From Eric Wood Sent Wed, Mar 20th 2019, 05:12
David; from a kit? > On Mar 19, 2019, at 10:32 PM, David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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 >=20 >=20 >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 11:09 PM Eric Wood <xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:= >>=20 >> I used a big muff on a really hard acidy track like 15 years ago sending b= oth a 909 and 202 through it and I thought it sounded kick ass. There may ha= ve been another EH pedal on it as well though like a delay or some such thin= g, I can=E2=80=99t remember. Anyway, I just bought another one to mess aroun= d with; now I have three, the other two needing repair. I probably wouldn=E2= =80=99t use it for clean sounding stuff but I think it=E2=80=99s a beast for= more aggressive noise. I just ordered a Boss Rod-10 per Tony=E2=80=99s? Sug= gestion and am exited to give that a go. I thought Hardfloor used a Boss Met= al Zone? Don=E2=80=99t know why I think that though; I did see their setup o= nce many years ago in Chicago; perhaps they had one for that, or I could be m= aking that up. >> Eric >>=20 >>> On Mar 19, 2019, at 8:37 PM, David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>=20 >>> 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 w= rong :) >>>=20 >>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:13 PM Eric Wood <xxxx.xxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote= : >>>>=20 >>>> I was wondering if anyone was using the Big Muff >>>>=20 >>>> On Mar 19, 2019, at 6:51 PM, Tomislav Babic <xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> w= rote: >>>>=20 >>>> yes splitting the signal, and mixing little bit of dry under the overd= riven component. >>>> even better if you lowpass the dry with gentle slope like 12 or 6dB/oc= t starting as low as 150 Hz , plus minus. >>>>=20 >>>> i use DI box for split; thru goes to the pedal (MXR Dist+ custom shop, I= ron Ether Oxide or one of my Big Muffs) >>>> and xlr is fed to a mic pre input. lowpass i do in daw. >>>>=20 >>>> that said, i find thi necessary once in a blue moon - it depends on the= role of 303 or similar synth will have in >>>> the arrangement. for low bass i dont like drive, or resonance. however= for that hardcore "mid bass" range >>>> where it slaps you silly, sometimes you want that overdriven bass li= ght sound. specially if another 303, >>>> or sh2 or something is doing the low bass beneath. so they each have b= reathing space. >>>>=20 >>>> its been a while since i sold my 303 but i still use the same wet/dry t= ehnique with sh2, sh101 and sys100. >>>>=20 >>>> PS on a related note, i have had a RE303 built recently, and i am sorry= to admit it sounds nothing like the 303. >>>> we have done direct a/b and its rather dissapointing. i am pissed of= f for time and energy i have spent into >>>> this wild goose chase. >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 11:13 PM Paco deBongo <xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> w= rote: >>>>>=20 >>>>> BTW--just from casual observation--I'm pretty sure that the devilfish w= ill lose the bottom end too w/ its built in overdrive--It is a nice overdriv= e, but none that I have encounter are perfect--I don't think there's anyway a= round 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 and then c= ompress the signal back down? >>>>>=20 >>>>> I was wondering if a bass overdrive might be the ticket? >>>>>=20 >>>>> Any one here design an overdrive circuit? How does frequency response= come into play? Is it even amplitude boost at all frequencies? >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 3:35 PM Computer Controlled <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx= m> wrote: >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> That was modeled off the Devilfish OD. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> I thought this was a Gearslutz thread at first. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>>=20 >>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 9:02 AM negativesaucer <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx= .com> wrote: >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>> whatever they modeled for the tb-03 dist. >>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, 9:31 AM Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.x= om> wrote: >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>> Hi Andy. >>>>>>>> I was in fact "complaining" about losing volume with my Dunlop MXR M= 104 pedal (other thread). So which pedal maintains the levels the same as th= ey are when bypassed? >>>>>>>> F. >>>>>>>> https://soundcloud.com/bonnyfused >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>> Am Di., 19. M=C3=A4rz 2019 um 14:27 Uhr schrieb Andrew Simper <and= x@xxxxxxx.xxx>: >>>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>> Out of all the Tube Screamer pedals I recommend the TS9-DX since i= t's the most versatile in a studio situation, but the levels vary greatly wh= en switching modes. For live use I would go the Boss OS-2 as you get to swit= ch between overdrive and distortion tones and the levels remain pretty const= ant with the blend. >>>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>> Andy >>>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 19 Mar 2019 at 18:41, Boniforti Flavio <xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx= .com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>>> Hi folks. >>>>>>>>>> While I'm waiting for the new TS-303, I started looking around fo= r an overdrive pedal for my TS-303. >>>>>>>>>> I've read that the Ibanez TS-808 might be the best... and I found= this link: >>>>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>>> https://www.proaudioland.com/news/differences-between-the-ibanez-= ts808-ts9-and-ts9dx/ >>>>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>>> So, which one would you recommend? Not only Ibanez, but in genera= l... >>>>>>>>>>=20 >>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>> F. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Sent from The Off World Colonies. >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> -- >>>>> Jesse >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> -- >>>> --- >>>> Tomislav Babic >>>> www.babic.com - studio, mp3, info >>>> xxxxxxxx.xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx >>>>=20 >>>> www.myspace.com/nimbusdei