Source Audio Sorcerers Society (S.A.S.S) Part 3

[pbfrog]

@adamaarts 5 of those 8 scenes that you linked are loading the same 'OFD Always On Grit' scene. I guess you do use it a lot!

 

[Veldar]

Bought myself a used Source audio reverb pedal, can't wait to try it.

 

[Nic.]

The day of the Nemesis is nigh, my friends. In fact, we hope to release it on the Source Audio web-store later THIS WEEK. Here's a teaser video from the Sound Lab:

this is WILD.

 

[FretNoMore]

Any updates on when the Nemesis will be available in different parts of the world?

 

[rsmith601]

Bought myself a used Source audio reverb pedal, can't wait to try it.

The DR is in a non traditional housing. The DR is not stereo. It was unfairly punished for these items, which ought to be "don't cares". Check out the video Will Cady did for this pedal. It is some of his best work. This pedal might win the award for most underrated bass Reverb. Great choice! Have fun!

 

[rsmith601]

Any updates on when the Nemesis will be available in different parts of the world?

Let's imagine that all goes well shipping in the US. In 3 weeks or so I will give the green light for rest of the world. It will then take 2 to 4 more weeks depending on your location.

 

[bassvirtuoso]

This pedal might win the award for most underrated bass Reverb. Great choice! Have fun!

I put mine up against the EQD Dispatch Master, the DR won outright and saving space didn't seem all that important anymore.

 

[kurotenshi]

The DR is in a non traditional housing. The DR is not stereo. It was unfairly punished for these items, which ought to be "don't cares". Check out the video Will Cady did for this pedal. It is some of his best work. This pedal might win the award for most underrated bass Reverb. Great choice! Have fun!

Oh please, because we all use stereo setups when playing bass... it's very important to have stereo reverbs...
When a pedal like the DR gets punished for stuff like that it just goes to show that some people read to much and play to little.

 

[Adamixoye]

The only real argument I can think of for a stereo reverb is that you often want reverb near the end of the chain, so if you are running something stereo before that, you'll want it to be stereo. But as kurotenshi points out, that's probably a very small fraction of people anyway.

 

[rsmith601]

Here is the Will Cady video. I think it is one of his best. The "Chorus of Angles" is such a nice sound.



Source Audio has been blessed with some awesome bass players!

 

[Willy B]

The Dimension was my first and probably favorite SA pedal- and the Will Cady video had a lot to do with me getting it.

 

[Adamixoye]

Here is the Will Cady video. I think it is one of his best. The "Chorus of Angles" is such a nice sound.



Source Audio has been blessed with some awesome bass players!

I think/hope @nathannavarro is an upgrade in the sock department, though.

 

[nnavarro]

I'm fairly certain I'll be picking up a Lunar phaser at the same time I purchase a Nemesis, but I had a randomish question - I love my MXR Phase 99 and have one phaser go into another at a pretty low sweep. Does the Lunar have a "stacking phaser" setting similar to my Phase 99 through the Neuro app? I know, tall order, but I love the sound of stacking phasers!

Sorry, there is no "stacking phaser" setting on the Lunar, but it does come with similarly-minded settings such as: Dual Chorus; Quad Chorus; and 4,6,8, and 12 Stage Phaser.

...I suggest sending the left output from the Lunar to the Mercury, and the right output to the Gemini. Using, "mono-in-stereo-out," will give you four unique audio signals. Mix in surround sound. Kidding. Slightly?

 

[jerrod]

I have a quick question, apologies if it's already been covered. I just picked up a Manta and I am wondering if there is a setting that equates to "sensitivity" for the envelope trigger?

 

[TheSleeve]

I'm fairly certain I'll be picking up a Lunar phaser at the same time I purchase a Nemesis, but I had a randomish question - I love my MXR Phase 99 and have one phaser go into another at a pretty low sweep. Does the Lunar have a "stacking phaser" setting similar to my Phase 99 through the Neuro app? I know, tall order, but I love the sound of stacking phasers!

This is a weird way of doing it, but it's possible with a "stereo loopback" setup.

• Set up the Lunar in True Stereo mode
• Bass goes into Input 1
• Output 1 goes to Input 2
• Output 2 goes to the amp

This puts two identical phasers in series, so this will give you the stacking effect you're going for. You won't be able to change much about the way they behave relative to one another, but here are some parameters with independent control for channel 2:

• Mix Invert
• Tremolo Invert
• LFO Phase Offset

 

[stambroker]

This is a weird way of doing it, but it's possible with a "stereo loopback" setup.

• Set up the Lunar in True Stereo mode
• Bass goes into Input 1
• Output 1 goes to Input 2
• Output 2 goes to the amp

This puts two identical phasers in series, so this will give you the stacking effect you're going for. You won't be able to change much about the way they behave relative to one another, but here are some parameters with independent control for channel 2:

• Mix Invert
• Tremolo Invert
• LFO Phase Offset

Sorry, there is no "stacking phaser" setting on the Lunar, but it does come with similarly-minded settings such as: Dual Chorus; Quad Chorus; and 4,6,8, and 12 Stage Phaser.

...I suggest sending the left output from the Lunar to the Mercury, and the right output to the Gemini. Using, "mono-in-stereo-out," will give you four unique audio signals. Mix in surround sound. Kidding. Slightly?

Wow, both extremely helpful and informative answers, thanks! I'll probably try out your solution Sleeve - sounds like it'd sound killer. I had no idea that the Lunar would have a 12 stage phaser setting, so the sound of stacked 12 stage phasers running with a slow rate sounds pretty awesome. I don't have four amps, but I would love to try that for a weird "Zaireeka" effect!

 

[nnavarro]

I have a quick question, apologies if it's already been covered. I just picked up a Manta and I am wondering if there is a setting that equates to "sensitivity" for the envelope trigger?

Thanks for checking out the Manta! "Sensitivity," if we are thinking of the same thing, is controlled by the depth, speed, and resonance parameters. For a very sensitive filter, turn the depth to maximum, speed to minimum, and resonance to maximum.

 

[nnavarro]

Here's another Nemesis video from the Sound Lab!

 

[jerrod]

Thanks for checking out the Manta! "Sensitivity," if we are thinking of the same thing, is controlled by the depth, speed, and resonance parameters. For a very sensitive filter, turn the depth to maximum, speed to minimum, and resonance to maximum.

Thanks for the reply Nathan! I am sure you get what I am saying and I will try playing with those parameters. Basically I like the response I am getting right now in terms of triggering the envelope when my signal is clean or lightly distorted but when I am playing with my heavier fuzz settings I would like to deaden the response of the envelope trigger a little so that I get a similar open/close response as when I am playing clean.

 

[pbfrog]

The only real argument I can think of for a stereo reverb is that you often want reverb near the end of the chain, so if you are running something stereo before that, you'll want it to be stereo. But as kurotenshi points out, that's probably a very small fraction of people anyway.

I run stereo at band practice because everyone plays direct into our mixing board, aside from drums which are room mic'd. I doubt I'll ever play a venue that sets aside 2 channels on their board for a bassist though. Lucky if I can get a sound guy that doesn't mess with my mids!

So stereo is nice as an option, but certainly not a necessity.