Trance Amulet Ultra Preamp Demo
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Trance Audio has a new line of preamps that work not only with Trance's own pickups, but are available separately and can be used with a variety of pickups. In this video, I give a quick overview of the new system, and demo a few of the models.
Lovely demo.
Gary at Trance has helped me dial-in the required gain levels for my JBL PRX One using the trim pots. The factory settings for my Trance Ultra Dual Mono VT were clipping signals out of the box set at 12 O’clock, also Gary informed me the volumes for the two thumbwheels are best set around 75%. Still a bit thin, compared to by K &K Trinity True Stereo, but is likely an EQ issue.
Wow, man - you're functioning at another level when it comes to pickups. :) So for the K&K, did you unsolder the stereo jack that usually comes with it and separately wire each disk into the Trance preamp?
Really nice, Doug!
Great demo Doug and what a cool product. Well explained and played. This has me tempted to move beyond my Mcintyre feather bridgeplate pickup
Very informative…well done!
It all sounds great. Absolutely loved the K&K pickups in stereo.
loved the sound of the k&k pickup with the preamp :)
Sounds great!
Oh, the question: what is your experience inputting into a EQ Preamp out of the instrument? Things got messy and howling when I did so on either at PZ Pro (radial) or a Headway VAP stereo blender.
Suggestions getting the full sound spectrums from your video? Did you EQ additionally?
Ive used the trance preamps into my sunnaudio ms-2 with no problem. They are pretty hot compared to other pickups, but otherwise no problem. I could use the trims to lower the output of course. Perhaps your just too hot for your normal settings? On the video Im running thru a radial JDI stereo DI - just a passive DI, into a sound devices recorder. No eq at all, either in the signal chain, or in post processing
I was wondering How this system would work with something like the duel source pickups from the Ibanez Artwood fingerstyle series, or even a basic pickup? The stereo or 3 source preamp is the most interesting sonically, and is something I really like. I'm blind, and wondered exactly what it would take to install this preamp on any guitar and how easy it would be to swap? Also, are there any mixers/blenders that will do this from a standard piezo pickup or the Taylor Expression II system? The stereo spread over strings or two seperat pickups? I'm sorry for the huge comment and mass of questions?
Regards,
Melissa.
Hi Mellisa, I'm not familiar with the Ibanez system, so I'm not sure. I don't think I'd replace another active system with this, it's more likely to be useful for people building a custom set using various passive pickups. Installation isn't very difficult, but I can't imagine doing it without vision, because there are wires to be run and managed. so I'd suggest having a guitar tech do any work. I don't know of any simple stereo replacement for the Taylor ES - that would need to be a complete pickup replacement, since the ES is a single mono transducer. The Trance system also isn't designed to fit into the pre-drilled holes of the taylor system. You could certainly just have the ES removed and go with any other pickup, like the K&K or Trance, or many others, tho you'd have the 3 holes where the controls on the Taylor go. The ES2 is a good pickup system, tho. I'm not sure I'd replace that. I should note that stereo is fun, and is especially interesting for recording, but may not work as well for live performance, where half the audience would hear the bass strings and the other half the treble strings!
@@DougYoungGuitar I get it about not using the stereo live. But lugged in guitar is ust so bland and (Well) Mono... it lacks the spread of a midside miced setup or even and XY... Also thank you for replying...
@@MelissaCox1992 For recording, stereo definitely helps a pickup sound better!
@@MelissaCox1992 I found a picture of the inside of an Artwood acoustic, and it looks like they use a very thin magnetic pickup up at the bottom of the fingerboard, and 3 piezo disks on the bridgeplate. Oddly enough, the 3 piezos seem to be jumpered together with very short cables between them, with a single shielded cable going to their onboard preamp. Since the piezos don’t have separate, accessible wires, you won’t be able to preamp and treat them separately, which would be a big improvement.
You could use one of our various stereo systems to give you separate access to the magnetic and piezo pickups separately, or even use a 3 channel Multi system to give you an additional channel for something like a mic or undersaddle etc.
Being able treat and present the different pickups independently and via stereo brings a lot to your sound, both when just playing or recording, and especially in live performance, where even just a small amount of stereo spread really enhances the way your instrument comes across to the audience.
We’re still working on getting everything up on the website (there is a LOT) but if you give us a call or email, we would be happy to discuss the many possibilities available! tranceaudio.com/
Checked the website but where can we order the true stereo one?
Contact them. They don't have the full list up yet.
@@DougYoungGuitar thank you for your reply. Your playing is beautiful and so is the pickup set up as well!