>I´m not sure if it´s even possible to recommend stompboxes to >anyone. It´s such a personal matter and has so much to do with the >guitar, the amp.....and so on. I agree but through this thread I learned about the Nano Head which sounds like it is something I have been looking for for as long as I have been playing the electric guitar.

I absolutely love my Digitech Genesis 3... it's very, very versatile... andthe SPDIF out makes it a dream to work with in Logic. At 02:14 AM 1/30/2004 -0500, you wrote: > "HKC" wrote: > > I´m not sure if it´s even possible to recommend stompboxes to anyone. It´s > >such a personal matter and has so much to do with the guitar, the >amp.....and >so on. I have maybe 10 different overdrive/distortion pedals >and all of them >have different strenths. Not even the quite expensive ones >like Matchless or >Fulltone will neccesarily do a better job than a cheap >Marshall. It depends what >"more distorted cranked-up sounds" means to you. >Ritchie Blackmoore or >Steve Lukather, both qualify but they certainly don´t >sound similar. So what I´m >saying is shop around, if it sounds right itis >right. > > I agree. I've owned and still own several OD pedals. It really depends on >the application. One thing that can be gained with a recomendation though is >maybe someone isn't familiar with certain OD's. Some people never heard of >Fulltone and maybe they would like their stuff. I can tell people what works >for me as anyone can, but that really means nothing in the long run. You >still need to check it out. This is a difficult issue ofcourse because there >are a ton of OD pedals out there. > > --litepipe > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > >To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/logic-ot/ > >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > logic-ot-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

> What I have found I need > is a pedal that gives me warm overdrive for picked, arpeggiated chords > without breaking up. for this kind of sound ive actually played around with a Marshall compressor pedal after the OD pedal. The compression boosts your sustain (obviosuly), so even when you flub a bit you still have signal in there to make it all sound continuous. of course, you could just be a flawless player (unlike me) and have perfectly executed arpgiation every time. but im lazy, i prefer to buy gear instead of practice alot :) kristian

> I deal with 30th street too. I like them. I bought an Exotic Fx Robotalk > from them. Cool analog random arpeggiator if anyone is interested. > of course you played with the Zvex OOh Wah and Seek-Wah for this too :) right? right ? those things are awesome, when i have more disposable income and less microphones and mic-pres to buy im getting the whole zvex line. > The thing about the Nano is it gets the "real" sound. For years I was > trying to get pedals that would give me that power tube saturation sound and > was unhappy. I have a Blackface Twin, but I can't get it nearly loud enough > to get that sound....It's such a loud amp. yeah, i try to explain this to guitarists and get blank stares. Nowadays having an amp above 30 watts is mostly a waste, unless you have a big soundproofed iso-booth. even on stage i never could turn my Pro Reverb (i think its about 30 watts) above 3 or 4 because of the PA mic'in and the tubes dont REALLY start to cook until 5 or more. I have an old Ampeg V-4 that i got modded with a Master switch so i can actually crank the preamp tube volume to max and control the output with the master, it sounds SO unbelievable. its a shame the powersoak pedals kill tone because a solution like that without having to mod every old Fender you get would be great.

> I wouldn't own one if you gave it too me, but apparently the iPods' > batteries have ALL been going dead shortly after 18 months. i had a first gen 10 gig'er that was perfect until i dropped it really hard about a month ago, and then i got a completely new one on my warranty. never had a battery problem with it at all. > Someone in NYC > discovered this and after going a round or two with Apple Tech Support and > being told he should just resolve to buy a new one, this guy started making > posters and plastering them all around the city, Funny, i work and play in NYC almost every single day, up town, midtown and downtown and i havent seen a single poster. he would have to be REALLY mad to put them ALL around the city. im not sure if you have ever been here but its kind of big.

