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It's a cracking product and I wouldn't be without mine on any gig now.. The only thing that ASI need to sort out ASAP is the facility to make silicone moulds here in the UK. I chased up the UK distributor, 3dwaveaudio, and they told me they need a specialised 3d printer do do this that they don't have. If I get ASI in the US to make them it'll cost me $175 plus shipping and import duty too. @Dood - have a word in their ear please
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It's great to see somebody else making an ambient mic IEM system. I really am surprised that there aren't more around. On the Hearmix the only controls are ambient mic volume and treble & bass EQ cut. It looks nice and simple to use. Like the ASIs you daisy chain your normal belt pack into this. A brief search suggests they cost around £500 in the EU, so importing to the UK would likely make them similar in price to the ASI system.
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Bass --> FoH with no backline. What preamp pedal are you using?
ratman replied to Al Krow's topic in PA set up and use
For electric bass my main board is built around a Stomp. But I also have a Tonex as a smaller, more portable option. If I'm out playing my Fender Kingman acoustic bass I use a Laney Digbeth pedal. I also still have an MS60B which I still rate highly. And in the back of my van I have a Valeton Dapper that I picked up used & cheap here as an emergency back up for me or any band I'm doing sound for. I actually got to use it last year when I left my Stomp pedal board in the back of somebody elses car (yes, stupid mistake lol, but it was dark, late & we were tired & rushing!), and although I don't like the FX on it, it has a DI & tuner and it got me through the gig. -
Nice idea. What is his crossover point?
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I use reverb & delay on most vocals thesedays. My main mixer is an A&H SQ5 and my basic settings are as follows: Plate reverb - 1.5-1.7 seconds, 50-70ms predelay, low cut at 700hz, high cut at 5khz and a slight dip at 2.5khz. Delay - speed set by tap tempo, low feedback for 1 repeat, low cut at 220hz, high cut at 1khz. I chop out all the FX lows and highs so nothing is boomy or harsh and fighting the vocals. Reverb predelay also helps with vocal clarity. And as has been mentioned above, I also don't put delay in wedges or IEMs if people don't want it, but I may still put a little in FOH. I have set up a mute group for the plate reverb & delay. (If I'm playing bass & running sound, I have a footswitch for this, if I'm just doing sound I have a soft key) The FX mute is to kill their plate reverb & delay between songs, I don't like hearing singers talking with their main FX happening. Then to avoid them sounding too dry when they're talking I have one more subtle room reverb running all the time just to take the edge off. You don't notice it when the plate reverb & delay are engaged. The room reverb has a predelay the same as the plate reverb.
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He was a pleasure to deal with when I bought my 51 P bass. I even sent him the strings I wanted on it and he cut the nut for them. It was well set up and very playable bass out of the box. I really like the neck too. Like I said earlier, this won't be my last Retrovibe. I have a hankering for one of those blue Tele basses...
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ASI 3DME. They're not cheap at £650 but you could easily spend that on normal IEMs. You can use the built in ambient mics to attenuate the room volume, and you can mix in an IEM feed too. I've had mine almost 2 years and I think they're awesome. https://3dwaveaudio.co.uk/
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The Streamliner had one sweepable midrange, other than that does look very much like a repackaged Streamliner.
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I bought one of his yellow 51 P bass shorties a couple of years ago. What a lovely bass it turned out to be. It won’t be my last Retrovibe.
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XR18 - Want to mute things but only in the mains
ratman replied to Jack's topic in PA set up and use
On my SQ5 I send the whole band (except the break music) to a DCA. Instead of muting the DCA which would mute the band, I just take the DCA fader down which takes us all out of the FOH and allows everyone to hear their IEMs. Doing it this way does kill the vocal FX though but only until the DCA fader is back up to 0db again. If I know there will be a speech or announcement on the main vocal mic, I'll assign that to a second DCA so I can bring that up independently of rest of the band. -
You're sending messages to the Stomp fine, so you are definitely sending those messages on MIDI CH 1 from the MC3. Make sure the messages for the C4 are being sent on MIDI CH 2 from the MC3. And make sure MIDI THRU is enabled in the Stomp (Global Settings > MIDI)
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A Stomp will be perfect for your needs. And they sound great if you take the time to dial in your sounds.
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Try using the Regal by itself. The Noble is a DI after all. When the Regal was released recently I tried it with my tried & trusted Bassman-IR-Para EQ preset that I’ve been using for a while. I wasn’t impressed. Then I tried using the Regal block by itself, and it sounded really good. So much so, that it’s my go to sound now. I have a Japanese FSR Mustang that I was about to sell here which now sounds better than I’ve ever heard it. I’m not selling it now. I’ve actually had several musicians & engineers comment on my tone since I switched to the Regal.
