PorchBoard Floor Bass: Difference between revisions

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Like any instrument, when you spend some time with it you can get different effects and be more expressive with it as you learn it's capabilities & limitations ''(and yours!)''.

Here are some learnings about playing this instrument through the L1.

Here are some learnings about playing this instrument through the {{L1}}.

* You get a different sound based on where along the tap-rail you place your foot (as well as how hard, of course). This worked well for emphasizing different beats, with softer taps being near the outside end of the rail and the louder ones nearer the middle.

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* Because of producing predominately low-end sounds, it really demonstrates some of the "curses" of bass sound which Hilmar-at-Bose talks about -- such as how the volume of bass sounds can vary radically at different positions in the room. For example, at one point during an "acoustic jam", someone came up and turned down the volume a bit on the remote channel for the Porchboard, whispering to the performer "it was way too loud in the back of the room" -- but from where the performer was sitting the sound seemed to be nicely "underneath" the other folks playing.

* The best sound of the Porchboard seems to come when played through an Extended Bass L1 System (one with 4 B1's); 4 B1's provide the broad dynamic low range which can bring out the variety of volumes one has with most percussive instruments. However, it can also sound just fine through single or double B1 Systems, too. However, it is not recommend for use with an L1 without at least one B1 attached.

* The best sound of the Porchboard seems to come when played through an Extended Bass {{L1}} System (one with 4 {{B1}}'s); 4 {{B1}}'s provide the broad dynamic low range which can bring out the variety of volumes one has with most percussive instruments. However, it can also sound just fine through single or double {{B1}} Systems, too. However, it is not recommend for use with an {{L1}} without at least one {{B1}} attached.

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 Like any instrument, when you spend some time with it you can get different effects and be more expressive with it as you learn it's capabilities & limitations ''(and yours!)''.
-Here are some learnings about playing this instrument through the L1.
+Here are some learnings about playing this instrument through the {{L1}}.
 * You get a different sound based on where along the tap-rail you place your foot (as well as how hard, of course).  This worked well for emphasizing different beats, with softer taps being near the outside end of the rail and the louder ones nearer the middle.
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 * Because of producing predominately low-end sounds, it really demonstrates some of the "curses" of bass sound which Hilmar-at-Bose talks about -- such as how the volume of bass sounds can vary radically at different positions in the room.  For example, at one point during an "acoustic jam", someone came up and turned down the volume a bit on the remote channel for the Porchboard, whispering to the performer "it was way too loud in the back of the room" -- but from where the performer was sitting the sound seemed to be nicely "underneath" the other folks playing.
-* The best sound of the Porchboard seems to come when played through an Extended Bass L1 System (one with 4 B1's); 4 B1's provide the broad dynamic low range which can bring out the variety of volumes one has with most percussive instruments.  However, it can also sound just fine through single or double B1 Systems, too.  However, it is not recommend for use with an L1 without at least one B1 attached.
+* The best sound of the Porchboard seems to come when played through an Extended Bass {{L1}} System (one with 4 {{B1}}'s); 4 {{B1}}'s provide the broad dynamic low range which can bring out the variety of volumes one has with most percussive instruments.  However, it can also sound just fine through single or double {{B1}} Systems, too.  However, it is not recommend for use with an {{L1}} without at least one {{B1}} attached.