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[jcpst]

Just got home from the gig, and I'm happy to report that the IEMs worked fantastic. They make everything crystal clear, and you can hear every note without the muddiness that you get when you're hearing amps, drums and floor monitors all phasing against each other.

Our bass player would bring up IEMs. Eventually after the drummer and I said we would try them he just bought the whole setup.

It was crazy how much of a difference it makes, just as you described. We've had a few practices with them now. We don't leave any gear at the drummer's house, and last time we went from load-in to playing in 30 minutes. Once everyone's mixes are dialed in it speeds it up quite a bit.

Another added bonus is when we started tracking our album, it was basically the same IEM setup as practice, but in a nice live room. And rehearsals are no extra effort to multitrack record.

I still mic a guitar amp though. Real feedback is a critical component of my playing style.

Personally, however as the bass player, I do feel like it was harder to grove with the drummer, but the crowd seemed to love it none the less. We had a great crowd, which always makes a show more fun to play.

Yeah- I have to admit I do like to FEEL the bass. But small tradeoff considering everything else.

I think it would be fun to try bolting one of those bass shakers in a dummy cabinet and see how it works out.

Dayton Audio - BST-300EX Extreme High Power Pro Tactile Bass Shaker 300 Watts

BST-300EX Extreme High Power Pro Tactile Bass Shaker 300 Watts

www.daytonaudio.com

 

[Erik S]

I do like to FEEL the bass

I also like to feel it while I'm playing.

 

[jcpst]

I also like to feel it while I'm playing.

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That makes a lot more sense, we should each attach N64 rumble packs to our hips instead of a large centralized one.

 

[jcpst]

That makes a lot more sense, we should each attach N64 rumble packs to our hips instead of a large centralized one.

Ok looks like this is actually a thing.

SUBPAC - The New Way to Experience Sound: Feel it.™

SUBPAC lets you feel the bass by immersing the body in low-frequency, high-fidelity physical sound, silent on the outside. Ideal for music, gaming, & VR.

subpac.com

 

[jwin615]

Ok looks like this is actually a thing.

SUBPAC - The New Way to Experience Sound: Feel it.™

SUBPAC lets you feel the bass by immersing the body in low-frequency, high-fidelity physical sound, silent on the outside. Ideal for music, gaming, & VR.

subpac.com

Someone was making thumper drum thrones at one point IIRC.

 

[chris.knudson]

Our bass player would bring up IEMs. Eventually after the drummer and I said we would try them he just bought the whole setup.

It was crazy how much of a difference it makes, just as you described. We've had a few practices with them now. We don't leave any gear at the drummer's house, and last time we went from load-in to playing in 30 minutes. Once everyone's mixes are dialed in it speeds it up quite a bit.

Another added bonus is when we started tracking our album, it was basically the same IEM setup as practice, but in a nice live room. And rehearsals are no extra effort to multitrack record.

I still mic a guitar amp though. Real feedback is a critical component of my playing style.



Yeah- I have to admit I do like to FEEL the bass. But small tradeoff considering everything else.

I think it would be fun to try bolting one of those bass shakers in a dummy cabinet and see how it works out.

Dayton Audio - BST-300EX Extreme High Power Pro Tactile Bass Shaker 300 Watts

BST-300EX Extreme High Power Pro Tactile Bass Shaker 300 Watts

www.daytonaudio.com

I stand right in front of my amp on stage, so I definitely feel the bass, but the grove between the bass and kick drum just felt a little sterile. I'm sure I'll get used to it -- it just felt a little strange. And we definitely still mic the guitar amps. Our lead guitarist is a tone junkie who loves to lean into the amp to make his guitar squeal.

 

[jimilee]

I stand right in front of my amp on stage, so I definitely feel the bass, but the grove between the bass and kick drum just felt a little sterile. I'm sure I'll get used to it -- it just felt a little strange. And we definitely still mic the guitar amps. Our lead guitarist is a tone junkie who loves to lean into the amp to make his guitar squeal.

After I started wearing hearing aids, you know from playing in bands, I started using IEMs.

 

[xefned]

Weirdly excited to have just received this: (Zoom portable recorder)

The plan is to multitrack our drummer in our practice space, then bring the drums into Logic in my home studio and overdub guitars to my heart’s content.






A forthcoming add-on will swap the built-in mics with 2 additional XLR inputs for 6 XLR inputs.

That's when I got excited; 4-tracks isn’t much, but 6 is enough for a drumkit (in my world.)

 

[Paradox916]

Possibly the coolest taxidermy you will ever see.

