Posts by waraba

I have to agree , I don't care with the amp in the room tone while using these PZM rigs, they just act as another miking technique, and a very interesting approach.

We only got a few rigs ATM but they have been some of the coolest tone I could get from my KPA. A very good alternative to expensive mike and high end techniques, this is a very cool way to capture profiles.

The RAW sound you get from the stock profiles is pretty linear to me , but an incredible capture of the amp stack. I'm really impressed they are VERY tweakable !

Yes they are awesome ! I tweaked them with another CAB for getting a fatter tone for my strat , and Wow !!!

I don't know this amp but it's a killer machine for rock. The cleans are very very close to the princeton 65

Thx a lot for these profile , they are an incredible baseline for lots of fantastic tones.

PS : I did post the 2 tweaked rigs on RE for reference , killer tone on a strat : crunchy rhythm and thick lead

PRS Strat Rhythm

PRS Strat Lead

+1 for an editor , especially for managing the amp parameters and FX with presets and great GUI for studio EQs like this one :

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Thx a lot, you might like this one too :

https://soundcloud.com/waraba/fast-forward-psychedelic-mix

I used a marshall jubilee from fast red pony car , while a bit honky on it's own it's an awesome profile for recording on a Les Paul, it cuts the mix like a hot knife into butter

Hi & thx for sharing I've not listened to a punk recording since the 80's, this is refreshing !

Ok no problem for this thread going south , that was really interesting I'm happy that some of you discovered similar interests and will append to meet IRL ( hopefully not to mary LOL )

Regarding the Ginko Biloba, it should be used 2/3 weeks before a major event where you'll have to perform an exceptional act ( like exams ) and while you're training your instrument & memory. It's not really made for permanent treatment, expect in dementia.

Note to the admins : we need a free place for this king of topics , a KPA cafe subcategory or something like this would be very cool

Yes I'll let you know if I record something with it.

Here is one stoner rock I did one year with lots of muff , fuzz & synth on KPA

https://soundcloud.com/waraba/eject_remix

Hi ! I'm really impressed by your answers , this goes into great detail and I cannot thank you enough

I can see the pros out there are very concerned by this topic , as I can feel the involvement in your fight against these troubles. This should definitely go to the Wikpa.

Sadly I cannot read Italian, Gianfranco, I will read your book as soon as you get in available, thx. I didn't know you were also a specialist in this topic ! Yes I'm not overwhelmed by my troubles, and I'm optimistic about it.

Michael , these are great insights for me, I don't know if it is tendinite, but the practices will sure help. I also have a daily physical training which is really great for my health, but I have to reinforce my arms & shoulders exercises ( as well as "Scottish shower" as we call it in France Lol ). No tapping & speed licks anymore for me , but I've noticed that it tires the left hand very fast.

Kempermaniac, thx , I don't play fast no more , neither do tapping and I also stopped playing with a pick 20 years ago , I'm much more of a slow hand and I try to compensate on feeling & expressiveness. I must say I don't practice guitar scales, covers ,transcription & and speed anymore as well, I only rely on my cultural background. I like to record, so I make lots of break while mixing, and I keep the difficult parts at the end when I'm really warmed up. I already have a daily gym for my back , arms & whole body, it sure helps a lot on overall health as well ( with good organic & local slow food

I have to read once again and integrate all this practices, but I'm already on a good way I think, since the warming exercises in the great vid are very close from what I do daily, posture is also very important. As with computers , I've been told to get the keyboard almost standing on my legs while sitting (like Paults said ) , and to have the middle of the screen at eye level ( this is very high ). I don't really like trackballs but I need to try this model.

The main thing for me - I'm not a pro and I don't play live - is to have fun and get the positive side of my troubles : play slow , express myself better and stop as soon as it turns tiring or painful.

