Dad3353

But... But... But... He's playing my bass..!

I fear I may have expressed myself badly. All I want to do is play drums, really, not laboriously set up a complete kit with a multitude of samples/velocities etc to be able to play. That's what the drum software does (although I can, if inspired, modify any of it if I so wish...). The dozens (hundreds..?) of kits and kit elements are already there, ready to play with a fine interface. I have, in my murky and distant past, more than dabbled in ASM programming, and I'm capable (or was, back then..!) of writing the software for triggering samples myself. I still am not convinced that there's a bundled DAW with anything like the drum software I use. Others, with different needs, will get on very well with Fruity Loops and the like, but that doesn't fit my bill at all. No need for a dedicated drummer plug-in..? Hmm... I must, indeed, have expressed myself very badly.

Being a Drummer, my main consideration is being able to play drums into the DAW, firstly, or create drum tracks, mostly using MIDI (piano-roll style...) or samples (timpani hits, for instance, or hand-claps...). The stuff I compose is very varied, but largely orchestrally-inspired; I'm not at ease with EDM or Disco stuff. I seldom (read: never...) use sequencers or arpeggiators. Currently I use my drum software triggered by one of my e-kits. I can't think of any bundled DAW equivalent. There may be; I haven't seen/tried 'em all. I use this for playing 'live' cover songs, from Bowie, through R.E.M. and Noir Désir to Bashung, RATM, Radiohead and more. Reaper and Superior Drummer do all of this just fine, within my modest budget, on lowly material. Certainly not 'cutting edge', top-of-the-line' pro-studio stuff, but, then again, although I'm good, I'm not a 'cutting edge', top-of-the-line' pro-studio Drummer, so...

I might be interested to learn of any DAW that comes bundled with drum software that approaches the quality and ease of use of ToonTrack's 'Superior Drummer 3' (price approx. £250...) or Stephen Slate Drums 5.5 or Trigger Platinum (price approx. $120...). As of typing this I know of none, but am willing to hear of any.

What's the issue here..? Is it still too heavy..? It's just a bass, like so many others; it's just less expensive than many.

I tried to install Bandlab (ex-Cakewalk...) onto my PC (Intel i5, 12Gb, SSD, Win10 64 Pro...) and had to give up. I've been in IT since... well, even longer than that, but I renounced. It may well be splendid; I couldn't get it to work.

... and, I suspect, at least a modicum of talent, maybe honed.

Good morning, Kevvo, and welcome back ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Deadline is approaching and I've not really started yet..! I have an idea (well, a notion, or sketch, or vague thought...) and have even collected a few bits'n'bobs (as one does...) that may serve, but my get up and go seems to have got up and gone, for now. As a bonus, my eyes have gone all funny as of this evening, and even typing this is very odd, with as many corrections as correct hits. Hmm... S'not as if I don't get enough sleep, either. Hmm... Old age, eh..? It's a rum do alright.

There's one MIDI function I've not (yet...) found, for Reaper, and that's a MIDI 'maths' function, to allow stuff such as 'Add 12% Velocity to Channels 2, 3 and 6', or 'logic' operations. I had this on a very old Atari at one stage, and found it useful, but I've not seen anything since (well, not free, at least, and I'll admit I've not looked too hard, either...). Other than that, Reaper does MIDI just fine, I find. I've not tried absolutely all of the plug-ins listed above, but quite a few of 'em, and they're good enough for me (read: they're bloomin' excellent...).

I've been using Reaper for many, many years now, and use channel sends, routing, and MIDI recording and editing, just fine. There are, naturally, things that other software can do better, in the same way as a new Bentley has some advantages over my Citroen ZX, but, for a very high percentage of the Users, Reaper does just fine. Anyone with specific needs should look into DAWs that meet those needs, of course, but other than that, Reaper is as good as any other, and better than many. One is free to try it for an indefinite period, so, discounting any time spent learning how to use it (as with any and every DAW...), there's not much against giving it a go. It won't suit everyone, but then again, nothing does (and it's true; some folk are just picky...).

