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@@PaoloMarelliGuitar If I play an SPD sitting down it's fine. If I have to play for 45-1.30 then it's a killer on my ankle. However - using a regular BD pedal and a KD7 pad is much more comfortable. Thus 100% of videos on YT of people playing stomp boxes are sitting down 100% of the time. Haven't seen a single video with someone playing upgright,. Not one. Would be great if you could share a link of someone STANDING UP playing a stomp box! Have a great day!
@@HappyDays-l7l I think that the movement using a normal kick pedal is a little different as you don’t have to overextend your foot as much. With a stomp box you kinda have to overextend, for me having something under the heel to get level with the edge of the stomp box helps, but I purposely avoid having more than 3 song in a row in which I play it otherwise I get tired and it hurts (I always play standing up live). I know a few people that turn the stomp box the other way around and stomp it with the heel and they all say it’s easier
@@PaoloMarelliGuitarI am struggling to get my hx stomp to appear is loopy pro. I am plugging the hx stomp into the iPad Pro, via lightning adapter, but unsure how to get it to recognize the hx stomp device. Do you have any tips?
Unfortunately I don’t really have tips, mine connected immediately but my iPad is a USB C one. The only thing I can say is make sure that the stomp is updated to latest firmware and the adaptor is an original one, Apple is picky about those
That tip worked! I have one more question: I am also using the Morningstar and HX stomp. I tried using a usb hub, to plug in my devices but it really affects the sound of the HX stomp. I noticed in other comments that you are plugging in the Morningstar to the HX stomp via midi, but could you specify: What cables are you using? Which ports are you plugging them into? How do you get midi signals to pass through the hx stomp into loopy pro?
@@emersonmann4821 Glad the tip worked. The cable is a normal 5 pin MIDI cable and goes from the MIDI OUT port of the MC6 to the MIDI IN of the HX Stomp. In the MIDI setting of the HX Stomp, you need to set USB MIDI and MIDI through on and that will allow the messages from the MC6 to the iPad
I can't come to understand how, if the QC is only sending midi out, that the audio is looping on the QC? or is the audio and midi sent to the ipad and you use it's sound out? It must be that.
This is the most frustrating thing ever. This is such a basic thing to do and everything I think should intiutively work does not. I don't have a "Play Stop" option in the drop down for the second switch at 2:18.
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar like many things on the first try not well. lol But moving to the usb on the iPad instead of the Magic Keyboard and updating the IOS did the trick! I haven’t used the iPad for audio production much except as a controller interface so this should be interesting. Thanks
@@PaoloMarelliGuitarWhat apps/plugins are you using on the iPad? Since they brought Logic Pro to the iPad a lot of my plugins became much more useful (Fabfilter stuff, etc.) It’s becoming slowly obvious that they are going to replace the MBP with a variant of the iPad, at least that is what it is beginning to feel like. I have an Apogee duet interface that is iOS compliant, but I can’t use my Apollo X Twin (I’m sure they will make an interface like it that will work with iPad.)
@@Len_M. Hi Len, in the video I was using BLEASS granulizer, Audiodamage Discord4 and EOS2. I do like Audiodamage stuff a lot and Klevgrand. The UAD volt interfaces are class compliant if you want to use them with your iPad
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar I own some BLEASS stuff, along with Audio damage(Roughrider 3, Enso Looper, etc.) I’ll have to go through everything I’ve bought it seems. I’m aware of the Volt series, I just want to limit the cycle of buying gear that might not get used. I’m concentrating on updating my Home Studio first, and then if need be I can go through my portable gear. The Quad Cortex is what is currently in my sights, unless they dropped a Helix 2 tomorrow. I have a lot of NI products, but the Helix just isn’t powerful enough hardware wise. I came across a channel that is doing exactly what I do with a QC so I’m on the right track (no pun intended.) Thanks for taking the time to reply.
