Source Audio 2015 NAMM preview

[rsmith601]

This showed up on effects database:

Source audio aftershock

• Mingus Addict
• Jan 24, 2015
• 2

I'm hoping the "heavy" is a rat model. I think I heard it was possible to import other models into these though?

You can use our phone app to dial in any OFD effect to any switch position on the Aftershock, including El Raton.

 

[johnk_10]

You can use our phone app to dial in any OFD effect to any switch position on the Aftershock, including El Raton.

NICE!!! I want one.

 

[Mingus Addict]

You can use our phone app to dial in any OFD effect to any switch position on the Aftershock, including El Raton.

Sick!

 

[Driven Crane]

SA is a winner. Now i see it...

 

[neptoon]

the aftershock looks awesome...I use a boss ds-1 distortion to emulate Peter Steele's tone, but I'm looking for something that does that sound but better

 

[FretNoMore]

SA is a winner. Now i see it...

Not "plastic junk" anymore then?

 

[nshuman]

SA is a winner. Now i see it...

Not "plastic junk" anymore then?

 

[sifi2112]

Can you upload say Tubescreamer then save to Hub then upload Muff PI & save to Hub then Octave Fuzz etc then recall each one separately via midi Solemate ?

 

[Driven Crane]

They have made a lot of changes - so i have changed my point of view.

 

[rsmith601]

They have made a lot of changes - so i have changed my point of view.

If not for the clear, consistent and reasonable feedback we get here on TB, we would not know what changes we needed to make to remove obstacles and objections! Now we must hope that the needs and wants of the TB community reflect the market as a whole! I think they do, actually.

 

[rsmith601]

Can you upload say Tubescreamer then save to Hub then upload Muff PI & save to Hub then Octave Fuzz etc then recall each one separately via midi Solemate ?

With an Aftershock, a Hub, and a Solemate, you can create a pedal board with 128 different distortion tone presets, including all of the ones that you have listed.

 

[ryansalmond]

Looks great! Really looking forward to finding out all the editable parameters inside via Neuro

 

[76jazzbass]

That sounds pretty awesome, but it makes me wonder how it will affect sales of the OFD. Other than two presets on the pedal itself, the smaller pedal is virtually the same.
What I would love to see in SB line would be a an LCD screen and 360° knobs to get through parameters instead of button 'upper/lower' and option knob. I feel the tone of SA stuff is top notch but interface scares off many. Seeing the position and tweaking of setting would be far easier and more stand alone if desired as well as making pedal more attractive to non tweakers. Maybe SB3?

 

[Nic.]

Something I just realized hasn't come up yet (I think) but I'm very very curious about:

Is there morph on the One Series? Since there's only one footswitch/preset, I somehow doubt so.

 

[LSMFT6]

I somehow missed the main conversation about the Neuro (skipping over the text parts to get to NAMM pictures) but I'm really excited about it, definitely looking forward to the Reflex too.

Congrats on this pretty impressive starter, every new thing is generating a lot of buzz and seems extremely promising!

 

[rsmith601]

We are trying to be lots of things to lots of people, but we do need to be careful about this at times. Here are some thoughts:

Hot Hand One: Built like a tank. Unusual design. Really expensive to build.
Soundblox 1: Great sounds, but we were crucified for being big and plastic.
Soundblox Pro: 6 Presets, EQ, MIDI, Expression in. But, big, plastic, and scared off too many people with the design. We did not sell enough to stay in that format exclusively. We will continue to make these, and we still ship lots of BEF Pros.
Soundblox 2: Lots of previous problems addressed, but the design is still off-putting for too many. We are still committed to making these, as they are Neuro compatible and for those who can deal with the complex knobs.....they are great pedals.
One Series: Most of the Soundblox 2 performance in a smaller more traditional package.

If I were comfortable with the SB2 line, then I would buy an OFD rather than the Aftershock. It has all of what you need on the top panel. If I never bought the OFD because I did not like the design, then I would get the Aftershock.

One thing that is blowing my mind: people who see the Kingmaker and the Aftershock housing think those pedals sound better than the OFD. Note, I am an engineer and I always thought these things could not happen. Well, I was wrong!!

Ant that is why we need to have both SB2 and One Series in our product offering.

 

[76jazzbass]

Reminds me of the Leland Sklar's 'Producer Switch': (copy and paste)

I love Lee Sklar's (longtime L.A. studio bassist and bassist with James Taylor) famous story about the large toggle switch he had installed on the front of one of his old session basses. Lee had logged many sessions and had apparently encountered quite a number of self-important, but musically ill-informed producers who liked to instruct the rhythm section as to what to play, sound like, etc. When asked about the switch, Lee claimed that it was his "producer" switch. He explained that it wasn't actually hooked up to anything, but whenever one of these producers would approach Lee about altering the bass sound he was using for the session, Lee would flip the switch the other way and ask, "How's this?" Invariably the answer would be, "That's much better." and the producer would then leave him alone.

