Clarky and the Helix

Clarky

Jonathanthomas83 said:

@Clarky how are you finding the modelling on the Helix now you've spent more time with it? I agree that the Fractal sounds superior to most of the stuff I've tried too.

What band do you play in, by the way? If you don't mind me asking.

The modelling so far sounds ok but don't feel very nice.
to be honest I'm not all that worried about it. It took months before I found the sweet spot in the Axe. So I think it's just a matter of time.

i play in the David Cross Band
DC used to be in King Crimson
also we've added David Jackson to our lineup. He used to play for Van der Graaf Generator.
our drummer Craig also plays for Stephen Wilson

kinda name droopy eh
its me, the vocalist and bassist that no one's ever heard of... lol

Jonathanthomas83

@clarky ;Not name droppy at all, I asked and you answered! That sounds like a great project to be involved in! Congrats!

Clarky

this is us a week ago in Germany
https://www.facebook.com/christine.leyh/media_set?set=a.1288968104505879.1073742035.100001781042880&type=3&pnref=story

Clarky

Vaiai said:

When controlling parameters in snapshots if you press down on the knob while turning you get square brackets round it which show that parameter is just for that snapshot. Dead easy to set them that way

how do you do this assignment in the editor?

Cabicular

Clarky said:

Vaiai said:

When controlling parameters in snapshots if you press down on the knob while turning you get square brackets round it which show that parameter is just for that snapshot. Dead easy to set them that way

how do you do this assignment in the editor?

Lol
I don't know but I turn the knob once to create the brackets then use the editor from then on

Clarky

just like in the Axe-FX, the 5150 likes a block in front of it to jack up the level
now we have nice gain..

Clarky

Cabicular said:

Clarky said:

Vaiai said:

When controlling parameters in snapshots if you press down on the knob while turning you get square brackets round it which show that parameter is just for that snapshot. Dead easy to set them that way

how do you do this assignment in the editor?

Lol
I don't know but I turn the knob once to create the brackets then use the editor from then on

that's what I ended up doing...

Vaiai

Good point! Never tried it in the editor.
Btw - A FB friend of mine played with Ray Wilson on the same bill as you last week I think - he shared some footage of the DC band from backstage Also footage of Rick Wakeman's gear while he was waiting to go on. It's Ali Ferguson, local Edinburgh lad and great player.

Clarky

Vaiai said:

Good point! Never tried it in the editor.
Btw - A FB friend of mine played with Ray Wilson on the same bill as you last week I think - he shared some footage of the DC band from backstage Also footage of Rick Wakeman's gear while he was waiting to go on. It's Ali Ferguson, local Edinburgh lad and great player.

played a green Strat that night I think…
I was with them when they were about to go on.. wishing them well…
One of them [may have been Ali] said to me "are you fast enough?" and laughed… lol..

Clarky

so… I'm now doing my tone morphing stuff..
dry riff morphs to clean ambient
solo morphs to clean but remains ambient
clean does no morphing at all

I reckon I'll struggle to do my next preset..
riff to clean
solo to clean
clean to pad
riff to pad

Cabicular

Clarky said:

so… I'm now doing my tone morphing stuff..
dry riff morphs to clean ambient
solo morphs to clean but remains ambient
clean does no morphing at all

I reckon I'll struggle to do my next preset..
riff to clean
solo to clean
clean to pad
riff to pad

Are you going to set them on parallel paths and then put a gain block at the front of each?
then simultaneously increase and decrease the gain on the pedal sweep?
there are a few templates for that kind of thing that are worth looking at

hubobulous

@Clarky - what was it you were meaning about the 5150 needing a block in front of it? Is the actual output of the amp not high enough, or the gain from the amp alone not enough etc?

guitarfishbay

IIRC from the Axe FX thread the guy is a gain maniac.

I don't think I've ever had gain over 5 on any of the Fractal 5150 lead models and I'm pretty sure Clarky thinks that is a clean sound

professorben

guitarfishbay said:

IIRC from the Axe FX thread the guy is a gain maniac.

I don't think I've ever had gain over 5 on any of the Fractal 5150 lead models and I'm pretty sure Clarky thinks that is a clean sound

If you can still hear the notes its too clean. 

hubobulous

If you can still hear the notes your technique is too good

Cabicular

I always stick a Minotaur or a screamer in front of a dirty amp just to tighten it up
I do the same with real amps too. I'm just used to that sound and the extra sustain

professorben

hubobulous said:

If you can still hear the notes your technique is too good

Too true. 

Clarky

Cabicular said:

Clarky said:

so… I'm now doing my tone morphing stuff..
dry riff morphs to clean ambient
solo morphs to clean but remains ambient
clean does no morphing at all

I reckon I'll struggle to do my next preset..
riff to clean
solo to clean
clean to pad
riff to pad

Are you going to set them on parallel paths and then put a gain block at the front of each?
then simultaneously increase and decrease the gain on the pedal sweep?
there are a few templates for that kind of thing that are worth looking at

shame I can't post a pic cos the photo bucket bstrds..

amp1: path 1a
amp2: path 1b

path1 links to path2

amp3: path 2a

Clarky

hubobulous said:

@Clarky - what was it you were meaning about the 5150 needing a block in front of it? Is the actual output of the amp not high enough, or the gain from the amp alone not enough etc?

amp gain is not enough.. ah need more dirt cap'n </MrScott>

Clarky

guitarfishbay said:

IIRC from the Axe FX thread the guy is a gain maniac.

I don't think I've ever had gain over 5 on any of the Fractal 5150 lead models and I'm pretty sure Clarky thinks that is a clean sound

this is true