For anorak completeness, I can bear witness to Roger Mayer pedals. Visually unique with their distinctive, 1950's futurist styling, they're the pride of my unused equipment collection. BBC trained, Mayer was Hendrix's white-coat, tech guy in the 60's. God knows if you can get them anymore but in the late 80's, he was still hand building them with some obscure old transistor parts he'd saved. They contained 'Germanium' (or something) - I still don't know what this does but it sounded impressive and it was missing from my life. I managed to get Mr. Mayer's number from a shop in London's Denmark St., and was invited down to his home in some godforsaken suburb, possibly 'Staines', to audition the pedals. He and his American wife even picked me up from the train station. However, once on site, they then proceeded to got me leglessly drunk and the wife mauled me every time I tried to leave (apparently she did it to everyone, sad really.. I suspect the toll of 60's hedonism - or living in Staines - nevertheless, a scary bag-lady ceaselessly fondled me in front of her oblivious husband as I struggled to write down what he told me of Jimi Hendrix's preferred string gauges. Me & Roger jammed for a while (terribly), I left him my Crybaby wah-wah to customize - it subsequently had a nicer, throaty sound and an extra switch to flip sweep ranges, and when his Mrs at last had to empty her bladder, we made a dash to the car and I got a lift back to the station. Anyway, (you still reading this?) two pedals of his which I tried, later bought, and which I've never gotten close to with anything else except, ironically, some software fx, were 'Octavia' - fuzz with envelope/harmonic doubler, and 'Axis' - overdrive. Listen to Hendrix's second album and Ernie Isley's searing 70's Strat textures and you'll know. With my Tele & valve Fender SuperChamp, they're creamy, overdrive heaven. However, having only the attention span of a hamster, it takes me so long, faffing about, setting it all up that on the rare occasions I need guitar, I now just reach for the 'GuitarPort' and have done with it. I saw an ad recently for a convolution mic or pre-amp processor - I wonder if one could run these old boxes through some kind of convolution process? Maybe that 'soon to be released' Tascam convolving VST thingie will allow us to capture stompbox er, footprints...? ___ Ade

On 04-01-13 21.54, "adrian@..." <adrian@...> wrote: > software fx, were 'Octavia' - fuzz with envelope/harmonic > doubler, That's my favorite! I've had it for many years and love the sound of it. But it only sounds good on a strat playing the neck pickup. The tone filter knob of the guitar does also have a great impact on the Octavia envelopes. This pedal is very dynamic and can really make a strat more expressive ;-) -- Best wishes Per Boysen www.boysen.se www.looproom.com

On 1/13/04 8:56 PM, "logic-ot@yahoogroups.com" <logic-ot@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > Original Message: > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:20:14 +0900 > From: Dennis Gunn <dennis@...> > Subject: Re: Re: Re: Do you have an iPod or have you considered buying one? > >> I wouldn't own one if you gave it too me, > > Shucks and I had been planning to give you one too... > >> but apparently the iPods' >> batteries have ALL been going dead shortly after 18 months. > > This is nonsense. I know people who have been using the original > version since it came out. It totally depends on the usage. > Rechargeable batteries in anything give out eventually > >> Someone in NYC >> discovered this and after going a round or two with Apple Tech Support and >> being told he should just resolve to buy a new one, this guy started making >> posters and plastering them all around the city, stating simply that the >> un-replaceable batteries go dead after 18 months and Apple won't fix it. > > The thing is he is full of shit on several points like for example > the "un-replaceable" one (look here: http://www.ipodbattery.com/ ) > and it has been pointed out numerous times but I guess hysteria loves > company.... > >> Then, lawsuits against Apple were rumored, upon which Apple was rumored to >> have started a replacement program. BUT, if you're willing to pay $99 to >> keep your music fresh every 18 months, remember you still have to have it >> backed up elsewhere, because when the battery dies, the music goes too, and >> must be reloaded *if* you get a new battery. Hardly worth the time or the >> investment(s), IMO. d:p~~~ > > You can find batteries for 50 bucks if you look. > > Honestly the hysteria about this is insane. I have to agree with that statement if all of what you say is true, and it appears to be. However, it was a featured news item on several national news broadcasts. Seems to me if there's nothing to it, Apple would have a pretty good lawsuit against not only the NYC poster guy, but the networks who didn't bother to check the facts, as well. However, I still have absolutely no use for one, so give it to someone who wants it, Dennis. I'll take the money it costs, though... ;) Best regards, ...z The curse of the 2000s; everything will be backordered and when you get it, it won't work right... Zeek Duff's CDs and mp3 downloads NEW! in progress <http://www.zeekduff.com>; Fingerstyle Jazz Guitar From Beautiful Colorado

Dear logic-ot members, Using Cakewalk + SM58 + PSR740, could you guys please make review for my written songs at http://www.soundclick.com/bands/3/bunbatammusic.htm either for the song or sound quality. Thanks in advance, more thanks if you vote. Regards, BUN

