Ambient/Post-Rock/Textural bass playing thread

[monsterthompson]

Even though I don't contribute much, I do enjoy reading this thread - pretty much every day! One thing that helps is that I am really not in the market for new gear. (The only thing that tempts me is the new Moog bundle with the DFAM & Subharmonicon - hmm, still got that stimulus payment...)

I haven't done much electronic stuff lately, mostly been playing bass along with recordings to try and keep my calluses and limited chops up. But the other day I recorded a simple drone - Moog Sirin in drone mode with the oscillators tuned to root-fifth with the LFO sweeping the filter, tried to tune it to a temple bell which was very difficult given all the overtones. Decided to play bass along with it, been trying to get my video recording set-up going (plug everything in to my Zoom H6 as audio interface into iPhone 7). I still have my cursed Octavius Squeezer, played that into TC Electronic Flashback delay (I've got a couple of analog delays but the Flashback is easiest to set up quickly). I could have balanced the signals better, should probably have listened on headphones but thought I wanted my hair down for this one (though now that I watch the video maybe I shoulda worn the headphones?!!). Also wearing my new Amoeba/Uniqlo collaboration t-shirt - it's video, right? Gotta pay attention to the visuals lol. Also managed to get my Tangerine Dream Bootleg Box Set Vol. 1 behind me.

Nice!

 

[lordradish]

the red panda saga

I thought that was a Red Panda problem, not a Prymaxe problem. It was certainly a saga.

 

[monsterthompson]

This is not helping my GAS

 

[lordradish]

This is not helping my GAS

I don't think anything will, short of you being decapitated, and even then, I'm not so sure.

 

[lordradish]

There seriously needs to be some psych studies on GAS. It's a real thing. How many times is that THE LAST PEDAL or the LAST SYNTH.

And then that Soma Cosmos thing came out. At least I've resolved not to buy another big synth until the Iridum's paid off.

 

[monsterthompson]

I don't think anything will, short of you being decapitated, and even then, I'm not so sure.

I've already been decapitated once. 2/10 would not recommend

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

There seriously needs to be some psych studies on GAS. It's a real thing. How many times is that THE LAST PEDAL or the LAST SYNTH.

And then that Soma Cosmos thing came out. At least I've resolved not to buy another big synth until the Iridum's paid off.

Funny you mention that.
Was listening to an interview with DJ Muggs last night.
He made Cyprus Hills first record with 2 crates of records and a SP-1200 with 10 secs sampling time.
Then joked he was up to 15 000 records and can't get anything done.

 

[steubig]

I thought that was a Red Panda problem, not a Prymaxe problem. It was certainly a saga.

i believe it started with prymaxe, who then punted to red panda.

 

[monsterthompson]

There seriously needs to be some psych studies on GAS. It's a real thing. How many times is that THE LAST PEDAL or the LAST SYNTH.

And then that Soma Cosmos thing came out. At least I've resolved not to buy another big synth until the Iridum's paid off.

My buddy just watched a Tom Morello Rig Rundown and it sounds like he's been running the same gear for ages, and just repairing it as it ages. What a weirdo.

 

[steubig]

the gas thing:

as a guy with two new devices with high learning curves, my take is that the high of a new purchase can be offset by the “oh crap, i gotta learn all this stuff and use it” thing. then the options anxiety of all the new possibilities.

first world problems.

 

[hieronymous]

My GAS remedy was buying a house without knowing about property tax - my mortgage payment is doable, but property tax where I live is an extra $8000+ a year! Long-time residents were grandfathered into the old rate which would be more like $1000 a year...

 

[monsterthompson]

My main hesitation with new gear these days is "how deep is the manual?" I can't get lost in learning to turn the thing on and menu dive. I've talked myself out of more gear by thinking about how much time will get spent figuring vs playing. It is one reason my Zoia is always on the edge of being sold.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

the gas thing:

as a guy with two new devices with high learning curves, my take is that the high of a new purchase can be offset by the “oh crap, i gotta learn all this stuff and use it” thing. then the options anxiety of all the new possibilities.

first world problems.

I’ll add to that adapting the work flow of everything.

also Those two new machines will keep you occupied for quite a while I believe.

ive been hitting walls for the past few weeks, lot’s of failures and crap recordings.
Motivation is kinda low for the past few days.

I should take up knitting.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

My buddy just watched a Tom Morello Rig Rundown and it sounds like he's been running the same gear for ages, and just repairing it as it ages. What a weirdo.

Hé achieved more with those simple things than ALOT of people combined in there entire career.
If I remember its whammy, 2 delays, some kind of boost dirt and a Marshall 412.
Boom....RATM, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman, Street Sweeper Social club.....and so on.

 

[steubig]

My main hesitation with new gear these days is "how deep is the manual?" I can't get lost in learning to turn the thing on and menu dive. I've talked myself out of more gear by thinking about how much time will get spent figuring vs playing. It is one reason my Zoia is always on the edge of being sold.

my problem is manuals that stink or are online or downloadable. one of the great things about the hydrasynth synth is the *fabulous* printed manual they include with the synth.

iridium: quick start guide of some use, downloadable pdf.

mc-707: same, but with that roland/boss penchant of not full explaining important features (some of which i’ve only learned about through facebook groups).

linnstrument: online only. ugh.

trying to read a manual on a small screen when you’re looking at the device sux imo.

I’ll add to that adapting the work flow of everything.

totally

 

[monsterthompson]

I should take up knitting.

Like a mule with a spinning wheel.

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

Like a mule with a spinning wheel.
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MONORAIL!!!!!

 

[ugly_bassplayer]

the gas thing:

as a guy with two new devices with high learning curves, my take is that the high of a new purchase can be offset by the “oh crap, i gotta learn all this stuff and use it” thing. then the options anxiety of all the new possibilities.

first world problems.

You could also buy a crap load of stuff and take pics for show and tell.

 

[lordradish]

the gas thing:

as a guy with two new devices with high learning curves, my take is that the high of a new purchase can be offset by the “oh crap, i gotta learn all this stuff and use it” thing. then the options anxiety of all the new possibilities.

first world problems.

Yeah. That's what I thought when I got the Wavestate, after which, I bought an Iridium (which, I think, is much easier to design on than the WS, which is a beast). There is an editor for the WS coming out, so I will likely hit that one a lot harder, when it does. My weak spot right now is my TR 8s, not so much because I don't understand it - I just really suck at all forms of drum programming. I can't think in beats.

 

[lordradish]

My GAS remedy was buying a house without knowing about property tax - my mortgage payment is doable, but property tax where I live is an extra $8000+ a year! Long-time residents were grandfathered into the old rate which would be more like $1000 a year...

Yikes! Mine's 4k a year and I think that's too damn high (2200 sq ft house on 29 acres in a rural town in VT). But 8k is still cheaper than the tri-state area (NY/CT/NJ), where you'll pay 15k taxes a year on a crappy house on an acre in some places.