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  1. Woodinblack
    Was specifically refering to the midi ports here
  2. Woodinblack
    Nope, if it dissapeared like that, it was almost certainly a scam. If it was sold elsewhere it would show as sold or removed.
  3. Woodinblack
    I wouldn't even do that - I would just get a little jump adapter like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195703379563, tie it to the pedalboard and connect the original to it
  4. Woodinblack
    Honestly, I know it might seem odd, but there are some people in the audience who don't even care if the bass player is not standing up
  5. Woodinblack
    So, Mod dwarf, I am interested in it at the moment. I see the reviews on youtube, some useful, some less so, I see the position of the company etc, but also see if the company go bad, I can run open source effects on it so I could write my own. What is the processing like on it, as in, how often do people get to 100% processing? I know it is hard to quantify these things, but if for instance I was running a stick through it, two channels independantly, one with a guitar amp, compressor, reverb, echo, eq - would I be pushing it or not? If I then added a synth or something? Just looking at what is the realistic level of work it could do - I did see on one of the videos they got to 100% Obviously I need to spend time justifying it to myself, they are pretty expensive, and even assuming I sold the HXFX, I would need a couple of hundred more for this and then have to source some more midi pedals too (unless I used the footpedals...)
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    Well, there is a 'standard' way of wiring a 3.5mm stereo jack for midi, but certainly all the devices I had that had mini jacks (such as the yamaha reface DX and widi interface) for midi came with an adapter. I doubt anyone cares that much about midi certifcation any more, especially with a lot of devices not bothering with midi, and using USB instead, which I am not a fan of, even though it is a handy 'as well'. Do the mod devices not come with one now - I watched a few videos on them yesterday and one of them certainly had the adapter in the box from new (although it seemed only one) Edit - now I have gone back and looked several of them dont, so not sure if it is a pre/post company collapse thing! edit 2 - looking through my leads I realise that the reface has a old mac serial type socket with midi leads that came with it, and the 3.5mm jacks came with the widi interace, the Novation circuit and the midi plus box.
  7. Woodinblack
    Indeed, and in that case the Helix LT I had was perfect. However, the LT wasn't a replacement for everything I needed, and at that point it became too big. If it is a replacement for everything you need, that is good, but I needed a sample player, a vocal effect and a keyboard pedalboard, so it was too big and I got rid of it. Was it? It specifies the 5 pin DIN plug / sockets in the original MIDI specification 1.0, which I paid for a copy of in 1983. It said other sockets could be used.
  8. Woodinblack
    Sit down. I did a gig after a knee replacement, just sat on a stool, stuff was carried to me and I had no problem with the gig.
  9. Woodinblack
    I have never had any of that with pedalboard stuff, but certainly I have when they are loose. If they are bolted and cabletied to a pedalboard then i have never had any problem with the plug end - I really hate the wallwart power supplies, I think they have no place gigging, so I took mine apart and put in a metal box with an IEC lead. I have no problem with mini jacks if the cables are tied down but then i was never a really a fan of 5 pin dins (not that I have had problems with that). My synths run from my iPad from a 3.5mm jack (via an extension that is tied to my microphone stand. I have never had a lead issue on a gig apart from failing XLRs which are the ones that go across the floor. Normally singer related damage. I would agree, that power connector on Smanths box would give me anxiety - I would break that even without the crowd!
  10. Woodinblack
    I spent a bit of time looking at it. It can and does take (and agrigate if required) midi sources in, and enables you to use full midi (it appears you could actually make a synth with it). WHether there is a compressor that uses the note on / off is probably doubtful as I doubt that many people have ever wanted to do that, but there are several open source plugins which would be easy enough to modify if you could do that, or find someone else to do it. I think for me it would be the ability to run things like that, off the beaten track, and also to make routings that weren't possible on any other multi-fx. Really it is an audio effects processor with jack sockets. The Mod Duo X has proper midi sockets if you need those (and CV and Gate, so more audio processing style) I got mine on ebay, I can't have leads coming out of the back of something straight, as that is where the people are at a gig, and some of them insist on getting pretty close.
  11. Woodinblack
    Its coming with the new website!
