Modulations! Assistance needed

[gsonique]

Nah ...you don't need to go Japan.

Just grab a japanese and ________

 

[edder]

where can I get one? got discount? authentic or not? :mrgreen:

 

[Whitestrat]

From a foodie's point of view, if someone says "this ramen does not taste authentic", did that someone even been to Japan to taste authentic ramen, since authentic japanese ramen should be from japan and nowhere else. or the someone's authentic reference is from another japanese ramen shop in sg which is in no way called authentic.

Yes I have, and I'm a ramen freak. There are only a FEW spots in SG there the ramen is vaguely close to what you can get in Japan. But even then, I won't call them authentic.:mrgreen: More often than not, the soup kills the experience.

P.S. If you're a foodie AND a ramen fan, we seriously need to get together man...:twisted:

 

[edder]

Santouka shio ramen FTW!!!!!! their nitamago sucks though but that soup and that pork cheeeeek............... FTWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marutama chicken soup not does not agree that much with my tastebuds but their Akaramen nut based soup makes my nipples erect. Their nitamago on a good day FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miharu so far so good but I dunno why I don't go back there so often. hmmm....
Ichibantei @ Robertson is pretty good too but every visit I only eat their Tonkotsu ramen in shio. Of all things, their complimentary Kimchi is super nice.
Bishamon Sapporo Ramen so so only, no choice then eat one.
There's another one near to Boat Quay, super dissapointment, can't remember their name now. Their Japanese website show super milky white tonkotsu broth but this one in SG super watered down.

but I have a weakness for Noodle House Ken.... cold sake, charshu ramen with extra nitamago and good company/no company = very happy edder, authentic or not who cares. Anytime, anyday can whack and die of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attack.

What was this thread about again? :mrgreen:

 

[snuffleupagus]

Its about modulated ramen?

 

[edder]

You're absolutely right again snuffie old friend!

 

[Godspeed64]

Lol.. Regarding the topic on "authenticity".. Well, these modellers are supposed to model the sounds aren't they? There is nothing wrong from having high expectations from these products..
When a particular mode is named "Analog Flanger", then obviously it shouldn't sound like a flanger straight off a multi-effects unit (had a problem with my old mfx flanger)..

To me, I take analog as something that doesn't sound too clean and perfect.. And thus, it sounds authentic when it is imperfect.. Thus, a Boss Digital Delay sounds too clean, to the point it is no longer appealing..

 

[AvonRellets]

You can try out the MM4 at City Music ... I think they are having a sale on now too.

 

[edder]

but then, how would you know those super vintage analog pedals doesn't sound like crap? or if they have little/major difference pedal to pedal like Big Muff/Fuzz Face or even DMM with different BBD chips or that puke green mojo pedal or that orange banez stevebai pedal?

expectations and authenticity are different things.

When I first got hold of my grimy hands on a vintage EH Memory Man full of rust and 110V power supply... I was expecting MAGIK. It sounded like MUD. Prodding around shows a pretty huge capacitor draining all the highs to ground soldered on the output jack. Why why why? Snip it off and it then sounded like MAGIK. In this case. Authentic sound = CRAP. Modded = MAGIK.

Another one would be that Roland Funny Cat. Again I was expecting something magical from the 1978... What I heard wasn't even funny... crapola.

 

[Whitestrat]

Marutama chicken soup not does not agree that much with my tastebuds but their Akaramen nut based soup makes my nipples erect. Their nitamago on a good day FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Miharu so far so good but I dunno why I don't go back there so often. hmmm....
Ichibantei @ Robertson is pretty good too but every visit I only eat their Tonkotsu ramen in shio. Of all things, their complimentary Kimchi is super nice.

but I have a weakness for Noodle House Ken.... cold sake, charshu ramen with extra nitamago and good company/no company = very happy edder, authentic or not who cares. Anytime, anyday can whack and die of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart attack.

What was this thread about again? :mrgreen:

Singapore got Santouka Shio Ramen meh? Where?

Marutama to me is so so onli... Also bery hokkaido styled.

Miharu is good, but damn salty. Go try soemthing enarer: BongOut. The Tonkotsu and Shoyu is damn nice there.

Have not tried the Ichibantei one... Must go taste and see.

Tampopo is best for me... The black pig shabu shabu tonkotsu is nice, but I like their Shoyu black pig one. They also have the hokkaido shio ramen style! Damn nice too!

Noodle House Ken also my fav!!! Next time we do gear session there! Sapporo beer!!!!:twisted: Cold Sake also can!!!!!