Ciao! Video di grande ispirazione, grazie!!! Sto pensando di acquistare Quad Cortex e di usarlo proprio in questa maniera, ma avrei due domande... In QC è possibile mandare il segnale alla usb solo dagli out alla fine di ogni strip oppure anche da un send/return all'interno di un path, per poter utilizzare alcuni blocchi nativi prima e altri dopo ? So che purtroppo la programmazione degli switches di QC si limita alle schermate patch/scene/stomp o "ibride" ma sarebbe possibile controllare gli on/off di un intero setup su ios, direttamente dagli switches? Mi spiego meglio: se io volessi utilizzare (per assurdo) QC solo come scheda audio e avessi un rig intero su ios (ad esempio utilizzando Overloud Thu) potrei usare gli switches di QC per controllare l'attivazione dei vari blocchi, magari assegnando arbitrariamente dei colori agli switches? GRAZIE
Scusa per la risposta un po' in ritardo, ma eccomi qua. Innanzitutto grazie. Per quanto riguarda mandare il segnale via USB sfortunatamente é possibile solo dagli out alla fine di ogni linea, i block FX loop purtroppo mandano solo alle uscite send/return fisiche. Per quanto riguarda gli switches, con il nuovo firmware 3.0.0 ogni footswitch può inviare 12 segnali midi (PC o CC) perciò si é possibile controllare un sacco di cose sull'iPad. E se sei in scene mode puoi colorare gli switches come vuoi. Spero che sia tutto chiaro, fammi sapere se ho risposto a tutte le tue domande
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar Grazie per la risposta! Il fatto dell’fx loop si può aggirare, mentre quello del modo mi preoccupa di più: mi sarebbe stato utile utilizzare QC in modalità Stomp per attivare /disattivare blocchi effetti su iPad o comunque dargli differenti valori di mix. Se lo faccio in modalità scene potrà esserci sempre solo una scena attiva, quindi non posso fare ON su più di un effetto alla volta (a meno che non mi faccia scene con combinazioni diverse, ma lo troverei scomodo). Ho ordinato QC, Che arriverà a giorni, e la userò in “slave”, pilotata via midi da un’altra pedaliera per il cambio scene, mentre dagli switches di QC avrei voluto fare appunto solo gli on/off dei suoi blocchi e degli effetti che ho sui iPad
Puoi mandare messaggi midi anche in stomp mode, l’unico problema è che al momento non è possibile colorare o rinominare gli switches in quel modo. Ma è stato segnalato e incrociamo le dita e verrà cambiato in un prossimo aggiornamento
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar ma in realtà mi andrebbe bene anche se fossero tutti di uno stesso colore, risolverei con degli switch topper colorati. Mi confermi invece che se non associ almeno un blocco i led non si accendono proprio ?
Just bought the STB1 on your recommendation, a bit disappointed as the button is very sensitive to the position of your foot, you have to work pretty hard to make sure you hit it actively the same way each time or the volume is drastically different. Obviously can’t comment on whether the other two are better for this but we warned, I’m not that impressed with the STB1.
Position is quite important on all the stomps I talked about, like any other instrument they need some technique. I personally don’t find it hard to play the STB1 but I find the fact that the are of triggering is small an advantage because it limits triggering it by mistakes. But I understand that what I like might not be the same for others
Trying to use the spd kick through the line input on Roland AC33 amp, guitar through the guitar input. Any time I hit the SPD one my guitar volume drops. Can anyone help? Both the SPD and the amp are mains powered
@torbenfreeman9085 I would say at least 5 to 6 hours if not more. My gigs are normally 2 hours, I turn it on when I set up and off when I finish so it stays on for at least 2 and 1/2 hours and it never gets below 75%
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar Ah ok, thanks for clarifying. Are there any real time (live) harmony apps you would suggest, even if I have to pre-set the key for each song? I've tried Bleass Vox, Voices and Harmonizr - none which I've found a satisfactory sound from so far.
Using a Laney FRFR 112-My QC goes into Laney with a single cable. Both guitar and microphone are plugged into QC. The Issue: I can hear guitar, but no vocals are coming thru my Laney. Outputs are set to Multi-Out. What am I doing wrong?
