mcnach

[quote name='tonyclaret' timestamp='1365666111' post='2042450'] Wanna do a straight swap for a new Korg pitchblack poly - big display! Great tuner, I just need more space on board? [/quote] Ha! That's why I bought the mini: space! I don't care about the poly side of things. Don't get me wrong, the polytune is readable and all, just not a fan of the display. On dark stages it's probably not so bad. I was checking it out last night at home with the lights dimmed and at a distance it was better

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1365662213' post='2042403'] Deep Funk 9 (or any other number, for that matter) [/quote] I like the idea of putting a random number there. 2.7182 or something

[quote name='chaypup' timestamp='1365682479' post='2042774'] The Mangetout Experience [/quote] Ha! I like that! By the way, we are three guys and three girls, if that changes anything...

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1365683752' post='2042814'] effervescent precipitation. [/quote] That's a prog rock band name

[quote name='Rasta' timestamp='1365658992' post='2042368'] On the basis of Pussyfunk you could drop in some of early Parliaments 'They call my baby pussycat'...great raw funk tune Another band name that could follow the trend 'The Feline Funk Consortiuum' ...think that's groovy? 😄 [/quote] I like that too! I feel you, man, I feel you... (at a distance )

I have a Polytune mini and a Pitchblack. I don't like the display on the Polytune much, but both are good.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1365631401' post='2042235'] The shiny shoe brigade. [/quote] can't do that, our singer lisps. No he doesn't

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1365631821' post='2042251'] Soften it a bit? Funk-U very much.. [/quote]

[quote name='Rasta' timestamp='1365619517' post='2041990'] Pussyfunk [/quote] THAT has to be the name for a song. I am so going to steal that!!!

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1365619487' post='2041988'] Spank the kitten ? Kitty litter kings ? Mafeking Cat ? [/quote] The feline reference is not necessary, but you get bonus points for perseverance

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' timestamp='1365618652' post='2041969'] Funk-u [/quote] It has certain appeal despite the use of "funk", although I suspect we'd probably use another name to avoid problems with oversensitive funky souls...

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' timestamp='1365618020' post='2041949'] Any of the above, or funky kitten [/quote] fluffy

[quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1365617892' post='2041944'] MalFunktion. [/quote] at our last rehearsal, there was a moment when this would have been a very appropriate name

[quote name='Dandelion' timestamp='1365616060' post='2041904'] Fe-Fi-Fo-Funk! [/quote] I was trying to avoid the inclusion of the word funk... but this one has got something, nice one!

[quote name='mushers' timestamp='1365615772' post='2041900'] i would stick with Funkula's Cat [/quote] Too many references to Count Funkula already online... although not so much to his cat, and even less to his cat's castle

ha ha some really interesting names! keep them coming!

Clearly down to personal preference, as I find the Pitchblack the best in terms of display. The Polytune for me is not whether it's easy to use (it is) or accurate (it is) etc... it's purely the display. A symbol/letter made out of many individual dots does not work so well for me.

We started a new band a couple of months ago, and we initially called ourselves Dr Funkula's Cat Castle, for fun... but we're starting to think we need to sort out a name soon, as a number of songs are being made and we start thinking about gigs in a not too distant future. Any suggestions?

I just got a Polytune mini as space was an issue in my funk band pedalboard, where I had a great but huge Korg GT10 tuner. The Polytune works well, and it's much smaller, I love that. But I really don't like the display, made up of lots of small leds. It's not very nice to look at and even hard to read at times... I'll keep it because that does not mean I cannot use it, and I love the size. But it's not pleasant to my eyes. Anybody else find that? I wish Korg came up with a Pitchblack mini...

I suppose it's not as scary as it sounds... If it gives you a better mobility, I guess it's worth it, plus think of the stories you can then tell down at the pub! still... double ouch.

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1365558433' post='2041145'] Lies. I've heard that album, and it's all old Chic covers [/quote]

Tried the Octamizer at rehearsal last night. Very Fat. I liked it a lot. I should have taken the OC-2 as well... I still like the OC-2's sound better. The octamizer is more versatile, but I am sure I am always going to try to make it sound a bit like the OC-2. Hmm. The Octamizer sounds better than the OC-2, though, when playing low notes. I don't normally do that, but I did last night as the Octamizer can cope better, and it was a bit too heavy, but the pitch remained firm unlike the OC-2 in those instances.

[quote name='Musky' timestamp='1365532478' post='2040857'] Incidentally McNach, if you're new to all this [url="http://www.bemuso.com"]Bemuso.com[/url] has a very simple checklist (with some explanation) on DIY releases that has an emphasis on getting the job done without getting bogged down in an avalanche of info. [/quote] oh, thanks! I just quickly browsed a little and it does look like something I need to read. I wish I had asked these questions a couple of months ago! Our album launch gig has been booked for some time now and it seems we were all totally clueless as to what it involves... We need the CDs and we need them now (27th of April is our party/gig)... I'll read as much as I can tonight, thank you!

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1365530079' post='2040811'] The license is actually on the side of the musicians - it gives some protection making sure you get paid if it gets covered by someone else and money is collected every time it gets airplay. Can seem like red tape at the time but comes in very handy like when Curtiss Muldoon's Seraphim got reworked as Maddonna's Ray of Light - as the original had been registered they ended up earning a small fortune. If it hadn't been registered they would have had a very hard time proving the track existed. [/quote] That's what it seems it is, to register the work and credit it appropriately, and on further conversation with the printing company guy he said that we could get away with not doing all that but that he recommends it to all the bands that they do business with. My initial scare was due to a poorly worded checklist I was sent by someone else in the company and my initial confusion arriving at the wrong type of license... A lot of red tape, but it does look reasonable now.

I spoke to the printing company (the guy I had been dealing with in the past to sort quotes etc was away the past few days but was back today)... and it turns out what we need is license AP2 and that it should be free if it's our music (which it is)... now that's starting to sound reasonable... This is using Dischromatix. We saw their work and we liked it, so we went with them.