Eh... last time Maxwell Hawker Center got one killer killer stall selling tonkotsu. Made by jap guy. Then now bo liao... Dunno go where...

erm... what was this thread about again?

 

[Godspeed64]

Haha.. True.. The same could be said about vintage fuzz faces.. But so far the older pedals on my board have truly delivered.. Shreddy's old silver screw DS-1, an MIJ SD-1 and a DOD delay.. 3 pedals, probably close to 20 years each, and are the best Marshall-in-a-box, almost TS-like OD and digital delay respectively IN MY OPINION.. The other old pedals ain't too bad as well.. The Ibanez FL-301dx flanger sounds "realistic" enough to me as well..

From my opinion, the older pedals have delivered.. But I'm very well aware of old pedals having too much hype on them.. :mrgreen:

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

Another one would be that Roland Funny Cat. Again I was expecting something magical from the 1978... What I heard wasn't even funny... crapola.

mwahahahahaha, i is so get what you mean! Even a dying cat sounded much better..

oh, nudle house ken, their gyoza, ohhhh la laaaa, i is like.

i tried some from shinchan menya down at robertson quay, their gyoza is great too. Ramen portion enough to feel bloated, like the slightly tough tasting ramen.

theres another near peninsular(opposite penin, at the korner of the hotel), kadoman, one of the "i cant remember whats the name" ramen with nice seseme soup base with colours looking mildly like laksa, i like too

heh, lets have a ramen session soon!

 

[snuffleupagus]

sorry to go off topic here but, The MM4 is actually a good deal if there is a sale going on. Since you like drives and use very little modulation, just get the MM4 from citymusic with a fresh warranty. PM me the sale price if you can ya? May think of getting one too. I remembered 2nd hand was going for $250 long ago, but reliability issues should call for you to just get a 1st hand one from an authorised dealer.

Ok back to topic,

I Work for a Japanese company and My Japanese boss says that Shabu Hana @ Mohd Sultan has the best authentic Japanese Ramen in Singapore , period.

I've eaten Shabu shabu there many a times but the the ramen so so only leh, but the Japs are all raving about its authencity and flavor. Oh yeah, the price is quite killer also.

 

[Danelectrico]

I've used both an MM4 and the Nova Modulator.

I used a MM4 for many years, mine was a really early one which had the volume drop issue. I had it modded by Keeley which fixed that and made it clearer and more hi-fi sounding, it's a matter of personal taste but I much preferred it after that. I've heard that recent MM4s might have addresed the volume drop issue - not sure if that's a fact. If you don't have space constraints and like the fact that you can program 4 settings, the MM4 is a good choice. In particular, I liked the chorus, trem, phaser and leslie settings which were really good; the Uni-vibe was pretty ok too. the MM4 is also really easy to program - set and forget. also, if you don't need to combine effects, it's a good choice. That same MM4 I had is now being used by Momat from Astreal, last I heard it sounded great on stage when he was using it.

The Nova has some pros and cons. It's a more hi-fi sounding effect but I don't think anyone would ever be seriously disappointed with the sounds. I've got a modded CE-2 and a Retro Sonic phaser on the same board for convenience, and the Nova's chorus and phaser easily hold their own against its analog counterparts. The Nova has a great sounding trem in particular, and if you're so inclined, you can combine effects to have your own customised takes on a uni-vibe or leslie (although I wish the Nova did have those!). Basically all the effects in the Nova sound great - although you'd probably end up tweaking it more, as with anything with more parameters.

My only gripe with the Nova is, if you're intending to cycle through a few settings within a song, prepare to work on your tap dancing. Other than that it's highly customisable and has heaps of good sounds in it.

While vintage or analog modulation pedals have a certain undeniable mojo, if you're looking for a one stop all-in-one modulation pedal to save on pedalboard real estate, all 3 pedals are great contenders. No sense beating yourself up obsessing over whether it sounds exactly like whatever vintage or analog pedal - it doesn't, and probably no digital pedal ever will. get over it and past it, and I think you'll be happy with the end result. Frankly in a live setting or even on a recording, I think hardly anyone in the audience would be able to tell anyway, and even so - who cares! The gear doesn't make the player anyway...

 

[Whitestrat]

i tried some from shinchan menya down at robertson quay, their gyoza is great too. Ramen portion enough to feel bloated, like the slightly tough tasting ramen.

theres another near peninsular(opposite penin, at the korner of the hotel), kadoman, one of the "i cant remember whats the name" ramen with nice seseme soup base with colours looking mildly like laksa, i like too

heh, lets have a ramen session soon!

