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    Another micro cab

    in Build Diaries

    Posted

    On 03/05/2023 at 01:39, tauzero said:

    ... I have a cunning plan to avoid sticking a signal up the backend of the amp module if using the cab as a cab - the amp input and output and a USB-C connector will all go to a second recessed plate, and the amp will then be connected to the speaker when I want to use it with a J-J lead, the same way as many combo amps (especially guitar) are done.

    I had a plan like that, using speakons, but in a hurry, in a dark stage, I managed to connect the output of a stand alone 500W Ashdown MiBass to the output of the built-in 20W RoC amp. The MyBass won.

    For the benefit of anyone else considering this, whatever you do, it has to have no option to get it wrong, because if you can, you will eventually.

    David

    Suggestions for acoustic bass accompaniment tutor book?

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    'Building Walking Bassines' by Ed Friedland looks at filling the gaps between roots using several different melodic approaches. You don't have to go totally chromatic if you don't want to.

    The book has dots and tab, and the CD has keys and drums in one ear and bass in the other - fine on speakers but you need to mix it to mono for headphones.

    If you want to check out content before purchasing, he plays several of his exercises on youtube.

    David

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    High pass filter with my EUB

    in EUB and Double Bass

    Posted

    I've heard that some members of Talkbass are happy to buy kit for you in the US and ship it here as a 'present'. 

    The alternatives are the Vong kit, now out of production, or a home brew build of the FDeck - there is a stripboard layout for that on the web 

    David

    Joyo MA-10B

    in Amps and Cabs

    Posted

    There are a number of integrated circuit chips that provide stereo, so having 2 x 4ohm speakers maximises the power output from the amp chip. That may be why the likes of Roland/Boss went that way with the cube range.

    David

    Midlands Bass Bash: Nottingham, 22 April 2023 👍

    in Events

    Posted

    I thought I'd be otherwise engaged this weekend, but I find I can make it.

    I'm mainly a busker, so I'll be bringing:

    A modular 1x10 battery / mains combo + extension speaker.

    A couple of battery powered amps.

    An 'even-briefer-case' 2x5 battery powered combo.

    An Ibanez EWB205 -

    5-string ABG.

    An Ibanez EHB1265 - 

    5-string, headless, fanned fret bass.

    David

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    The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    On 04/04/2023 at 12:18, Mottlefeeder said:

    ...

    KZ Global Store

    I ordered a pair of ZS10 Pro from the store nd they arrived via a Dutch depot after about 3 weeks. They worked straight out of the box, but after peeling off one set of buds and fitting alternatives, one channel was dead. The casing was translucent, and I could see what appeared to be the internal connecting wire no longer making contact with the input socket. 

     

    I registered a dispute and made a video that showed an MP3 player connected to the earphones, and each earpiece in turn offered up to a microphone - one earpiece lit up the mixer meters, the other didn't. Based on the video, AliExpress authorised the return, and I though that would be the end of it...

     

    When I worked out that tracked postage back to China would be about 50% of the cost of the earphones, I contacted the seller and asked them if they would like to accept the video evidence of a fault, and save the cost of refunding my postage. I then got a series of emails saying that they needed more detail, and would not process a refund unless I produced another, more detailed video. At this point I discovered that I had no way of sending them another video since AliExperss had closed the case. When I passed this information on to the seller, their response was - 'send us another video'...

     

    Eventually I stopped trying to be helpful and posted the fauly earphones back. A few weeks later, the Royal Mail tracking system stated that they had tried and failed to deliver the package, and it was in the depot awaiting collection. The seller's response - 'I have not received it yet'. I asked if they had tried to collect it, - 'I haven't received it yet'

     

    I eventually got past the AliExpress chatbot and found a human to chat to,  and received a refund for the earphones within a couple of days, but I've had to go back to the chat room to ask them to sort out the refund of my postage.

     

    Summary: KZ Global Store are happy to take your money, but apparently hope that if they stall for long enough, they will not have to return it.

     

    David

    Just a quick update on this - the seller is still sitting at home saying that the package has yet to arrive, and in response to my raising a dispute, AliExpress suggested I negotiate with the seller...

    I raised a dispute via PayPal and they said that there was no mechanism to claim postage costs from the seller or AliExpress because that transaction did not involve them.

    They then offered to reimburse me as a goodwill gesture to a frequent user. Kudos to PayPal.

    In summary, buying KZ ZS10 Pro earphones from their official store is a real pain if they go wrong.

    David

    The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

    Hi David, The bass is there and it goes low but there's little or no bass hump which so many headphones have. It's more of a studio monitor analytical sound than an easy listening/loudness boost sort of sound. Ironic as i bought them for easy listening. I haven't spent a long time with them yet and just used them for personal practice. I haven't got them to a rehearsal yet never mind a gig.

     

    I'm personally not bothered too much about bass so long as I can hear it, I kind of have all I need timing and expression wise from my fingers and some of the bass in the room always leaks through anyway. My favourite on stage monitor is my micro cab which only goes down to 80Hz but is flat all the way down. I also spent my 20's mixing live music so I'm fairly good at picking things out of a mix.

     

    As with all in-ears the bass response and leakage depends upon fit. These fit well in my ears, more securely than zs10's as they are smaller and lighter and a bit more me-shaped

    Thanks for this - I'll check them out.

