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[quote name='njr911' timestamp='1425997710' post='2713219'] No, I should spend a bit of time with it but with two kids the only chance i get to play is in rehearsals once a week [/quote] downer. OK, well, what's the behringer pedal?

yes, good advice truckstop

There's no octave pedal like that, as far as I know. It's an interesting idea! I think what you're experiencing is a lack of balance across the strings and up the frets, so certain notes are louder than others. Your strings, pickup height, amp settings etc will all play a part in this I have a friend who's EUB was quite quiet on the G string no matter what we did with it. We managed to get around it to an extent using a multi-band compressor, which applies different compression to different frequency bands. This might be the way to bodge a solution

Haha! Have you tried the compressors on it?

In that case, I don't think a compressor is going to be interesting enough to solve your pedal GAS. If there's money burning a hole in your pocket, grab one of the zoom multi effects units, have hours of fun figuring out what effects you like, then you can lust after all the individual "stomp boxes" which also do this effect.

If you have a bit of grit then that would already be taming any peaks, except with distortion instead of compression What's the problem you're trying to solve?

She's a pro. These videos are just part of her portfolio aren't they? If I wanted sessions or deps on bass, I'd get some youtube videos up, and I'd try to look as good as possible!

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1425939638' post='2712634'] ...as well having his male appendage firmly planted on his forehead he also seems to have a huge chip on his shoulder. [url="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/18/noel-gallagher-fiction-waste-time"]http://www.theguardi...tion-waste-time[/url] [/quote] That's not saying that he thinks all literature is a waste of time, or that he thinks lads shouldn't read, or that people shouldn't educate themselves. All he's saying is that he's not into fiction or novels. He prefers non-fiction literature. What's wrong with that?

not sure a BDI21 or other sansamp clone will do it. I have one of these combos with the valve switch. I'll see if I can get a pedal to replicate it and report back

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425668236' post='2709627'] It will take at least half a day to get the drums set up and miced, phased and balanced. So bear that in mind... [/quote] Not in my studio! I do encourage bands to use my own kit as it's ready micd and tuned, but even when they bring in their own kit, it takes me about an hour to mic it, measure phase, get levels, and a test recording.

you can make any bass fit the sound of the band, the key is to work together

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1425541527' post='2708260'] They've got a guitarist hidden backstage who uses a load of pedals to make it sound like he's playing a bass..... [/quote] Yep, he's using a music stand too. As soon as I noticed I left

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1425488504' post='2707857'] The difference in Hertz between notes a semitone apart depends upon which two notes as its a logarithmic scale (which is why the frets get closer together as you go up the neck of a bass) but if A is 440Hz then Ab one semitone down is 415.3 [/quote] Interesting! So tuning to A432 would be about a third of a semi-tone down. It doesn't seem that significant really When I put a capo on to change a whole piece of music up a semi tone, it definitely changes the "feel" of the music, but I doubt that's anything to do with any "natural frequencies". I find the idea that EVERYTHING will sound better in one tuning or another a bit absurd

I'd say it's definitely possible that you can hear the difference, and different tunings probably suit different pieces of music. But, yeh, it's like putting a capo on isn't it? Dropping the song up or down a semitone... how many hertz is that?

[quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1425389005' post='2706760'] ...I think that sound engineer...needs relieving of his seed. [/quote] That's a bit risque!! Are you offering to help?!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1425386821' post='2706731'] I don't see the point of BEAD. Surely everyone needs to play notes on the G string?... [/quote] depends on the kind of music!

I'd put them in a similar bracket to the foo fighters actually. Great musicians playing good solid rock songs. I saw the foo fighters once and after an hour and a half of good solid rock songs I was suicidal. Each to their own

I always thought my band's timing was perfect, and I suppose in a way it was "perfect" but would speed up and slow down slightly for different sections of different songs. Not necessarily a bad thing! But playing to a click made us realise where we were changing tempo, and meant we at least had a choice as to whether to go with the natural feel of it, or whether to be super rigid

If you're jamming or writing original stuff then meeting up once a week would make total sense If you're learning/rehearsing pub covers once a week, to only gig 5 times a year, then it sounds like a total nightmare and I would get out now!!!

Cool, I'll check it out ASAP

indeed! What music are you making Fretnomore? Do you have a link for us to hear that board in action?

you can never tell until you try, but I would go Tuner phaser OD comp delay

It must have been the UAD one I think, which isn't VST and you need a UAD card. Oh well!

Back when I used to get Tape Op (no idea why that stopped!) they reviewed a VST tape sim next to a struder tape machine, and reckoned it was spot on. I wish I could remember the name of the plug-in now!