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[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1472576977' post='3122306'] Crikey Dad, you need to change your screen name to great great grand Dad if you're recalling that from experience! [/quote] Second-hand info, I'm afraid, gleaned from some very happy years in the neighbourhood of my first father-in-law, old 'Pop' Bird. He and Molly, his good lady, had tales to tell of their own courting days, where, for a rowing club raffle, he offered as a prize his Scott motocycle, with its upgraded intake system. Such was the growing popularity of cars, the winner of the raffle declined the 'bike; Pop kept it for many years, and it became a museum piece in its own right, with the brasswork being worthe substantial amount as scrap metal. By coincidence, and to echo the Skank's apt observations above ^, he was, indeed, a very keen electronics enthusiast, and made it his livelihood, renting out TV's (they were too expensive to buy in those says, until hire purchase came about...). He had, in a spare room of a tiny cottage, a still working mechanical television receiver, rendered obsolete by the cessation of 30-lines transmissions. It was in better condition than that in the Science Museum.... Being of a certain age himself, I'd sometimes help him lifting stuff about. He had an ageing park of monochrome sets, still rented out for peanuts to old biddies, and would repair them using knitting needles. In approaching the needles to the THT, by the length and quality of the spark drawn out, he could tell exactly which capacitor was failing in the old set. He drove about, very slowly, in a battered old Ford 100E 5cwt van, almost decrepit as himself. Goodness knows how (if..?) it passed the MOT . Strange days...

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1472571561' post='3122236']...any tips to make this progression simpler to remember... [/quote] In that case, I'd fall back on my tried and tested method from theatre acting. Learn the piece, starting from the end. Play the last few bars. Get them down 'pat', then go back a few bars and learn them, continuing through to the end; you'll be playing with confidence, as you've already got it down 'pat'. Once these two sections are ingrained, go back a few more bars... Rinse and repeat. Once you're get to the beginning, every time you play you're playing into territory which is more and more familiar, as it's been gone over so many times, and in its right context, too..! It can't fail, whatever the (apparent...) complexity of a piece, as long as one takes it in small 'chunks', and adds more only once the previous part is mastered. I doesn't take long for a shortish piece such as yours. As a bonus, any formal structure inherent in the work will become more and more evident as you repeat its performance, but that's just a bonus. Try it..? It can't fail.

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[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1472567101' post='3122175']...what is the greatest number of entries in a month? [/quote] Three times, 15 entries, in 2013, 2015 and early this year. Lowest was 4, July 2014 (holidays..?). Normally between 10-12, with a slight dip in the summer period. Overall healthy, I'd say, with a fairly consistent following of regulars, with the exception of one month where a very fine bass was on offer as a prize, and the voting was quite massive in comparison. An inquiry as to how to better promote the subject found that promotion was considered rather too invasive; folks participate (by offering an entry or by voting...) or not, and it's counter-productive to even [i]try [/i]to raise more interest or awareness. Those that [i]do [/i]participate find it great fun, in general, and that's the main thing. Does that quell your curiosity..?

In the Twenties, all of the 'in' people were heavily into rowing clubs, in flannels and boaters; the girls with long ostrich-feather boas . Roller-skating was all the rage, with rinks in every High Street. Kids aspired to become boxers, or wing-walkers for the less timid. The jitterbug was about to break. Times change, sometimes faster than one would like, but change they do.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1472535255' post='3121833'] Hi I've no reading or theory skills beyond basic chord charts , but I can play some jazz standards well enough to please the trained people I have played with (all be it low level fun) However most songs follow a pattern I can commit to memory (AAbA type stuff) I've been given a song "me and my shadow" , and whilst I can work out the feel and timing from the track , I cannot see any patterns and therefore I don't know how I am going to commit it to memory ? I might be trying to punch above my weight , but I how do you guys do this without relying on reading? [/quote] I'd suggest that the 'secret', if secret there is, is 'immersion'. There are more than a few versions, by very different artists, out there, and the interpretations can be just as different. Compare, for instance, the arrangements made for the exuberant Sinatra/Davis Jr big band stuff, and the more sedate Judy Garland rendering. Much more of a traditional format, the latter, from which one can then realise just what liberties the Sinatra one has taken. Go back as far as the original, from 'Whispering' Jack Smith for a charming piano-only accompaniment, easy enough to work out. To hear what the bass could be doing on this, go to the quirky Peggy Lee version. Hard to listen to, I find, except for the bass line; it's almost a solo. Of course, to many (including myself...) the definitive version is that of Morecombe and Wise, on the album 'The Greatest Novelty Songs', and fondly remembered from the TV shows of the day ("Bom - Ooh - a-Yakatatah..!"). Anyway, s'not that hard, if you listen to several, on Y'Tube or elsewhere. Don't over-formalise it, it's just as 'simple' (or just as 'complex'..?) as any other. Good luck with it...

I travelled from Lower Normandy to Nottingham to look at a bass I was interested in. Did I buy it..? Yes, I did, and it's my 'go-to' Verithin, but I'd have left it if it hadn't been the bass I was after. I'm not suggesting that it's easy, but it's a choice, and part of living where one does. It's not as if it was shopping for weekly cauliflower; it's only once in a while (and travel broadens the mind, they say...).

