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  1. The problem with the ipad is when you type a reply & then quote someone, it gets rid of what you typed prior! But I would say an ipad might be a good option. iOS apps handle latency really well. For laptops, there's lots of good things in all budgets. I've got an HP G62 which has the fan in the bottom corner & is prone to clogging up & overheating. To get to it, you have to take the entire laptop apart & it's underneath everything (literally). It takes about 3-4 hours with a map & tools. If I had the pennies, a MacBook Pro would be mine.
  2. [quote name='lemmywinks' timestamp='1394276950' post='2389762'] I [/quote] Good to see you back. I had hoped you was ok & was just thinking last month that I hadn't seen you on here for some time.
  3. If I was using a DHA for dirt, I'd do the same as sk8. If I was using the DHA as a pre amp, I'd put it last. But, that doesn't mean I wouldn't shift things about to see how they sounded. Always do that & see what you like.
  4. [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1394264606' post='2389617'] But again this isnt what you said, most ppl will run a 8 ohm 410/115 or use two cabs. If ppl want to use a 4 ohm 410 they should be able to without ppl like you telling them they are putting strain on there amp. [/quote] I know never said running a single 4 ohm cab is rubbish, I just advised that it puts an extra strain on the amp. You do realise that most bass amps are effectively 2 amps? There's the pre amp & the power amp. If you've set the volume on your bass quite low & set the input gain to just under clipping, then turning the instrument up would cause the pre amp to clip, which could damage the cab's drivers. Increased current draw increases the chance of the power amp clipping. I never said it would cause the amp to fail (though it could, especially if the amp is 2nd hand), but more likely to need serviced sooner. If someone is given advice to get a single 4 ohm cab, don't you think it's wise to know the pros and cons? It's like telling someone with a car that it's good to run upto the red line before changing gear as you'll get there quicker.
  5. [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1394233788' post='2389497'] its rubbish as by meaning that your stating a point that doesnt need to be said! your saying it will increase the heat, which yeh it will but turning the bass up will increase the bass neither will break the amp, and if it wnt break or hurt the amp then why put it on a forum that has alot of beginners who may panic thinking they are hurting there amp. andy [/quote] Don't you think that letting people know that "running a single 4Ω cab to get the best from the amp" is really telling them rubbish though?
  6. [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1394216469' post='2389298'] the point you are making is rubbish! any amp is tested and will be fine! the extra heat your talking about is designed in to the amp and wint hurt anything in it, im mean if your that worried about the components im surprised you ever turn your bloody amp on! and the extra headroom increases the chance of clipping?! [/quote] How do you work it out to be rubbish? I've tried to explain it simply, but I think you're either missing what I'm saying completely or think I'm meaning it'll kill the amp (which I'm not). I'm not saying don't run at 4 ohms. I run mine at 4 ohms when needed at a gig. Could you explain how it reduces the potential for clipping? I'm not asking to make an argument, I like to find out a much about gear as I can & how things work, which is why I spend time reading on here, the Barefaced site, BFM's forum & anywhere else that discusses sound systems. I like to get the best from what I have.
  7. [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1394195973' post='2389004'] Yes but you are gaining something - the extra power headroom. Yes it might only be a couple of DB in practice but why throw it away for some unquantifiable supposed reliability gain. If were going to swap car analogies then its like buying a 4 seater car but never carrying more than 2 passengers on the basis that it will wear out less quickly - in the vast majority of cases it wont make any measurable difference over the expected time span of use. [/quote] Bill worded that the opposite way round from you. his words were "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Voltage sensitivity is increased by 3dB, but that's at the cost of doubled current draw"[/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]​So you're willing to have twice as much heat going through your amp for 3db if you're using a [/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]single cab[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]? It's your choice, I'm only giving information that I've [/font][/color][font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]acquired.[/color][/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The "extra headroom" also increases the chances of clipping. You've got twice as much current going through things.[/font][/color]
  8. [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1394185279' post='2388776'] Its doing what it was designed to do and the vast majority of people using amps in this way will get a lifetime of use out of them. [/quote] I never said that it wasn't. I said "why use a single 4Ω cab if there's an identical 8Ω cab as you're not going to gain anything other than putting extra load on the components". It's really that simple. I don't know how you're managing to find it so difficult. You like sports cars. You drive it like an every day car & you only need to service it once a year. You start racing it, you put more strain on the components (they're working harder). They are designed to deal with it but you might find that it needs more servicing. If you're using a good quality amp, then you might find you rarely need to service it, but it will need a service sooner if it's been running at 4Ω rather than 8Ω. If you're using a cheaper amp, then the parts are less likely to handle the increased heat.
