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Thanks, in the name of all the Mod and Admin folks. ... Now be off with you; get back to practising the bass lines for your next gig..! ...

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You are Adam Clayton and I claim my £5..!

Follow-up, having installed and tried 'em... No, I'll not be keeping these. The individual sounds are good enough, but there is very little flexibility; you hit the drum and it goes 'Thwack', and that's it. For bashing out a rudimentary beat, it works, but it's not very 'tweakable', and the interface (what one sees on screen...) is very primitive indeed, compared to other systems. It might have had some success ten years ago, if only for the sounds (at the time...), but it really doesn't 'cut the mustard' these days, for me at least. OK, it's for free to download, so doesn't deserve to be spat at, but I'm not inspired to go further and invest when there are so many more with more appealing features. A 'noobie' in the Market, so maybe there'll be further developments, and a better Mk II..? Hope this helps.

This is the exact quote from your first post here. It doesn't read 'I won't go there', or 'I wouldn't go there', it reads 'Don't go there', with no explanation as to why. Do you not recognise that that's not the way to give helpful advice to folks..? You seem surprised that this has been picked up, by Mods. I'm disappointed that someone usually so careful in musical matters should be so lax in this. Some reflection needed, maybe..? PS: having Mods on 'Ignore' is not conducive to healthy participation, either. We (the Mods...) do this for your, and everyone else's, benefit, freely. Hmm... Another disappointment.

... and the 'Kick Off' is now (punts duff topic into the Long Grass...)

I'm still trying to catch up with the 18th and 19th centuries..! There are so many new (to me...) compositions to listen to and appreciate; it'll take several lifetimes to go through the whole back catalogue. There's very little 'dross', too (although Offenbach does cause me to grit my teeth somewhat...). I'd love to move on to the 20th century; maybe by skipping a few of the lesser-known works..? But then, I'd be missing so much splendid stuff. Music is being composed and played, worldwide, faster than any individual could possibly hope to catch it all. I'll just plough on at my own best pace, and enjoy the discoveries. Only the other day I listened to a Bruckner piece I came across. What a Master..!

I had a headstock broken off from my Hofner Comittee. I confided it to a luthier, one of the top in his field. There were some Err... 'complications'; I finally went to collect the guitar, fully restored, five years later, pleased as Punch. He did a great job; the cost was well worth it. It all depends, doesn't it..? Some things take minutes, some days, some longer. Communication is the key, though. Have you tried calling in, or emailing..? That can't hurt, surely..?

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Good evening, Phil, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. No, you don't need an amp, but you may want something for home practise..? There are several options for that, such as a tiny combo, or a pedal with headphone outlet (or an Ampeg stack, naturally..!). Just a word, though... Could you please remove the mention of your bass for sale..? It's against forum rules, unless you've an ad in our Marketplace (and even then, no links to Ebay ads..!). I play Hofners myself (Verithins...), and would ask why you'd want to part with such a fine instrument, but that's for another topic, perhaps. Thanks in advance for your understanding and cooperation; meanwhile... Have a nice day, and of course, Happy New Year..! Douglas

... and there you go, cowboy, horses... What else but a banjo..? Oooo..! I've just had a great idea..! Two banjos, playing alternate lines, like a sort of duel..! Wow..! When inspiration strikes, it certainly strikes hard..! Now, where to find another banjo..?

For ambience, vocal stuff and micing of acoustic instruments, I've a Superlux E205, a budget large-diaphragm condenser mic. Not for 'live' use, but polyvalent, a decent solid weight and easy to set up with no fuss. No frills, either (no switches to go wrong...). For micing the drum set I've a set of Superlux drum mics (DRK F5H3...), again very good value for money. Guitar would be one of our Sennheiser 609 or 906 mics. If I want to mic the bass cab (rather rare...), I'd use one from the Superlux set; probably the FK-2 bass drum mic, or FT-4 tom mics. Our eldest uses all of these for recording, plus Rode NT1 large diaphragm mics and AKG D5 and C5 vocal mics. We have a few SM57's, for general stuff, but they don't get much use these days, as we don't 'play out' much at all. Not bad for snares, live, though, as they're tough enough to withstand a hit or two (yes, I'm clumsy...). Hope this helps.

