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Post by tolencual on Mar 5, 2016 1:35:09 GMT -6
How horrible is it that I don't know what "pre-amp" and "cab" means? I mean, should I know these things as a musician and having recorded and produced like... 11 full length albums since 2009? I know it's all about the sound the musician wants, and I'm extremely satisfied with my 2015 (Ankou Awaits / Orationem) sound, as basic as it is... but I never could get into "equipment". ...or equipment talk. I saw a musician's friend a while back and I just wanted to go run and hide. I don't know the difference between anything in there. There's pages of stuff I don't even know what it is - it looks like it should be under the hood of a car or something. Wanna know how I picked my guitar? I went in a pawn shop and saw one that looked cool and it was $300. Still love and use it after 4 years. Never owned a bass guitar. How missed is one in my albums? Wanna know how I picked my drums? It was all about price - big used set for not much money. When I didn't like the way my double kicking sounded, it didn't even cross my mind to buy something different. I just duct taped a couple big washers where the hammers connected with the drum. Sounds awesome now. Wanna know how I picked out my drum mic? (Yes, I mic my drums with one mic) It was $60 and given good reviews on Amazon. My vocal mic, this $15 one at radio shack sounded good to me. Drums didn't sound to bad through it when I recorded Oberour Ar Maro. I'm sure my 9 year old recording software is just as shocking, as it's meant more for MIDI than Audio... That's the cold hard truth gents. I'm a multi-instrumentalist producer who doesn't know squat about what's what in brand names or anything besides using something, thinking it sounds good, buying it, making it work, and then using it until it breaks. I can definitely relate to this. I'm just now trying to get used to those kinds of terms, but I've only ever used combo amps and I've never owned an impressive studio setup. On my POD X3, I would just mess around with the amp/effect combinations in the Gearbox program to get the sound I want, and try to combine that with effects in Mixcraft sometimes. My POD X3 may be worthless now, but even with the next multieffects processor I get, it'll probably be the same thing. Oh, and I'm just a bassist, so I'm not used to thinking anyway.
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Post by exo on May 17, 2016 20:03:15 GMT -6
Too much gear for the fact I have never even played in a band and have no recorded output. 20+years of accumulation there.... As far as the iRig question, there is a PRONOUNCED feedback issue using high gain stuff on Garage Band unless using the new iRig HD. You have to have the gate settings just ridiculously high, to the point it can choke off notes. It's a known issue, apparently on Apple's end, that they seem disinclined to patch.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Jun 4, 2016 11:03:13 GMT -6
Nice dude!
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Equipment
Jul 28, 2016 4:00:41 GMT -6
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Post by thevociferator on Jul 28, 2016 4:00:41 GMT -6
By now I have a simple ibanez acoustic and the cheapest ibanez seven string. I have two amps. One is a 100-watt Peavy Vypyr combo which has almost every preset Peavy has licenses for, which is stationed at my drummers house and will stay there until I have a car of my own. I also have a 15 practice amp at home which I use for my noise projects, specifically all the Otdykh stuff I've done.
I also have a channel switcher which was a waste of 150 dollars. And a Boss distortion pedal which I probably may forfeit as well as soon as I become more familiar with my Peavy.
I will most likely buy a reverb pedal made by the drummer of I Built the Cross. I need to demo it first though. For 150 for a reverb pedal, it's pretty good.
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Post by Kaiheijinshu on Dec 31, 2016 20:27:36 GMT -6
My acoustic guitar is a Franciscan which I got from a refuse pile and cleaned it up. I do not have my own electric guitar at this time, but I have used my uncle's self-built electric guitar for recording. For synths, drums, and recording I cheaped out and just use the GarageBand app on my phone. I also recently bought a tin whistle which I am look forward to incorporating into some projects.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Jan 1, 2017 14:41:20 GMT -6
My acoustic guitar is a Franciscan which I got from a refuse pile and cleaned it up. I do not have my own electric guitar at this time, but I have used my uncle's self-built electric guitar for recording. For synths, drums, and recording I cheaped out and just use the GarageBand app on my phone. I also recently bought a tin whistle which I am look forward to incorporating into some projects. That sounds like the perfect lo-fi setup. I've heard your music - I would have had no idea you could record like that on a phone!
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Post by Kaiheijinshu on Jan 1, 2017 19:35:10 GMT -6
It takes some tweaking to get it to sound right, but it works pretty well for what it is. It also nice to be able to work on synths and mixing pretty much anywhere and at any time. This setup is also part of the reason I have only recorded demos so far.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Jan 2, 2017 11:35:27 GMT -6
This setup is also part of the reason I have only recorded demos so far. If its not extremely difficult, I think you should record a full length album that way, just because you can. Who cares what detractors there may be from it. I haven't gotten too many production criticisms, and I say that having recorded every drum track with 1 mic, not using a bass, line-in rather than micing guitars, etc. Again, I wouldn't have thought you could get that sound from a phone... I think your stuff is good enough (in talent and sound) for a full length.
