Dad3353

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...

Maybe a campaign for 'tagless' posts, then..? (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 off into the sunset, waving a scruffy banner and dodging nimbly the pelted eggs and rotten sprouts being hurled by pro-tag bystanders...)

Good call; cheers. It begs the question as to why the installer doesn't ask for a path, but, whatever... I'll install again once I've upgraded to an SSD 'C' drive, assuming my PC works at all after that..!

Those amps are open-backed; almost (but not quite...) as loud from behind as in front, so the player would clearly hear what was going on. Built-in foldback, in a way.

Done that, thanks. I managed to trick Cakewalk into finishing (I created the folders it couldn't do myself, and selected 'Retry'...). I got it to install, and even to run, but why does it install n the 'C' drive, without asking me..? I install nothing on that drive except System stuff; I've several teradisks hooked up for applications, data, archives etc. 'C' is for System only, and I want any installation to ask where to go, and go there. As a result, it's been uninstalled again. I did create an audio track, and imported audio to it, plus a MIDI track, with a MIDI file, but couldn't see how to affect an instrument to that MIDI track. I'm much more familiar with Reaper, where tracks is tracks, and has no need for specific affectation. I'll try again, and read up a bit on how it's supposed to work. For the moment, I'm rather sceptic, but it hasn't cost me much, either, so I'll keep an open mind. Meanwhile I've still a compo to do for this months Challenge; I suspect that Reaper will again be solicited..!

Downloading (again..!) to try that. The launcher dumbly downloads into the User/Download folder, instead of the browser Download folder like everyone else. Daft, as it's taking up space on the drive with the least free space on it, and may have trouble due to that. I'll see have it develops...

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

I tried that, but it doesn't allow the setting of directories for Vst's etc in that case (greyed out...) so I aborted.

I suppose both have their merits, but I'm not sure I approve of either. ...

@solo4652: Show your BL the photo ^^; ask if he's prepared to go to those lengths to make it work..? (Be prepared for him to say 'Yes', of course..! )

I agree with the above. It would be fine if there was a way of closing the 'Similar Content' column. Possible..? No..? Shirley..! In these days when men have walked on the moon... Please..?

[Pedantry] Not strictly true, of course ... (Grateful Dead's 'Wall Of Sound', 1973...) Abandoned quite rapidly, not for acoustic reasons, but the logical complexity of setting up/tearing down was too much for touring. [/Pedantry]

Downloaded it, but couldn't get the install procedure to run to completion (PC, Win10 64-bit, 12 Gb, 5Gb free disk...). Just an error screen and the stuff 'hangs', with a laconic 'Installing' still displayed. I'll (be trying to...) install an SSD soon, so will try again after that. Curious, really, just to see what it's like.

We'd better not discuss the Fender neck and headstock then, eh..?

You've not stated yet what interface you're using, nor on what platform (PC..? Mac..? Linux..? Other..?). With most interfaces, one does exactly as you've mentioned above: plug instrument into pedal, plug pedal into interface, and set the DAW to take input from the interface. I'd be surprised if that didn't work for you, but it depends a bit on knowing exactly what you're using. Hope this helps.

Senior moment..? No..? Oh well...

After a couple more you'll be past caring.

Too much..?

Re: D'Addario draw... Huh, only good for US or UK residents, apparently.

I'll mostly record the bass 'dry', and add any fx afterwards, mostly as Vst software, but occasionally 're-amping' through hardware. As a minimalist, though, I use little in the way of fx anyway. I have no latency issues, as what I'm hearing is the end result, not the 'real time' whilst playing. The 'right' way..? There are as many 'right' ways as bassists and songs to record, so, yes, you do have to try things out for yourself, make some mistakes and decide what, for the track you're doing, is the result you want. There is no 'magic bullet', no miracle. Try any and all methods and see which please you the most, is my advice.