Dad3353

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1502450575' post='3351524'] I suggest that anyone who is contemplating spending money on a serious home studio has a good read of [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/308700-advice-what-next/page__view__findpost__p__3338557"]my cautionary tale[/url] before getting out their wallet and credit card. [/quote] Would you have listened to that excellent advice, back in the day..?

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1502451951' post='3351542'] hey congratulations I do believe you're deafer than me, I too have the fall off a cliff at 4K but goes back up for 8K [/quote] [size=5] [/size][size=5]25 to 3, but it might rain. Take a brolly. [/size]

[quote name='bonzodog' timestamp='1502393105' post='3351215']... Anyone used them in band or at home? [/quote] These ... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5x-10W-RGB-LED-Flood-Light-Waterproof-Outdoor-Graden-light-IR-Remote-Control/311906870965?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D38086183f94142a783fc84d03543509c%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D222584440376&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851"]Ebay: Led Floodlights x 5 ...[/url] I use these (in white only...) at home, as workshop lights, and 10w is very bright indeed. With the colour changing you'd lose a few lumens, but easily enough for a pub stage area, or back-lighting, as you suggest. True, they won't use your current fittings, but they can be stood on the floor as they are, or easily fixed to a stand of sorts, or clamped to PA stands for side flood. As a bonus, they're waterproof for light rain, at least, so could be risked outdoors. I'll be getting a set like this for our next gigs, if I get well enough to gig again. Certainly not 'pro' quality, but those that I have are well made and reliable. Being LED, they are pretty well shock-proof, don't heat up much at all and last a very long time. Just my tuppence-worth; hope this helps.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1502433955' post='3351341'] How do you go about proving the existence of a verbal contract? [/quote] Witnesses..?

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1502436930' post='3351359']...this is a far better test, mimics what audiologist use... [/quote] Indeed, far more accurate. Here's my result (Yes, I know; I'm deaf ...)... Far from the 'Under 25' that the other rubbish test gave. Jokers..!

[quote name='Nathan' timestamp='1502403265' post='3351293']...Is a J Bass going to be any easier to learn on than the current Schecter? [/quote] I'm not expert in the matter, but I can't imagine for one second how a J-bass is going to be any easier (or harder...) to learn on than your current bass, except for the purely subjective notion of motivation. If it pleases you to change, there's no problem, but they're just as hard (or easy...) as each other, as far as learning to play the bass is concerned. Your call, of course, and well done for wanting to get started on lessons (always a Good Thing...) but don't delude yourself. I'll pass on my usual encouraging remark, though... It's the first forty years or so that are the hardest, after which things sometimes tend to get (slightly...) better. Good luck, whatever you decide.

[quote name='dazza14' timestamp='1502378538' post='3351087']...it's not jumping out at me how to do it... [/quote] Here's a short video tutorial; there are many others on t'tube... http://youtu.be/72ewbraagj8 Hope this helps.

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1502378102' post='3351080'] I'll have to ruminate on that one. [/quote] Oh dear..!

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1502372179' post='3351025'] Indeed. I hear they are lovely in a stoat and kidley pie too. [/quote] A kid'll eat ivy, too. Wouldn't you..?

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1502370342' post='3351003'] You're kidding! [/quote] Virgin goats don't kid, obviously.

[quote name='scrumpymike' timestamp='1502360991' post='3350898']...black lab... [/quote] You are Victor Frankenstein and I claim my £5..!

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1502351383' post='3350798'] t was easier than I thought! Track is at least 30 years old so be gentle!... [/quote] Marvellous..! Nice growling bass, dark drums and a voice like Bonnie Tyler meets Kate Bush meets Morticia Addams..! I love the splendid, incongruous rhyming of 'Nile' with 'sundial'..! Must have been fun, recording that on a wind-swept hill-top, naked, at midnight, whilst sacrificing a couple of virgin goats..! Thanks for sharing; that'll trouble my dreams for several weeks now, I shouldn't wonder..!

[quote name='dazza14' timestamp='1502352770' post='3350806'] I don't think so, I think it's just one big chunk of data. I'll give Audacity a download and look into it further. Thank you for the advice [/quote] It's more than likely a stereo file. Audacity is easy enough to use for splitting it up. Once done, it might be a Good Idea to 'normalise' each of the chunks so that they all have a relatively even level..? Depending on the sonic result, mastering may be of benefit, too. Just for the anecdote, we had a desk recording of one of our concerts; there had been an error in the connections, making the whole thing sound muddy. One pass of a mastering tool brought it all up to very acceptable quality. Just sayin'. If you have any difficulties with anything, there are many here that can either offer guidance or do the job for you, given the file. Good luck with it; we'd like to hear a bit of it, if it's at all palatable.

