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Good morning, Boomslang, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

They've changed the Download interface; it's now a programme to install locally. Once installed (and logged in...) it gives access to all the Labs instruments, downloads them and installs them in the chosen folder destinations. Pretty seamless, for the moment; I'll be directing the 'Sine' folks to there so that they can see how it should be done. Once they do it in similar, clean, fashion, they'll become another contender. Meanwhile, Good Call concerning Spitfire.

There's no 'probably' about it. It's like Christmas..! I think (I'm not sure yet...) that I've collected about enough instruments from this loded gold mine to attack this month's Composition Challenge. If I feel there's something missing, I'll be back in there scuffling around for more nuggets. A Good Call; it's made my day (well, evening, as it happens, but... whatever...). Thanks muchly.

Follow-up to the 'Sine' saga... After a couple of mails to and fro, now that the Easter break is over, I had some advice from their Support folks. Unfortunately, this did little to improve matters, and, giving it two or three goes, managed only to crash Reaper and lose what sounds I had been able to coax into life. More advice, to little effect. I've advised them as to what the issues are; if I'm the only one with problems nothing will come of it, but if others have the same issues (horrendously slow download, unsuitable default folder placement, unbelievable unpacking once download finishes, clunky integration (into Reaper, at least...), maybe they'll get it fixed. So, despite the sounds being quite useful enough, I'm not going to insist, and will not be buying other products from them, despite their attractive qualities. Never mind, I have other orchestral stuff, but it's a shame to fall over on delivery technicalities. What I did hear was very good.

What do we want..? The end of acronyms..! When do we want it..? ASAP..!

In France, there was an acronym running for president. I didn't vote for him. I don't agree with what he stands for.

Good afternoon, Saturnalia, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good afternoon, TTJ, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

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

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

All sorts of reasons, but none that a User can do much about. Take it to the best, most reliable, repair tech in your area and hope that it's an easy fix. Prepare for the worst, but it could be something quite simple, just the same. Good luck with it; they're fine amps.

That sounds just fine, and simplifies things quite a lot. Give the sound tech a brief sample of what you'll be doing during the set, and ask for the mix that you want in your IEM (your own bass, your mic if you're singing, the lead mic, a bit of drums...), whatever you need to stay in sync with the band. You'll be fine. Now for my usual words of encouragement ... It's the first forty years that are the hardest, after which things sometimes tend to get slightly better.

Maybe tuning the kit, in preparation for shed-building..?

When it comes to your turn for sound check, use, firstly, the tone you'll be using most of the evening. Tell the tech that you'll be using other tones, and ask him to check those levels too. When he's ready, give a brief run of the various Fx tones, as they'll be used in their respective numbers. A few seconds of each is all that's required, and if he's any good (and they usually are...) he'll know how to set the levels etc. If you're using a DI for the PA straight from the bass, pre-Fx, with your amp only for monitoring and stage fill, the core tone will be enough. That's a common set-up; the Fx from the stage are often quite enough for moderately-sized venues without PA support, which only gives out the core tone. It's very useful to be wireless, or have a very long lead for sound check, so that you may hear for yourself what's in the hall (albeit empty, naturally...). This will help, usually, and boosts confidence in knowing that what's out there is not simply what you hear on stage. It's especially useful when the whole band is checked at the end, so that one's place in the mix becomes evident. Others may have other views; hope this helps. Edit : It's a Good Idea to have a few 'bits and bobs' to play that match your repertoire, but will not be played as complete songs that evening, so as not to 'give away' the songs. There's usually plenty enough songs to choose from that resemble the main parts, and the evening remains unspoilt. Just a thought.

You are @Leonard Smalls and I claim my £5. ...

50/50, not the measly 20/80 like last time. ...

? ? ? What's the issue..? It all reads fine for me. Here's a link to the Official User Manual; it's all there ... PODxt Live Pilot's Handbook ...

That is a top-notch piece of kit, with just about every type of Fx, for, in my opinion, a very reasonable price. Hours of fun, and it's solid, so won't wear out, however 'enthusiastic' you become. It works as a USB recording interface, is mains-powered (so no batteries...); no patch leads to mess about with. A Very Good Deal, I say.

I'd leave this topic where it is, as information for others asking the same questions. It's doing no harm, but could be useful.

... or choose from a wide range of ... King Richard Tools ...

Have a listen to what @Leonard Smalls does with pedals (despite having an excellent bass...). If that doesn't put you off pedals, fx and trickery, I despair. ...

Just as soon as the Grumpy Ones find out where that sound is coming from..! (Oh, not that kind of Bash..? OK, then ...)

That'll counter-balance the other neighbours (you know: the grumpy ones...) with their 'Turn it down..!' notes.

... or just plain, ornery notes. ...

I'd suggest some screwed-up newspaper, a bit of corrugated cardboard (amazon boxes are good...), dry straw, if available, and kindling (dry twigs, broken-up orange box; must be dry like the rest...). One match should do it. Do this outside, not on the living-room floor.