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So maybe just carry on the way I am, as in use an external HD to transfer from one computer to another, and always copy to the local drive.

[quote name='Dread Bass' post='740403' date='Feb 9 2010, 09:49 PM']I play my 5 string: A C G C F and my 6 strings: A C G C F A sharp. I love it. It suits our music and my technique.[/quote] Weird, I didn't know anyone else did that! Mine's the same intervals but a semi-tone higher.

I got mine in a trade the other day, not tried it yet but it sounds like everyone loves it.

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='740121' date='Feb 9 2010, 04:30 PM']if you are looking for a qotsa type sound - the tech 21 vt bass will get you close to Nick Oliveri's sound, although i see you have ampeg gear already![/quote] Yeh, get a booster to distort your amp!

It sounds like you're a little un sure. When it comes to experimenting with effects, the cheapest way to go is multi-effects. If you're not sure if you want an auto-wah or a pedal wah, then something like a used B2.1U would help you find out what you're craving for a lot less than buying two decent single pedals. Also, multi-effects seem to be getting better and better. The new Line6 stuff looks great, although i've not had the chance to try yet.

It might be worth looking at multi-effects.

Really? I thought SCSI went out with Mini discs?

I have the latency set to 0 at the moment for little projects at home where we need to monitor from the computer. I should change that before recording proper audio. I'll look into a firewire drive. I found a firewire card the other day, which is convinient.

Can USB 2 give me the full potential of a 7200RPM drive? Is there a way to see if i've recorded with glitches or not? (Cubase SX3) I generally record at 48K 16bit but I know that's probably frowned upon these days.

You would have the four outer sides all attached along the edge with a flexible plastic, so that they fold down. They have a little lip on the inside. The baffle and back sides have a bigger rubber lip on the inside to lock into the outer frame - no need for clips etc? Tupperware cab! But i'm no engineer.

Yeh I have no problem with moving between PCs, it's just the speed of the thing really. At home I regularly transfer between the two machines, but I just copy to the local drives before I start working, as I assume it's going to crash if I try working from USB. I didn't realise you could get firewire drives. I shall investigate, ta!

Does it REALLY need to be THAT airtight? If you had the sides made of moulded plastic you could get a pretty decent seal I think. A patent would have been a good idea before I spouted it on the net! Never mind.

My mixing and recording set ups are several miles apart. At the moment, I carry my PC to and fro. I'd like to stop doing this, but what's the best solution. An external drive? Can I record 16 channels at a time onto a USB drive? I have another computer I could use at one location see.

Can't you do a flat-pack light weight cab? Like a neo 12" or 15" mounted to a "baffle" (or whatever the front peice is) then 4 peices of light wood (or plastic?) that all clip together. Then it'd fit in a ruck sack.

Balls, I have one of those patch bays but i've already bought the stereo jack plugs. To be fair, an insert loom would have cost much more than just putting these plugs on the mono jack loom i've already got.

I got a whole warehouse for free for four years (until the roof collapsed) just by asking the guy who ran the industrial estate I worked on. Maybe there are some industrial estates near you who can't rent all their buildings and will cut a deal.

[quote name='Chimike' post='706659' date='Jan 9 2010, 03:34 PM']Have I put this in the wrong forum, or do I need to get out more ? Should I move it ( how ) to the Technical Forum ?[/quote] Ask a mod to move have it moved.

Well, I was determined to do it this week end. I'd already ordered the replacement caps. I was seriously nervous about turning it on as it was near impossible to determine the polarity of the old caps. Anyway, it's all worked out, ta for all your help

The footswitches on my B2.1U stopped working properly a while a go. Sometimes they'd stick, sometimes they just wouldn't work. The other day I decided to get off my lazy arse and fix it, so I thought i'd share my findings here. The foot switches are actually micro switches underneath the things you step on. On my pedal, the poles you step on weren't reaching the micro switches. I searched for ages online looking for a good fix, but it seems people either replace the micro switches, or stick tape onto the poles to make them longer. I didn't feel like either of these were a long term option, as the micro switches seem fragile and tape can come off. I bought two momentary (non latching) footswitches from maplins. I soldered these to the back of the little PCB which had the micro switches on. Then, I got out the old footswitches and put my new ones in. The only problem is the little PCB with the micro switches on it won't screw back into place, as my new switches are taking up room. I've just taped it into place instead. Sorted!

