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SEQUENTIAL/DSI => OB-6 => Topic started by: tarekith on November 24, 2020, 05:39:08 PM

Title: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: tarekith on November 24, 2020, 05:39:08 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pLaHdnUYew

Is this for real, and does it work on the desktop too? Mines with a friend right now so I can try it. >:(
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: LPF83 on November 24, 2020, 06:13:24 PM: Quote from: tarekith on November 24, 2020, 05:39:08 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pLaHdnUYew

Is this for real, and does it work on the desktop too? Mines with a friend right now so I can try it. >:(

It's an easter egg in the P6 and OB-6 -- they snuck accelerometers in there :)
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: Soundquest on November 25, 2020, 08:31:33 AM: Interesting, but not sure I'll be smacking around any my electronic gear, solid state or not ;)
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: LPF83 on November 25, 2020, 02:59:18 PM: Quote from: Soundquest on November 25, 2020, 08:31:33 AM
Interesting, but not sure I'll be smacking around any my electronic gear, solid state or not ;)

I'm meticulous with expensive gear too... but, the P6 and OB-6 were built to gig with, so I'm sure a tap on the sides isn't going to hurt anything. It does make one wonder if the accelerometers store "crash data" so that a hard throw could be detected for warranty determination :) Kidding of course..
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: AlainHubert on November 25, 2020, 09:38:29 PM: I thought that everyone knew about this easter egg? Apparently not.
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: codingbinary on November 26, 2020, 01:41:49 AM: I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: OBJimKenobi on November 26, 2020, 06:07:07 AM: Quote from: codingbinary on November 26, 2020, 01:41:49 AM
I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.

It's the spring reverb model only. "SPr", are you using that?
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: Jonas on November 26, 2020, 06:22:31 AM: I've heard that sound enough when I was playing in a band in the 90's with a Peavey combo amp getting smacked around on stage and even more so with the reverb tank jangling around and making a racket in the back of the van every time we hit a bump. I'm very careful with my OB-6 keys and the only time it gets smacked around it when it is in the roadcase.
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: AlainHubert on November 26, 2020, 08:45:07 AM: Quote from: codingbinary on November 26, 2020, 01:41:49 AM
I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.

Strange, because it works on my OB6 Desktop.
Of course, the effect section has to be turned on, and the SPr reverb selected in the B effect section. ;)
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: codingbinary on November 26, 2020, 09:00:20 AM: Quote from: OBJimKenobi on November 26, 2020, 06:07:07 AM
Quote from: codingbinary on November 26, 2020, 01:41:49 AM
I tried it on my desktop ob-6, but somehow it doesn't work.

It's the spring reverb model only. "SPr", are you using that?

Yep. Effects on, SPr, fully mixed in, nothing.
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: codingbinary on November 26, 2020, 09:02:29 AM: Ah, figured it out. Seems really sensitive to the amount of force. Too light...nothing. A tack too hard, nothing. Seems there's a sweet spot.
Title: Re: Smacking the OB-6 spring reverb?
Post by: AlainHubert on November 26, 2020, 11:00:17 AM: Quote from: codingbinary on November 26, 2020, 09:02:29 AM
Ah, figured it out. Seems really sensitive to the amount of force. Too light...nothing. A tack too hard, nothing. Seems there's a sweet spot.

Glad you could get it to sound. After all, you paid for it! ;D