JamieMillsBass

Anyone tried IEM's with a backbeat setup so you can still 'feel' the 'amp'? Thinking about going that way now I have the helix stomp.

Monitoring through headphones on the helix. Can't remember if I checked bypass more or not, but will again tonight! You know what, I didn't even realise there was a manual other than the little cheat sheet that was with the stomp, obviously too excited to start messing with it! I'll dig out the box and find the manual - probably the best place to start!! lol

I'll take a look thanks! To be honest it sounds similar to the crackling I get through my normal interface when the CPU is overloaded due to adding too many effects in logic at the same time. Although with that I can see the CPU is overloaded with the little indicator on logic hits the red. If read something around buffering - I'll not pretend to even understand it but changing the buffering speed (hopefully the right term) might help??

It's with everything. Silence until you play a note then the crackling starts. Although that being said I haven't actually recorded anything yet to see if it is in the recording as well.

So I pulled the trigger on the stomp. Still getting my head round it, but very impressed so far with what it can do. However, this morning I tried to use it as an audio interface. Worked fine - the mac picked it up no problem. But when I'm actually playing I'm getting loads of crackles, pops and 'interference'. Anyone experienced this before? might save me from going down the google rabbit hole when I'm supposed to be working from home.

Thanks, I think my next step will be to add RAM - got a couple of slots still empty. So I think I'm all good.

Thanks, by 'better' I'd read that converting the signal back and forth between the stomp and the audio interface can cause some degradation in sound quality and you're better just using the stomp as the interface itself via the USB. That being said I would imagine the degradation in quality is so minimal that my ears probably couldn't pick it up.

Straight to the point. I like it. Ok a couple of concerns to alleviate then I think I will pull the trigger today. 1. I see a lot of chat about updates. I assume some kind of software is required for this. How likely is said software to work smoothly on a 2010 mac running El Capitan with 4GB memory? 2. Is it possible to record via USB from the stomp into logic or am I better just running via the audio interface as I mentioned above 3. Anyone know the cheapest place to order from?

So, here's the deal. I'm using a 2010 Mac in my kitchen to record on logic. I record both guitar and bass, mostly rocky/metally stuff but some ambient solo bass stuff as well. All my effects to date are added in the DAW using amplitube, waves etc etc but in it's old age the mac is starting to struggle a little. I was thinking the stomp might be useful as I can just add my compression, distortion/whatever I need for my tone in the stomp, plug the output into my interface then record directly in the DAW which would remove the need for processing in the DAW and hopefully saving the CPU and stopping logic from crashing everytime I try to do anything fancy.... Is the stomp the thing for me?

If you like it, learn it. If you don't, don't. There are a million different ways to be a great bass player.

Patitucci announcement may have swayed it for me but I can only go on the Sunday. Is there an itinerary/schedule for whats going on on the separate days available? Wouldn't want to book flights, tickets and accommodation to find out Patitucci clinic/performance is on the Saturday! @LondonBassGuitarShow

Yeh, there seems to be absolutely bugger all information about what is actually happening. For something which is due to happen in 2 months that's a bit worrying.......

Class! good luck with this, would love to have the ability with a chisel, drill and my hands in general to do something like this without destroying a perfectly good bass!! Are you going for the extra strong neck joint with the angled screws too (not sure if he made that modification himself on the 'wife' bass or if it was something that came along with the Yamaha)?

I didn't realise the Nolly course was going to be external either. That's disappointing for me too. Totally agree with you about that lack of rock/metal too.

I'm a member. The way I see it is that when you weed through all the commercial marketing tactics designed to make more money, at the bottom of it all is a very good online resource for bass players. It won't replace one to one teaching, but I can't really afford that right now, nor do I have the time - so it's a good fit for me and I'm sure many others. The company itself has changed a lot over the past few years. In the beginning it almost felt like a small community. Now it's basically a corporation doing exactly what corporations do - everything to maximise revenue. There's nothing wrong with that in my eyes - Everyone needs to make a few quid. As I said, when you weed through all that there's still a very good online bass guitar resource at the bottom. I'd say they've weighed up forecasted revenue if they offered the course for free verses revenue from charging paying members and the 2nd option won out. It's all calculated business now.