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

This month's Composition Challenge suddenly gained a few hours; thanks for posting. Good Stuff.

S'OK to post in both, as long as the bass Marketplace subs are paid.

I'm sure it won't miss many of mine. ...

You're not supposed to change flat-wounds. The elves in the factories spend much time and effort fitting them, in the certain knowledge that they'll last longer than the Owner of the guitar, and, anyway, it's all about the Funk, say the Experts. To keep their tone, round-wounds get changed every evening, as every fule nose, but flat-wounds, never.

Stupider and stupider... I've found the downloaded 'zip' file that is being laboriously 'unpacked' by this 'Sine' player. It's been running for nearly an hour, and has unpacked about half. I've copied the 'zip' file to another disk, and an ordinary WinRar unpacks it in less than two seconds. The daft thing is that the resulting 'Brass' file is the same size as the 'zip' file; there was never any need to pack it in the first place..! I'll see how this pans out, but I shall probably be making my thoughts known to the folks putting this out, as they are certainly not doing themselves any favours with such methods. One sometimes needs to be cruel to be kind; it's for their own good. Edit : I've sent 'em a brief account of my experience so far with their delivery system. Hope it helps, as the product deserves better. Edit : How daft can it get..? Once the unpacking finished (I was watching it 'live', the Sine Player declared that destination disk (my NAS...) was no longer available (I'd been watching it for the last couple of hours, so...), and the download 'zip' file and unpacked 'Brass' file promptly disappeared..! Gone..! Poof..! Luckily, I'd done my own unpacking to my desktop, and moving the Brass file I'd created into the NAS folder fooled Sine enough to open the library file. I'll now try it through my DAW, but what a game of soldiers..! It's been churning away to the NAS folder for several hours, only, at the end, to decide it wasn't there and scratched it all..! Flipping daft, I say.

Hmm... One wonders (well, I do, at least...) how this 'synchro' meshes with music generated by software. We could maybe learn whether 'HAL' enjoyed singing 'Daisy, Daisy'. Why just music, though..? Good food, which a great chef enjoyed preparing, maybe links our neurons to his (or hers...)..? An author..? Can we link to his or her emotions when reading the book..? How does it work if the musician detests the piece he or she is performing..? Does the audience start grimacing, or does fighting in the assembly ensue..? We deserve to know...

It will, indeed, help, once the current (still the same...) download has finished its 'unpacking'. I'm an avid User and Collector of instruments of the sort, and the quality seems to be well above the 'free' price point, so I'll continue until I get the set, and be thankful. It does, however, make me hesitant before committing to any of their more voluminous offers (I was thinking of the operatic voices, but will I live long enough to even test 'em..?). It seems churlish to grumble, so I shan't; thanks for sharing the link.

... and I tried Nail's solution. It gave me the opportunity to meet up with, and have an interesting conversation with, the bloke in the flat below.

Update : The Downloader started 'unpacking' (where on my system..? I've no idea...), then flipped out and disappeared. No trace of a download that I can find; I've started it again before doing my shopping. It's been running for an hour, and is now swinging from 7 to 3 minutes remaining. I'll advise once it's on my system, and I can find. One 'mic' for one of the instruments. Patience is required...

Be prepared for a very, very long wait, as the download 'speed' is execrable. For the four 'Layer' sections available, there are four or five 'mic' versions to choose from. Initially attracted by this plethora, I ticked all the boxes. Fifteen minutes later I un-ticked 'em and started again. Currently, as I type, for the 'Close' mic for Brass, it says I've eighteen minutes yet before it's done. I've had time to make tea and prepare for shopping later already, so roughly half an hour. For one 'mic', for Brass. Three others to do, but I'll let it run whilst I'm out. Good quality, from what I've heard, and free, of course, but goodness gracious, it's slow. Just sayin'. Did I type 'eighteen minutes'..? Maybe; it's hopping about between eighteen minutes and over an hour. It's slow...

We should go no further without paying hommage with this beautiful rendering of a Dylan song...

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

And, it would seem, Apple stuff does the same, with, perhaps, the difference that one can choose to update or not (I'm not sure about that, though...). That's why I'm looking towards Linux, where stuff happens only when I make it happen. I've nothing against updates, but it infuriates me when a system that I'm happy with becomes useless, and I can't roll it back. My budget is limited, so once I've got stuff working, I want to keep it that way. Other than that, I don't mind what the OS is (I've worked successfully with many over the decades...). Unix suited me, but has little appeal now, financially, and supports few programmes I use, so...

We are not all professional graphic designers. Some here are humble musicians, and most of us cut our coats according to our cloth (cheap cotton, mostly, for me...). I'm not interested in any of the advantages that Apple procure for others, marvellous though they be. Linux will run enough software for my modest needs. Now to find the hardware...

Hot Tuna spun out of Jefferson Airplane.

My needs and usage are far different, and I'm not recommending Linux for anyone, simply starting to think of it as an alternative for myself. Maybe I should split these notions away from this Topic, as it seems to bug you somewhat. Peace.

Eh..? What..? Huh..? Many mistakes here... 1 - I've not posted a video, at all. 2 - You've mistaken me for someone that gives a hoot about slap bass, whenever or whatever. 3 - You've not taken those pills the nice Doctor gave you (again...) 4 - Your keyboard appears to be broken; random stuff appears on our screens, making little-to-no sense. (Yes, I've tried Google Translate; didn't work...). I predict a riot short life to this topic.

And the joint winners are ... Leonard Smalls and Lurksalot..! Here, then, are your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... vv.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)…

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This has not fallen on deaf ears (well, actually, it has , but, well, you know what I mean...). A medium-term project, as I have to conjure up a PC or laptop (or both...) for the OS, but in the meantime I'm scouting any and all possibilities. I've looked at (but not played yet...) the SFZ AVL kits; so far, the (free...) DrumGizmo stuff looks to fit my bill. The search continues, though; thanks in advance. Be aware, though, that you may come to regret this offer.