Zoom B6

[GotGroove]

Hello fellow B6ers.

Can you kindly share which of the B6's compressors you use and recommend?
Bonus thanks if you also share the approximate settings for that compressor

I like the Glam comp and the lmt-76. I borrowed these settings from someone else and tweak them to suit my needs. I'm not a compressor specialist like some people here, but I find these a good place to start.

 

[GotGroove]

I’ve just remembered! You CAN share them.
Not only can you share them, a guy last year, set up a centralised webpage to share them on.
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I don’t think it’s necessarily maintained though and I can’t remember how to access the patches to share.
I think you just search for .zptc files.
But it’s just as likely that there is a folder on your computer with them in marked “Guitar Lab”

So I ran some tests trying to determine how B6 users can share patches without the use of screenshots. This is what I found:

You can only share your entire patch pool at once. I found no real limit to the amount of patches you can share at once, but I assume that the limit is the same as the amount of patches in the B6. I gave up after sharing and restoring my entire 35 coverband preset backup patch pool in 1 go with my Ubuntu studio laptop without any problems. This is what you have to do:

To export a patch: Create as many patches as you wish to share and add them to your empty pool patch. If you have your own backup in the patch pool, simply copy your current \Documents\ZOOM Guitar Lab\Patches folder beforehand, and then empty it. Make a note of each patch location you're sharing on the B6. This is important because you cannot change the patch location before importing them to the b6 and patch pool patches always return to their original location. Zip the \Documents\ZOOM Guitar Lab\Patches folder or put it on a thumbdrive. Your patches are now ready to be shared. Give the person you’re sharing your patches with the location of all the patches you sent them along with the zipped Patches folder. The only exception I found is when a patch uses an uploaded IR that's not on the new B6. You'll have to share and import that IR first and make sure they both have the same filename before you can import a patch that uses it.

To import a patch: make sure the patch location(s) you are given are free on the b6 and that you have no current patch pool available. If you have your own presets in the patch pool, simply copy your current \Documents\ZOOM Guitar Lab\Patches folder beforehand, and then empty it. Copy the sent patch(es) along with the patchpool.db file into your Patches folder. Start Guitar lab and import the patch pool to your B6. Exit Guitar lab and restore the original content of your Patches folder if you had any. That’s it.

This is why the zoomb6patches.com patches don't work with Guitar lab. You need the .db file containing that patch and only that patch. They may work with the Tonelib program, but that won't do us any good until they start supporting the B6.

Is this a comfortable way of sharing? Not really. The best that can be said is that it can be done. Also, injecting malware into a .db file (which is really just a database file and can be accessed by many other applications) is rather easy, so it's not very secure even if it was easy. It’s nice if you want to share a bunch of patches with someone you trust or if you have a spare B6, but for a single patch it’s not worth the effort and far easier to stick to screenshots.
Shame really, but it is what it is.

 

[himluis1]

I sent the device to Zoom at their request...

did you got it back ? what they said ?

 

[GotGroove]

So I ran some tests trying to determine how B6 users can share patches without the use of screenshots. This is what I found:
<snip> forget it. it works, but it's waaaay more complicated than it has to be.

So, I've been stupid. Very stupid.
What I described in my earlier post still works. But there's a much easier, and more importantly, safer way to share patches, even if it's not officially documented as such by Zoom. If only the guy/gal who owns zoomb6patches.com provided some instructions I'm sure his/her site would be full of patches by now. At least I was unable to find any instructions anywhere. But it's ridiculously easy. So easy I didn't even consider trying it when I played around trying to find a way to share patches. It was just too easy and too stupid to try. Now I can kick myself for not trying this and go the long way around instead. Anyway, here's what you do:

To export:
- Open Guitar lab.
- Add the patch you wish to share/export to your patch pool.
- Drag the patch from your patch pool to your desktop or any folder you have open in your explorer window. You'll get a .zptc file in that folder.
- Alternatively, if you know you have the patch in your pool already and you know the name of the patch, you can simply copy it from the Documents\ZOOM Guitar Lab\Patches folder and use that. You only need the .zptc file for this, no need for the .DB file.
- Done!

To import:
- Open Guitar lab.
- Drag the patch from its folder to the patch pool list window in Guitar Lab. It will add another patch to the patch pool list. It doesn't matter if you already have a patch pool or not. The database file will update itself automatically.
- Drag the patch from the patch pool to whatever preset slot you want it to be.
- Done! You'll find the new patch file in the Documents\ZOOM Guitar Lab\Patches folder as well so it can be included in your normal backups.

Of course, you still cannot share patches that include 3rd party IR's, unless you share those along with the patch. The new user then has to import that IR to the B6 before importing the patch.

Who's gonna tell Zoom to include this next time they revise their manual?

