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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1502139226' post='3349593'] One/Nil to Peggy Lee [/quote] Is that the half-time score..?

They're miming, and just messing about. I suspect that he's cranking a toy musical box or similar, perhaps to give the impression of playing a vielle, a typical 'folklore' instrument shaped like a lute, with a wheel that scrapes the strings when a handle is turned (think 'hurdy-gurdy'..?). I'd not try to emulate the fellow's technique at that point; it's just for fun, I reckon.

Until fairly recently ('50s..? '60s..?) it was rather a rarity to have singers or bands write their own stuff. The famous 'Tin Pan Alley' was the home of song-writers, who'd pedal their wares to any act that would adopt 'em, and make 'em into hits. Too many names to list, but 'original' material was more likely 'hadn't been snapped up yet by someone else', rather than self-penned. Little by little, helped by the success of bands such as The Beatles (OK, OK; and others, before and since...) groups would come up with a whole repertoire of self-composed music, not all of it of a very high technical standard, but sometimes popular. Many of today's 'originals' artists do not write nor compose; they have songs presented to 'em and take 'em up if they want to (and think they can sell the result...). None of this belittles the skills necessary for participating at any level, in any role in all of this. Those playing to the tune handed to 'em as 'dots', and those patiently explaining yet again to their colleagues how many they need to count to before ending the solo are all part and parcel of the same spectacle, and have merits, albeit different ones. Quite a lot of folks on the planet are capable of many facets, too; there is no 'red line'; rather a faint blur. It's all good. T'would be an odd world with only original stuff played only ever by one band, or the opposite: no creation of new stuff, ever, just the same old reheating of known material. Embrace it all, no..?

Good afternoon, kaomny, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Nice bass; good luck with the sale.

[quote name='bazztard' timestamp='1502080773' post='3349112'] of course you don't... [/quote] The aggressive, rude and arrogant style of this post is unwarranted and unwelcome. Please refrain from such in future. Thanks in advance.

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1502054691' post='3349068']...a second hand K custom dark crash that's absolutely filthy and it sounds fabulous. [/quote] Then protect it in its current state, or risk changing its sound for ever (but maybe for the better..? Who knows..? ([i]taps side of nose knowingly[/i]...)).

[quote name='ribbetingfrog' timestamp='1502054214' post='3349063'] The great man that is Billy Sheehan said in a lesson of his that I watched you need to learn guitar, it is an essential songwriting tool. His word is law in my book. [/quote] Does Elton John know this..?

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1502052797' post='3349055'] It was payback for him keep changing the patch on my multi-effects unit whilst I was playing �� today, I managed to remove all of his cymbals and just leave him the 8" splash. [/quote] No-one (including myself...) touches my cymbals with their bare hands; they're protected by '[url="http://cymbag.com"]Cymbags[/url]' until the moment we start, and covered up immediately afterwards. Once sullied, they cannot be cleaned and retain their original tone, so I don't let 'em get dirty. On the other hand, I wouldn't go around changing multi-effects patches either, so...

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1502051296' post='3349035']...taking the drum kit to bits whilst he's playing it. [/quote] I hate it when that happens.

[quote name='Avi14' timestamp='1502047789' post='3348994'] Hey, thanks for the feedback The mic is Sound King SK-800 and the USB Sound Card came free along with it. Thanks a lot for the suggestions. I am practicing some bass excercises via YouTube to get more fluid while playing bass. Btw, did the bass sound really that bad? I felt that I was mostly in tune but missed a note towards the end. [/quote] OK, I looked up the Sound King mic (equivalent cost in European currency: 22€....), and would confirm that it's the free USB sound card that is supplying the power. You don't have to rely on youtube for practising; a decent bass method would be a good complement, I'd suggest. The Hal Leonard series are recommended by many, and are very complete and progressive. Here's a link... [url="http://www.amazon.in/Hal-Leonard-Bass-Method-Complete/dp/0793563836/ref=sr_1_1_twi_spi_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502048687&sr=8-1&keywords=Hal+Leonard+Bass+Method%3A+Complete+Edition+Spiral-bound"]Amazon.in: Hal Leonard Complete Bass Method, spiral bound ...[/url] Does the bass sound that bad..? Not the right term, really; it's not that it sounds bad, it's that it sounds out of tune in places, and the timing is imprecise. That's enough to spoil a show, whoever is playing, and needs working on more than any learning of songs (which should continue, of course...). How do you check for intonation, for instance..? An easy check would be to play a string at the octave (12th fret...), then play a harmonic at that same fret (pluck the string whilst barely touching it at the 12th fret...). The notes heard (fretted and octave...) should be exactly the same pitch. Repeat for all four strings. If there is a difference at all in pitch on any string, the intonation should be adjusted to rectify that. Try this simple test and see..?

