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| i-rol |
 Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:24 pm Post subject: BOSS GT-8 |
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Killer Processor!!!
After watching Marty Friedman play the new GT-8 during the Namm show in Anaheim last january. " This is the one !!" and finally i've got it!!
Fantastic Multi-effects with the all new Dual COSM preamp!! now talking about BIG sound? this GT-8 gives you the Biggest Ever!! man.... this is all i need. sorry to say that non of my ex-processors comes near it....
Hey dude! you should try it.... check out the GT-8 at the below web site:
http://www.rolandus.com/products/details.asp?catid=6&subcatid=0&prodid=GT%2D8 |
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| deadzid |
| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:38 am Post subject: |
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yup i know about this guitar processor... quite complex for my taste actually, but i bet it's easy to get the sound that we want...
i've been fooling around with my Zoom GFX-5 for the past few months and still haven't got the right sound i wanted for that heavy freakin' METAL riffs! especially during recording, it sounded crap! ... or maybe its because of my playing that sucked??! hehe
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| ultraman_cosmo |
| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Accually not easy to get a good tone from GT.
It a complex music toy. Too many parameter and a real wide range for all the preamp and setting.
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| Bode |
| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:52 am Post subject: |
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The GT-8 looks very interesting. I tried my friend's GT-6 before and I was damn impressed...I could get my signature tone in just mere seconds.
Anyway...any idea how much does the GT-PRO rackmount costs in Malaysia? Imagine hooking up a MIDI programmable valve pre-amp (ala ADA MP-1/JMP-1 etc. etc.) on top of what's already on offer...that would make up a very versatile but still compact rack system.
At least, I feel more secured that if my beloved Peavey Profex II dies on me (I hope not!)...there looks like there will be replacements  |
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| i-rol |
| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:03 pm Post subject: |
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| deadzid wrote: | yup i know about this guitar processor... quite complex for my taste actually, but i bet it's easy to get the sound that we want...
i've been fooling around with my Zoom GFX-5 for the past few months and still haven't got the right sound i wanted for that heavy freakin' METAL riffs! especially during recording, it sounded crap! ... or maybe its because of my playing that sucked??! hehe |
Hey Dude!
Same as you, i used to have the Zoom GFX-5 tought it was cool! after a while i can't seem to find the sound that i want during the recording. me & my friend Paul (from US) had to add external pre-amp to get the extra boost so that i can get the right tone, body and bottom. i'm still not happy with the sound till today.
GT-8 is quit complex if you just look at it the first time! i was freak out when i first tried the machine, when i'm done checking the preset banks in the GT-8 i was lost!!! so many sounds suddently so many idea came out of my mind!! try it, you'll know what i mean!.
hey dude i have some old gear that i need to get ridd off maybe you or your friend wants it:
Line 6, Zoom GFX-5, ADA-MP1,MP-2, Digitech BP-80 & Korg AX-10G.
Let me know soon as i already post these items for sale. |
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| deadzid |
| Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| i-rol wrote: | | ...me & my friend Paul (from US) had to add external pre-amp to get the extra boost so that i can get the right tone, body and bottom. i'm still not happy with the sound till today. |
could you please show me how to do this? what's the setting?
it may not be good enough for you, who knows, it might work well for me...
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| i-rol |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 11:01 am Post subject: |
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"could you please show me how to do this? what's the setting?
it may not be good enough for you, who knows, it might work well for me..."
Sure Dude..
Set your GFX-5 to your normal setting as you do the main thing is your out put of your GFX-5:
as for what i had expariment GFX-5 out put connected to Manley Dual Mono Mic Pre-amp. ( lower your out-put level from your GFX-5) let the pre-amp boost the gain and also very important i also use the Manley Variable Mu Dual-Channel Tube Limiter / Compressor. with this compressor i can maximise the range of tone and limit the unwanted noise. If you're using the active pick-up on your guitar. it helps alot on your overall control.
with these additional gears i manage to get close to the sound i want.
another way that i'd tried is hook up your GFX-5 to a marshall TSL-100 with the 4 x 12 cabinet. lower your output level from GFX-5 use the gain from the marshall & Mic up with 2 x SM-57 one right in fronth of the speaker cone the other one 3 feet ways facing the cabinet. You can get some good tone from it but it's quit hard to control the overall range aspecially the hi frequency. i don't know ..... something still missing... maybe i'm too particular... hahaha..
Dude... not asking you to buy the GT-8 right away... my currently setting in the studio is GT-8 direct to Recorder... simple!! |
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| deadzid |
| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2005 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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thanx for that useful tip... but i think i wanna try that SansAmp GT2 copy from Behringer first, hopefully i'll be able to get the right sound for my recording!
as for the GFX-5, i'll be using it for live / gig purpose only, and maybe i'll use the modulation and reverb module for recording... heheh i bet no one wants to buy if i'm selling it!
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| tuktukbrother |
| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 7:10 pm Post subject: GT-8 Special BAG! |
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Hi!
Just got to know that if you buy a GT-8, write on the warranty card and go to Roland Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, you can claim your GT-8 bag for FREE!! Just arrived today! My friend is going to them tomorrow to take it. Located in Dataran Prima near Kelana Jaya.
JUST REMEMBER that you need to have an original warranty card that is included on the GT-8. Maybe you can call first which I did! The number is...
ah....ahh.....
Okay! GOT IT!
