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Thanks Patrick! That means a lot! It’s a video I’ve wanted to make for some time and after working on this song it just seemed like the right time. Thanks, I’m happy to have something sound more positive with this one. So I’m glad that came across. Thanks again for watching, commenting and supporting what I’m doing here for so long! Thanks Gavin

That’s awesome! Sounds like a great DI rig you’ve got there! Actually very similar to the way I was running my NUX MLD preamp for my in ears & FOH last year. Worked great! Thanks for watching and commenting! Thanks Gavin

Thank you Martin, that is very kind. It is something I’ve had to learn the hard way so hopefully the video can be useful to someone else going through the same journey like you said. As for your question, that’s actually a very good one - maybe one to consider properly for a video! But what I can tell you for now is that I too have gone through spells where the joy isn’t there. In fact, after releasing my latest album and all the planning and prep that went into the launch and the launch gig, I was really burned out. So I actually just took a break. I still did lessons but I literally didn’t take my 2 fretless basses form the gig out of their hardcases for 2 weeks! The idea of that in the past would have really got to me, fearing I just didn’t love it anymore. But time away, spending time with friends and doing other things really reset everything and when I did come back to the bass it was right back to the fun and excitement that I had before. Sometimes a break is good. But also even just taking a different spin on things can reignite the excitement for projects. This new live takes dawless EP is so different for me that I am always excited to get going on the next song! Which being honest, was also something I had taken a break from after the album launch. I hope this helps, and a full video on this may be on the works now as it’s really got me thinking. Thanks for the question! And thank you for the very kind words about the song. I’ve wanted to rework this one for some time but didn’t want to mess it up. But I really feel happy with this one. And the new way of recording has brought new exciting challenges that are making these songs really fun to record. So the kind response really means a lot. Thanks again for watching, commenting and for your continued support. I really appreciate it. Thanks again Gavin

Yeah it does sound great doesn’t it! Ah I see, that I don’t have with mine sadly. It could be worth getting that looked at, but first I would check other locations in your rig (power supply to other pedals if any, other connections in rig etc) even just going bass directly into the Eden yo see if it goes away. Sadly ground loops and other general hums & noise can manifest in the most weird ways! I only recently learned that midi can even cause ground loops! Worst case of it is the pedal, talk to the shop where you got it if it’s under warranty or see a qualified tech. It may not always be the cheapest route - but they will keep you right. Hope that helps and I hope you can find the cause of the issue without too much hassle. Thanks for watching and commenting! Thanks Gavin

@@gavinforbesmusic5164 Thanks, I really appreciate your reply. I'll organise myself to get a tech to look at this.

That’s awesome! And have to say I’m a massive fan of Cort basses! My main fretless is one of their new ones and love it! And love the muting concept, I’ll give that a try! Totally agree with the advantages you mentioned, so versatile and creative. Sounds like a great set up you have! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it! Also sorry for the delayed response, haven’t been on here over last couple of weeks. Thanks again Gavin

Thank you Martin, that really does mean a lot. Especially since you’ve been along for so much of this journey that really started to take shape over the lockdown - it’s so crazy to think of how much has changed since then. That’s awesome, please let me know how that process continues and when it’s out! You’re so right, the journey can be so difficult with times where it feels like you never take a step forward. But it’s so worth it for the love of it and the end result in whatever form it takes. Thank you and for all your support and kind words. It really does mean so much! Thanks again Gavin!

Or a Future Impact. It’s like a C4 but sounds a lot better.

Thanks bud! And those are some great points you’ve made there! Especially the one about things being good enough. That’s one I am learning myself and embracing with the new mixed only recordings. And that’s a fantastic point about nothing existing before we make it. Hadn’t considered that! And have heard great things about the digitone II - may have to check that out! Thanks again for watching and commenting bud! Is much appreciated!

