Demos
Stuart McCallum : In Session with SubSix at d&b audiotechnik UK HQ : 'Gnossienne No 1' by Erik Satie
The Breath In 2023 I was asked to collaborate on a project with the highly acclaimed duo The Breath and loudspeaker manufacturer d&b audiotechnik. Stuart McCallum, guitarist with The Breath and ex long-time member of The Cinematic Orchestra had been put on to Submarine Pickups by my old bandmate, Jack Page now Global Artist Relations with d&b. Soundscape It was early days of SubSix, Submarine’s first hexaphonic pickup, and I gave Stuart one of the early prototypes to try. He was immediately taken by the possibilities. The project with The Breath led towards a series of shows using Soundscape, d&b’s immersive audio system. Having multiple pickups on a guitar opens up a large amount of possibilities for placing ‘sound objects’, in this case, strings, at different point in or around the venue. This, in addition to this Stuart’s extensive pedal boards added yet more sonic immersion. In addition to the rapidly expanding channel count it then becomes possible to move these ‘sound objects’ within the space. More of which in later videos. Soundscape has a number of permutations depending on the size and shape of the venue and also whether the show is your standard stage-at-one-end setup or in-the-round. This particular performance is in the d&b demo room at their UK headquarters with Stuart in the centre of the room. You’ll be able to see around the side of the room, many many speakers. Some clever audio processing which calculates time alignments and levels of each signal delivered to each individual speaker means that when the system operates in concert it is possible to give the illusion of sound emanating from anywhere inside, or indeed outside the room. Combine that with some meticulously captured 3D convolution reverbs and you have an amazingly powerful sound reinforcement system. Of course the best way to experience this is in the room. But for those of us without our own personal dolby atmos suite, this performance has been mixed for binaural headphones. It sounds ok on speakers but headphones will give you the full effect. It does feel like each string is a column of sound standing in the room. As the guitar is played there is a call and response from different areas of the space. But at no point does the effect become distracting. Indeed at first you might be forgiven for not noticing. But as the music draws you in you find there is hidden depth and geography to the music. The Breath will be performing with SubSix at WOMAD on the d&b audiotechnik Soundscape stage on 28th July 2024. The Breath In 2023 I was asked to collaborate on a project with the highly acclaimed duo The Breath and loudspeaker manufacturer d&b audiotechnik. Stuart McCallum, guitarist with The Breath and ex long-time member of The Cinematic Orchestra had been put on to Submarine Pickups by my old bandmate, Jack Page now Global Artist Relations with d&b. Soundscape It was early days of SubSix, Submarine’s first hexaphonic pickup, and I gave Stuart one of the early prototypes to try. He was immediately taken by the possibilities. The project with The Breath led towards a series of shows using Soundscape, d&b’s immersive audio system. Having multiple pickups on a guitar opens up a large amount of possibilities for placing ‘sound objects’, in this case, strings, at different point in or around the venue. This, in addition to this Stuart’s extensive pedal boards added yet more sonic immersion. In addition to the rapidly expanding channel count it then becomes possible to move these ‘sound objects’ within the space. More of which in later videos. Soundscape has a number of permutations depending on the size and shape of the venue and also whether the show is your standard stage-at-one-end setup or in-the-round. This particular performance is in the d&b demo room at their UK headquarters with Stuart in the centre of the room. You’ll be able to see around the side of the room, many many speakers. Some clever audio processing which calculates time alignments and levels of each signal delivered to each individual speaker means that when the system operates in concert it is possible to give the illusion of sound emanating from anywhere inside, or indeed outside the room. Combine that with some meticulously captured 3D convolution reverbs and you have an amazingly powerful sound reinforcement system. Of course the best way to experience this is in the room. But for those of us without our own personal dolby atmos suite, this performance has been mixed for binaural headphones. It sounds ok on speakers but headphones will give you the full effect. It does feel like each string is a column of sound standing in the room. As the guitar is played there is a call and response from different areas of the space. But at no point does the effect become distracting. Indeed at first you might be forgiven for not noticing. But as the music draws you in you find there is hidden depth and geography to the music. The Breath will be performing with SubSix at WOMAD on the d&b audiotechnik Soundscape stage on 28th July 2024. Read more ↗ Show less
The Breath
In 2023 I was asked to collaborate on a project with the highly acclaimed duo The Breath and loudspeaker manufacturer d&b audiotechnik. Stuart McCallum, guitarist with The Breath and ex long-time member of The Cinematic Orchestra had been put on to Submarine Pickups by my old bandmate, Jack Page now Global Artist Relations with d&b.
