorporate my nose into my playing, and now I have the answer.
I like the tiny switch `
Me too!! It’s so cute :)
not sure where the Expression comes in on those pedals tho
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an expression pedal on its own generates control voltages 😉
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lmfao you’re not wrong!!!
your makeup is adorable, im jealous
Amazing
Are you on Apple Music?
Yes!! Under Emily Hopkins
Great video
Thanks
Cute!
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like totally radical.. tubular as well.
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Electro Harmonix 8 Step program is a crazy over developed expression controller.
Which are the nomes?
Down the rabbit hole of links I go...
Emmy has excellent fashion sense ☺️
I am not getting any notifications even with the bell keyed in
WHAT?! Why?!? Let me do some tests and try to fix it
So, hope this is not a foolish question, but would y'all say that it would be better to make a DIY pedal to just have an expression in instead of making a treadle yourself?
Also, please don't use your foot for the OBNE slider. The little fader is kinda delicate at least according to the box and the repeated warnings not to use your foot to adjust the slider.
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I want to make a really crazy expression pedal with you! Hit me up for details!
moar albums..
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I just need like three more moog exp pedals
5:42 lol followed by whoaaaa
okay maybe I do need an obne ramper