retrohelix

expertvillage is very much real... or surreal... I don't know anymore.

Wooooooo! Clicking on "(reset configuration to factory defaults)" seems to have fixed it. Not sure why I've never bothered to look in Reaper's start menu... thanks a bunch man.

Thanks for the reply dood. I have tried reinstalling, I even installed the Reaper 4 beta - still the same problem. Unfortunately I don't have any other machines to test it on (nor a USB key to run it off). As for device drivers, there hasn't been an update for them since I got the interface. I'm starting to think it may have something to with the ASIO driver setting (which I've updated and downgraded to see if it was the cause) or sample rate - something like that, but I've never tampered with those settings (neither on the ASIO panel or in Reaper) and don't have a clue what a lot of it means.

I think it's very strange that it only occurs when I change the tempo or time sig...

Have googled as much as my sanity can bear and haven't come across anything, so thought I'd post here.

I've had this problem with Reaper for about 2 months, and it just started happening randomly, without fiddling with any settings (to the best of my memory, anyway). I can record things and play them back just fine and without a hitch, only until I change the tempo or time signature in the project settings does it start playing back with this horrible fuzz. I've been using Reaper & my audio interface (UA-25EX) and been getting along just fine for well over a year, so I'm really at a loss for what it could be. I know it's not my instruments or cables - they all work and sound fine when I direct monitor them via the UA-25EX.

Anyone here ever experienced similar, or know what's going on? Cheers.

[quote name='rOB' post='1292493' date='Jul 4 2011, 05:58 PM']That is one of the most important things for any gig.[/quote]

And I think also maybe one of the first things everyone here on basschat can agree with. I hope...

I'm not jealous of the 6 string slap bassists who have nailed all the techniques and use them to play 64th notes at 1000BPM. I'm constantly told that I should at least respect their "passion", but no. There is no reason I should respect the fact that some people have taken a lot of time out of their days to hone a technique on their instrument.

I am jealous of the people who have picked the right notes and played them at the right time, in a way that makes me tick. But as someone here already stated, it's the kind of jealousy that just makes me want to better myself.

Case in point, the song that made me pick up a bass to begin with.

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='1287893' date='Jun 30 2011, 03:46 PM'][b]Doss Performer[/b]
This is for our lead guitarist. It doesn't do anything,
just the red LED flashes randomly for a bit when someone stomps on it.
He seems to like it though.[/quote]

Get the talent knob to work and I'll buy one off you.

90p on a jazz III in a shop - will be buying in bulk from the internet from now on.

Anyone ever used the notoriously expensive [url="http://www.redbeartrading.com/"]Red Bear[/url] picks?

[quote name='uncle psychosis' post='1286605' date='Jun 29 2011, 04:29 PM']The shimmer mode on the reverb is one of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard an effects pedal make---but I don't think I could find much use of it in a band and its a lot of money for something that would sit in my bedroom and every so often I'd turn it on and go "oooh, puuuuurrrrrrrty" [/quote]

You seem to be dismissing the fact that the shimmer mode isn't the only mode

I think if you want to use reverb in a band, the blueSky will probably match any criteria with a bit of tweaking. It's got a sweet plate reverb, that can be adjusted to achieve this...

[quote name='Al Heeley' post='1287093' date='Jun 29 2011, 10:49 PM']I've built a few tubescreamers and fitted a toggle switch to convert them to bass, does that count?[/quote]



That's amazing!

Cheers for all the links that everyone has posted in this thread... almost too much information goodness, but it's all bookmarked

I thought it'd be interesting to start a blog tracking my progress as someone who has never built a circuit in their life, hopefully into someone who can create effects pedals worthy as gifts for friends, live use, recording etc. For everything I build, I'm going to post detailed logs with photos and videos - including the (inevitable) mistakes and troubleshooting. Also, I'll be posting pretentious little concepts for pedals I hope to be able to build in the future, this way they'll pile up and I'll never be short of ideas when I've learnt how to create and tame the beastly creature known as fuzz.

Looking at these posts, I know it's not gonna be a walk in the park but it's something I've always really wanted to have a go at. You can check the blog [url="http://rexasul.shadowlabs.net/"]here[/url], if you want. Cheers

An excellent "it's 4 in the morning" kinda piece. If you don't think your life is monotonous, you will now. (:

I've been looking at their videos for a while, the blueSky reverb takes my breath away every time. and judging by the quality of their videos and replies on youtube, they are definitely worth spending money on.

I've had a few big muffs for my guitar and currently have the big muff germanium 4 and when I've used them with my bass, all of them have seemed to strip away not only the low end, but also the tone from the amp. to be fair though, i've never played them through any amazing bass amps, only a few <£500 hartke and ampeg combos. Seeing as it is a gift, there's no harm in just trying it out.

the song I wish I had wrote...

I've been lurking here for a while and have only just thought to myself that it "can't do any harm to sign up", so that's what this post is; a big fat [b]hello[/b] to everyone at basschat. Well, at least to those who frequent the introduction forum!

Let's get the first date kinda bullsh*t out of the way... my hero-tier musicians and undeniable influences would invariably include:

Percy Jones
Scott Henderson
John McLaughlin
Wayne Krantz
Mark Guiliana
Allan Holdsworth
Mark Sandman
Pastorius (oh dear)
Stephen Immerwahr (from an old band called Codeine, the intense sparseness has influenced me to no end)

That is all.