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[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1456223958' post='2986704'] I think perhaps that has been copied and pasted from one of the Orange valve amp manuals. I've yet to see a modern solid state (or hybrid) amp that couldn't be run without a load. [/quote]Orange themselves may have copied and pasted from an old valve manual (but one with built in D.I.) when creating their new manuals, but my posting was straight from the OTB500/1000 manual

[quote name='dannybuoy' timestamp='1456177916' post='2986395'] Says who? [/quote]It's a bit odd, I grant you, but the manual states the following when talking about the DI output: "IMPORTANT: A speaker cabinet of suitable impedance and power handling must be connected to the amplifier’s speaker outputs even when the DI Output is in use." So it's implied rather than stated directly the way I read it.

[quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1455984280' post='2984285'] I wanted D&B but the guy who lends them to the venue has got a gig at some pub, The Laughing Cod, or something similar? he needs all six so we are going with DB instead. [/quote]Oh man, that's a ball acre

First fish puns and now farming? Hmmm... *furrows brow*

I've no experience of the Volto but I do use the Sanyo Eneloop Pedal Juice, and if it helps I use between 40-60% of its charge on a gig. That's running two Zoom B3's on all the time (mostly amp modelling, occasional effect). From memory the B3's are about 500ma current draw each. That's quite a lot for a pedal board, individual pedals would likely draw a lot less in total. I also use a TC Polytune which is on mute for probably 30-40 minutes between set up and tear down. Figure about 4 hrs max 'on' time at a gig for the Pedal Juice. Not sure if that's of any use to you for comparison. But my gut feeling is, depending on the current draw of your pedals, you should get at least 1.5 gigs between charges, more if the total draw isn't huge.

Boss PS5 pitch shifter will do this, along with lots of other things. It's not great at tracking the lowest few notes on the E but great elsewhere.

With your signal going through the multi fx but with no fx engaged the multi fx master volume should be set so that the volume is the same as it would be if you were plugged directly into your amp. That way if your multi fx ever died mid gig you can quickly go direct to your amp without upsetting the mix levels out front. Then each fx can have its individual level set (as others have said) so that it matches fx engaged or not unless you want it to be different.

[quote name='cheddatom' timestamp='1453987043' post='2964956'] Is the tickled trout actually a venue? Or just a red herring? [/quote]I saw Gordon Gill-trap there. And that singer fella from Marillion, you know the first one? Whatsisame? Can't for the life of me think of it, wish I had a clue or something...

That's superb info, many thanks. Re the Zoom - I've had a look in Reaper and it does have the option to adjust for offset from an audio interface, I never knew it could cater for it. I'll have a play with that...at least it will remove one niggle while I'm looking around for a new interface.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1453396745' post='2959165'] Been a busy week, but I've got it done. I made 2 identical tracks in Logic, set one to Input 1 & the other to Input 4. Played the exact same thing for both using the same bass & cable (just unplugged from input 1 & plugged int input 4). [url="https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/bass-into-ka6-1-vs-4"]https://soundcloud.c...into-ka6-1-vs-4[/url] Hope it's what you're looking for. [/quote]Thanks for that, really appreciate you taking the time There's not much at all between the two. The 2nd half (input 4) has a shade less clarity which I think you noted on your soundcloud comment, but in isolation I'd certainly be hard pressed to notice. Comparing the two one after the other, it's there but not huge. I'd be tempted to call input 4 "a hint of vintage" lol! It reminds me of the same level of difference (in terms of clarity that is) that I heard when I recorded and compared an old Mullard ECC83 against an Electro Harmonix one a while back. There was more to it than that but that little loss of top end was about the same that I noticed then. So, the NI Komplete is definitely on the shortlist There's a new Allen & Heath one coming out yet soon that looks like it'll fit the bill too, the ZED[b]i[/b]-10FX (all new 'i' prefix don't know if it's replacing the ZED 10FX.) [url="http://www.allen-heath.com/ahproducts/zedi-10FX/"]http://www.allen-hea...ucts/zedi-10FX/[/url] I've got a month or so before I settle on one, I'm taking early retirement and need to get finances settled into place before I commit to one. I've been looking at this one over the last couple of days [url="https://www.bax-shop.co.uk/midi-studio-controller/icon-aio-6-usb-midi-studio-controller-audio-interface."]https://www.bax-shop...udio-interface.[/url] Seems to offer a decent amount of flexibility as well as acting as a control surface, but I can't find much info on the net. I've only found one independent review, albeit a positive one and the build quality looks a little suspect and nowhere near the NI Komplete. That and the lack of info on the net is probably telling!...

