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[quote name='dood' post='805186' date='Apr 13 2010, 06:54 PM']the frame is so strong! It wont bend if you stand on it, it just springs back again![/quote] But there's only so many times you can bend a bit of metal isn't there?

I play a 6 string. I play lots of chords but also use the higher strings on their own sometimes. There is quite a noticable difference in tone for the high C (much more like guitar than bass) IMO so if this bass has another string higher than that, I can see why they're considering these differently. Making them fretless would avoid the attacky sound you get off frets, and any buzz, thus making it a bit more bass-like. So, it all makes a bit of sense to me. However, only having the bridge pup for those two strings?!? What's that all about?

I've done samples of my board in the past but been so embarassed by how it sounds i've never posted. Playing in a band, through my amp, my board sounds amazing, but DI'd solo bass...... eugh.

there's a difference between cutting through and contributing to the overall sound. A lot of bands don't need a bass sound that cuts through, the low rumble to reinforce the guitars is enough.

I was asking about the PSU as I used to use two of them until the hum got rediculous. I would have thought the two akai pedals would require at least 500Ma between them, which is the limit of your DC brick, but if it works for you...

[quote name='OldGit' post='812350' date='Apr 20 2010, 11:07 AM']@51m0n Can you just explain hi and low pass filters? Thanks[/quote] hi pass "lets through" everything ABOVE a certain point low pass "lets through" everything BELOW a certain point So in general, use a high pass to roll off lows, and a low pass to roll off highs.

I played a gig the other day, and the sound guy seemed to just match everything to the volume of the guitar on stage. So, while he got a (really, very very) good sound for all bands, we were the only band at a reasonable volume for the gig. I had to stand outside for the other bands as i'd lost my ear plugs and it was literally making me feel sick.

I'm going to hang around and find out

three switches just to step down?

this is why you need pedals. 1 setting for no guitar, 1 setting for some guitar, 1 setting for loads of guitar. Obviously then you have to get carried away and buy 100 dirt pedals

[quote name='Ou7shined' post='811734' date='Apr 19 2010, 07:44 PM']First time I've seen someone else with that Tshirt. [/quote] I think my grilfriend has the same t-shirt! (hopefully her's is smaller)

[quote name='crez5150' post='811798' date='Apr 19 2010, 08:21 PM']Been mucking around with the synth board today for the funk band.... this config seems to work quite well - [/quote] What does the 3 button switch do to the deep impact? And have you ever tried a higher quality PSU? Could you notice a difference?

ahhhh, thanks. Maybe I could make a box to sweep phase.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='806796' date='Apr 15 2010, 08:19 AM']Valves seem to create a powerful midrange that cuts through without any tone boost.[/quote] That doesn't make sense to me. Every amp is different with a different frequency response, so while one amp might require you turn up the mids, another might not, and they could easily both be valve amps. I understand that nothing "quite" works like a valve, but IMHO technology has come so far as to make them redundant. Perhaps you do want that "natural warmth" that a valve gives you, but it might be cheaper and easier to get your EQ and compression/OD right, or use a modeller. Likewise it's perfectly possible to make a totally "transparent" valve amp, with absolutely no "natural warmth". I know loads of people will disagree, but i've not yet read anything rational about why SS can't do what valves can. It's a big like an argument we had about modelling. There was one member on here who claimed they could tell what kind of amp someone was playing from OUTSIDE a venue. It just doesn't make any sense. There's EQ on the bass, there could be pedals, compressors, all sorts of different cabs etc. Some people are just irrational.

You don't have to mark all your tracks. If you don't mark them, they are still there, just in the unmarked folder when you open it on the PC. I'm glad you're getting on with it, i'll have a listen to your recording later.

It would be nice if gman had identified himself. It would make sense that if no doctors can identify the root cause of an issue physically, that that issue might be psychological. The problem is the way it comes accross from the OP and gman is that [i]every [/i]RSI type condition is down to stress, when clearly there are lots of physical conditions which can be treated with the wonders of modern medicine.

I replied to your PM

I think i've covered it all in the title. If anyone wants to see my band creepJoint play in Hanley, we're at Fat Cats on thurday and the Underground on saturday. I play drums, but there will be an interesting pedal board on the bass front (he uses my gear).

I can get half way there just by playing with my right hand over the last few frets of the fret board.

Heh, it's OK, I have plenty of windows discs

When you say Win 7 is marginally better than XP you're on about XP64 yeh? I think i'll give Win 7 a go anyway.

So by putting a 64bit OS on, I can still run SX3 and all my plug ins, and Cubase will be able to use all 4Gb of RAM as opposed to 3 in XP32 (right?). Why would I go with win7 over XP64? This is purely for recording, it will never be plugged into the net.

I've just got my hands on a nice PC. It's of considerably better specification than my current recording rig. I have XP on it at the moment, but as it has a 64bit CPU i'm considering installing XP64 or Win7 (I have both). Will I see any improvement in Cubase SX3? Or is there a new 64bit version of Cubase which I need?

I like this but it looks like you might have room there for more dirt or a delay. Sort it out!

[quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='804472' date='Apr 13 2010, 12:28 AM']there might well be an ac3, but IIUC, the wisdom is that the ac2 is superior[/quote] They always say the older ones are better. I used to know a band who's guitarist used an AC2 and he just couldn't get it to sound right through his amp - too brittle, so he had to make himself a switcher so he could cut his amp and feed a DI to the PA from the AC2. My guitarist has an AC3 and it sounds great through his amp or DI'd. Make of that what you will!