
Here’s an exploded view of the XR-Spectra pickup from the bottom. The Preamp board connects to the coils via a small 2×6 pin 1mm gold-plated
Here’s an exploded view of the XR-Spectra pickup from the bottom. The Preamp board connects to the coils via a small 2×6 pin 1mm gold-plated
IDK, I get obsessed over the smallest detail. But the result is oh so satisfying! I’ll explain the details later… Facebook Comments
I am pleased to announce that we are officially offering OEM discounts (up to 30%) to all professional guitar and other instrument builders.
Lo-Z: Let’s Clear a Misconception
Allow me to clear up a very common misconception about Lo-Z (low impedance) pickups. This should probably be in a FAQ, and so I transformed
21st Century Pickups for the Modern Guitar Player. The XR2 may well be the most versatile monophonic pickup ever. Active or passive configuration. Medium impedance
In the previous Nexus production batch, we started offering this right-angle jack for the instrument-side of our Multichannel Cable. It seems to be gaining popularity,
Have you ever wondered what the actual coil inside the Nu capsule looks like? Here’s a close-up. There’s 1300turns, gauge 46AWG, in that miniature, bobbin-less
The Nexus-GK… From the start, we only do limited production runs based on demand. This time, however, we intentionally produced a bit more, with the
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Here’s something to look forward to, come May 2021. Allow me to introduce the XR2: Active or passive configuration. Can be configured with or without
Production time! We only do limited production runs based on demand. Having sold out on all Nu and Nexus items, it’s time for a new
Onset Detection: DSP Adventures
Before I jumped into this rabbit hole, I wouldn’t have thought that onset detection would be so deviously tricky! I just wanted to generate ADSR envelopes from the multichannel guitar signal. It looked easy, until I actually tried to implement it. But now I think I have something that works really well.
Ascend VPU v1.1.1 is released. This is still an extension of the evaluation period to March 31, 2021 and probably through April. Why the long gestation period? This will be the first of a series of plugins dedicated to the multichannel guitar. I want to be sure everything is working flawlessly. Ascend-VPU will pave the way to more Ascend plugins, all dedicated to the multichannel guitar.
An apology. I am an advocate of Open Source. But after having shared open-source projects for over 20 years now, starting with my contributions to the Boost libraries, it pains me to say that I am closing some of my source code for pragmatic concerns. The first to be closed are the technologies that are in very active development — that would be pitch detection and onset detection.
Here are some close-up pictures of the guitar after installing the full Nu-XR system. It was a joy installing the electronics for this guitar. This non-traditional guitar has no cavities at all. It’s just a full wide open space for the components and wiring. I think this is the easiest installation I’ve ever done. Every inch of this guitar is a RADICAL declaration.
Pictures paint a thousand words. Watch this space…
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Fast and Efficient Pitch Detection: Power of Two
Bitstream Autocorrelation (BACF) is fast and accurate. What can be better? Well, two BACFs in parallel!
A nice little secret with virtual pickups is that each virtual coil reduces random noise due to its inherent averaging effect. Comb filters have that very welcome effect! The more virtual coils you use, the better the noise reduction.
Onset detection is concerned with finding the start of a musical note immediately preceding the attack. Onset detection in conjunction with pitch detection are utilized