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All audio samples are taken from
recordings from my band
sk;rl , unless stated otherwise.
The recordings were done in various studios using various setups. In all
cases I used the Mesa/Boogie Quad preamp + 395 power amp and the Digitech
GSP2101 in combincation with my Ibanez Universe 7BK.
Clean 1
(268 kb, 19 sec)
This is a clean guitar part from one of the songs I
play with my band
sk;rl. I used
the rhythm channel 1 of the Mesa/Boogie Quad preamp, connected the
DigiTech GSP2101 in the fx loop for extra EQ, detune and chorus, and used
the direct recording outs of the Quad Preamp to the tape deck. On the
computer I only did some minor EQ work and added some (too much) reverb to
give it some room, that's it. The sample gives a good example of the deep
and richness of the Quad preamp and the beautiful stereo sound of the
detune+chorus from the GSP2101. For this recording I used the Ibanez
Universe 7, with it's neck pickup.
Clean 2
(156 kb, 19
sec)
Another example of the clean sound. The chorus
and delay come from the
Digitech GSP2101. Recorded with my current
setup.
This is a sample from the song "315". More of this song is available at my bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Crunch 1 (78 kb, 9
sec)
A crunch sound made by the Lead 1 channel, with the
volume of the guitar rolled back. This gives a crispy sound and makes the
(neck) humbucker sound more like single coils. The other guitarist plays
the same riff but with more gain.
This
is a sample from the song "hide behind". More of this song is available at my bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Crunch 2 (156
kb, 19 sec)
For this I used the Rhythm sound on channel 2 of the
Quad preamp.
It breaks up totally different the the other channels. Has lots of sustain
and a bit raw, overdrive, sound. I used the bridge humbucker of the
Ibanez for this.
These days I've mixed the clean sound of channel 1 with it for even more
clearity.
This is a sample from the song "art152". More of this song is available at my bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Distortion 1 (88
kb, 10 sec)
Don't remember if I used Lead 1 or Lead 2 of the
Quad preamp
for this. Anyway, it's a thick sound. In the background you hear the other
guitar player as well, who has a bit different top-end. The delay on the
end is done with the
DigiTech GSP2101. The fade-in is realtime!
This
is a sample from the song "hide behind". More of this song is available at my bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Solo (186 kb,
23 sec)
All guitars you hear are done by me. For the first
part and the rhythm guitar I used the Lead 2 on the
Quad preamp. For the solo I used the same
channel, but backed off the volume of the guitar and used a single coil.
This is a sample from the song
"asa foetida". More of this song is available at my bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Wah (80 kb, 9
sec)
The beautiful Teese RMC3
wah together with the Lead 2 sound of the
Quad preamp.
This
is a sample from the song "asa foetida". More of this song is available at my bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Synth 1 (138 kb,
17 sec)
Short example of a synth sound I use. Fade in is done
with a midi controlled volume pedal. Synth sound is created by the
Digitech GSP2101 and the Lead 1 or Lead 2 channel of the
Quad preamp. This is one of the nicest
sounds I have. Responds to subtle changes in tone, dynamics and notes. For
this you should put your face right in front of the
4x12". This sample is mono, the real sound is much
wider thanx to the stereo chorus and stereo tap delay.
This is a sample from the song "hide behind". More of this song is available at my bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Synth 2 (206 kb,
25 sec)
Same sound as above, this is the end of the song.
Everything you hear is my guitar, wah, amp and fx. No studio
gadgets were used and no other instruments ring out. As I said before, for
this you should put your face right in front of the
4x12".
This is a
sample from the song "hide behind". More of this song is available at my
bands website:
www.skirl.nl.
Old Synth
(142 kb, mp3, 10 sec)
This one you got to hear!!!!. It is always fun to
play with the endless possibilities of the DigiTech GSP2101. This was
recorded only with the GSP2101 directly into the computer, the guitar was
a 12 string acoustic Ibanez (which causes the white noise at the end of
the recording). Nothing is changed by the computer; the way it sounds,
that's the way it is!. Fade in and outs are done automatically by the
GSP2101, so no volume control was needed for the fades.
The sound is quite similar to the old
70's analog synths. It was quite tricky to make the sound perfect. You
could come close by just using a chorus, reverb, delay and the guitar
volume pot for fade-ins, but it wouldn't have the complexity and
perfection of this one, which is just too much to post online with audio
samples. Most people use arpeggiators and pitchshifters to create a synth
sound, but this mostly results in something that sounds over-processed.
I made a complex
configuration containing a noise gate (for slow
fade-ins), automatic wah (very important), low pass filter, gated reverb
(does some really wicked stuff), stereo detuner and a 1 sec. 2tap delay.
And if I want a sound with more resonance, like the Moog and 303 synths, I
just switch on a distortion and do some eq-ing. I think this is the best
example yet to show the flexibility and complex possibilities of the
GSP2101. I don't know of any device capable of doing this as well besides
the Eventides (which cost more then $2,000.-).
This is ambient to the
max.
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