PYPB 44: ...like Tetris with boxes, wires and cables

[Loring]

Thank you so much, this was exactly the info I was looking for. Metering is definitely a must for me, how does the empress work in terms of sustain? Some stuff I play need harmonics to clearly ring out for a good amount of time.

Currently working on getting some demos of this board up on soundcloud, I'll post them here when I do!

Here is a very good write up…

https://www.compressorpedalreviews.com/post/empress-bass-compressor-review

 

[Alien8]

Good idea! You got any more cool/useful CV tips and tricks to share?

You can get an octave up out of the ring mod by splitting your signal and sending one to the input and the other to the carrier in.

Use the env out and lag processor to send to any lfo to make it a dynamic speed with ramp up and down times.

Again, the lag processor can be used with the env to make volume swell sounds with the lpf, just turn resonance to 0 and cut off to 0, send the lag out to attenuator, invert, then to mix in.

Some of my fav tones come from using the fx loops of both the 104z delay and 108.

Also look at the moog manuals. The CP has a number of suggestions to try.

 

[cheapbasslovin]

Continuing the all PDX theme.

 

[Stubb]

This is great.

 

[Iommian]

This is great.

Sweet board! I run something similar.
Nano+ gang

 

[Mike Rowland]

This is the least amount of pedals I've ever used in a band and it's been fun. Rusty is a pre amp always on into a power amp. Fuzz is a Green Muff clone I made like 12 years ago I call The Green Bastard.

 

[kesslari]

New I haven't had a band setting that called for effects for a while. Just started playing with a funk/electronica band. Great players, cool grooves. And this board really handles everything I need.

 

[Karlo.kc]

Might swap Pork Loin for a TC Electronic Spark though. But this works really well for my band!

 

[Matt Dean]

Bumping a lot of my pedals to the largest pedal board I have after thinking that excess on a gigging board wasn’t really wrong for my Doomtronica band Ants With Egos… probably worthy of a breeders post

 

[cosmicevan]

Bumping a lot of my pedals to the largest pedal board I have after thinking that excess on a gigging board wasn’t really wrong for my Doomtronica band Ants With Egos… probably worthy of a breeders post

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[goodformetal]

The main board:

And the misfits:

 

[green3101]

 

[Bassmike62]

Current state of the mess. Couldn't resist after spotting a v2 VTBass and a BCD at decent prices in the locals. Was already looking for an OD pedal, in a smaller format, but those older ones are just too good sounding for me to pass. As for the MXR... well, you know... chorus.

 

[Matt Dean]

Now bumping pedals off my large board and going back to the medium. Sometimes a new pedal makes me rethink things and suddenly I’m finding my small and large boards back in the closet and I’ve put together one board to rule all my bands.

 

[Hypocrite]

Board for my atmospheric blackened death-doom project:
X7, Carcosa, and Sentry in loop B of the Switchblade. X7 always on, and stacked with the Carcosa for disgustingly heavy chainsaw sounds, mainly intros and slow parts.
Metalhead, Flashback, and Afterneath in loop A. Metalhead in parallel and always on with the X7, except when the Flashback and Afterneath are on.
Worst Bass Tuner In The World, aka TC Polytune at the front, and Schalltechnik VONG H+LPF at the end.

All powered by a Cioks DC7.

Looking to ditch the tuner for something that will actually go down to A standard on bass, preferably the same size.

Still not entirely sold on the Afterneath. It's really nice, but more often than not I favour the Flashback, I guess I'm just not creative enough to use it to its full potential. Any recommendations for a similar ambient delay/reverb type thing? Also, it seems like I'm the only guy on TB who absolutely cannot stand top-jacks.

The H+LPF is okay, if a little big. Wouldn't mind swapping it out for a dedicated cabsim pedal though.

The tuner, X7, Sentry, filter, and DC7 all go on my Nano board for my melo/prog-ish death metal main band Emesis

 

[Nick von Nick]

Still not entirely sold on the Afterneath. It's really nice, but more often than not I favour the Flashback, I guess I'm just not creative enough to use it to its full potential. Any recommendations for a similar ambient delay/reverb type thing? Also, it seems like I'm the only guy on TB who absolutely cannot stand top-jacks.

I would recommend the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star. It has a lot of overlap with the Afterneath, but offers a unique take on the ambience (with a freeze feature and bit-crushed reverb). Also, it has side jacks!
~NvN

 

[Hypocrite]

I would recommend the Old Blood Noise Endeavors Dark Star. It has a lot of overlap with the Afterneath, but offers a unique take on the ambience (with a freeze feature and bit-crushed reverb). Also, it has side jacks!
~NvN

Thanks! The Dark Star has been on my radar more than once, along with a bunch of other OBNE pedals. Also looking at the Walrus ARP-87, Boss Tera Echo, or just keep it simple with another Flashback

 

[Nick von Nick]

Thanks! The Dark Star has been on my radar more than once, along with a bunch of other OBNE pedals. Also looking at the Walrus ARP-87, Boss Tera Echo, or just keep it simple with another Flashback

If you end up grabbing a Tera Echo, let me know what you think. That pedal has fascinated me for some time. Also, link me to your project! Atmospheric blackened death-doom hits a lot of the right buttons for me today.
~NvN

 

[WG Plum]

Current bass board.

 

[kranahan]

Current bass board.

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The aggy finally made it out of the box, huh? How do you like it?