Enough with the 'Ford Granada' stuff..! I've a very, very long anecdote on the subject; too long even by my standards for BC, and not-so-fond memories of that car. Enough..! Volvos, no problem, Mercos even, but please, leave the Ford Granadas where they deserve to be, occulted by history and forgotten till the end of TIM and beyond.

[quote name='ricksterphil' timestamp='1502295089' post='3350535'] This... [/quote] The 'Tanglewood' link seems to be wrong. Here's a good'un ... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tanglewood-Elfin-Mini-Bass-/172810864893?hash=item283c5488fd:g:ygsAAOSw8apZiExg"]Tanglewood Elfin Mini-bass ...[/url]

Subsonic mush..? [size=5]Subsonic mush..?[/size] I'll have you know, young lad, that Camco drums do [i]not [/i]produce subsonic mush..! ...

Many here sneer at them, but the Hofner Violin bass (commonly called the 'Beatle' bass...) is an excellent instrument, and comes at several price points. Not simply short scale, it's also very light, and has a slim body. See if your daughter 'clicks' with its form (more like a double bass than a Jaguar, at least..!), and maybe look at the range offered to see if there's one for your budget..? A bonus advantage, for practising at home, they have enough tone to not need amplifying. Just sayin'; Hope this helps.

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1502289803' post='3350492']...Dad3353 said his BD was loud enough for any venue, then he miced it.... [/quote] To quote myself, I actually wrote[size=4] '[color=#800080][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]My drum can easily fill any venue (and has done, back in the distant past before micing...)[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]'. Note that it's 'can', not 'do'; I'll expand on that, for clarity. Back in the '70s, I was playing variety, with no PA support, in an eight-piece band. We played in many different types of venue (marquees, village halls, cavernous gymnasiums, big concert halls; rarely outdoors...). I could get the drums to fit in any of these, simply by adapting my playing style; some venues needed more stage volume than others. Our sound guy adapted the vocals, flute and sax from the console, but had no control over the drums. It worked well enoughl. Nowadays, however, with our pop/rock stuff, we have better control over what is heard by the floor with a modern PA. The PA can now adapt to any venue (including outdoors and festival stages, and the backline and drums are all at the same, comfortable level, whatever the cubic metres needing filling. FOH is better, stage volume is better... As a bonus, I can now have compression and/or EQ on the drums if it helps, impossible without micing up. I would have liked these options 'back then'; I'd maybe have my 602 cymbals intact, instead of sacrificing them by playing too hard for 'em in a huge hall. Micing up does not automatically mean louder. My drums don't need extra volume (they've got potentially enough for anywhere...), but they're not at their best for all repertoires by hitting 'em as hard as is needed for some places. Brushes, anyone..? [/font][/color][/size]

Many, many years ago I went to see a representation of 'Brief Lives', a play based on the writings of John Aubrey, with Roy Doltrice as the principal (indeed, sole...) actor. The audience gradually filled the theatre, and the house lights went down. A few minutes passed, until we all became aware that Aubrey (Doltrice...) was already on stage, 'asleep'. He awoke, and the piece started. For the interval, Aubrey dozes off in his chair in mid-sentence, the lights come up and the folks needing a 'rest' did so. The interval over, the house is again dimmed, Aubrey awakes with a splutter and continues his phrase as if nothing had happened. The play ends with Aubrey returning to his bed; when, after a long pause, the theatre is lit, one realises that the now deceased Aubrey is still on stage, and remains so, presumably until the house is empty again. That, to me, was the best 'entrance' I've ever seen on stage; no theatrics, just pure theatrics; the man was a genius.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1502276896' post='3350380'] Only if played in the key of Ursa Major. [/quote] Indeed; plough on.

[quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1502275183' post='3350365'] I quite like the way the Chili Peppers start their gigs... [/quote] So one should start by humping an invisible bear..? ...

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1502272772' post='3350332'] Ehh? Surely if the BD is loud enough for any room, then its loud enough. You seem to be suggesting that micing it up will make it quieter????? Surely if its loud enough to be heard in the room, any eq you add to it will not overpower the acoustic sound out front, so will be a waste of time. Just saying. [/quote] I think you're confusing micing up with amplification. We don't [i]amplify [/i]the BD, we spread its sound through the FOH, that's all. We'll sometimes add an overhead, too. It depends a little on the venue's configuration, but if we want the naked BD to be heard, I'd play it at a certain level, but the sound would be localised. With the FOH support, I can play much softer, and the sound is diffused to the same extent as the vocals. It's not loud at all, merely reinforcing the diffusion. We play pop/rock covers (REM, Radiohead, SOAD, RHCP and much more...), but aren't looking to deafen anyone. We aim to sound [i]musical[/i], not [i]loud[/i]. It works for us, anyway.

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