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1502046484' post='3348981']...then 16gb plus!... [/quote] Start out with 8Gb; add more if you run out..?

Avi14... I can't honestly say that there's a major difference between the Queen video and the previous two (Guetta and Blue Sky...). Tuning or intonation issues are much more noticeable that absolute sound quality, as is timing. I know that it's difficult, as a beginner, to have the 'polish' of an accomplished player; that can only come with time and practise. In your case, I'd suggest practising playing along to songs that you seem to like, but also 'wood-shedding', that's to say playing technical exercises from sheet music and method books, to a metronome. This will, if the method book is any good, improve your fluidity and confidence, your musical knowledge base and your playing technique; as a bonus it will (again, if the method is a good one...) improve your reading skills..! I'm assuming you've not got access to a real live bass tutor..? There, too, lies ample opportunity for development. I'd add, in passing, that I still find it slightly curious to choose play-alongs that have little bass in 'em..! As for the mic, could you give the make and model of both the mic itself and your sound card..? Just for curiosity's sake; I'd like to better understand how it works. S'not important; the essential thing is that it works..!

[quote name='Avi14' timestamp='1502041400' post='3348918'] The mic is directly connected to my laptop via USB Sound Card [/quote] In that case, I would respectfully suggest that it's the sound card supplying the 'phantom power' that a condenser mic needs. Could be wrong, but I don't see how it could work at all otherwise. Just sayin'.

[quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1502023722' post='3348784'] I do that all the time, very confusing if you are playing with a left handed guitarist, though. Or one using non-standard tuning. Or the ultimate nightmare, left handed AND weird tuning! [/quote] Yes, that's what the ears are for. ...

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1501964309' post='3348554']...I have recently joined a Country band by accident. [/quote] Oooh, I do [i]so [/i]hate it when that happens. ...

[quote name='Avi14' timestamp='1501958014' post='3348509']...Even without the Phantom Power supply, the bass can now clearly be heard... [/quote] ? ? ? Is this battery-powered, then..?

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1501931381' post='3348297']... [font=Arial]Thanks in advance for your thoughts....[/font] [/quote] It'll work; I've used much lower spec than that (remember Pentiums..?), but will be quite throttled for lack of RAM, as you suggest. If the OS supports over 4 Gb (64-bit...), I'd recommend adding 8 Gb at least; no point going mad, though, as it'll never rival the i7 stuff. A Good Deal, especially for its price..! Run it into the ground, then upgrade later to a more powerful system. It'll definitely run Reaper [i]et al[/i], if you keep the reverb Vsts to a minimum.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1501927126' post='3348252']... As I say there's close and there's exact. Stay clear of the latter. They're often deluded. [/quote] This 'advice' is quite close to a 'control freak' mentality, too, I'd say..!

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1501922750' post='3348210'] It is always my policy not to listen to other entries till mine is done... [/quote] Another reason for getting stuff done [i]early[/i]; I can now listen and enjoy all the entries, as they come in, and see who's been [s]copying[/s] inspired by [i]mine[/i]..!

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1501887854' post='3348098'] Beautiful, for a moment I was Santiago whilst my Fatima awaited. [/quote]

[quote name='bassinvader36' timestamp='1501889125' post='3348103'] i cant see the picture?! [/quote] Listen to the compositions, then; they'll conjure the picture up for you..! ... No, seriously; if you can't see the picture, we'll need to know what system you're using (PC, Mac, other..? OS..? Can you see other pictures..?) Tell us more...

Good afternoon, Fluffytime, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Here's mine, too, equally inspired by the beast's progression ... [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/inexorable-what-goes-up-must-come-down"]Inexorable (What goes up must come down...) ...[/url] Something of a tone poem, really, or atmospheric piece, rather than EDM. I was looking to create a sense of both the immediate and yet the eternal; the ephemera and the timeless. A touch of human in an insentient landscape, an incongruous passage past the immobile monuments. There's a couple of 'jokes' in there, too, in both the form (a pyramid waveform...) and the repeated rising and falling of both the 'melody' and the key; some may recognise the Circle of Fifths being once again abused. Incidentally, the scale used is not authentic Egyptian, despite its familiarity; it's really the Hungarian scale, which better serves my purposes, being symmetrical (the twelve semi-tones are spaced 1-3-1-2-1-3-1...), as is a pyramid..! Kontakt 'World Percussion' for the darbukas (playing in 7/4 and 4/4 time...), a Ruby acoustic bass, Kontakt Pearl piano, a snatch of Desert Song and some home-generated samples of oud snippets, all sanded down with some slightly complex desert winds, made up of three instances of the Wind module by Xoxos (Sounds Of Nature...). Thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy.