| Author | Message | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 572 Registered: 2-2005 |
My friend the balloon bass player has a show coming out on TLC next month -- Feb. 7th to be exact. http://tv.msn.com/tv/series/the-unpoppables/ I haven't seen it yet and I don't know how much balloon bass is in it if any, but he seems happy w/ how it came out -- six episodes. I assume he's playing balloon bass in there in addition to the balloon sculptures; I think they filmed some live shows, now that I think of it. He's running this rig with a million effects and was trying out amps trying to find something that didn't feedback, as if that were possible. I was like, "Dude, your electronics consist of a piezo pickup scotch-taped to a balloon. It's probably gonna feed back." | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1893 Registered: 10-2003 |
Detune the output slightly. Maybe shift pitch down just a few cents and see if that helps. Maybe more. It's a broadcasting trick for eliminating telephone feedback, and might work with balloons as well.. John | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 573 Registered: 2-2005 |
His "neck" is a slack balloon pulled to pitch, so I don't think we're gonna be able to deal in individual cents here... ;) Hey Mica, time to get to work on those Series 2 balloon electronics... And actually, he is running a stereo rig now: one bass amp, one keyboard amp, and sending the higher pitched effects through the latter. | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1894 Registered: 10-2003 |
Not the balloon itself, but the signal. If he's already running through effects, add slight detune to it. It can't feedback if it's a different frequency each time through the chain.. John | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 574 Registered: 2-2005 |
Oh, I see. Yeah, he's running a Digitech Whammy through there...the feedback seemed to be coming from, first, trying to get enough signal, and second through the higher pitches generated through some of the effects. Here's a video of the rubber tree quartet, with all balloon instruments...I keep saying this could play the nation's colleges for all eternity, but the problem is, you know, you've got some volatile equipment there.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9F6BDeiLLg | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 575 Registered: 2-2005 |
I also like this one.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJHUwlsY9g4&feature=player_profilepage (Message edited by hb3 on January 22, 2011) [moderator's edit for fixing the link] (Message edited by adriaan on January 22, 2011) | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1896 Registered: 10-2003 |
That's just unbelievably fantastic. Wow! John | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 576 Registered: 2-2005 |
Thanks, adriaan. Yeah, he's gotten better. It's noticeable. |
