I spent my after-school yesterday messing with this.
I was not able to finish my lesson plans for today, and got up early to do so.
The thing was EXTREMELY fun to play.
I had some trouble with the strings clearing the bridge on my strat, and I am wondering where to get extra sticky plates in case I want to change it...
I love how easy it is to remove and install otherwise.... just that one thing.
The tracking is insanely good. I find I have to alter my style of playing a bit... I need to play a bit cleaner, and not do those muted strums im so fond of.
I had some trouble with the strings clearing the bridge on my strat, and I am wondering where to get extra sticky plates in case I want to change it...
I can verify that the triple play integrates into Reaper just fine. No, you do not need to use any Fishman software, when you choose your midi input for the track, the Triple Play shows up as a controller. It is advisable to use that instead of the generic one, which for me at least will miss notes and gets poppy.
You do need to install the Triple Play software on your computer however, if for nothing else but to calibrate the sensitivity of each string. Once that's done it's saved to the device, and I haven't had to mess with it since then.
I have to say this device is one of the most wonderful things ever designed for a guitarist! With headphones on I can not detect any latency with most virtual instruments. The tracking is excellent, most "bad" notes are from less than tight playing, accidental harmonics, etc. But other than that, it's smooth sailing.
I've played with the vst midi guitar thing... it simply doesn't compare, and it is the BEST of them out there. It just doesn't draw me to it, it's too frustrating in comparison. Even though it is quite good.
Thanks putting up with questions Jason... what kind of latency do you have there?
Have you tried this on an acoustic gtr? ..would it work or not?
just wondering
"putting up with" ???? nah man, it's all good!
I have about 4-6 ms of latency from my audio interface (firepod). I get no perceptible latency added from the pickup. It's so smooth - which is why it is so fun to play.
I have not tried it on an acoustic guitar. I am pretty sure that they are piezo pickups, so I see no reason why it wouldn't work on an acoustic.
The reason I wouldn't use an acoustic is because I don't want to hear the original sound if I can avoid it - it gets confusing then, imo.
Do the metal endpin brackets have some sort of padding covering them so that they won't affect the finish of the guitar (if it is used as the mounting option)?
How did you mount yours?
The only guitar that I have that I don't care about the finish on is a Variax. On that guitar, I'd be willing to mount this thing by sticking it on with the adhesives.
Which of your guitars do you have it mounted on, and how long did it take to set up the hardware?
Do the metal endpin brackets have some sort of padding covering them so that they won't affect the finish of the guitar (if it is used as the mounting option)?
The side that meets the guitar has corky stuff on it.
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How did you mount yours?
On the strap pin, pretty much lays flat against the body.
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The only guitar that I have that I don't care about the finish on is a Variax. On that guitar, I'd be willing to mount this thing by sticking it on with the adhesives.
Well, I still had to use an adhesive to mount the pickup, which I wasn't too happy about... but its a decent mounting system.
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Which of your guitars do you have it mounted on, and how long did it take to set up the hardware?
about 5 minutes. The hardest part was that the strings on my strat were a bit too low at first.
I did try an axion years ago on my strat but it was not good.
This one seems to be a real thing.
Yes, I haven't tried the roland or other hardware solutions like this. However, I have tried all of the software ones. So, my mode of comparison is somewhat skewed because of that.
Ok , What hardware would I need to use it with my existing hardware synth modules.? Some kind of usb to midi interface?? I have a Midisport Uno,it requires a usb bus.Sooo Ithink it would not work. thks thewiz
Here's how I have the pickup mounted. On a tune-o-matic bridge you simply place the mounting bracket on the posts and lower them to make of for the offset, attach the bridge on top of the bracket, and re-install the strings.
Then measure which pad gives you the correct height (I used the thinnest one) and affix it to the bracket. Using the gauge that comes with the unit, set the 2 screws on the pickup to get as close to the strings as possible until the gauge starts to touch them. There are 2 mounting brackets for the controller, one curved for arch-top guitars and the other flat. Pick which one works for your guitar, attach it to the strap button and then attach the adhesive magnetic strip and snap on the controller.
On this setup the pickup is not touching the guitar so no sticky residue left behind. The controller bracket has a cork bottom so no scratching the finish either.
Then simply charge up the controller, fire up the software, calibrate the string sensitivity, and your off!
Here's a pic of my setup, not sure if pics can be embedded in this forum?
And there is a Group Buy on the Fishman TriplePlay there as well...(I have participated in a couple of past group buys from them, which is why I am linking...)
How can I not pull the trigger on this...
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I mean, the bass parts were all on the low strings.
Cool. So if I nailed a note exactly on time to a click in Reaper, won't I have to deal with that additional latency point in the chain? Fishman > USB > Reaper. Let's assume my current setup will show up exactly on time because I'm calibrated via loopback test.
I guess I'm assuming the calibration to get the triple play to line up exactly as played would be a different calibration that I have for my keyboard or guitar due to the small added latency of the Fishman?
Not trying to sound picky but its something I would need to account for. I suppose I could just record the midi notes on track one and the pure guitar audio note on track two and compare.
Cool. So if I nailed a note exactly on time to a click in Reaper, won't I have to deal with that additional latency point in the chain? Fishman > USB > Reaper. Let's assume my current setup will show up exactly on time because I'm calibrated via loopback test.
I guess I'm assuming the calibration to get the triple play to line up exactly as played would be a different calibration that I have for my keyboard or guitar due to the small added latency of the Fishman?
Not trying to sound picky but its something I would need to account for. I suppose I could just record the midi notes on track one and the pure guitar audio note on track two and compare.
the latency of the fishman is .5 ms according to the manual - just the transmission of the wireless.
I can't see that being much different than a keyboard.
but I dont know..
I could record audio and midi next to each other in a bit if it would help.