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I have that on a knee lever. It takes an A+B and makes it a minor among other things.

Since all you are actually going to use is the preamp, why not just get a preamp? I don't play steel much any more, so.... but the things I mention all work with steel, too.

I have an Atomic Ampl ...

I watched â€œThe Great Hackâ€ on Netflix recently, which further justified the decision to delete my FB account 3 years ago. It wasnâ€™t just the data mining, which would have been enoug ...

"Every time I used to see Coltrane heâ€™d have Nicolas Slonimskyâ€™s book."

Probably NSFW because Q uses them soldier words...

https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in ...

Sure was a spontaneous combustion of a performance.

The size of that Magnatone speaker was unbelievably huge.

A day in the life...

What would we think if we really knew what that song meant ...

Now you know how Kid Rock's "Sweet Home Alabama All Night Long" came to be...

When I was (trying to) play keyboards and pedal steel, I made a simple folding stand that placed the keyboard about 10" above the guitar. The top of the stand pivoted so the keyboard could be an ...

Anything with Ralph Mooney

FWIW - MT Power Drum Kit is a free VSTi, works well and sounds good. You can MIDI-record the patterns from a standalone drum machine then use the VSTi. Tempo matching and sliding are a problem left to ...

It is good. It's very fiddly once you open the USB connected GUI to it. There's a gain staging GUI-part you have to get right to get the patches to balance.

Not sure it's all that for steel, but f ...

Y'know - I bought a cheap Samson S-Direct Plus two-channel DI for live use with a keyboard instrument years ago, and I just track with that.

I'll use an amp VST or a convolution-playback VST and a ...

There exists software that allows printing to a PDF. I use a package called doPDF for this.

One option for keeping XP is to run a virtual machine of it. Most of the virtual machine software packages have a mechanism for converting a hard drive over.

Whether or not you can connect PCI or ...

If you're comparing apples to apples, say, a Twin against a Steelaire, it's going to be pretty subtle. The Steelaire wins on several points for me, not the leats of which is losing the 300Hz notch on ...

By any chance is Quilter planing a smaller version
of the steelair, say a 112 mabe 80 or 100 watt for smaller gigs?

I wouldn't if I were them. Turning the master volume down doesn't change the sou ...

At least try a pair of Koss KTX PRO. Whopping $16.10 on Amazon, but they're my favorite headphones.

"When to move the bar" is an artistic choice. Take the intro to Hank Junior's "Whisky Bent". On my guitar, the initial 5-note run up can be played pretty much without moving the ba ...

You can break down a combo amp into three pieces that happen to be in the same package:

- Preamp

- Power amp

- Speakers

The preamp offers buffering ( more current ), tone shaping and lev ...

Which one of the quilter amp heads works best for pedal steel and guitar?

Thanks

Craig

For me, I have to have something in the F/X loop for six-string. I use a Steelaire and built a custom sw ...

You may not be able to use more than one USB thing with "ASIO drivers" at a time. You will likely want to use ASIO drivers for low-latency monitoring.

That puts things in favor of a mult ...

Another take on picks is as "personal protective equipment" - it's ... heck playing with fingers on a busted nail. I've never broken a nail on steel, but I sure have on six-string.

I agree with Malcolm. The power section has lots of RMS watts but the amp's overall gain is very low making it hard to achieve high levels of dynamics or volume. I also discussed this with Pat Quilte ...

I always thought that "outlaw" stuff was an affectation driven by marketers lusting after the "counter-culture" anti-establishment set. Rebels, don't you know. And Waylon gla ...

I bought an MXL R144 as well. I've been thinking about a ribbon for a while, and it was well less than $100.

Seems pretty good on acoustic guitar ( contrary to what I read on fora ). It's more &qu ...

If your style is more "file by file" and you lack any fear of command-line, Robocopy works well enough once you get the options established.

The options I've used are "robocopy /Z / ...

