MrDinsdale

Excited to build some. At least it should be less faffy than the surface mount DIY mech keyboards I’ve done. Dunno what I’ll do to finish it assuming it works.

Ooo good catch, well I think I’ll be popping an order for Musikding. Sadly they’re out of TS50b sets.

A TS50b is high on my want list too, maybe I can treat myself to a couple of fun projects.

Good shout, I was intending to grab it from Five Cat Pedals but that might be a better option. I’m not planning on churning out pedals, I’d quite fancied grabbing a breadboard and playing around with building some circuits to try, maybe experiment with different options. Maybe grab one of those Coppersound DIY boards to play with.

Fancy building my first pedal, thinking of a 29pedals Euna clone. It’s a very expensive pedal I keep eying up so this would be a cool way to stop me splashing out a load of money while having a fun project to help me avoid getting better at playing. Just wondering where people source components?

Yeah I’m still not sure how I feel about stuff like that. Doesn’t bother me as much for bigger gear manufacturers, certainly not when the gear that’s being modelled is out of production. Even products that are wildly out of the budget for most people to contemplate like the Nobel where it’s unlikely to impact sales. Captures don’t bother me much either, I’ve bought gear based on using captures that otherwise I would’ve been waaaaay less likely to splash out on. Large businesses modelling gear made by smaller boutique builders feels pretty unethical to me.

Yeah the input levels are more use for side chaining so like the noise gate example you can adjust the threshold relative to the device input rather than the noise gate block input level. Super handy for higher gain patches. It’s really fun for modulation though so when you dig in hard you can have parameters react differently. I set up some fun tape delays where digging in harder past a certain level would give more Wow and flutter etc the harder you played so the effects are a little more dynamic.

I can’t find any videos on it but one cool effect was using the Slicer effect but using an assign with the Internal Pedal set to a sine wave to control the “Pattern” parameter which results in a random sounding glitchy stutter. Great for building lofi patches. There’s some great examples of the kind of weird effects you can create here:

Here’s a good example for configuring a far more effective side chained noise gate via assigns. It allows far tighter control of threshold based on input levels: The QC has something very similar with sidechained compressors and gates however there’s something nice about having this level of control. if you’re creative, you can get some very cool effects out of it by utilising some of these assigns.

I wonder if this was a newer feature because I’m sure the option wasn’t there previously.

Oooo that’s good to know, totally missed that option!

Ahhh I assumed the GX would be the same as the GT which gives quite a few options for assigns.

A lot of multifx I’ve tried support some form of parameter assignment to midi and physical switches/expression pedals however I’ve not seen any others (or at least worked out how to do it) that allowed parameters to be assigned to input/output levels or oscillators etc.

The only one I’ve found that let you do stuff like binding parameters to input levels or oscillating waves was the MOD Dwarf. The Dwarf was way deeper in what it allowed but with a significantly steeper learning curve. The Dwarf also allowed you to do crazy stuff with its CV system allowing to set random value generators and stuff like that.

Oooooo that’s interesting! I’ll try it again in that case! I haven’t updated it since I got it so maybe that’s it, I think the change between the release version and updated one were only to volume knob so can’t imagine there’s any change to functionality!

Parameter assigns are great wish more multifaceted had similar functionality. Being able to tie parameters to input level or to waveforms is very cool, especially when you want to do something a little out of the ordinary.

It doesn’t I’m afraid, just the input of the bass. Not sure if there are any camera apps that would let you record the built in mic at the same time but it definitely doesn’t record Bluetooth audio.

For me anything over 1k is an expensive bass, a big consideration though is how replaceable it is and how much attention it would attract. My main bass is a Schecter P4 Exotic which I’ve modded with Turner Pickups, the bass + hardware is over 1k which makes it a luxury item (not considering the time to route new pickup cavities and making a custom scratch plate) for me but I know if anything happened I could replace it or at least get something similar. It’s also fairly inconspicuous, just a P with some funny pickups and Schecter isn’t a super desired brand to my knowledge. I don’t really mind taking it to gigs even though it’ll make me nervous leaving it around backstage etc from time to time. My Alpher bass (in production) will cost significantly more and will be a one of a kind with a long lead time. It’s going to be a lot more flashy too with a very figured burl top etc and looks expensive. It won’t be accompanying me on any gigs!

He actually got on stage and played a few songs with a band I’m filling in for next month so I’ve got a little extra bias. Just seems like a top chap.

I think the thing I like about Danny is beyond the brash Yorkshire humour is a genuine love for music. I do enjoy his deep dives into some of the ridiculous stuff that’s happening in the music industry, glad someone’s talking about it and not dancing around the subject.

Diversity is good, it’d be sad if all entertainment was middle of the road enough to appeal to everyone. There’s an insane amount of content and entertainment out there which is immediately accessible thanks to the internet. The overwhelming majority has no interest for me either, if I don’t like stuff I just move on, there’s plenty for everyone.

I love the 434, just wish it had the 734 style inlays. Tbf if I pick one up I’ll just probably add them my self. Crazy value!

Did people get signature instruments and gear in the past because of their musical prowess or was it more of a commercial decision based of how much units they’d shift. I’m not sure that anything’s changed in that respect.

He seems really down to earth and I regularly see him out and about at local gigs supporting bands which I respect a lot. I don’t like everything he puts out, he’s brash and loud but it’s a refreshing change from most of the bass content out there. I struggled with it at first but warmed to it a lot. As for clickbait, unfortunately that’s just how it is now for small content creators, without it you’re sadly not gonna get much traction.

Yeah, Rockboard should be easier as it’s only a single layer. I do have the dremel to tidy it up a bit though. Just can’t decide if I should mount the Mod 1 patchboy or individual IEC, XLR and 1/4 jack sockets. At least the individual ones can go on the sides and should leave more space for my Sansamp and Cioks underneath.