arambedrosian Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I thought some of you might want t check out a VB-99 in action. These were recorded using the piezos of my Ritter Supernova into a Roland VB-99...I hop you enjoy them! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhNMzyt9vWw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_W5tfvJQz0 Thanks and take care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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arambedrosian Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 Spam? Thanks for the warm welcome, Tater... I can assure you I don't eat spam although I love Monty Python lol (and I am a real person who thought some people might enjoy hearing a new piece of gear being used).. best wishes! Aram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Do you have a patch that is bringing the high notes up an octave and keeping the low notes where they are? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 Hey Jeremy, I totally do. That is one of the coolest things about the separate string signals... It's so much fun to tweak some strings and not others. For any kind of solo composition it makes the possibilities overwhelming. You can bring out the melody while keeping the supportive parts low... no compromise in the mix. Effectively treating each string like it's own instrument. This is a pretty crude recording but put through some compressors into pro logic I'm getting some very cool sounds. Thanks for the question and best wishes!! Aram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Nice! Now you can fire the rhythm guitarist! Are you in a band? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 haha... totally! Rhythm guitarists beware.. lol I'm from Burlington, VT and I've played in a lot of regional touring bands in the Northeast but for the past few years I've been working on solo material. My debut album was reviewed in the March '08 issue of BP. How about you? are you looking to get get rid of your rhythm guitarist? ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 No rhythm guitarists for me, either. I live in California but right now happen to be in Rhode Island. I play bass for a living and you can find out lots more on my webpage which is in my signature. You'll all see that I was mentioned in the August 09 issue of BP for my teaching. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 well it's very nice to meet you Jeremy and Congrats on your appearance in BP. I really like "ApricotJam"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e397/reifspano/Smileys/spamdance.gif Kidding, Aram. Just wanted a chance to use the smiley. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 ha ha ha.... thanks Chad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Nice playing and that's an interresting effect although I'd have no immediate use for one. By the way great looking bass! Also welcome! Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Fun clip. Me likey. I've always wished that octave pedals went up as well as they went down. I guess midi is the way to do that. Peace Paul k Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Thanks guys! Hey Paul..I've always wished that too about octave pedals..strange they don't add that feature more often. Interestingly, it's not the midi that does it...it's just the processor(s). The 99 does act as a midi device but I actually haven't really used that part. It's pretty cool because the tracking remains super accurate because it's not midi. you can actually take each string up or down 2 octaves... mix in as much of the normal piezo as you want, or standard 1/4 signal. It's pretty cool. You can also use expression pedals to change the pitches of whichever strings you want while keeping the others the same. Like "pedal steel" bass. I was thinking doing this would make the tone too synthetic but I think it actually sounds really good. Super fun. Hey b5pilot, glad you like the bass!! If you'd like to see more you can do so here Thanks again and happy holidays! Aram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I've used a harmonizer pedal to go up an octave. It sounded like a bunch of drunken chipmunks. An Eventide Ultraharmonizer would do the trick, but that puppy costs as much as a used car (or a Ritter bass ). My Rogue 8 string bass (tuned in octaves) sounds fantastic for doubling a part up an octave. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 yes indeed. Eventides are hard to beat.. 8 strings are also totally awesome. I'm sure the Rogue sounds great! For some reason I haven't seen any 8 strings around for what seems like forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFLA Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 I'm a bit surprised no-one has mentioned the MicroPog. It can track the original note plus an octave up and down at the same time. I'm not sure how acurate it is in the studio, but live, it works like a charm. With a little tweaking, in conjunction with an EBS BassIQ, you can get some very interesting envelope filter/Octave generator tones. But as I said, I can't verify what these will do in the studio. Jim Confirmed RoscoeHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlrush Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 That was pretty cool Aram. I had to listen again after reading further into the thread. I thought you were playing to a track at first. Nice job slapping too. I remember you from when you were here before. Visit my band's new web site. www.themojoroots.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted December 30, 2009 Author Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thanks Jl! It's nice to be back.. So much of the challenge of creating solo pieces that stand up as musical pieces is to create fullness so I'm really glad it sounds like there's a lot going on. Rock on! Aram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mro Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 That was cool to watch. I looked at your other solo's on You Tube and was very impressed. Personnally I would rather have a DVD of you vs a CD. Watching you at work was really fun.The best to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arambedrosian Posted January 7, 2010 Author Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hey Mro, Thanks so much. That's funny you mention that because I am putting out a DVD this year... rock on! Aram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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