Author Topic: All About That Verb (A thread for the ambient hand) (Read 6477 times)

coletoymusic · « **on:** March 23, 2015, 11:21:50 AM »

So far, I haven't seen a thread that's dedicated to a discussion of ambience. I know, for sure, that there are a lot of people here who are into ambient. Does anyone here listen to All The Bright Lights? Because James Duke is freaking amazing. Thing is, he gets such a huge sound with ridiculously lush reverberation, but the only reverb pedal I see on his board is an RV5. How the heck does he do that? I'm thinking his touring rig is slightly different from the one he uses in the studio. I know he sold his Timeline, though, and stuck with a DD20 and DMM W/ Tap Tempo. Thoughts, everyone?

alvinratsim · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2015, 01:23:05 AM »

thkh · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2015, 11:30:45 PM »

Don't know the guy and had to look up his pedalboard in Google.

You can do so much with a DMMTT 1100 & RV5. Modulated delays can sound like a pad and adding reverb will soften the attack.

fr0zen_12@yahoo.com · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2015, 11:34:25 PM »

im currently studying pano mka attain ng magandang tunog, lalo na pag sa gospel/praise ang tugtugan.

though ang gngawa ko palang is delay, reverb, chorus and pitch shift. still had a lot to learn though.

plissken · « **Reply #4 on:** March 26, 2015, 09:44:41 AM »

Nice thread!

Here's a tone test of bigsky + timeline. Played a simple chord progression on this vid.

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NTM · « **Reply #5 on:** March 26, 2015, 10:14:42 AM »

I have that album, All the Bright Lights, by James Duke. And I can say that he is awesome! That ambient reverb + delay, may mga part pa na gumagamit sya ng reverse delay, and somehow parang may oscillation thingy pa. hahaha. Nakita ko isang board nya na gumagamit sya ng Strymon Flint and RV5 on board. Sa ngayon madalas nya din gamitin Morning Glory and Klon for his drive.

Quote from: plissken on March 26, 2015, 09:44:41 AM

Nice thread!

Here's a tone test of bigsky + timeline. Played a simple chord progression on this vid.

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Ganda talaga nyan sir! hehe. so far sapat na sakin for ambient yung M5 + Nova Delay + Carbon Copy. hehe.

Thesurjen · « **Reply #6 on:** March 26, 2015, 10:46:09 AM »

I listen to Andy Othling on Youtube. Ambient din ung ginagawa nya. Though high end ung mga gears nya. Endorser ata sya ng Strymon? kaya ayun. XD

coletoymusic · « **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2015, 12:06:00 AM »

Quote from: Thesurjen on March 26, 2015, 10:46:09 AM

I listen to Andy Othling on Youtube. Ambient din ung ginagawa nya. Though high end ung mga gears nya. Endorser ata sya ng Strymon? kaya ayun. XD

Yeah, I also listen to Andy. I don't think he's an endorser, since Strymon doesn't do traditional artist endorsing. I think Andy is one of the few Strymon artists, though. But not sure!

Sa totoo lang, I'm amazed at how big James Duke's sound is. If you put James and Andy side by side, it's not a very big difference. This is quite mind boggling for me since James only uses an RV5 (mostly) for his reverb while Andy uses a lot of verbs (BigSky, WET) to achieve his sound.
But both are AMAZING ambient players. Seriously. Haha!

coletoymusic · « **Reply #8 on:** March 27, 2015, 12:08:26 AM »

Quote from: thkh on March 25, 2015, 11:30:45 PM

Don't know the guy and had to look up his pedalboard in Google.

You can do so much with a DMMTT 1100 & RV5. Modulated delays can sound like a pad and adding reverb will soften the attack.

Yeah, totally. The DMMTT is really unique, imo. The thing that just makes me think is how HUGE his sound is. Like in terms of dimension. Whenever I listen to him on headphones, It just feels like he's playing over me. Like he's on a mountain top and I'm at the bottom. Idek. Haha!

echo_ikaw · « **Reply #9 on:** March 27, 2015, 06:28:46 AM »

nels cline and bill frisell...

Thesurjen · « **Reply #10 on:** March 27, 2015, 09:55:21 AM »

Quote from: coletoymusic on March 27, 2015, 12:06:00 AM

Yeah, I also listen to Andy. I don't think he's an endorser, since Strymon doesn't do traditional artist endorsing. I think Andy is one of the few Strymon artists, though. But not sure!
Sa totoo lang, I'm amazed at how big James Duke's sound is. If you put James and Andy side by side, it's not a very big difference. This is quite mind boggling for me since James only uses an RV5 (mostly) for his reverb while Andy uses a lot of verbs (BigSky, WET) to achieve his sound.
But both are AMAZING ambient players. Seriously. Haha!

Di ko kilala si James Duke, pakinggan ko mamaya paguwi ko from office.

