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Recent content by Dpoirier

Another buyer really happy with Red Sound FRFR speakers

Just wanted to share that I am thoroughly impressed with my new Red Sound ELIS.8 powered speakers. They are small but sturdy and hefty, feel very solid, sound great and are unbelievably loud for an 8" driver. I have used some of the best including FBT, RCF, and several other brands of powered...
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- Thread
- Wednesday at 4:29 PM
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Amps and Cabs
Ideas on carrying FRFR speakers to live venues

Hey Greg, I got my Elis.8 (wonderful!) and I'm thinking of getting Studio Slips but wanted to ask a quick question: do the Studio Slip allow leaving them on when using the speaker? By that I mean: do they have openings (front grille for sound, rear for connections, top for handle)? With these...
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- Post #5
- Saturday at 8:03 AM
- Forum: Rigs and Routing
Free Windows program to slow down audio?

Thanks you all! There were good suggestions here, though some of them cost money or are not easy/simple. Particular thanks to gitfruit (riffstation is great!)
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- Post #15
- Apr 11, 2024
- Forum: The Lounge
Ultra in 2024?

Thanks everyone for your help. I had already gone down the road of buying a cheap midi-to-usb interface from Amazon, and asked here after I couldn't get it working. As a result of your input, I ordered a second cheap Amazon interface, and this one worked (or at least, I was able to dump bank A...
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- Post #11
- Apr 10, 2024
- Forum: Ultra/Std Discussion
Free Windows program to slow down audio?

Hey all, I used to use a free program called BestPractice which allowed me to play back audio at slower speeds (amazing how slowing down by 5% or 10% makes it easy to figure out fast, complex, or unfamiliar runs). Unfortunately, installing it on my new laptop (Win11) doesn't work - I get error...
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- Thread
- Apr 10, 2024
- Replies: 21
- Forum: The Lounge
Recovering data from dead SD card?

Thanks guys, I'll look into these suggestions
- Dpoirier
- Post #4
- Apr 9, 2024
- Forum: The Lounge
Recovering data from dead SD card?

Does anyone have any advice on how to recover data from an SD card that doesn't seem to be recognized by computer? This is a large (512GB) card that I was using as my data drive on a Surface Pro (and the Surface has been giving me a lot of trouble over the past two years, so it may have been...
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- Thread
- Apr 8, 2024
- Replies: 7
- Forum: The Lounge
Ultra in 2024?

Hey guys, I know this is an old thread, but... I need guidance. I posted somewhere else on the forum, but no replies. I dug out my old Ultra, still works (amazing!), but I want to replace the battery and for that, I need to do a backup and eventually a restore of presets. The problem is my...
- Dpoirier
- Post #9
- Apr 7, 2024
- Forum: Ultra/Std Discussion
Need help saving and restoring preset bank on a legacy Ultra

I decided to pull out my old Ultra to see if it still works (it does!!!), and I figured I should replace the battery. From memory, when removing the battery to replace it, all presets are wiped. So I thought, first step, back up presets to be ready to restore after the battery replacement...
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- Thread
- Apr 6, 2024
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Ultra/Std Discussion
Will Fractal ship to a UPS store?

I'm in Canada, but only an hour away from Ogdensburg (NY) where I have a shipping address. I'd like to place an order for a Red Sound powered speaker, and Fractal doesn't ship those to Canada. So, I'm considering shipment to Ogdensburg and a morning trip to get it back through customs. The...
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- Thread
- Feb 27, 2024
- Replies: 2
- Forum: The Lounge
Who use always the same IR in every preset?

I'll do a search, but... Where can I find those? Does Leon have a shop? Or is this a free IR?
- Dpoirier
- Post #33
- Feb 27, 2024
- Forum: FM3 Discussion
Strap Suggestions for Incoming New Guitar

Second that...Anthology straps are a work of art. Never seen anything so nice
- Dpoirier
- Post #21
- Feb 24, 2024
- Forum: Guitars
Duties when importing gear into Canada

Thanks you all for your help. It's still very confusing. There's contradictory info (the very official looking long list seems to say free, the estimator, whatever it was, says 6%, and someone mentioned earlier 18-20%...). There's gotta be a source somewhere that is accurate and official. But...
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- Post #11
- Feb 10, 2024
- Forum: The Lounge
Duties when importing gear into Canada

Yes I have. They don't know what duties will be applied here.
- Dpoirier
- Post #7
- Feb 8, 2024
- Forum: The Lounge
Duties when importing gear into Canada

Actually, it's the full taxes (HST and provincial). The duty component is the one that is currently a total mystery, and which I'd like to anticipate in order to avoid surprises.
- Dpoirier
- Post #6
- Feb 8, 2024
- Forum: The Lounge