These have been gnawing at me for a while. They seem to be around to stay and are constantly improving. More tellingly, there have been a few examples of great videos lately that aren't the metal tonez that were so prevalent after it first appeared. ? And they sound wonderful...
Partly it's theneed for want for more processing power and the promise of better tone/feel. However the real practical advantage for me would be the ability to process electric, piezo and even modelled bass/high strung sounds - simultaneously in one unit, which means that everything is a lot more unified (tempo synch between elements, realtime control without needing two floorboards, ability to have different elements share reverbs, etc.).
It would also free up rack space, replacing 4U of rack gear and two large stomps (Adrenalinn II and Aura DI) with one single 2U unit. It would also free up a pair of mixer inputs which I would like to use for vocals.
The only problems are:
R30K + by the time I factor in a floor controller. :'( That basically means selling everything I currently use that isn't welded into the rack (walls, floor) and still paying in more than a third of the purchase price. Then downtime while I wait for delivery, learn to use it and set up and tweak a usable set of sounds.
Must think on this (and start saving up, methinks).
BTW: Some of the vids that started me thunking:
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Partly it's the
It would also free up rack space, replacing 4U of rack gear and two large stomps (Adrenalinn II and Aura DI) with one single 2U unit. It would also free up a pair of mixer inputs which I would like to use for vocals.
The only problems are:
R30K + by the time I factor in a floor controller. :'( That basically means selling everything I currently use that isn't welded into the rack (walls, floor) and still paying in more than a third of the purchase price. Then downtime while I wait for delivery, learn to use it and set up and tweak a usable set of sounds.
Must think on this (and start saving up, methinks).
BTW: Some of the vids that started me thunking:
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