Soundscape
It was early days of SubSix, Submarine’s first hexaphonic pickup, and I gave Stuart one of the early prototypes to try. He was immediately taken by the possibilities. The project with The Breath led towards a series of shows using Soundscape, d&b’s immersive audio system. Having multiple pickups on a guitar opens up a large amount of possibilities for placing ‘sound objects’, in this case, strings, at different point in or around the venue. This, in addition to this Stuart’s extensive pedal boards added yet more sonic immersion. In addition to the rapidly expanding channel count it then becomes possible to move these ‘sound objects’ within the space. More of which in later videos.
Soundscape has a number of permutations depending on the size and shape of the venue and also whether the show is your standard stage-at-one-end setup or in-the-round. This particular performance is in the d&b demo room at their UK headquarters with Stuart in the centre of the room. You’ll be able to see around the side of the room, many many speakers. Some clever audio processing which calculates time alignments and levels of each signal delivered to each individual speaker means that when the system operates in concert it is possible to give the illusion of sound emanating from anywhere inside, or indeed outside the room. Combine that with some meticulously captured 3D convolution reverbs and you have an amazingly powerful sound reinforcement system.
Of course the best way to experience this is in the room. But for those of us without our own personal dolby atmos suite, this performance has been mixed for binaural headphones. It sounds ok on speakers but headphones will give you the full effect.
It does feel like each string is a column of sound standing in the room. As the guitar is played there is a call and response from different areas of the space. But at no point does the effect become distracting. Indeed at first you might be forgiven for not noticing. But as the music draws you in you find there is hidden depth and geography to the music.
The Breath will be performing with SubSix at WOMAD on the d&b audiotechnik Soundscape stage on 28th July 2024.
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SubSix Pedal Steel on a Telecaster
Here's another wonderfully creative way to use SubSix. This week we are stepping into the world of pitch shifting. Pedal Steel is one of those instruments that without the real thing has not been possible to recreate until now. This week our pal Holly Carter shows how to use a SubSix to get pedal steel (or B+G bender) sounds on a telecaster.As the SubSix has six individual outputs, pitch-shifting individual strings becomes a possibility. This can be done in various ways - if you were using a DAW some plugins and pitch-shifting automation could be used for example. In this instance, we are using the EHX pitchfork which has an expression pedal input for nice smooth glissandos which we use alongside with some other pedals all running into a 5W amp.We are pitch-shifted here with two individual strings so we need two separate EHX Pitchforks. Rather than heel-toe type expression pedals, we used two Roland DP-10s (continuous sustain pedals) to pitchshift the B and G strings by one and two semitones respectively. The pedal action of a piano pedal seemed like a more appropriate and intuitive choice here. After the pitch-shifting, the G and B strings are recombined with the other four strings. Following that some overdrive to glue it together and then delay and reverb for a bit of atmosphere and sparkle. Here's another wonderfully creative way to use SubSix. This week we are stepping into the world of pitch shifting. Pedal Steel is one of those instruments that without the real thing has not been possible to recreate until now. This week our pal Holly Carter shows how to use a SubSix to get pedal steel (or B+G bender) sounds on a telecaster.As the SubSix has six individual outputs, pitch-shifting individual strings becomes a possibility. This can be done in various ways - if you were using a DAW some plugins and pitch-shifting automation could be used for example. In this instance, we are using the EHX pitchfork which has an expression pedal input for nice smooth glissandos which we use alongside with some other pedals all running into a 5W amp.We are pitch-shifted here with two individual strings so we need two separate EHX Pitchforks. Rather than heel-toe type expression pedals, we used two Roland DP-10s (continuous sustain pedals) to pitchshift the B and G strings by one and two semitones respectively. The pedal action of a piano pedal seemed like a more appropriate and intuitive choice here. After the pitch-shifting, the G and B strings are recombined with the other four strings. Following that some overdrive to glue it together and then delay and reverb for a bit of atmosphere and sparkle. Read more ↗ Show less
Here's another wonderfully creative way to use SubSix. This week we are stepping into the world of pitch shifting. Pedal Steel is one of those instruments that without the real thing has not been possible to recreate until now.
This week our pal Holly Carter shows how to use a SubSix to get pedal steel (or B+G bender) sounds on a telecaster.As the SubSix has six individual outputs, pitch-shifting individual strings becomes a possibility. This can be done in various ways - if you were using a DAW some plugins and pitch-shifting automation could be used for example. In this instance, we are using the EHX pitchfork which has an expression pedal input for nice smooth glissandos which we use alongside with some other pedals all running into a 5W amp.We are pitch-shifted here with two individual strings so we need two separate EHX Pitchforks. Rather than heel-toe type expression pedals, we used two Roland DP-10s (continuous sustain pedals) to pitchshift the B and G strings by one and two semitones respectively. The pedal action of a piano pedal seemed like a more appropriate and intuitive choice here. After the pitch-shifting, the G and B strings are recombined with the other four strings. Following that some overdrive to glue it together and then delay and reverb for a bit of atmosphere and sparkle.
