Gear Aquisition Zone [buy/sell/swaps]

The Bag · Post by **The Bag** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 6:34 pm 0

I'm selling a G&L Tribute ASAT Special Premium guitar - Â£250.

Great guitar, just don't play it enough to justify keeping it.

Post by **Muttley** » Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:46 pm 0

Muttley wrote:Woohoo:

Included in this shipment
1 * M-Audio Delta 1010
1 * Behringer HA8000 POWERPLAY PRO-8
1 * Toontrack Music Drumkit From Hell Superior
2 * Lynx 1m Pro Midi Cable
1 * Behringer PX3000
1 * Quiklok RS663 2u Rack Shelf
1 * Dolphin Music 1u Blanking Panel
3 * Lynx 3.5mm stereo socket to 2 x 6.3mm mono jack plugs
5 * Lynx Neutrik 6.3 stereo jack to jack 500mm

Items already sent
No items have been sent

Items still pending
3 * Lynx 8 Way Metal Balanced Jack to Jack Wiring Loom

Muttley

Almost set up fully now:

I'll post better pics when it's all completed.

Muttley

sponge · Post by **sponge** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 1:36 am 0

Whoops. I appear to have just accidently bought:

Korg Legacy Digital edition - Korg M1 (inc T1 sounds) & Wavestation softsynths, wanting that workstationy pad sound. Plus, the Korg Piano is an early '90s must.

Minimonsta - Mini Moog Softsynth, demos sound really good

M-Tron - Mellotron Softsynth, always been curious after hearing Bowie use them on Diamnond Dogs

And FM7 - DX7 FM style softsynth, just curious and wanting those classic '80s bell noises and the odd hard bass sound.

I might report back here, if I'm not too busy playing...

sponge · Post by **sponge** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:13 pm 0

The Legacy Digital is GREAT.
It's lovely having all the M1 sounds on a desktop. Too fiddly to get in there and edit. As much of a pain in the ass as all the original PCM based Digi workstations, but that's not the point of why I bought it. I bought it for specific presets which give music a sense of time, namely early '90s.
The Wavestation is another fiddly pain in the arse to program, but making wave sequences and using the joystick on my Kontrol 49 to blend between patches is cool. Lots of nice ambient soundscapes can be made with a little effort. It sounds neat and is fairly unique as far as the vector control is concerned.

Minimonsta. This is alright. I mean, it sounds good, but so do a million other analogue emulating soft synths. The main thing here is that the basses are consistently meaty. The main reason this is a cool synth is the way you can morph between different knob settings you've set up. Then you can apply these different settings to keys further down the keyboard and glide between different settings (You can adjust the speed) at the press of a key. Neat stuff.

M-Tron. Fantastic, wonderful. This sounds so cool. For such a limited instrument, it's really fun to play. The recordings of the orignal tape banks are super - warts n'all - Lots of tape his and general degradation, but so much character. Still trying to figure out how to play Strawberry fields on it, but I've got Big Brother figured out on it. The St Peter's choir samples are fantastic stuff.

FM7. I HATE Native instruments. I hate their fiddly, cramped UIs and their general way of doing things. Even their website is a chore to try and figure out, especially when looking for support. But, anyway. The FM7 is FANTASTIC. Again, I got if for the presets, because it's ideal to get a familiar '80s sound using one of these. The cool thing is, although programming and FM sound is the most miserable thing in the world, the 'simple' mode gives you familiar analogue style sliders which modify all the operator mumbo-jumbo in the background. You can just find a patch you like and then edit it to high hell using a more familiar control system. Good stuff. I still hate NI, but not as much.

Post by **Muttley** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:52 am 0

Decided to go the full-on rack route for my live guitar gear.

Just ordered the following:

TC Electronics G-Major
Rocktron MIDI Mate

I've also picked up a BBE 362 Sonic Maximizer off eBay for cheap.

Muttley

madfiddler · Post by **madfiddler** » Tue May 09, 2006 12:20 pm 0

Muttley wrote:Decided to go the full-on rack route for my live guitar gear.

Just ordered the following:

TC Electronics G-Major
Rocktron MIDI Mate

I've also picked up a BBE 362 Sonic Maximizer off eBay for cheap.

Muttley

What's the distortion like on it? Big fan of TC effects (have a FireworX myself) but the distortions were a big let down.. way too digital sounding.

Anyone want an 02r desk?

Post by **Muttley** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:18 pm 0

madfiddler wrote:
Muttley wrote:Decided to go the full-on rack route for my live guitar gear.

Just ordered the following:

TC Electronics G-Major
Rocktron MIDI Mate

I've also picked up a BBE 362 Sonic Maximizer off eBay for cheap.

Muttley
What's the distortion like on it? Big fan of TC effects (have a FireworX myself) but the distortions were a big let down.. way too digital sounding.

Anyone want an 02r desk?

Doesn't do distortion at all. It's a Compressor, EQ, Noise Gate, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Pitch Shifter, etc.

All my distorted sounds come from my Marshall JMP-1 MIDI valve preamp.

Muttley

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:22 pm 0

Muttley wrote: Doesn't do distortion at all. It's a Compressor, EQ, Noise Gate, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Pitch Shifter, etc.

This probably makes me a hypocrite, because I work entirely in software, but there are very few software/digital distortions I've been happy with at all. I'm usually really happy with the sound of digital time-based effects (pitch, chorus, delay, even reverb), but distortion... Dunno why it should be so hard.

