Do You Need An Isolated Power Supply? | Talkin' Pedal Power
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Today we're discussing the need for an isolated power supply on your pedal board. What are the benefits, as opposed to the tried and true adapter-with-daisy-chain setup? Let's discuss sound quality, noise reduction, and overall organization with the Fender Engine Room, Strymon Zuma & Ojai, and MXR DC Brick. There are plenty of options in the power supply game, so check out our website to see what all we have to offer!
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I have 6 pedals on my board. Mostly analog, with the exception of my polytune and Digitech reverb. I use a one spot daisychained and never have any problems.
Purchased a Zuma earlier this month...now I have more problems. Going back to my daisy chain.
Daisychaining my One Spot worked all winter. Now everyone in my apartment building is running their AC on full blast and and my pedals on my second board are buzzing like crazy. My first board with an isolated power supply is silent as a sleeping lamb.
Check out Truetone’s video from last year “Why a 1 spot daisy chain is quiet” before buying unnecessary gear.
Very true. I have a one spot which works fine with 6 pedals. The trick is to avoid the big digital pedals with it.
Exactly, I have 3 truetone 1spot daisy chains and 3 Seperate boards with no issues, and a couple digital pedals.
It's all use-case scenarios. One spots can be fantastic if you're using a couple true bypass analog pedals. But a building with bad wiring, external interference like air conditioners, or pedals that draw a lot of power will leave nothing but noise in your signal chain.
@@thebreakfastmenu Well, I haven't experienced it. Strymon pedals seem to be obvious offenders and I don't have any of those. As per the TrueTone advice, I daisy chain from 1 spot to the tuner (most LEDs) then to all other digital then to analogue. Zero noise for years. Currently 7 pedals connected but up to 10 in the past. If it ever becomes an issue then that's the time to spend the dosh. Just a waste of money otherwise.
I have the second example (with noise fixed) I tough it was something bad with my cables. After trying several times and changing cables to see it that was the problem. So I guess is a normal thing with analog pedalboard right?
Great info!!
A video where the host is giving those with daisy chains a guilt trip just to get them to buy a better power supply lmao.
I have toyed with this thought for years and i only have 6 pedals with a total of less than 500Ma so always conclude that I can continue with a daisy chain.
Using a proper power supply is like a night and day difference.
Try it and you will never go back.
@@jonathanwapner6262 Are you talking about a difference in noise level? What if my board is already completely silent?
@@10sassafras idk. I have one board I run Daisy and one with a Zuma. The Zuma feels like everything is running on high octane and well serviced. The one spot seems like it’s running on 87 and needs an oil change. It still gets the job done but it’s a hard thing to explain. You just have to have a couple gigs with the iso power supply and go back to daisy to really appreciate it
@@Morrison9155 I’d love to see that demonstrated with each method powering the same board. Demos on TH-cam are about the difference in background noise.
thx so much for this helpfully video.
Very cool video. I playa Jazz Bass on a Bugera "The Nuke" and I use 4 pedals. If I plug them singularly the sound is ok but as soon as I use the daisychained it makes a very high buzzing noise. Hope this will help
I use gator Gbus8 x2 for my board.
gbus is not isolated though, but as it is said in many comments, it really depend the building your in. most people wont have any problem using non isolated power supply
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Can I connect a 9v-300Ma pedal to the DC brick?
Planning to buy my first 2 pedals, do i need a isolated power supply for that?
Yes. Batteries or isolated power. You don’t NEED it but it makes things a lot more quiet.
Absolutely not, if they only are 100 mA consumption.
I'm a novice and trying t learn the guitar. I have one pedal, a chorus. I want to get the Joyo R14 reverb. I have a Donner daisy chain. I've looked at the Donner Dp1 and 2 model, but honestly they All look the same for $30 to $50. The caline and others look like they are made at the same factory with different names put on them. I've also looked at the Joyo5 power supply. The confusing part for me is every youtube video says something different. These power supplies aren't truly isolated, they are just filtered. I've even went into local guitar stores and can't get a straight answer. Sometimes you think jyst get the Vodoo and be done with it. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the video.
Please help, I use a Boss Ds-1 and a boutique normal 9v overdrive, they run into my 1 spot daisy chain great, however, my Electroharmonix neo mistress makes noise when’s it’s plugged in with them, what do I do?
Those who haven't wondered all this, soon will. Very helpful. Or just plug your guitar straight into your amp cause some great players can do that and sound great.
Keith Richards just plugs into the Marshall...
Any opinions on the MXR Custom Audio Electronics MC403 Power System 16-ouput Isolated Power System?
I think dc cioks 7 is awesome power supply
Can it power up Line 6 HX Stomp XL with two extra pedals (Walrus Age and Eras)??
Am I hearing more treble and clarity on the isolated power supply also, or is that me convincing myself to pursue more gear? 😳🙂 noise issue is a no-brainier. I’m half-way at present, 3 power supplies daisy-chained. Cheers for the video…
definitely, I compared my fender lvl 5 to one spots and other cheap power supplys that were isolated per group of wattage and the fender sounded way more hi-fi, even compared to my voodoo labs it was cleaner
Also just bought the Fender Engine Room. Pedals board needs a rethink/organise now though…
These days... They're built into the amp or use an all-in-one unit like a BOSS GT100 or GT1000, Line6, etc.
but they don't sound as good as individual pedals.
can't even hear the noise ..
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I find well filtered power does just as good as 'isolated' I do not have power issues with my home made powersupply that distributes power from a 19V dell supply. The positive is isolated and the ground is not. I never have ground noise.. this is yet another possible mojo myth. Spending 100 bucks on power supply is excessive....... why anybody would buy Strymon power is beyond me...
Do you gig? You might find it's a bit different then.
Slightly over seven minutes of talking before the real world comparison was a little too much for my taste. Could I respectfully suggest that you minimise the talk and include more comparisons? I think the talking could have been wrapped up in 60 or 90 seconds max. Just an observation that is well meant.
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