dave_bass5

As much as I love my MacBook Pro M1, ive recently noticed some of my plugins are using quite a bit of memory. 16GB is fine most of the time but id like bit more. 

Very tempted to get the new Air M4 with 24GB and sell the MBP. I also like its smaller form factor. 

Just wondered if anyone is using one and how it performs. Im thinking mostly about any thermal issues with, say, 20 tracks in cubase or Logic.

I do have another real reason for changing, as I use Gig performer live, and that can use up to 30GB if everything is loaded, so more ram is definitely going to be useful there to avoid too much swap file use. 

4 hours ago, mikebass456 said:

I use my Zoom H4n for reheaesals, and then minor tweaking in Audacity (mostly normalising, and some compression where required), then saving the results as mono MP3 files for ease of sharing via email

I have to say though that that's about the limit of my capabilities with the software currently......

Can I ask why Mono?

You could try an envelope follower to cut the reverb down, and there are De-Verb plugins available. 

I tend to use something like Ozone to finish off the recordings i make using my Zoom H4e. Recently ive got a plugin called Fuel that does a really good job of bringing out the instruments and give ign the recording more depth and volume. 

We use Macs for our daily drivers at work. We find the older Office 2021 stuff runs perfectly on our M2’s, although e hate having to use those apps. 

im probably going to get an M4  MacBook Air this week. It will involve me trading in my M1 MacBook Pro, but i want more ram as 16GB is not quite enough for what i need to run Gig Performer comfortably at gigs with everything loaded. 
 

I have also recently got the new iPad 11 base model, and that seems to record fine from my XR18 in to Cubasis, although so far only used it for rehearsals. 

1 minute ago, Al Krow said:

 

Thanks - it does seem that the ASIO issue is Windows specific. 

Interestingly the CQ guide video shows the desk being plugged into Logic Pro i.e. obviously with a Mac rather than a Windows DAW. But I'm reluctant to switch from Windows to Mac as I'm not using a Mac for anything else!

 

I was a Windows user for decades, even built my own from day one, but when i made the jump to Mac i was shocked at how little set up and tweaking was needed for music making.

Saying that, it’s even easier on iPad, which is wha it use for live recording. I was using Logic no ipad but have switched to Cubasis as it seems a bit easier for this.

Not suggesting you make the jump, but wondered if you had  tried a tablet or phone? 

7 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

I have used the Behringer as a multitrack recorder many times. Having said that I haven't tried adjusting the levels when playing as I am normally one of the ones playing!

Slightly easier in my case though as it was into a mac so I just plug the USB in and press go.

Same, although at gigs i always have it running in to an iPad for convenience. I gain stage at the Mixer so the levels going in to Logic or Cubase are normally ok and i don’t need to adjust anything at that end until i mix it. 

Bas, have you tried any non windows devices?

1 minute ago, SumOne said:

I've found lately that playing live the Amp EQ is easier to adjust than a pedal - you don't want to have to crouch down mid song while wearing a Bass to fiddle about with a pedal EQ on the floor when the Amp is right there on top of my cab at easily reachable height.

 

Then again, an EQ pedal to stomp on for a EQ sound change in a particular part of a song is ideal. So the PTEQ is still on my shopping list for that.

Ive never used an EQ pedal or Preamp pedal on the floor. Always sitting on top of my amp(s). After all, if its going to be the front end of my signal chain it might as well be in the right place and easy to get to. for me its always on so never need to use a foot switch. 

I've used Scan many times. Last couple of times ive spent about £3000 in total on keyboards from them (the music kind, not computer type).

Over the years they, along with eBuyer have been my go to computer supliers.

34 minutes ago, AinsleyWalker said:

Probably because more and more people are going ampless/direct and any on-stage amp is really just performing the role of a monitor so you can hear yourself, and at best it's a clean pedal platform. As a result, twiddling with amps settings isn't going to affect sound going to FOH/the audience, unless you use your amp's built-in DI which most venues won't do. 
So it makes sense that a lot of modern players are focusing more on compact, travel-friendly tone-shaping options. 

I was talking more about those that do use amps. For ampless i totally get it, but this has been going on for years. Im just as guilty. Dont think ive ever really used the knobs on my Markbass heads, always used a BDDI with them. 

16 hours ago, Linus27 said:

 

Cheers Dave, you are a star, as always, thank you. I will keep you posted, I've ordered a Behringer P2 and a set of KZ ZS10 Pro's to test the water at a local gig with my other band. Once I know what's happening with the other band and how I get on I'll let you know but as always, thank you 👍

No problem, and good luck.  Might take a a while to adjust to them and find the right pair (i couldn’t get on at all with the KZ stuff), but once you do it’s like a lightbulb moment. 

On 09/03/2025 at 18:14, Linus27 said:

 

I did but I'll be honest that some of it went over my head. I've read it twice now and it's making more sense. It's not the way it's written, it's more me just not understanding the terminology etc.

Hi Michael. Let me know if i can help with any gear while you are in london. If got both wired and wireless IEM you are welcome to borrow. Even my XR18 if im not gigging if it helps. 

23 hours ago, Cato said:

Unless something we don't know about has happened to his personal fortune then he surely doesn't need the money, he must just really enjoy thinking up new ways of taking cash off his fans.

Isn’t that pretty much what a lot of the dinosaur bands do now. 
Stones, Madonna etc are not short of money, but it must make feel good that they can still milk the cash cow. 

1 hour ago, Steve Browning said:

Getting to grips with the XR18 and loving it. So much control and flexibility. Pretty much on top of scenes, channels and snapshots. 

 

What a great bit of kit. 

