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Hopefully the connectivity issues aren't a deal breaker as I had the Waza Air and miss them (although they also has some connection issues) but the Waza were always pricey and only seem to be going up in price. £399 seems the going rate now vs £55 for my Nux mighty plug - £345 extra basically so I can not have a headphone cable is a cost I can't justify to myself. But these positive grid ones at £189 I could just about justify. -
I sold a pedal to Matt, and all was good.
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Pete Bruntnell and the Cousins feat. Robbie Macintosh. They played a small pub, it wasn't a well advertised or particularly well attended, they are great musicians though and I think were playing it due to a local connection and general love of playing.
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Yeah, I have the DCX and briefly had the Black Panel and I don't think they sound the same (although it was >6 months and a different bass between trying them so no sort of direct comparison). Both are good though. -
Funnily enough, I'm just half way through writing a 'join my band' advert to form a Reggae backing band. I figured other than Pama International, Upper Cut Band, Friendly Fire Band I'm not aware of other active UK ones - and none on the South coast. I suppose it is because there isn't the market for it but I like the idea of a Roots Radics style band that supports different vocalists. It probably is ambitious for the limited Portsmouth/Chichester/Brighton reggae scene though!
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Sone good stuff on this new Dubmatix page, including this Joe Gibbs mix: https://bassculture.substack.com/p/the-mighty-joe-gibbs-hits-legends
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Cheers all to a long weekend. Sun is shining, rum and ginger is icy cold, reggae is playing (Handsworth Revolution as this thread reminded me I should. Disk 2 with the dub versions ♨️). The cat knows the score:
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Excellent retirement gift! I had an MPC One, and then an MPC Key 67, both were great and I kinda regret selling them. A bit of a learning curve as they have different ways of doing things to DAWs, but is mostly quite straightforward. I never did get any good at finger drumming though!
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Future Impact v4 Good condition, velcro on base, with box. £190 + £10 postage via special delivery. This works fine as stand alone, I cannot get the editor/updater to work with my Laptop but I'm pretty sure that's due to something on my Laptop rather than an FI issue though as it sends and receives Midi. I've just given up on trying! See here -
Idiotbox Blowerbox £80 £65 + £5 postage via recorded delivery. Good condition and working order. Velcro on back. With box. -
Thanks @Quatschmacher all of this this tech support is much appreciated (and hopefully could be useful to someone else reading this thread one day). Via midimonitor it confirms PC messages are being sent from FI to Laptop when clicking the FI switch: And changing sliders on the FI editor changes the FI number to the hoizontal lines - so that confirms that signals are going from Laptop into the FI. - Both in and out Midi ports are selected (via editor and when using the updater). - Cables have been swopped around and re-checked. - I've tried the two usb ports (well, now tried four: via two Midi devices - one uses usb C tried 2x different ports, the other is type A tried in 2x different ports, not via a hub - all direct to Laptop) - All FI v3 Editor etc has been deleted (and I've uninstalled/re-installed v4 Editor). - Same results with the Volt unplugged and virtually disconnected, and just using the new Digiflex interface. (I can tell when it is doing the single Midi conncection thing as if using midimonitor the device doesn't show up on the FI editor, go out of that and it re-appears). - Everything on the Laptop is updated. It doesn't seem an issue with the FI as such, or the Midi interface - as the FI it sends and receives Midi from the Laptop. It's the data for the firmware update or via the editor that for some reason are not going back and forth - I assume somewhere buried in my Laptop is something selected that isn't allowing that type of Midi data transfer? ....but with this new Midi interface there isn't even any app to make any changes and Windows has no control pannel settings for Midi (aparently it was removed a few years ago). Some seem to have a problem with things like 'Intel Smart sound for USB audio' driver needing to be disabled, but that isn't something on my Laptop, I assume something similar buried somewhere.
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Sorry to say, but my patience with the FI v4 has just about ran out and I think it will be for sale tomorrow. I got a new Midi interface (Digiflex), and on the FI updater it recognises it, select it, go into update mode, click update..... 'FI not present of communication error'. Go onto the FI editor and go out of update mode on the FI, select Midi in/out (it recognises the device), go to editor and move some sliders and the FI display changes from number to two horizontal lines (so the Midi device must be working - it is connecting to the FI and making a change in display). But go to 'manager' tab and 'download from FI' and ......'the FI not present of communication error' message pops up. There are no other virtual or physical devices connected to the laptop, no other usb ports used, not using a usb hub, no other programmes running, the new Midi device seems to have no sortware - no option of thru functionality, and as far as anything I can access - no other virtual Midi is being used. It probably is something to do with my Laptop settings, but this is such a ballache to figure out that I'm gonna give up.
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Video: 'When Expensive Music Gear Becomes Obsolete'
SumOne replied to AinsleyWalker's topic in Effects
I think there is a difference between the worst offenders of planned obsolescence (e.g. companies deliberately designing things to not be fixable, or to not last as long as they could for the same production cost) and companies not continuing to spend on software updates to keep up with modern operating systems years after the pedal production finished. A digital pedal from 20 years ago not working with a modern operating system is akin to not being able to get replacement parts for an analogue pedal from 20 years ago, I don't think either are long-game consumerism plots by the pedal companies. -
Perhaps, but right now (after days of faff, vs all those other products that work fine), I'm not sold on that! The UA Volt 2 is one of the most popular Midi interfaces, probably only second to Focusrite. It is about £130 so should be decent enough to do this. I dunno, I don't think I have anything too unusual going on with my setup. The FI updater recognised the UA Volt but then does not connect and does not give any reason for it/sollution/check list. I've used DAWs etc for about 25 years, and like I mentioned - lots of digital pedals and Midi etc but this one connection seems impenetrable to figure out, I've just about given up. If there is a second 'virtual Midi' running or something, well - nothing online or from hours of searching seems to show how I can see it/turn it off.
