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    Unsung Artistry in Musicianship and Why AI is Taking Hold

    That study and Beato's recent (as I type this) video on "Breaking Rust" charting are the core of the AI side of my post. The unsung part of being a core musician without the spotlight is another. Scary times to be a musician. I fear the future if humans stop trying to become actual musicians...
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    Unsung Artistry in Musicianship and Why AI is Taking Hold

    There's a unique facet of musicianship that doesn’t often get much notice—sometimes not even among musicians. It’s the art of playing accompaniment with intention, experience, and patience: building the solid support that lets a performance — and a vocalist, soloist, or lead — truly shine. It's...
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    parallel fx...useless....?

    A tip to those that don't care to do math or remember science lessons: move in increments of +/-6db, then +/-3db, then +/-1db when doing adjustments. You'll generally get in the ballpark of what level you are seeking, and then do microadjustments as necessary - like 10db, as noted. A good use...
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    The Nightmare PA Speakers

    Just want to add to this discussion—this topic has always been a pet peeve of mine. I firmly believe you shouldn’t EQ your presets for your PA speakers, as this approach ignores the fact that you have to EQ the PA for the room. My go-to strategy is to keep my preset EQs as flat and neutral as...
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    Recent YouTube Video - A note about power amp settings?

    Be wary of YouTube or social media for the actual truth - any social media is often more about clicks, attention, influence, eyeballs, and clout.
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    Human whistle tone

    Let me guess, you have to cover "Moves Like Jagger" and your band doesn't run samples live? Ask me how I know... (Actual advice based on real-world experience, if this is your use case: use samples for it, you'll go nuts trying to do that part live).
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    Stereo preset only mono output

    When summing a stereo preset to mono, phase cancellation is a real risk—especially with effects like chorus, flanger, phaser, or wide-panned delays/reverbs. These effects often rely on out-of-phase or L/R motion to create space, but when collapsed to mono, portions of their sound can vanish or...
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    parallel fx...useless....?

    I wanted to share my perspective on parallel routing—especially for those of us leveraging it to blend parametric EQ and multiband compression as part of our presets. My Use Case: I run a parallel path with either a parametric EQ, a multiband compressor, or both, set to 100% wet, and then mix...
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    Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter

    I use the Digitech Drop, and my only issue with it is the latency once you get to a whole step down (or more). It is workable, but you have to account for the latency live, and it's one of those moments where you have to really focus to make it work. I am interested to see what Drop users report...
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    FM9 Update

    The key is the order. Always Firmware first, then Dyna cab, then any ancillary - like USB drivers, or presets. Full release updates are guided (in the same order above) by Fractal Bot, but to load in beta firmware, just follow the correct order and ALWAYS back up firmware, presets, and system...
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    Anyone Else Completely Amp Free?

    I sold my last tube amp (which was my previous guitar amp) in 2011.
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    Still Chasing Moments at 58: The Reality of Playing in a Working Covers Band

    The other guitarist in my band is a vegan. The irony does not escape me. LOL.
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    Still Chasing Moments at 58: The Reality of Playing in a Working Covers Band

    Our Beachy's gig got called on account of the weather; it's about a 2-hour commute to the venue one way for us, so it was touch and go. My avatar is from our Caseville show at Ribstock in July, though, so there's that. LOL. Tonight, I'll be playing acoustic in our duo with the singer of the...
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    Still Chasing Moments at 58: The Reality of Playing in a Working Covers Band

    Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories here. Reading through these responses feels like sitting around after a gig, having that conversation that only happens when everyone else has gone home and it's just the musicians left. Rick, your evolution to the duo format with tracks is...
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