Re: Tomy Levin live looping

[Samplehead <samplehead@gmail.com>]

That high melody sounds like a famous soundtrack, I just can't quite recall what it was

On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 7:12 AM, Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com> wrote:

wow i could have swore that was a cello patch from a synth,im impressed!
Luis

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Two other listeners over at the Stick forum report having seen him do
> this live with a volume pedal. That makes us three. I think the "bow
> sound" in the early stage of each bass note is the distortion, as it
> comes out when there is no string plucking sound left in the note
> attack. Levin is also known for using a lot of compression on the
> Stick (easily spotted on Elephant Talk by Crimson).
>
> However - there really is an awesome effect patch that makes a Stick
> bass (or normal electric bass) sound like a warm buzzing fretless
> double bass: The Digitech BP8 set to a patch using its "fretless
> simulator". Sound example here:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ2MP8wacIE
>
> Pedal image here:
> http://www.bonesweb.com/Bobbybones/Images/bp8_lrg.jpg
>
> Per
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Per Boysen wrote:
>>>>
>>>> No synth used there. He loops a fast arpeggio played on the melody
>>>> side and then he plays long notes on the bass side going though some
>>>> distortion effect.
>>>
>> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:46 AM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
>>> At times there's a really realistic rasp sound
>>> like a bowed double bass...so it would be interesting to know
>>> exactly which distortion fx is being used.
>>> (there's also a slow attack to help the effect)
>>>
>>
>> Indeed! I remember someone posted what fx that was on the Stick forum,
>> but this morning I was too busy running out on a field job to check it
>> out. Will post back here if I can find it.
>>
>> Per
>>
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