  9. Just had a google & the Mothership can be got over here easily enough. It's not the cheapest though.
  10. Actually, there is. Pigtronix Mothership. It's a synth pedal that doesn't need MIDI or CV to trigger it. & there's the Guyatone MOM5 Both US made & not easy to get in the UK (unless you have a US friend).
  11. [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1394137800' post='2388433'] never had a problem with if you run your amp at full volume and gain it will die pretty quick! but xgsix said was that this strain could also be caused by running your amp at 4 ohms or whatever your lowest impedance is. [/quote] So are you're saying that running an amp at gigging volume into its minimum load isn't affecting the amps components?
  12. I don't believe there is such a thing in pedal format without going down the MIDI / synth route. The closest I've managed to get is the Boss octaver into a Moog LPF (I've even got flats on the bass to keep things as O as poss).
  13. [quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1394102030' post='2387885'] Sorry to be a pedant but the lower the resistance = more current drawn [/quote] I did mean that, but was trying to word it to make it easier to understand (which isn't a good thing, as it then sounds backwards).
  14. I never said that either Chris. Yes, it's safe to run an amp at 4Ω (or in your case, 2Ω). But the higher the resistance you put on it, the more current is drawn, therefore the hotter the components get. It's really that simple. The amp should be built to withstand the extra load, but if you don't need to put the extra strain on the amp, why would you want to? Your car's engine is designed to run up to the red line without any damage & racing cars run regularly to that & get regular services, whereas with my car, even though it's safe to do so, I don't run my car to the red line all the time as it means I'll need more servicing to keep it in good nick.
  15. [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1394095267' post='2387790'] Ok so why say it? Just seems to be a way of worrying people who are new to heads and cabs. Andy [/quote] Not trying to worry anyone, just pass on information that can help prolong the life of an amp. Why would you want to not know?
  16. Try some 2x12s, you might get a surprise. Like I said, it's not the 10s that have the sound, but the speaker & the cab design. Barefaced are designed to sound the way they do. I bet the 10s in my Markbass sound hugely different to the ones in your Orange.
  17. If clipping is bothering you, have you considered turning the preamp gain down a touch or is it as low as it can go? Most amp manufacturer's directions for setting the preamp is to play until the clip light comes on at normal playing & then turn it back a small amount & then leave it. Set the volume with the power amp. But like has been said, it's down to how you want to sound.
  18. You should try the PC 4x10 yourself as it may not sound anything like the Orange. The Orange (& the Barefaced) don't sound like they do due to the speaker diameter or layout, but what make of drivers are used & how the cab is designed.
  19. [quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1394052569' post='2387487'] im sorry but really! your never meant to run 2 cabs? with any amp then? if an amp has a min impedance of 4 ohms its fine to run at 4 ohms, the problem would be if you were running said amp at max volume (digital amps not valve) ie everything at 10 and clipping the amp to hell. which to get the volume the op needs would be the problem here. andy [/quote] No need to apologise. I (nor Bill) never said that you shouldn't run 2 cabs. I said that running the amp at it's minimum impedance is wearing out the components quicker. Yes, amps are tested to take the extra strain on the components, but if there's a 4 ohm & an 8 ohm cab & you're only running the one cab, then it's not worth wearing out your amp that bit more with the 4 ohm cab for something you're probably not going to notice. If you're adding a 2nd cab, then you're gonna hear the difference, so it's probably worth the trade off.
  20. For the bass sound that I want, it's an octaver into a filter splitter that splits the lows to a clean channel & the rest go through distortion then into a low pass filter & topped with a dollop of chorus. So that's Boss OC3, Moog MF105b, PSK SDS2, Moog MF101 & Boss CE2. There's also a routing pedal that I made that is an fx loop & 2 channel mixer which allows me to switch the OC3, MF105b & the SDS2 all on/off at once.
  21. [quote name='Handwired' timestamp='1394001009' post='2386690'] Not the same at all. [/quote] How so? Here's exactly how BFM described the increased current draw when running an amp to it's minimum impedance... [quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Rule # 1 of loudspeaker design: There's no such thing as a free lunch. What you gain with respect to voltage sensitivity with a lower impedance load comes at the expense of increased current draw. To preserve a balance between voltage and current headroom you should avoid running an amp into its minimum rated impedance load.[/quote][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Why?[/font][/color] [quote]Potential for clipping, and heat, which shortens the life of amp components. Think of an amp as an engine. You wouldn't want to drive a car with the RPMs always red-lined.[/quote] Given that he knows his stuff, I've no reason not to believe him.
  22. Is that with the Thunderfunk running them?
  23. Do you find any volume difference between the 1x12 & the 2x12 when using both?
  24. xgsjx

    Flats

    I had TI Jazz flats, now have D'Addario Chromes. Had I only ever had the Chromes, then they would be excellent, but the TI's are totes amazeballs! The only reason that I changed was I successfully broke the D string whilst playing "Hit Me" & couldn't afford another set or source a single "D". The Chromes are quite bright for flats, but they do dull down (or maybe I was used to hearing 3 1/2 year old flats).
  25. xgsjx

    Flats

    I'd never go back to rounds. But it depends on the sound you want.
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