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We bought a Piano from Andertons that got cosmetically damaged in transit. They were 110% helpful getting a replacement to us, and getting the damaged one back to them - a logistical challenge for an item that was 120kgs + Real humans that care about their customers

As a first mic, id recommend a Shure SM57, you should be able to find one new under your budget. It is really easy to get a good sound (unlike a cheap LDC) and can be used on most instruments and vocals alike. It's a dynamic mic, which won't require phantom powering. The SM57 has the same capsule as a SM58, just in a more versatile package. Most Pro studios have at least one SM57 in their mic cupboard - they are like the Swiss Army knife of mics! For an interface, i'd really recommend something from Focusrite -> not just because their quality is top notch, but also the support of their products, they really do set the bar for taking care of their customers. The 2i2 model seems very popular (or one of the bigger interfaces if you need more inputs).

just use something like this.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/364336268750

I managed to offload my much unloved and unused Akai MPC Live on FB Marketplace.. 2 days later with itchy palms and eBay loaded up, I pulled the trigger on an old Akai MPC 1000 She's a bit of an ugly duckling with a couple of scratches and needs some tlc to get her in top shape. Still I bagged it at a fair price so no regrets First impressions, it's great. With the JJOS you have some nifty features like audio recording (actual D2D rather than just samples), some FX built in and lots more Much better quality than the new MPCs (MPC Live, MPC One etc) and driven more by your ears than eyes! Kind of a half way house between the classics (60/3000/2000/xl) and the newcomers Time will tell if she's a keeper 0C37335F-9743-416E-AC70-CA7763386EFA_1_201_a.heic

Having lived over the pond for awhile. I can safely report, it's not only music. It's just about everything. There is some shared language, but that is about it

Gone to a basschatter!

Yes, it looks like the dancefloor from Saturday Night Fever I think the basic premise, is that it allows you to launch the various parts ('clips') of your song as and when required, more of a performance tool if you like https://www.andertons.co.uk/novation-launchpad-mini-mk3-64-rgb-pad-midi-grid-controller £88, it includes Ableton Live Lite and a whole bunch of other software

With reference to your initial question about triggering in multi-tracked parts using the follow tempo in Ableton - I did actually give it a try earlier and it worked surprisingly well. I'm a Logic user too, and wouldn't throw that aside for Ableton. However for your use case, I think you might be best served by the 'Lite' version or Ableton. You might want to invest in a mini Launchpad or similar to control it It definitely requires thinking about the process in a slightly different way to the way Logic works - I can see how Ableton is viewed as difficult if you're used to a linear, tape multirack type workflow

I'm not an Ableton guru, but I'm pretty sure this would be sufficient .. I wouldn't worry about slight variations in tempo from your hand drum, as the time stretch is done on the fly, so the 'tracks' in Ableton will automatically fit in with the input tempo Sound like an interesting project you are planning

Unfortunately GarageBand is a bit crap at syncing midi - ie. it doesn't do it Reason will (as you've discovered), as will Reaper, Cubase and most other DAWs - and of course Logic Pro X will ... you probably don't want to spend any more money right now, but Logic is a good investment for the future if you're on Mac

Give it a try. I think you might be pleasantly suprised how well it actually works. You might be better off posting specific questions to someone that actually uses it, rather than on a Bass forum that attracts comments from people who have just heard internet rumours

How many tracks are you using? There is a 'Lite' version available for much cheaper and a lot of hardware these days includes a licence for it - it is limited to 8 tracks though

This 100%. I'm sure your teacher is great but not a mind reader. Have an open and honest discussion about what you want to learn, and ask them for feedback on your progress. 30yo is a mere boy compared to most of us here on Basschat!