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar ..AND I Am back to rehearsing for my first Solo. Only minor issue is QC states the Dread EXP is not present. Not a show stopper-I can take it off or add additional FX as needed. At least I have vocals now though! All the pieces are in place-THANKS TO YOU!!! Input set to mic and gain turned up to around 40 or so. The Laney's volume is at 11 which in my home is plenty loud and will be the same for venue. The guitar comes thru just fine! Thank you Paolo
Glad everything works now. If you go in the midi settings the exp pedal is assigned to send a midi message, if you take away that the EXP message should go away
Paolo buongiorno. Sono indecisa tra il mainl analogico e il mainl nero. Faccio chitarra e voce principalmente pop e principalmente in strumming. Come suona il mainl analogico live collegato a un canale del mixer sistemandolo in equalizzazione? Mi sarebbe utile avere 2/3 suoni che il mainl analogico ha (come il cembalo) ma nn vorrei il suono fuori fosse “brutto” xche’ senza compressore x esempio, come dicevi nel tuo video. Nei video online mi piace ma nn vorrei fosse troppo “effettato” dai daw. Grazie mille x i tuoi suggerimenti, Claudia
Ciao Claudia, il meni analogia che ho usato nel video ha un suono solo, non conosco nessuno stomp box analogico con piú suoni. In ogni caso con il Meinl analogico live si riesce ad avere un buon suono ma é influenzato dal tipo di pavimento o anche dal tipo di scarpe che usi, perciò é un po' inaffidabile. Io personalmente preferisco usare quello nero con il sample.
Ciao Claudia, sono finalmente riuscito a vedere il video, e la risposta è che nel mio video io uso l’MPS1 che è analogico e ha un suono solo, nel video che mi hai mandato usano l’MPSD1 che è praticamente uguale nel look ma è digitale ed ha più samples
I could never get a consistant volume on the thump on the Roland Spd. Tried everything. strapping bits of metal to shoes, adjusting all the knobs. Ended up selling it.
I’m run it into a preamp plugin with a bit of compression and eq and that seems to do the trick. But I understand sometimes gear doesn’t work the way you need it to
Have you checked out Midi 2 Guitar? I've had it for years but never really used it. The tracking is good. I'm just starting to learn Loopy Pro - hoping that I can use Midi 2 Guitar. I'm still trying to wrap my head around everything AND...I've just learned that I can use my Quad Cortex as my audio/midi interface. Loopy Pro seems amazing - I wish someone would just tell me what to use and how to hook it up!
Hi there, yes I do use MIDI Guitar 2 with loopy pro as well. It’s great although a bit heavy on CPU use. It needs to be setup as a midi source let me know if you’d like a video on how to do it
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar I would love an instructional video, but I have an iPad Pro 2 (2020 I think). Do you think it will strain my overall resources if I plan on using an audio interface, midi keyboard, and multiple plugins within LP? I'm a much better guitarist than a keyboardist so would love to be able to use Midi 2 Guitar. Thanks.
I'm 3 years late on finding this, but thank you for making it! I'm just getting back into playing again and I've always wanted to learn this song from the first time I heard it! It's still one of my top 5 from Big Wreck!
I don't use it with the Meinl, but I used to use it with an old piezo stomp that I had and the plugin was DSP trigger, I never had consistent results though
I'm planning to make a digital stompbox for a friend of mine. I worried about not being able to put several samples due to memory limitations, so I really apreciated your opinion, when you say something like 'one sample is enough'. Thank you very much. Hugs from Spain.
Thank you and Yes one sample is more than enough, make sure the sample is full sounding, I found that samples that with scooped eq don’t translate too well bless tha PA has a sub
Hey Paolo! Thanks for the great video! Thaz really helps! So your signal chain is: Mc6 via Midi to HX Stomp and HX Stomp via USB to the iPad, right? Is the HX stomp sending midi it receives to USB? And is this working without any noticeable latency? Thank you very mich for your help :).
Ciao Paolo , grazie per il video è veramente una scoperta continua vedere quello che si può fare con l'ipad grazie a te. vorrei farti una domanda : sono un bassista che lavora molto con pedali come l'eventide h90 , il meris lvx e altri , però spesso mi piacerebbe avere un'unica macchina come la quad cortex ed uscire dal mondo del "modulare" , quindi avere looper , amp ed effetti tutto in uno, ma ho il grosso timore di perdere la qualità e l'unicità degli effetti che queste macchine mi danno . arrivo al punto ,ritieni che la quad cortex sia una buona opzione o per gli effetti "ambiente" soprattutto per quello a cui sono abituato io è meglio evitare? scusa la prolissità ma mi sembravi la persona giusta a cui chiedere. grazie in anticipo e complimenti per i contenuti
Ciao Antonio grazie innanzitutto, H90 e LVX sono super potenti come effetti, e decisamente al momento il Quad cortex non ha singoli algoritmi per delay e reverberi cosí avanzati. Con QC si può arrivare ad effetti simili combinando moduli per esempio mettendo assieme più blocks di delay e pitch shifters o modulazioni. Devi comunque mettere in considerazione un po' di compromesso.
