Getting Tau 2 to really GROOWWLL...

[basic channel]

hi

How do I get Tau 2 to produce that really rough, metallic grating/growling as heard in many a Hardfloor track (the 303 kings).

I can't seem to take the Tau 2 to that extreme.

cheers

swayzak

[Greedy Soul]

Route it through a Boss HM2 Heavy Metal pedal, I've been told that was how they used to do it.

Tim

[basic channel]

Hmm...I've got one of these little babies from the early 80s - do you think it would suffice ?

[dietmar_pier]

hm, you aren't the real swayzak (i mean the existing and releasing project) ?

if you were you would know how hardfloor did it...

ok, just kidding...

years ago i made the distorted 303 sounds with a boss os-2 distortion pedal, should be nearly the same result as with the pedal mentioned above...

[Greedy Soul]

Hmm...I've got one of these little babies from the early 80s - do you think it would suffice ?

Only one way to find out

Cheers

Tim

[jtstatic]

I found IK multimedia amplitube works pretty well for acid style riffs. I believe the reason is most used guitar distortion pedals with their tb303's in the old days. I found I got easier the result I hoped rather than using some other distorion plugin. Only downside is the high price but I believe it's worth it since you can use it with any bass/guitar sound and get incredible results.

[Muon Software Ltd]

I remember reading that the RAT distortion pedal was a bit of a late 80s early 90s favourite.

Me, I was a cheapskate and simply used to whack up the gain on my (analogue) desk. Works a treat

Dave

[Greedy Soul]

Me, I was a cheapskate and simply used to whack up the gain on my (analogue) desk. Works a treat

Dave

Mackie 8 buss was great for that and surprisingly my 01v does a good job of it too, used to use a BassStation cranked that way live and it sounded great.

Tim

[cold c]

Did you try the simulanalog guitar suite plugins ?

http://www.simulanalog.org/guitarsuite.htm
or
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/programs/SimulAnalog/

[Muon Software Ltd]

Yup, it was a bass station here too. We bust the cutoff knob on it from excessive acid tweaking. I have to treat the 303 with a bit of respect too 'cos its not in such good nick

Thankfully I've got a Phatboy so I can quite happily spank Tau2 till the cows come home. Hours of fun, even if I do say so myself

Cheers
D

[Kriminal]

Thankfully I've got a Phatboy so I can quite happily spank Tau2 till the cows come home. Hours of fun, even if I do say so myself

Cheers
D

HaHa, been spankin it a fair bit myself with my Evolution, and yes, hours of fun here too

[Permanent4]

I don't have Tau2 yet -- just bought it last night, awaiting delivery -- but I tried Tau with SuperCamelPhat2, and the results were quite acidic.

-David, abusing SuperCamelPhat to no end right now.

[Markleford]

I typically follow Tau with PredatOhm: I think multi-band distortion is the way to go for precise mix tweakery!

Still gotta try the Tau2 demo...

- m

[cold c]

I wasn't planning on buying any more synths for a while, but after playing with the Tau 2 demo through a bunch of plugs (simulanalog-> mda overdrive -> PSP VW) with dunk's step sequencer, I gave in and placed my order.

[Greedy Soul]

I have to treat the 303 with a bit of respect too 'cos its not in such good nick

Bloody hell you wanna see the state of mine!!!! Especially with your attempts to reduce its resale value I can't see anyone forking out more than a tenner for it

[t]