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SubSix x hexaphonic fuzz x Logic Pro
A deeper dive into what can be done with the SubSix. Here we begin to explore the concept of individual string processing, specifically - hexaphonic fuzz and other effects applied on a string by string basis, to individual strings and the mix as a whole. A deeper dive into what can be done with the SubSix. Here we begin to explore the concept of individual string processing, specifically - hexaphonic fuzz and other effects applied on a string by string basis, to individual strings and the mix as a whole. Read more ↗ Show less
A deeper dive into what can be done with the SubSix. Here we begin to explore the concept of individual string processing, specifically - hexaphonic fuzz and other effects applied on a string by string basis, to individual strings and the mix as a whole.
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Submarine x MXR Sub Machine
Here's a short video explaining showing how to use a Submarine to add a bass guitar sound to your setup. The octave effect is only applied to the E and A strings, leaving the other four unaffected. The pedals used here are MXR Submachine and EHX Memory Toy on the Submarine; A Way Huge Echo Puss and MXR Reverb on the Telecaster. Here's a short video explaining showing how to use a Submarine to add a bass guitar sound to your setup. The octave effect is only applied to the E and A strings, leaving the other four unaffected. The pedals used here are MXR Submachine and EHX Memory Toy on the Submarine; A Way Huge Echo Puss and MXR Reverb on the Telecaster. Read more ↗ Show less
Here's a short video explaining showing how to use a Submarine to add a bass guitar sound to your setup. The octave effect is only applied to the E and A strings, leaving the other four unaffected. The pedals used here are MXR Submachine and EHX Memory Toy on the Submarine; A Way Huge Echo Puss and MXR Reverb on the Telecaster.
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Combining octave bass, multiple effects and acoustic sound
Here we have the Sub Pro set up with the drop D string going to a Sub octave and the trebles strings running through a compressor, expression, delay, overdrive and reverb. hear how the Sub pro can isolate the strings and fully reject those that the effect is not intended to be applied to. Three channels of audio here: An acoustic guitar, 'bass guitar' and 'lead guitar'. Headphones recommended Here we have the Sub Pro set up with the drop D string going to a Sub octave and the trebles strings running through a compressor, expression, delay, overdrive and reverb. hear how the Sub pro can isolate the strings and fully reject those that the effect is not intended to be applied to. Three channels of audio here: An acoustic guitar, 'bass guitar' and 'lead guitar'. Headphones recommended Read more ↗ Show less
Here we have the Sub Pro set up with the drop D string going to a Sub octave and the trebles strings running through a compressor, expression, delay, overdrive and reverb. hear how the Sub pro can isolate the strings and fully reject those that the effect is not intended to be applied to. Three channels of audio here: An acoustic guitar, 'bass guitar' and 'lead guitar'.
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Sub Pro Stereo guitar, alternating strings
Here is a setup where the switches of the Sub Pro are alternately switched left, right. When I strum a chord you’ll hear something similar to a ping pong delay where each alternate note is left right. And as the chord sustains you can really enjoy this marvellous stereo image that you just don’t get with a mono pickup. Here is a setup where the switches of the Sub Pro are alternately switched left, right. When I strum a chord you’ll hear something similar to a ping pong delay where each alternate note is left right. And as the chord sustains you can really enjoy this marvellous stereo image that you just don’t get with a mono pickup. Read more ↗ Show less
Here is a setup where the switches of the Sub Pro are alternately switched left, right. When I strum a chord you’ll hear something similar to a ping pong delay where each alternate note is left right. And as the chord sustains you can really enjoy this marvellous stereo image that you just don’t get with a mono pickup.
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B Bender - Glissando pitch shifting of an individual string
Using the Sub Pro, one string is isolated, pitch shifted by a tone which is controlled by an expression pedal. This signal is then recombined with the other five strings, compressed, reverb-ed and sent on its way. Using the Sub Pro, one string is isolated, pitch shifted by a tone which is controlled by an expression pedal. This signal is then recombined with the other five strings, compressed, reverb-ed and sent on its way. Read more ↗ Show less
Using the Sub Pro, one string is isolated, pitch shifted by a tone which is controlled by an expression pedal. This signal is then recombined with the other five strings, compressed, reverb-ed and sent on its way.
