Mesh

Friday's Rock Block

I just have GAS.....

For meself, having an Americano with half/half + sugar (lots)

And now for a wholesome breakfast......Frosted Flakes!

Happy FRIDAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!

Round of beer coffee on me!

That does sound really good. At some point, I'll need to get Kontakt6 but it's good that the Kontakt Player will work with this.

Ay Caramba!!

8 hours ago, Grem said:

I don't know why I thought Reamp was a Peavey product. 

Thanks

 

13 minutes ago, antler said:

Probably because the word Reamp is a little like ReValver

Hooked on phonics sonics?

On ‎9‎/‎18‎/‎2019 at 10:34 AM, Mesh said:

Strummy ol chap, did you test out the Helix yet?

I downloaded the demo last night and just went through some of the presets.....while some sounded very good, others didn't impress me that much.

Mind you, I didn't really tweak anything and I was looking forward to hearing stuff like this vid below (some fantastic tones, especially the clean tones with fx), but didn't get it. He may have honed in the tones prior to the vid and not just using the stock presets IDK.

Either way, I do need to spend some more time on this to get a good feel of it. 

 

 

Just incase anyone wanted these tones (I know I do  ), you can download it here: https://line6.com/customtone/tone/3780271/

10 minutes ago, Jim Roseberry said:

I'm slammed the next couple of days.  I'll post a link for some templates as soon as I can.

I've got an acoustic simulation (from magnetic pickups) that I've used for a while.  

I've got that and a couple other templates that I use (one using two separate Cab IRs for stereo - which requires slightly more tricky routing to keep each IR on a separate Shark chip)

Thanks so much Jim!!

Now, I may really have to use that Pod Farm Platinum upgrade that's been nagging me to get this.  

I really like my ATH-M50x, but love my Ultrasone 750's. Yeah the M50x is a bit snug on the head, but sounds very good. Amazon has it for $129 right now.

First time seeing this, but sure looks like a Swiss Army Knife for the audio world.....very nice price to boot. 

6 minutes ago, SteveStrummerUK said:

Not as yet Mesh, but I will get round to it.

I did follow Jim's advice and bought a better interface than my old Line 6 TonePort UX2 though. As well as now being able to run at 24/48 (and higher) into CbB, it also has S/PDIF in/out and a MIDI in/out so it connects my Kemper flawlessly/digitally to my PC.

 

Nice mate, which interface did you get?

Excellent tips Jim and will definitely do this. If there are any other general block setup's/templates there are your go to, would be greatly appreciated if you could share those.

I've also been watching some of Jason Sadites videos and he nicely breaks it down on how he gets setup quickly. ....very interesting how he starts off with putting a compressor at the end (even before getting the amp and cab).   

17 minutes ago, bayoubill said:

I just realized all I have is random thoughts ?

Are that normal?

Edited 13 minutes ago by bayoubill
I've discovered the difference between a snow man and snow woman is snow balls

Absolutely Abby Normal.....either way though, don't eat the yellow snow.

Strummy ol chap, did you test out the Helix yet?

I downloaded the demo last night and just went through some of the presets.....while some sounded very good, others didn't impress me that much.

Mind you, I didn't really tweak anything and I was looking forward to hearing stuff like this vid below (some fantastic tones, especially the clean tones with fx), but didn't get it. He may have honed in the tones prior to the vid and not just using the stock presets IDK.

Either way, I do need to spend some more time on this to get a good feel of it. 

G'day mates!!

Just anted to say, I had a Becan & Egg samich for breakfast and now I need a nap... 

1 minute ago, cclarry said:

I would have ponyed up the extra and just gotten two 1 Tbs...but that's just me...LOL

I kinda did this in a rush before running out the door to work.....the 500GB was just an after thought and a backup SSD. Hey, it's only money.....

(said no one)

That looks good and Samsung's are solid.

Interestingly, I got 2 Crucial SSD's this morning https://www.newegg.com/crucial-mx500-1tb/p/N82E16820156174 . The other one is a 500GB for $66.

Just amazed at how cheap they're now....especially after getting my 1st 250GB Samsung for $250.

Watching/listening to that first video Trailer Walkthrough, I just couldn't get that same excitement that Conrad was trying to sell. Most of the sounds seemed dull and not so inspirational to me....YMMV.

13 minutes ago, Fleer said:

Daddy has a brand new bag. 

It's all about the Jazz Bass.

11 minutes ago, craigb said:

Just like any other good plague throughout history. ?

Harsh, but fair.

1 hour ago, cclarry said:

 

But he DOES like the APD Deals...as do most of us!

.....and he doesn't make it any easier for those of us with insurmountable GAS.  

35 minutes ago, Brian Walton said:

Whirlwind, Pro-Co, Planet Waves, Fender are all repuitable brands.

They are not producing cables that have the properties that Evidence Audio or VanDenHul or Vovox are creating and I'd argue they are worth a dime more.  Are they worth $60+ more per cable, well that depends on the individual as well as the quality of the gear they are plugging in.  

The current cable I'm using is actually from Whirlwind (a gift from my good buddy Daryl1968 who works for them) and do like it a lot (a  big improvement from the cable I've used for decades).

Man, this music gear can be one huge rabbit hole that never ends...

Truly appreciate the excellent tips and info Brian. Of course, I'm just a hobbyist musician and don't have the high end gear to justify these "top of the line" cables, but it certainly is very interesting and very useful. 

Good morning all,

I knew this Fred had a little something for everyone.

Good work lads!!

I traded my UAD account awhile back (after having it for years) as I just couldn't afford/justify to keep up with their prices. Like the good King said "if I was doing this for a  living"....it would be a different story. Great plugins with a great price tag.