Trumpet and Effects Pedals

[beez]

I started playing rock gigs lately and I want to start experimenting with some effects pedals. I tried some normal distortion and overdrive pedals with some success but I want some other effects. Some of the pedals I've tested only pick up the mid register while others only work on the lower register. Does anyone have any recommendations for a pedal that would work well with trumpet?
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[ConnArtist]

A friend of mine has one of these:
http://www.digitech.com/en/products/ipb-10-programmable-pedalboard

If you've got about $1000 to throw down (I don't), it is the bomb, and more than you will ever need! (Which means you can trade in your other pedals for credit towards it)

Are you sure it's the pedal, and not the mic? I'm guessing you are happy with the mic with no distortion? Just throwing out ideas...

If you're lucky, TH user indofunk will chime in. If not, you might want to PM him. Nice guy with a lot of knowledge on electronic gadgetry
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1958 Conn 18A cornet
1962 Conn 9A cornet (yes, the Unicorn )
Reynolds Onyx cornet
c. 1955? Besson 10-10 trumpet
1939 Martin Imperial Handcraft “Model 37”
1986 Bach Strad 37 ML

[crzytptman]

When I used to use guitar effects, I found they worked better if I ran them through the effects loop on the board and into a separate channel than my trumpet mic.
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[plankowner110]

Anyone remember the King Vox Octavoice?

I was pretty cool- produced a sound one octave lower that what you played on the horn. Monster jazz trombonist Urbie Green used the King Vox Octavoice a lot on his combo gigs (every time I saw him live.) Jazz lines in octaves sound terrific.

Don't get too excited. It did NOT produce a tone one octave higher.
There was a tiny metal pickup that had to be soldered to the brass mouthpiece (after drilling a small hole into the cup from the outside) and this pickup was connected to a belt controller. A regular amp cord connected the controller to the amplifier.

I used one in night clubs 30 years ago with great "effect!"
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Getzen 800S Eterna cornet

[AJCarter]

Try some modulation pedals such as a Phase shifter or Flanger. A Wah pedal might also be fun to try out.

Like Connartist mentioned, these can get pricey fast but something else that might be cool is a Digitech Whammy pedal. pitch shifting ALL over the place.
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[jazzjezz]

I have a Boss RC30 loop station, which I am trying to get the hang of for layering purposes.

An aquantaince of mine uses one regularly for vocals, keys, violin, trumpet and more - very effective.

It has limited effects as part of the setup - but little control for the amount of effect so not very subtle (this might be just be that I haven't learnt enough about using it yet!).

The other hurdle is making the effects output dominate over the natural sound of the trumpet - unless using a mute, it gets loud very quickly.

I get the impression that the units designed for vocalists are going to be more suitable for miked trumpet use in comparison to guitar effect pedals, unless (as in previous post) the pedal is put in as an insert on a mixing desk.

I would love to get my hands on something like the TC Helicon Voicelive Touch. It seems to offer the ergonomics and functionality that might be just the ticket - has anyone got experience with one of those and trumpet use?

[AJCarter]