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It rises to just under 6000 m, though. (... and in the song, it's the Serengeti that he's seeking, not the real Serengeti. Poetic license, anyone..? Pedants, the lot of you..! )

Then how do you get to know the songs..?

No..? What's that on the horizon, then (view from Serengeti Simba Lodge at sunrise...)..?

+1 ^^

There seems to be an automatic association between having a music stand on stage and having a stock-still singer peering constantly at the words, ignoring totally the presence of the audience. Whilst admitting that this could, in fact occur in some, rather odd, scenario, I'd suggest that it's a rather pushed exaggeration, and that the simple presence of a music stand is not the cause of such behaviour. Some folks (not just singers...) can, and do, use stands in an intelligent manner, and do not neglect the 'show' aspect of the occasion. Maybe I've just been lucky in witnessing this, but in that case I've been lucky on numerous occasions. Things aren't always as 'black or white' as that; there is scope for at least fifty shades of grey.

@SodaDreamer Just a suggestion... It may generate more 'traffic' if you could redact a rather more anodyne version of your request (ask for suggestions of 'special' gifts for db players or similar..?) and post it in the 'General Discussion' section..? This is the 'Introductions' section, but not everyone reads these; the GD section will have a much wider, and maybe more reactive, readership. Just be careful to not give too many details as to the recipient..? Just a suggestion...

Good evening, SD, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. I can't help with the request (I'm a drummer, you see ...), but good luck with getting your nice thought materialised. A lucky bloke, it would seem.

Thanks for all that; very interesting, which I shall certainly follow up. There's no question of me gigging anything of the sort (that ship sailed long ago... ), but for recording at home in our µ-studio, an assembly of such elements would be very useful. I have several Vst kits that could be driven by this, including the very excellent Superior 2. T'will take me a while to go through the videos, and to assimilate the info here; thanks for posting with such alacrity.

Yes, mid-September. Sorry you missed it.

Those were the reactions 'back then' when the electric, fretted bass first appeared, though..! 'Real' bass players (those who knew their stuff, and didn't need crutches...) played 'real' upright basses. Only namby-pamby lazy tykes showed up on stage with a wooden shovel and a heavy black box. How times have changed (and tolerance become the norme, eh..? ).

Details, please..? (Links, if possible, products used, docs referred to; anything, really...). T'would be good to have this as an option, not for my Camco kit, but my Swingstar. In your own time, if you can. Thanks in advance for any gen...

No..! Wondrous instruments..! Tone personified..! I play maple shells, myself, but if I had the cash...

I'd pay to go to such gigs..! Nostalgia, you see.

No they don't, they're from London..! ...

Well, at least it didn't suggest C0ck Robin.

The clue is there: '...he could control the volume...' Yes, if used with expertise and experience, it's all good, but were you not suggesting that your current drummer is an inveterate 'hard hitter'..? A shallower shell will still be loud, but with an even more annoying 'crack' to it..! Still, if it does the job...

Don't bet on that..! My Camco 5 1/2 maple snare cracks like a pistol shot when played with sticks, the rim-shot breaks glass..! Maybe a piccolo snare (12", 3 1/2 deep..?), but even that will have a very tiresome timbre after a few minutes..! No, go the opposite way, and listen to a couple of 8" deep snares. They'll sound fatter, thicker, deeper (naturally..!) and suit heavy rock stuff quite well, but normally played, produce a much less aggressive 'crack'. I might agree about those drummers cited playing loud, but they could (and did...) play to the occasion, too, and got rock tones without the thunder if that's what was needed.

+1 to the above as starters, just to get the principle established. Nylon-tipped sticks won't help (they're what I use exclusively, but they're no more quiet than wooden-tipped...). Another 'ruse' might be to get him to use Vic Firth hickory sticks. If he's a hard hitter, he'll soon get tired of 'em busting..!

Good, dynamic drumming, at any appropriate volume, is largely a question of technique. The real solution, if the bloke is up to it, is a good, competent drum prof to teach how to get the best from the kit, in all styles, at all volumes needed. It won't be over-night, but it' the 'real deal'. Meanwhile, there are solutions that work, but always, as usual, with a downside. Hot rods..? A very useful tool, indispensable in some styles, but a 'heavy hitter' will probably trash 'em pretty darned quick; they're not the strongest sticks around. This could cause budget issues, as they're not cheap, either. Worth a try, but not much to gain, without restraint from the fellow, I'd say. Drum screen..? Excellent as a solution, but very expensive, much stage footprint lost and one heck of a 'faff' in intimate venues. Worthwhile if the cost, weight and space are not an issue; I fear it'd be tiring over time, though. When I was playing in folk-rock bands, 'back in the day', I made up a set of covers from linen sheets and knicker elastic (don't ask how I acquired that..! ) to slip over the drum heads, a bit like a shower cap. That certainly muffled the drums (I've never been a 'lumberjack', but we were rehearsing and playing in very quiet venues...). The sound of the kit was, of course, radically changed, so if big, expansive 'Queen'-type toms are required, it won't fit the bill, but it may be worth trying (cover the heads with a cut-up tee-shirt to see if the tone is workable..?). Drum lessons, though. That's the secret. Technique, learned, as quickly as possible from a good teacher, that's my 'top tip'. Good luck with it; it sounds as if he's worth it. Keep us posted as to progress, please..?

If unplugging and swapping cables works, then a simple A/B switch will do the same job, but without the hassle. We've used a Boss AB-2 very successfully in the past; not for this exact application, but for avoiding swapping guitar leads. Other switch pedals are available. Hope this helps.

If you're curious and want to listen to it: don't. If you've already 'listened': condolences. Crikey, how one can fall so low..!

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

It works best if the fields are fed with appropriate terms for one's own band, which will 'guide' the random process towards something linked to the band. Simply letting it do any 'random' generation is fun, too, of course, but if a 'blues' influence is important, put some 'bluesy' terms in there. Here's what it came up wit when I fed in Jus Lukin's details... Five Times Blues And Other Band Name Ideas Five Times Blues Justin's Midnight Bluesmen The Quality Bluesmen's Club Justin Talent Blues Deep Blue Day Between the Players and Me Lord of the Blues Lions Blues Dream and a Pinch of Experience Justin's Quality Experience The Quality Players Players Five Flight of the Deep Blue Lions Undercover Experience and the Blues Players Sussex Panic School of the Five Lions Purely Deep Blue Five Lions Rubbish Sussex Lions The Playing Blues Bluesmen Bathtub Playing Playing Players Five Playing Iced Lions Puddle of Experience Blues Blues Blues Super Blues Lions Experience, Players and Lions Les Players Experience Army Experience Failure Allo Players Why Lions, Why? The Kind of Songs Flight of the Players might record Sussex State of Mind try it with Rap Generator Our Blues Experience Love try it with Love Song Generator Our Friday Lions try it with Freestyle Song Generator This Love is Blues But It's Quality try it with Taylor Swift Song Generator If I was your Blues Experience try it with Justin Bieber Song Generator Master Of Sussex try it with Metal Song Generator