Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[monsterthompson]

Yeah that was all technobabble for me
I didn’t get any of that
Caveman is where I’m at

She basically said the bit system for representing numbers has limitations as numbers get smaller because the decimal places can keep extending and code ultimately needs a way to handle that. Different companies have created various solutions to the problem over the years, each with varying levels of precision (how many decimal places). Her point was that the volume fades force computers to do these calculations with lots of decimal places which can heavily tax the CPU. At the very end she shows two scenarios with different settings enabled and the cpu usage difference is wild.

I see the “floating point” term used in promo materials but never understood what it meant, only that it was desirable. I did a little reading on Wiki about it and it started to make sense, but I definitely need to revisit it.

tldr or tldw = computer math has more going on than you might think, and something that seems simple (like volume fades) can get tricky in ways you wouldn’t expect.

 

[monsterthompson]

This looks like a nice looper. Anyone know about these?
Battery power option. Mic in. Dual (stereo) 1/4” in/out.
Looper + makes it easy to reach a wider audience with your creations and performances. When connected to a Mac, or PC, Looper + simply functions as a 3-in / 2-out USB audio interface, making it easy to record using your favorite DAW, or to set up live streams and play to the world.
Sheeran Looper+

 

[monsterthompson]

Touch screen on a pedal. My lumbar spine says I’m almost too old to use this.

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[Spectrum]

I played an electronic gig the other night. Went well and all, but I feel me and my bandmate need to change things up.

For starters, I bring way too much gear, and the load in/out is killing me.

Then there's the fact that my live set is starting to feel a bit stale, and my newer tunes sound a bit too much like my older tunes. Need some freshness. Gotta change the para-diggem a bit.

 

[monsterthompson]

Consolidating gear helps a lot. I struggle with the gear I already own and don’t even transport it.

I did get the Erica Zen Delay back in the mix last night. I’ve been using the Echolocator and it’s a nice delay, but the Zen has a personality. The Zen has a few warts (noise) but it is fun to play. The Echo isn’t fun.

 

[monsterthompson]

Kinda want

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I played an electronic gig the other night. Went well and all, but I feel me and my bandmate need to change things up.

For starters, I bring way too much gear, and the load in/out is killing me.

Then there's the fact that my live set is starting to feel a bit stale, and my newer tunes sound a bit too much like my older tunes. Need some freshness. Gotta change the para-diggem a bit.

simple set up, less gear.

the less i can haul around and still make the gig the better.

ive said multiple times, if i could just bring one bass and a cable i would do it.

 

[monsterthompson]

Sorry ugly.
Ambient social media, and Muzak, and what even is music. Art vs commodities. Content as a genre.

This feels like more of a discussion than a hard opinion.

(yes, the first 25 seconds is a promo for his product)

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Sorry ugly.
Ambient social media, and Muzak, and what even is music. Art vs commodities. Content as a genre.

This feels like more of a discussion than a hard opinion.

(yes, the first 25 seconds is a promo for his product)

Yeah saw it in my YT feed, watched about half.
Oddly enough as “social media content” I thought it lacked genuine content.
He’s basically talking to himself out loud with no real point and or opinion.

Off lawn now

 

[monsterthompson]

Yeah saw it in my YT feed, watched about half.
Oddly enough as “social media content” I thought it lacked genuine content.
He’s basically talking to himself out loud with no real point and or opinion.

Off lawn now

Kinda agree. I wanted it to be more than it was. Though he didn’t make any firm positions, he did get me thinking about things, which is probably good for the grey matter.

Unrelated. I’ve been looking at sequencers again. I’m tempted by the Hermod+ so I started looking at features on my Erica Black and seeing how much of what I want from the new box can already be done with my current box. I’m getting into things I probably should’ve learned to do long ago. Similarly, I’ve been contemplating a new drum machine to replace my Circuit v1. That has also gotten me into figuring out things I should already know.

 

[Starthief]

Sorry ugly.
Ambient social media, and Muzak, and what even is music. Art vs commodities. Content as a genre.

This feels like more of a discussion than a hard opinion.

(yes, the first 25 seconds is a promo for his product)

Admittedly didn't watch the video...

I've never been a fan of watching music-related stuff on social media. (I don't even have any social media accounts anymore, for that matter...) Give me an album or a live show any day.

It always surprises me how much some people think social media is everything though. And the modular techno types making fun of modular ambient, as if the majority of techno's not also incredibly dull and repetitive and derivative if you're looking in the wrong places for it...

 

[monsterthompson]

Geek out

 

[Ritter667]

I already posted these two pieces in the "Total Amateur Recordings" thread in the "Recordings" sub forum, but thought they would be fitting for this thread.

A sci-fi western movie inspired improvisation, played on my 28.6" scale 4 string Ibanez GSRM20B Mikro Bass, converted to sort of a 4 string baritone slide guitar, tuned in an open B tuning, with just the bridge J pickup from an EMG Geezer Butler P/J set installed, wired directly to the output jack socket:

Here is an improvised 1st take on the same concept, played on my 28.6" scale 5 string Ibanez GSRM25 Mikro Bass, tuned in F# standard tuning (as in 2 half steps above the upper 5 strings of a 6 string bass in regular B standard tuning), with the stock bridge J pickup wired directly to the output jack socket (no slide utilized in this version):

1 octave up effect, overdrive in various combinations, reverse delay, reverb and emulated tape delay used on both versions to various degrees.

And recorded through my "amp-less" setup directly into my Zoom H4n handheld recorder, and only edited through a simple Wav editor.

 

[monsterthompson]

Guys, we’re getting lapped by the other ambient thread.

 

[Spectrum]

LOL what other ambient thread?

I only subscribe to a couple of active threads, and this is one of them. I mostly ignore everything else now.

 

[steubig]

who knew?

 

[monsterthompson]

LOL what other ambient thread?

There was a burst of activity here.

Thread 'Anyone using ambient effects pedals on bass?'

Dec 21, 2024

As of late i've been using a Walrus Audio Slotva on bass for some ambient stuff, was wondering what other users here are using for that style of stuff (and if any of them have any experience using an octave pedal with them? )

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In ambient effects news, I just added a WMD Orion phaser to my Modular rack. What a nice effect. Mono in with a stereo out. Wave folder. I definitely need to run my bass into the rack soon to test this out.

 

[monsterthompson]

Oh no...

 

[monsterthompson]

spotted in an Elektron demo

 

[Ritter667]

I already posted these two pieces in the "Total Amateur Recordings" thread in the "Recordings" sub forum, but thought they would be fitting for this thread.


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1 octave up effect, overdrive in various combinations, reverse delay, reverb and emulated tape delay used on both versions to various degrees.

And recorded through my "amp-less" setup directly into my Zoom H4n handheld recorder, and only edited through a simple Wav editor.

And another 1st take improvisation, played on my 28.6" scale 5 string Ibanez GSRM25 Mikro Bass, tuned in F# standard tuning (as in 2 half steps above the upper 5 strings of a 6 string bass in regular B standard tuning), with the stock bridge J pickup wired directly to the output jack socket, this time making use of my EHX Deep Freeze to loop a drone chord, and also only edited through a simple Wav editor:

I called it "Still Life".