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

I'd not argue against Voltaire, of course, but banter, jibing and general reflection of the State of the World has been a modest part of this forum for quite some time. I wouldn't like to see BC turn its gaze too far in towards itself. An outward glance now and again, is all. Too much for some, maybe, though.

Not at all (at least, not until today. I may have started something, though ...). It's merely a reflection of the 'important' stuff posted in today's enlightened, heady topics, whereby no fluffy animals are harmed; quite the opposite. The plight of the Rest of the World has been quite firmly put on a back-burner. Progress, I suppose.

Not helped by a current ultra-PC attitude (in my view...) increasingly prevalent in bass fora of precluding any and all even faintly political mention, stifling any potentially 'offensive' posts, leaving only a 'good for metal' retort or another recommendation to use flats on a Pee bass. Oh, well; at least the cats and dogs are fed.

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

Be careful; I got slaughtered when I dared suggest such a notion a few years back. There are some folks who take umbrage at any such idea. Just sayin. Tin hat time..!

[Pedantry] This should be 1500 cu ft, Shirley..? [/Pedantry] And yes, a 'dead' room for recording is rarely the optimum, in my experience. Having a tailored environment for listening (the control cabin, or mixing room...) is fine, but for recording, most 'ordinary' rooms will have spots for mic placing as good as anywhere. The placing , direction and beam pattern of the mic are the key factors, more than the room's treatment, I'd say. A decent engi will listen in order to find and use these 'sweet spots'. There are obvious extremes to avoid, of course, but an overly neutral recording room is not the most pleasant one to work in. Different instruments (and voices...) need different ambiances from the room. Just my tuppence-worth.

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

(Yells over shoulder to assembly of other Mods... "Quick, get the grappling irons..! There's one here admitting to be in league with Ye Who Must Not Be Named..! Prepare the furnace, and a few bottles of Holy Water..! He may even be an adept of [Gasp..!] Hall..! I always knew we had one in our midst; well here he is..! Don't let him wriggle away..!")

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

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

Fine for me.

You now only have to wait a week or so for the date to be displayed..! Looking back to previous posts, the date I see in quoted paragraphs looks correct (European-style, dd/mm.yyyy...).

Monitors alone, without a suitable environment, will be just as unsure as HiFi stuff. They give of their best in the conditions for which they were conceived. Having them without that environment is not worth the difference, I'd say. A good headset, then, later, a decent home studio environment, then monitors. That's the sequence required. Monitors will work, of course (I have a pair staring at me right now...), but I know darned well that they're no better a guarantee of fidelity than my headset, the way they're set up. I snapped up a bargain in buying 'em, but I'm not fooling myself. It's a question of priorities. No harm in investing in decent monitors; just don't imagine that the sound coming from 'em is 'true', 'cos it ain't, without the rest.

(Chants...) "No more tags..! No more tags..! Down with tags..! Burn all tags..! Please refrain from adding tags to your posts which will only provoke empty space on the right of the screen..! No more tags..! Down with tags..! Please refrain from... (Marches back into view, followed by a pack of inquisitive curs more interested in the sausage rolls being carried than the protest itself. Marches past, then round the corner; the chanting fades......)

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

'Cos they're Lizards, of course, silly..! I thought everyone knew that..!

I live in France, and have received instruments and other items from most continents, and the UK, with never a problem, despite some of the packaging being somewhat skimpy on occasion. I'd recommend a rigid or semi-rigid case, inside a stout card box. It's no more risky nor stressful than posting locally, in my experience.

If we're assuming a forty-odd year future, that's a couple of generations. There are no more roller-rinks (well, very few...) which were once all the rage. Similarly, few pubs now have piano ('joanna'...) sing-song evenings; used to be nightly. There may well be rock/pop/live music gigs to be had in forty years time, but it's not something I'd be betting on (although it's true that I don't bet, either..!). Doubtful..? Certainly not a certainty, I'd say (for better or worse; all may be 'virtual' in future years, or radio-active ashes..! ).

Most rechargeables have a lower voltage, just by their technology; some devices don't appreciate this and work less well. Not the case, in my experience, with instruments; sometimes an issue with pedals, however. Some will remember clock-radios, with their 'back-up' PP3 for the alarm, which got forgotten about until either the alarm failed, or runny stuff oozed from beneath (or both...). Smoke alarms. Anyone got one, that uses a battery..? The 'trick' as a reminder is to systematically go around all of these devices at Christmas, having bought a job lot. I use rechargeables everywhere, even in my Sony flashgun and the wall clock. It's been a long time since I bought a battery.

Good evening, Rewi, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Old geezer, my eye. Young whippersnapper, I'd say. There's quite a few of us here who've long forgotten what it was like to be 58..!

My wall hangars are not going to fall down any time soon. All my unplayed instruments are in their cases. When practising, I use floor stands. There's no 'right/wrong/better'; it all depends. In some folks homes (renting..?) one cannot drill the walls, others have toddlers and dogs to contend with, so...