-edit-
I also found this for people looking for patches.
Zoom B6 Patches - Google Drive
You can upload as well, but since you have both read and write permission on that drive folder, do try not to delete anything

 

[BatBasstard]

So, I've been stupid. Very stupid.
What I described in my earlier post still works. But there's a much easier, and more importantly, safer way to share patches, even if it's not officially documented as such by Zoom. If only the guy/gal who owns zoomb6patches.com provided some instructions I'm sure his/her site would be full of patches by now. At least I was unable to find any instructions anywhere. But it's ridiculously easy. So easy I didn't even consider trying it when I played around trying to find a way to share patches. It was just too easy and too stupid to try. Now I can kick myself for not trying this and go the long way around instead. Anyway, here's what you do:

To export:
- Open Guitar lab.
- Add the patch you wish to share/export to your patch pool.
- Drag the patch from your patch pool to your desktop or any folder you have open in your explorer window. You'll get a .zptc file in that folder.
- Alternatively, if you know you have the patch in your pool already and you know the name of the patch, you can simply copy it from the Documents\ZOOM Guitar Lab\Patches folder and use that. You only need the .zptc file for this, no need for the .DB file.
- Done!

To import:
- Open Guitar lab.
- Drag the patch from its folder to the patch pool list window in Guitar Lab. It will add another patch to the patch pool list. It doesn't matter if you already have a patch pool or not. The database file will update itself automatically.
- Drag the patch from the patch pool to whatever preset slot you want it to be.
- Done! You'll find the new patch file in the Documents\ZOOM Guitar Lab\Patches folder as well so it can be included in your normal backups.

Of course, you still cannot share patches that include 3rd party IR's, unless you share those along with the patch. The new user then has to import that IR to the B6 before importing the patch.

Who's gonna tell Zoom to include this next time they revise their manual?

-edit-
I also found this for people looking for patches.
Zoom B6 Patches - Google Drive
You can upload as well, but since you have both read and write permission on that drive folder, do try not to delete anything

I knew there was an easy way I just couldn’t remember it and didn’t have time to wade back through all the Facebook posts

 

[PrimitiveMan]

Is there a way to set each input to a different gain level? Would be nice to even out volume difference when switching from active to passive bass.

Usually I just adjust at my amp but wasn't sure if there was a workaround

 

[BatBasstard]

Is there a way to set each input to a different gain level? Would be nice to even out volume difference when switching from active to passive bass.

Usually I just adjust at my amp but wasn't sure if there was a workaround

Yes. Just change the volume using the knob while you are in each channel.

It’s on page 31 of the Manual

 

[PrimitiveMan]

Yes. Just change the volume using the knob while you are in each channel.

It’s on page 31 of the Manual

Thank you!

Brain not work good today

 

[Mo' bass]

Thank you!

Brain not work good today

This works, sort off. It is setting a different OUTPUT level for each channel. So effects like drive and compression might still react a little bit different to each bass.

 

[Mark Stubbs]

Hi all. I've just purchased a B6 and could use your help. I want to connect it to my Genzler Magellan 800 amp. Should i go through the 1/4" unbalanced input or through the EFX loop? Might sound like a daft question but I don't want to make the wrong connection. Here's the rear of the Magellan

 

[BatBasstard]

Either. It just depends where you want the B6 to be in your chain.

 

[Mark Stubbs]

Either. It just depends where you want the B6 to be in your chain.

I want to bypass the Genzler preamp so I get the same sound I will get from the DI out to our PA, if that's possible. Just want to use the Genzler as an amp

 

[Appogee]

I want to bypass the Genzler preamp so I get the same sound I will get from the DI out to our PA, if that's possible. Just want to use the Genzler as an amp

Bass -> B6 -> EFX Loop Receive on Genzler Amp

 

[Appogee]

 

[Mark Stubbs]

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Great thanks - appreciated.

 

[Baird6869]

Hey all!

Is anyone using the FP02M expression pedal with their B6? If so, for which effect(s)? Volume only? Wah, etc.

Is there a better or less expensive option?

Thanks!

 

[BatBasstard]

Hey all!

Is anyone using the FP02M expression pedal with their B6? If so, for which effect(s)? Volume only? Wah, etc.

Is there a better or less expensive option?

Thanks!

I bought one, but I’ve never found a real world use for it ‍

 

[jimfist]

Hey all!

Is anyone using the FP02M expression pedal with their B6? If so, for which effect(s)? Volume only? Wah, etc.

Is there a better or less expensive option?

Thanks!

The FP02M would be considered a low-priced expression pedal, but if you do a web search at an online music store for expression pedals, you'll find a few that are less expensive and likely physically larger.

 

[tomilchik]

Using it with B6.
Completely happy. Size, mechanics - all great.
Usage: mostly volume (habitually stick it into slot #6 in my custom patches); one patch - as wah.

 

[Sachelis]

I have noticed that the volumes of the factory installed patches on the Zoom B6 vary significantly. This forces me to adjust my bass (or amp) volume when I change patches. I know that you can adjust the volume of individual patches by choosing Edit All > Patch Settings. I am considering playing a constant tone on the B6 (probably using the looper), setting up a db meter (aka sound pressure meter) on my phone (I don’t need an accurate db reading because I will be setting the relative volume), going through all of the patches and adjusting the individual patch volumes to equalize them. Before doing this I thought I’d ask if anyone else has, and if so, if anyone has posted the volume levels for the factory installed patches.

Thanks!