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New Origin Effects DCX Bass

#121
odarellmc said:
I'm not sure how reliable you tubes video are given how much they compress the audio.
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I've made and posted a number of videos to YT now, and honestly I'd be hard pressed to hear a difference between the uploaded, and compressed, video vs. the raw file I've got. Maybe my ears just aren't "audiophile" enough to notice, but I listen pretty intently, and any discrepancies, if they're present at all, are incredibly minor.

I'm also not playing those same sorts of audio tricks that @Derek Williams highlighted; that's some sneaky business! I try not to apply any post-production to the recordings, but if I do, it'll be equally applied to all sounds/tracks so as to keep any comparisons valid.
 
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sloppy_phil said:
I've made and posted a number of videos to YT now, and honestly I'd be hard pressed to hear a difference between the uploaded, and compressed, video vs. the raw file I've got. Maybe my ears just aren't "audiophile" enough to notice, but I listen pretty intently, and any discrepancies, if they're present at all, are incredibly minor.

I'm also not playing those same sorts of audio tricks that @Derek Williams highlighted; that's some sneaky business! I try not to apply any post-production to the recordings, but if I do, it'll be equally applied to all sounds/tracks so as to keep any comparisons valid.
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Can you send a link to your videos?
 
#128
Hey,

I'm the dude who makes/puts together the videos. Ian's Demo video was made with clips sent to us by Ian (we sent him a demo unit well in advance of launch). To put the video together I just lined up playing clips, filmed the cutaways and added the graphics. No compressors or limiters were used on tracks in Premiere. The only audio "adjustments" made in our hands (specifically, my hands) was turning down the master by 3dB to prevent any clipping on export.

As we did nothing (bar moving a fader), I reached out to Ian for a rundown. Like a champ, he provided some info.

Recording signal chain:
Bass > DCX > [BASSRIG Where Shown] > Preamp (running flat, no comp) > Apollo Arrow (line input) > Logic

Comments on any processing are essentially... No EQ being applied in post, no creative compression being applied in post. There is a limiter tickling the signal, at most performing about 2dB of gain reduction. It was then exported and he tacked it onto his footage for us. There is no volume automation to exaggerate pedals on/off levels, off is simply the signal going through the same signal chain, on is with the pedal set as you see in the cutaways / on the graphics. Obviously Ian's place in that signal chain is also pretty important, needless to say he's a very consistent and delibrate player.

Hope that helps clarify some things
 
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#129
Dude...

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If your pedal sounds good, which I’m sure it does, either show it at unity gain or leave out the clean sound entirely.
 
#130
Colum said:
Dude...

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If your pedal sounds good, which I’m sure it does, either show it at unity gain or leave out the clean sound entirely.
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Maybe you should ask for the uncompressed files then make a comparison. Honestly I don't think many here would use audio waveforms from a youtube video as a point of reference to judge a piece of gear.
 
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#133
Got my DCX in today, but I only had a bit of time with it before leaving for work. My initial impression is that the drive character is fantastic and responsive, and capable of superb non-crunchy saturation; the adaptive treble roll-off works well and sounds great, especially in concert with the HF control; the EQ is, overall, very musical and useful, though not at all surgical (which shouldn’t be a surprise).

Comparing it to my Broughton Studio Boost Mini, the Origin is much better for saturation and some tone sculpting, while the Broughton is an easy tone sweetener (just turn it on, and turn it up). I was hoping I’d only want one or the other, but they do things differently enough, and compliment each other so well, that now I’m afraid I’ll want to keep both (oh, woe is me).
 
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The real comparison for me is going to be DCX versus a Scorpion. I'm vaguely in the market for a new drive, and was set to try a Scorpion until this got announced. The DCX seems more my speed, but I'm mostly curious to hear about it from gigging musicians. If there's any gig reports in the Broughton thread . . . well, nobody has time to sift through that.
 
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#135
Stubb said:
The real comparison for me is going to be DCX versus a Scorpion. I'm vaguely in the market for a new drive, and was set to try a Scorpion until this got announced. The DCX seems more my speed, but I'm mostly curious to hear about it from gigging musicians. If there's any gig reports in the Broughton thread . . . well, nobody has time to sift through that.
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I have a Scorpion and a DCX, both showed up this week. I’ll need some time to fully form an opinion, but I absolutely favor the DCX at first blush.
 
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#137
Maxi Funkl said:
Then the DCX must be one heck of pedal because the Scorpion is a great pedal. (But I'm far from a dirt pedal aficionado.) :)
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It seems to be, but it also comes down to my individual tone goals. I’m still mucking about with it, but so far the drive character of the Scorpion is just not what I’m after, whereas the DCX is absolutely in my wheelhouse.
 
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Smurf-o-Deth said:
I have a Scorpion and a DCX, both showed up this week. I’ll need some time to fully form an opinion, but I absolutely favor the DCX at first blush.
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I'd be really curious to hear more about this. My main gig is P-Bass with TI Flats into an Arkham Oracle, playing largely 60s-70s classics.

In addition to just acting as an overdrive, I prefer if my overdrive also works well feeding a filter. My Fifth Gear does really well at the first, but less well at the second. The Night Owl Parabellum I had was awesome at the second, and would've been awesome at the first in another group, but probably was a little too much on the top end crunch for this use. MBD-2 did pretty well at both but at the time I felt I wanted more control over the mids than it offered. The Lil Fella just didn't work for my situation and was gone quickly. The Phat Phuk B sounded fine but didn't offer the sort of gain control I was after.
 
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Stubb said:
I'd be really curious to hear more about this. My main gig is P-Bass with TI Flats into an Arkham Oracle, playing largely 60s-70s classics.

In addition to just acting as an overdrive, I prefer if my overdrive also works well feeding a filter. My Fifth Gear does really well at the first, but less well at the second. The Night Owl Parabellum I had was awesome at the second, and would've been awesome at the first in another group, but probably was a little too much on the top end crunch for this use. MBD-2 did pretty well at both but at the time I felt I wanted more control over the mids than it offered. The Lil Fella just didn't work for my situation and was gone quickly. The Phat Phuk B sounded fine but didn't offer the sort of gain control I was after.
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I’m using a Dingwall D Roc fiver with Dingwall nickels, with a Jad Freer Capo at the end of my chain. My tone goals are along the lines of “classic studio console” so probably not that different overall: thick, saturated, and musical, but not overly bright nor modern. I don’t use envelope filters, but I do have a Wah I can stick in line to see how they both do feeding it (that’ll have to wait a few days, though).
 
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