From David Bivins Sent Wed, Mar 20th 2019, 03:31
I just built a Big Muff clone a few weeks ago. I checked it out on guitar but not on my 303! I'll have to do that tomorrow. Also - LOL - check out this blog post and the link in it. Last year. http://modelagnostic.co.uk/blog/quest-for-the-ultimate-303-distortion On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 11:09 PM Eric Wood <xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > I used a big muff on a really hard acidy track like 15 years ago sending = both a 909 and 202 through it and I thought it sounded kick ass. There may = have been another EH pedal on it as well though like a delay or some such t= hing, I can=E2=80=99t remember. Anyway, I just bought another one to mess a= round with; now I have three, the other two needing repair. I probably woul= dn=E2=80=99t use it for clean sounding stuff but I think it=E2=80=99s a bea= st for more aggressive noise. I just ordered a Boss Rod-10 per Tony=E2=80= =99s? Suggestion and am exited to give that a go. I thought Hardfloor used = a Boss Metal Zone? Don=E2=80=99t know why I think that though; I did see th= eir setup once many years ago in Chicago; perhaps they had one for that, or= I could be making that up. > Eric > > > On Mar 19, 2019, at 8:37 PM, David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > > > I had a Sovtek Big Muff Pi and ended up selling it because I didn't > > like it sounded with any of my synths. But I hadn't tried Tomislav's > > approach, which is really smart. I didn't like the ProCo Rat, either. > > I thought they were both too ugly sounding. I'd probably like them > > more, now. > > I like the Boss HM-2 because it can give a big, round boost, like a > > compressor; it has EQ to dial the bass in and keep it in; and it > > wildly accentuates the resonant frequency of the 303, making it sound > > like a nightmare beast on the attack. You can be a little subtle with > > it, but it works best "dimed" - everything up to 10. I always liked > > the sound on the Cluster label (the UK label, not the German band, > > which I like, too), e.g. D.A.V.E. the Drummer and Chris Liberator, and > > I felt the HM-2 got me that powerful sound. I thought it sounded a bit > > like Hardfloor, too, but I think they actually used a Rat. > > No google was used in the making of this post, so I might have my facts= wrong :) > > > >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:13 PM Eric Wood <xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrot= e: > >> > >> I was wondering if anyone was using the Big Muff > >> > >> On Mar 19, 2019, at 6:51 PM, Tomislav Babic <xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>= wrote: > >> > >> yes splitting the signal, and mixing little bit of dry under the over= driven component. > >> even better if you lowpass the dry with gentle slope like 12 or 6dB/o= ct starting as low as 150 Hz , plus minus. > >> > >> i use DI box for split; thru goes to the pedal (MXR Dist+ custom shop,= Iron Ether Oxide or one of my Big Muffs) > >> and xlr is fed to a mic pre input. lowpass i do in daw. > >> > >> that said, i find thi necessary once in a blue moon - it depends on th= e role of 303 or similar synth will have in > >> the arrangement. for low bass i dont like drive, or resonance. howeve= r for that hardcore "mid bass" range > >> where it slaps you silly, sometimes you want that overdriven bass l= ight sound. specially if another 303, > >> or sh2 or something is doing the low bass beneath. so they each have = breathing space. > >> > >> its been a while since i sold my 303 but i still use the same wet/dry = tehnique with sh2, sh101 and sys100. > >> > >> PS on a related note, i have had a RE303 built recently, and i am sorr= y to admit it sounds nothing like the 303. > >> we have done direct a/b and its rather dissapointing. i am pissed o= ff for time and energy i have spent into > >> this wild goose chase. > >> > >> > >> > >>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 11:13 PM Paco deBongo <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>= wrote: > >>> > >>> BTW--just from casual observation--I'm pretty sure that the devilfish= will lose the bottom end too w/ its built in overdrive--It is a nice overd= rive, but none that I have encounter are perfect--I don't think there's any= way around losing the bottom--shy of splitting the signal and mixing it wet= /dry--or having two acid boxes...Maybe run overdrive thru just the mixer an= d then compress the signal back down? > >>> > >>> I was wondering if a bass overdrive might be the ticket? > >>> > >>> Any one here design an overdrive circuit? How does frequency respons= e come into play? Is it even amplitude boost at all frequencies? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 3:35 PM Computer Controlled <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.x= om> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> That was modeled off the Devilfish OD. > >>>> > >>>> I thought this was a Gearslutz thread at first. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:02 AM negativesaucer <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx= l.com> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> whatever they modeled for the tb-03 dist. > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 9:31 AM Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.= com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hi Andy. > >>>>>> I was in fact "complaining" about losing volume with my Dunlop MXR= M104 pedal (other thread). So which pedal maintains the levels the same as= they are when bypassed? > >>>>>> F. > >>>>>> https://soundcloud.com/bonnyfused > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Am Di., 19. M=C3=A4rz 2019 um 14:27 Uhr schrieb Andrew Simper <an= xx@xxxxxxx.xxx>: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Out of all the Tube Screamer pedals I recommend the TS9-DX since = it's the most versatile in a studio situation, but the levels vary greatly = when switching modes. For live use I would go the Boss OS-2 as you get to s= witch between overdrive and distortion tones and the levels remain pretty c= onstant with the blend. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Andy > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 18:41, Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxx= l.com> wrote: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hi folks. > >>>>>>>> While I'm waiting for the new TS-303, I started looking around f= or an overdrive pedal for my TS-303. > >>>>>>>> I've read that the Ibanez TS-808 might be the best... and I foun= d this link: > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> https://www.proaudioland.com/news/differences-between-the-ibanez= -ts808-ts9-and-ts9dx/ > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> So, which one would you recommend? Not only Ibanez, but in gener= al... > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Thanks, > >>>>>>>> F. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Sent from The Off World Colonies. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Jesse > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> --- > >> Tomislav Babic > >> www.babic.com - studio, mp3, info > >> xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx > >> > >> www.myspace.com/nimbusdei