chrisba

We use BandHelper . Been using it for years , and it does everything we need. Does lyrics, set lists and autoscroll. Available on Apple & Android.

No, Solaris ran ( runs ) on x86 as well. Common code base for vast majority of it, and a pretty similar release cycle. Still some supported versions, I believe, although it's all owned by Oracle now, who have other fish to fry. ( I was a Sun / Oracle for nearly 20 years. Sun was the best company I ever worked for. Oracle definitely weren't )

Happy to be corrected here. My requirement for this has gone away, so I haven't kept up to date with what's available now.

Well, I tried one ( the old, 4 speaker one ) and didn't like it at all. Didn't suit my p-bass, not enough low end. Not tried the newer 2 speaker version.

I'd be very surprised if the Zoom could drive a speaker loud enough to be usable in anything other than a very quiet room. So, you'd need some kind of active ( powered ) speaker, which is basically what an amplifier is. Battery power is definitely possible, but I've not heard anything battery powered that would make a bass sound like a bass. Even the specifically designed battery bass amps like the Roland Bass Cube are really tinny ( as well as tiny )

Just came across this on YouTube. Filmed in 2019. World Tour cyclist Daniel Oss is a bass player. This is part of a series where former UK road race champion Matt Stephens goes for a ride and to a cafe with leading pro and ex-pro cyclists. Includes a trip to Wunjos and Macaris on Denmark Street. The whole series is very entertaining but I don't think there's any music content in any of the others.

I too have bought nothing. Although I rehease most weeks and have done half a dozen gigs, and we made a new album this year, I have not spent a penny on gear ? Not even a string, cable or pick. In fact I sold an unused set of strings for £20 on eBay, so I'm in profit.

Rechargable batteries, and especially Lithium ion ones, have a slightly different voltage, which may cause problems. Probably why they're deemed unsuitable. I also find they don't hold charge as well when not being used.

I loved Breakfast in America when it first came out and it's one of the very few albums from that era that I have never stopped listening too. As is often ( no, nearly always ) the case, the first album you buy from any band is your favourite. I like the earlier ones too, but nothing like as much.

Miss You - Rolling Stones. The only cover we do, it's not normally in our set. Also, whatever it is, not something that's in that days set list. Myself and others have trouble playing songs a second time, 'cos we think "have we played the middle 8 already, shouldn't there be a chorus now ? " or similar.

Just watched the Lightning Seeds set on the recommendation of my twenty-something year old daughter who was there and saw them live. What a great set, super slick and tight. Better live than in the studio IMHO.

Much, much nicer. I didn't like the blue at all, but was too polite to say anything.

I'm pretty sure it was these people... https://www.duplicationcentre.co.uk/

I had 100 copies made of our last album, on CD-R's, about 6 years ago, and I can assure you they are still playable, I've just checked one. I really wish I could remember the name of the duplication company I used ( it was something obvious like CD Duplication Ltd, and they were UK based ), as they were super efficient, helpful and cheap. Not a music-oriented company, probably more into software distribution, so probably no longer in business 😞 . However, they understood how to make playable, music CD's With cardboard sleeve, printed back and front, and the CD printed on too, it came to about £150. I'm sure the market's changed a lot since then though.

On my Thule roofbox, you can't take they key out unless it's properly locked. The key won't turn unless the latch is engaged at each end.