"fauxstout" wrote: > of course you played with the Zvex OOh Wah and Seek-Wah for this too > :) right? right ? those things are awesome, when i have more > disposable income and less microphones and mic-pres to buy im getting > the whole zvex line. Yes, ofcourse....The Seek and Ooh Wah are great. I went with the Robotalk because the sound is kind of frantic and I liked that. I'm still going to pick up an Ooh wah. They do different things with different flavors:-)) > yeah, i try to explain this to guitarists and get blank stares. > Nowadays having an amp above 30 watts is mostly a waste, unless you > have a big soundproofed iso-booth. even on stage i never could turn my > Pro Reverb (i think its about 30 watts) above 3 or 4 because of the PA > mic'in and the tubes dont REALLY start to cook until 5 or more. Yeah, people still think they need 200 watts for a gig. I try to explain it to my students but they don't listen...In one ear and out the other. They see their favorite guitarist from Disturbed using a couple of stacks and are convinced this is the only way to go:-)) I love when they get huge amps and only can play them barely on one. They ask why their tone isn't very good:-)) --litepipe

"recky reck" wrote: >What I have found I need >is a pedal that gives me warm overdrive for picked, arpeggiated chords >without breaking up. I haven't had the opportuinity to try many pedals >yet, but I THINK I need something like the early Ibanez Tube Screamer. A tube screamer will work. If it's the early Ibanez sound you're looking for check out the Maxon OD-9. They have the original chips that are identical to the original Ibanez. Another solution which I like to use instead of overdrive is a booster pedal. Not the treble booster you use, but the Fulltone Fatboost. You can get some gentle overdrive out of it without a huge increase in volume if that's what you want. It also has a tone knob on it. Even when it's (tone knob) neutral you get more body from your guitar. One great thing about it is it doesn't add as much color to your signal as say a tube screamer would. It may not be right for you, but you might want to investigate it a bit. www.fulltone.com >(Incidentally, I had one as a teenager, dunno where it went, maybe it's >still at my parents' - people are paying crazy money for it on eBay!!!! >Hope I can find it.....) Yes, they are worth a lot of dough. I think it's time to go pay Mom and Dad a visit:-)) --litepipe

>I have to agree with that statement if all of what you say is true, and it >appears to be. However, it was a featured news item on several national >news broadcasts. Oh no! Do you mean to tell me that the networks actually broadcast a news item that was erroneous or slanted or inflated purely for the purpose of making it appear to be a story? I thought such things could never happen! >Seems to me if there's nothing to it, Apple would have a >pretty good lawsuit against not only the NYC poster guy, but the networks >who didn't bother to check the facts, as well. This is where people go wrong. Thinking that apple would actually be in any way interested in pursuing such a law suit. Whether the guy has a point or the whole thing is completely fatuous (and IMHO it is the latter) to pursue something like that legally would only give the gadfly more opportunity to do them damage regardless of the outcome. Even if a jury agreed with me that it was ridiculous and they settled in favor of apple (which is in no way assure, remember this is a country where you can sue a restaurant for giving you a cup of hot coffee without checking first to see if you are so stupid you will pour it into your own lap) any money from a settlement in apple's favor would still not cover a fraction of their legal fees. And coming down hard on the pest to make an example of him would not do anything for their image. It is a lose lose situation for apple and really the only option they have is the course they are taking and that is to do what they can to mollify the joker and wait for it to blow over. >However, I still have >absolutely no use for one, so give it to someone who wants it, Dennis. I'll >take the money it costs, though... ;) Too late, I gave it my kitty to play with.

On Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004, at 07:51 Europe/Brussels, litepipe wrote: > Another solution which I like to use > instead of overdrive is a booster pedal. Not the treble booster you > use, but > the Fulltone Fatboost. You can get some gentle overdrive out of it > without a > huge increase in volume if that's what you want. It also has a tone > knob on > it. Even when it's (tone knob) neutral you get more body from your > guitar. > One great thing about it is it doesn't add as much color to your > signal as > say a tube screamer would. It may not be right for you, but you might > want > to investigate it a bit. www.fulltone.com > Hi, that's exactly what my booster does! I bought it because it has an aptly named "Balls" knob which adds (or subtracts) body to your sound, depending on what amp you play. It doesn't colour the sound much at all. Because it sounds so much better, somehow more focused and bigger than the Pro Junior should really sound like, with the pedal, I keep it engaged all the time. That's why I need an overdrive option on top of that, which will give me additional distortion without increasing the overall volume even more. Thanks for the Maxon tip! Cheers, Recky ________________________________________________________ Fortéfied Productions tel: +49-228-34 62 23 mob: +49-173-51 577 57 recky@...