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Topic: Pedal 4 (D)
Les Cargill Replies: 8 Views: 2562	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Nov 2021 11:34 pm Subject: Pedal 4 (D)
Les Cargill Replies: 8 Views: 2562	I have that on a knee lever. It takes an A+B and makes it a minor among other things.
Topic: Recommendations amp good recording tone direct
Les Cargill Replies: 8 Views: 8687	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 2 Feb 2020 11:12 am Subject: Recommendations amp good recording tone direct
Les Cargill Replies: 8 Views: 8687	Since all you are actually going to use is the preamp, why not just get a preamp? I don't play steel much any more, so.... but the things I mention all work with steel, too. I have an Atomic Ampl ...
Topic: Jaron Lanier talks about social media
Les Cargill Replies: 19 Views: 7881	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 10 Aug 2019 1:53 pm Subject: Jaron Lanier talks about social media
Les Cargill Replies: 19 Views: 7881	I watched â€œThe Great Hackâ€ on Netflix recently, which further justified the decision to delete my FB account 3 years ago. It wasnâ€™t just the data mining, which would have been enoug ...
Topic: The most feared compositon in jazz
Les Cargill Replies: 28 Views: 5918	Forum Section: Music Posted: 23 Feb 2019 1:13 pm Subject: The most feared compositon in jazz
Les Cargill Replies: 28 Views: 5918	"Every time I used to see Coltrane heâ€™d have Nicolas Slonimskyâ€™s book." Probably NSFW because Q uses them soldier words... https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/quincy-jones-in ...
Topic: Neil Young & Paul McCartney, 2009
Les Cargill Replies: 15 Views: 4320	Forum Section: Music Posted: 10 Feb 2019 9:25 am Subject: Neil Young & Paul McCartney, 2009
Les Cargill Replies: 15 Views: 4320	Sure was a spontaneous combustion of a performance. The size of that Magnatone speaker was unbelievably huge. A day in the life... What would we think if we really knew what that song meant ...
Topic: Werewolves of London vs Sweet Home Alabama
Les Cargill Replies: 22 Views: 17535	Forum Section: Music Posted: 25 Jan 2019 3:15 pm Subject: Werewolves of London vs Sweet Home Alabama
Les Cargill Replies: 22 Views: 17535	Now you know how Kid Rock's "Sweet Home Alabama All Night Long" came to be...
Topic: Question for PSG + keyboard players
Les Cargill Replies: 12 Views: 3055	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Oct 2018 10:26 am Subject: Question for PSG + keyboard players
Les Cargill Replies: 12 Views: 3055	When I was (trying to) play keyboards and pedal steel, I made a simple folding stand that placed the keyboard about 10" above the guitar. The top of the stand pivoted so the keyboard could be an ...
Topic: Best pedal steel on country records
Les Cargill Replies: 29 Views: 11712	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 15 Oct 2018 4:09 pm Subject: Best pedal steel on country records
Les Cargill Replies: 29 Views: 11712	Anything with Ralph Mooney
Topic: Drum Machine for recording; which has best sounds?
Les Cargill Replies: 14 Views: 9685	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 8 Oct 2018 8:28 am Subject: Drum Machine for recording; which has best sounds?
Les Cargill Replies: 14 Views: 9685	FWIW - MT Power Drum Kit is a free VSTi, works well and sounds good. You can MIDI-record the patterns from a standalone drum machine then use the VSTi. Tempo matching and sliding are a problem left to ...
Topic: Atomic Amplifirebox
Les Cargill Replies: 23 Views: 5776	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Oct 2018 7:50 am Subject: Atomic Amplifirebox
Les Cargill Replies: 23 Views: 5776	It is good. It's very fiddly once you open the USB connected GUI to it. There's a gain staging GUI-part you have to get right to get the patches to balance. Not sure it's all that for steel, but f ...
Topic: Recording Direct - other options
Les Cargill Replies: 38 Views: 21044	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 9 Jun 2018 1:01 pm Subject: Recording Direct - other options
Les Cargill Replies: 38 Views: 21044	Y'know - I bought a cheap Samson S-Direct Plus two-channel DI for live use with a keyboard instrument years ago, and I just track with that. I'll use an amp VST or a convolution-playback VST and a ...
Topic: Scaning Sheet Music to Midi Software
Les Cargill Replies: 1 Views: 3776	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 9 Jun 2018 12:53 pm Subject: Scaning Sheet Music to Midi Software
Les Cargill Replies: 1 Views: 3776	There exists software that allows printing to a PDF. I use a package called doPDF for this.
Topic: Win XP
Les Cargill Replies: 5 Views: 5019	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 9 Jun 2018 12:49 pm Subject: Win XP
Les Cargill Replies: 5 Views: 5019	One option for keeping XP is to run a virtual machine of it. Most of the virtual machine software packages have a mechanism for converting a hard drive over. Whether or not you can connect PCI or ...
