am i missing something?

[Horizontalste]

Increasingly I'm seeing musicians using IPad type contraptions at gigs, mainly perched on top of the bass rig or guitarists squeeler box.
Now I'm not much of a technonerd and I'm not down with the kids but I'm baffled as to what these folks are doing!
Is this some kind of effects thing or are they just doing Facebook type posing?

[discreet]

I dunno mate, I've only recently learned how valves work.

[BassTractor]

Sfar as I've understood up to now, they're used for many different things:
- lyrics
- notes or tabs
- virtual amps with
- effects processing
- looping etc.
- playing pre-recorded stuff
- as synths - with the screen as input device rather than a keyboard or other MIDI controller

and probably a lot more.

Edited June 10, 2014 by BassTractor

[BassBus]

This might help. A whole thread on the subject.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/230948-ios-for-the-gigging-bassist/page__st__150__p__2469682__hl__ios__fromsearch__1#entry2469682

[toneknob]

What's a squeeler box?

[Horizontalste]

I figured that it was an effects type thing going on. I was trying to Google it but couldn't think what to type in the search bar.
It never ceases to amaze me how technology is moving so quickly but I won't be ditching me meager pedal board just yet.

[steve-bbb]

singists aide memoire innit

[Horizontalste]

[quote name='BassBus' timestamp='1402416675' post='2473270']
This might help. A whole thread on the subject.

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/230948-ios-for-the-gigging-bassist/page__st__150__p__2469682__hl__ios__fromsearch__1#entry2469682
[/quote]

Thanks I'll go get educated :-)

[steve-bbb]

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1402416728' post='2473271']
What's a squeeler box?
[/quote]

i do believe the OP is referring to that wretched device that the guitarer unfailingly seems to always have set far too loud

[Horizontalste]

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1402416728' post='2473271']
What's a squeeler box?
[/quote]

It's those square fifty watt things that make those horrible squealing noises

[chrismuzz]

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1402417080' post='2473280']
It's those square fifty watt things that make those horrible squealing noises
[/quote]

I have never seen a guitarist turn up to a gig with "only" 50 watts

[discreet]

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1402417329' post='2473281']
I have never seen a guitarist turn up to a gig with "only" 50 watts
[/quote]

Ours turns up with 40 watts and he's still too bloody loud.

[EliasMooseblaster]

I will admit, I found somebody's Real-Book-on-an-iPad very useful at a jazz jam. Other than that, I can only presume they're using them to take selfies during those moments when they're not playing.

[toneknob]

[quote name='Horizontalste' timestamp='1402417080' post='2473280']
It's those square fifty watt things that make those horrible squealing noises
[/quote]

Oh one of those, terrible things, shouldn't be allowed.