> "fauxstout" wrote: >> Nowadays having an amp above 30 watts is mostly a waste, unless you >> have a big soundproofed iso-booth. even on stage i never could turn my >> Pro Reverb (i think its about 30 watts) above 3 or 4 because of the PA >> mic'in and the tubes dont REALLY start to cook until 5 or more. > > Yeah, people still think they need 200 watts for a gig. I try to explain > it to my students but they don't listen...In one ear and out the other. They > see their favorite guitarist from Disturbed using a couple of stacks and are > convinced this is the only way to go:-)) I love when they get huge amps and > only can play them barely on one. They ask why their tone isn't very > good:-)) > > --litepipe now here's a conversation I can jump into. You are so right. I play at a small club every week and they asked me what amp to get for the backline and I told them an older 70's fender deluxe. They got this new Deluxe which is way louder than an old deluxe, the one with the silver top and a distortion channel. I can't play through it unless I put the volume on 1.5. No tone whatsoever. I started bringing my silvertone head that used to be in the 2x12 cab and plugging it into the deluxe's speaker. Much better. You can crank without being loud. Sometimes I even use a Magnatone custom 410 which is about 15 watts of class A. Great tone and the perfect volume for a gig where there's a PA in small room. The other thing about this is I see a lot of dudes and dudesses with their amps on the floor. Anyone who does this always plays too loud and bright because they aren't hearing any hi end or tone from the amp as it's pointing at their calves. I always put my amp on a chair behind me. Better for controlled feedback too... I saw a great band tonight and lo and behold the guy had his amp pointing at his shins and he was 5xs louder than anyone else in the band and the sound guy had him turned off on the board. It ruined the gig. Teddy

> "recky reck" wrote: >> What I have found I need >> is a pedal that gives me warm overdrive for picked, arpeggiated chords >> without breaking up. I haven't had the opportuinity to try many pedals >> yet, but I THINK I need something like the early Ibanez Tube Screamer. How about the Lovetone Brown Source. Better bottom end preservation than a tube screamer. I have a 1979 tube screamer and it is a little light in the loafers compared to the brown source. Expensive, but worth it if you need a real tube amp tone at a low volume. http://www.lovetone.com/ Teddy

> The other thing about this is I see a lot of dudes and dudesses with their > amps on the floor. Anyone who does this always plays too loud and bright > because they aren't hearing any hi end or tone from the amp as it's pointing > at their calves. I always put my amp on a chair behind me. Better for > controlled feedback too... I saw a great band tonight and lo and behold the 3 words: rock. back. legs. my pro reverb came with these on it. apparently fender had a whole bunch of them lying around during that production year so they slapped them on the pro reverbs. it make this amp the best amp i know for playing live. points right at my head, not too loud and can still be mic'd.

>> The other thing about this is I see a lot of dudes and dudesses with their >> amps on the floor. Anyone who does this always plays too loud and bright >> because they aren't hearing any hi end or tone from the amp as it's pointing >> at their calves. I always put my amp on a chair behind me. Better for >> controlled feedback too... I saw a great band tonight and lo and behold the > > 3 words: > > rock. back. legs. > > my pro reverb came with these on it. apparently fender had a whole bunch of > them lying around during that production year so they slapped them on the pro > reverbs. it make this amp the best amp i know for playing live. points right > at my head, not too loud and can still be mic'd. I have a pro reverb too, blackface, sounds amazing... I actually prefer it on a chair than pointing at my head from the floor. Takes out any strange resonance from the amp touching the stage and keeps me from being TOO in love with myself. Teddy

> Takes out any strange > resonance from the amp touching the stage and keeps me > from being TOO in love with myself. surely your not REALLY a guitar player if your concerned with being too in love with yourself. besides man, its not yourself your in love with, its the tone of your guitar/amp that your in love with. at least thats my story.

teddybut wrote: >> Takes out any strange >> resonance from the amp touching the stage and keeps me >> from being TOO in love with myself. > "fauxstout" wrote: > surely your not REALLY a guitar player if your concerned with being > too in love with yourself. > > besides man, its not yourself your in love with, its the tone of your > guitar/amp that your in love with. at least thats my story. ahh, see that's it... I concentrate on making everyone else sound good, not myself. Then I automatically sound good. Teddy

