Dad3353

Not a User of Cubase, but I believe it will treat Kontakt as a Virtual Instrument. If you try it, be sure to understand where the Vst should be in your disk, so that Cubase can find it. It differs depending on 32/64 bits, but I can't give more detail than that. I'll be the first, but maybe not the last, to recommend thinking of moving on to another DAW at some time..?

Cheers, Ped. No rush; I've Dunlop straplocks on all my important stuff (and anyway, I'm a drummer, so...). It's galling, just the same. There's still the chance that some part-time postal bod will find the packet poking out from under a cushion somewhere. I so wanted to post photos of 'em as cymbal holders, though.

I could maybe have helped, but the postman has yet to deliver the sets sent out weeks ago now. If they turn up in the next few days, (and if you're still looking...), I'll be back. I'm not banking on it, though; I think the envelope has slipped down the back of the van.

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

This can happen if you're playing above your 'paygrade'. Don't be tempted to rush into stuff beyond your present grasp; with patience and diligence, things will improve. What to do..? Firstly, have the backing track loud enough so that you can really hear it. If you're playing to a speaker system, maybe the sax is drowning out the track, so try with headphones, maybe (just one side, if you need to hear what the sax is doing...). It's also important to listen to the track, without playing at all, to get the beat and structure integrated in your mind. Don't play; sing the sax line whilst listening. If you can get a metronome synchronised to the tempo, that'll be a big help, but It's not always easy, depending on where the track came from. Chord sheets help, too, as a visual aid as to where the music is going. Again, this is stuff that can (and should...) be worked on without playing. Once it's well established in your mind how the music is constructed, where the changes come, when to stop and breath, when to launch into that awesome riff... Only then can you play with confidence, over any track at all (that you've studied and mastered...). In short, it will be of little help to just 'blow' over a track. Put a bit of work into studying it first. Do you have a tutor..? That would be of enormous benefit; he/she should be able to help, at least in advising what tracks are suitable for your level. Hope this helps.

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

With the space/volume I see in the photos, I'd suggest that there's no point in looking for 'studio' ergonomics nor performance. That's not to say that nothing can be done, but some careful thought, careful planning and a careful budget can improve things. I'd start by accurately measuring the whole room, and making a plan view, giving all salient details such as doors and windows, and how they open, and ceiling height, plus any other features such as radiators and the like. A list of the principle elements of your system (screen, console, monitor speakers, Fx and other boxes, instruments...), with their dimensions, and maybe a rating from 1 to 10 on a 'this is used most often' scale. A lot can be done with trestles and worktops, and shelving solutions, either wall-mounted, built-in or even made mobile on castors can be part of the picture. Is the room used for anything else (stored boxes, winter coats, vacuum cleaner...)..? There's a need for much thinking 'outside the box', and much compromise to be made, but it can be done. Don't throw money at it; it would be largely wasted. Disclaimer : I would describe my take on these things as tending towards the 'minimalist'; I spent decades working in IT from a 1 sq metre desk, and my present 'pica-studio' takes up less than 1 cu. metre before my armchair. When I need a keyboard, or my guitars or bass, they're played on my lap. Ideal..? Maybe not. As good as Peter Gabriel's set-up..? Very far removed..! Adequate..? Yes, and by necessity, so it is what it is. One cuts one's coat according to one's cloth. Hope this helps.

There's none so deaf as them's that won't hear.

Yeah, but it's alright, Ma.

True, but is, to me, beside the point. It's not what's done with it, it's the notion of 'deserving' that I don't agree with, that's all (him nor anyone else, myself included, obviously...)

Bob or no Bob, no-one on the Planet has ever deserved amounts like this, whatever they do or did, in my view. Just sayin'; it changes nowt, I know.

A possible measure could be 'Expected deaths compared to actual deaths'. Here's one approach of the sort ... Excess mortality UK ...

I followed up the that point, and agree entirely, but then lost the plot (if plot there was...) with what followed. You're probably right, though. ...

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

Close neighbours, old chum. 200 kms for me (Nantes...) , and five times that for the next biggest (Nice...). Nearest 'big' town..? Population 12,000 (Mayenne...).

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

I mis-read the title again.

Good evening, 4E, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

But, Shirley, every drummer has a rug under the kit, just for that very eventuality..?

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

Good evening, NewUser, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. A sad tale; a sad tale indeed. Tell us your location; I'm sure there'll be someone around to recommend a course of action for the Dean truss rod. It may be useful to team up with a more experienced BC member to help you with things.

Good Stuff, Shirley, but a quite different budget.