Re: New 5150 Clip (Firepod = w00t!)
Listening back at work on my PX-100's (I've logged over 200-300 hours of listening on these things - they're like second nature to me), and it doesn't have as much fuzz as I was hearing yesterday. I'd still like to filter a bit more - right now I've got an LPF set at about 13.5Khz, I think I'll lower it down to about 12Khz or so. It makes sense, though, and reminds me of this quote...
Andy Sneap said:
I find with my Marshall loaded with Celestion 30's I'm having to cut 10/12k and above because of a fizz that I don't get on the boogie cab.
I'm also going to set up a better mastering chain - right now I'm just running a C4 Multiband Compressor and L2 Limiter on things, but I think it could use a bit of Ozone, maybe even some BBE.
bigheadood said:
Killer tone...Way tighter than I ever thought a seven string could be.
Drums are impressive.
DFHS is definately on the 'to buy' list.
Does that run on your mac?
or did you have to dual boot with windows?
The 5150 isn't a very tight amp in itself... the low end is fairly loose, but the mid grind makes it all worth it. The 707's help a ton, too - tightest pickup I've played. It'd be nice to having something with a more solid low end to layer it with (Recto specifically), but for right now I'm really impressed with how good this is sounding! I can't wait to get my reamp box in next week and start with that.
All the programs I used will run fine on a PowerPC... none of them run on an Intel, so yes, I dual boot for 100% of my recording.
Eventually, that'll change... but it'll involve shelling out a good 500-600 for Cubase SX4, and 2 grand for the Waves plugins (no doubt it'll be a while before they're cracked for Intel's, and Cubase SX2 hasn't even been cracked for PPC's), which I'm just not willing to do, really.
I plan on picking up a G5 PowerMac at around X-mas time, as the prices will plummet after the MacPro's are released. Hell, I might even get a really high end G4 - those are cheap as is.
I'll run Digital Performer on that and basically use it as a main station, with the MacBook as a mobile rig and misc. stuff on the side.
That said, the stability of the Mac is still apparent even when XP is running - it's insanely reliable, no pops, clicks, scratches, anything. The only thing I need to do, and I'm snagging em this weeken, is pick up a fullsize keyboard so I can use all my shortcuts more effectively, and the adapter to plug in a 2nd monitor. I had to reset the record hotkey to F6, which is very unnatural feeling. Hell, the laptop keyboard itself feels pretty unnatural for recording and editing, period!
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. I tend to go back to his advice.
