Bapu

Today's project. 

Reinstall OS and apps on my 'everyday' computer.

Apparently my SSD drive was going bad. Just about 2 years old Installed 9/20/2020). Only had 9980GB Total Host write. SSDs are supposed to last at least 700TB Host Writes.

51 minutes ago, Wibbles said:

I thought you had everything.

Twice.

 

Only once.

Do you know where I store everything?

Everywhere.

25 minutes ago, Tim Smith said:

I have Amplitube MAX. 

I do too. Well, actually I have TOTAL STUDIO MAX 3.5.

7 hours ago, Yan Filiatrault said:

Better than keeping PA Forever 29 IMO

Agreed if I went MEGA (A). In three years time* I could own the whole current lot (excluding UAD dupes I already own). Of course, in that time they will release quite a few new ones that I may want and so it goes.

*Actually, two years and 1 day if I pay annually.

Update: Added a second KTR so that one cand be set for clean overdrive and the other for grit overdrive.

Lastly awaiting arrival of an MXR Phase 90 to replace the cheap P90 Pro. It was really cheap and it make an awful audio pop when it's engaged.

9 hours ago, paulo said:

The real truth of how good a shot that was can only be told by the image taken a few seconds earlier.....

And he did that without even looking in the same direction as the arrow was pointing.......

 

@paulo, do you own the NFT for that?

I just realized this thread title was ripe for a NSFW mock title.

2 hours ago, Tim Smith said:

I was beginning to wonder if they had a deal with dominion.

Is your polyticks shining thru there?

5 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Timeless is more. 

Less is always more.

More or less.

3 hours ago, Carl Ewing said:

I could really care less.

When you don't care at all, to be grammatically correct, you should say "I couldn't care less".

What you said is "you could care less" which actually means you are still at some level of caring.

Where's @SteveStrummerUK when we need him?

Installed!

I typically get more plays than likes. 😞 

IBTL?

13 minutes ago, craigb said:

Welp, looks like we didn't get the (well deserved) contract extension (insert rant about local politics here)... 🤬

So, I get to have all that fun again trying to find another mode of income!  Yay. 🙄

I can think of many projects that are more fun... 😕

All you did was prove the bosses wife's nephew can do the job for half the price.

38 minutes ago, smallstonefan said:

  I've tried a lot of clones of quality pedals and never found one that lived up to the original to my ears. 

On a very slim technicality the (OG) Klon KTR is a clone of the Centaur in that it is chip based components (except those darned germanium diodes) rather than thru-hole caps and resistors.

Diehard Klon fanbois say the KTR is no different than an OG Centaur.

I'm also not about to drop a minimum of $5K on any pedal unless it comes with a 24/7 on-call monster guitar player who brings his own beer and pizza.

On 7/31/2022 at 10:27 AM, Bapu said:

I'm working on setting up modest pedalboard in the event a guitarist shows up in the studio to record or jam.

I did the Centaur DIY build.

Just need to decide on a Wah pedal and then buy the pedalboard. (UPDATE: Dunlop Cry Baby is on the way).

For those that don't know there were only about 8,000 Klon Centaur pedals built. They now range in price from $5K-to$8K. The Klon KTR was the modified successor to the Centaur and are a bit more mass produced. Used units (like mine) are in the $600 to $750 range. I got mine for $600.

The MOSKY pedals are low cost units that have had some really positive reviews so I thought I would dip my foot in there.

All that will be run thru my VOX AC30 (2x12" combo amp).

 

@DeeringAmps Maybe you missed it, but I already built a StewMac Klon Klone and I bought a KTR.

On 8/8/2022 at 1:30 PM, smallstonefan said:

Odd, not one Klon KTR overdrive pedal to be seen. 🙂 

But for sure there is no space for an original Klon Centaur (going price between $5k-$8k).

12 minutes ago, locrian said:

When you said "Jim helped me build my last DAW" does that mean you paid him for his parts list and then you built it yourself?

He counseled  me on a parts list based on my budget and needs, I put it together and then he helped me migrate my OS, Samples Drive and Project Drive into the new build. I of course paid him for his time.

Orange Crush*

*Not meant to be political euphemism, but... 🙂 

11 hours ago, antler said:

That's kinda different though: a company has a choice whether it continues to offer a payment plan; on the other hand, it's (really) quite difficult to continue paying peoples' salaries when there's nothing left in the bank.

10 hours ago, smallstonefan said:

Sad to say I saw that one coming.

C'mon guys. It was meant as lighthearted sarcasm.  I know it is a false equivalency.

23 hours ago, jesse g said:

We collaborated on a mix in the studio last week.  🤣 😊 😁

 

Studio One. Hah!

15 minutes ago, Reid Rosefelt said:

It was a pleasure to deal with Jim every step of the way and I am 100% happy with what he built for me.

He is a total professional.

Jim helped me build my last DAW. It should be good for at least 3-5 more years. After that I hope he's still in business so that I can finally buy a complete build from him.

45 minutes ago, Eusebio Rufian-Zilbermann said:

My guess is that keeping the forever29 plan active would  prevent PA from reselling a few NI and iZotope plugins

Well, my $EVA29 plan is and will remain active (until I cancel it), as it was/is grandfathered. 

But so was my lifetime SPlat plan. 😞 

11 minutes ago, ZokZTM said:

 If this was your hardware  presumably laying around not being used for a year, you would consider selling it, right...

<shakes head at false equivalency>

🙂 

Truth be told, I have sold hardware before. Only to be replaced by better hardware. And both have at times not been used for over a year.