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Boss GT 1000Core
- Thread starter Krisfield
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You could probably set up an RPi 4 and a suitable set of outboard control options and run Linux and some VSTs in a VST hosting environment and get it to work with careful attention to latency. You might do better with x86 and Windows for a better choice of VSTs. My concern would be what happens if things don't boot and how to integrate all the control options in to make it usable. I am sure there are blogs out there which demonstrate existing set ups of this nature. You could probably use a laptop too, but I'd worry about liquid ingestion and general resistance to damage.
Ok I'm now totally lost...that was way above the pay-grade of someone like me who's just looking to play a few Guns'n'Roses and Queen bass lines with his bandmates on a Saturday night (when these things were still happening) and the only liquid ingestion I've been concerned about to date is getting the beers in after a gig
I completely agree. And in fact that seems to be precisely what MOD Dwarf is doing, throwing together an ARM-based environment and all the open source plugins you can put your hands on in a sturdy box.
To be clear, boring as that may be, I don't have a fundamental objection to that approach. Gone are the days where we see crazy custom architectures that can squeeze out every last bit of performance from limited hardware, and that's a good thing. That applies to your cars, game consoles, and smart toasters, and now your bass gear. No wonder we have tons of new digital pedals from unknown producers that folks are raving about here. I guess that's a lot of words to say that "brand X has been in the biz for decades" is becoming less relevant to effect quality. The Boss Core is legitimately good tho.
I've dabbled a bit in free software plugins. Gave up on it as JACK wasn't working that well with my interface and I wanted a better selection of digital and sampled instruments, but the selection of plugins is great! The Calf suite and Guitarix combined contain just about everything a girl could ever want, and I found the plugins to be really high quality. Guitarix is a bit harder to get a good bass tone out of, but it's enormously tweakable. You can also do very versatile synths with ZynAddSubFX/Zyn Fusion
Don't get me started on Jack.
I live & breathe Linux and develop kernel code for a living. I occasionally use Windows. I hate Apple products with all my heart. But when recording I go in the reverse order.
I have a Zoom B9. I might get another. Not for the sounds, but if I was going the RPi route I could attach a MIDI interface to an RPi and have the the Zoom as a pretty decent control unit and stuff the audio into its FX loop return and squirt it out the many outputs. Two because... backup. So maybe I don't need the Boss unit
. Phew. GAS almost averted. The B9 was only £99 new.
People seem to forget that Apple was one of the principle forces behind the development of the ARM platform. The Acorn RISC Machine was a joint venture of Acorn in the UK and Apple and VLSI in the US, and it is now by unit shipments the dominant CPU/SoC architecture. As for "general purpose CPUs", what most people think of as "general purpose CPUs" are at this point either SoCs, or pretty close to it. So many additional, specialised processing units have been added to current generation CPUs to handle things in hardware that the most common chips in everyday devices like smartphones, tablets, and PCs bear very little resemblance to the PC CPUs of 20 years ago.
And Apple's move to the ARM platform for the Mac line is the icing on the cake.
And Apple's move to the ARM platform for the Mac line is the icing on the cake.
Welp, I pre-ordered a Core today. Wish me luck and send neat noodle recipes my way 
Congrats - looking forward to your review! I think that makes you and the OP the first out of the blocks? Remind me, are you currently using Helix?Welp, I pre-ordered a Core today. Wish me luck and send neat noodle recipes my way
I've actually just managed to sell my Helix HX Effects, so I may not be too far behind you, although I'm not in a mega rush given the lack of any gigs on the horizon. But I am eagerly waiting to hear from bassists who have jumped in ahead of me as to what they think about the Core, particularly when the initial honeymoon has worn off
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Ah thanks for that - mostly amp and cab sims, which in my case are not a priority as I'm very happy with my amp and cab
I would be interested in whether there is the possibility of additional "bass community" effects patches for us to create and share in the way that Helix allows and you can do with the free (and excellent) ToneLib editing software for Zoom pedals?
I would be interested in whether there is the possibility of additional "bass community" effects patches for us to create and share in the way that Helix allows and you can do with the free (and excellent) ToneLib editing software for Zoom pedals?
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Zakkarak too. If I could get all my Native Instruments stuff to work reliably under WINE I'd ditch Windows. Plus I'm not sure if my Tascam 16 in interface will work under Linux.
Using software for effects probably needs its own thread.
I've got no problem sharing patch and setup ideas. I just installed the Boss Tone Studio app for GT 1000Core. You can launch it without it being connected to the device. No user forum though.
Ah thanks for that - mostly amp and cab sims, which in my case are not a priority as I'm very happy with my amp and cab
I would be interested in whether there is the possibility of additional "bass community" effects patches for us to create and share in the way that Helix allows and you can do with the free (and excellent) ToneLib editing software for Zoom pedals?
No helix here. It should arrive in early November so I guess I'll drop some choice words here then.Congrats - looking forward to your review! I think that makes you and the OP the first out of the blocks? Remind me, are you currently using Helix?
I've actually just managed to sell my Helix HX Effects, so I may not be too far behind you, although I'm not in a mega rush given the lack of any gigs on the horizon. But I am eagerly waiting to hear from bassists who have jumped in ahead of me as to what they think about the Core, particularly when the initial honeymoon has worn off
I think the whole idea of the Core, Stomp, and other similar units is that they’re small, scalable, and can fit into an existing pedalboard. Which is my situation. I have pedals that I want to keep using, and also take advantage of the I/O and routing features of the Core. I quite like the look of the C4 as my synth tone, maybe even the SY 1. They’re small and won’t take up much space.
Awesome you like the SY 1000!
Awesome you like the SY 1000!
I didn't realise that the SY-1000 provides ALL the effects available in the Core? If that's correct you've got my attention!
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