Winston Psmith
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23 hours ago, Caevan O’Shite said:
Play it pretty for Atlantis! 😉 Enjoy.
Just curious- will that be via keys, or guitar-strings?
Keys for now, given that most of the current sound bank consists of dense SFX sounds. The CZ-series Synths are capable of some very warm, Analog-like sounds, but the Architecture really lends itself to some very strange and experimental sounds, as well.
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I'd love to have an hour or so to spend with one of those. It's not quite a CZ in a pedal - in some ways, it's more like one of Yamaha's early, so-called "FM" Synths - but it's very deep for a compact Guitar pedal.
If nothing else, the video inspired me to power up my old CZ-1 when I get in from work today.
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3 hours ago, Caevan O’Shite said:
You couldn't pay me to bother to try to put all that to use...It's much like collecting FX pedals, but with MUCH higher stakes . . .
Before I got the Neutron Semi-Modular, a good friend warned me, "It's not an Instrument, it's a way of life." Now, I find myself waiting for the Proton to reach my FLMS, so I can link the two together. Therein lies madness . . .
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No joking, at one of our yearly EM events, there's a Synth Duo with a Modular rig only slight smaller than the one in that video. They sound AMAZING, but you couldn't pay me to move that thing even once . . .
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Bluesape, good to have you back, brother!
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Act naturally . . .
Sorry, couldn't resist. In all seriousness, that's great news!
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I'll admit to being fooled, in that case . . .
Still, it's not altogether out of the question, even if this particular video was a well-produced prank. The EHX Mel9 has polyphonic Choir voices, and Boss has been fronting their "Humanizer" Formant Filter effect for over 20 years. Digitech made a couple of variations on a Talk Box, as well.
With the current proliferation of compact Synth pedals, someone will eventually assemble a "Voice" pedal, much like what we're hearing in this video . . . maybe even better.
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Damn, sorry to be late! Hope you had a great birthday!
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I almost never watch the posted demo videos all the way through on first sighting, but this one intrigued me: I have to admit, I was also waiting for an "APRIL FOOL'S!" punchline, because parts of the backstory seemed just plain absurd - Thomas Edison's phonograph, the CIA, and MXR?!? - but at least the pedal seems to be real . . .
Some of it reminded me of the MIKU Stomp, of course, but it seemed more user-friendly, and less prone to false triggering; it's also pretty well limited to "Ooh" and "Aah" sounds, but that might be more than enough for a lot of potential users.
I felt that the effect was more convincing, or less obviously fake, with the Drive off. The Polyphonic Mode is very cool! Definitely agree with the reviewer about adding Delay/Reverb, and possibly EXP Pedal control; maybe in a V2? Perversely, I could see diming out the Vibrato control, while crunching the Drive. If I didn't already have a legion of hardware Synths, I'd be very tempted.
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There's also a compact pedal version, for those short on pedalboard real estate - Boss RE-202 & RE-2
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I didn't watch the whole #1 Tone video - sorry - so I may be repeating something they discussed, but one very cool, very simple trick with the Boss EQ pedal is to place it at the front of your signal chain, where it will act as a Buffer Pedal, then set all the Frequency Sliders at center (Flat), and use the main Level slider to act as a Clean Boost.
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19 hours ago, Scott Fraser said:
Always sounded good to me when I recorded people using them, but the switches are (were?) very loud, acoustically. So recording in a room with other acoustic musicians this box always wrecked everybody else's tracks when switching loops & presets. Bummer.
@Scott Fraser- It may be that the new version has quieter switches, as well? That feature alone might make the new model worth checking out, at least for some users.
It's interesting that the DL4 is the only one of the original Modelers that Line 6 has kept around for this long, and so far, is the only one to get an upgrade/reissue. Shows how well it penetrated the market.
BTW, for anyone like me, hoping the "Adriatic Delay" is something cooked up by Adrian Belew, it's not. It's essentially a super-charged Boss DM-3 Analog Delay model, where you can extend the Delay Time by "stacking" virtual BBD's, and IIRC, it's named for the fellow who worked on it, Ben Adrian. It's a crossover from the Helix-series MFX.
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@Caevan - There are also a couple of import series. The first generation was U.S.-made, followed by imports from Malaysia, then finally China; IDK if there was yet another, interim manufacturing base. I started hearing about broken circuit boards with the first import models.
I would be more interested in seeing an FM4 Filter Modeler MKII. The Filter Modeler was somewhat more interesting, and more bizarre, than the Delay Modeler, Distortion Modeler, or Modulation Modeler, all of which relied heavily on models of Vintage effects.
You can find ALL of the original models from all 4 of the original Modeler pedals in the M5 and M9; apparently the larger-format M13 has already been discontinued.
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In the "Everything Old Is New Again" category, I give you the Line 6 DL4 MKII
Not sure I love the look of it, for some reason? Having listened to some of the demo sounds, I'm also not sure I need to buy another DL4 to get the added Delay models. OTOH, it seems that the original is about to become extinct, so . . .
I have one of the first generation, U.S.-made DL4's, and it's never failed me. Later import models apparently had serious issues with the footswitches being mounted directly to the PCB boards, which often broke under pressure.* While there have been other Delay/Loopers that improved on the concept behind the DL4, I don't know that any were ever as popular, nor as ubiquitous.