Orange Terror Bass? I think Thomann still have some in stock and would be the nearest thing to what you have I suspect

If I was responsible for damaging someone else's property I'd be offering to pay for the repair as well as apologising. Both immediately. But that's just me. I accept 100% that accidents happen but his attitude is wrong. He seems to think that anything anyone brings to a rehearsal or gig can be damaged with impunity. If it was me in your shoes and he'd been humble and apologetic I'd have let him off because genuine accidents aren't worth falling out over when the offending party does the decent thing. But he's been an inconsiderate arse. Hand him the repair bill.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1452898003' post='2954666'] I think most USB mixers can put out on multiple tracks, but there are some that don't. Same goes for multi in audio interfaces. I went for the KA6 because it has lots of connections compared to most in the same price bracket. Had I went 2nd hand, then I dare say there would have been a good few others to consider. I'll try & get the bass recorded on Sunday. Off to bed shortly & got a day away tomorrow. [/quote]Cheers for that, I read the manual for the Komplete and it ticks a lot of boxes. There's a daunting amount of kit out there so recommendations are appreciated Enjoy your weekend. Don't feel obliged to record anything if you're busy, weekends I know are precious.

Think I've ruled out the Allen and Heath ZED range and Mackie ProFXv2 mixers, both seem to have a USB that outputs in stereo only i.e. I wouldn't be able to record multiple inputs to individual tracks, if I've understood the manuals correctly they'll only send two channels at a time out to the DAW. Does anyone know if there any USB interfaces or USB mixers (other than the NI Komplete 6 xgsjx has) which can send 4-6 individual tracks over USB?

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1452877171' post='2954394'] You can record all 4 ins at once as 4 separate tracks in you DAW. I'll check how it sounds with my bass plugged into input 3 & post comparisons for you. From what I read, you can use a mono or stereo jack in each input (just like the front ins). [/quote]You're a gent, thank you

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1452860290' post='2954144'] Musical blind spots I wish I had... [/quote]I wish I had some bands in my musical blind spot, but only so I could go through the excitement of rediscovering them again

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1452787698' post='2953533'] Have a look at the NI Komplete Audio 6 & see if it'll fit your needs. It's got 4 audio ins, midi in & out & SPDIF in & out. Solid bit of kit & great sound quality. It's £169 (though you might find a better deal if you wait until after NAMM), that would leave you at least £30 to spend on a small headphone splitter (so you can use 4 sets of headphones). I got myself one for Xmas & I'm well impressed. [/quote]Cheers xgsjx, could be a contender. Do you know if all 4 inputs can be used simultaneously with each being recorded on its own track in the DAW? And if inputs 3&4 which the manual says are balanced (so TRS cable?) would be ok with an instrument plugged in with a mono cable?

Just got home and checked, my laptop is usb only

Cheers Beedster and yes quite possibly a contender but it's probably overkill for my needs (and 50% over budget). And yep, DaveFry, I just spotted it's firewire only, I'm not sure if my W7 laptop has firewire I'll have to check when I get home.

Cheers Beedster, I'll watch out for the Mackie's on eBay but I think the RME is out of my price range

Hi David, Very true, but quantifying and describing sound quality is a minefield I'll try not to venture to deeply into, one man's warm is another's dull etc. And maybe the differences between the top flight interfaces (within my budget) and a mixer with an interface bolted on will be too subtle for my 51 yr old tinnitus affected ears to detect. I guess though, people who listen to what I record might still notice, so I want something at least decent. The Zoom is the only interface I've used but it's some 10/11 years old now (I got my H4 when they first came out, 2005 I think.) So perhaps as a multifunction device in the first place it didn't have high end AD/DA converters that dedicated USB interfaces on the market back then might have had and which are a decade further forward now. Besides I've no reference to compare the Zoom to, and I don't know anyone with an interface I could borrow to compare it to. Primarily I need more inputs and to reduce or eliminate latency while adding FX for monitoring purposes. If recording quality improves at the same time then all the better, but I wouldn't want it to be any worse than what I have with the Zoom. Steve.

