Roscoe Sound Clips (Part 2)

**Ryan L.** · #1 07-03-2010, 09:37 AM

The first one passed the 1000 post mark, so it's time for a new thread.

Continued from this one:
Roscoe Sound Clips

LilRay · #2 07-03-2010, 10:47 AM

I'm in!

Nothing new to post yet but I'm workin'!

God Bless, Ray

VroomVroom · #3 07-03-2010, 01:25 PM

Alright Ray...it's up to you or Joe to launch the new thread!

Darkstrike · #4 07-04-2010, 05:59 AM

Woot! Part two! Ready for another 1000 posts of awesome....

RocketMusic · #5 07-05-2010, 08:57 AM

I'm in... again! Who's got the first clip?!?!

LilRay · #6 07-05-2010, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by RocketMusic

I'm in... again! Who's got the first clip?!?!

I nominate YOU!

You've got like 47,000 Roscoes man. Pick one and knock something out.

(I'm sure you can work a new product/ sales pitch in there somewhere.

)

God Bless, Rasy

JOME77 · #7 07-05-2010, 11:54 AM

Snooze you loose!

I had the house to myself so I put together a version of one of my favorite Berry Oakley bass parts (Allman Bro's).......

A mini "bass orchestra" version of "Stand Back" ....

Stand Back

Darkstrike · #8 07-05-2010, 12:07 PM

Very cool Joe, very cool indeed!

I don't know how you guys make this bass orchestra stuff seem so natural....

I had a little time today too, but all you'll get is me noodling out two of my fave tv tunes, I'll warn ya'll now, there are flubs....

Too Much TV.

JOME77 · #9 07-05-2010, 12:19 PM

Cool Bill! What effect are you using? Is that an envelope filter?

Darkstrike · #10 07-05-2010, 12:20 PM

Cheers, its a phase shifter.

LilRay · #11 07-05-2010, 12:22 PM

Way to kick off Part 2 guys!

Joe, is that the Alembic setup, or the Roland?

Bill. It's cool to hear you jump in. You should do it more often man

I've got something in the works but I've been averted from recording for a day or two.

I'll jump in soon.

God Bless, Ray

RocketMusic · #12 07-05-2010, 12:24 PM

Very cool, Joe! Also one of my Berry fav's!

Super tone, Bill! What's your recording setup?

Darkstrike · #13 07-05-2010, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LilRay

Way to kick off Part 2 guys!

Joe, is that the Alembic setup, or the Roland?

Bill. It's cool to hear you jump in. You should do it more often man

I've got something in the works but I've been averted from recording for a day or two.

I'll jump in soon.

God Bless, Ray

Thanks Ray! I do need to get off my a$$ and get to work more, heh.

Can't wait to hear what you're up to!

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Originally Posted by RocketMusic

Very cool, Joe! Also one of my Berry fav's!

Super tone, Bill! What's your recording setup?

Cheers! It's a Yamaha DAW(the one I linked to in your thread on recording setups, the Audiogram6), and Cubase AI4, which came with the Yamaha, and of course, my LG!

Both pickups on full, and the phaser is one of the stock fx with Cubase, since I didn't think of it ahead of time, if I had, I would have used my Dphase.

JOME77 · #14 07-05-2010, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LilRay

Joe, is that the Alembic setup, or the Roland?

Ray,
I played those parts through the Alembic preamp. I just installed a new JAN Philips NOS-5751 preamp tube so I had to see how it recorded. It's a bit warmer to my ears (than the 12AX7).

RocketMusic · #15 07-05-2010, 01:22 PM

Where did it go after the F1X, Joe? Straight into the BR-600?

JOME77 · #16 07-05-2010, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RocketMusic

Where did it go after the F1X, Joe? Straight into the BR-600?

Yeah. What type of signal chain do you use with yours Greg? Have you found that it's best to run the Alembic gain higher and the recording device low or vise versa?

LilRay · #17 07-05-2010, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JOME77

Ray,
I played those parts through the Alembic preamp. I just installed a new JAN Philips NOS-5751 preamp tube so I had to see how it recorded. It's a bit warmer to my ears (than the 12AX7).

Joe,

I've just ran through several tunes of yours I have on my HD and the Alembic setup not only seems to be warmer, but much clearer.

It's like the analogy Jerry used in comparing the Berg cabs to the Aggies. "Somebody took the blanket off".

Makes my stuff that much more amaturish.

God Bless, Ray

RocketMusic · #18 07-05-2010, 02:12 PM

For recording, I use input 2 on the F1X. That's the padded input that is for active basses. I run the volume around 10:00 or so (3-4, if you think in terms of 0-10). One BIG thing to remember with the F1X: 2-10-2 (TMB) is flat. Keep that mid knob cranked if you want to avoid a scooped sound!!

I use input 1 live, but I find that input 1 is more likely to overdrive my USB interface when I'm recording. Not sure why, but I just feel like I get better results using input 2 when recording.

I set the input gain on the USB interface so that I peg around -6 dB on the channel in Sonar. That's usually enough to keep me from getting any accidental distortion if I get excited or hit the pickup by accident. Once the track is laid and it seems to be a keeper, I "normalize" the entire track so that the loudest sample in the track is 0 dB. To do that, select the entire audio clip, then choose Process | Audio | Normalize...

Yep, the Alembic F1X is the complete shiznitz for recording bass. I've yet to run across a bass that didn't sound great with the preamp set pretty much flat (2-10-2, or maybe 4-10-4 if I need more oomph or bite).

Darkstrike · #19 07-05-2010, 02:21 PM

That Alembic really is beastly, tell me this though, is it pure clean power, or can it overdrive?

RocketMusic · #20 07-05-2010, 02:32 PM

Yeah, it's pretty clean for sure... I know I tried overdriving many years ago with bad results, but I didn't know spit when I was trying that. I guess I know something I need to try soon?

They say the F1X is just the front end of a Fender Bassman amp, albeit with really nice parts...