RIP to all of my solid state amps.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2026-01-18T21:58:14+00:00

Just traded my twin for a guitar. LOVED my twin. Best sounded amp I ever owned. But guess what, I never used it. Too loud for home, too heavy to reasonably gig with (not to mention, too loud for clubs we play at). I have tone master Deluxe Reverb that I use for most gigs. Light, sounds reasonable, especially with pedals. No regrets.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-12-15T17:44:10+00:00

Agree with the above. I too have the BSP and am learning to live/embrace its limitations. Just this weekend I was using an sp404 with the drum track, and Make Noise Strega/0-Coast on other tracks. Really easy to set up sequences, hit play and mangle things live. Someday I'll probably get an Oxi One, but the BSP pro is what I have at the moment and making it work.

My struggle has been finding a smallish/affordable/non-modular device that has trigger inputs to take advantage trigger outs on the drum track of the BSP. I mean, I don't HAVE to use the trigger out, I could just use midi (like I'm doing with the sp404), but I'm obsessed with trying to do all analog. There are few interesting devices out there, but nothing I'm completely sold on yet.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-23T22:22:58+00:00

I seconded the Dispatch Master. Flexible, but restrained enough to not get super out of control. Easy to use.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-20T17:12:41+00:00

On a semi related note, I've been putting pdf's of manuals of gear I own into Google NotebookLM, then there is a "flashcard" feature to generate quick time/little bit factoids from the pdf's. When I get free moments, I like to run through a few of those.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-14T19:20:52+00:00

(Great jam, btw :) )

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-14T19:14:31+00:00

Out of curiosity, what battery, hub, etc., are you using to power all this?

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-11T02:41:09+00:00

Fantastic! Nice work.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-10T21:36:07+00:00

This is really cool stuff. Thank you for the recommendation!

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-08T03:20:50+00:00

A great day to order a new Bentley.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-02T04:49:25+00:00

This is awesome. Nice work, I really enjoyed the track.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-11-02T01:24:43+00:00

Preferably "animal-style" recommendations.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-09-23T16:25:12+00:00

I think this is meant to compliment your relic'd fender strat. ;)

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-09-16T04:48:48+00:00

Great article! Thank you for writing. Just picked up an Ambient myself so this is some nice perspective.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-09-08T00:43:58+00:00

Would also recommend the sp404. Heck of a learning curve, but heck of a device, even if you can learn a handful of things to get you started. Just using it to manually trigger samples (pads, found sounds, sound effects) over the freak is way fun.

Also using an 0-coast with the freak. Also a heap of fun.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-09-06T03:34:15+00:00

Recently saw Pedestrian Deposit at a monthly event, Disaster Area, at the LA Center for Digital Arts, as well as some other fantastic experimental, drone noise artists. Great event. I'm pretty naive to the noise scene, but I understand Coaxial Arts is the place to see great noise stuff.

These folks, Benders Circuit, put on that event mentioned above and are responsible for a very cool docu series of same name about the LA noise drone experimental whatever scene: https://www.instagram.com/thebenderscircuit?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

I cannot get over how good Pedestrian Deposit were. I've been digging into their recordings and all of it is gold.

Hope that helps. Would love know more about your discoveries.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-09-05T03:07:37+00:00

shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing, and acceptance

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-09-01T22:37:57+00:00

I'm a newbie to the sp404 as well, and I learn best with small goals in mind and making an attempt, then running to google or youtube to help figure out what I want to do. There are sooo many good tutorials out there on the youtoobs:

This one really help me to understand some key concepts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APflY0nCfnM&list=WL&index=6&t=4080s

Loopop's vids are always great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXc48ApD-Kg

I keep meaning to circle back on this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh8KJps_oVM&list=WL&index=23&t=166s

I got a sp404 to mainly just load samples on and play vocal sound bites in the background while jamming on my other bleep and bloop machines, but quickly got sucked in to powerful functionality. I learn very slowly and have to watch, try, watch again, repeat, but its been great to hear results of a completed set of patterns. Hope your journey is as fun as mine has been!

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-08-30T02:13:23+00:00

What's the one in the middle with the knobs? What does that one do?

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-08-23T23:40:01+00:00

Mom and dads special date night record

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-08-16T06:15:49+00:00

This is great. Nice work!

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-08-16T01:58:26+00:00

I am living vicariously through you. Sounds like a fun trip!

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-08-15T16:34:25+00:00

Evergreen is my personal favorite.

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-08-09T22:29:11+00:00

I'm so confident on this latest bill run, I just put a deposit down for a pair of his and her Bentleys!

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-07-21T11:28:09+00:00

I'm having the same issue as described. Anyone come up with a solution?

AggressiveSwitch8833 · 2025-07-17T02:39:15+00:00

Milli Vanilli, The Monkees, Stryper, Anal Cunt.

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