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What about the TC Helicon VoiceLive Touch 2?
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I've found that as I've got older, I've got more tolerant about the kinds of music I am happy playing. Up to my early 40s I would have never entertained the possibility of playing in some of the bands I've joined since then. -
Room and bass specific humming/interference. Thoughts?
BigRedX replied to solo4652's topic in Repairs and Technical
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IME most pedals are aimed at guitar and bass instruments and although there are some companies like TC Electronic who make pedals for vocals, however you will need something with a mic level input (which guitar pedals don't have) and in XLR format. All the serious stuff to do what you want will be in the form of rack mounting gear and would be plumbed into your mixer using a channel insert.
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I expect the shipping from Japan will be significantly over £100 these days. It was around the £150 mark for the last bass (plus hard case) I bought from Ishibashi and that was probably 10 years ago.
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Could work. Time for a technical rehearsal to see if it does. For a situation like this, you'll probably be much better off with a decent parametric EQ with at least 4 bands all with level frequency and Q controls, or a graphic with a lot more bands than those on the Boss so you can hone in on just the problem frequencies.
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Without actually being able to see how the desk was configured while you were playing you have no idea which sound sources are being routed to the FoH speakers. With my producer's/engineer's hat on if someone asked me to mic up their bass cab I'd do it. Whether I actually utilised that channel is another matter entirely.
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That's great! thanks. One final question which way around does the cable go? the plugs on the cable are flush on one side and slightly indented on the other. Which side faces outwards? I tried to take a photo to show this but with the mouldings being transparent it isn't even remotely obvious. If necessary I'll post a diagram later today.
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I always found that even with more modern cabs with better dispersion I could only hear myself from my rig when I was stood directly in front of it. Fine if your the sort of musician who never moves about on stage, but for me the whole point of a big stage is to be able to throw some proper "shapes". With foldback I've been lost the moment I stepped away from my rig.
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Not necessarily the DI may well be taken directly from the bass guitar before it reaches the amp. Unless you are using rack-mounted devices in the effects loop of the amp this will be the source that most PA engineers are keen to use. Plus IME much of the EQ used on the amp will be overcoming the limitations of the cab. In nearly all rigs the "sound" is that of the amp and cabs working together, since this is near impossible to capture on stage, most PA engineers won't even bother.
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And that 25% should be applied to the combined price of the bass and the cost of the shipping.
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I think my iOS devices are too old. I have the magnifier but I can't actually take a photo with it enabled.
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I'll have a go later, but I doubt I have anything that will show the required close up detail without being out of focus.
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One of the ways that my dyslexia manifests itself is that I can often find spatial orientation difficult, so there is no obvious left and right for me. Also I have weird shaped ears (so far I've not come across any ear buds that fit comfortably) so I won't know if they aren't fitting properly because I've got them the wrong way around or simply because they don't fit my ears. Just for my piece of mind it would be helpful to know which is the correct earpiece for each ear. I've just had a good look all over both earpieces and there are no obvious left and right margins on them, or markings that only appear on one of them. And this is despite the fact that the manual clearly states that they are marked left and right. The connectors on the cable clearly have a preferred orientation because there is an indent on one side of the plug but no indication whether this faces inwards or outwards. I've just a quick try without fully plugging anything in and it appears to be possible the plug either earpiece into either plug on the cable and also each way round in respect to the plug. More confused than ever...
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But can we be absolutely sure how much that rig is contributing to the sound that most of the audience are hearing? There's a mic on one driver on one cab and as I said previously 1 close mic on one driver is not the same sound as the whole (or two) 8x10 cabs from a couple of feet away. If you're only going mic one driver, you might as well use a 1x10 cab, because those other 15 drivers are just for show. Even then, there's probably going to be a DI either taken from the line out on of one of the amps or maybe direct from the bass before the signal has even reached the amp. Certainly every time I've played on a larger stage where my rig has been mic'd up there has also been a DI feed as well. And unless we are the mix engineer then we don't know how much of each feed is actually being used for the FoH sound or what additional processing is being applied at the desk or from the PA outboard. And from personal experience on larger stages, even if your not wearing IEMs, unless you have your rig turned up stupidly loud you'll be able to hear more bass guitar signal from the monitors than you can from the cabs behind you. In the end all we can really say is that as stage props that Ampeg rig looks pretty good, but to suggest that it is definitely contributing to the sound the majority of the audience are hearing is naive at best.
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I've found that I have a greater tolerance for songs I'm not keen on listening to, if I'm actually playing them. On the other hand having to learn and play some songs has completely killed any chance of listening enjoyment that I might have previously had for them.
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I ordered a pair of ZS10 Pros as they were cheaper on Prime Day. However how do you tell which is left and right? The instructions seem to apply that it is marked on the earpieces but I can't see anything. Where should I be looking? Also how do you know which confectioning on the cable goes into which earpiece? Again there are no obvious markings. I'm probably being really stupid, but I've just spent 10 minutes looking closely at all the parts and I really can't see anything.
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Surprise bass player! Is there someone you never knew played bass?
BigRedX replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Got to say that most of those "bassists" look very uncomfortable with a bass guitar. -
Most Schecter headstocks have the "point" at the bottom, and those few that have it at the top all appear to be through neck. Of course it could be something older than the current range.
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Fair enough. However I noticed that they have mic'd the most convenient driver for use with that clamp, rather than what might be the "best" sounding one. Also the sound of one 10" driver close mic'd isn't the same as the sound of two 8x10 cabs from a couple feet away...
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I ask because there are no visible mics on that Ampeg rig, so at best only the pre-amp section of the top (and maybe not even that depending on where the DI feed is being taken from) would be contributing to what you hear.
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Is that a photo of the actual gig?
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Off topic... I've never understood why so many Mac users seem to be content having having the dock at it's enormous default size and positioned permanently at the bottom of the screen. On all my Macs it is shrunk down to a size just big enough to make out the what the individual icons are and the applications I don't need on a daily basis or are easily accessible another way (like System Preferences) have been removed. Then on my desk top it is positioned vertically on the far right of the second display where it's not in the way of my actual work - especially as on wide screens where there is plenty of width, but vertical space is at a premium. On my laptop it is hidden and only appears when the pointer is moved to the bottom of this display - if I could find a way to hide it permanently I would.
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For my basses - a very uncomfortable Mono M80 gig bag for the Gus and an Eastwood branded heavily padded gig bag that was supplied with the Hooky Bass. For the Helix Floor the Line6 Helix Back Pack. All the leads specifically for the Helix plus the footswitch that controls the backing go in the front pocket. For everything else a Line6 Pod/Floorboard bag. XLR and mains leads go in the main centre compartment, DI boxes and headphone amp in the Pod section, and tools and Gaffa tape in the small pocket.
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And adjacent to this, when sub-BCR teeny bop band Slik split, Midge Ure formed Rich Kids with Glen Matlock and then took over from both Robin Simon and John Foxx in Ultravox. Meanwhile the rest Slik went on to form firstly the highly under-rated Zones and subsequently Set The Tone.
