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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

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cosmicevan said:
Anyone use any chase bliss pedals? They always catch my eye...as do the Alexander pedals, but any time I've ever had a chance to plug one in it seemed like it was just too complex to get a feel for in a few minutes. I even tried a bunch of them with someone from Chase Bliss twisting knobs to show me what it could do and it still felt like I hadn't really covered anything but surface ground.

I hear lots of talk about the Thermae being the bomb for a delay, but not sure about bass and why it gets the praise.
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I’ve got a Dark World. Can get some nice sounds out of it. The dip switches are fiddly, and it does help having a Filter FX Loop to tame it.
 
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HotelX said:
Lots of good advice.

I have a question about the Ciat-Lonbarde stuff. I'm looking in to getting a Cocoquantus and/or Plumbutter and am wondering if it interfaces well with Buchla. I am enjoying a music easel and am looking to expand a bit.

Thanks for any insught you may have.
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Yes, they work very well together because they all utilize positive CV. That is a super fun combo. I have had Coco + Easel and a PB + Easel combos in the past. Having all 3 together is a solid and cohesive system.
 
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A bit different than the current discussions, however- I've been recording a lot lately, putting a release together for a particular project that I am the only sonic part of (the other half is video projection). I'm using my piccolo bass as the primary sound source, and am having success, but have found it is quite difficult to get the sounds right- way harder than recording with a full band has ever been. I suppose the minimalist nature of it, with nothing to blend with has a lot to do with it. Especially drones- seemingly the simplest thing of all, yet has taken a lot of test tracking and back and forth with amplifier EQ and mic position. (and of course making sure everything is in phase between stereo close mics, mid room mics, a far room mic, pre and post stereo DI. It's tempting to just use emulation but there's something special about using real space. Also capturing movements/ sections without editing (playing it good enough to leave alone and keep the humanity of it). I have yet to try the Empress reverb cab emulation, will give that a go. Some great sounding stuff posted here, how do you all go about tracking?
 
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monsterthompson said:
I had a modular guy I met mention that he wasted more money trying to build small racks. He suggested going with a moderate sized rack as a starting place.

I’m tempted by one of the Make Noise systems.
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Make Noise are awesome, for sure. I find some of their panels to be a bit cryptic. In the end, I think I’m glad to be going ala carte. As much as I love the Morphagene, I think I like the Qu-Bit Nebulae more, as just one example. I will most likely end up with a Maths at some point and I really love their DPO. Once I have some time in with my little drum station, I think things will reveal themselves to me. I’m looking for a way to incorporate live bass with the modular thing. That’s an idea that’s been brewing for a long time
 
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D.A.R.K. said:
A bit different than the current discussions, however- I've been recording a lot lately, putting a release together for a particular project that I am the only sonic part of (the other half is video projection). I'm using my piccolo bass as the primary sound source, and am having success, but have found it is quite difficult to get the sounds right- way harder than recording with a full band has ever been. I suppose the minimalist nature of it, with nothing to blend with has a lot to do with it. Especially drones- seemingly the simplest thing of all, yet has taken a lot of test tracking and back and forth with amplifier EQ and mic position. (and of course making sure everything is in phase between stereo close mics, mid room mics, a far room mic, pre and post stereo DI. It's tempting to just use emulation but there's something special about using real space. Also capturing movements/ sections without editing (playing it good enough to leave alone and keep the humanity of it). I have yet to try the Empress reverb cab emulation, will give that a go. Some great sounding stuff posted here, how do you all go about tracking?
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I generally play live. If I do track it’s all DI, in the box sounds.
 
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I did get to goof around with the modules, just not all of em at once. The Noise Engineering BIA is pretty incredible. Pretty much a drum module, but way more interesting than most. The Expert Sleepers Disting MK4 is pretty much whatever you need it to be. I could see having a few of em
 
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A buddy loaned me some stuff to get by for awhile
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