I have a special reward tip for you , for those interested in playing very fast and virtuously : when I was 20 my father ( physician ) gave me some memory boost for my science exams , a natural molecule from the Ginkgo Biloba tree ( I's called tanakan in France ) . While it did boost my memory & mind focus , I fount that 2 weeks of treatment gave me a guitar dexterity and speed I never felt before. I told it to my father and he laughed ; yes son , this medecine is also taken by violin virtuosos to increase their skills , this is a well know side effect. if you're interested in speed , it's really impressive, but you have to work it out daily, It won't make you play like Yngwie if you don't practise.

thx again

Renaud.

here they are : I made a few clips , nothing fancy - just 20 minutes of noodling

https://soundcloud.com/sound-music-sonic-lab/pzm-clips

1 tele on clean princeton
2 Jazzbox on clean princeton
3 strat on crunch princeton
4 strat on triple recto ( pushed mi... )

ok here are the clips : the princeton sounds great on the tele and the jazzbox ( raw profiles, no tweaks - I just lowered the huge verb !!! )

https://soundcloud.com/sound-music-sonic-lab/pzm-clips

The triple recto seems profiled from the floor ??? anyway it sounds promising regarding driven profiles I had to tweak this one a bit ( but no cab change )

No post EQ & FX on mix , raw recording.

1 tele on clean princeton
2 Jazzbox on clean princeton
3 strat on crunch princeton
4 strat on triple recto ( pushed mi... )

yeah cool , they sound very doom with a good reverb and FX choice, I have to write a new stoner title with these

thx

this is a cool one, I cannot really hear the pop in it LOL - Massive tone indeed !

Great , thx for the new profiles deadpan and will wait for your next profiles TBW. I started chasing a realistic PZM for experiments.

Hi mates,

I wonder if some of you have the developed the same pathology that I have, two years ago I started to feel some loss in both hand dexterity as well as wrist and hand pain ( with tingling, if this word is right ?), especially after a day of work.

I've been working in IT for 15 years , and started typing on a computer keyboard ( if you can call a ZX81 a keyboard LOL) by the age of 11. I started the guitar around 17 . I took like 5 guitar lessons in my whole life , never been told about warming exrcices during these lessons , I had to find it on my own.

I've seen a few ergo therapist and have not being diagnosed in carpian canal syndrome. However I've not passed the neurological/electrical tests on my hands.

I fount that some necks are more comfortable for me that other, and cannot play for more than two hours a day now ( this is why I spend this time recording as much as I can and not much noodling). I really miss the dexterity I had back 20 years ago .

two years ago , I started to do some warming exercises and stretching for my hands , arms , shoulders and back, it's a daily routine now and I feel better with it. I also installed a big punching bag in my garden ( with clothes in it) and my hands are much stronger and the pain seems to go away with these exercises/training.

Did some of you get through these troubles ,and how did you get rid of it ? I have to find a definitive solution since I also have this problem at work.

Very nice idea to open this thread & experiment on the PZM

Can you explain your profiling technique in detail brush ( mic placement ..) ?

I fount some strange behavior with these profiles :

-the profiles are very crisp ( triple recto is much too crisp on the LesPaul )
-you cannot really lower the definition parameter like you do with standard rigs, tone stays crisp & very defined.
-they do not respond well while upping the gain ( my reference is the vibrochamp'66 clean, a tweaked rig I did, try the whole gain from 0 to 6 )
-lowering the gain does not lead to cleaner tone on the princeton ( same ref )

However, the Princeton clean & crunch are really good, lively, dynamic and very responsive

I really wonder how it would turn out with a dark & mellow driven marshall.

Deadpan, thx for your profile & please do some more in the clean & crunch register if you can, I'm highly interested !

What a beautiful collection of tones, great prod Günter. I can hear the Floyd & Dire strait inspiration in it.

I've been trying a Yairi once, by far the best folk guitar I ever played , the neck was similar to the one on electric guitars and the tone was incredible.

yes excellent ! It's great to listen the end user and find a solution , thx

This mike is really weird, but it does marvels on cleans , does it handle overdrive as well ?

I'm curious how it would turn out on other amps, the results are really impressive on the princeton.

This one is also great, thx !

Quote from MrVivz

Est-ce que par ici il y a des gens qui jouent le Kemper via un ampli de puissance et un cab?

Vivian, recherche un peu sur le forum , Ingolf et d'autres utilisent un combo fender mustang II ou III ( la version a son importance ) et ça le fait très bien pour pas bien cher. J'ai un fender frontman à transistor également ( 65w et une gamelle de 12) en désactivant la sim CAB ça marche très bien et c'est hyper fort, ça demande une EQ en sortie sur le KPA et des rigs sur mesure mais c'est excellent pour tous les sons fender . J'ai bricolé 2/3 rigs marshall qui passent très bien dessus aussi.

Sinon Il y a les alto ou les electrovoice actives , je ne connais pas les références par coeur, DJe utilise les altos en live je crois.

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