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There'a Guitar Lab update..... but nothing for the B3N
Is it wildly optimistic of me to think that perhaps another update of Guitar Lab might appear in a day or 2 that our guitarist friends can ignore?And to add insult to injury, they extend our fantastic LMT-76 compressor model to the guitarists!
Can anyone tell me how to use the Detune effect? I don't understand what detuning by cents mean.
Semitones (a half step or 1 fret higher or lower) are broken down into cents. The space between 2 notes in Western Music is a half step or semitone and equals 100 cents. 1200 cents equal an octave The concept is that by by detuning (either flat and/or sharp) and blending the detuned note(s) with the original pitch a fattening of the sound occurs. On lower registered instruments such as a bass this is a little tricky because the frequencies are so low that they cancel each other out and thin the bass out. This makes for midrangey nasally sounds. Experiment by sweeping the pitch (measured in cents) of the detuned note against an open E string. As you get further away you will get chorus/flange/doubling effects (or parts of these as they also incorporate delay and modulation) and will eventually experience dissonance. To my ears Detuning in a mono or live setting does the opposite of it's intent, it thins instead of fattening. Try it in stereo with the detuned notes panned wide for the most dramatic (and least detrimental) effect on the fundamental.Hey guys, I'm back
Does the B3n (or G3n) come with an effect that shifts the signal from E standard to C standard? I've been trying to play Royal Blood stuff and my bass cannot handle C standard tuning >"<
One of my favorite features of the Zoom platform is the ability to move the effects around. I'll always go in to a patch and move things around, listening for subtle tonal differences. I throw convention out the window and use my ears. If a compressor winds up in the middle of a chain, so be it.Rethinking The Signal Chain
With the first-class cabinet sims and extra effect slots in the B3n comes new and greater opportunity. Even though the tips I am about to share apply to those using the B3n in an FRFR capacity, those who do not may still find the information of value.
As I build patches based on the lack of both a physical bass amp and cabinet, construction starts with my selection of those two model types. With this as the tonal base for a patch, now is where the power afforded by modeling can be realized.
In the real world, if I were to now add a stomp box to my physical amp and cabinet, I would usually have no choice but to place it between instrument and amp. The addition of a Phaser, for example, would occur before the amp as it cannot be connected anywhere else (if the amp has no effect loop.)
In the modeling world, the Phaser can now be placed after the cabinet, after being picked up by microphone, as is typically done in the studio.
With the exception of Drive type effects, nearly all others would serve better after the cabinet sim. Certainly, for personal or artistic reasons one may prefer them before the amp, but now one has the choice!
Before adding an effect to your B3n chain in the traditional mindset, consider placement after the cabinet sim. Results will vary, as will your amazement, with each effect type having newfound benefits when placed at the other end of the signal chain.
Cheers!
You are correct but I think you will find that the B3n will fall short for this application. Go to a music store and plug into an Eventide H9 and try using it for a drop tuning effect. It is one of the best. One thing you need to understand is that while a unit may track the note accurately and produce a stable, pitch correct output the process of creating the new note changes the envelope of the note. Try going up one octave and you will hear that the attack of the harmonized note is twice as fast as the dry unaffected note, this make for a more chirpy sound. I don't know if any of the harmonizes out there can correct for this.....yet. If you want a bunch of tunings available instantaneously try a bass with a synth pickup and it's associated processor
Yeah based on earlier comments I built a set of three patches based on it and the Bassman amp sim. My last set was based on the 160 and no amp. I really like the Bassman because I can add +6 (dB?) to my signal without any color by pressing the second switch. This is how I get more oomph during a song. During a set if I seem to be relying on that extra loudness I can crank my amp a little between songs and turn off the boost.This model sounds really great!
The compression is vintagely thick, sweet and musical.
