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The Great Bass Preamp/DI Comparison

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A note on the C4:
Programming can indeed be tricky until you can wrap your head around how the editor works, but you may not actually need to program anything yourself. There's a large library of patches on the Neuro Hub. Pro Tip: if you check them out, make sure to adjust the input/output levels to your specific gear.

I actually really enjoy programming sounds, but haven't had (or maybe "made" might be a better word, sadly?) time to program anything in a while, unfortunately... I've got 9-10 patches like 75-85% done at the moment, just waiting for me to finish up. :unsure:

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MascisMan said:
IMA's synth sounds aren't solely from his Stomp. They also include his 3Leaf Octaver and Doom2 fuzz I believe though I could be mistaken. .
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This.

I've heard he's going to be making his Stomp presets available soon, and I'll be curious to check them out if he's got them priced right. But I've seen multiple videos where he specifically calls out his 3Leaf pedals.

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Mayo Fan said:
Great, this makes me want a Stomp... Would make a great mini board with the LA-1A me thinks. Maybe on a PT nano? DC7 underneath and we're off to the races.
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For the price and what you get, I think everyone should have a Stomp. It can do so much stuff that you might rarely use and don't want to dedicate a spot to.
 
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Mayo Fan said:
Great, this makes me want a Stomp... Would make a great mini board with the LA-1A me thinks. Maybe on a PT nano? DC7 underneath and we're off to the races.
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Great small board indeed :)

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Btbp said:
Has the Presonus been covered here?I can't remember if here or the sound samples thread, if either.
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I used a Studio Channel for a while as part of an IEM rig. maybe a little sterile overall but a pretty good compressor and eq section. It ended up getting damaged by an errant drum stand during pack down and being retired from duty
 
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Rocksolid said:
I used a Studio Channel for a while as part of an IEM rig. maybe a little sterile overall but a pretty good compressor and eq section. It ended up getting damaged by an errant drum stand during pack down and being retired from duty
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Good to hear from you mate, haven't seen you around for a while. Trust your board is still Tetris personified?
 
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Btbp said:
Good to hear from you mate, haven't seen you around for a while. Trust your board is still Tetris personified?
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Hey mate, Yeah wasn't on here for a bit and ironically my GAS died down during that time! Did a pedal board shuffle and came here looking for inspiration and reviews on a couple of things! Once I got a Berg Super Pre and made some stuff redundant so I reorganized. Pretty sure I posted them somewhere!

Boards are still very tetrised! It appeals to my OCD. Hope you are well, and yes it's good to be back.
 
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emjazz said:
Starlifter sounded amazing, but with my little 112 cab it didn't work out. The low end is set too high to fill it in the way that I like. If you have a bigger cab than the Starlifter is insanely wonderful. Far more dynamic than any others I've tried. Really does feel and sound like a great studio pre, and I'm sure it would excel at that as well. Keeping my Tone Hammer on for live preamp duties. The TH had me smiling all night (with the Edison pre running into it...that thing has turned out to be such a pleasant surprise. I never turn it off).
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Someone somehow found my old post, which is ironic since I recently got to try the Starlifter again for me to review for fatbasstone.com. Both Brian Ristola of FBT and I were completely excited about the SL…he ended up keeping it for himself he loved it so much. You can check out my review here to read more:
Hands On Review of the Nordstrand Starlifter Bass Preamp/DI
 
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emjazz said:
Someone somehow found my old post, which is ironic since I recently got to try the Starlifter again for me to review for fatbasstone.com. Both Brian Ristola of FBT and I were completely excited about the SL…he ended up keeping it for himself he loved it so much. You can check out my review here to read more:
Hands On Review of the Nordstrand Starlifter Bass Preamp/DI
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Thanks for sharing that joyful mea culpa
 
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tedsalt said:
Interesting that I posted about this 4 and a half years ago and now have one incoming ...

I will miss my Oracle, LA-1A, and DC7, but I haven't been using them for awhile, so ...

downsizing ...
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I've never quite understood exactly how one would use the Interbass differently than something like a THDI, Darkglass preamp, EBS Microbass etc.

Can it be used into the front of an amp (or into the effects loop or front of a poweramp)?

What kind of tone is in it's wheelhouse?

And does it have any overdrive ability? If so what does the drive sound like?
 

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