    David

    The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted · Edited by Mottlefeeder

    4 hours ago, tauzero said:

    ...

    The experiment:

     

    Bass -> Lekato 5GHz bug wireless -> HX Stomp -> Lekato MS-1 -> Tascam GB10 -> wired headphones

     

    This introduces two wirelesses in the chain, plus a digital effects pedal.

    ...

    Not trying to start a war here, but I think there is a flaw in the experiment. 

    Your backing track is routed by wire and your brain is telling your fingers when to pluck. The fact that the bass sound is delayed is something that you can cope with.

    I think that the on-stage scenario is likely to be that the band monitor signal will be delayed by the legato ms1, your bass signal by the legato bug and the ms1, and you will still be trying to keep up with the rest of the band who are playing without a delay. That would be a different experiment. 

    Apologies in advance if I've misunderstood your setup.

    David

    The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    20 hours ago, Phil Starr said:

    I just bought some Sennheiser IE 100 Pro from Studiospares which were on offer, just for listening to music. Size and comfort are better than the ZS10's as are vocals I didn't think they would be loud enough for monitors but with my phone or iPod (I know, I'll be back to cassettes in a Walkman soon) they are painfully loud without distorting so I'm going to try them at our next gig. They are a long way from bass forward though so if bass is your single priority I'd stick with ZS10's which do that so well. 

    I need good isolation to block the boom of the congas preventing me hearing what I am playing, so losing the bottom octave,  if it gave me a punchy low mid, would actually help. Is that what you are hearing from the IE 100 Pro or are they more tuned to the vocal range and generally lacking in bass?

    David

    The IEM (in ear monitors) Bible thread

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    A question and a heads-uo of my experiences with KZ Global Store on AliExpress:

     

    First, the question

    I find the shape of Shure 215s, with triple flanges, is comfortable and gives me the isolation I need, but I gather there are better value options available. I've tried the KZ ZS10 Pro, and did not find them comfortable either in the ear canal, or in the pinna. Is there anything shaped like a 215, but cheaper, that I should be considering as an upgrade/back-up?

     

    KZ Global Store

    I ordered a pair of ZS10 Pro from the store nd they arrived via a Dutch depot after about 3 weeks. They worked straight out of the box, but after peeling off one set of buds and fitting alternatives, one channel was dead. The casing was translucent, and I could see what appeared to be the internal connecting wire no longer making contact with the input socket. 

     

    I registered a dispute and made a video that showed an MP3 player connected to the earphones, and each earpiece in turn offered up to a microphone - one earpiece lit up the mixer meters, the other didn't. Based on the video, AliExpress authorised the return, and I though that would be the end of it...

     

    When I worked out that tracked postage back to China would be about 50% of the cost of the earphones, I contacted the seller and asked them if they would like to accept the video evidence of a fault, and save the cost of refunding my postage. I then got a series of emails saying that they needed more detail, and would not process a refund unless I produced another, more detailed video. At this point I discovered that I had no way of sending them another video since AliExperss had closed the case. When I passed this information on to the seller, their response was - 'send us another video'...

     

    Eventually I stopped trying to be helpful and posted the fauly earphones back. A few weeks later, the Royal Mail tracking system stated that they had tried and failed to deliver the package, and it was in the depot awaiting collection. The seller's response - 'I have not received it yet'. I asked if they had tried to collect it, - 'I haven't received it yet'

     

    I eventually got past the AliExpress chatbot and found a human to chat to,  and received a refund for the earphones within a couple of days, but I've had to go back to the chat room to ask them to sort out the refund of my postage.

     

    Summary: KZ Global Store are happy to take your money, but apparently hope that if they stall for long enough, they will not have to return it.

     

    David

    Bass straps - what you using ?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 21/03/2023 at 10:37, Tokalo said:

    I tested my new Comfort Strapp last night.

    I have boney shoulders - muscle doesn’t naturally grow where I need it to, and there’s a nerve which gets trapped between the pressure point of a bass strap and bone.

     

    I was playing a Sandberg Electra VS4,  so a relatively light bass (3.5kg). But - even with the neoprene padding - after an hour, my nerve was impacted and the pain (and pins & needles in my little finger) gradually increased for the rest of the session.


    Today is the worst I’ve known it, and that’s after I used a decent strap.

     

    I’m seriously considering getting one of those rugby undershirts with padded shoulder protection.

    I have the same problem,but I noticed it only occurs when I wear teeshirts, not shirts with collars.

    There is a seam running across my shoulder with a teeshirt, but the yoke on a collared shirt moves the seam elsewhere, so I wear a pad under the teeshirt and the problem has disappeared. 

    Hope this helps.

    David

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    Audio interfaces and EQ

    in Accessories and Misc

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Witch Hazel said:

    i happened to be reading a review of the RME Babyface Pro the other day, and noticed it includes an equaliser.  however it sounds like the EQ is quite awkward to use in standalone mode, so it probably wouldn't work for what you want (also, it's pretty expensive).

     

    https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/rme-babyface-pro

    Thanks for this. Looks nice, but as you say, the eq in stand alone is a bit clunky - set it by connection to a computer and is is baked in - provided it stays powered up. 

    David

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