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Choralflange Submarine on treble strings
SUBMARINE ↣ PITCHFORK ↣ FULLTONE CHORALFLANGE ↣EHX HOLY GRAIL ↣ FENDER TWIN SUBMARINE ↣ PITCHFORK ↣ FULLTONE CHORALFLANGE ↣EHX HOLY GRAIL ↣ FENDER TWIN Read more ↗ Show less
SUBMARINE ↣ PITCHFORK ↣ FULLTONE CHORALFLANGE ↣EHX HOLY GRAIL ↣ FENDER TWIN
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Sub Pro debut : Octaves up, octaves down
The debut of the Submarine Pro featuring Kit Hawes. Here's how it is done: Submarine Pro - two low strings - MXR Studio Compressor - MXR Bass Octave Deluxe Submarine Pro - two high strings - EHX Pitchfork - Raygun FX vintage boost Martin 000 - Fishman Matrix II - clean The debut of the Submarine Pro featuring Kit Hawes. Here's how it is done: Submarine Pro - two low strings - MXR Studio Compressor - MXR Bass Octave Deluxe Submarine Pro - two high strings - EHX Pitchfork - Raygun FX vintage boost Martin 000 - Fishman Matrix II - clean Read more ↗ Show less
The debut of the Submarine Pro featuring Kit Hawes.
Here's how it is done: Submarine Pro - two low strings - MXR Studio Compressor - MXR Bass Octave Deluxe Submarine Pro - two high strings - EHX Pitchfork - Raygun FX vintage boost Martin 000 - Fishman Matrix II - clean
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Glissando basslines - Submarine with Electroharmonix Pitchfork thumbnail
SUBMARINE ↣ PITCHFORK ↣ TUNER ↣ AMPEG B15 ROLAND DP8 ⤴ SUBMARINE ↣ PITCHFORK ↣ TUNER ↣ AMPEG B15 ROLAND DP8 ⤴ Read more ↗ Show less
SUBMARINE ↣ PITCHFORK ↣ TUNER ↣ AMPEG B15 ROLAND DP8 ⤴
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Submarine through a 2.5W Audio Kitchen Big Trees
SUBMARINE ↣ BOSS COMPRESSOR ↣ BOSS DELAY ↣ TUNER ↣ AUDIOKITCHEN BIG TREES ↣ VINTAGE NO-NAME 8" SPEAKER Filmed at Old Jet Studios by Nick Illot https://www.facebook.com/oldjet http://nickilottphotography.co.uk/ SUBMARINE ↣ BOSS COMPRESSOR ↣ BOSS DELAY ↣ TUNER ↣ AUDIOKITCHEN BIG TREES ↣ VINTAGE NO-NAME 8" SPEAKER Filmed at Old Jet Studios by Nick Illot https://www.facebook.com/oldjet http://nickilottphotography.co.uk/ Read more ↗ Show less
SUBMARINE ↣ BOSS COMPRESSOR ↣ BOSS DELAY ↣ TUNER ↣ AUDIOKITCHEN BIG TREES ↣ VINTAGE NO-NAME 8" SPEAKER
Filmed at Old Jet Studios by Nick Illot
https://www.facebook.com/oldjet http://nickilottphotography.co.uk/
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Submarine : POG Small Stone EchoPuss
Pick out melody lines with the Submarine. Play rhythm at the same time. Here's one way to get two different sounds from your guitar. Pick out melody lines with the Submarine. Play rhythm at the same time. Here's one way to get two different sounds from your guitar. Read more ↗ Show less
Pick out melody lines with the Submarine. Play rhythm at the same time. Here's one way to get two different sounds from your guitar.
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Sub Pro : Solo guitar - Four parallel signal chains
Using the Sub Pro two separate groups of strings are isolated from the is acoustic guitar and channeled to two separate guitar pedal signal chains. This augments the acoustic guitar pickup that is also feeding a fork in this signal chain that provides an infinite sustain using Gamechanger Audio's Plus Pedal. strings 1, 2 & 3 sub pro eq - hotone komp - raygun fx sodadrive - wayhuge echopuss - boss expression - DI strings 5 & 6 sub pro mooer spark compressor - ebs octabass - DI guild d40 - fishman rare earth humbucker - DI plus pedal - ibanez wah - walrus audio fathom - DI Using the Sub Pro two separate groups of strings are isolated from the is acoustic guitar and channeled to two separate guitar pedal signal chains. This augments the acoustic guitar pickup that is also feeding a fork in this signal chain that provides an infinite sustain using Gamechanger Audio's Plus Pedal. strings 1, 2 & 3 sub pro eq - hotone komp - raygun fx sodadrive - wayhuge echopuss - boss expression - DI strings 5 & 6 sub pro mooer spark compressor - ebs octabass - DI guild d40 - fishman rare earth humbucker - DI plus pedal - ibanez wah - walrus audio fathom - DI Read more ↗ Show less
Using the Sub Pro two separate groups of strings are isolated from the is acoustic guitar and channeled to two separate guitar pedal signal chains. This augments the acoustic guitar pickup that is also feeding a fork in this signal chain that provides an infinite sustain using Gamechanger Audio's Plus Pedal.