  12. Woodinblack
    Thats interesting - I didn't know about that, similar to some older projects but all in a box. Basically an audio processor with 2 channels in and out and you can do what you want in the middle. and its not too big (sadly not too many buttons either!). If I could also use that for sample playing (which it seems I could), that could be more useful to me than my current stomp, and also you can make your own pedals
  13. Woodinblack
    The Spark 40. Did think of getting one of the small ones for moving around.
  14. Woodinblack
    the original case is pretty good (assuming I had that one - it has the logo on it), or at least it does the job, holds everything and works. I am going to get rid of mine just basically because it is not something I get round to using very often. When I am practicing I tend to use my spark with headphones as it is by my chair, I already have a wireless that I use there anyway, so all it gives me is some (heavy) headphones, that doesn't have the same effects or software of the spark. If I traveled a lot, it would be great, but I really don't much so its not really worth it for me, I think I have only used them a couple of times in the last month or so.
  15. Woodinblack
    Does it not come with the original case? I don't know, I got mine with the case already second hand. As you have just got one I wont mention any of my current selling plans.. 😊
  16. Woodinblack
    I think the pickup of the ATK is the thing that made it special. I remember when first had it I wondered what the point of the switch was as the sounds weren't that different, but turned out when playing live at volume it made a huge difference.
  17. Woodinblack
    Indeed - the knobs on the rhs aren't exactly anything special in the first place!
  18. Woodinblack
    Its a pain, they used to be really easy to replace just contacting TC. For the shaft you can either replace the pot, which I would imagine isn't an unusual one, or just get some plastic shaft material, try and match the end and glue a new one on. Or like some I have seen, put a screw through it!
  19. Woodinblack
    I had an ATK305 and it was pretty good - sounded good, played well, but its neck was too wide for me so it never became a favourite. However, it was a very solid bass to play and the pickup was great. I am surprised they don't do them any more, but I guess they know the sales figures!
  20. Woodinblack
    Can you please edit your first post and put sold in the title then, that will close it.
  21. Woodinblack
    I do too, but it is in a different price / size category. The B1-4 is cheap and can fit in your gigbag withough you knowing where it is (litterally, I couldn't find mine the other day, it was in a gig bag which I am sure I looked in once) it has next to no competition at that price, the B2 is more a substantial full cost thing and it is in a much more crowded market, it doesn't really seem that competative..
  22. Woodinblack
    Yes, bought my electronic piano from a seller who was a smoker, it took over 5 years before I could play it across the full range without some sudden smell of smoke.
  23. Woodinblack
    I must admit that I never use the compressor on my ABM - seems to take the life out of it (as well as the volume). The one on the TC450 seems a lot easier to manage, a lot more progressive.
  24. Woodinblack
    Pretty delighted I would say!
  25. Woodinblack
    Here is my Spector RST5 bass - possibly the lightest bass I have ever played, and when we measured all the basses at the south west show it was the lightest bass there. Browny red colour, very soft wood so there are a few knocks (shown). Roasted maple neck, quite a deep neck compared to the Euro, normal 17mm ish spector spacing. Very easy bass to play and carry about, comes with a spector soft case. Sounds different to the other spectors with the EMGs, it has Aguilar pickups and preamp with volume / balance / bass / treble - good range on it. The jack socket was replaced with a switchcraft one as it was crackly. Happy to meet up within a 50ish mile radius of here, so bristol / exeter / salisbury way, also happy to find out about shipping costs. Anyway, got it last year but although it is a fine bass and no effort to play or stand with for 3 hours, I like it and often play it at home but just not tending to take it out that much (for no specific reason). As I am not gigging it that much and I have the Spector Euro, so thought I would sell it and maybe get something else - also happy to consider trades. Would be interested in doing trades with Spector Dimensions, ACG / Shuker / Alpher 5s (where the string spacing is a maximum of 17.5mm and not weighing a ton) or anything similar, also Rickenbacker 4003s/5, or just general 4003. All welcome to come down and try etc * I hadn't updated this in a while, as I was on holiday, but I am back now, so here is a discount and bump of it being still available!
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