 

[Ginsly]

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You guys have any weird collections? I collect T2 on old obsolete and rare formats. This here is a short lived format VCD or Video CD, and just showed up today from China. Mfg in 2001. You know, just in case I'm ever at a computer with a disc drive but not a DVD player.

One of these days I'll have to photograph them all together. It's a little odd but it also makes sense to me so I don't question it.

I wholeheartedly support this, as it reminded me of the wonderful maniac who made it his mission to find ALL vhs copies of Speed.

https://www.npr.org/2014/04/24/306542134/the-man-who-would-own-all-the-worlds-speed-but-only-on-vhs

 

[DeadAirMD]

https://huntingtonaudio.com/products/fuzz-face-explorer-board-kit

This came in the mail a day early, along with some other utility stuff this guy offers. After building over 60 PCBs, I'm still at the paint by numbers stage. Been doing some vero but still unable to translate a schematic to anything like a breadboard. Hoping something like this gives me hands on experience to better understand why components do what they do and how they work in a circuit.

 

[jcpst]

I'm still at the paint by numbers stage. Been doing some vero but still unable to translate a schematic to anything like a breadboard. Hoping something like this gives me hands on experience to better understand why components do what they do and how they work in a circuit.

Howdy fellow number painter! I started building pedals back in December and have done about 40. I was required to take a fundamental electronics class in college for my degree, but that was over 20 years ago.

I read tutorials, posts, etc on here. I get a few concepts, and then I don't get a lot. I read it again, I might pick up a bit more. I keep asking myself questions, getting reductive. Then I find myself on youtube.

Apologies if you are already past this point, but I thought this person's videos had great visualizations along with the explanations. It's been getting me ramped back up on the fundamentals and I'm getting more out of the discussions I see in this forum.

Edit: Also that kit looks really cool!

 

[DeadAirMD]

Right on @jcpst, thanks for that lead. I'll definitely watch that after work. I got a few circuit classes off Udemy a while back that I need to get back into, was actually starting to understand stuff after taking one of the classes.

I'm pretty stoked to build the Fuzz Face tester board. I already have everything I need for it, so it being on sale for $5 was a no-brainer for sure!

 

[jwin615]

This popped up on ebay for $150.00 AUD including shipping.
I did some investigating & found out it is designed by Howard Davis who is responsible for designing the coveted Deluxe Memory Man Big Box & did this for Xvive & sent the Original chips to design the current Xvive MN3005 Chips in China.
He states it is superior to the Original having a separate Modulation footswitch & quieter noise floor, true stereo outputs & expression jack.
I can tell you that this is quiet as & the only downfall is it is surface mount components so if it goes down it is basically not repairable.
Released in 2015, I believe it was available on Amazon for around $75.00 USD, Not in Production anymore!
It sounds even better with Black Chicken Head knobs, the stock version has White ones!
It is slightly smaller than a 1590BB!!!
Here is Howard Davis on TGP thread discussion thread:
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/i...-review-and-demo.1616338/page-6#post-21699927

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The mailbox thread was the next one down. ROFL
Cool none the less. I wonder if it ended up being a pigtronix pedal?

 

[Harry Klippton]

A while back, a key broke on my Oskitone Scout. I finally remembered to email Tommy and he sent me a replacement set and a blem printed enclosure!

 

[jwin615]

What's in the Mailbox listed at the Top???

I clicked on the wrong thread! Doh!
Pot kettle and all. Been a week. Muh bad.

 

[jwin615]

Got a second one of these for cheap because the xlrs are busted. I'll dig into it tonight.
Also got this funky delay pedal for $15 shipped because why not. Came with a new battery too! Maybe I can stuff it in a noise box or something and reuse the enclosure for a cool fuzz.


Chinese smd. Probably the same circuit thats in every budget DD on Amazon/Ali.

 

[jimilee]

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Got a second one of these for cheap because the xlrs are busted. I'll dig into it tonight.
Also got this funky delay pedal for $15 shipped because why not. Came with a new battery too! Maybe I can stuff it in a noise box or something and reuse the enclosure for a cool fuzz.
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Chinese smd. Probably the same circuit thats in every budget DD on Amazon/Ali.

Key master, is there a gate keeper key, too?

 

[jwin615]

Key master, is there a gate keeper key, too?

They're pretty cool boxes. I have another fully functional unit.
Mic pre/preamp/DI and parallel mixer all in one box. Level matches mic, instrument and line level too.

 

[jimilee]

They're pretty cool boxes. I have another fully functional unit.
Mic pre/preamp/DI and parallel mixer all in one box. Level matches mic, instrument and line level too.

Oh, that’s cool.