[quote name='Sibob' post='736455' date='Feb 5 2010, 05:32 PM']See that's the thing, my covers band is fundamentally a three piece (and then plus vocals), but when I first joined and tried using any effects to 'beef' up the sound while the guitarist solo'd, I found that they still got lost......[/quote] If you try effects, and they just "get lost" then, you're doing it wrong! Obviously, as loads of bassists use effects. [quote name='silddx' post='737411' date='Feb 6 2010, 05:12 PM']I have come to the conclusion that no-one has demonstrated anything useful or constructive about the core tone of an electric bass. It is purely subjective, but people have to justify their (more and more expensive) choices by talking pointless rubbish. In so many years, no-one has gone beyond, "pleasing mid-range honk", "Jaco-like nasal burp", "deep mid-rangy punch", "accents the upper mids", "The lows are 6.3 on the Richter scale", "Lovely top end sizzle", "Superb slap tone". Almost every bass you buy can demonstrate these qualities with the right amplification, speaker box and a bit of eq.[/quote] I totally agree! [quote name='JTUK' post='737608' date='Feb 6 2010, 08:53 PM']If a bass didn't have a good tone, first off, it stays in the shop..[/quote] Yeh, but when "good tone" is subjective, there isn't a bad sounding bass in the shop. [quote name='JTUK' post='737647' date='Feb 6 2010, 09:32 PM']You can, of course, have too much tone..or too many options.[/quote] Noooooo!! Say you get to a gig with your rock band. On stage all the low end is disappearing so you turn up the lows on your bass and amp. You're in the middle of a song where it kicks into a big chorus. Normally you'd boost the lows on your bass at this point, but it's maxed out!! If you have tone "patches" set up for each section in the song, then no matter what room you end up in, you will be able to create the same contrasts in tones. This might mean a multi-effects, or it might mean a huge pedal board. If your tones don't contrast to such an extent as to contribute to the overall contrasting sounds of the band, then you're missing out on a big area of being a bassist IMO. I used to play with loads of distortion, but say I joined a classic soul band. I would sell my 6 string and get a P. I'd set up a new pedal board - 2 EQs, a compressor, a blender, an octave etc. so that I have the ability to effect the overall sonic texture of the band.

It depends on the band I guess. I was in a 3 piece and kind of had a free reign to take up as much sonic space as I wanted. If you took away my pedalboard, 90% of the audience would notice.

[quote name='51m0n' post='736321' date='Feb 5 2010, 03:40 PM']I think you miss a core point here though. If your original provider of tone (the bass) sounds pants, then you can never enjoy that bass without extra help. You must always be goosing it to get something useable. That means you are in effect missing an important possible useable tone, that of just your bass, which if you would have if your bass' tone was good enough (great even). You havent lost anything by having a great tone from your bass on its own, you've gained something instead......[/quote] Sorry for snipping the post, but you basically just made the above point in detail (I think). Yes, if my starting point is with a pedal, or with the EQ on my amp set, (or with the pre-amp engaged on my bass?) I am (in a way) not starting from 0, which limits my possibilities to a degree. Say there is + - 10db on my graphic EQ and i'm already using 3db for 2Khz. That means I can't push 2Khz to 10db. So, say with your rig you can select any one of 100 different sounds, and I give you a bass which requires a little more EQ than usual to get to the starting point, that could cut you down to 70 sounds or so. When you have an infinite number of possible sounds, you can't by definition lose any possibilities. I'm not saying that I have an infinite number of sounds available, but it's not far off. It's true, with my Brice bass, I would never play (live) with it plugged straight into my amp. I would always use at least 3 pedals to get a great clean sound out of it. Just because i've used 3 pedals on the floor, instead of an 18V pre in the bass, doesn't mean my tonal possibilities are limited. No, I can't go straight from bass to amp, with everything set flat, and have it sound great. But, no, that doesn't mean I am limited (other than it takes me an extra 20 seconds to set up).