DanOwens

I must admit, i am tempted to do at least the midi and audio on volume pedals. Dan

Its funny. My thing is that I love my OC2 and love it into a fuzz, but I'm. Loving the idea of running them parallel but not losing the series option. Dan

TBH i was thinking of doing something similar to the multiple chain->volume pedals. its an expensive experiment though! Dan

Phasing issues? Surely not if the sounds are massively effected. What kind of impedance issues would I be facing? Dan

I was thinking something similar. I was thinking a system not unlike the Voodoo Labs GCX, where you plug each pedal into a router and have a control floorboard. Only in my imaginary perfect world each button selects a preset routing (parallel and series for each effect) and levels predetermined so it doesn't get too messy and loud. Why not include multi-channel (decent) compressors and parametric EQs for each pedal so that each time you hit a preset, it is exactly the way you want it. I'm sure what I'm asking for can be done, but I think someone with more aptitude might be the one to do it!! Dan

Sorry guys, guess I should've been more clear but typing on a G1 can get pretty frustrating!! I'm after working with Audio, plus some kind of looper (like the voodoo labs stuff) that splits your input into (say) 8 different paths. You then toggle each sound/pedal individually which are later mixed together. I suppose a passive mixer used the wrong way at the start, and the right way at the end to add them together and turn each effect on and off seperately? Dan

So I've been thinking: With my old Novation Supernova, i could run (simultaneously) 8 different synth patches. This meant i could have various bass/mid-heavy sounds and either switch between or run together to gain all sorts of different sounds. Thisname mentioned in another thread about running an OC2 as a layer amongst other effects. This is actually one of the applications I would try. Is there anything out there that can do this? a parallel, programmable router? Dan

Also (not to complicate things!) but many powered speakers use XLR connections. Dan

My signal path is Tuner > OC2 > Mammoth > CEB3 > Moog Lowpass > DL4 I'm thinking of putting some dirt in, but until I get it I have no idea where. Maybe after the lowpass. Maybe after the mammoth. Maybe after the OC2. I guess your ears have to decide. Dan

Just out of curiosity Mr Ferret, what strings do you use on your fretless? Dan

I use a Hartke A35 and I love it. Yes, it is mainly low-mid not bass, but if I'm practising who cares and if I'm gigging I DI anyway. Dan

Thanks for the advice man! The tonehammer did look good, and the 3 band EQ is a good idea, but my thinking goes as such: I want the same sound coming out of it as I'm putting in, but with dirt. Surely by including an EQ section, the manufacturers are saying 'you're going to need this'. Is this not the case? Why would I want an EQ? I asked myself this very basic question and the conclusion I came to was: 1) The pedal must sap low end, requiring an EQ circuit to make it up. 2) I'm going to boost lows, and piss off the soundman even more (they hate my moogerfooger lowpass!!) Engage with me on this, explain why I'm wrong (this is directed at all of BC, not just you Pablo!!) Dan PS. These are extremities of view, and I'm sure Aguilar wouldn't let a pedal that sounded crap onto the market.

Hi guys, I've been after a decent DHA and missed out on a couple of EQ Drives (I was thinking 'why do I need an EQ'?). Been thinking about the SansAmp VT Bass and thought 'What is it I'm after'. I know I want a drive/distortion other than my Woolley Mammoth (Fuzztastic), but what else? I usually play through my rig, so having a pre/DI isn't really an issue, but having some grit/dirt [u]is[/u]. I guess what I'm asking is, in your opinion, what are you looking for in a dirtbox? Versatility of tone (surely the VT Bass then)? Authentic Valve tone (DHA)? Large amounts of distortion and subtle available (VT2 Dual)? If you have any of the above, have you lusted after something else? I guess I just want to GAS away!!! Dan

I used to use their Jazz rounds, but I haven't really thought about using flats. I figured even if they were bright, they'd lose it quite quickly. Dan

My friend was a live sound engineer at Carling Academy Liverpool. They regularly had visiting acts that would be broadcast on BBC. To do this, the BBC engineers took a split of each channel after the stage but before the live desk. I always thought the sound for live broadcast was crap because crap because the viewers were getting the FoH sound, but not so. I questioned the engineering oracle (And I apologise if anyone's in broadcast engineering). He said, basically, the engineers were sh*t and up against a difficult task. A live engineer can voice up his PA, but a broadcast engineer is engineering for loads of different TVs and 5.1 systems that all sound different. Also, the majority of broadcast engineers have no one above them who is a decent engineer, the perpetual cycle of the deaf leading the deaf means you just always get sh*t broadcast mixes. That's not the truth, that's the combined experience of an experienced engineer and a TV addict. Dan

The thing is, I'm a little confused with sh*t it is exactly that I want: When I put the SITs on, I loved that they felt flat, with low tension (a thin gauge probably helped) but a bright tone. I took them off (the neck went from 3+1 to 4-in-line) and put on Ernie Ball Hybrid rounds so I had the brightness, but when I gig, the top-end sounds brittle (my cab has no tweeter either). I want bright, but not harsh, I want bassy but low tension. What I want is either Status Hotwires (if you guys recommend as such) or another set of slightly heavier SITs. Dan

I've just taken off a set of SIT Silencers and I love them. I've got a set of nylon-wound Status Hotwires on my fretted Jazz, and they are incredibly articulate in the high mids, but aren't as boomy in the low-end as the SITs. Are the non-nylon wound Status Hotwires a bit more bassy? (Or do you know where I can get SITs in the UK?) Also, what do you guys use? Dan

I was looking to put a set in my Jazz. The Lakland website's clips do sound rather nice (the KAs). Ultimately, I couldn't find much info and got nervous. Dan

With the Waits-style project: Moogerfooger Low Pass OC2 Octaver Mammoth Fuzz DL4 Delay But thinking about it, if my board was stolen, I'd happily gig without any of them. But that defeats the purpose of this thread. Dan