Good question. In this context PA means public address system. It’s the sound system in the concert venue. So effectively these preamp/ DI boxes allow you to plug directly into the sound system without needing an amp. Hope that helps. Also sorry for the delayed response - only just seen this comment. Thanks again for commenting and watching . Thanks Gavin

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Thank you for the kind words and for watching and commenting! It was certainly an interesting one that I’ve learned a lot from. And has opened some exciting doors for 2025 too which I’m looking forward to exploring. Thanks again!

Thank you Carsten! That really means a lot. You’re so right, the KISS principle is really valuable! Learned that the hard way myself, but was certainly a valuable lesson for me. Thank you, honestly it’s becoming my go to pairing. Love the way they can combine and the possibilities seem endless. Even more so with all the new modules coming out. And honestly, I wouldn’t be doing this without your amazing videos on the AE format! I have learned so much from those! Thanks again, your support is really appreciated! Thanks Gavin

Don’t worry about it, I have missed loads on here myself! That is a great description of what the bass can do, and I really appreciate the kind words about the bassline on 41 hertz. Live that term “living oscillator” - especially with how I’ll be processing the bass next year! It’s interesting actually ( at least to me haha) but 41Hertz probably too the most work to translate the original to the new electronic duo set. The original bass was actually 2 different layers. One clean slap for the low notes and one high up with effects for the melody. Combining the two was tricky but also so much fun to figure out. It’s now one of my favourites to play live! The hardest part believe it or not is controlling the wah pedal. Making it sound melodic while playing - I’m learning! Haha Thanks again for your very kind comment and your continued support. It means so much! Thanks Gavin

Thanks Zeno! I really appreciate that. I’ve actually not heard that one, but I’ll definitely give it a listen! The new rig for next year will be a progression of this one, with plenty space for other stuff, hopefully including BF synth in the not too distant future! Thanks again for watching and commenting!

Thank you Carsten, that really means a lot! Especially from someone so important to the AE world. There are other users doing way more elaborate things with this system, but have to say this works so perfectly for my set up, there’s just no way I could imagine playing live without it. It’s perfect! And even then, there’s so much more I want to explore with it as well. Thanks again for your support, and for all your videos which helped when developing my rack. Thanks again Gavin

Thanks for the kind words Martin, I really appreciate it. And I’m glad it was interesting. You’re right, it brings so much freedom. Even with programmed sequences, there’s still so much room to improvise. I’m sure there is an audience for that! It’s interesting, you’re so right that most people don’t notice (or care) how the sounds are made. What has blown my mind is that there are people, even local to me, who are interested in seeing what is used on stage and care about the gear side. Was a pleasant surprise! And you are so right, there is no chance I’ll ever retire the pedals - or foot control. Even for the modular effects, I’ll be using a midi foot controller/ expression pedals to switch and control the modular chain. Thanks again for your constant support. It means so much! Thanks again Gavin

Thanks! Have to say though, nothing compared to your set up! So cool! Yeah think the bass rack is gonna take over the pedalboard a little! Haha plus with the new Wonkystuff Ring mod, plus some other things I’ve noticed from tangible waves & other third parties too (BF synths in particular) - so much this rack could do for my bass rig! Oh really? Well despite that, your videos always sound great! But I understand your point, some can clamp your sound more than others and remove detail in the process. I’ve been using the Boss NS2, but I’ll be honest it’s not the best. There are other noise gate pedals way better these days. So I’ll also be investigating that - including a potential rack option. So I’ll keep you posted when I do. I will say, the big difference I’ve noticed is trying the separate outputs. Even just using the stock Ableton gate on seperate outputs from the AE worked way better as the gate can track the audio better with just one source. Thanks for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it! Thanks Gavin

@gavinforbesmusic5164 thanks Gavin appreciate you saying that and about the vids too. For those I use audacity to take out the noise and don't use the inline filter. Live is a different story though. By the way it's really cool how you include the Ae in your live gigs. Have been wondering how this was done and what you used so it was cool to see your explanation. I'll check out that noise gate filter you mentioned even if to compare to those in the local shop. Good tip about the individual outs too. I will try that out as well thanks mate I look forward to more vids and enjoy building the bass rig, like you say so much to choose from now it's so good and imagine what's next 🤯🙂