I found it pretty much life changing as far as the band goes. 
 

10 hours ago, jimmyb625 said:

I'm not 100% sure with the x-air, as most of the time I'm using A&H QU's (Quniverse?), but with Mixing Station, you can load all of the channel settings (gain, fader levels, sends etc) from the app onto the desk. 

 

I forgot to check it earlier, but I'll try to have a look.

You could be right. what we do is store each gig in the XR18, so when we go back there we just recall those settings from the desk, in to MS's layout. Never done it the other way around when off line. 

3 hours ago, jimmyb625 said:

I'm a bit late to this, but with mixing station, you can save scenes on the app and load them onto the desk (disclaimer, I can't remember for certain if it does it with the xr-18, but I think it does. I'll try it later.)

It's then a case of loading it on to the mixer when you connect, so I guess the answer is "it does both".

It's been a while since I did it, but im pretty sure you can do this with layouts, but the mixer holds all the levels settings. These get sent to the tablet once it's connected to the mixer......I think. 

On 31/01/2025 at 11:39, Greg Edwards69 said:

PLease do share if you find out about getting them for the IE 400's.  I notice they aren't listed as well, although admittedly, I'm quite happy with the comply foam tips.

2 weeks later and ive heard back. Yes, they want me to send mine to them.

At this stage i don’t think ill risk it, as ill need my IEM’s and i don’t feel comfortable sending them off to a company that that takes this long to reply to a message.

4 hours ago, Elfrasho said:

 

 

Regarding the app. I actually prefer the behringer app over what most people recommend using, mixing station. Although it does take a wee bit of patience to get your head round but one you do it's pretty straight forward.

 

I have a 'show' setup for home studio and another for live.  In live I then have a blank scene, then multiple different scenes for places and rehersal rooms we've played. I then can just pull up whatever mix we used last time! When I go home I then just pull up home studio and it's ready to rock.

 

I also change "layer" from home use to live use.  That is essentially how the app is laid out. For band which is always just for iem mixes, I remove everything g other than the 7 channels we use, and then the 4 effects returns. So dies the other band members. But I also save a different layer for home use and for a full desk if I'm running foh.

 

Dunno why I rambled on about the app, but there ye go.

 

I also only use the internal router at home, and never really had any issues, but after the first time I tried at a gig and couldn't log on, I don’t take the risk now

I actually much prefer the Behringer app, but Ive found it sluggish and unreliable, so I tend to stick with MS because it's what I know alas works. The Behringer app seems better laid out and very easy to see what's going on. MS can be like that, but it's all too easy to go further with the layouts and over complicate things. 

When I got my XR18 I did use it as my home interface for a while and had no issues at all, nothing really to set up and no drivers etc (im on Mac). I love that I can take one USB cable and record multitrack to my iPad (or even phone) at gigs. This has been very enlightening as far as who knows the songs/can play them properly. Obviously i redo any mistake I make before sending the band the full mix down lol.

Also check out the compact mixer thread, as these are also talked about quite a lot

We went over to an XR18 a couple of years ago and it was life changing. 

We normally use one of those small travel routers, and never had issues on 5ghz. I have had a few gigs where for speed ive tried to connect tot the internal 2.4ghz and just couldn't. It sits there ws no bandwidth availible. Now I keep a Lan cable and adapter handy as well. 

I also tried a 6E router recently, just as an experiment I tried this and found it worked perfectly at close distances (on and just off stage, say about 20ft out on the dance floor). I did a scan of the pub and no one was using this band.

I use Mixing station all the time, but it does have a steep learning curve. Even now after using it for a couple of years some very basic things have me confused if i haven’t used them for while. 
It’s  definitely the most versatile, and I’ve also found it’s the most reliable as far as connection goes, but i can see why people get put off. 

31 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Let me know when you have Parkinson's how well you can sing. 

Well i wouldn’t be going out and charging a lot of money if i wasn’t up to the job. 
For the record, i don’t rate his singing at all, never have. Awful voice. 
 

It’s a shame that people’s last memory of a once great band will be this. Sure, Ozzy will get a lot of praise from those who are fans, and sympathy from other, but it will be ‘he did well considering’. 
 

39 minutes ago, cetera said:

Ticket price will be ridiculous I'm sure......

 

As will be the vocals. The bloke can hardly talk, let alone sing. At his age there is no way he will suddenly start to sing in tune 🤔

Saw Sabbath the Dio was fronting them (Heaven and Hell), what a difference. 

7 minutes ago, Phil Starr said:

I've had no problems, I'll have a look tomorrow for the contact details I used

Thanks but im sure I’ll get a reply back via FB in a day or so. 

9 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

Sorry, I live in Somerset so I went into their offices for the impressions and they tried my IE100’s in something they already had, perfect fit so we went ahead. They took about a month to turn around the moulds but over Christmas so I guess you’d be without the IE400’s for three weeks. It’s a small family business on a farm. Really helpful but also a bit laid back. Try ringing them and see if you can talk to Michele who was very helpful.

Considering they have an email address on their website that doesn't work, id say they are very laid back 😂

I noticed i have had communication from them via FB messenger before so hopefully I'll get a response soon. I can live without my IEM's for a few weeks, as I can use my singers IE100's if I need to.

Hmm, maybe I could just go back to the IE100's if it's a stock item they have. 

57 minutes ago, Greg Edwards69 said:

PLease do share if you find out about getting them for the IE 400's.  I notice they aren't listed as well, although admittedly, I'm quite happy with the comply foam tips.

Well I did email them using the link on their website and the email bounced back as address not found. 

I'll try via FB.