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Markbass used to, but last time I looked in their site I couldn't find that info.

Looking at DAWs for my new mac. I've downloaded Reaper & some free VSTis, but I've noticed with Adobe CC I can get Adobe Audition. Anyone used it? Can it host VST instruments or is it strictly for audio?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1431146422' post='2768218'] My summary; As long as you know what your doing and when to use certain effects your good. I probably was on the traditional path playing with my fingers with no effects for well over 30 years. It wasn't until 2009 when I got away from funk & rhythm & blues and more into harder more progressive rock that I switched to playing with a pick and engaged specific effects. I found it easier to execute the tone and riffs I was playing and wanted to play with a pick. Effects, there just seemed a need for more sustain than I could figure out how to get straight from my rig. I started using compression, (not really an effect) chorus and overdrive. I use them sparingly and find them to be very effective. If your using effects to compensate for any skill deficiencies, that's probably not a good idea. Blue [/quote] You played funk & never found a need for a filter???? You're weird! I think it's an added skill you need to be able to use effects.

[quote name='Urban Lions' timestamp='1431042824' post='2767345'] I have a..... If it's 300w each side then if I used a two 1/4 inch jacks to one speak on cable and took both loads would this still be 4ohms or would it go down to 2ohms? [/quote] It would probably go boom. At very least become a smoke machine. The "Impedance" thread at the top of this forum section is a worthwhile read, but what Chris said above is spot on. If you plug your 4 ohm cab into the amp with a single cable, the amp is going to be running at 4 ohms. If you plug a 2nd cab in, then you're going to lower the ohms which in turn makes your amp work harder & greatly increases the chances of it burning out.

[quote name='Hugh971' timestamp='1430981446' post='2766430'] I've heard good stuff about Logic Pro X. It seems to have some nice features. I've not tried it though. Personally I use Reaper and really like it. If you're already using Reaper and are used to it then I'd definitely recommend sticking with that, if not either should do the job. The price of Reaper is unbeatable though! Hugh [/quote] I use Reaper occasionally on my old iMac as well as GarageBand. I used to use Reason & Cubase many yonks ago (Reason was on 2.5 at the time). I'm gonna stick Reaper on the new iMac & have a play about (& download some free AUs/VSTis), but I like the "all in one" idea of Logic & that it comes bundled with what appears to be some excellent AUs. By the time you spend money on a couple of VSTis for Reaper, they both work out about the same price. Both seem like a bargain compared to most other DAWs.

Just got myself a replacement iMac as the old one is almost 8 years old. Went for a 27" 5k display with an i7 4Ghz processor. Hopefully in the next month or 2 I'll get some decent software. I was thinking about getting Logic Pro X, it looks like a bargain. Any users of it care to share their experience, am I better going for Reaper & buying some VSTis? Once I've gotten my DAW sorted out, I'll be looking at interfaces. Edit: Just realised I've posted this in the wrong thread! See you & your link Lurks!

I don't, though I do in part. If you played through Larry Graham's rig, you'd sound like you playing through Larry Graham's rig. It's not gonna sound anything like what you do playing through your own rig (unless you so happen to have the same rig, strings & EQ settings), but it would still be your style of playing that comes through. When I switched from round wound to flat wound strings, the sound was very different. The playing style is still very much me.

The standard of reporting still leaves a lot to be desired... [quote][size=4] A [url="http://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/dangerous-driving"]bored driver[/url] shocked motorway users by playing his bass guitar during a [b]30-minute traffic jam[/b].[/size][size=4] The unidentified man was snapped with one hand on the instrument as he navigated [b]congestion on the 70mph A27[/b] in West Sussex.[/size] [/quote]

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1430775296' post='2764530'] A trivial detail easily overlooked on a quiet news day. [/quote] True. Who needs trivial details when they get the finer ones spot on.

I take it the reporter doesn't know that you have to sit in the right hand seat of that car to be able to drive it?

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1430609065' post='2763101'] All good on that one. [/quote] Good stuff. I take it that posting in the marketplace is a bit like off topic, it doesn't show on the post count?

There's another thread that seems rather similar. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/261185-sadowsky-modern-5-25-nyc/ May well be genuine, but all the posts are from first time posters.

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1430573942' post='2762762'] Which is the case in the Retro Two10. [/quote] In which case the only noticeable benefit would be when it is place vertical with the filtered driver at the bottom, putting the full range closer to ear level.

[quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1430547688' post='2762435'] I beg to differ if we talk about Barefaced cabs. I swapped my Ampeg 4x10 HLF Classic for a Barefaced RetroTwo10 mainly to save my back but I have also found: i) The Barefaced moves as much, if not more air than the HLF. ii) Something in the design of the Barefaced makes for an omnidirectional cab. I have found that it makes no difference to my shot ears (and punters who have commented) on whether the cab is set horizontally or vertically. Just [u]feel[/u] the bass, man. [/quote] I don't disagree with you on point 1. I've not used either cab, but from what Alex says, the drivers he uses are great at moving air. As for point 2, that could only be possible if one of the drivers were low passed.

If you have to choose one of them, I'd probably go with the 2x10 as it has a better dispersion. But ideally I'd want it in 8 ohm.

How about a fur top?

Get some sticky backed vinyl. Maybe something patterned? Treadplate style? Vinyl is quite easy to apply if you have a smooth surface & a hairdryer & it can be picked up cheaply too.

It depends on the 2x10 in question & how good it is at moving air. I never had trouble being heard using the MarkBass CMD102p in my old rock band, so really surprised to hear Cliffy having volume issues. I was asked to turn down many times, but never up (I don't think that was to do with my bass playing either). I suppose it depends on the sound you're after, how you set your eq & where you place the cab. If you whack the lows up or turn the mids down, you're gonna need a lot of speakers to move a lot of air to compensate if you are in a loud band. If you stick the 2x10 horizontally on the floor, then you're not gonna get much going to your ears. My experience was that a 2x10 could cover all the venues that didn't require PA support.

If you're looking at combos, try out a MarkBass one. I had the 2x10 combo for many years & only sold it as I'd stopped playing live. It's pretty much a get out what you put in, but with the filters, the VLE (Vintage Loudspeaker Emulator) could get a very wooly sound. As for flexibility, you can easily remove the head & take it in a gig bag. Just mind & make a lid for it. I'd get to Glasgow, Edinburgh or Dundee & try out as much kit as you can. Don't be shy of saying "I want to try as many rigs as I can", because that Is what you want to do. Edited Jew two iPad knot no wing how too right ploperly

Is it beside the "famous quotes" thread?

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1430326014' post='2760356'] It's not far off the current mrs d's birthday, either. I'm going to give her one. [/quote] You should get her a t shirt too.

Are you on a wooden stage at these larger halls? Damping under the cab could help (I used some strips of drum riser foam, some on here use a Gramma Pad). A thumpinator might help as it reduces the lows that you don't hear.

You shouldn't struggle with a rig like that. How do you stack your cabs? Stack them as a vertical array, if you don't already. Maybe the cabs or amp just doesn't have the sound you want. What about adding an active subwoofer to your rig?

yiu only need a fraction of the wattage to move cones producing mid/high frequencies as what you do for getting low frequencies to move things. You're right that watts is a poor way to measure decibels. I'm not familiar with the Hartke you speak of, but GK do amps that are capable of putting the small amount of watts needed to the "treble" cab (for want of a better word) and a decent amount of power to the bass cab.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1430248652' post='2759551'] Do they make an 8x15 cab? [/quote] They make 4x12s for guitarists, so given that logic I don't see why they wouldn't.