RevG
Junior Member
Any tried one? Curious before my coffee house gig in a couple of weeks if it would go well with my F50R and K&K Trinity; especially since they now have specific F50R Sound Images to download....
Fishman Aura?
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Probably Not. Auras are supposed to work w fishman UST
(piezo) pickups. They mimic the sound that various mics would produce
using time-shift and equalization simulations. The Trinity system would
confuse it. Garbage in, garbage out.
Gilded, an Aura owner
(piezo) pickups. They mimic the sound that various mics would produce
using time-shift and equalization simulations. The Trinity system would
confuse it. Garbage in, garbage out.
Gilded, an Aura owner
RevG said:
I don't know if your K&K Trinity can provide a "dry" or "clean" signal. The Fishman Aura (in its many forms), or the DTAR Mama Bear can work really well, but they require a signal that does not include any soundboard information to work properly. They both track the fundamental note, and add in "wood and air", and having soundboard information both confuses the boxes, and can serve to "hide" the fundamental.
I have not heard the Aura, so I cannot comment on that. The Mama Bear works really well; it just takes a little bit of time to figure out the correct input signal setting, the output signal settings, and the Blend/Mix amount. For most output settings, the Blend should be around 40-60%. For the Resonator, Gypsy Jazz, and Acoustic Archtop settings, it usually works best if set higher (80-100%). It is quite effective in eliminating the piezo quack that most USTs produce.
Kostas
plaidseason
Senior Member
Email Frank at Fishman - he loves to talk about this stuff. He'll surely have an answer.
-Chris
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Andy Hiwatt
Member
I actually bought a Fishman Aura some weeks ago ,while being in San Francisco . There's this store there on 4th and Townsend that had a clearance of the Auras, sold them all for $99, that's half the average price.
I was very curious and tried some different models. In the beginning they didn't seem to find the Dreadnought model, so I tried a Jumbo model, that sounded great with the dreadnought I was playing ( a very good sounding Blueridge ,with rosewood back and sides and adirondack top), This guitar had a Fishman preamp, so it was not and undersaddle pickup or a soundhole pickup, but the sound of the Aura was GREAT!, Of course I flattened every EQ on the preamp and mixer to have it as dry as possible.
After a while they were able to find the dreadnought model , I tried it but it had fair less volume , after a long A/B comparison I decided to buy the Jumbo model , against what Fishman advices ,and bearing in mind that on my Guild D50 and D25 I don't have any pickups, I only use a soundhole Fishman Neo D.
I 'm glad to say that once back home I plugged the guitar into the Aura and it sounds superb with at least 5 of the 16 selected sound images. A great improvement from the sound of the pickup, very airy, full of presence, body and character.
I 'm still in doubt that maybe with the Dreadnoufùght model I could have had even better sounds,but the only Dreadnough Aura I tried was not as good as the Jumbo model.
If someone from SF is interested I could provide tha name of the store, they should have some Aura left ,still at $99....
I was very curious and tried some different models. In the beginning they didn't seem to find the Dreadnought model, so I tried a Jumbo model, that sounded great with the dreadnought I was playing ( a very good sounding Blueridge ,with rosewood back and sides and adirondack top), This guitar had a Fishman preamp, so it was not and undersaddle pickup or a soundhole pickup, but the sound of the Aura was GREAT!, Of course I flattened every EQ on the preamp and mixer to have it as dry as possible.
After a while they were able to find the dreadnought model , I tried it but it had fair less volume , after a long A/B comparison I decided to buy the Jumbo model , against what Fishman advices ,and bearing in mind that on my Guild D50 and D25 I don't have any pickups, I only use a soundhole Fishman Neo D.
I 'm glad to say that once back home I plugged the guitar into the Aura and it sounds superb with at least 5 of the 16 selected sound images. A great improvement from the sound of the pickup, very airy, full of presence, body and character.
I 'm still in doubt that maybe with the Dreadnoufùght model I could have had even better sounds,but the only Dreadnough Aura I tried was not as good as the Jumbo model.
If someone from SF is interested I could provide tha name of the store, they should have some Aura left ,still at $99....