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Most manufacturers are only going to give you specs that they think will sell the product, not what it's actually gonna sound like. I can't see Carlsbro putting "has the characteristics of the last three hobnobs being shaken in the tin".

One of my (many) plans is to get an undirectional PA sub to use with my combo just for those shaking sub sounds (considering a self build BFM). Another option you could consider if it's just for you is one of those vibrating pads you stand on, tho I think that's cheating everyone else on stage out of the joys of sub.

I like my current band having me play bass or guitar, the singer plays either acoustic guitar, synth guitar or banjo & there's a 3rd member who plays either mandolin, ukulele, bohdran, tin whistle or spoons (sounds like the devil tap dancing!). We're now getting our old drummer involved & he also plays keys. Very flexable & we all work well together creating parts around one another on whatever instrument is going to suit best.

[quote name='Phil Starr' post='1121469' date='Feb 9 2011, 03:26 PM']Diameter also affects the weight of the cone which affects its resonant frequency, big cones can and do go lower. Diameter affects the area of a cone which affects efficiency and maximum volume.[/quote] Where as I can agree with some of what you're saying, I don't with the above in relation to my experience. Having listened to 15" cabs I've used in the past from Trace Elliot, Marshall & Peavey, non of these had as much bass as my 2x10 combo or the PJB rig with 5" drivers.

I used to use Cubase 5/32 & Reason (1, 2 & 2.5 successively) linked with rewire but found I mainly just used Reason & then finished things in Cubase if I could be bothered. I used to record my audio in SoundForge, chop it into chunks & then either put it into a NN19 or fire it into the REX editor thing (can't recall what it was called) & then play about with it in the Dr Rex. I'd love to get hold of a current version of Reason, but funds won't allow it just now. Maybe someday I'll dig out a couple of my Reason tracks & pop links on here.

Hey guys, bit of a puzzler for me here. I get an unusual sound from playing any string, any fret or open, from my bass itself. I haven't noticed it when I'm amplified, only unplugged. It's kinda like a very fast rattle that's almost like White noise (if that makes sense). I've tried checking for loose screws etc but all is tight. Sounds like it's coming from around the bridge area, tho I could be wrong. Any ideas?

Different sizes of drivers move different amounts of air (but you also have to take in several other factors such as excursion, cab size, etc). Moving more air means more sound Vertical arrays also give a better dispertion of sound. Edit to say, there's a topic (or several) somewhere that will give you loads of info on this.

I rememember reading somewhere a while ago that Ashdown was set up by an ex Trace Elliot engineer. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashdown_Engineering"]Found a Wiki[/url]

That looks like one of the older models. But if that is a current pic, it looks like it's been well looked after.

The MB cabs are (apparantly) pretty clear sounding cabs & it's down to your amp & bass (& any fx you have) to produce the sound that comes out of it. To me, that is a good thing. I prefer MB to Ashdown for both sound quality & weight (I tried a few different ashdown rigs before I settled for a MB combo). If I had spare funds I'd ask you to buy it for me.

I'd grab that MB cab, it's a bargain (provided there's nothing wrong with it). You could always sell it for a profit if you don't like it!

To answer another Q you had, hollow stages. I've had problems in the past with hollow stages & the best options are to try & keep the speakers disconnected from the stage. A Gramma Pad would be the obvious solution here (& I'm wanting one but skintos just now), but using things like a flight case or similar could help. If nothing's to hand then lose some lower frequencies & go for what would be a more mid sound without the stage.

Had a chat with my colleague regarding his band. It's actually a new project that he's starting & not the Bordello Dogs. So not yet an established band, but he does have some good contacts for gigs. He has a full line up less a bassist (he's currently got that job & lead vocals) & it's mainly original material that's rock influenced (tho he does like DnB & we was discussing the joys of playing with fx). They do the occasional cover, but never do it like the original.

Try doing your editing in Garageband. Save your iMovie file & then open GB, open finder & drag the movie file straight out of finder & drop onto a track in GB. You can then add your other track as another audio track & adjust the levels to suit, including using the AU fx to improve the sound quality a bit (compressor, etc). I use GB to strip the audio from any video files, whether that be to use the audio or the video separately.

What about one on your phone (if you have a smartphone)? There's some good ones for the iPhone.

If you open finder & go to applications, then scroll down to iMovie, single click on it & next to it should be an icon for it & details below it. It should have a list saying Name, Kind, etc & at the bottom just before the more info button, it should say version. 6.0.4 is HD. I'll have a wee play about with them both this week & post what I do (if you don't get it sussed before hand).

Depending on what version of iMovie you're using, you should be able to just drag the audio file from finder (or iTunes) straight into an audio track. You might need to use GB for the audio side of things tho.

What version of iMovie are you using? I normally use iMovie HD & prefer it to the newer versions (they're completely different) & you can slide the audio & video to sync. Another option is to sync them in Garageband & then pop the synced mix into iMovie.

I'd go with the above advice. Our Guitards used to eq the hell out their gear & use octavers & I'd sometimes wonder if there was a point to playing down the worn end! Re-EQ'd the gits & the drummer already has a well tuned kick (punchy & no boom) allowing me to get those deep dubby sounds when I want without loads of mud.

Break the song into 8, 16 &/or 32 bar chunks & learn each part as chord sequences & then name them in your head (could be as simple as verse 1, chorus etc). sometimes works for me. Other thing is to write some lyrics & sing along. I don't know all the lyrics to all our songs, but there's key phrases that I take a mental note of for certain parts. Oh, a couple of A4s with some notes on the floor can be useful & no one off stage will see them.

Dan & Pantherairsoft have better recordings than I do, but if you go to the effects reviews forum on Basschat you'll find the review I did for the the Moog LPF & Bass MuRF with a couple of recordings. I think I stuck a link in this post to it a few pages back.

If it's just a monitor to hear yourself on stage then I think any reasonably powered tiltback combo would suit you or even just a powered PA wedge monitor. Is it only you who needs to hear it or the full band? The MB 2x10 combo I have would suit your needs there, but there's many other makes that do similar designs (such as GK).

[quote name='Alien' post='1107281' date='Jan 29 2011, 03:32 PM']I wouldn't recommend using multiple generators unless their outputs are fully synchronised (and if they're small enough to be moved without a truck they probably won't be.) The reason for this is that the AC signals may well be out of phase, and if your amp is plugged into one phase and your mic into another then you could end getting zapped in a big way. A[/quote] A better option here if several generators are needed is to just use each individually & not overload it (like running the lighting rig & some other stuff off one generator & the PA & backline off another etc). They don't need to be linked to supply more power & earthing them is a spike in the ground.

Like is said above, make sure it has a decent KVA (or even MVA). Depending on what all is being powered, you might wanna make sure it's at least 60-100 KVA . I'd suggest using a surge protector also.