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Thanks for the explaination. There's not [i]heavy[/i] processing on this particular project yet, but it's at least "medium" and plays back fine. I'll hopefully be building a new system some time this year so i'll go for something with SATA and firewire.

A quick question... Why would you not use a USB drive to record multitracks to? I recently ran out of HD space and desperately needed more for a project. I couldn't fit in any more IDE drives and I have no SATA on the board, so I bought the cheapest 1TB USB drive I could find. It seems to work fine recording 15 channels 24bit 48Khz with almost 0 latency.

I bought a bass from David, and it arrived two days after payment! That's quicker than any online store! And it was packaged well etc. Cheers!

[quote name='Albi' post='1181109' date='Mar 29 2011, 06:07 PM']A custom LPF fitted into a expression pedal enclosure is almost ready.[/quote] That sounds fiendish! Any more info?

Heh ^ a totally different opinion. Personally, I played with compressors on the computer for a long time, just messing with the controls. I had a vague idea of what each one did, and I used them to squish and maybe make things louder. None of that experience could replace actually sitting down at uni and reading good detailed descriptions of what a compressor does, and why/when you would want to use it. Obviously, everyone's different

I think in the context of compressors, just having a play with the controls will not really give you any understanding, because when set effectively they're (usually) so subtle. If you can try and get your head around Si's compression 101 it'd be very useful.

But it has real controls!!! That's ace

Whammies are cool, but it's a very "digital sound". I use mine loads, but it's not for everyone.

heh, I gig* with like 25 pedals. God knows how you value them but none cost less than £40 and there are a few worth more than £100. *hopefully i'll actually have a gig on bass soon, can't wait.

Nice one, i'll have a listen at home.

[quote name='pantherairsoft' post='1161712' date='Mar 14 2011, 01:20 PM']I've tried it absolutely everywhere but the end is 100x better. I think of it as a kind of sequencer that I 'play along to'. My effects chain generates my sound and then the slicer adds a rhythm that I join in with at the end. Putting effects after it seems to make your core signal a little muddy as all the sounds go haywire with the slicers pattern. Try it![/quote] I tried it last night and almost blew my ear drum! Having it at the start of the chain, I had to have the effect level right up, but last night as soon as I turned it on my amp was clipping. I turned the effect level down, but then it just wasn't cutting through. I tried less dry level, but that didn't work. I wonder if it [i]needs[/i] a bit of compression after it? What's your set up? Does it sound good through your bass rig?

[quote name='crez5150' post='1163238' date='Mar 15 2011, 03:53 PM']There are a lot of players who cannot do this easily..... believe me[/quote] Good players? When I started playing to a click, it was [i]weird[/i] in that the usual ebb and flow of tempo wasn't there, but it's a big loud clicking in your ear. If you're not in time, it's going to get pretty f***ing annoying!! I'm by no means even an average drummer, but I can play to a click.

I don't understand why it'd be difficult to drum to a click? Surely if you can't keep to a constant clicking, you're not much of a drummer?

I was also thinking that you could leave the front of the lower horn intact, but carve out the back of it, especially at the top. Whether that'd be enough to give you access I don't know.

Karma Audio do some very cheap condensors. I got one of their tiny little compact pack of two condensors to use for overheads and they're great! I think it cost $40ish. You could get them and 4 used sm57s and you'd have a great set. You could do with clips for the toms and snare though.

I have the Red5s, and I like them, but the clips are sh*t. They've all fallen apart now. You need patience and a tiny screwdriver to put them back together. I'm using them for recording so I can just attach them to boom stands, but for live I don't think they'd last.

[quote name='xgsjx' post='1161815' date='Mar 14 2011, 02:40 PM']What does the slicer do exactly? Is it kinda like a long delay?[/quote] It's like a tremolo, but it does interesting rythms instead of just a constant repeat. It "slices" dynamic cuts in a rythmic way. There are a few harmonic modes too, which will harmonise the input as well as produce the rythmic pattern.

cool, i'll give it a go tomorrow. I don't get to have the rhythms as loud as i's like as it really pushes my amp, but now I think that might be because it's before a LOAD of dirt and compression.

ooo, I didn't think about putting the slicer at the end of the chain!

If you EQ it to sound like it does through his amp, you'll both be happy, surely? At least roll the top end off. Guitar cabs don't really put out much above 5KHz, but I bet the BOSS does!

Just in case the relevant mod misses the other thread - I'm sure you can get a script to integrate into the forum which will automatically resize images to a maximum size. EDIT: I notice the forum is in php. I know imagemagick can be run using php.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1157854' date='Mar 11 2011, 11:32 AM']It's an abbreviation of 'accompanying'. Mainly used by jazz musicians.[/quote] Thankyou! There's another "comping" in recording. I've no idea what it's an abbreviation for, but it's when they stick together loads of different takes to get a good one.