Good afternoon, Kevin, and a Happy New Year to you and yours, too..! Honest opinions..? S'all I have in stock, so that's fine by me, but you may be disappointed, so 'Sorry' in advance. Let's get the bad stuff out of the way first, then. It's not the playing, nor the compo, it's the production. I'm not sure if that's a virtual drum track or a 'live' player (I'd guess the former...), but the stop/start aspect is, I found, a distraction. Something should (in my humble opinion...) keep going, or, if there's a break, there's one, and one only. Worse still, the 'fader riding' in the second half. The 'now you hear me, now you don't' is an irritation, nothing more, and it brings nothing positive to the track. There, that's said. The Good Stuff..? Ah, there's plenty enough of that..! You've obviously got a real grasp on what the instrument can do for you, and have a fine notion of using its complex possibilities to full advantage. The chordal work, the melody lines, the variations and string Fx are all worthy. The composition itself stands up straight (OK, a bit confused by the keys behind; either give 'em a real role or back 'em off completely...), giving ample opportunity to demonstrate your ability and ease with the Stick. There, that, too, is said. Any good to you..? I don't wish to appear unduly harsh, but you did ask for honest opinion. Kudos, for playing such an original instrument so well, and for courageously sharing your fine video. I hope others chime in with other views and opinions; meanwhile, thanks for sharing, and... Have a nice day Douglas

You need more mics for doing what..? Recording one's voice..? Your bass cab..? Room ambience..? Birdsong at dawn..? 'Live' singing..? Cymbals..? Budget..? I've a fair selection of mics here, for different purposes; my 'go to' source for acquisitions is Superlux, for their value for money, and innate qualities. I have others, for specific uses ('live' singing, guitar cab use, all round ambience and more...), but would be hard pushed to recommend any one over another without having some notion of the use it's to be put to. So... You need more mic for doing what..?

A splendid choice, from a pictorial point of view. At first (and second...) glance, I took this to be a painting, but a read of its 'back story' revealed its true nature as a cleverly-shot photo. What inspiration to compose does it provoke, though..? Absolutely no idea, as yet..! Each month, I use the chosen image as personalised 'wallpaper' on my PC screen, in the hope that, at some point, the daily view of it will trigger some glimmer of an idea. It's not happened yet in this case, but it's early days still. Good shot, though. Now, then, where's that banjo...

I think I'd start with using the electronic snare, at least; that'd bring down the acoustic bleed into the mic. I'd then look at the need/utility of the compressor, as, when he's not singing, it's bringing the vocal mic level up, and so increasing bleed. I'd turn it off; it's quite the opposite that's needed, more like a gate that only opens when he's singing. That mic is highly reputed, and may well have less bleed than equivalent dynamic mics, such as the Shure, but will still need very careful setting up to get perfection. Cutting out or reducing all the ambient sounds seems the logical path to tread, plus a gate. Our singer used to play drums in our band, when I played bass, with a soft-rock repertoire; we had no such problems (Shure headset mic...), but our PA was modest, too, and the venues less than stadium proportions. I can't think of much else that'll help, though, sorry.

No, but it does require some 14 seconds of one's TIM to come up with the past thread on the subject... BS Template ... Now, what are you going to do with the 14 seconds of your life I've just saved you..?

That settles it (for me...); I definitely don't want anything that makes noise of the sort..! We have this in our 'park' of gear; no good either for messing about with samples..? Roland SP-808 ... Our Eldest's previous group (Kiemsa...) used it quite extensively; it does most of the things vaunted by this box. Are you sure you just want something to improvise over..?

Here's a few to compare, maybe..? Hardware Drum Machines ... ...but if it's simply for tapping in some beats to improvise over (as opposed to composing complete drums tracks for songs, for recording...), you'd have to be darned keen to need one of these monsters. I'd say you'll be spending more time fiddling around with 'em than on the bass impros, personally, but, if that's what you like doing, go for it...

I play the pieces of kit he asks for, with a regular beat, but with a representative range of strikes and tempos. When ready, I'll probably be asked for 'all together, please..?', and I'll do a few bars of various styles, improvised, mostly, giving an idea of what I'll be doing during the set. Then I'll stop and let the bassist do his check. Once all are done, we'll do a 'general', usually a song that we've ejected from the set now, but has everyone in there somewhere. One of the band will be at the console all the time, to assist in getting the balance and sounds we use. It's very rare that we have problems (I can't remember the last time, but, then again, I'm old...).