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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 18:21:01 GMT
And all this would not even exist in our lives if there was a decent drummer and bassist to be found !!! Maybe I should have kept my drummer and just change all my riffs from 13/7 to 4/4 and happy days! Why did I insist on such 7/6 or similar time sigs?! Now I have no drummer, no bassist, no singer, no keybaord player, ... No Band this Universe is such a depressing place all these people pressing and holding buttons all day long
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Post by salteedog on Jan 17, 2019 20:32:09 GMT
It's not as complicated as it sounds. It's the Katana version of holding down F1 when you power up your PC. The minute it starts up you let go of the buttons. You don't hold down any buttons when connecting the cable to the computer.
Any bugs that it fixes are relatively minor (the V3 bug is around changing expression pedal settings) You really only need to upgrade to V3 to get the few extra features. Far from necessary.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2019 21:52:57 GMT
Maybe my Kat50 will already be upgraded? Its new from Thomann! No? How will I know which version I have in the amp? I care little about the footswitches. I need no such things. What I would like to use is the Tone Studio just for few tweaks here and therefor effects and new amp sims (Bassman '59).
I will use the Line Out in Stereo (as its ment for Phones) with my Keybaord stereo to 2 x Mono into Interface! But I think micing the amp sounds best!
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Post by salteedog on Jan 17, 2019 21:58:24 GMT
The tone studio manual isn't much help regarding recording I'm afraid.
Other than the stereo effects (listed in the manual) the output from the Katana via USB is mono. So without reverb or any of those effects the output will be mono.
I checked my previous notes on USB settings and I admit that it's far from intuitive.
My previous conclusions: 'To-Effect' and 'Dry-Out' levels do not seem to make any difference at all. 'Mix Level' seems to adjust the level through the 'headphone/rec-out' when playing back via USB. 'Effect-out' level sets the level of the USB signal for recording. Loop-back allows you to mix all the sound from your computer to the DAW (i.e. a backing track).
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Post by salteedog on Jan 17, 2019 22:04:28 GMT
Maybe my Kat50 will already be upgraded? Its new from Thomann! No? How will I know which version I have in the amp? I care little about the footswitches. I need no such things. What I would like to use is the Tone Studio just for few tweaks here and therefor effects and new amp sims (Bassman '59). I will use the Line Out in Stereo (as its ment for Phones) with my Keybaord stereo to 2 x Mono into Interface! But I think micing the amp sounds best! It probably be on V2. If so, there's no urgent need to go to V3. I expect there'll be a sticker on the box showing the version. Otherwise you have to do the flashing light test.
There is no Bassman 59 amp sim. There is a patch (saved setiings) that a lad has made to reproduce the Bassman tones.
Other than the USB out, the Katana is entirely mono. The 50 headphone/rec out (technically not quite the same as a line out) is mono so left channel = right channel.
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Post by salteedog on Jan 17, 2019 22:54:07 GMT
The tone studio manual isn't much help regarding recording I'm afraid. Other than the stereo effects (listed in the manual) the output from the Katana via USB is mono. So without reverb or any of those effects the output will be mono. I checked my previous notes on USB settings and I admit that it's far from intuitive. My previous conclusions: 'To-Effect' and 'Dry-Out' levels do not seem to make any difference at all. 'Mix Level' seems to adjust the level through the 'headphone/rec-out' when playing back via USB. 'Effect-out' level sets the level of the USB signal for recording. Loop-back allows you to mix all the sound from your computer to the DAW (i.e. a backing track). I double checked this and the only thing that seems to make a difference on recorded volume is the volume in the amp - so to boost it you need to max volume or gain (and reduce master volume if necessary....recording signal comes before master vol). I can get good levels but if you are running a weak pickup through the clean channel with not much gain then it's going to be fairly low(you will need to adjust level in the DAW)
Also monitoring through secondary wont work too well as secondary USB feeds in before the preamp and effects. Some use a separate audio interface for monitoring but I think that depends on your pc/asio drivers ability to handle two audio interfaces at one time (the Katana also appears as an audio i/f).
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Post by salteedog on Jan 18, 2019 10:00:17 GMT
I hear you. The biggest hinderence I have is that I don't have a set-up that has everything in place and ready to go - so when the creative bug hits I dont have to divert into 'engineering' mode.. I've gear that is boxed up awaiting for me to setup space - I've plans to throw out a skip load of kids toys this year in order to reclaim my own territory. Feck it - I need a month off work just to do my own stuff. (People think I'm as odd as hell when I tell them my perfect holiday is two or three weeks at home to do my own projects!)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2019 11:11:24 GMT
and... I've lost the spark! I remember the time my wife and I decided to get a child and she would come to me on "those days" and say "darling its tonight" and me like, damn it, this feel like work! Where is all the Spark gone!? That moment when you just want to grab that guitar and rip it It has to be spontaneous otherwise it feels forced god damn it
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Post by blindwilly3fingers on Jan 18, 2019 11:24:37 GMT
and... I've lost the spark! I remember the time my wife and I decided to get a child and she would come to me on "those days" and say "darling its tonight" and me like, damn it, this feel like work! Where is all the Spark gone!? That moment when you just want to grab that guitar and rip it It has to be spontaneous otherwise it feels forced god damn it When my Mrs said things like that I usually found that a pair of quality running shoes were indispensable! 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃
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