Hardware vs. Software – Or Praises And Perils In Live Laptop Use
Before I drag this article kicking and screaming down the bloody cobblestones of memory lane, I’ll mention that the kick off for this post was a recent effort to stabilize my laptop rig. A couple of months ago I found out that the 4 gig chip that my laptop would support had come down in … Read more
New SooperLooper Update 1.6.16
For those of you who use SooperLooper – it looks like Jesse snuck a new release under the radar back in January that I’m just catching now. The only release note is that the AU unit is now more stable under various hosts, for those of you with AU validation issues – this might help … Read more
Recabinet 3 Announced – New IRs And A New AU/RTAS/VST Shell
For those of you who have been exploring the laptop/tech aspects of the site – Recabinet announced yesterday that the new 3.0 update will be sold on the http://recabinet.com site on January 18th, 2011. In addition to a number of 20 cabinets and 8 mics, you also get a new VST/AU RTAS Shell for hosting IRs in … Read more
X Code 3.2.5 / AU Lab 2.2 Now Available – Caveat Emptor
Here’s a pretty tech oriented post for those of you who have been using AU LAB for an audio unit host. For those of you using AU Lab – the new X code 3.2.5 update is now available – which includes an update in AU Lab to version 2.2. I did the update this weekend … Read more
POD HD vs Pod Farm: A Cost Comparison
One thing that occasionally drives me crazy is trying to find out about a piece of gear – finding a googled link – reading through a multi page posting involving specific gear only to get to a final point of, “Oh I don’t have the unit and I’ve never tried it – but I’ve read the … Read more
Line 6 FBV Express Mk II Review
I just wanted to post a quick review on a Line 6 FBV MK II Express I picked up to use as a back up for a gig. This unit is about 1/2 the size of the FBV mkII shortboard. It comes with 4 midi assignable (either through USB or Cat 5 connection cable) … Read more
POD HD500 and POD Farm Conjectures
Pod Farm Distribution? I noticed on the Sweetwater page that the POD Farm Plug in is no longer available from their site (you can still buy a dowloadable version from the line 6 site though). Amazon has a seller that sells the basic version for $39 and the platinum version for $149. With the platinum … Read more
AU LAB/POD FARM 2.0/LIVE LAPTOP RIG TUTORIAL PART 6 – Dual Rig Distorted Tones
In previous instances – I haven’t had a whole lot of success with running both A and B channels on a dual rig – but I thought I would try to steal a tone idea from Joe Bonamassa, and give it another shot – this time running a dirty and clean tone at the same … Read more
