RE: [Harp-L] Trying out my new amp. You Tube video

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Daniel,
I think, for the setting and for your budget, that should work just fine.
Just be conscious of the mix of your harp and the backing tracks.  I realize
that's hard to convey accurately over youtube, but you're getting a strong
sound with lots of mid-ranges/lows and you don't want to drown out the
accompaniment.
But I don't think that's too much reverb and if the mix is right, I bet the
"noise" will be "joyful"!!
Happy new year,
Brad Trainham
 

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From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Daniel Perrone
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:13 PM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Trying out my new amp. You Tube video

Hello harp-L members. Just got my new amp. My budget was quite limited (it
had to cost less than $200. For now I am interested in a clean sound so I
went with the Behringer ULTRATONE K450FX  keyboard amp ($176). After I added
a Behringer XM8500 microphone ($20) and the cable plus shipping costs, well,
I went above $200 but as long as I finish my "honey-do-list" I'll be OK J J.

 Later (once I finish my "honey-do-list", of course) I would like to buy a
used Digitech 200 to try out new sounds. I've read a lot about it in the
archives, posts by Richard Hunter specially.

Now, up until not long ago I did not know what an amp was and now I am
trying to set up this thing to play at church this Saturday (small church,
about 50 people). So following advice on numerous websites, especially the
"Diatonic Harmonica Reference" site, I tried to emphasize the bass and
de-emphasize the treble on the equalizer. Then added some reverb (I think).
The amp comes with 100 of what they call FX presets, The first 50 says
Hall/Room, the next 10 is for delay, then 10 for Chorus/Flg, 10 for
Phaser/Pitch, 10 for mod+rev and 10 for mod+dly. Anyways, I picked effect #
89 and added a bit of that (mod+rev).

  So, let me know what you think, is it too much reverb, too little. How
about the equalizer set up. At the end of the video there is a shot of the
amp with the settings used. I know that many of this things are very
subjective and opinions may vary but still think that all advice is useful.

Thanks,

Daniel



Here is the link:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC6A94pYzbU
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