Which Zoom unit had the "Explosion" sound ?

Started by Incubus, February 03, 2005, 12:46:00 PM

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Incubus

I remember years back, like maybe early to mid 90's, playing thru a friends Zoom effects unit.

It was a grey colored half rack spce unit.

I *think* one of the patches was called "Bomb"....it was basically the sound of an explosion. You caould make it last for longer or shorter times and worked by being triggered by any sound input once the patch was selected.

I'm wondering if anyone knows which unit it was, what the patch was called and whether there is any sort of stompbox equivalent.

KarbonHed

It was the 9030, which was the grey one. The Black update of that, the 9050, also has it.

Edit:

to answer the question a little more fully I got the PDF manuals from the Zoom site - http://www.zoom.co.jp/archive/Previous_Model/

from the 9050 manual we get...

Bomber (BOM) Bomber (BDM)
This is an unusual special effect in which each initial signal input
(such as the picking of a guitar) triggers an explosive sound.

Page 1:
(1) TRG (trigger): When this parameter is set to "rnut," the trigger is
cancelled. With the use of the 8050, you can conveniently switch h s
parameter on and off as needed.
(2) PTN (pattern): This determines the tone of the explosion sound.
(3) DEC (decay): This determines the dccay speed of the explosion sound.
The greater the value, the slower the dccay.
(4) BAL (balance): This determines the balance of the direct sound and
effect sound.

Page 2:
(1) DES (destination): When this parameter is set to MAN, h e explosion
sound is output at the point when the control change value increases
from less than 63 to more than 64 regardless of the raLio.
In order to produce the explosive sound wilhout playing a
note on your instrument, set the trigger to "mut," the
destination to "MAN," and match the control change
number with the pedal switch of the 8050 or the sustain
pedal of a synthesizer. Then, just by pressing the pedal, you
can produce the sound of a bomb exploding -- a useful
sound effect for intros and endings.

Just tried it out on my 905 for the first time since buying it in '94 and it's... crap  :P

Paul Marossy

Yep, the 9030. I still have mine. Some of the delays and reverbs are really nice sounding.