Ramen portion? Try the extra serving at Tampopo. if you can finish that portion, I say you hero...:mrgreen:

Sesame soup base? Miso ah? With Chilli issit?

Ya man... Ramen session!!!!

 

[Whitestrat]

I Work for a Japanese company and My Japanese boss says that Shabu Hana @ Mohd Sultan has the best authentic Japanese Ramen in Singapore , period.

I've eaten Shabu shabu there many a times but the the ramen so so only leh, but the Japs are all raving about its authencity and flavor. Oh yeah, the price is quite killer also.

Onz... Shabu Hana? I must go try... Simi soup base recommended?

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

Ramen portion? Try the extra serving at Tampopo. if you can finish that portion, I say you hero...:mrgreen:

Sesame soup base? Miso ah? With Chilli issit?

Ya man... Ramen session!!!!

Say me hero useles, give me something from you gear thingy, i can consider

anyway, back to mm4 vol drop. If reall theres any problem with it. Look for Randolf. He has some tricks up his sleeve for those modeller as well. My dl4 was modded in few areas by him. The vol drop thingy was one of the mod..

 

[snuffleupagus]

Onz... Shabu Hana? I must go try... Simi soup base recommended?

I had shabu shabu first ( the kobe beef steamboat style) and then they used the broth of this to make cook the ramen in front of me.

I smelt sesame, some weird powder, the ramen was OK only , no big deal to me at all. I think our taste buds (Japanese & Singaporean) are really different.

Just like Europeans love their version of Asian food and we can't stand it.

 

[Godspeed64]

I've used both an MM4 and the Nova Modulator.

I used a MM4 for many years, mine was a really early one which had the volume drop issue. I had it modded by Keeley which fixed that and made it clearer and more hi-fi sounding, it's a matter of personal taste but I much preferred it after that. I've heard that recent MM4s might have addresed the volume drop issue - not sure if that's a fact. If you don't have space constraints and like the fact that you can program 4 settings, the MM4 is a good choice. In particular, I liked the chorus, trem, phaser and leslie settings which were really good; the Uni-vibe was pretty ok too. the MM4 is also really easy to program - set and forget. also, if you don't need to combine effects, it's a good choice. That same MM4 I had is now being used by Momat from Astreal, last I heard it sounded great on stage when he was using it.

The Nova has some pros and cons. It's a more hi-fi sounding effect but I don't think anyone would ever be seriously disappointed with the sounds. I've got a modded CE-2 and a Retro Sonic phaser on the same board for convenience, and the Nova's chorus and phaser easily hold their own against its analog counterparts. The Nova has a great sounding trem in particular, and if you're so inclined, you can combine effects to have your own customised takes on a uni-vibe or leslie (although I wish the Nova did have those!). Basically all the effects in the Nova sound great - although you'd probably end up tweaking it more, as with anything with more parameters.

My only gripe with the Nova is, if you're intending to cycle through a few settings within a song, prepare to work on your tap dancing. Other than that it's highly customisable and has heaps of good sounds in it.

While vintage or analog modulation pedals have a certain undeniable mojo, if you're looking for a one stop all-in-one modulation pedal to save on pedalboard real estate, all 3 pedals are great contenders. No sense beating yourself up obsessing over whether it sounds exactly like whatever vintage or analog pedal - it doesn't, and probably no digital pedal ever will. get over it and past it, and I think you'll be happy with the end result. Frankly in a live setting or even on a recording, I think hardly anyone in the audience would be able to tell anyway, and even so - who cares! The gear doesn't make the player anyway...

Great review.. Absolutely informative! And the last paragraph is soo true.. Anyways I find that getting gear is more for one's own personal satisfaction as opposed to appealing the crowd..

 

[Danelectrico]

Further to snuff's post mentioning reliability issues regarding the MM4, with that and other Line 6 pedals in that range, I believe it's the early models that were occasionally prone to faults. I bought mine when it first came out - 2001? I think it only buggered up twice, and all I had to do was plug the power jack out and back in, and that was that. Still going strong. On the other hand there have been countless complaints of units dying after weeks or days of mild usage.

Chances are if you have a lemon, you'd know it pretty soon when it croaks on you.

I forgot how affordable the MM4s are...$250 for a new one? Plenty analog pedals are costlier than that. Definitely a good deal.