What Are You Working On?

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Getting to know this amp. So far I’ve only played the DC-22 through it. Added the Walrus Slotva pedal(also new) about an hour hour in. It’s a great pedal for creating an ambient background when you’re playing alone. Hoping to take it out to the practice space and open it up tomorrow. The master works pretty well though. I’ll be able to use it here at home. Sounds great! Productive day in terms of messing around and coming up with a couple ideas.
 
I just finished this hybrid orchestral/electronic track. I was messing with it here and there for a few weeks, and finally got it completed.

I posted it in the studio section, too. This won't be part of my 'big project' with orchestral musicians, but I figure I should share.


"There aren't any guitars, Laz."

"I know."

"This is a guitar forum."

"Sure is."

"Why not join a synth forum?"

"I like guitars."
Dig it!
 
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Getting to know this amp. So far I’ve only played the DC-22 through it. Added the Walrus Slotva pedal(also new) about an hour hour in. It’s a great pedal for creating an ambient background when you’re playing alone. Hoping to take it out to the practice space and open it up tomorrow. The master works pretty well though. I’ll be able to use it here at home. Sounds great! Productive day in terms of messing around and coming up with a couple ideas.
This is one great setup!!! Black cats rock.

I should know: doing sunday morning service right now, with mine through a RL + IRs to FOH. And my trusty CU24.
 
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Getting to know this amp. So far I’ve only played the DC-22 through it. Added the Walrus Slotva pedal(also new) about an hour hour in. It’s a great pedal for creating an ambient background when you’re playing alone. Hoping to take it out to the practice space and open it up tomorrow. The master works pretty well though. I’ll be able to use it here at home. Sounds great! Productive day in terms of messing around and coming up with a couple ideas.
So love that you snagged that DC-22. It's a hottie!
 
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Getting to know this amp. So far I’ve only played the DC-22 through it. Added the Walrus Slotva pedal(also new) about an hour hour in. It’s a great pedal for creating an ambient background when you’re playing alone. Hoping to take it out to the practice space and open it up tomorrow. The master works pretty well though. I’ll be able to use it here at home. Sounds great! Productive day in terms of messing around and coming up with a couple ideas.
My Hot Cat had that tolex and trim combination, but was a head. One of my favorite amps, ever, and a looker!
 
I'm working on a new orchestral piece since I have some time to myself. Slow going, but might be worthwhile. Time will tell. You just never know with this stuff.

Also practicing some guitar to try to restore some ability. Takes me a while to get back into a groove.
 
Interesting read through this thread! It's good to see a lot of folks digging into new things, covering new ground.

I have been using Presonus gear for years, though I did get some time on a Behringer mixer in my last band. I liked some of the capabilities of the X32 series, and the sound was head and shoulders above the cheaper Behringer gear I'd experienced in the past. I am doing a duo-with-tracks thing locally, and built a small PA and monitor setup for it using the Presonus 32R rack mixer. It worked great, but the "wireless or nothing" control setup always worried me (meaning if your wireless doesn't work for any reason, there are no controls on the mixer to work with). I did like that the Behringer X32 Rack at least had a little screen you could get by on in a pinch. Tiny for that purpose, but usable.

Behringer came out with a rack version of the Wing series mixer named, predictably, the Wing Rack. I was fortunately able to get ahold of one of the first in the wild, and started on it a few months ago. I will summarize to say it's one heck of a mixer. Very impressive routing and input handling capabilities, onboard 64 track recording, and a BIG touchscreen you can actually mix from if needed. The screen even has the ability to tilt up so you can see it easily. I've swapped us over to this mixer, and am now incorporating an AES50 stage box which worked very well at the last show.

I'm now adding the new Behringer P16HQ Ultranet monitor controllers and they look to also be a winner. Much like the 16 channel Aviom monitor controller many of you might be familiar with, these offer 16 channels of whatever you want, with individual volume and EQ per channel, as well as for the overall mix. Attached to each mic stand, it relieves the FOH from worrying about monitor mixes or EQs, and gives us what we individually wanted. The Wing Rack can, of course, do monitors via an iPhone or iPad, but that doesn't allow for per channel EQ to the monitor which is something my band mate really wants/needs. We also have a click track separate from the tracks, mostly to time song starts, but it has been a surprise bonus that the activity lights on the monitor controller (also per track) give a visual tempo in case you need it. Just starting into these, but there's a lot to like so far. By the way, you can store 16 preset "scenes" on each box, so I can use them for other projects, and still get my mixes back later. As an added plus, the AES50 SD16 stage box mentioned above provides both signal and power to the P16HQ boxes, so no additional cords or wall warts!

Fun start to the new year. I love learning new things.

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Interesting read through this thread! It's good to see a lot of folks digging into new things, covering new ground.

I have been using Presonus gear for years, though I did get some time on a Behringer mixer in my last band. I liked some of the capabilities of the X32 series, and the sound was head and shoulders above the cheaper Behringer gear I'd experienced in the past. I am doing a duo-with-tracks thing locally, and built a small PA and monitor setup for it using the Presonus 32R rack mixer. It worked great, but the "wireless or nothing" control setup always worried me (meaning if your wireless doesn't work for any reason, there are no controls on the mixer to work with). I did like that the Behringer X32 Rack at least had a little screen you could get by on in a pinch. Tiny for that purpose, but usable.

Behringer came out with a rack version of the Wing series mixer named, predictably, the Wing Rack. I was fortunately able to get ahold of one of the first in the wild, and started on it a few months ago. I will summarize to say it's one heck of a mixer. Very impressive routing and input handling capabilities, onboard 64 track recording, and a BIG touchscreen you can actually mix from if needed. The screen even has the ability to tilt up so you can see it easily. I've swapped us over to this mixer, and am now incorporating an AES50 stage box which worked very well at the last show.

I'm now adding the new Behringer P16HQ Ultranet monitor controllers and they look to also be a winner. Much like the 16 channel Aviom monitor controller many of you might be familiar with, these offer 16 channels of whatever you want, with individual volume and EQ per channel, as well as for the overall mix. Attached to each mic stand, it relieves the FOH from worrying about monitor mixes or EQs, and gives us what we individually wanted. The Wing Rack can, of course, do monitors via an iPhone or iPad, but that doesn't allow for per channel EQ to the monitor which is something my band mate really wants/needs. We also have a click track separate from the tracks, mostly to time song starts, but it has been a surprise bonus that the activity lights on the monitor controller (also per track) give a visual tempo in case you need it. Just starting into these, but there's a lot to like so far. By the way, you can store 16 preset "scenes" on each box, so I can use them for other projects, and still get my mixes back later. As an added plus, the AES50 SD16 stage box mentioned above provides both signal and power to the P16HQ boxes, so no additional cords or wall warts!

Fun start to the new year. I love learning new things.

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Damn that Wing Rack looks nice! I think I could ditch my computer (for recording) all together if I had one of those!! I can currently record with my Tascam Model 12 (to SD card) and it does a decent job, but not nearly the options that this puppy has!!! Congrats on getting to know that piece and thanks for passing on this info ;~))
 
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