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46 minutes ago, PJ-Bassist said:
How have you set the parameters? I've not looked at the drive pedals in much depth but it was going to be my next thing to look into now I've had a bit of a play with compressors and the parametric EQ modules.
Gain - 2.5
Bass cut - 1.8
Treb Cut - 5
Clipping - Down
Level - 5.1
And I have it running parallel to a clean path. Rather unintuitive, but I have my Amp model (DB751) first in the chain, as the EQ and tonal characteristics give me the clean sound I want to send into the other effects.
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1 minute ago, Quatschmacher said:
I’ve already done the tinkering for you!
Ok you’ve tempted me!
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3 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:
Are you interested in playing the FI polyphonically? I have developed some pretty cool MC8 (and MC6) banks and programmed complementary FI patches so I can play chordally.
I’ve thought about it. However I really don’t think I can afford to spend any more time tinkering 😂😂😂
I’m going to download some more of your patches for it though! Great job on those.
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26 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:
Looks good, but that MC8 looks a bit big and incongruous on the board, have you not thought about an MC6...?
Are you trying to tempt me into giving you a refund? 😂
24 minutes ago, Al Krow said:@Higgie great / informative post!
Very interesting also to see which of your pedals survived the Stomp cull! (Not a dirt pedal in sight!)
Thanks mate! I find I don’t use a lot of dirt sounds anymore (not playing much rock stuff these days!) but I find the Timmy! in the Stomp to be excellent, so if I need a bit of grit I kick that on. I must admit that i haven’t tried all of the heavier distortions in the Stomp at all, as I haven’t had the need for one, the Timmy! covers the low-mid gain sounds very nicely. I may just set up a couple different Timmy presets on the MC8 meaning I can have multiple iterations of the Timmy in the same Stomp patch.
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Pretty chuffed with this:
Signal Chain is as follows:
Boss LS-2 > Octamizer > Cali76 > Future Impact > HX Stomp
MIDI chain is:
Morningstar MC8 > HX Stomp > Future Impact
Future Impact is controlled directly from the MC8, bypass and patch changes have all been mapped to that, so I never actually touch it.
Internally we have the Subdecay Prometheus on Auto-Wah duties, in one of the Stomp’s FX Loops. Not sure what I’m going to put in the other loop yet, but there’s space for it next to the Prometheus. Maybe my Boss BF2B, as to my ears, there’s not a flanger in the Stomp that beats it!
Powering the board off an IEC splitter are two Gigrig Generators. One for the Stomp, one for the rest of the board. The Cali76 has an Xotic voltage doubler on it to run at 18v.
The Mission Expressionator allows me to control both the Stomp and the MC8 from one Dunlop mini. The cool thing being that the MC8 accepts multiple expression pedals so in theory, I can use the third Expressionator output to another of the MC8’s expression inputs and control the various functions of the Future Impact with it over MIDI. I haven’t tried this yet, but it’s food for thought!
Temple Audio USB adaptor allows me to charge my iPad from the board. I’ve also velcro’d a pick holder to the side of the LS2 for convenience, it’s also the only place it would fit! 😂
The Schmidt Array Connector box is wired to have two of its inputs going to the A and B returns of the LS2 so I can switch between basses, and then I also have stereo outs, or one output to the desk, and one to an amp for example. I used to run my stereo IEM feed into the board too, but now that i’m going to buy a wireless, I have two free connections for whatever takes my fancy!
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No way of telling what key it's in until we know what the chords are, not just the root note. But it looks like it could very well be in F, if you rename the A# as Bb.
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26 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:
2) You can assign the foot switches to turn on/off different blocks, simple.... just touch them to set it up. We all knew that - What I found is I can asign the switch to do one or more things in an block, so for instance the switch boosts the drive or treble of an amp, I figure you could set it to do a few things with one push too but not got that far in!
This is what I’ve done to save a block. I use the DB751 amp, and i’ve assigned a switch to turn the bass up a bit, a small increase in drive and mids, and turns the bright switch on. It also turns the master volume down a touch so there isn’t such a big volume jump from the EQ changes. Essentially gives me a 2 channel DB751 without sacrificing a block!
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Sold pending payment
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43 minutes ago, GisserD said:
Great to see a future supercompact out in the wild!
It’s great mate. I love it! Saves a lot of space on a pretty crowded board!
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45 minutes ago, funkydario said:
Nice little board , curious about the power solution and about the little behringer box down on the right !!( a splitter maybe ??)
... and GLWTS !!
Thanks mate. The board is powered by a GigRig Generator, and the Behringer is an P1 IEM headphone amp. I run my monitor feed into the board and run a headphone extension up my guitar cable!
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Up for sale is a Morningstar MC6 in as new condition. I bought it brand new, it comes in original box with usb cable. Only selling as I’ve bought an MC8.
£180 plus postage. SOLD
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Maxon AF9 is excellent, and the Broughton Josh Wah has top mounted jacks, so that could also be an option
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The Teemah is also what I settled on for my overdrive sounds. Don’t know how similar it sounds to what it’s based on, but it’s a great sound in it’s own right!
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Provisionally sold, pending payment
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I did this too. Excellent service!
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NS Design WAV4 up for sale. It’s in good used condition, a couple dings as shown in the pictures. It did have a crack to the end of the fingerboard (that seems to have been pretty common on these early models) that was there when I bought it, i’ve since had it taken care of by the guy who handles the warranty repair work for NS, and it’s now good to go. It comes with the heavy duty tripod and gig bag. The ig bag is a little ripped but still functional.
I bought this 2 years ago, and its honestly been out of the gig bag about 20 times. It has recently been serviced (as mentioned before), so is in excellent playing condition.
Postage isn’t an option at this point. So collection from Chingford, NE London, or I can meet/deliver within 60 miles for cost of fuel
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I already have 2 NYCs and I still can’t stop looking at this 😂
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2 hours ago, stoo said:
Excellent news! Will be able to make use of the two effects loops without losing anything in my ‘normal’ preset. On the other hand, means there’ll be a lot of reprogramming my MC6 😂
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1 hour ago, stoo said:
Apparently the effects loop not taking up a block part was wrong.... 8 blocks is still on though (spare DSP permitting, obvs)
Where did you read this?
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I run my outputs with a TRS to XLR adaptor at instrument level and have never had any complaints from the sound guy.
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Price drops
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Price drop to £530
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On 02/01/2020 at 07:42, Davebassics said:
I just finished reading standing in the shadows of motown. Really fascinating book with great insight into what Jamerson left as his legacy. It's really sparked something in me over christmas to practice and learn which is always good.
On a controversial note: I have had to move through the denial phase regarding my opinions on his playing. I think a lot of what he did was over played or under played. There is also a lot he hit the nail on the head with. But tracks like "for once in my life" I feel would have benefit from some restraint and tracks like "Baby love" could have had more groove. "You can't buy love" I thought his playing was class, spot on. Very commercial examples but I think they demonstrate my point. I have a Jamerson playlist on Spotify with 1305 songs on it. Still got so much more to discover!
Have to disagree with you on ‘For Once In My Life’ - to me it drives the whole song, and what he played is just flawless. A real masterpiece of bass playing!
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Post your pedal board - Basschat style!!
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Prometheus is in one of the Stomp’s loops yeah. So by inserting the FX Loop R block into my chain, I can then turn the loop on/off via the MC8