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• Jazzaferri Victoria B.C.Moderator Dunn Ultrafox, DuPont MDC20 Gretsch Chet Atkins CG

  June 2013 Posts: 3,707

  Oooh, any idea of price range and availability. I'm up for a new guitar mic. Who knows maybe I could even use it on sax.

  The Magic really starts to happen when you can play it with your eyes closed
• Bones Moderator

  June 2013 Posts: 3,334

  VERY nicely done Dennis!
  
  What is the name of that waltz?
  
  Thanks
• dennis Montreal, QuebecModerator

  June 2013 edited June 2013 Posts: 2,161

  the waltz has no name, everything is in the description though ... here it is copy and pasted
  
  "Patrick Inghilleri: leri130 AT msn.com
  
  This is a waltz by Wasso Grünholz, a Dutch Gypsy guitarist in the style of Django Reinhardt known for his beautiful compositions, and also known for not naming his compositions. This was taught to me by Stochelo Rosenberg a few years ago.
  
  This is a microphone/preamp system designed by Patrick Inghilleri from Marseille, France. This is the prototype model and the only one in existence (at the moment). It was made for a friend of mine; I do not own this preamp/mic
  
  It is by far the best amplification system that I've tried for Gypsy Jazz guitars (so far). It has the sound of a condenser microphone such as the Audio Technica seen at the end of the video, but it does not require phantom power. Therefore, the system will work on any guitar amplifier. The microphone itself has 3 cells, 2 on top to capture the sound of the strings, and another at the bottom to cancel feedback. I have yet to test the anti-feedback system in concert, but if it works well, then it would solve the problem for people who are used to playing in noisy situations. I have tried cranking it, and only achieved feedback by pushing the volume to the max, and by boosting the bass frequencies in the preamp's graphic EQ.
  
  The preamp system is very interesting and full of different features that I wasn't able to try out yet. It has graphic EQ for the mic. You can also plug in a Stimer type pickup with separate controls as well as compression. It has a USB interface for plugging into the computer, for recording and various outputs (RCA, line out, etc...) for various functions.
  
  I am testing the system here in the context of a live performance. The rhythm guitar backing track is recorded with it. The EQ settings are flat. The preamp is plugged into an AER alpha, and the EQ settings are flat as well. There is just a little touch of reverb.
  
  For the second half of the video, I am using an Audio Technica Pro 70 which is one of the most popular microphones for Gypsy Jazz guitarists who perform live. The main problem with this microphone is feedback issues when playing in noisy conditions. The volume was kept at the same level, notice the extra bass due to the proximity effect.
  
  The sound was not altered in any way in post production , so you hear the tone as is. A Gefell concenser mic was used to capture the sound of the amp.
  
  Demo by Denis Chang http://www.denischang.com"

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• pickitjohn South Texas Corpus, San Antonio, AustinVirtuoso Patenotte 260

  June 2013 Posts: 936

  
  Not to start a long thread my vote goes to the first part of the Video.
  
  microphone/preamp system designed by Patrick Inghilleri
  
  Be great to know how,and when along with the price for the system.
  
  Hey Denis, Thanks for all you do here.
  
  pickitjohn

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• dennis Montreal, QuebecModerator

  June 2013 Posts: 2,161

  Well he went all out with this box, it's got tons and tons of features that I don't think are necessary... I'm not exactly sure what he plans to do, he's been asking me for feedback so I'll probably end up helping him design a much simpler version of the preamp because I could sure use one myself; that alone should help reduce the costs... Like I said this current preamp doesn't belong to me.

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• Bones Moderator

  June 2013 Posts: 3,334

  Hi Dennis,
  
  Oh ok, I just looked at the vid in the forum thread so I didn't see the description on the Youtube page.
  
  Great composition! It looks very technical. Do you think it would be too hard for a novice like me to try to transcribe/play off of the Youtube vid? How would you rate the level of difficulty relative to like Indifference or MSG?
  
  thanks
• Gadjo_Jazz ✭

  May 2014 edited May 2014 Posts: 19

  Wow, sounds great Dennis, thanks for sharing.
  
  How did it turn out?
  
  I see this thread is nearly a year old now.
  
  Will Patrick be showing this off at Samois by any chance?
  
  I see you you say there are a lot of extra features that you think won't be needed... Saying that, I have one extra feature to suggest (not to sound rude hopefully)
  
  What about the introduction of a blender function possibly?
  
  Where the microphone and a bigtone/piezo can be added into the mix for extra control over the sound.
  
  I say this because I am currently searching high and low for a good acoustic blender, and this could be the one
  
  Regards