how to set-up a steel guitar to produce non-plucked sounds?

[Alan Horowitz]

seems like the Nashville session men and studio engineers have figured
out how to set up a processing string for steel guitar, that allows a
slow rise time of the tone. IE, it doesn't sound like a plucked
string.

How is that done?

[Nil]

On 16 Aug 2003, alanh_27@yahoo.com (Alan Horowitz) wrote in
news:1e3670a7.0308161010.5842694c@posting.google.c om:

> seems like the Nashville session men and studio engineers have
> figured out how to set up a processing string for steel guitar,
> that allows a slow rise time of the tone. IE, it doesn't sound
> like a plucked string.
>
> How is that done?

Volume pedal.

[David Beardsley]

"Nil" <rednoise0@lycos.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93D991881ED2Anilch1@63.240.76.16...
> On 16 Aug 2003, alanh_27@yahoo.com (Alan Horowitz) wrote in
> news:1e3670a7.0308161010.5842694c@posting.google.c om:
>
> > seems like the Nashville session men and studio engineers have
> > figured out how to set up a processing string for steel guitar,
> > that allows a slow rise time of the tone. IE, it doesn't sound
> > like a plucked string.
> >
> > How is that done?
>
> Volume pedal.

High tech!



--
* David Beardsley
* microtonal guitar
* http://biink.com/db

[Ricky W. Hunt]

"Alan Horowitz" <alanh_27@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1e3670a7.0308161010.5842694c@posting.google.c om...
> seems like the Nashville session men and studio engineers have figured
> out how to set up a processing string for steel guitar, that allows a
> slow rise time of the tone. IE, it doesn't sound like a plucked
> string.
>
> How is that done?

All kinds of ways. Volume pedal, noise gate with slow attack, compression
with slow attack, envelope follower.

[Nobody]

Alan Horowitz <alanh_27@yahoo.com> wrote in article <1e3670a7.0308161010.5842694c@posting.google.com>...
> seems like the Nashville session men and studio engineers have figured
> out how to set up a processing string for steel guitar, that allows a
> slow rise time of the tone. IE, it doesn't sound like a plucked
> string.
>
> How is that done?

Usually with a volume pedal. Pick the note with the volume down, and then sweep the volume pedal to volume on and the note will
sound like you describe.

--
Jason
http://www.geocities.com/nobody_upstairs

['nuther Bob]

On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:54:00 GMT, "Ricky W. Hunt"
<rickywhunt@hotmail.com> wrote:

>noise gate with slow attack, compression
>with slow attack, envelope follower.


Dude, he's playing guitar, not driving a space craft through a
time warp. What's with the science fiction lingo ?


Bob

[Ricky W. Hunt]

"'nuther Bob" <nooneyet@nowwhere.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:54:00 GMT, "Ricky W. Hunt"
> <rickywhunt@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >noise gate with slow attack, compression
> >with slow attack, envelope follower.
>
>
> Dude, he's playing guitar, not driving a space craft through a
> time warp. What's with the science fiction lingo ?

Uh, dude, those all are pieces of musical equipment.

[Nil]

On 16 Aug 2003, "David Beardsley" <db@biink.com> wrote in
news:cMCdnb7S0_soBaOiXTWJhg@comcast.com:

> "Nil" <rednoise0@lycos.com> wrote in message
>> Volume pedal.
>
> High tech!

Whatever will they think of next??!

I tell ya, it's like we's living in a science fiction movie!

['nuther Bob]

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 00:32:21 GMT, "Ricky W. Hunt"
<rickywhunt@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"'nuther Bob" <nooneyet@nowwhere.net> wrote in message
>news:rretjv8n8hjos8kvcailio5t1f6hq00o8u@4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 16 Aug 2003 20:54:00 GMT, "Ricky W. Hunt"
>> <rickywhunt@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >noise gate with slow attack, compression
>> >with slow attack, envelope follower.
>>
>>
>> Dude, he's playing guitar, not driving a space craft through a
>> time warp. What's with the science fiction lingo ?
>
>Uh, dude, those all are pieces of musical equipment.
>
(I know, work with me, work with me...)

[Ricky W. Hunt]

"'nuther Bob" <nooneyet@nowwhere.net> wrote in message
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> (I know, work with me, work with me...)

Ah. Unfortunately tone and intent doesn't come across in email.

[JmsDvd]

good compression?

[Jeff Liberatore]

"JmsDvd" <hendrixmusicltd@aol.comnojunk> wrote in message
news:20030817104858.10781.00000120@mb-m14.aol.com...

> good compression?

Yep, and with a real nice volume pedal as well. Cool sound. Maybe add some
appropriately delay.

Jeff