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It is, Reaper is closed when trying to run FI, I was just going via Reaper for the screenshotys as that is shows the UA Volt is readable as Midi in/out and shows more info like the Buffer/Sample rate etc status. The Interface also has aduio inpits/outputs (e.g. audio cable from Bass guitar, outputs ro monitor speakers) which is what it is showing. It also has Midi in/out, and the usb interface. This might be it. However, 'interface problem, not an FI problem' is kinda my beef with the FI using a system that can have so much 'user error' potential. I do have another interface arriving from Amazon tomorrow, hopefully that sorts it. I've recently used Midi DJ Equipment (Rane One), a Midi keyboard (Yamaha), multi-fx with Midi (Helix and Boss) Midi controllers (Luminite and Akai), as well as digital pedals (Boss, Source Audio, TC Electronic etc.) and all worked fine with this Laptop and UA Volt as an interface and did software updates etc with minimal faff. None used Midi as the interface for updates and patch editing etc, probably for good reason.
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Video: 'When Expensive Music Gear Becomes Obsolete'
SumOne replied to AinsleyWalker's topic in Effects
Analogue pedals do get outdated in some ways too though. Parts get worn out and can't always be replaced or technology just moves on (e.g. massive noisy pedals with odd power requirements). Nothing lasts forever, I think if I got 10 years use out of a pedal (digital or analogue) it would feel like I got my money's worth. -
Thanks @Quatschmacher, that is much appreciated. The interface shows in the editor: ....but then moving the FI sliders does not do anything on the FI. (I have tried swopping Midi cables around, and this is while not in the 'update'mode). There is a simple app for my interface, and ASIO setting changes via Reaper DAW, but no options for sysex messages: The interface usb is going direct to the Laptop (no USB hub), and everything else is closed - no other USB things plugged in, no other programmes running. Perhaps the Midi thru functionality is the issue, but the UA Volt app only has simple Status/Sample Rate/Buffer things that can be changed, Midi thru isn't an option. I might order a second Midi interface from Amazon with free returns to see if that solves it. A cheap Bespeco one worked for me with FI v3 (I don't have either any more), but I remember a certain amount of un-intuative faff needed (something like the order of turning things on, only working with Chrome, not other internet tabs open) and then it was still a bit hit and miss. It reminds me a bit of a time I worked for a mining association - miners kept jumping over a dangerous rock conveyor to get to the break/smoke area instead of the long walk around, some got hurt, the mine response was put up a big sign saying 'do not cross the conveyor', people still did it and got hurt and the mine response was 'user error - we told them not to' and then they spent a lot of money on fences which mysteriously started getting human-sized holes in them. The issue was the lacking human centred design. I dunno, but FI editing and updates via Midi just seeems a bit fraught with 'user error', things like Source Audio, TC electronic, Line 6, Boss etc (admittedly much bigger complanies) all seem to be relatively simple via usb, 'plug into Laptop and it works'. The only other thing I've had so much connectivity faff with has been the NUX MLD Preamp.
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It's a bit of a mystery. No other Midi connections open, all other Chrome tabs closed, no programmes open (includes the FI editor), Midi cables correct, FI in pairing mode, interface recognised and selected (in and out).....and still 'FI not present'. This has now been about 4hrs of muck about. Gotta say,this is the biggest downside of the FI (and I've seen many others with the same issue). 'user error' or 'wrong interface' 'not FI's problem' stops being a reasonable on a version 8 years after v1, clearly it isn't very user friendly/foolproof, could really do with a usb connection or something. I'm going to have to fork out for another midi interface, and if that doesn't work then I'll be selling the FI - as good as it is, it isn't worth the time/faff.
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The UA Volt interface is the only thing physically plugged in to the Laptop, I'll look into that though - perhaps a virtual connection, or a competing driver or something else buried.
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'fraid not. definitely correct out to in, in to out (and swopped just in case)
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Exciting times! I've gone and got a full sized v4 from here and it all works well but I'm having trouble with the firmware update/connect for editor. I think I'm doing everything correctly: Midi Out to Midi In and vice versa Selected the Midi in/out on the FI firmware page (it recognises my 'UA Volt 2' interface)('auraplug' wants to make changes to your Midi device - accept) Turn off/on FI with switches held down so the light is flashing for 'update' mode Click update .....'FI not present or communication error detected' Editor doesn't connect to the FI either. Any ideas? I did have a v3 and seem to remember there was something needed like not having any other Chrome tabs open (I have closed all), anything else simple like that I should try? The UA Volt 2 is a relatively new interface for me and isn't what I used when I had the FI v3, so it could be that - I'm hoping not though as it is a decent Midi interface that has worked with other things and I'd obviously like to avoid having to buy another interface just for the FI.
