Al Krow

1 hour ago, Quatschmacher said:

Here are 12 patches I’ve made for the Future Impact. The favourite will be sent to Andras as a demo as I’m applying to be a programmer on the V3 firmware. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YlDIU-uCJNLyRa45UCGppjmL4_nZl634/view?usp=drivesdk

1.   00.00 baby cheeses
2.   00.43 back to the drawing board
3.   01.28 bass-related injuries
4a  02.38 double trouble
4b. 03.20 double trouble (8ve down)
5.   04.02 empty nest
6.   04.46 forced hibernation 4
7.   05.31 forced hibernation 5
8.   06.27 mouse only 2 driven 1
9.   07.10 mouse only 2 driven 2
10. 07.56 mouse only 2 parallel filters
11. 08.43 mouse only 3
12. 09.32 mouse only vocal bass

Great stuff, Peter! 

I'm finding it really hard to select a top 3 from these samples, but if pressed I'd probably go for (1) as very synthy (7) as being a nice take on a non glitchy(!) OC2 and (10) 'cos it was a little different / interesting.

1 minute ago, Happy Jack said:

Now for me that was part of the beauty of it. Given the set-up, you just knew that they were going to manufacture a hit record by the end of the documentary.

And then it turned out to be a complete failure, it just didn't work at all. It wasn't useful and very little was learned.

How refreshing!

Nah, just means that an evolutionary biologist trying to become an expert songsmith with the aid of a ZX Spectrum was never going to cut it. 

Could maybe have predicted that when Trevor Horn asked the guy exactly what his qualifications were and he replied he'd spent most of his professional life working with worms.

tbf - I've spent many a far worse 60 mins  

@Merlino - thanks for posting those, some cool clips! What dial settings did you use for each, and what bass are you playing through?

If the Wonderlove is the only one that sounds decent on funk/slap then for me that gives it an edge over the other two - that was definitely the most interesting and fun clip for me  

(I'm already glad I bothered to revive this thread!)

Looking for a portable, but decent floor monitor for our band to step up from the Behringer Eurolive B205D** which we've managed to get by with for the last 3 years, but seems we are now outgrowing

What are you guys all using?

Came across this Alto TS308. At Around £245 posted including padded cover it looks like very good value and is also pretty compact / portable. Any experience of Altos in terms of reliability or if you took a decision to go for something 'better'?

Any views on the need to go for a 10" or larger speaker as a monitor?

We're using RCF 310As as our PA speakers. We have several vocals, sax, acoustic guitar and most recently a touch of kick drum going through the PA with lead guitar and bass going through separate back line. 

Aside: I did suggest to our drummer that it might be worth getting a separate woofer / sub-woofer to put bass and drums through, but he felt it would be overkill and is of the view that bass cabs are specifically tuned to bass frequencies! So that told me then! 

** as a fyi - the B205D will likely be going up in the FS in the near future, if anyone is looking for something ultra compact.

9 minutes ago, dannybuoy said:

To me, the Enigma and the newer Mutrons don't have 'it', they sound too clean. The old Mini Q-Tron does though, that's a great filter apart from the volume boost.

The Emma Discombobulator is another one I'm keeping - it's brighter and more subtle then the Fwonk, but that means it works really well going into overdrive/distortion, sounding more like a wah.

Well dB that's interesting to hear. However the entry fee for sharing such insights on this thread is a couple of clips I believe? 😁

And I know you have the tech to do it!  

44 minutes ago, Merlino said:

Has anyone tried the Micro-Tron III? It's another envelope that intrigues me

Yes @GisserD did. But I can tell you now his all time favourite filter is the MXR BEF and that he didn't keep the Micro-Tron III (although he hasn't tried the Fwonkbeta yet - I'll need to lend him mine at some point  )

3 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

On another note, I may soon be able to contribute some recordings as I’m aiming to set up my audio interface today. 

Excellent! What set up are using?