Hi, I’m no whizz at home recording by any stretch, just a hobbyist but I’m getting by, so far. I’m looking for advice for a replacement USB audio interface. Having seen recent postings in the Beginner’s Guide sticky suggesting that a USB mixer/interface can negate latency issues compared to a USB interface alone I don’t know whether my needs would be better served by a 6 input USB interface or a small mixer that doubles as a USB interface. Apologies for the long post but it’ll probably help if I describe what I have at the moment, how I use it and why I want to replace it. My current interface is an old mk1 Zoom H4 recorder going via USB into a 2012 model i7 8GB laptop running Reaper. The Zoom has two inputs, I tend to run an instrument or a mic into one and a switched mic into the other and the Zoom is set to record in mono. When I have my singer in the vocal booth (ok, converted cupboard) I can speak to him via the switched mic but switch it off during a take. If I put the Zoom into stereo mode I can record two inputs at once but I lose the talkback facility. I take the headphone signal out from the Zoom into a Behringer 4-way headphone amp so the singer and I can have headphones for monitoring and talkback and there’s zero latency that way. That said, every take I record is a few milliseconds out of sync with whatever backing track is in Reaper and I have to nudge it into line which is a minor irritation but one I’d like to get rid of as well as a couple of other improvements. The singer hates singing without reverb but if I add it in Reaper during a take he can only hear it if I switch to monitoring from Reaper and that adds more latency than he can handle. So we’ve used one of the reverb FX’s in the Zoom which means I can avoid latency issues but then the reverb gets recorded. So that’s the setup. The Zoom is the limiting factor both for flexibility (and to an extent sound quality.) What I’m looking to do is to record my bands demos and for speed it’d be better to record us all at once playing as a band but the Zoom’s limited number of inputs prevents this. I would rather record them to individual tracks too so I can mix them after the fact, rather than set up a mix and record that to one stereo track in Reaper. So what I want, ideally, is to be able to[list] [*]record four sources simultaneously (each recording to an individual track in Reaper for later mixing). Typically Vox/Guitar/Bass/Drums (electronic kit via midi, triggering Superior Drummer in Reaper) and sometimes Vox/Guitar/Bass/Keyboard (sometimes midi, sometimes recording sounds direct) [*]add FX for monitoring only (i.e. reverb on vocals) not recording the FX [*]have zero (or inconsequential) latency monitoring [*]have four input sources, but ideally six budget permitting, so that I can use an input for talkback to the glorified cupboard/vocal booth, like I do with the Zoom now [*]record instruments during playback over my monitors instead of using headphones, without latency (but headphone monitoring would suffice if I’m expecting too much here!) [/list] My budget is around £200, I can’t justify much more for what I do. I’m torn between going for an interface (for example the Focusrite Scarlett 6i6) and trying to tweak my setup to minimize latency, or a USB mixer (for example the Allen & Heath ZED 10FX) so I’d get hardware monitoring/no latency and also adding the delay a the mixers inbuilt FX for the singer, just for monitoring. Presumably I can route it so it still records dry. I’m not set on those two bits of kit, just using them as examples of hardware I think will fit the bill. How’s my thinking so far, am I on the right lines? Any better options? Asking too much at this price point? All advice welcome with open ears

[quote name='The Admiral' timestamp='1452410352' post='2949629'] ...Bearing in mind he's paid on the nail every month, whilst the balance of the building has been a revolving door of failed ventures, who leave owing thousands, it shows the logic of some 'businessmen'. Running 'as is isn't viable, as there is no way he can suddenly treble his bookings, as he's full, and he can't treble his prices.So it's time to move on, and hence the post... [/quote] Granted I'm no businessman and never will be but has your friend made a counterproposal to the new landlord to point this out [i]and[/i] importantly seeing as he's excited to move his studio the next level, to offer to expand into one or more of the adjacent units. Thus guaranteeing a continued, steady, not to mention increased regular income as a benefit to the landlord as your friend has a proven track record. So even fewer units for the landlord to rent out and all without gambling on the viability of new tenants businesses as well as finding a replacement for his only solid tenant. The benefit to your friend is far less downtime as his studio won't have to move, and he can expand more leisurely into the adjacent units. Also the rent tribunal should be pursued if all else fails. Your friend's business is going to suffer to some degree during the relocation so hopefully he can avoid it or at least delay it so he's not rushed into moving to less than ideal premises just because of an unfair timescale.

[quote name='colgraff' timestamp='1452371866' post='2949407'] You know that box of odds and ends that you lug round to every gig? Keep this "mobile phone" in there against future Grubby Guys: http://www.pantherstunguns.com/stun_guns/pretender_cell_stun.htm [/quote]Better still, put the innards from that into a harmonica and hand it to grubby man...

My HB JB-75NA has a serial number in the sane format as the photos above