Dog Face
284 posts
Nov 20, 2014
6:49 PM
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didn't see the search function... may have had too much to sip on....NEVER!! ANYWAY, to be short sweet and to the point-
if I'm using a Lone Wolf Harp Shield, and environmental conditions were right (ie: size of the room and such), then would there be a setting where I could play at regular volume and it not come through the amp?
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Brad
Last Edited by Dog Face on Nov 20, 2014 6:53 PM
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didjcripey
843 posts
Nov 20, 2014
9:49 PM
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Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but the Harp shield is basically a noise gate. A certain volume will trigger the gate open or shut. It would simply be a matter of reducing the sensitivity so that your acoustic playing was not loud enough to trigger the gate. But what would be the point?
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Lucky Lester
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NathanLWBC
22 posts
Nov 21, 2014
6:14 AM
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@didjcripey...yes, the Harp Shield is a noise gate.
@OP...I'm confused. So you want it to block all of your signal or not gate at all?
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--Nathan Heck
Lead Technician, Lone Wolf Blues Co.
customerservice@lonewolfblues.com
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Dog Face
285 posts
Nov 21, 2014
2:12 PM
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@Nathan
I have a friend who seems to have more money than he knows what to do with. With this problem, he has acquired a good amount of gear and has a tendency to give me things that he doesn't use. The thing is- he's not a harmonica player.
I've been wanting a Harp Shield to help with some feedback issues. I'm not the smartest dude when it comes to techie stuff so I've been aiming for the harp shield because I know it's made for harmonica players. I was just given this: http://www.isptechnologies.com/portfolio/decimator-ii-pedal/
Is there a crazy difference that I'm going to notice with a Harp Shield from the Decimator or are they, in essence, the same idea?
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Brad
Last Edited by Dog Face on Nov 21, 2014 8:52 PM
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NathanLWBC
23 posts
Nov 22, 2014
6:21 AM
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From looking at that page (I've never seen that product before), the two pedals are completely different. If I understand their literature properly, that pedal silences sounds such as hums and hisses. It's probably best used in a studio setting. It does not appear to have any gate function, which is how the Harp Shield works.
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--Nathan Heck
Lead Technician, Lone Wolf Blues Co.
customerservice@lonewolfblues.com
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FMWoodeye
836 posts
Nov 22, 2014
8:29 PM
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I've recently purchased a Harp Shield and played out with it for the first time last Saturday night. I turned it completely clockwise so that the signal from my mic would not get through. Then I backed it off (turned it counterclockwise) incrementally until the signal would go through when I played as softly as I was gonna play. This worked for me, so far, but I'm certainly not an authority.
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SuperBee
2275 posts
Nov 23, 2014
8:19 PM
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Harp shield is suitable for some situations, but if you need to make the sensitivity quite low , it restricts your capacity to play dynamically. I found it impossible to use effectively on a loud stage, where drums and cymbals would trigger it open unless I made it quite insensitive.
A volume control would allow you to play and cut in and out as you pleased.
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