Monthly Archive for July, 2006

Fuss

Published on July 21, 2006 in Uncategorized. Closed

And what’s more, Bother.

I’ve got more bloody gear to play with. Normally that’s a very very good thing indeed, but it comes at a fairly busy juncture in Nick-land. Gear in question is a Roland VG-88 guitar/amp modelling system, on long-term loan from our drummer’s Dad. Thanks Knotty’s Dad :)

I’ve been having a play with it, and it’s very cool. The hex pickup thing means each string can be processed individually, so I can do all the alternate tunings & capo parts at the jab of a footswitch. Also, it does a perfectly serviceable acoustic guitar simulation. Of course the Gk2a pickup makes my guitar looks like it’s been assimmilated by the Borg, but that’s a small price to pay for the sonic advantage. If the money fairies decide to visit, I shall have to spring for one of the internal kits so I can use it without looking like such a ponce.

Soft < Hard

Published on July 9, 2006 in Music. Closed

So I’m no longer quite so pleased with soft synths.

After some reliability issues with my lovely PC based live rig, I’ve scrapped it – it’s currently sitting in the spare room under a table. I’ve back-tracked some years to my trusty Alesis QS6, which is not feature rich, but does what it does well, and reliably. Add one linear flash card for sampley goodness, and we’re set.

T3E rehearsals are going swimmingly – we may actually pull this thing off on the 2nd. Of course I’ve written virtually nothing for this solo project, which is frustrating.