iverson763
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8O
i wonder how it'll sound like if the wah's are controlled out of sync with each other :smt119
i wonder how it'll sound like if the wah's are controlled out of sync with each other :smt119
Some bass gear questions...
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rottenramone
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anghoonking said:
buy new, use it for 2 days, then i'll buy it off you for half price. deal?
rottenramone
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exin said:
not evil... but dodgy!
3notesAbar
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djtommy said:
I guess the logical procedure would be to stick to the better channel for one's application. In which case, for me its Channel 2, since i can tweak my 3 band Eq on the fly if theres a need, whereas Channel 1 provides 2 Eq presets which are not as flexible.
The bassbone is still cool since its good for using an active and a passive bass at the same gig. And i really like the voicing of the EQ. Bad switching would only be an issue between phrases of a song, not really in between songs.
anghoonking
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argh! i got so much questions to ask, theres some i am still wondering but i can't think of it nw!
i got another question to ask, wad is a compressor? when i do a research on it , i cant understand wad isit. too cheem. is there an easier way of explaining wad does a compressor do? thx
i got another question to ask, wad is a compressor? when i do a research on it , i cant understand wad isit. too cheem. is there an easier way of explaining wad does a compressor do? thx
imagine this was a big sound wave(it's supposed to be loud):
....../\......../\.......
...../..\....../..\......
..../....\..../....\..../
\../......\../......\../
.\/........\/........\/
and now this is a small wave (and this one as you guessed it... soft)
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
what a compressor basically does is to make the big wave smaller and the small wave bigger so that the sound difference isn't that big. so in a verrrrrrrrrryy VERY extreme case of compression, all waves will be standard size which could be:
../\..../\..
./..\../..\.
/....\/....\
to get more cheem, there's different compression settings you can set for different frequencies so the bass might be less compressed and the treble more, then you can set the timing at which the compression sets in so you can get a very loud sound at first and then the compressor kicks in and lowers the volume of the note. then there's the release setting where the compression effect is turned off after a note is played and other fun things like that.
....../\......../\.......
...../..\....../..\......
..../....\..../....\..../
\../......\../......\../
.\/........\/........\/
and now this is a small wave (and this one as you guessed it... soft)
/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
what a compressor basically does is to make the big wave smaller and the small wave bigger so that the sound difference isn't that big. so in a verrrrrrrrrryy VERY extreme case of compression, all waves will be standard size which could be:
../\..../\..
./..\../..\.
/....\/....\
to get more cheem, there's different compression settings you can set for different frequencies so the bass might be less compressed and the treble more, then you can set the timing at which the compression sets in so you can get a very loud sound at first and then the compressor kicks in and lowers the volume of the note. then there's the release setting where the compression effect is turned off after a note is played and other fun things like that.
3notesAbar
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djtommy said:
Likewise
anghoonking
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i am starting to know alittle bit nw, thx man.tim_1002 said:
must all bassist need a compressor? i am using an active pickup, does it affect the sounding when using a compressor?
Ken
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anghoonking... i guess in all honesty there's nothing you really must have. Its about how you play and what sound you want, that really determines what you use at the end of the day.
I think that note on compressors you quoted basically tells you how it will affect your bass sound regardless of whether its active or not theoretically. Best bet is to run your bass through one and decide for yourself if you need one.
I think that note on compressors you quoted basically tells you how it will affect your bass sound regardless of whether its active or not theoretically. Best bet is to run your bass through one and decide for yourself if you need one.
anghoonking
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icic ok thx man
A standard pedal compressor will reduce dynamic range("balanced sound between loud and softer notes"), hold the note that drops below the threshold for a period of time("substain"), have proper adjustable input/gain levels("squash ratio")and if you're lucky, it'll figure out how to have a fast reaction time and a quick release time("punch") which many pedals lack. Also volume loss can be compensated with the master output volume("boost")
And they usually combine all those factors into 2(+)knobs. Whether it works to your taste or not is another thing.
And they usually combine all those factors into 2(+)knobs. Whether it works to your taste or not is another thing.
exin
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anghoonkin ...
why not just stick with learning the basics first? all other extra stuff will come along when you get more and more intro your instrument. I think at this point of time no point overloading yourself with so much information.
Just stick to the basics of playing the bass and in the time to come you'll naturally discover stuff along the way. =) ... works much better than trying to overload your brain.
why not just stick with learning the basics first? all other extra stuff will come along when you get more and more intro your instrument. I think at this point of time no point overloading yourself with so much information.
Just stick to the basics of playing the bass and in the time to come you'll naturally discover stuff along the way. =) ... works much better than trying to overload your brain.
