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Run it in conjunction with the Venue and you'll have what you want. A boost switch and a tuner.
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You could do that but it doesn't really make a lot of sense, especially from a financial stand point. I am also not a big fan of the tuner on the Venue. I am definitely going to try the Session and can make it work, I just wish it at least had a boost and tuner out.
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It makes sense to me because I already have a Venue bought and paid for, I found it used on ebay for $179 which wasn't too bad. I like the tuner on the Venue, but normally used the fender clip on. Having both seems to be the best option to me...a lot depends on the cost and availability of the Session DI. The audio demo portion of the Namm video sounds really good to me.
I hate when manufacturers withhold information about products.
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so this was posted on their Instagram account......
lrbaggsofficial The Session DI will be available early spring. We will know more in the next couple of weeks. Street price in the U.S. will be $249. hmmmm..... I'm torn about the Session. DO NOT like the top mounted XLR!!! That's one of the reasons I'm replacing my PADI. I've been seriously considering either the Venue or even the Radial PZ-Pre simply because of the EQ section and the Notch filter capabilities. Have been considering sorta the Angel Electronics stuff too but their site has been down for construction for Gen 7 stuuff but not sure of the build quality even though some high power fingerstyle guys are on board. Maybe the Lehle or even the new Fishman. And don't get me started about the new Grace Felix. so many choices these days I'm currently in the process of putting the full Anthem system in my 94' Taylor 810. Not because I'm not please with my older Baggs Dual source of that era, but because I think it'll be a pretty substantial improvement with newer technology. I run it through a PADI (older first model one) and I get very respectable results, but..... As I'm an Audio Engineer and a worship guitarist (large band, Avioms and multi-campuses and systems), I'm looking for a little upgrade on my tone even though we run Avalon U5 preamps for our guest acoustic players which is fantastic. My thoughts are, maybe the ultimate would be a Session run though send/returns of the Venue. Still get the great 5 band parametric EQ w/ variable frequencies and notch of the Venue but then get an extra notch on the Session WITH Saturation and the multi-compressor. Not even using the XLR out. seems expensive though for a few features, but maybe the improvement is that awesome. ahhh the elusive quest for ultimate tone!!! how much is enough? answer - just a tad bit more
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The second thought that comes to mind is Baggs appears to be going down the road of the keep it simple mind set. The grand, grand majority of weekend warriors (who of course is Lloyd's demographic) haven't much of a clue about the nitty gritty of the more complex audio devices. Some struggle with basic and fundamental audio issues and ideas. Put an average weekend warrior on stage with a typical 4-band (or 3-band) multiband compressor and I'd think the options (and the anxiety that options create) and the somewhat complex parameters would ultimately do more harm than good. Obviously in this case a pre-set multiband is a very broad brush stroke but I suspect the frequencies and curves were selected in a manner to cover the most ground for the most egregious and notorious pickup anomalies. As I mentioned to Gary earlier sometimes and for some folks there's far more sonic gains to be had by a simple setup and concentrating more on the right hand and then ultimately their performance, than by a complex stage environment. I'm digging the idea of this box.[/QUOTE] this is wisdom
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now waiting for the LR Baggs "Venssion"
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Getting back to the issue of the Session DI, I think it might be a good tool to thicken the somewhat thin sounding (to my ears) high end from the Anthem system. I'm currently fortunate to be running sound for several good players who use Anthem-equipped guitars. Its my personal favorite of the mainstream, mono out pickup systems. However, the high end does sound a tad bit thin to me at times. |
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Well I listened to the LR Bagg's demo's of their Lyric pickup and thought gee that sounds good, why can't mine sound that good. Then I noticed in everyone of the video's, the performers were playing thru Venue's. So I bought a Venue thinking then I could duplicate the great sound in the video's. Nope. Now I find out those demo video's were mixed using extra sound processing thru multi-band compressors and saturation gear. What other gimmicks are they using to get great sounding demo's ?? $3,000 mics ?? analog tape recorders ??
I'd really like to hear a true demo of this Session DI BEFORE I shell out another $250...by that I mean an actual unprocessed demo. Sounds like the truth is starting to come out.
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You can hear demos of many pickups, totally unprocessed, on my pickup page (see sig). I don't think I used a Venue on any of those - I haven't really set out to compare preamps, tho I have posted some Venue demos here before. The problem is, my demos still show my guitar, me playing, direct into a recorder. There are no "gimicks", but still, you playing your guitar thru your amp, etc, will sound different (quite probably better!). I don't think there's any serious deception going on with Baggs or anyone else's demos, tho of course any manufacturer will put their product in the best light. It's just impossible to predict how something will work for you until you try it. One good strategy is to order it from someone who will let you return the gear if it doesn't work for you.
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Well in the Lyric video's, he doesn't advertise the fact that everybody is playing thru Venues. He doesn't advertise that the demo's are polished up in a studio. You have to admit there's a little bit of trickery going on here.
I'd be more apt to believe a You Tube video showing an A/B demo of the Session DI unit by an actual user vrs a highly polished professionally produced video. Don't get me wrong, I like the Lyric a lot and it does sound okay thru my system, but no where as nice as the posted demo video's on the LR Baggs website. I like the Venue too, but it too needs help, I'm hoping that the Session DI is the final answer.
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Well according to a previous post, the Session DI won't be available until early spring...that's a good 2-3 months away. It's amazing how the price is much more than the Para DI.
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I just did a sound check with the Lyric/Venue into Adobe Audition CS6. I tried adding multi-band compression and went thru the presets. Some of them sounded really nice and really improved the sound of the Lyric greatly.
I also ran the same file into Cakewalk's Sonar X3 to try out their saturation effect...that just added a nasty distortion so I wasn't very pleased with that. The multi-band compressor really put on a nice finishing touch, so this Session DI might be just what the doctor ordered. Another studio trick I used is to clean up the audio track with Audition's Noise Reduction feature, which really cleaned up the track nicely, and really improved the sound. So with all that said, I was able to get the Lyric to sound very close to the demo's on the LR Baggs website. So the Lyric does need help, but does have the capability to deliver a quality sound. I have no desire to change pickups.
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lr baggs acoustic session di with empress para eq, would be is a good combination?
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