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Post by wingedwhale on Nov 2, 2008 12:27:29 GMT -5
Hi everyone,
I was wondering, what sort of effects unit does Owen use to make the bass parts of his songs during live performances? Does he use Max/MSP for that, now? If he does, can anyone remember what he used before?
Thanks a ton.
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Post by sarpedon on Nov 2, 2008 13:26:21 GMT -5
I know he used to use a boss octave pedal, probably still does, I'm not sure though.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2008 9:25:42 GMT -5
He did use the Boss PS5. A pitch shifter, he used it for more than bass too, it can also help get a more harmonicly rich violin tone. nowadays nobody knows
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Post by Owen from Final Fantasy on Nov 3, 2008 9:35:15 GMT -5
This is a rare thing, in that I know everything about it.
Your best bet is the Boss PS-5. Use the Harmonist setting and excellent tracking at the octave is guaranteed. These days, however, since I switched to computer looping, I've been using the Eventide Eclipse for all my sounds, including the octave tracking. Both these units are easy to find, and the PS-5 is fairly inexpensive.
Last year I got on a wild goose chase of 'finding the best shifter'. I tried out every possible pitchshifting option out there and, excepting the Eventide rack units, the PS-5 is the best. The Digitech Whammy is equally as good for tracking, but doesn't sound as nice in general. The fabled Pearl OC-2 tracks well, but sounds like farts. The Octron is pretty inflexible, only giving you an octave up and an octave down. The Boss Octaver, and pretty much all other octave pedals, track poorly. I really recommend the PS-5.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2008 13:02:10 GMT -5
No eventide rackmounts? I have an old 70's eventide 910, which does have an old sound and more artifacts at the larger intervals, good piece though. Also a couple of the old lexicon rackmounts have an interesting quality to them.
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Post by jufro on Nov 12, 2008 8:53:44 GMT -5
while we are on the toic of hardware. what software are you using on your computer to do the looping?
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Post by wingedwhale on Nov 17, 2008 2:00:34 GMT -5
Wow, thanks everybody!
I'm interested in the PS-5. Good to know it's recommended by Owen. I've thought about using a computer for pitch-shifting but then I really prefer hardware units.
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Post by Richie on Nov 17, 2008 3:40:42 GMT -5
me to--ive been using the "whammy" setting on my (RP300R) digitec pedal, but it would only change the octave of "99%" of the input. like owen said, it sounds like farts. Im saving up for the PS-5! can't wait!
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Post by sarpedon on Nov 17, 2008 22:28:19 GMT -5
while we are on the toic of hardware. what software are you using on your computer to do the looping? I wanna say he uses max/msp... |
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Post by Thomas on Nov 18, 2008 9:59:03 GMT -5
Violin > rocktron midi controller > Laptop > SooperLooper > Max/MSP > output
the rocktron also controls the eventide, i think.
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Post by Owen from Final Fantasy on Nov 19, 2008 11:00:52 GMT -5
Jeez. This is so hilarious. Gear talk! No holds barred!
I'll put down the whole rig for y'all so we can end this thread.
Violin (L.R. Baggs bridge pickup) -> Rane pre-amp (piezo input) -> Eventide Eclipse (controlled by a Ground Control, running at 48k) -> Laptop, running Sooperlooper (controlled by the Rocktron) -> Apogee Ensemble -> 4 Headstrong L'il Kings & an Eden 210XST.
I'm 100% happy with all components except the MIDI foot controllers. They are heavy and the switches hurt my feet.
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Post by Richie on Dec 25, 2008 20:24:26 GMT -5
Yes! Santa brought a PS-5 this year!  merry holiday to all! |
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