The Black_sheep (LG) is back... (the movie was great btw)
NLP, I never had a Bass rig with real amps/preamps, cabs or what- else, and I never played live either. While I cannot comment about it, one thing I know for sure, is that proper rigs have mid control(s). As for sizes and cost, we can keep talking about this for ever... Obviously, if it won't fit, you have to have it enlarged or forget about it... The_8_Strings_King had it done once, that just mean that it's already been done, and this circuit does exist, period (Ok, maybe it got lost)... Here I am talking about something that has already been done by Alembic, hence the topic of this thread. What hasn't been done hasn't been done, that's why I proposed things like raising money to ask Ron if he would do it.
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Bob, I already mentioned SF-2 and I do know that there are many cheap devices out there with mid control, but I wouldn't want to run my circuit through cheap stuff, it would defeat the object, which is to keep the signal as clean, clear and Alembic as possible. Once it get recorded, I can use superior algorithms to process it further. It's just that I would like to get close to that final sound, while I am tracking/playing/recording, for the vibe. But I think that you should have address this comment to The_8_Strings_King really, He is having his Second custom...
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Georgie, I am glad that you enjoy the thread, I hope that it'll go in the intended direction; peaceful, constructive and positive.
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Olie, I see you have experience the post process syndrome, sometimes it good, sometimes it's bad, sometimes it's dome for creative purpose, sometimes for correction or to make it sit or cut through... The problem with acoustics is an other one of course, especially when mic'ing up stuff, but when D.I, the good option is to use headphones, I can recommend the Sony MDR-7506 (closed, foldable and compact) and the Seinnheiser HD600 (opened), that helps a lot if the acoustic is bad/poor.
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NLP, not everyone understand engineering, mixing or production, of course, if you are able to make your own complete montage, and make them sound great, then you can surely tell the engineer what you want. Very often, musicians are NOT allowed in the Control room at the Mix Down stage, which is self explanatory. But I don't need help with that, and I not wish to discuss production techniques. Regarding your very last question, I am not sure what you meant.
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Mica, I am glad that you remember saying this to me, but doesn't matter really, I am not going to argue with you, because you are the Boss and don't have money, authority or power either. But I will discuss it with members, if they want me to. So, if you are not interested in Low-Mid/Mid range, I surely won't discuss it with you again - that's clear.
I am glad that you are working with Musicman, in fact, I like the sound of Bernard Edwards/Chic very much, and further, I enclose a link, please listen to the whole think, that's a Musicman Sabre, it's quite very interesting in fact, that you are working on something like that, please describe the sound of the bass in the link, wether you like it or not, and how would you personally go about shaping and Alembic to make it sound close? I can, but post process... Now, sorry to go on about this, but it is a quite amazing to hear that you are working on a circuit for Musicman, you see, I knew that you could do it, I mean, not a big deal for you, you gonna do it right, no doubt... unfortunately for me, my wallet is not big enough to ask you such things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOSnea3wNKs Please listen to all of it, it's only 4 minutes! The bass FUNK.... (My favorite track is around 1 minutes 50 seconds).
As for the SF-2, I never said anything about it, sure enough, it's a multimode Filter, but I cannot afford it! Does it mean that I am not allowed to talks Mid/Low-mid frequencies anymore? Or does it mean that the mid controls on The_8_Strings_King's bass would cost more than an SF-2? I personally don't think so, we are not talking about the whole circuit though... just a module(s)
Further on the SF-2, I NEVER said what you said: As I recall, you are recording from your bass to your computer, and that using a SF-2 would mean changing your whole recording process, which you were not prepared to do. Perhaps some other folks that are using the SF-2 in a similar environment can give you some advice about adding this to your signal path so that you can start enjoying the added control over your sound. and I don't need advice about how to use one or what it does either. I have near 300 post, and my Memory is Rock Solid to this day - I touch wood! - All I ever said, was that I could emulate an SF-2 post recording, with Filters/EQ DSP plugins, nothing less or else. I cannot afford an SF-2, but if you sent me one for Christmas, I would surely know what to do with it! (God knows, sometimes, we have to get lucky...)
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(Message edited by lg71 on December 03, 2006)