I saw another of your videos where you were able to hook up your HX Stomp and the Monrningstar MC6 to Loopy Pro. Have you been able to do the same thing with the Quad Cortex? I’ve been able to control Loopy Pro with the QC but haven’t been able to get Loopy Pro to see the MC6. I have the MC6 Midi out to the QC which works fine to control the QC, and I have the USB out of my QC (with MIDI over USB enabled) into my iPad. How do I get loopy Pro to recognize the MC6?
Unfortunately you cannot do it yet with the QC, the MIDI signal you send from the MC6 to the MIDI in pin of the QC is not sent through to the USB port. I have made a request on the Neural DSP forum for the function to be activated and fingers crossed they will. But at the moment it’s not possible. I am planning to get a WIDI master and connect the MC6 to the iPad via Bluetooth
Thanks for your reply. I do have the IK Multimedia Blueboard which gives me an extra 4 buttons to work with. Hopefully your request to Neural DSP will generate a fix. Thanks again!
One final question. How would the Midi Master work to connect the MC6, Quad Cortex & iPad (Loopy Pro) together? Would you need a Midi splitter cable connected to the MC6 with one end connected to the Midi Master which would allow the MC6 to control the ipad (via bluetooth) and the other end of the splitter connected to the QC so you can also send midi to it? Would that work?
@@philh0954 the WIDI Master would connect the MC6 to loopy pro wirelessly. If you need to control the QC from the MC6 I would send the message to loopy pro and from there redirect it to the QC. A little convoluted but it saves a splitter
It looks like the Widi Thru6 might be just what I’m looking for to daisy chain my MC6, BeatBuddy, Quad Cortex & iPad (via bluetooth) Scott Uhl has a video showing the setup. I thought maybe you’d be interested. The one potential downside is that the Widi Thru6 needs to be powered (USB C) separately. Here’s the link if you’re interested: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iWPTYBq0VdA.htmlsi=MJNwJeTi6QrmOF5K Thanks for all your help!
Can you connect the HX stomp directly to loopy pro with the apple adapter without an additional audio interface? ...Why dont people show how to get loopy pro to accept an audio interface? ...I have tried with the old line 6 PodXT , but without luck ? what am I doing wrong? I have the official apple adapter... Do you have to have an audio interface + the HX stomp to record guitar sounds?
Yes you can connect the HX Stomp directly to the iPad and Loopy pro, that is how I am using it in this video. The PodXT is a little older so it might not be Class Compliant. Class Compliant is what you need for any usb equipment to be compatible with iOS.
I’m struggling to find info about the actual physical set up . From mic to the amp . Whether an audio interface functions as a mixer or whether you need an additional mixer etc . The challenge of getting all sounds mixed to an amp . Getting audio out of an iPad is not straightforward
@mandolin-george-uk when using the HX stomp as the audio interface the software in the iPad becomes the mixing desk. The guitar is connected to the HX stomp, then it gets routed to the iPad where I can do all the looping and mixing, then in the iPad I choose to which HX stomp outputs I am sending the mixed signal. And the. From those outputs I go into a PA speaker or an amplifier
@@PaoloMarelliGuitar Thank you - Paolo - Very helpful and good of you to come back to me. If I dont have the HXstomp and instead rely on loopy pro plug in s aUv3 ins etc - can I use the interface as a mixer to mix loopy pro out puts with my voice and guitar inputs. So the audio line outs from the audio intereface are then routed straight to amp like a mixer? I cant work out if i need a mixer somewhere in the chain or just use audio interface to amp with ipad connected via USB C ? I suppose im asking if an audio interace can be used for playback live (instead of just for recording to DAW)
