Hi,
I'm about to buy a used Psa-1 to record the bass for our demo. Any suggestions , hints, tips?
I'm about to buy a used Psa-1 to record the bass for our demo. Any suggestions , hints, tips?
Sansamp Psa-1 for distorted bass sounds
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egan.
daylightdies.com
I would reccomend doing a split so you have a clean track and a distorted track so you have some options in the mix.
Yep, that's what I'm going to do. Hi-pass the DI a little lower than the distorted one. Any good settings? Anything to avoid?
I have the Sansamp RPM, the VT Bass and the PSA-1.1
Pretty much dig the tone that I get with my RPM, VT and Ampeg SVT, so I'd be willing to sell the PSA, PM me if interested.
Distorted tones are pretty much everything you'll get from this, and, as Egan said, you should record a DI or clean amp track together with it.
About settings: I usually set the Crunch dial pretty high and the Punch pretty low. Preamp and Drive to taste. Don't go to crazy on the Buzz, I usually leave it flat. Works for me on Fenders, don't know about other basses/setups tho.
Another thing that seems to plague all PSA's: the buttons are digital, so every little vibration that the front panel is transferring to the buttons may cause the display to flash like you've changed a parameter.
I first got scared that the unit may be defective, but the thing to do is just program your presets, store them and use the "Disable buttons" command. Voila.
Pretty much dig the tone that I get with my RPM, VT and Ampeg SVT, so I'd be willing to sell the PSA, PM me if interested.
Distorted tones are pretty much everything you'll get from this, and, as Egan said, you should record a DI or clean amp track together with it.
About settings: I usually set the Crunch dial pretty high and the Punch pretty low. Preamp and Drive to taste. Don't go to crazy on the Buzz, I usually leave it flat. Works for me on Fenders, don't know about other basses/setups tho.
Another thing that seems to plague all PSA's: the buttons are digital, so every little vibration that the front panel is transferring to the buttons may cause the display to flash like you've changed a parameter.
I first got scared that the unit may be defective, but the thing to do is just program your presets, store them and use the "Disable buttons" command. Voila.
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Lasse Lammert
HCAF Blitzkrieg
I think yours might be broken tbh.
this unit can do FAR more than just distorted tones, try the SVT preset for example.
I'm loving the PSA in front of a real amp or even ater a real amp (that's what you can hear here:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...-show-you-awesome-band-my-latest-project.html
)
this unit can do FAR more than just distorted tones, try the SVT preset for example.
I'm loving the PSA in front of a real amp or even ater a real amp (that's what you can hear here:
http://www.ultimatemetal.com/forum/...-show-you-awesome-band-my-latest-project.html
)
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
TBH slight drive is all I use it for. It fuzzes out way too much for me on fully distorted tones. The key is to use it into an amp/cabinet of sorts to shape the output into something more usable.
The In Malice's Wake and Elm Street bass tones are all PSA-1 on semi-grit:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/285689/Music/In Malice's Wake - Nuclear Shadow.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/285689/Music/Elm Street - Barbed Wire Metal.mp3
The In Malice's Wake and Elm Street bass tones are all PSA-1 on semi-grit:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/285689/Music/In Malice's Wake - Nuclear Shadow.mp3
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/285689/Music/Elm Street - Barbed Wire Metal.mp3
acappa
Alex Cappa TMF Studios
I bought Sansamp Bass Driver three months ago after working with Mnemic in a gig in madrid, man, that bass sounded awesome. With live use expectations bought the programable version of the BD.
Not digging it at all man, if I try to push it to the disto side, all I get is fuzzyness, untight sound....better results just using X50 + impulses on the DI track, then filter and blend, better results!
Not digging it at all man, if I try to push it to the disto side, all I get is fuzzyness, untight sound....better results just using X50 + impulses on the DI track, then filter and blend, better results!
