New Bass or New Amp?

Yes, @faydout, I’d heard that and it can, but it’s all in the EQ’ing. It’s has a three band EQ, plus a mid sweep, which you can play with. Plus, I watched @JoshFossgreen’s video on the dwarfs. I use a multi-effects pedal, so set up specific clean and dirty presets for it, where I balanced the output with a one of the multi-band EQ options.

The bass also has the added benefit of looking freakin’ cool, especially in pink! :wink: (of course, options may vary :rofl:)

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I’d be seriously tempted by the pink if I can find a good deal on one on Reverb.

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If I go for another Ibby it will be the SR5005.

Dream would be a Beta5 from AtelierZ… but just the tax/customs on that, I could buy another BTB :smiley:

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Oh yeah! Or Beta5+, :laughing:

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Has the discussion for what brand of bass to buy not ended with @Wombat-metal 's new bass?

Every single model of Offbeat is beautiful!

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I’m not really a GAS type person, but I do now want one of these :sweat_smile::star_struck:

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This is what @Wombat-metal got:

Life is not fair, @saroohoo :slight_smile:

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People wondered what was one of the noises I heard… that sometimes still appears.

When she goes silent, you’ll hear the clicking/noise in the background.

It’s not ground loops or anything… it’s not windows also as she uses a Mac laptop

I wonder if she uses a focusrite also… but it’s another example of the sound I hear.

Writing this while on honeymoon in Exmouth, Western Australia. Mrs Bass is going diving with the humpback whales. Mr Bass is acting like a beached whale.

Anyway, As promised here’s the update to my buzz problem. It turns out after relocating my setup outside the house and trying standing away from the Audio Interface and computer, the source of the buzz and noise was my LG computer flatscreen monitor. Completely disconnecting and unplugging it from my laptop basically solved the problem and the bass sounds good going into my Mac through my Arturia. So I’ve got to squint at Josh and his tabs on my small laptop screen a bit for the lessons - my eyesight is not what it once was .

Yes, I realise I’m on honeymoon and I’m posting to Bassbuzz. In my defence, Mrs Bass is having a whale of a time … :smiley:

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Cool. It’s almost always something like this in my experience. Shielding won’t help much as the pickups still amplify the received EMF noise from the front. Split coils and humbuckers can help but rarely completely solve the problem in my experience as the coils never completely offset each other.

For me it’s my PC itself. Switching to my mac more or less eliminated any issues.

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Right, Howard! Was actually thinking of getting it shielded, but yeah figured I’d just keep testing and stick with the simplest solution.

Yeah… I’ve completely suspected this… but my noise comes from the PC itself and gets amplified by the interface… Turning off screens, router, smart lights, wall panel, mobile phones, etc, etc, etc… have resulted in nothing.

Moving to laptop barely any change.

I’ve done all tests I could… all tests people here suggested… ifi-audio and focusrite.

I’m going to order a Motus M6… and maybe this also:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M294MGK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=AYJC2DKE2232R&psc=1

Try and create a cage around the PC to control radiation leakage from it. I’m tired of this fight.

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Cool!
Does the flatscreen have an externnal power supply? You could try replacing that. Or try another power socket? Can you turn around the plug in the socket in Australia? Try that too…

Troubleshooting with Focusrite… made it worse…

I am terribly angry with Focusrite at the moment.

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And there it is.

M6 + Katana 110?

What do the experts think ?

I don’t mind trying a lower specced interface like the M2 or M4… now that I know that the issue was with the interface.

The Katana will come for sure… and would also like to eventually add it as an extra external monitor from the interface… if this is possible in a clean way.

So…

Bass - Pedals - Katana - M2/4/6 - PC - Interface outputs to Speakers and eventually the Katana.

Do you reckon this could be done ?

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They are not worse in any way, it’s mostly just the number of inputs.

Does the Katana have a Line level input? Or just Instrument level? The Monitor Outs on the interface will be Line level and balanced.

I would recommend instead a splitter running to both the amp and the interface in that case.

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My jump to M6 is mostly external power… but knowing what I know now about the 2i2 and having the Katana and the PA/DI pedal with Grnd lifts, I believe it might be redundant… while there’s still the potential noise coming from the PC.

What would you do ?

It has an Aux in (3.5mm) and a PA In. On top only Instrument in.

Completely avoid the amp and just go with good monitor speakers, run bass direct in to M2 or M4. Or M6 if you want the inputs. Hang monitors off the interface, use the interface as the PC USB audio out, ignore whatever PC onboard sound you have now.

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You can try the power amp in but it would only be one channel and you might be overdriving it. I think it sounds like a pretty bad plan but up to you :slight_smile:

Like this ?
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The idea of pushing proper monitors does amuse me, but I also love the fact that the Katana can be customized in the PC with Tone Studio.

I agree with you on that! Was just wondering.