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I did wonder the other day about WinISD and it's abilities. Especially as the app itself, given that so many seem to rely on it for results, is a bit clunky and free.. So as usual, technical knowledge to decipher the details, as demonstrated in your post is obviously a good thing when the software *shows* you something which isn't necessarily true. Thanks for filling in the gaps, when you put it that way, it's logical and easy to understand. Did I ask you about an ETA for a tweetered Big One? My memory seems to be failing me!

Hey Alex, I'll insert the following disclaimer that I know nothing about WinISD really, other than making pretty patterns, but I thought I'd have a play anyway! Just a question really - and I suspect the answer is probably down to cost - I'd been reading some stuff posted by Buck Waller about the use of mids instead of tweeters and with your PM's in mind I wondered if it were possible to get the top end out of a midrange without having to resort to using a tweeter at all. I haven't added the specs for the mids you are using so found the ND410 to play with instead. If I added two or more drivers in to a simulation, the HF roll off extended upward, yet the response curve remained relatively flat still.. or in some cases actually flatened out more. - the SPL etc obviously went up too. So using a slightly backward method - and I am thinking a rather expensive way too - If you added more mid drivers but padded them back (and fettled with the crossover) you would indeed keep that nice smooth midrange treble response, that in theory wouldn't go harsh like a tweeter does at high SPL's?

Hmmm I guess time will tell in the QC department. 'US Made' will no doubt hold it's price if the Asian versions suffer a drop in reliability.

If it were possible.. and I truly wish it were, I would have saved myself lots of time and even more money! lol!

Just been reading the LH1000 technical review in Bass Gear Magazine.. seems this head is a very able little beast. At that price, I would get one just to have a 1000W power amp for a set up!

Hey LB - a fantastic idea - but I think it could prove a little difficult as we all hear our gear differently. I think there are too many variables involved with trying to describe tone when you can't hear it yourself. for example, I could use phrases like, 'Massive bottom end' or ' buttery mids' or 'juicey top end' but doesnt really describe what the cab sounds like. Then there could be an element of 'this is the best cab I have ever used' which will probably get a natural bias, despite being completely unuseable for particular applications - ie, sounds great quiet but not very good up loud. On the flipside though, if several people come up with the same response, such as 'this cab sounds wooly, lacking in top end and bite' - then I guess a majority view point would be good guidance. So I can see it being beneficial if enough people partake! - It'd be great to have a reviews sections as good as TalkBass, but BassChat doesn't have the massive user base... (yet!!)

[quote name='Merton' post='560621' date='Aug 4 2009, 09:06 PM']+1[/quote] I liked this from Steve's web page! [quote]AND NOW... Captain Beefheart's Ten Commandments For Guitarists: 1. LISTEN TO THE BIRDS...That's where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren't going anywhere. 2. YOUR GUITAR IS NOT REALLY A GUITAR...Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you're good, you'll land a big one. 3. PRACTICE IN FRONT OF A BUSH...Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn't shake, eat another piece of bread. 4. WALK WITH THE DEVIL...Old delta blues players referred to amplifiers as the "devil box." And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you're bringing over from the other side. Electricity attracts demons and devils. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub. 5. IF YOU'RE GUILTY OF THINKING, YOU'RE OUT...If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing. 6. NEVER POINT YOUR GUITAR AT ANYONE...Your instrument has more power than lightning. Just hit a big chord, then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field. 7. ALWAYS CARRY YOUR CHURCH KEY...You must carry your key and use it when called upon. That's your part of the bargain. Like One String Sam. He was a Detroit street musician in the fifties who played a homemade instrument. His song "I Need A Hundred Dollars" is warm pie. Another church key holder is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty making you want to look up her dress to see how he's doing it. 8. DON'T WIPE THE SWEAT OFF YOUR INSTRUMENT...You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music. 9. KEEP YOUR GUITAR IN A DARK PLACE...When you're not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure to put a saucer of water in with it. 10. YOU GOTTA HAVE A HOOD FOR YOUR ENGINE...Wear a hat when you play and keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house the hot air can't escape. Even a lima bean has to have a wet paper towel around it to make it grow.[/quote]

[quote name='Alien' post='560622' date='Aug 4 2009, 09:07 PM']It's caused by beat interference, the same as you get if you tune by harmonics What you're actually seeing is the difference in frequency between the frame rate (in this case Hz & FPS are the same thing) and the note frequency. There's a point at around 0:57 where there's a standing wave effect caused by the frequencies being the same (or an exact multiple of each other). A[/quote] Maaaaaan Andy! You beat me to it!! lol - Beat Frequency Oscillation, was how I was taught it, back in the day! ;o)

I've put some new pics up on my MySpace today - Thanks to Leah for the editing skills.. [url="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&friendID=98272865"]Click on the Shuker Bass album.[/url]

[quote name='ped' post='560411' date='Aug 4 2009, 05:27 PM']It has some different outputs... if you look at the site, the XT Pro has SP/dif (or something) ins and outs and a couple of other things. In terms of the sound and software they are identical.[/quote] The man, he speak the truth!

