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The Stick Rig - Update

Well, the RIG has changed substantially....no longer are multiple computers being used.  Thanks to the Intel Core2Duo E6600, plenty of RAM and a good motherboard I am now happy to say that the computer based audio component of the Stick rig is down to one 8-space rack case (not including the power amp section....).  The graphic above shows the configuration of the computer rack system - excluding the monitor and keyboard..  The difference in performance between the Core2 and Pentium 4 CPU is significant.  A particular Guitar Rig patch I created called Ambient Wash used about 70% cpu resources on the P4 - and only 15% on the C2D!  

I've been gearing my music rig to be as modular as possible.  This is to help get the most bang-for-the-buck as I can.  So far I think it is working well.  The system is built using a modular concept.  The modules include:

- the computer-based audio module in an 8-space SKB rack.  This has a 3-space rack mount, Core2Duo based computer, MOTU Midi Timepiece AV, Behringer REV2496 reverb modeler, MOTU Traveler interface, Behringer ADA8000 A/D/A and 2 x Roland GI-20 Guitar-to-MIDI converters.  There is also an RME HDSP 5296 card in the computer. (see picture above)

- the power amp system which includes a Crown XLS402 amp, DBX DriveRack PA and a Behringer R1602 single-space 16 channel mixer.  All of this is in a 4-space SKB rack.  This module currently drives two ACME Low-B2 full range bass cabinets, each with 2x10" woofers, 1x5" mid and a 1" soft dome tweeter.

- an analog input module which consists of two Behringer Bass V-Amp Pro units and two Behringer Virtualizer Pro effect processors in a 6-space SKB rack case.  Analog is really not a true description of the module because technically the signals are converted to digital inside the modules.  I call it analog though to differentiate it from the computer based audio module.

I have the option of running the outputs of the computer module and/or the analog module directly to the power amp module or to the studio mixing board for playback through my studio monitors or recording..  I have recently been using an Ampeg SVP Pro bass preamp with my 6-string bass.  This is plugged into the mixer in the power amp module as well as my Roland V-bass and VG-88v2.  This little package really packs a lot of sonic power into a relatively portable package.  I have my bass fitted with a GK-2B pickup and I can also route my Stick through it and the VG-88..

More to come.....