Ah I see, sounds great! Thank you, that really means a lot. It’s certainly not as elaborate as how some of the other AE users set theirs up, but I honestly couldn’t imagine not having this as the third band member now! Oh for the noise gate, check out the noise gate pedal shoot out Ryan Bruce / fluff did. Both of mine are in it ( the TC electronic iron curtain and Boss ones) and you’ll see how they sound. The sentry seems amazing but not tried one! I have a DBX rack one I’ll hopefully check out soon too. So I’ll keep you posted. Thanks! Started this week and it’s a lot of fun even at this stage. Working on the midi foot controlling next week which will be fun. Feel free to suggest anything you can think of! Thanks again, can’t wait to see what you do next! Thank Gavin

@gavinforbesmusic5164 cheers mate I'll check out that review. The midi foot controller sounds interesting. I know a local maker near me Elk Electronik makes a Midi Mute controller foot switch which is pretty cool. I like how Ae can be set up as simple or complicated as you want and it's all great I reckon

@maydonpoliris no worries! Ah nice, I’ll check them out, thanks for the info! Yeah you’re so right, this system can literally be anything you want it to be. That’s the great thing! Thanks again bud!

regular show is surface level reference c4 synth pedal is a better end game synth pedal, get a selector pedal to scroll the c4 presets you end up making

I get your point but to me they are very much different pedals for different things. Synth bass is a broad scope of sounds. This is more glitchy 8 bit. No presets but arguably more of an on the fly “performative” pedal. Much more experimental. The C4 on the other hand is massively powerful pedal and definitely a full on synth pedal. Just depends on the sound you’re after.

I appreciate the careful ear fellas! The subtle/non subtle differences w the pedals(effects) is what makes us so spoiled to all these amazing options doesn't it?

Thanks bud! I’m Scottish. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks Patrick! That really means a lot. It’s one of my favourite tracks on the new album so I’m glad to hear you like it too. Thanks again!

Thanks! Is much appreciated!

Thank you Martin! That means a lot. It was so much fun to play that show, and have to say everything came together great with the light and visuals. Thanks again for your work on the visuals! Looks great! Thanks again Gavin

Thank you so much for watching and commenting. That’s such a great analogy if the Wonkystuff modules & the AE format in general. A modular that is so affordable and attainable to the masses. That’s what drew me to it and now it’s safe to say I’m hooked! You would love the event! I’m sure the creativity of the builders alone would be inspiring! And then there’s the seminars too! That’s such a great idea isn’t it! I was so impressed with the accessibility of that instrument. You’re so right, it’s very important, and I’m so glad to see it happening at arcana! Thanks again for watching, commenting and for your constant support. Thanks Gavin

Thanks bud! You should defo go next time- you’ll love it! Thanks again!

Thanks Gareth! That means a lot. Hope you’re well! We defo need a catch up again soon! Thanks again bud.

Love the depth of the content, passionate delivery and honest as always​@@gavinforbesmusic5164

Thanks. I’ll be honest, this one has been a bit of a challenge to get over the finish line with the various technical issues. All of which due to me still learning this video side of things. But it’s been fun learning and progressing, so that really does mean a lot hearing that. Thank you

No worries, thank you so much for giving me a great demo of what you’ve been working on! These Midi modules really are impressive! It’s great to see the progression of midi for the AE. Thanks again for the demo and for taking the time to chat at the booth!

Thank you! I really appreciate that. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching, subbing and for commenting. 👍 Thanks Gavin

Thank you Patrick! It was so much fun to play this show and the response has been very positive. That really means a lot, especially coming from a fellow musician and synth player. Thanks again for your support, it means so much. Thanks!

I agree with this comment so much! Am I mistaken in believing that you created the animations for this show? They are totally unique and add a lot to the presentation.

@@pbartmess I did some yes! I spammed Gavin with a whole load of stuff off my hard drive and he did the hard work of editing and choosing the best matches. I am scratching my head over the "shooting white cubes" one I completely forget the algorithm now.