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It does have one. I tried that and my hand just doesn't sit right there. And when I used a feedback buster I got black rubber all over my thumb lol.
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They have added some cheaper options on the shipping now. £16 for a 1st class international package. I’ll probably try one now.
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I have a Fender Kingman acoustic bass. As there's no pick up I'd like something to rest my thumb on without screwing or glueing it on. I'd try something like this if they weren't taking the p!ss with the shipping costs.
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I would have bought one of these. $20 would have been worth a punt. But their website quoted me $60 for shipping to the UK. Add on import duty and it's definitely not worth a punt.
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It doesn't have any onboard effects, just loop switching and MIDI in & out. -
I remember the V1 not working at all for me but V2 worked fine, if that helps.
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One sold now. So only one left at £180, but after hearing the first one again when I demo'd & sold it, if this one doesn't sell I really won't mind keeping it. -
I just sold Dan a pedal. As always, he's easy to trade with. Defo recommended. Thanks again Dan.
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I would prefer to sell these as a pair. But somebody has just asked me if I'll sell him just one of them, so if anybody else wants the other one do give me a shout. But for now at least they're still a pair of speakers for sale.
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For sale - my Sennheiser E935 vocal microphone. It's slightly crisper sounding than their E835 mic, and a significant step up from the Shure SM58. This is a used mic so it does have a couple of marks on the metal body, as shown in the photos, but it's still in very good condition. I look after my gear and this mic has a clean grill and has been kept in it's pouch when not in use. Included in the sale is the mic clip. They're around £155 new and I'm looking for £95. That includes signed for shipping to the UK. https://www.andertons.co.uk/live-pa/live-microphones/sennheiser-e935-dynamic-microphone -
Price now £300 or nearest sensible offer. For sale - my GSS 26B400. This comprises the GSS 06B400 cab & amp combo with the GSS 06BC200 extension cabinet. These cabs each have a 6.5 inch speaker and the power amp has 2x100W outputs with Bass, Mid, Treble & Volume controls, and a Mute switch. Their weights are 7kg & 6.5kg respectively. It's a really light and portable little rig for quieter gigs. Both speakers have a tilt back design. You can stack them and tilt the top speaker as I have shown in one of the photos, but I found for the best monitoring results I placed both cabs side-by-side and tilted them both up towards me. Just to be clear - this isn't a rig for loud gigs. I used it for electric bass in a trio with a cajon & acoustic guitar, and for upright bass in an americana outfit with drums, mandolin, banjo & acoustic guitar. In those quieter volume level gigs this rig is awesome and totally holds it's own. You can see from the photos that the front grilles are of a slightly different design. This is because I purchased these a few months apart and in that time GSS had changed the design. I have bought two plain black matching grilles in the UK to replace the stock ones but I hadn't ever got round to swapping them over. I'll throw the new grilles in with the sale. They cost me around £70. New, at today's prices, this whole rig will set you back (in Euros) 600 for the cabs & amp, zip up covers 70, second speaker lead 16, and 54 shipping. Add on 20% import duty as GSS are in France. All in around 870 Euros. That's about £740. I'm looking for £500. As light and portable as these are I don't want to ship them, so it's either collection from London N4 or a meet up somewhere not too far away. I do go up to Northamptonshire fairly regularly too if that makes things easier for a meet up. https://www.guitarsoundsystems.com/gss-26b400-mini-bass-amp-c2x14812115 -
Only one left now. Asking price is £120 ONO. For sale, 2 x Eden EX112 8ohm 300W cabs. Each cab has a 12 inch neodymium speaker with a concentric tweeter mounted in the centre of the speaker. This really helps keep the cabinet size and weight to a minimum and a top mounted handle makes the 13.7kg an easy carry. These are lightly gigged and in great condition. They both have Roqsolid covers, also in almost new condition. I replaced the original jack input sockets with speakons but I will include the old jack sockets in the sale too. I used these with my Genz Benz Streamliner amp and they sounded really good. As a 2x12 rig they can get pretty loud. I think their sound quality punches well above their original cost. They were over £300 each when I bought them new and I'm looking for £320 for the pair. Shipping will be an issue due to weight and size so I'm looking for collection from London N4, or a meet up somewhere convenient. I do head up to Northamptonshire reasonably regularly too if that helps.
