Active Volume

[Takako Dito]

I'm about to purchase a couple of volume pedals for my pedal board setup. I have a Les Paul and two acoustic guitars, both with pickups and 1/4" out. My amplifier is a half-stack with an all-tube head (B-52 AT-100), a Tom Scholz Power Soak to enable me to drive the tubes at capacity, and the amp has an effects send loop, which I will use to send to and from my pedal board.

My specific use-case is to have the first hop on the effects send enter a volume pedal before reaching additional pedals in the chain, with the second volume pedal being connected to the expression input on my Boss PH-3 Phaser and other pedals which support this.

What is the difference between active and passive volume pedals and which should I choose for both use-cases? It seems like I should get an active pedal for the first hop volume control and a passive one to control the expression input on other pedals.

There isn't really any point to using an active pedal volume pedal in your setup. The advantage of an active pedal is that it can offer simultaneously high input impedance and low output impedance. High input impedance is important when you're directly connecting a passive guitar (else the pickup resonance is damped by the load), whereas low output impedance helps avoiding noise interference if there's a long cable from the volume pedal to an amp or whatever.

Thus, it seems that the main differences are that the active pedal uses power (obviously) and contains a dual-buffer for preserving tone1, while the passive one does not use power and has DIP switches for configuring the pedal for use as an expression input to other pedals.

If I had another buffer pedal in front of the first volume pedal, a passive model would make sense for the first pedal, but I don't. It would be cooler if I did have a buffer in front so that I could optionally get both passive pedals and connect each to a different expression input to control up to two pedals at once.

Pickups that are intended for electric guitars and basses are normally of the attractive inductance style. Attractive pickups typically contain alnico magnets, which are encircled by a bobbin enclosed by extremely fine copper wire. The vibration of the strings cause the attractive transition to sway, and actuates an A/C voltage through the curls. The current is then conveyed to the amp or recording hardware, bringing about the sound that you hear when you strike the strings.

One misinterpretation is that there is something characteristically extraordinary among dynamic and aloof pickups. In all actuality, ALL pickups are inactive. Dynamic pickups essentially have an implicit preamplification circuit that gives on-board command overtone and volume, rather than making the changes at the intensifier or on a pedal or processor.

The bit of leeway to going with actives is that your tone is significantly less influenced by the length of the link between the guitar and amp. It likewise has a moderately level recurrence reaction due to the lower inductance displayed by the preamplification circuit. The lower inductance additionally takes into consideration the ideal "sound" while interfacing straightforwardly to a blender, in situations where utilizing an amp isn't wanted.

Detached pickups are generally favored by players who float towards rock, blues, and nation, as the vast majority of the adored players of those types made a "sound" based on a particular guitar. Since dynamic pickups didn't get mainstream until the mid-1990s, these guitars generally conveyed aloof hardware.

Mono Volume Pedal Junior: This is an exceptionally little volume pedal. It fits in the paddleboards without any problem. It doesn't take a lot of hardware and it has got two unique alternatives for volume swell.

If you think volume pedals come a dime-a-dozen... you're right. That's why we wanted to up the game on the volume pedal, but keep the cost low. Two things that set the CNZ AVP-1 apart are the Magnetic Responsive Potentiometer (Mag-Pot) and the Independent Level Threshold Knobs. The Mag-Pot helps the pedal move fluidly and avoids the glitches and mechanical wear of traditional volume pedals. The Independent Level Threshold Knobs let you set your Minimum & Maximum levels so you can make your pedal adjustments as subtle or drastic as you'd like. There is a lot to love about this pedal, like a second Fixed Gain Output (for loops or tuners, etc.), 9V plug or 9V battery capabilities, and more. It just goes to show that volume pedals can be both utilitarian and artistic at the same time.

The Patent Pending, Non-Contact, Magnetic Responsive Potentiometer is a GAME CHANGER! It creates a smooth, effortless glide over a full range of volume. The Magnetic Pot eliminates glitchy movements, mechanical wear and failure of mechanical potentiometers used by other pedals. Noise free, maintenance free, grease free, mechanical failure free! This pedal is going to last!

Two Level Adjustment Knobs Control the Minimum and Maximum Volume Separately, and can add a Boost. The Minimum knob turned to the left gives you a muted signal when the pedal is in the back position. When the Maximum knob is set at the center, the output volume will be the same as the input volume. Any setting above center provides a Boost Effect on your signal. How sweet is that?

The Robust Steel Housing has strong corners, a double steel base, rigid joints, great connections and sturdy, weighted knobs. This pedal is going to hold up under intense heavy footed guitarists as well as over-zealous volume controllers. The Raised Diamond Plate Pattern Hard Rubber Foot Pad provides a firm, non-slip surface for any shoe to have a firm grip on your Volume Control. Inspire Your Music with CNZ Audio!

Description:
SONICAKE Expression Pedal VolWah is an active volume/wah pedal for those people who think that a full-size, metal-casing Wah pedal is heavy as balls and simply took too much space on the pedal board.

Pure analog circuit design combines an active volume and a vintage wah in 1 mini-sized pedal, which is extremely compact, a true space-saver for your crowded pedal board.

The volume part of the pedal is an active circuit, which would save you from a lot of trouble of impedance mismatch issues.

The wah part of the pedal is going after the iconic Crybaby style, vintage wah sound, which is dynamic and responsive, meanwhile employed widely by guitarist from all genres.

The pedal is made of hard plastic, with a lightweight casing, but yet truly robust and well-built. Two LED light shows the working state of the pedal, indicating which mode the pedal is engaged with.

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The philosophy of this calculation is to ensure that the pump motor will not overheat due to repeated start and stop cycles. When the active volume is too small, the pump cycles occur too frequently, causing potentially dangerous or destructive heat build-up. In systems where multiple pumps are available, the pumps alternate operation cycles, extending the time between individual pump starts. For the purposes of determining an appropriate active volume, we focus on a single pump operating to account for the worst case scenario.

Where V is the active volume, T is the cycle time, and Q is the pumping rate. The pumping rate is typically determined by Romtec Utilities when finding a pump that will meet the total dynamic head and that will meet or exceed the peak inflow for the system. The cycle time is also determined by Romtec Utilities. Pump manufacturers specify the maximum starts per hour for their pumps. Romtec Utilities uses this number to conservatively find an appropriate cycle time for the pumps. In this calculation, it is better to lean on the conservative side because the only change required for the system is changing the elevations of the level sensors.

Being too conservative is not always appropriate either. When pumping wastewater, for example, if the active volume is too large, the sewage will sit for long periods of time between cycles. This can lead to the water becoming septic, which causes odors and corrosive conditions to form. In more applications like stormwater, long periods between cycles can allow solids to settle out of the water and collect at the bottom of the well. This can create a clogging concern. These scenarios can lead to pump maintenance issues or even premature pump failure.

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