Topic: Transitor or tube Amp
Les Cargill Replies: 40 Views: 12625	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 May 2018 9:07 am Subject: Transitor or tube Amp
Les Cargill Replies: 40 Views: 12625	If you're comparing apples to apples, say, a Twin against a Steelaire, it's going to be pretty subtle. The Steelaire wins on several points for me, not the leats of which is losing the 300Hz notch on ...
Topic: Quilter Discontinuing a couple of Steel Guitar Products...
Les Cargill Replies: 9 Views: 3993	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 May 2018 9:00 am Subject: Quilter Discontinuing a couple of Steel Guitar Products...
Les Cargill Replies: 9 Views: 3993	By any chance is Quilter planing a smaller version of the steelair, say a 112 mabe 80 or 100 watt for smaller gigs? I wouldn't if I were them. Turning the master volume down doesn't change the sou ...
Topic: Studio Headphones Suggestions?
Les Cargill Replies: 28 Views: 18690	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 20 Apr 2018 2:48 pm Subject: Studio Headphones Suggestions?
Les Cargill Replies: 28 Views: 18690	At least try a pair of Koss KTX PRO. Whopping $16.10 on Amazon, but they're my favorite headphones.
Topic: 1, 4, 5, 6m, 2
Les Cargill Replies: 9 Views: 3167	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Feb 2018 11:05 am Subject: 1, 4, 5, 6m, 2
Les Cargill Replies: 9 Views: 3167	"When to move the bar" is an artistic choice. Take the intro to Hank Junior's "Whisky Bent". On my guitar, the initial 5-note run up can be played pretty much without moving the ba ...
Topic: Ev-zlx 12 Rewrite!
Les Cargill Replies: 1 Views: 771	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Feb 2018 10:54 am Subject: Ev-zlx 12 Rewrite!
Les Cargill Replies: 1 Views: 771	You can break down a combo amp into three pieces that happen to be in the same package: - Preamp - Power amp - Speakers The preamp offers buffering ( more current ), tone shaping and lev ...
Topic: Quilter Amp head for pedal steel
Les Cargill Replies: 25 Views: 12603	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:34 am Subject: Quilter Amp head for pedal steel
Les Cargill Replies: 25 Views: 12603	Which one of the quilter amp heads works best for pedal steel and guitar? Thanks Craig For me, I have to have something in the F/X loop for six-string. I use a Steelaire and built a custom sw ...
Topic: BOSS KATANA vs FOCUSRITE SCARLETT
Les Cargill Replies: 16 Views: 9251	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 22 Feb 2018 10:11 am Subject: BOSS KATANA vs FOCUSRITE SCARLETT
Les Cargill Replies: 16 Views: 9251	You may not be able to use more than one USB thing with "ASIO drivers" at a time. You will likely want to use ASIO drivers for low-latency monitoring. That puts things in favor of a mult ...
Topic: Do you have to play with finger picks on pedal steel??
Les Cargill Replies: 31 Views: 8805	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Feb 2018 9:52 am Subject: Do you have to play with finger picks on pedal steel??
Les Cargill Replies: 31 Views: 8805	Another take on picks is as "personal protective equipment" - it's ... heck playing with fingers on a busted nail. I've never broken a nail on steel, but I sure have on six-string.
Topic: Opinions on Quilter Steelaire?
Les Cargill Replies: 19 Views: 4482	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 28 Jan 2018 8:03 am Subject: Opinions on Quilter Steelaire?
Les Cargill Replies: 19 Views: 4482	I agree with Malcolm. The power section has lots of RMS watts but the amp's overall gain is very low making it hard to achieve high levels of dynamics or volume. I also discussed this with Pat Quilte ...
Topic: Waylon Jennings
Les Cargill Replies: 7 Views: 6428	Forum Section: Music Posted: 14 Jan 2018 9:56 am Subject: Waylon Jennings
Les Cargill Replies: 7 Views: 6428	I always thought that "outlaw" stuff was an affectation driven by marketers lusting after the "counter-culture" anti-establishment set. Rebels, don't you know. And Waylon gla ...
Topic: Ribbon mic to record Dobro
Les Cargill Replies: 12 Views: 9273	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 17 Dec 2017 10:50 am Subject: Ribbon mic to record Dobro
Les Cargill Replies: 12 Views: 9273	I bought an MXL R144 as well. I've been thinking about a ribbon for a while, and it was well less than $100. Seems pretty good on acoustic guitar ( contrary to what I read on fora ). It's more &qu ...
Topic: Almost Posted in Gone Home
Les Cargill Replies: 9 Views: 4650	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 17 Dec 2017 10:49 am Subject: Almost Posted in Gone Home
Les Cargill Replies: 9 Views: 4650	If your style is more "file by file" and you lack any fear of command-line, Robocopy works well enough once you get the options established. The options I've used are "robocopy /Z / ...