strings 1, 2 & 3 sub pro eq - hotone komp - raygun fx sodadrive - wayhuge echopuss - boss expression - DI
strings 5 & 6 sub pro mooer spark compressor - ebs octabass - DI
guild d40 - fishman rare earth humbucker - DI plus pedal - ibanez wah - walrus audio fathom - DI
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Stereo Guitar : Sub Pro x Dex Audio
strings e, a & d dex audio modded ehx hot tubes, blackheart little giant strings g, b & e dex audio modded ehx flat iron fuzz (rat style), blackheart little giant combo many thanks to dex and dex audio stroud, uk www.submarinepickup.com strings e, a & d dex audio modded ehx hot tubes, blackheart little giant strings g, b & e dex audio modded ehx flat iron fuzz (rat style), blackheart little giant combo many thanks to dex and dex audio stroud, uk www.submarinepickup.com Read more ↗ Show less
strings e, a & d dex audio modded ehx hot tubes, blackheart little giant strings g, b & e dex audio modded ehx flat iron fuzz (rat style), blackheart little giant combo many thanks to dex and dex audio stroud, uk www.submarinepickup.com
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String separation for sustain - DOD Overdrive and EBS Octabass Sub Octave
A visit to local guitar shop Dex Audio to try out some of their modded pedals. Three parallel signal chains showing the separation of signals from groups of strings on an acoustic guitar. This separation is particularly effective when used with overdrives, fuzzes or compressors. In this demo compression, overdrive and delay is applied to the treble strings, and compression and sub octave to the bass. As the high notes ring the bass accompaniment does not cause them to break up. The division of string signals means the sound is more controllable and ultimately more effective. strings 1 & 2 dex audio modded boss expander ebs octabass strings 5 & 6 dex audio modded boss compressor dex audio modded dod overdrive dex audio modded ehx memory toy A visit to local guitar shop Dex Audio to try out some of their modded pedals. Three parallel signal chains showing the separation of signals from groups of strings on an acoustic guitar. This separation is particularly effective when used with overdrives, fuzzes or compressors. In this demo compression, overdrive and delay is applied to the treble strings, and compression and sub octave to the bass. As the high notes ring the bass accompaniment does not cause them to break up. The division of string signals means the sound is more controllable and ultimately more effective. strings 1 & 2 dex audio modded boss expander ebs octabass strings 5 & 6 dex audio modded boss compressor dex audio modded dod overdrive dex audio modded ehx memory toy Read more ↗ Show less
A visit to local guitar shop Dex Audio to try out some of their modded pedals.
Three parallel signal chains showing the separation of signals from groups of strings on an acoustic guitar. This separation is particularly effective when used with overdrives, fuzzes or compressors. In this demo compression, overdrive and delay is applied to the treble strings, and compression and sub octave to the bass. As the high notes ring the bass accompaniment does not cause them to break up.
The division of string signals means the sound is more controllable and ultimately more effective.
strings 1 & 2 dex audio modded boss expander ebs octabass
strings 5 & 6 dex audio modded boss compressor dex audio modded dod overdrive dex audio modded ehx memory toy
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SubSix - a hexaphonic acoustic primer in Logic Pro
Here we begin to look at a DAW workflow using SubSix. Installed on an acoustic guitar and running six channels into Logic Pro we start panning, editing and pitchshifting individual strings. The strings are first panned across the stereo field, extraneous notes removed and a sub octave added in for extra bass. Here we begin to look at a DAW workflow using SubSix. Installed on an acoustic guitar and running six channels into Logic Pro we start panning, editing and pitchshifting individual strings. The strings are first panned across the stereo field, extraneous notes removed and a sub octave added in for extra bass. Read more ↗ Show less
Here we begin to look at a DAW workflow using SubSix. Installed on an acoustic guitar and running six channels into Logic Pro we start panning, editing and pitchshifting individual strings.
The strings are first panned across the stereo field, extraneous notes removed and a sub octave added in for extra bass.
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