As the Etap2 VST module is regarded as the prefered software solution for "surf guitar" with > 20K downloads including very positive feedbacks also from studio's! We conclude that this project is regarded as finished. When you're using the build 1 version there is one upgrade to build 2 on our site. This build 2 version is with an aditional feature to widen-up the guitar more in the stereofield ala Peter Korving.
The next project we're working on, this time as a low cost hardware based project, is based on a DSP IC named SPN1001-FV1. It is designed by the very same people designing the DSP unit you'll find in the well known Alesis Q2x family . One of there distributors in the US is OCT who is also marketing a special daughter board that's featured with this FV-1 DSP chip and required SMD devices and includes already 8 fully functional effects programmed in an EEProm. It is even possible to extend your choice in 4 different groups of effects offered pending the set you order. It's very simple doing business with them and payment can be done through Paypal.
We have used this DSP daughter board to design an echo device based on a mother/daughter construct with the following emulation status:
A shortlist of the emulations part of this unit:
Emulation Status Remarks
1 Meazzi Echomatic model 2 under development Mono
2 Meazzi Echomatic model 2 variant under development Mono
3 VOX LongTom no planning Mono
4 Ping/Pong Delay available Stereo
5 Delay+Reverb available Stereo
6 Delay available Stereo
7 Abbey road reverb no planning
8 tbd no planning
A picture tell's more then 1000 words! Here is the working stereo version
For the Echomatic model#2 an already working but not fully developed code is available for testing. The present configuration is par with what's presently available like magic stomp and Alesis Q20. We've established some outstanding tape artifacts improvements that possible would make this even best of class (within in the range of the mentioned products). For that I need to add some more hardware functionality to the design while removing the stereo capabilities.
The project can be regarded as a DIY project. There are some open items like filling the EEPROM by the users themselves but in general it all seems to be without showstoppers. As already mentioned this is lowcost so the patches are just dial settings as was done on the real thing.
I'm wondering if this community would have any interest in this very low cost design <100 Euro's (parts + programmed EEprom) you solder and put it in a case! The outcome provides me with a simple go/no go on activities.
There is more detailed information here: http://www.echotapper.nl/dev/index.php? ... &Itemid=45
Kind Regards
Piet
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