6 hours ago, dannybuoy said:

... Fwonk anywhere between 10 and 2 depending on how much pork I've eaten on that particular day.

😂🤣

You can tell just from the height of the bars that the dynamic range has been curtailed - so it was definitely having an impact!

40 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Enigma is the only analogue filter I have left after my big filter binge and subsequent purge. 

You still have the Manta right (appreciate that is digital)?

3 hours ago, Merlino said:

I use the Fwonkbeta with "Stroke" and "Juice" almost fixed and I set the Fwonk to catch the right sound, but honestly I don't set it so low...

I'm with you on not setting the Fwonk so low (and don't have an issue with spikes, but there again I have a limiter at the end of my chain).

My current preferred setting is:

13 minutes ago, bigsmokebass said:

I guess you wouldn't know what to do with a Ritter other than admire it for being white and having gold shiny bits 😂 

Absolutely right. I would have no idea how to get a sound out of it I'm sure or even which way around to hold it. Definitely need to leave that sort of thing to the experts. 

Thanks for sharing - looks interesting: the Darwinian evolution of pop! 

...ok I got to the end of it; and for the sake of balance, it wasn't as useful or as good as I thought it was going to be! But I'm sure others will reasonably disagree. 

5 hours ago, Merlino said:

Here's my super-funky & super-juicy mini-board 

7 minutes ago, Merlino said:

The Funk Lite is my favorite at the moment.

But it's really hard to compare with the Fwonkbeta, because the Mr Black is insane, it has a terrific resonance and it is pure funky.

The Funk Lite has a really tight sweet spot, and almost a single useful sound: but that sound is amazing.

I'll try to describe the differences between the 3 pedals, but I apologize for my english (it's not my first language), and I'll try to communicate only my impression in a band situation, because at home the Fwonkbeta still unbeatable.

I personally use the Funk Lite for all the syncopated 16th notes stuff, I set the knobs at 9 o'clock (and eventually put the "freq" nob at 11) and I literally "play the filter" with a syncopated short note right hand pattern: in this setting it's the best filter you could try, present, effective, and really good sounding. It plays really good with octavers, but I definitely don't like it with slap technique.

The Fwonkbeta is my go to envelope when I need a super juicy, insanely resonant and rich autowah sound, I like the responsiveness but it's really hard to control due it's tendency to generate big volume spikes.

The Wonderlove it's a really great pedal, very versatile and I use it with all my slap stuff and with the Doom in parallel mode for the synth-style stuff.

So I use them for 3 distinct purposes, and with them I have my MXR BEF definitely out of the board

Cheers!

Great couple of posts, thanks Merlino! Prompted me to give this little thread a bump.

Don't know whether you might be able to upload a couple of clips so we can hear how your are using the Funk Lite, Fwonkbeta and Wonderlove?

I've just gotta say that is the best presented effects FS ad for multiple pedals I've ever come across on BC!!  

37 minutes ago, CameronJ said:

I think of my octavers like different oscillator flavours, in the same way that on a synth you’d choose between Square/Sawtooth/Sine etc depending on the texture you’re after sonically. If you recall, I sold one or two of my octavers which covered similar ground to other pedals I owned - got rid of the Digitech Bass Synth Wah because the Octave sounded quite similar to my Aguilar Octamizer and got rid of my Emma Okto Nøjs because it covered similar sonic ground to my 3Leaf Octabvre Mini. My current trio all sound totally different to each other, just as I would expect different oscillator wave shapes on my synth to be.

Basically what I’m saying is almost everything the Korg Volca Bass can do, you already have the ability to do with your JD, and more. Just trying to be the voice of reason.

6’8” actually but my point about the JDXi’s portability would still stand if I were 4’10”!

All fair points and extremely 'reasonable'.

The same logic applies, of course, to getting more than one P bass though. Why bother? Just get one P bass and have done with it, right? Everything you can do on one you can do on the other.

I'm sure you won't miss the missing 2" 

Just wear heels.