[quote name='alexclaber' post='559166' date='Aug 3 2009, 01:11 PM']I think the main issue with the El Whappo is that they claim it's an 'audiophile on steroids' cab and used to state that it was a 4-way design, splitting your tone four ways and sending each part to a driver that was dedicated to that frequency range. But in reality it's a fullrange 15", a fullrange 12", a first order highpassed 6" and a couple of first order highpassed dome tweeters. Sounds nice but quite far from audiophile! Alex[/quote] Cheers Alex! That was exactly what I wanted to hear.. very useful - I was aware that the TRI210L used a 1st Order for the tweeters but never got round to finding out what the situation was with the other Accugroove cabs. - Well - rather, these kinda details aren't so forthcoming.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='558181' date='Aug 2 2009, 12:21 AM']A-G getting caught with their pants down over the Accu-Switch was the tip of the iceberg. It brought to light that, while better engineered than the average bass cab, [i]they aren't what they're cracked up to be [/i] , and certainly not worth the price of admission. On you side of the pond Alex's offerings are a far better option for a lot less Sterling.[/quote] Yes, I am interested in giving one of Alex's monsters a good once over! - I'm interested in your comments. I have seen that it has been suggested the cab volume for the 15" isn't big enough in the 'El Whappo' but what other 'issues' have been noted with the design? Out of interest, has anyone published any testing to support findings? Really, I'm just interested, being everso slightly geeky. There seems to be a lot of support for the cabs, I'm certainly thinking they are no worse than 90% of cabs on the market? - I'd like to know !

Having said 'ta ta' to my sum total of cabinets, I decided to have a bit of a mooch around the wonderful world of backline. Now in my thought processes I still keep coming back to the same idea. I'm using my line 6 / outboard to produce the sounds of pretty much any amp/cab combination I want, which is great for flexibility - so when it comes to backline, all I really need is a glorified quality PA / studio monitor behind me. It reminded me that I used to own one of the wee little Accugroove cabs and liked it, but it wasn't really 'right' at the time. So what of the larger beasts, 'El Whappo' and 'Whappo Jr'.. I reckon they fell out of favour a bit after the 'Accu-Switch' debarckle - but are they still standing strong as a decent back line cabinet? - Obviously with a view to being able to reproduce a 'faithful' version of what is being sent to them, full range and decent bottom end? I have a feeling this thread will suffer the tumbleweed effect and thus alternative ideas are welcome. I'm waiting to have a play with the active cabs 'Vector Pro' by ISP Technologies and would LOVE to get hold of a Forge Bass cab to play with too - but I'm seeing Accu' prices have dropped now the current fads are taking over ;o)

Here everyone, have a cup of tea and a biscuit... feel the calm! lol Hey Bo! Good to see you made it here! Great idea for a post too!

Roger Giffin - Now based in the US [url="http://www.giffinguitars.com/"]http://www.giffinguitars.com/[/url] Mr Deacon had a Giffin bass made for him

[quote name='bythesea' post='552408' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:30 AM']Pinned thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=533"]here[/url] - if you go to the end you will find some recent posts on this [/quote] +1 - a great, albeit long thread.. but you'll see the same sentiments echoed over and over! don't scrimp and look after ya lugs ;o)

I used to play the ''hook' synth and bass part from "Hard, Better, Faster, Stronger" with a synthy sound on my 6er. You need the high C for the last few notes.. but it sounds GREAT and you have to jump up the neck quickly to catch it on time.

[quote name='beerdragon' post='550618' date='Jul 24 2009, 09:46 PM']Thats the late Allen Woody of the Allman Brothers and Goverment Mule. He had quite a collection.[/quote] I wonder, in my crazy world, if he was ever introduced to Woody Allen?

"Turn the output volume control ALL the way up for the best signal to noise ratio" (on the X3) - and don't forget that if the inputs you are using on the behringer are 'line' level, switch the output of the X3 to 'line' not 'amp'. You will get a very hot signal from the X3 (as long as your patches are configured correctly). Use the gain control on the behringer channel to reign in the signal if need be. If your signal is TOO hot and causing the input section of the behringer to distort (as opposed to making the output section of the X3 distort) then you may need to start pulling back the output of the X3 using the volume control. for info, I set the master volume control to *only* set the DI out put and have the 1/4" signal as strong as possible, especially if I have to use long cable runs.

Is there a Big One doing the rounds at the moment Alex?

[quote name='TheButler' post='543081' date='Jul 17 2009, 11:54 AM']I think if you succeed you should make them for electronically underprivileged people like me [/quote] Hmmmmm, maybe I should have a dig around again! The idea was quite a good one, at least on paper!