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Jan 4, 2017 8:45:35 GMT -6
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Post by exo on Jan 4, 2017 8:45:35 GMT -6
Upgraded my iOS interface from an original iRig to the new IRigHD2 for Christmas. No more howling feedback(unless I want it....)!!!! If this interfaces with the MacBook as nicely as my iPhone (which it is supposed to), I will be absolutely thrilled......
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Post by exo on Jan 18, 2017 3:03:31 GMT -6
More new recording gear. Just have not been able to gel with the bass I've had for the last year. If I'm gonna try throwing bass into my stuff, need an instrument that is more comfortable to play......so, out with the old bass and a guitar I have not touched in a year, and in comes this: Ibanez SR 405 QM. Significantly lighter than my previous Schecter, better neck profile for me, 34" scale vs 35", string spacing seems slightly more compact. Passive pickups that are arched to match the fingerboard radius, active tone controls. sounded lively and massive when I tried it out at the store. Just overall a better feeling, more comfortable instrument for me. Just about to plug in to my recording setup and see if my low string will hold up to my preferred tuning with the strings that are on it (I tune AEADG, half step flat) or if I need to swap out for a bigger string. What's on it now don't feel nearly as "beefy" as what I was using with the other bass......
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Post by barabbas on Jan 19, 2017 0:49:03 GMT -6
More new recording gear. Just have not been able to gel with the bass I've had for the last year. If I'm gonna try throwing bass into my stuff, need an instrument that is more comfortable to play......so, out with the old bass and a guitar I have not touched in a year, and in comes this: Ibanez SR 405 QM. Significantly lighter than my previous Schecter, better neck profile for me, 34" scale vs 35", string spacing seems slightly more compact. Passive pickups that are arched to match the fingerboard radius, active tone controls. sounded lively and massive when I tried it out at the store. Just overall a better feeling, more comfortable instrument for me. Just about to plug in to my recording setup and see if my low string will hold up to my preferred tuning with the strings that are on it (I tune AEADG, half step flat) or if I need to swap out for a bigger string. What's on it now don't feel nearly as "beefy" as what I was using with the other bass...... I have this same bass. I've had it for two or three years and have liked it. It's the first bass I've owed and can't compare it to much, but I did a fair bit of research before I bought it. No complaints yet.
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Jan 19, 2017 1:15:54 GMT -6
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Post by exo on Jan 19, 2017 1:15:54 GMT -6
More new recording gear. Just have not been able to gel with the bass I've had for the last year. If I'm gonna try throwing bass into my stuff, need an instrument that is more comfortable to play......so, out with the old bass and a guitar I have not touched in a year, and in comes this: Ibanez SR 405 QM. Significantly lighter than my previous Schecter, better neck profile for me, 34" scale vs 35", string spacing seems slightly more compact. Passive pickups that are arched to match the fingerboard radius, active tone controls. sounded lively and massive when I tried it out at the store. Just overall a better feeling, more comfortable instrument for me. Just about to plug in to my recording setup and see if my low string will hold up to my preferred tuning with the strings that are on it (I tune AEADG, half step flat) or if I need to swap out for a bigger string. What's on it now don't feel nearly as "beefy" as what I was using with the other bass...... I have this same bass. I've had it for two or three years and have liked it. It's the first bass I've owed and can't compare it to much, but I did a fair bit of research before I bought it. No complaints yet. Yeah, I'm no "bass player" by any stretch of the imagination.....but even unplugged, this seems to have a "growl" and "bark" that my previous two did not have, and is just flat out EASY to play comparatively.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Jan 19, 2017 16:34:22 GMT -6
What's a bass player? HAHAHAHAHA!!! [roar]
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Post by tolencual on Mar 6, 2017 22:12:45 GMT -6
More new recording gear. Just have not been able to gel with the bass I've had for the last year. If I'm gonna try throwing bass into my stuff, need an instrument that is more comfortable to play......so, out with the old bass and a guitar I have not touched in a year, and in comes this: Ibanez SR 405 QM. Significantly lighter than my previous Schecter, better neck profile for me, 34" scale vs 35", string spacing seems slightly more compact. Passive pickups that are arched to match the fingerboard radius, active tone controls. sounded lively and massive when I tried it out at the store. Just overall a better feeling, more comfortable instrument for me. Just about to plug in to my recording setup and see if my low string will hold up to my preferred tuning with the strings that are on it (I tune AEADG, half step flat) or if I need to swap out for a bigger string. What's on it now don't feel nearly as "beefy" as what I was using with the other bass...... That's a beautiful bass! I'm a big fan of the Soundgear basses from Ibanez. My 6-string is an Ibanez BTB and has yet to let me down, though I've had to replace the hardware for newer, shiny chrome stuff (the knobs, tuning keys, bridges, etc.). I currently have a Schecter Studio 5 and it's great as well. I have no complains with Schecter basses yet.
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