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Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread
- Thread starter ttasselm
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Been working with the Zoia a lot more lately. It’s getting more comfortable to navigate. I’m setting it up on a music stand so it’s easier to access. I’m more familiar with the sounds and functions so it’s easier to get what I want out of it.
Today, I worked on a fuzz sound with a clean blend, and got into a decent range. If this keeps up, it could shelf my other dirt pedals and my cab sim. I’m not there yet, but closer than ever.
...says the guy who just ordered a dirty preamp pedal
The midi control over my other Empress pedals is also a huge plus.
... forgot to mention the firmware updates now allow for a better folder storage system for patches, and more module color options, which is really helpful.
Haven't bought anything for myself in a freakn long time be we finally decided to get a short scale bass so I can start the kids on the wrong path as soon as possible.
I am a HUGE Tensor fan. Of the tons of glitch and weirdo pedals I own, the Tensor might be my favorite...I have it on my main board. I have gone so far as to use the 4 button foot switch and MIDI. w the switch I had 2 presets and both buttons. Each fiitswitch can be set in all sorts of ways and w one setting you can get an array of uses from it. W MIDI, I use it as a looper and a rewind machine, pitch shifter, fast octave repeats...the thing is pretty incredible. One of my favorite things is to just crank the “random” knob.
thread on it - Red Panda Tensor Questions/Discussion
Just worked on this sound design tutorial for the Medusa. Really nice. I never would've stumbled on this sound.
What is it??
Pedal, synth, software..???
Contact mics to tape all over your body so you can roll around the floor and have an artistic reason for it.
I'm genuinely interested.
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what made you splash out for this? I don't have any experience with Hilbish, but I'm sorely tempted
A while back I had asked Dunwich Nick if he was still building amps. He said no and suggested a few folks, including Hilbish. Since then I’ve been aware of them. I figured anything Buzzo was using couldn’t be all bad. I started considering their fuzz pedal, but I just didn’t need another fuzz or distortion unit.
However.
The Beta sound is pretty unique, and my Red Fang taste got excited. The fact that it has active EQ got me curious how it would work with my gear. The fact that it can toggle both channels on for a clean+dirty blend was tempting. The pedal’s multiple outputs which can all be run simultaneously gave me some ideas for signal path splitting.
The artwork was also really cool.
When Hilbish popped them up at a 20% discount last week I decided to give it a go. I had Reverb bucks available and burned those. That was probably a dumb idea instead of going direct from Hilbish since Reverb now enforces CA sales tax. My 20% discount got closer to 10%.
gotta admit that this sounds really sexy. what are you using for rhe extra pedals to do all that?
What is it??
Pedal, synth, software..???
Contact mics to tape all over your body so you can roll around the floor and have an artistic reason for it.
I'm genuinely interested.
it’s the other new ie pedal.
but that whole bit that cosmicevan wrote on the tensor piqued my interest on that pedal yet again.
unlimited funds and a lot of time? software sounds fun.
btw, no contact mics (something i have wanted to do), but i do have piezo film pickups under the bridges on most of my basses. super touch-sensative. play the bass like a percussion instrument!
What is it??
Pedal, synth, software..???
Contact mics to tape all over your body so you can roll around the floor and have an artistic reason for it.
I'm genuinely interested.
You’d like the work of Aesthetic Meat Front. Lots of contact mics. Hooks and needles instead of tape. Lots of rolling around on the floor. Lots of blood though. Not stage blood. If that’s a sensitive spot, don’t google their work.
Two years ago I helped with a show where we put contact mics on people and parts of the venue, like metal stairs and railings. Ran it all through various distortion pedals and cranked it through the mixer. Pretty chaotic stuff.
Often AMF uses big winged corsets in their productions. They have hooks into the performers which are connected to big metal springs connected to the wings. The performers hit the springs with sticks and the contact mics pick the vibrations up.
Yeah. It’s an interesting crew to run with. I’ve been invited back to work other shows but the schedules haven’t lined up. Plus, I’ve got a crew of my own for such shenanigans. Though our stuff is generally a bit less chaotic.
Have you seen Amenra live??
1st of all....awesome band
2nd...the singer is always back turned to the corwd and does suspension acts during the shows..
Imo they do an incredible live set
Amenra's bassplayer is also the singer guitar player for the black metal band Wiegedood.
(I'm also a huge fan of them.....)
thanks Multiplier.
I think I can mimic on my Zoia....
I think I can mimic on my Zoia....
I kind of already did that with multiple send/return tracks for delay....each one at different settings or process.
