Worship Bass Pedalboards

[Blille]

I was thinking about picking up a db meter to match outputs for my pedals. Is this what you use it for? Would that be a good idea?

I use an empress comp for that… and it also compresses

 

[Flabzilla]

Minimalism, sort of.

 

[MikoFX]

Minimalism, sort of.

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Sweet board!! That Sunray

 

[NickyBass]

I use an empress comp for that… and it also compresses

I have mine at the beginning of the chain. I should experiment with the placement.

 

[NickyBass]

That's exactly what I use the mini-VUMP for.

I just returned from a business trip so I've had about 2 hours total with the DLA-2A. I took off tomorrow to prep for Easter, so I'm planning to take the board up to the church and dial it in though the PA.

(I ran sound for about 20 years and just recently transitioned to back to bass full-time. I'm pretty fortunate to be able to still test things out on my own without having to call in a sound guy).

Thanks for the info. The VUMP seems cool, plus it looks cool on the board.

 

[projectapollo]

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How are you using that C4 Synth in worship music?

 

[jam.majors]

How are you using that C4 Synth in worship music?

Thought I'm not @moorebass, I use the C4 most every time I play at church. I have a few different settings, but the one that gets the most use is a very subtle synth that has a bit of modulation warble. It adds a lot of fatness and a little motion for times where sustained notes are called for, but can feel really bland and boring.
I copied someone's microsynth settings and made some adjustments, and I'm going to try that out Sunday. I also have an OC-2ish setting and some other envelope filters and a phaser that I work in some times.

 

[moorebass]

I use an empress comp for that… and it also compresses

Respectfully the Empress metering is no substitute for the mini-VUMP

• The Mini-VUMP has a very legible and more accurate numerical display
• It can do Peak or Average inputs
• You can "zero" the display

It's much easier for me to match signal levels live if I can see an average signal level within .5 dB on the VUMP vs. trying to match transient bar levels on the Empress.

 

[moorebass]

How are you using that C4 Synth in worship music?

The two presets I use the most are a tweaked Moog Taurus preset and a tweaked saw+square wave preset called Black Coffee (used mainly on heavy bridge sections). I'm working on some more subtle synth presets but haven't incorporated these live yet.
Favorite presets for jamming at home are an EDM harmonizer and a Lo-Fi Bitcrusher. The harmonizer requires you to play very cleanly or it glitches, so I don't know if I'll ever use it live.

 

[odarellmc]

Respectfully the Empress metering is no substitute for the mini-VUMP

• The Mini-VUMP has a very legible and more accurate numerical display
• It can do Peak or Average inputs
• You can "zero" the display

It's much easier for me to match signal levels live if I can see an average signal levels within .5 dB on the VUMP vs. trying to match transient bar levels on the Empress.

Just discovered this, thanks.

 

[projectapollo]

The two presets I use the most are a tweaked Moog Taurus preset and a tweaked saw+square wave preset called Black Coffee (used mainly on heavy bridge sections). I'm working on some more subtle synth presets but haven't incorporated these live yet.
Favorite presets for jamming at home are an EDM harmonizer and a Lo-Fi Bitcrusher. The harmonizer requires you to play very cleanly or it glitches, so I don't know if I'll ever use it live.

Can it do the bass MicroSynth?

 

[moorebass]

Can it do the bass MicroSynth?

There's some Bethel MicroSynth presets out there for the C4, but having never owned a MicroSynth I wouldn't be able to tell you how close they are to the actual thing.

 

[moorebass]

The ideal C4 for me would incorporate the features and screen of the dmc micro and get rid of the knobs competely. The knobs are pretty much useless for making adjustments live.

 

[Blille]

Respectfully the Empress metering is no substitute for the mini-VUMP

• The Mini-VUMP has a very legible and more accurate numerical display
• It can do Peak or Average inputs
• You can "zero" the display

It's much easier for me to match signal levels live if I can see an average signal level within .5 dB on the VUMP vs. trying to match transient bar levels on the Empress.

No doubt it does more. I use the empress to check the difference in loudness from my different stomp patches when I’m setting it up. I play a couple of repetitive line across all the patches, tweak a bit and I’m good to go. I never do those kinds of adjustments live nor do I need the 0.5db level of accuracy. Totally get it’s a better tool for that.

 

[FenrirofOld]

Respectfully the Empress metering is no substitute for the mini-VUMP

• The Mini-VUMP has a very legible and more accurate numerical display
• It can do Peak or Average inputs
• You can "zero" the display

It's much easier for me to match signal levels live if I can see an average signal level within .5 dB on the VUMP vs. trying to match transient bar levels on the Empress.

I don't "need" one of these, but my OCD/Perfectionist side says I do

 

[Yamarc]

I just got a MicroSynth as well and play mainly in worship contexts. If you would he willing to share those pictures of pros BMS settings, I wound greatly appreciate it!

The church plant I play at often uses a lot of Bethel songs, so it should get some good use. Last week at my main church, before I bought the MicroSynth, we did a big anthem and I used Octave/Fuzz/Chorus + Pick to significant effect. Lots of positive comments on the immense sound. But it was a lot of device stomping on/off for me, so I thought just get the MicroSynth and have the total sound ready. Still learning the MicroSynth. I found photos of about 5 top worship bass player boards and made note of their settings.

 

[projectapollo]

I just got a MicroSynth as well and play mainly in worship contexts. If you would he willing to share those pictures of pros BMS settings, I wound greatly appreciate it!

I found this article. 4 of the 5 have the micro synth.
5 Worship Bass Pedalboards You Must See

 

[MikoFX]

I found this article. 4 of the 5 have the micro synth.
5 Worship Bass Pedalboards You Must See

This (Worship Online) is also a great resource for learning parts as played on the originals. Definitely worth the scratch for the monthly subscription if you're having trouble picking up the lines on your own, or even just trying to find accurate charts in your key of choice.

Edited to add: For some songs they even advise on the kind of effects to use to achieve the sound of the original.

 

[wolffire99]

I just got a MicroSynth as well and play mainly in worship contexts. If you would he willing to share those pictures of pros BMS settings, I wound greatly appreciate it!

Bryce Vaughn and JRL have both posted their microsynth settings for worship before. I actually prefer the sound of octave + chorus + fuzz on the hx stomp.

 

[NickyBass]

Does worship online (or anywhere else) show any worship Moog settings? I’m getting a really nice usable sound, but you know how the bedroom tone goes versus in the mix… We don’t really have a lot of time for settings at rehearsal, and I’m not super quick with making adjustments yet. I figure I can make a few presets and just flip through them if I get stuck.