I still want a bit-depth reduction pedal for my guitar, though, because it'd really freak people out.

madfiddler · Post by **madfiddler** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:30 pm 0

Acronym wrote:
Muttley wrote: Doesn't do distortion at all. It's a Compressor, EQ, Noise Gate, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Pitch Shifter, etc.
This probably makes me a hypocrite, because I work entirely in software, but there are very few software/digital distortions I've been happy with at all. I'm usually really happy with the sound of digital time-based effects (pitch, chorus, delay, even reverb), but distortion... Dunno why it should be so hard.

I still want a bit-depth reduction pedal for my guitar, though, because it'd really freak people out.

I'm a big fan of Guitar Rig 2 and plan to use that live within 12 months I think..

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:42 pm 0

Anyone got one of these they would like to part with?

Post by **Muttley** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:47 pm 0

Acronym wrote:
Muttley wrote: Doesn't do distortion at all. It's a Compressor, EQ, Noise Gate, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Pitch Shifter, etc.
This probably makes me a hypocrite, because I work entirely in software, but there are very few software/digital distortions I've been happy with at all. I'm usually really happy with the sound of digital time-based effects (pitch, chorus, delay, even reverb), but distortion... Dunno why it should be so hard.

I still want a bit-depth reduction pedal for my guitar, though, because it'd really freak people out.

Software/Digital distortions can be great, as long as you're not trying to get a sound like a real valve amp, because you just won't be able to dial it in... ever. Saying that, some of the amp modelling around now is getting very close. Especially compared to the older modelling in things like the GT-5 (which I know Mr Madfillder has used).

But then, I don't even particularly like tranny amps (yes I know most modern amps, including my JMP1, are not pure valve amps and do have tranny parts in the distortion chain).

Muttley

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:49 pm 0

Muttley wrote: Software/Digital distortions can be great, as long as you're not trying to get a sound like a real valve amp, because you just won't be able to dial it in... ever. Saying that, some of the amp modelling around now is getting very close. Especially compared to the older modelling in things like the GT-5 (which I know Mr Madfillder has used).

Oh, I use digital floor FX with my guitar - but I have a Boss Blues Driver distortion in the effects chain as well (and a really trashy old RAK Overdrive). Most of the distortion I'm using is in Reason, though, and the Scream effect is... well, it's OK, but I kind of long for a proper stompbox.

Post by **Muttley** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:53 pm 0

madfiddler wrote:
Acronym wrote:
Muttley wrote: Doesn't do distortion at all. It's a Compressor, EQ, Noise Gate, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Pitch Shifter, etc.
This probably makes me a hypocrite, because I work entirely in software, but there are very few software/digital distortions I've been happy with at all. I'm usually really happy with the sound of digital time-based effects (pitch, chorus, delay, even reverb), but distortion... Dunno why it should be so hard.

I still want a bit-depth reduction pedal for my guitar, though, because it'd really freak people out.
I'm a big fan of Guitar Rig 2 and plan to use that live within 12 months I think..

I'd be interested to hear how that sounds live. Only noodled with a "demo" copy for a while before ditching it (too much latency and too much CPU usage).

Of course I'd be even more interested to hear your violin going through my rack setup when it's completed.

This is the final setup I'm aiming for:

Rack
ETA Systems PD8L Power Conditioner*
Korg DTR-2000 Tuner*
Marshall JMP-1 Preamp
T.C. Electronics G-Major*
BBE 362 Sonic Maximizer
Marshall 9100 Poweramp

Speakers
Marshall 1960A 4x12 (loaded with Celestion Vintage 30 speakers)
Depending on the size venues we end up playing, I may try and get hold of another 4x12 for the lovely wide (and loud) stereo spread.

On the floor
Rocktron MIDI Mate*
Morley Bad Horsie 2 Wah**
Morley Pro Series Volume**

* on order
** at some point in the future

Post by **Muttley** » Tue May 09, 2006 2:04 pm 0

Acronym wrote:
Muttley wrote: Software/Digital distortions can be great, as long as you're not trying to get a sound like a real valve amp, because you just won't be able to dial it in... ever. Saying that, some of the amp modelling around now is getting very close. Especially compared to the older modelling in things like the GT-5 (which I know Mr Madfillder has used).
Oh, I use digital floor FX with my guitar - but I have a Boss Blues Driver distortion in the effects chain as well (and a really trashy old RAK Overdrive). Most of the distortion I'm using is in Reason, though, and the Scream effect is... well, it's OK, but I kind of long for a proper stompbox.

I've heard good things about the HBE Big D. Basically 5 overdrive/distortions in one box: http://www.homebrewelectronics.com/products.htm

Muttley

madfiddler · Post by **madfiddler** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:48 pm 0

Muttley wrote:
Acronym wrote:
Muttley wrote: Doesn't do distortion at all. It's a Compressor, EQ, Noise Gate, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, Pitch Shifter, etc.
Especially compared to the older modelling in things like the GT-5 (which I know Mr Madfillder has used).
Still using it mate.

I'd be interested to hear how that sounds live. Only noodled with a "demo" copy for a while before ditching it (too much latency and too much CPU usage).

http://www.madfiddler.com/audio/madfidd ... rov_01.mp3

No guitars.. Just violin and GR2