I have always wanted an isolated power supply for my effects pedal and then later on, I thought of one power supply for my amp and pedals. Then I found this one on Amazon and I think this is the answer... The Donner DP-X rechargeable power supply.
The DP-X when you unbox it has four 18650 batteries, lots of cables for your effects pedal, velcro for your pedal board, power adaptor with two interchangeable plugs; two pin for EU and three pin for UK residents.
Donner Pedal Power Supply DP-X SPECIFICATIONS:
Powers For 9V. 12V or 18V Pedal
Power: AC 100v-240V
Input: DC 18V
Output:
4 way 9V 100mA 3 way 9V 500mA 1 way 12V/18V 100mA 1way USB DC 5V 1000mA
I am really happy with my purchase and have tried it using my Roland Micro Cube, Boss Dr Rhythm DR3 drum machine, Boss pedals, Zoom G1xOn and Zoom G1Four and even my Hotone Siva Boogie mini amp head which requires 18v also worked. So yeah this unit is totally awesome.
Bought this one second-hand on eBay. Lots of disappointed owners of this drum machine are complaining on YouTube about this product. Hence, they are selling it secondhand online.
I bought it coz I really needed a drum machine where I can use it as battery powered and something small and portable. So this one fits that category. Although I might say, when I purchased it, I was a bit confused as well because I've been browsing a lot of drum machines from different brands and on eBay and also watching demos and reviews on YouTube. Until I just compulsively purchased this one because its not for bidding so no need to wait and all that.
Now when it arrived, I was looking for an adaptor but actually this one didnt come with an adaptor, however, it's battery powered so its not a problem and its a plus point for me so I can use this one anywhere. The second thing was how to edit or even just copy the drum patterns. I had to look both on the manual and on YouTube on how to do it.
Right, out of the box, it's pretty straight forward. I just put the 6 AA batteries and turn the power switch on. It doesnt have a built-in speaker so I was looking for headphones out but probably it's my eyesight, so I missed it. Took a guitar cable and plugged it to the mono out of the unit and plugged it into my portable speaker. At first it didnt work. I thought my cable was broken. And then the volume know of the unit that's next to the power switch, I had to turn it clockwise and counter-clockwise. Because as I've said I think it's my eyesight. I couldnt see properly where is volume up vs volume down.
Then, for some reason, I probably nudge the cable or the jack going to the mono out and it did work. So I don't if this is an old unit that has not been used for a while. After few minutes of fiddling with this product, or in fact, more than just minutes, I think it was later in the afternoon that I found out there's phones out. That's when I managed to enjoy the unit coz I can just experiment with it and not disturbing people in the house. After some time, I managed to have my drum beat for like 5-6 songs.
Then later on after few days of using it, I managed to learn how to edit, rename, copy, create beat, etc. And Im still learning with this drum machine. I think it's a really good drum machine. Got lovely sound especially when I plugged it to my Bose S1 Pro and also Im ordering a dual foot switch for this one because I want to make use of the fill in and the shifting from pattern A to B, etc. So watch out for my update on this drum machine.
I know that nowadays CDs and CD player is not a thing anymore but last December, a friend of mine gave ma a CD of Pink Floyd live at Knebworth and Rachmaninoff. Then later he gave me as well Pink Floyd Wish you were here album and Richard Addinsell. But trouble was, I don't have CD player anymore. So what I did was look online for a cheap CD Player and found this one from Asda. It was also perfect timing that my workplace gave me an Asda gift voucher. Hence, I bought this unit.
Right, this one is perfect for the job. Lightweight and portable. Battery powered. It doesnt come with power adaptor. But the only problem is that the battery rans out quickly. May be about one album and it drains the battery or perhaps listening to two albums and that's it. Another thing that is not that great is the earphones that came with it. It looks and feels cheap. Not sounding great as well. So I changed it with my cheap Phillips earphones and it sounded a lot better. But if you use obviously a better headphones like my Bose SoundTrue headphones and my Sennheiser HD100, then it is super lovely.
Overall, for the price and functionality, I am happy with this CD player.
This is one of the common questions asked to me as a Zoom effects pedal user. How to record using Zoom G1Four into my phone? So I decided to make a video and explain on how to record using this pedal.
Things that you'll be needing:
Zoom G1Four effects pedal iPad or iPhone Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter (buy original Apple product) Behringer UCA222 audio interface RCA to 3.5 mm stereo cable Headphones 3.5 to 6.5 adapter Regular headphones or headset (not the headset for the phones) If possible have a tripod or any iphone/ipad stand
Connect your guitar to your zoom effects pedal then use the headphones jack plug it to the output of the pedal and connect your RCA to stereo 3.5mm cable then plug it to your Behringer UCA222 then connect your Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter to your iphone or ipad. Open the camera of your iPhone or iPad. Then connect your headphones to the Behringer UCA222 as your monitor. There's a volume control on the UCA 222 to adjust your monitor. Then press record.