 

[cubanbass]

We are trying to be lots of things to lots of people, but we do need to be careful about this at times. Here are some thoughts:

Hot Hand One: Built like a tank. Unusual design. Really expensive to build.
Soundblox 1: Great sounds, but we were crucified for being big and plastic.
Soundblox Pro: 6 Presets, EQ, MIDI, Expression in. But, big, plastic, and scared off too many people with the design. We did not sell enough to stay in that format exclusively. We will continue to make these, and we still ship lots of BEF Pros.
Soundblox 2: Lots of previous problems addressed, but the design is still off-putting for too many. We are still committed to making these, as they are Neuro compatible and for those who can deal with the complex knobs.....they are great pedals.
One Series: Most of the Soundblox 2 performance in a smaller more traditional package.

If I were comfortable with the SB2 line, then I would buy an OFD rather than the Aftershock. It has all of what you need on the top panel. If I never bought the OFD because I did not like the design, then I would get the Aftershock.

One thing that is blowing my mind: people who see the Kingmaker and the Aftershock housing think those pedals sound better than the OFD. Not, I am an engineer and I always thought these things could not happen. Well, I was wrong!!

Ant that is why we need to have both SB2 and One Series in our product offering.

People hear with their eyes... One thing the new products demo's have done for me is to get deeper into my SB2 pedals. I am getting comfy with programming the OFD on the fly, my biggest hurdle was tweaking it in the middle of a rehearsal or live. I am used to it to the point of knowing what I have to tweak if I need an adjustment in tine.

It's great to hear how you do not turn your back on one product and try to chase a specific market by changing the design. I look forward to the "extras" you are releasing this year, in addition to the Delay. I also need to get my hands on a PEQ... I might need a second hiub!

 

[nshuman]

We are trying to be lots of things to lots of people, but we do need to be careful about this at times. Here are some thoughts:

Hot Hand One: Built like a tank. Unusual design. Really expensive to build.
Soundblox 1: Great sounds, but we were crucified for being big and plastic.
Soundblox Pro: 6 Presets, EQ, MIDI, Expression in. But, big, plastic, and scared off too many people with the design. We did not sell enough to stay in that format exclusively. We will continue to make these, and we still ship lots of BEF Pros.
Soundblox 2: Lots of previous problems addressed, but the design is still off-putting for too many. We are still committed to making these, as they are Neuro compatible and for those who can deal with the complex knobs.....they are great pedals.
One Series: Most of the Soundblox 2 performance in a smaller more traditional package.

If I were comfortable with the SB2 line, then I would buy an OFD rather than the Aftershock. It has all of what you need on the top panel. If I never bought the OFD because I did not like the design, then I would get the Aftershock.

One thing that is blowing my mind: people who see the Kingmaker and the Aftershock housing think those pedals sound better than the OFD. Not, I am an engineer and I always thought these things could not happen. Well, I was wrong!!

Ant that is why we need to have both SB2 and One Series in our product offering.

I am very glad you are keeping the SB2. I like the option of having everything available on the pedal. Look, I am using the Hub Manager now, I will use the next version to its fullest. BUT, I always have the option of just using the knobs and buttons. Funny thing is that the big Strymon and Eventide boxes have similar knobs and menus but get less pushback, why, because maybe they are rectangular?

 

[TheSleeve]

Reminds me of the Leland Sklar's 'Producer Switch': (copy and paste)

I love Lee Sklar's (longtime L.A. studio bassist and bassist with James Taylor) famous story about the large toggle switch he had installed on the front of one of his old session basses. Lee had logged many sessions and had apparently encountered quite a number of self-important, but musically ill-informed producers who liked to instruct the rhythm section as to what to play, sound like, etc. When asked about the switch, Lee claimed that it was his "producer" switch. He explained that it wasn't actually hooked up to anything, but whenever one of these producers would approach Lee about altering the bass sound he was using for the session, Lee would flip the switch the other way and ask, "How's this?" Invariably the answer would be, "That's much better." and the producer would then leave him alone.

Lee is an endorsed artist with Warwick - we have a close relationship with them - so I have gotten to meet him several times. He's a great guy. I had never heard this story, but knowing his personality, it doesn't surprise me at all.

Just a quick anecdote... I'm not much of a bass player, but during a Warwick event in Frankfurt, I was hanging out with Lee in the bass amp testing room, and he was giving me some pointers on playing a fretless bass (I had never tried playing one before). I specifically remember him handing me the bass and asking me to play for a few minutes with my eyes closed and just improvise. His reasoning was that if I closed my eyes, I wouldn't miss not having frets and my ears would just figure it out for my hands. It worked! It was a lot of fun to get a free lesson from such a legendary player.