@@loopinnerthe Oh yes, I should have watched all the way to the end before commenting - I see your name in the credits. It must be fun seeing the designs blown up on a huge screen like that!

Thank you so much Martin. You’ve been here since day one of the TH-cam channel I think, so that really means a lot coming from yourself. You’re right, he was awesome on Keys! And mum stepped up and rocked the light shoe last minute too which was awesome! Yeah some chat although it didn’t come out well of the camera sadly. Your videos came out fantastic and really helped bring it all together. Thanks again Martin, I really do appreciate your help and your constant support. Thanks again!

That sticky bass... got to love it and respect to the man that can actually make it sing so sweetly.

Thanks Ant! That means a lot. The lights and visuals were a combo of Martin Parker, Andy Forbes and Lucy Forbes stepping up last minute to run the light show. The dream team there! Thanks again!

Thanks Martin! Appreciate the kind words.

😂 to be fair, I do use that term a lot while dealing with tech issues. So between that and my Scottish accent, you weren’t far off! Haha thanks for watching.

Thank you! That means a lot. Even on the new album that just came out, the AE Modular plays a massive role (all drums plus a lot of the synth parts). But the bass is still a massive part of it for me. It feels live the vocal for me - really it is my voice. I love the way the bass and modular/ synths pair up. Thank you again for your kind comment. Gavin

Thanks for the comment Martin! That’s very true about the three singles, and you did such great videos too! Thanks again for those. It’s funny, I think cassette futurism is probably my favourite too, especially happy with the live version we ended up playing. I’m so glad you caught that on Age of the arcade! In the past I would have cut the string squeaks but I wanted to leave the human imperfections this time where I could. 79 is a different one for me, although it’s a special one. It was written as a tribute to Paul Gardiner, Gary Numans original bass player, a member of Tubeway Army. His playing influenced me more than I could ever really say, so I wanted to do a tribute to that tone and style. Not a numan clone, but for Paul. In fact I almost called it “For Paul”. Freeze Frame was a change of pace for me too. I went for minimal where I could, but I do find your vocoder idea very interesting. Especially as ideas for the next project have started and one of them includes the vocoder! Hopefully you’ll like what I have in mind for that. Thanks again for your amazing support. It really does mean so much to me. Thanks again Gavin

No worries, glad it was useful. Thank you for watching!

He was indeed! Honestly we couldn’t have done that show or the other show last year without him! Thanks again!

Ah nice one, glad you enjoyed it. I too was surprised how much I like a jazz with flats. It’s always the P with flats thing people talk about - but the jazz can be just as cool! Yeah on video the fuzz was similar, but in person I can confirm that fuzz is usually a little smoother on flats. More synthy. Depends on the fuzz & rig though. But generally that’s how it feels to me. Thanks again for watching and commenting!

Yeah while I do love them, they are definitely an acquired taste and not ideal for everything. Thanks for commenting.

Hey, we all have our strengths and preferences. As long as it works and is fun for you, do your thing! 👍 thanks for commenting!

You have nailed it! Had to be the right tool for the right gig. Sadly I actually sold that bass but I find the same principle applies to my high C five string & fretless basses. And I also have the same issue, small hands do make it more difficult! 😂 thanks for watching and commenting!

Good question. All of this will vary slightly with different pick ups etc, but all the clips used the same signal path, settings etc. My personal take aways are that I like the mid punch of the p bass - is personally one of the things I love about P basses on the rare occasions I play them. But for me the thick and slightly mid scooped sound of a jazz is my comfort zone. Not perfect for everything, but I like it. I like the way you have described what you heard though, and have to say I agree. I expected the mid punch of the P but the fullness of a jazz with them was a pleasant surprise. Maybe different brands pick ups would be different though… Thanks for watching and commenting! Thanks Gavin

Go for it! Always go with whats comfortable and fun for you as a player. Plus it definitely has some great sounds - and if it’s good enough for all the great session guys, it’s good enough for me! Thanks for commenting.

Thanks! Me too! Got a lot of fun stuff in the works for it - some things that realistically we may not do again, at least for a long time!