PS if you want a more detailed explanation as to why the Korg Volca Bass as well as the JD Xi - see my earlier post when I discussed this in a bit more detail. It's all to do with the UI (which is a bit of pain on the JD Xi) and 'accessibility'.  A parallel would be the difference between a Fwonkbeta and a SA Manta; one is a lot quicker and easier to get your head around; the other does a lot more for sure.

Oh yes and one is analogue (Volca Bass) and the other digital (JD Xi) - but that may not be a biggie. I guess I'll be finding out!  

4 hours ago, dannybuoy said:

I tried a Funk Lite, went straight back to the shop. Fwonkbeta is still going strong though!

Fwonkbeta is good. Think it's just edging it over the MXR BEF for me, right now (but it's close and I go back and forth depending on the bass). Be interesting how they both stack up against the 3Leaf GR2. I'm looking forward to finding out. 

And when you got your 4th octaver Cam, remind me just what extra that delivered? 😄 

Yes but you're like 6'10", so most things would fall into that camp for you. 

😂

2 minutes ago, bigsmokebass said:

9 basses....

1 Westfield P (my first bass)

1 Fender MIM P - customised

4 Yamaha BBs 

3 Yamaha Attitude basses 

Nice collection! But then I'm a biased Yammy BB lover!

In my incompetence I seem to have managed to get one more than you...😂

1 hour ago, Basstech21 said:

Yes! Pickup height has done it. - thanks Guys. 

Yep - obviously I don’t want both guitars to sound the same - but the tonal difference was huge & the sensitivity was also very high . Sorted now 😡😜

You're very welcome. 

Sometimes it's the simple fixes that can really hit the mark. And doubly sweet 'cos they don't cost a penny!  

1 hour ago, CameronJ said:

I’m gonna play devil’s advocate here @Al Krow, and ask what it is you feel the Volca can do that your JDXi can’t? The JD has an analog monophonic engine paired with a digital poly synth engine which can be sequenced on board AND has a proper keyboard attached (albeit mini keys) AND a drum machine. Oh and a mic input for vocoder use.

I’m not sure what you’ll be gaining by adding the Volca Bass to your collection, other than ultra-portability?

Hello devilCam 😈

Now let me see... I'm fortunate to have a 25 lbs Mesa M6 which knocks any D class head I've ever come across out of the park. I have a VK 210 LNT cab which is just awesome, but for some reason the kit I take to rehearsals and gigs is a DG M900 and a 21lbs BF SC. 

Did someone just mention "ultra-portability"?? Definitely not a thing for me, at all ... ever  😁

Sounds wonderful! 

3 minutes ago, skidder652003 said:

yep!

Lol Steve, you gonna keep us all hanging while you go have some lunch? 😂

41 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

This is something I try to explain to my wife when she asks why I need 900w.  

I do get abuse from some of my BC mates when I mention I look for a minimum of around 500W (at 8 ohms) in my amps

Ok, so I may not need anything like that much for most gigs (300W output should cut it), but it's good not to have to push your amp to the max every time you use it; if, for nothing else, just from a wear & tear / reliability perspective.

Btw - love the garden you've got too  

On 05/04/2019 at 06:29, Merton said:

My son has the Volca Beats drum machine, it’s pretty cool. Will have to check this out!

Korg Volca Bass (aka the modern Stylophone  with about 374 times the processing power of the original) - price now dropped to £109 posted (on Amazon Prime) today.

59 minutes ago, NancyJohnson said:

It's a truly lovely head...despite the 900w rating, this is into 2ohms, so expect 375w into an 8ohm configuration. 

Actually you're going to get a LOT more juice through an 8ohm than that, methinks.

900W is into both 2ohms and also 4ohms, right, on the DG amps?

So expect nearer 650W through 8 ohms.

Bottom line: copious headroom.

27 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

@Quatschmacher Ann Peebles is hella cool - probably my fave Motown singer above all the others - her voice just resonates with me like no other.

More so than Otis R?