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Maton Pickup Through Tonedexter-Waterloo added
While exploring some options, some kind of Maton sacrilege probably, I played my Maton Messiah 808 using just the undersaddle portion of the pickup system - internal mic turned off - and ran it to a Tonedexter file I made ages ago with a Neumann KM184 mic.
Tonedexter % about 9 o'clock on the dial...just on. I like the result - handy perhaps if the internal mic is giving drama...noisy room, or in my case a noisy floor fan blowing at me (hot here), storm outside.....and noisy household! So a short blues on the Maton plugged direct from Tonedexter to iMac/Garageband: https://soundcloud.com/bk7-3/mblues777z BluesKing777. Last edited by BluesKing777; 01-31-2021 at 12:51 AM. |
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I think you discovered what several image gurus have mentioned—the TD really works best with piezo pups, as it was designed. Im still experimenting and learning with the TD (including a Maton with KK mini pure) and loving it. Also, as the experts advise, I put away my nicer condenser mics, and use a relatively cheap ($88) Presonus reference small-dia condenser. Much more than I guessed, mic placement is probably the single most important factor. Definitely helps to arrange a comfortable set up, where everything is within reach and easily tweakable.
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I think that sounds really good.
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Thanks!
I have also previously used a Shure SM57 for Tonedexter files....makes it sound like you used a ...SM57! (used to use one live for years). So if you 'know' the sound of the mic you use to make the wavefiles, you should recognise it. BluesKing777. |
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The latest firmware captures the characteristics of the mic really well.
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I have not updated to the latest firmware as yet......have been meaning to buy an SD card......a long drive for a little card or delivery makes me feel like I need to buy ....something else!
Can you do the FAT32 on a Mac laptop? BluesKing777. |
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Maton Pickup Through Tonedexter
[QUOTE=BluesKing777;6619214Can you do the FAT32 on a Mac laptop?
BluesKing777.[/QUOTE] Yes, you can. |
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Thanks! Did you do the upgrade the TD with a MacBook? I see mine has a never used card slot on the side. I do have a card reader from the days of transferring photos from a digital camera! The camera actually has an SD card, but it is still working good, so.....leave that and get a new card. Today! BluesKing777. |
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Yup. I have a mid 2015 MacBook with that SD slot that I never use as well. Just put the card in. In disc utilities, choose ‘erase’ and there’s a drop down to select the format. A new one might already be formatted properly. Then download the latest firmware from audio sprockets and drag the 3 files over to the card. I just did this today. |
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Done, thanks - it all went well. I will try a new file a bit later. BluesKing777. |
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After reading about the new firmware, I went back to the Tonedexter. I made wavemaps with three different mics, a Neuman Km184, a Neumann TLM102 and a DPA 4099G Core, and the Tonedexter captures their character perfectly. Now I use the Tonedexter instead of the DPA 4099G Core and there is almost no audible difference between the two.
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Thanks Sprucetop!
I made a new wavemap with the new firmware update...I didn't want to overwrite the Maton map from above as yet.... Here is a short blues shuffle played on my Waterloo ladder braced WL-14L with a K&K Trinity installed - if I run a normal guitar lead out, it is just the pickup, no internal mic....very versatile, eh? If I get mic problems, just run the Tonedexter version! Pretty happy with it - first up, probably should have practiced the playing a bit more but I just hit record and started.... Used my Neumann KM184 and hooray, hooray, hooray! The track sounds like a ladder braced guitar in a mic! Hooray again... and you can’t hear the two dogs over my back fence barking and howling! https://soundcloud.com/bk7-3/shuffblues77bb BluesKing777. Last edited by BluesKing777; 01-30-2021 at 06:25 PM. |