Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[ugly_bassplayer]

Some have/hear it, others don’t.
Page 3 of this thread gets into it. Some say the filter is not useable. I find it hard to believe but...
Ninja Tunes Erica Synths Zen Delay - Page 3 - MUFF WIGGLER

Weird.....I'd have to listen to the clips....

 

[monsterthompson]

Any of you guys have any suggs towards an audio interface.

I need 2 ins max.. And LOW LATENCY !!!!!!

I was working samples for another band's next release (getting some calls for that....kinda of a cool niche..). Everything was done in Ableton.

The latency was getting crazy and the CPU was around.....45-55%......

Thank you for any cool suggs I might not know about.

Someone should put Ableton in a box.
For real......

I just use my Native Inst KA6 v1. The V2 models have some more budget friendly options with fewer inputs. No latency issues on mine, but I have direct monitoring.

CPU at that % is crazy. Did you freeze your tracks? Are you working with just audio/stems? Did you bump up the buffer, or are you trying to run the smallest buffer you can and use effects in real time?

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I just use my Native Inst KA6 v1. The V2 models have some more budget friendly options with fewer inputs. No latency issues on mine, but I have direct monitoring.

CPU at that % is crazy. Did you freeze your tracks? Are you working with just audio/stems? Did you bump up the buffer, or are you trying to run the smallest buffer you can and use effects in real time?

I was just running a couple of fx (some cpu heavy) and mixing/chopping.

The playback was crazy latent.
I was working with small audio samples in tracks not clips.
Grouped.

Total 8 tracks. None frozen.

 

[monsterthompson]

I was just running a couple of fx (some cpu heavy) and mixing/chopping.

The playback was crazy latent.
I was working with small audio samples in tracks not clips.
Grouped.

Total 8 tracks. None frozen.

Yikes. All I can say is freeze the tracks you can while you work. But if all the effects are on the audio you are using at the moment, you're stuck. I'm thinking the CPU is your bottleneck, not the interface.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Yikes. All I can say is freeze the tracks you can while you work. But if all the effects are on the audio you are using at the moment, you're stuck. I'm thinking the CPU is your bottleneck, not the interface.

That's exactly what I though.
Dunno why I was blaming the interface.

Maybe because I was at it for 3h straight.

 

[monsterthompson]

That's exactly what I though.
Dunno why I was blaming the interface.

Maybe because I was at it for 3h straight.

Solving problems by spending money on gear is great, even if it won’t solve the problem

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Solving problems by spending money on gear is great, even if it won’t solve the problem

Someone should invent a sampler that could use VST FX.
Or does that already exist?

 

[lordradish]

Any of you guys have any suggs towards an audio interface.

I need 2 ins max.. And LOW LATENCY !!!!!!

I was working samples for another band's next release (getting some calls for that....kinda of a cool niche..). Everything was done in Ableton.

The latency was getting crazy and the CPU was around.....45-55%......

Thank you for any cool suggs I might not know about.

Someone should put Ableton in a box.
For real......

My last few have been Focusrite Scarletts, no problems .

 

[monsterthompson]

Someone should invent a sampler that could use VST FX.
Or does that already exist?

I think it’s called a computer

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I think it’s called a computer

 

[monsterthompson]

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I suppose the new NI hardware Maschine stand-alone is a step in that direction. Apollo interfaces and Eventide pedals have some similar ability to load in "effects modules."

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I suppose the new NI hardware Maschine stand-alone is a step in that direction. Apollo interfaces and Eventide pedals have some similar ability to load in "effects modules."

I’m looking at what I could do with the iPad....??? (The main turn off is importing and exporting files non stop between the computer, the Dropbox .....etc.....)
I do ALOT of sample and sound manipulation.
Maybe that would be another way to go. Change up the work flow.
Or maybe not....and stick the Ableton and my SP...?!?!!!?!
PARADOX!!!!!

Ahhh, the endless quest and the non stop brain spinning with ideas.

 

[monsterthompson]

Pastel WTSE are live. Around $265 USD.
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[cosmicevan]

I’m slowly getting to grips with this thing. The lack of a manual is ridiculous, although the builder readily helps people from what I’ve seen. This is a forward/reverse delay with eq’d repeats through a rather juicy chorus with a little pitch wobbling via random LFO. Sounds a bit untidy but I’m starting to see potential. Now, where’s that bloody manual...

Also, I’ve never really gelled with anything that needs a computer or iPad to access it’s parameters, the touch screen works though.
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If you hear of these going for sale again, give a holler. I'm super intrigued by the Beebo

 

[monsterthompson]

Testing the Pessimiser with the Medusa and Empress rig.
It’s just a shirt clip so I made it a story.
Gear Tests - @pnsmassacre

 

[JES]

My last few have been Focusrite Scarletts, no problems .

RME original Babyface here. Very low latency.

 

[Flabzilla]

If you hear of these going for sale again, give a holler. I'm super intrigued by the Beebo

Can do.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

I dont know why I did this, but just spend about 30 mins with Garage Band.

Let’s just say I feel like Ed Norton punching J Leto in Fight club right now.

 

[lordradish]

So, did I mention the Iridium is effing incredible?

Got together with my duo partner a few weeks ago, ended up getting about 3 hours worth of usable multitracked jams. I'd have had it up sooner, but there's so much good stuff, it's taking a while.

The sound design interface on this thing is so easy and intuitive, I'm learning a lot and conceptualizing a lot of stuff a lot easier than I did on the more traditional synths. And I went and made these nice wooden endcaps, too...

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

@mrgittleman

Mucho respect if you can get a good workflow on GarageBand....
You get dope as $%^& tones in your clips you share.

On my end I’ll avoid it like the plague.
(Overly dark and twisted pun intended)