Hi Chris, Don't know why it happens, but it's always the same way here after upgrading/installing/reinstalling any system software, and it (nearly) always gets to normal after 2 or 3 days of use, provided you choose your setting as many times a day as you get to it... Not a reasonable explanation, I know, but this is how it works here. Best, Andy On Jan 20, 2004, at 7:16 AM, Chris Moore wrote: > > I have a View Options problem: > > Every-time that I login (or sometimes even during the same session) the > View Preferences that I have set (via the VIEW menu, or using > Command+J) for my Applications folder always reset to something else! > > I have tried setting the view options the same for both "This window > only" and "All windows" views... It doesn't matter, they still reset to > something else. They do not "stick"! > > I have tried everything that I can think of. I have "repaired disk", > run MacJanitor, "repaired disk permissions", etc. I even deleted the > file named "com.apple.finder.plist" and let it replace itself on > reboot. All of this to no avail! The view preferences STILL change back > to something else when I log back in again...! > > I just upgraded from Jaguar 10.2.8, and this problem has carried over > to my "Archive and Install" version of Panther 10.3. > > Please help! > > Chris M.

> > only" and "All windows" views... It doesn't matter, they still reset to > > something else. They do not "stick"! > > a couple things may be the cause. if you use FileVault i have read that it tends to eat user preferences randomly. another one may be that eithe r the folder your trying to set prefs for i slocked. you can un-lock it by Apple-I for the info screen, and somewhere in the permissions area click the 'unlock' icon if its locked. hope that helps kristian

--- In logic-ot@yahoogroups.com, "fauxstout" <fauxstout@y...> wrote: > a couple things may be the cause. if you use FileVault i have read > that it tends to eat user preferences randomly. another one may be > that eithe r the folder your trying to set prefs for i slocked. you > can un-lock it by Apple-I for the info screen, and somewhere in the > permissions area click the 'unlock' icon if its locked. > > hope that helps Thanks for the tips guys!!! But, a few people contacted me off-list and I got the answer, and it worked!!!! First, the answer: Delete the hidden file called "DS_Store" in any folder that is giving your "View" troubles.... That's it! These files can get corrupted. You can find these files by using the Finder's search program (COMMAND+F), and then adding a second search parameter and make it search for "invisible" files.... Then, when you find the "DS_Store" file of the folder that is giving you issues, just select it and DELETE!!! Problems gone, as a new DS_Store file is created automatically.... Although I think that you have to logout/login first (that is what I did just in case).... LASTLY, this was a "carry-over" issue that I have been having for MONTHS, and was not a result of the upgrade to Panther... I just got sick of it NOW, that's all! All is fixed, thanks to the advice! Chris M.

On Jan 21, 2004, at 3:39 PM, logiclists wrote: > > Thanks for the tips guys!!!  But, a few people contacted me off-list > and I got the > answer, and it worked!!!! > > First, the answer:  Delete the hidden file called "DS_Store" in any > folder that is giving > your "View" troubles.... That's it!  These files can get corrupted.  > > You can find these files by using the Finder's search program > (COMMAND+F), and > then adding a second search parameter and make it search for > "invisible" files.... > > Then, when you find the "DS_Store" file of the folder that is giving > you issues, just > select it and DELETE!!!  Problems gone, as a new DS_Store file is > created > automatically.... Although I think that you have to logout/login first > (that is what I did > just in case).... > > LASTLY, this was a "carry-over" issue that I have been having for > MONTHS, and was > not a result of the upgrade to Panther...  I just got sick of it NOW, > that's all!  > > All is fixed, thanks to the advice! Many thanks, Chris, for posting this. I really think it's worth being placed somewhere on FAQ pages (do we have OT FAQ BTW?). Best, Andy >

On a fine day, 22-01-2004, Andy Hardwake wrote: >do we have OT FAQ BTW? No. But please feel free to start one :-). -- Hendrik Jan Veenstra h @ k n o w a r e . n l Omega Art: http://www.omega-art.com/

You know there are some very cool new programs out there now. Garageband, which I haven't bought...yet... Mackie has put out Traktion and one of the cool features is the ability to apply effects to only part of an audio region. They also announced a bunch of cool new gear at NAMM. All gearheads and tech-junkies should check it out. pfokus