I don't remember that being one of the Joe Morello methods I followed (but, then again, I don't remember much at all..! ).

I follow your gist, but I think I peaked at 3.

In the many decades I've been playing drums, I've never 'used' my knees. What have I been doing wrong..? Ankles, wrists, yes, but knees..? If you mean 'carrying the kit in and out of venues', I'd suggest a trolley; other than that, I'm stumped.

Good gracious, no..! What a horrific idea..! Indeed not; we ignore 100% of our audience.

Good evening, SC69, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

I think I detect a slight dose of cynicism there ^^. Or were you just being sarcastic..? ...

Phil Jones Bass Neopower 5” Driver That's all there is on the back of the voice coils. I've no more info than that.

He's welcome to come along and help glue it up; I'm stubborn, but willing to learn from real experts of the sort. As long as it's in budget, naturally.

Our 'normal' rig is a Hiwatt 200w valve PA head, and an HH 2 x 15 folded horn cab. Compared to that, this is feather-weight..! No, the idea was not to get a 'one-hand lift' (possible, certainly, but would imply other investments that are not justified by the usage anticipated...). As long as it's easily transportable and set up, with no 'faff', that'll do. We play 'plug'n'play', so just plug in the lead and that's it. No pedal-board, DI out, monitoring or other stuff. Simple, stout, low budget. The wood, cut, with the 17², cost 90€ all in. I have the speakers and the amp, so...

It may well fly as well as many of my other projects, and you're right, Clark Y is tried and tested.

What is this 'finishing' of which you speak..? At best, it'll get a rub-over with a sanding belt and a coat or two of boat varnish. If that's not good enough, I'm a fan of Hammerite.

We'll see, but 12mm is quite stout already, and the panels are not that large. The combo has a shelf for the amp, and the 4x5 will really be 2 x 2x5, as there'll be a dividing horizontal partition between the volumes. I doubt that it'll get so loud as to resonate the panels, but we can always add later, if need be. It's an experiment; there's little 'science' behind it except having seen photos of the PJ C2. The rest (port volume etc... ) is just guesswork.

Bass cabs, and amps, we have in plenty. They do a fine job, for small, pub gigs, festival stages and rehearsals at home. However, a new genre has turned up : garden party, or living room, jams or micro-concerts. The essence of these will be almost spontaneous, light-weight affairs, with minimal gear (but of good quality...). There's the rub, presently: we have a practise combo, but it's a bit past its sell-by date, and puny, even then. A recent garden event showed up its weaknesses. It doesn't 'cut the mustard', and for these events, we don't want the faff of a Big Rig (in this context, a 4x10 Ampeg is a Big Rig...). That's the issue; here's the solution... A while ago now, I bought, from a fellow BC member (thanks again, PPP...) a set of six Phil Jones five-inch speakers (OK, 'drivers', but I'm old, you see, so they're 'speakers' to me...). Now is the time to see what can be made from them. Daft as I am, I immediately thought of the Phil Jones C2-type of cab, and decided to see if I could 'copy' the concept, and make a combo of it. We have on hand an amp (Hartke HA3500; overkill, really, but we have it, so...), so I sketched out a few ideas, and popped them into Blender (a graphics tool I use for 3D printing, making virtual model trains and other stuff...). Here's the result, modelled into 'real-world' panels and carefully assembled to check the measurements... If you've read carefully, you'll remember I had bought six speakers. Let's see what a modular system could look like, with a 4 x 5 extension cab... More modelling; this is what comes up ... All very well, but what will it look like really..? I don't know; let's find out. Here they are, stacked in a virtual salon, with a bonhomme for scale... Well, that's the idea, anyway. I spent two sleepless nights working out a cutting list from one single 2500 x 1220 x 12 sheet of ply, took it to the wood folk and had those panels cut. I've a few lengths of 17² for gluing into the corners; we'll see how it all pans out. It won't be quick (a couple of weeks, maybe..? We'll see...), but I think I have all we need to get started, anyway. To be continued; wish us luck ...