03-7805-3263
When I get it, I will show you guys! Heard that it is cool looking! |
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| deadzid |
| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 9:58 am Post subject: |
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| ultraman_cosmo |
| Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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Unlock ur weapon. Somting to share to the GT-8 users
http://www.bossgtcentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5579&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
For those of you not familiar with the TONE MODIFY effect, start looking at it.
The TONE MODIFY is an effect which can make a sound "come to life" or make a good sound great. The placement of the effect is also crucial! The effect must be placed immediately after the Preamp to make this thing really shine.
For me, it appears to add "bounce" and "liveliness" to patches which were not really convincing before its use. Great enhancements in low and high frequencies can be obtained from this effect that you just cannot get from the EQ or Sub EQ.
The punchy characteristic of the Resonators (1, 2 and 3) are simply brilliant. Once again, watch the chain placement! If not placed immediately after the preamp, you will no get the proper results.
What are you waiting for? Start tweaking!
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Dear Admin,
To answer to your question (if I have understood what you want to know):
The trick about the Resonators is a fortuitous fruit of my experiments. You know that I own a "frequency analyzer" software (provided by my brother, engineer in electronic) and you have already understood that I love to test my multiFX's with this program; it's because it allows to "view the sound" of each patch and gives a better idea of what each effect does with your guitar tone. I had done this test with each preamp, each cabinet and distorsion in the GT6.
So, some months ago, I've bought my GT8 and I've immediately plugged it in my computer… At first, I was very disappointed by the cabs : excepted the "original" models, they were all rather flat sounding, without the peaks and dips which make the sonic signature of a speaker… Even the cabs of the GT6 had more sonic details! As I had downloaded the specs and audio curves of all the Jensen and Celestion speakers (on their Web page), and as I had found the same thing for some Electro-Voice's, I began to search how I could give the character of these brands to the cabs in the GT8… There, I selected a patch using the Tone Modify as a Resonator after a preamp: seeing the screen of my PC, I was astonished! Indeed, the audio curve had suddenly became rich and complex, with all a chain of subtle peaks and dips, like with a TRUE speaker (at least between 50 hz and 5 khz, where a speaker find its "voice"). Then I compared the curves obtained with the Resonators 2 and 3 and the audio spectrum of some typical Jensen and Celestion speakers: it was very CLOSE (minus the format of my screenshots and of their data sheets). Then I tried to understand how it worked: I saw that the Resonator 1 started around 100 hz: the resonant frequency of an Electro-Voice 12'… Etc.
I am now pretty sure that our Resonators are essentially designed to complete the cabs: in the FOUR first factory patches, TWO use the "Resonator 3" (the Recto and the MS1959, as if they were plugged in a Celestion loaded cab) ! It seems that Boss wanted to show us this new software… Why did not they explained it in the manual? It's a mystery to me. The autistic temper of the Japanese brand is all in this story… Anyway, it works like a part of the "cab imaging" process (I've tried in a recent post to explain why cabs and Resonators are separated).
About the alternative cab as a trick which reproduces some distorted speakers, it's simpler: if you have already played with an amp full up, you know how the sound changes when your master volume goes beyond 7,5 or 8: the speaker distort, its bandwidth is reduced. I've just listened and heard (and seen with my analyzer) that we obtain a close result with the Marshall preamp (1959 1, 1+2 or 2) plugged in a 4x12 or 8x12 rather than in its original cab.
PS1 (I mean "post Scriptum" and not "Pitch shifter"): the "resonant frequency" is not something that we find only in a speaker : EVERY resonant cavity has such a "favorite" frequency which defines its sound. It's true for acoustic and (semi) hollow guitars… It implies that the Resonators can ALSO be used as guitar simulators… And that the Guitar simulator in the GT8 can ALSO mimic a cab! I have approximated the special "honky" tone of a Vintage Celestion 12' with the "H to hollow" software properly set after the preamp…
PS2: my explanations were a bit simple in my last post: a Celestion has not an "higher" resonant freq than an EV or Jensen. It's just that this frequency seems too low to be physically amplified by the speaker… a Celestion G12 has a resonant freq around 75 hz. The Resonator 3 starts to work around 150 hz : twice the theoretical resonant freq of the true speaker; it's totally logical (and visually close to the data sheets provided by Celestion).
Hope to be useful...
See ya!
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| i-rol |
| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Hey Thanks for the tips dude!!!
I've got the Free GT-8 Bag!! Cool nice and very handy!!
Have you guys got it yet?? |
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| aB |
| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: Peavey Profex II ..... Boss GT-8 |
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 Peavey Profex II ku secara sah nya telah pergi buat selama lamanya... selama 14 tahun dia berjasa, dalam gig, dalam jam, dalam studio.... dalam hujan, dalam boot kereta, dalam plane, ke mana saja sentiasa ada. sekarang dah tak ada. akhirnya tiada lagi. terimakasih. terimakasih. juga pada Dr. Bode selaku programmer utk banyak sound patches yg digunakan selama ini... terimakasih.
mulai esok .................... 
<<pssst!!>> Bode! fancy getting yr hands dirty with some dual cosm programmin' & stuff ?? he..he..  |
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| OneMB |
| Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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| aB |
| Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:03 am Post subject: |
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yes! in anticipation of the gt8 i've been reading the gt-8 forum and read/downloaded mrSleepy's software & predi's brilliant sticky on tips of getting d best out of the gt8 beast.
oneMB & other gt8 fraternity, any further tips to share? |
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