The original big green DL4 is a mainstay for Electronic Musicians, as much as for Guitarists. I also see a lot of the big blue Akai E2 Headrush Delay/Loopers.
*There's a way to tell the 1st Gen models from the later imports. The 1st Gen models have the Line 6 logo as part of the metal chassis, while on the import models, it's a badge glued in place. Less sure about the apparent difference in shades of green between the 2 photos, although I suspect lighting may be the culprit.
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First up, welcome, Vetecho43!
My first recommendation would be to sit down with a handful of Guitars in your price range, and try as many as you can. I realize that only works if you live near to a store that carries quality Acoustic Guitars, and that Zager are only available online, which makes it hard to try them out.
I've never bought a Guitar online, because I refuse to buy a Guitar I haven't held in my hands first, period. To me, that's the ultimate test, how it feels and sounds when I play it.
While brand names and model numbers can help point us towards features we may prefer - a particular wood for the top, or a particular curve to the neck - individual Guitars can vary greatly, even among Guitars by the same maker, or even the same model. Don't limit yourself by choosing a brand or model before you've gotten to try it, or compare it to other Guitar brands you may not have originally considered. Good hunting!
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Just as a slightly weird point of comparison, all of the original Ramones are dead, too, and most of then were as old as, or older than the original Molly Hatchet line-up.
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Sad to see that, even if I wasn't ever a fan.
I have to say, I'm more concerned about my wife, or my dogs dying, or any more of my friends dying, than I am about my own death. I get the feeling that I won't exactly be hanging around missing myself, you know? If I turn out to be wrong, I'll make a point to come tell somebody . . .
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I want to thank Larryz for the high praise and vote of confidence.
Let me say here, I've had the great pleasure of hearing Scott Fraser's work at the soundboard, in two very different venues, for two VERY different sets of performers, and I bow to his skill and knowledge. Scott is a true professional, with many years of experience at his craft, while I am merely a skilled amateur.
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@LumpyCotton - Just in case, here's a link to the Manual for the GT-6: GT-6 Owner's Manual
Boss/Roland Manuals have improved greatly since the all-but-incomprehensible Synth Manuals of the mid-1980's, but they're still pretty dense, and they still like to use their own terminology for some features. (The Wave Pedal is one . . . ask me later.) Still, the Manual is really worth having, especially for understanding the deeper aspects of the box. There is a LOT of control potential available, if you want to tap into it.
There are a number of ways to set up your patches so your sound is always as consistent as the space or circumstances will allow. FWIW, if you using mostly straightforward effects chains, nothing too crazy, the programming is also pretty straightforward. If you want to get more adventurous, there's room to explore.
Feel free to PM me, if you have any questions, I'll help as best I can.
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I recommend The Guitar Handbook to any friend starting out on Guitar. IMHO, it may be the best all-around introduction to the Guitar of any book I've seen in the past 30 years or so.
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I don't find gear theft funny, either, BUT . . . it should be noted that The Hard Times is a site much like The Onion, devoted to made-up, parody news stories. No one interviews would-be burglars complaining about gear they didn't bother to steal!?!
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59 minutes ago, Larryz said:
I don't have a Boss MFX pedal anymore, but a common problem with "Crunch" settings is too much high gain caused by Overdrive settings, and as Scott said distortion settings, Compression settings, EQ settings, parameters, adjustments if available, etc...good luck and good hunting Lumpy Cotton! 😎
On the Boss MFX in particular, the Compressor settings in the Factory Presets tend to add noise, even with HB's. The High Gain Amp Models are also problematic, especially if you want to use an OD/Distortion effect with them. For my own patches, I tend to rely on the Clean Twin or Tweed Amp Models, and add Distortion with the OD/Distortion effects.
Regarding Scott's very valid point regarding the difference between playing through an Amp and a PA system, one thing you can do is to set up multiple FX Banks, with slightly different copies of your most-used Presets, EQ'ed and contoured for Guitar Amp or PA. If you use several different Guitars, with different PU's, you might want to do the same thing for each Guitar, so you have Tele/Strat Patches, and LP/SG Patches, or A/E and Jazzbox, you get the idea. There isn't really a One-Size-Fits-All approach with MFX, they sound best when you tweak them to complement your rig.
One persistent rumor regarding Factory Patches & Presets overall, not just Boss MFX, is that they were designed to cut through the noise of a weekend afternoon at your local Guitar Warehouse, thus the Gain and EQ settings are more extreme than most of us would use IRL. I don't know if that's entirely true, but my approach to Factory Presets is to delete them altogether.
When I get a new MFX, I'll listen to the Presets, in case there's anything worth experimenting with, then I create a BLANK Preset, and overwrite all of the User Presets with it. In most cases, the Factory Presets still reside in their own set of Preset Banks, so they're always accessible, if you wanted to restore any of them, and, in extremis, you can always do a complete Factory Reset.
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I have to ask, is this the same wood we'd previously seen listed as "Nato"? I've seen that used in place of real Mahogany on import Guitars, for quite a while now.
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cool new effects
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@Dannyalcatraz- If you like this, you should keep an eye out for a (discontinued) Catalinbread Heliotrope. They described it as an "Analog Bit Crusher", although there ain't no such animal. It's more of an extreme Ring Mod.