Mind boggling nga talaga yon. XD
How about you sir, may gear ka din na pang ambient?

shoegaze geezer · « **Reply #11 on:** March 27, 2015, 10:30:50 AM »

i am a heavy reverb user. the only pedal that is constantly turned "on" on my pedalboard. i have 3. boss rv-5, tce hall of fame and ehx cathedral.

vigie rivera · « **Reply #12 on:** March 27, 2015, 05:28:36 PM »

Finally a thread for ambient players. Haha

i also listen to andy othling. for my ambient sound i use my supernatural and my dd7 on analog mode w/long repeats. Hehe siyempre volume pedal for swells. nag start akong makinig sa ambient music nung una kong mapakinggan sigur ros.

Eraseyourhead · « **Reply #13 on:** March 27, 2015, 08:34:23 PM »

Nice, may thread na para sa ambient sound. May naka try na ba dito ng shimmer+delay para sa ambient swells?

thkh · « **Reply #14 on:** March 27, 2015, 10:17:32 PM »

Quote from: Eraseyourhead on March 27, 2015, 08:34:23 PM

Nice, may thread na para sa ambient sound. May naka try na ba dito ng shimmer+delay para sa ambient swells?

Sure. Octave down > delay > reverb > shimmer. It sounds massive.

Thesurjen · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2015, 11:45:16 AM »

Quote from: shoegaze geezer on March 27, 2015, 10:30:50 AM

i am a heavy reverb user. the only pedal that is constantly turned "on" on my pedalboard. i have 3. boss rv-5, tce hall of fame and ehx cathedral.

Sir, naka series yung 3 na yun or in a loop?

shoegaze geezer · « **Reply #16 on:** March 28, 2015, 12:35:45 PM »

Quote from: Thesurjen on March 28, 2015, 11:45:16 AM

Sir, naka series yung 3 na yun or in a loop?

no sir. i'm using them in separate boards. swapping them once in a while.

cathedral for reverse, grail spring and tap/infinite features
rv-5 for modulate, hall and plate
hall of fame for church, ambient and tone print.

officebiker · « **Reply #17 on:** March 28, 2015, 02:30:35 PM »

Line 6 , particle verb

coletoymusic · « **Reply #18 on:** March 28, 2015, 08:02:22 PM »

Quote from: echo_ikaw on March 27, 2015, 06:28:46 AM

nels cline and bill frisell...

NELS CLINE <3 I love his tone! I also love the fact that he goes from one type of music to another sounding to diverse! Thanks for sharing!

coletoymusic · « **Reply #19 on:** March 28, 2015, 08:10:45 PM »

Quote from: Thesurjen on March 27, 2015, 09:55:21 AM

Di ko kilala si James Duke, pakinggan ko mamaya paguwi ko from office. Mind boggling nga talaga yon. XD
How about you sir, may gear ka din na pang ambient?

Yes po, meron. Very simple pa lang. Nothing fancy. Hehe! Still looking to get a better reverb pedal next week, hopefully!

Ikaw po sir?

echo_ikaw · « **Reply #20 on:** March 28, 2015, 11:04:01 PM »

Quote from: coletoymusic on March 28, 2015, 08:02:22 PM

NELS CLINE <3 I love his tone! I also love the fact that he goes from one type of music to another sounding to diverse! Thanks for sharing!

Hey Coletoymusic No Problem., I'm glad that you like Nels..

I'm into ambient music before... Here's one of my video using a Telecaster, echo park, wet reverb V1, carbon copy, Empress SuperDelay and One peso Coin..

gandydancer123 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 29, 2015, 11:52:17 AM »

hof is good! but had the chance to get a silver spring by madprofessor..

pretty ok..just use em to beautify my acoustic tone

coletoymusic · « **Reply #22 on:** March 30, 2015, 12:53:59 AM »

Quote from: echo_ikaw on March 28, 2015, 11:04:01 PM

Hey Coletoymusic No Problem., I'm glad that you like Nels..

I'm into ambient music before... Here's one of my video using a Telecaster, echo park, wet reverb V1, carbon copy, Empress SuperDelay and One peso Coin..

Beautiful playing sir! Do you have recorded material? Would love to listen to your stuff!

coletoymusic · « **Reply #23 on:** March 30, 2015, 12:56:12 AM »

Quote from: gandydancer123 on March 29, 2015, 11:52:17 AM

hof is good! but had the chance to get a silver spring by madprofessor..

pretty ok..just use em to beautify my acoustic tone

Would it suit one's ambient needs? The reason why I'm considering the Cathedral/Bluesky is because of the extra preset. I can set a relatively natural reverb, and then for another part of the song I could switch to a more lush and bigger sound.

mother_earth! · « **Reply #24 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:56:59 AM »

No love for the MS70cdr..?

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Author Topic: All About That Verb (A thread for the ambient hand) (Read 6477 times)