[quote name='zbd1960' timestamp='1472501909' post='3121670'] I don't get this either. Drums are inherently LOUD, neither they nor trumpets, trombones nor saxes need amplifying in small venues.... [/quote] Drums are not inherently loud. They would be put through the PA so that they may, even, be played more quietly..! The real advantage, in a small venue, is simply to spread the sound, especially of the bass drum, but all the kit too, into the overall sound of the band. This avoids having those at the front hearing the kit differently than those at the sides or back. The objective is not amplification, but overall sound reinforcement and balance. The drummer plays at his/her ordinary level, and [i]all [/i]in the room hear the whole band correctly. No use, of course, if the person behind the kit wallops away like a shed-builder, I'll allow, but for [i]real [/i]drummers, it's a very common and useful ploy, harming no kittens. The drums are not loud in the PA, merely [i]present[/i].

Don't rush me; I'll get there before the guillotine comes down (I hope...). That'll be 10 voters, which is about average. I'd discount the 'thousands' of members, anyway, in the same fashion that I discount the hundreds of ads in the Marketplace flagged as 'On hold' since Noah built his ark..! Stats are worthless, as we well know. If all of the participants vote, that good going, I reckon (and some may not, for various reasons... ).

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1472489047' post='3121514'] If you want to convert a WAV file into MP3 in Reaper you simply choose one of the variations of 'render to MP3'. At this point a window will open in Reaper saying 'mp3 encoder not loaded'. Then you go to lame and download the codec and stick it in the appropriate directory. It's dead easy; if you've used Audacity you'll have no problem. [/quote] He's only bloomin' right, y'know..! It's been a [i]very [/i]long time since I installed this stuff, so I've overlooked that step (simple enough, but still...). Sorry about that. Upon closer inspection, even Wavosaur uses the LAME encoder, so that's out, if that's what you want to avoid. No use suggesting other file formats, such as OGG, I suppose..? No; thought not. Just out of curiosity, is it the LAME [i]encoder [/i]you object to, or the fact that Audacity (and the others...) don't include it as 'native'..? It's only a dll to put in the programme's folder, so it's not as if it's invasive or anything. Just curious.

Dan... Is this any good to you..? [attachment=226668:All_Of_You_1.mp3] (Download and save as 'All_Of_You_1.mp3'...) Just in case, and if you want to check, here's the scores (download and rename as 'pdf' files...)... [attachment=226669:All_Of_You.pdf] [attachment=226670:All_Of_You_Bass.pdf] I can do others in similar style, if they're useful; just say. Hope this helps; meanwhile... Have a nice day Douglas

[quote name='Stoatbringer' timestamp='1472486583' post='3121495'] New gear will be on the cards sometime soon. I only have a small car and after 1 hour of bass ownership I'm already growling about it not fitting in the bloody boot of my car. A future Steinberger purchase is looking more on the cards now if only for it's compact size. [/quote] Wrong choice of car, perhaps..? How about behind the front seats..? Covered over with a blanket, if it needs 'hiding' (or an old pair of grubby overalls; less 'inviting'... ) Be warned, though, to stay away from the DB section here. They can be slightly more bulky than your current instrument.

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I'll give my usual, cheery, encouragement, then... It's the first forty years that are the hardest, after which things tend, sometimes, to get (slightly...) better. I doubt you'll be [i]needing [/i]'better' gear at all, still less after only 10 weeks (but it's not a bad idea to be interested in different stuff...). Anyway, by then, you'll already be in two bands..!

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1472472520' post='3121335'] Of these, I used to use Goldwave quite happily. But I defected to (wait for it...) Audacity cos it's simpler! The feature that's going to be hard to replicate is the splitter. Setting up a number of cue points and hitting "split on cue" is pretty straightforward in A*d*c*ty but it's not something that DAWs I've used are geared up to. (Stands by to be corrected...) [/quote] There are, indeed, threshold detection bits'n'bobs in Reaper, but I'd probably just do it by eye for such a simple task (I've done it many times...). It's very easy to see any blanks, slice 'em out, drag to another track and refine, do the next one, render the lot once finished... It can be done by auto-detection, but it's probably not worth setting it all up for so little. Should take more than a few minutes, I'd say..?

Audacity has a bit of a quirk concerning mp3 rendering. I don't pretend to know why, but one has to import a couple of files for it to work. A 'one-time' bit of a faff (technical term...) which HJ apparently objects to; he has his own reasons. I use Audacity quite a lot, but for shear ease of use, I'd still choose Reaper for the usage HJ describes above; that could be simply down to familiarity on my part, though, as Audacity is certainly capable of it. Of the alternatives, Wavosaur is a decent enough option which I use, too, and can recommend.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1472468123' post='3121272']... My needs are VERY simple ... take a WAV file from a rehearsal or a gig (perhaps 2Gb, usually less), save individual tracks as mp3 files, maybe apply some amplification, maybe opt for a fade-in & fade-out, erm, that's about it. ... [/quote] Reaper will do all of this (and much, much more, of course...), and can be trialled for 60 days, with complete functionality, for free. If a licence is desired, it's a modest $60 for personal use. Import (or 'drag'n'drop'...) the WAV into Reaper, delimit the required sections, 'normalise' the volume, apply 'volume automation' in a couple of 'clicks' for fade-in-out if required and render the designated regions to mp3. Easy-peasy, rapid, full control, excellent audio quality... Try it and see..? There are excellent 'mastering' options, too, either within Reaper, or by external treatment (I use AAMS...) which can do wonders in enhancing a rough 'whole band' stereo track. Simple as pie (without, maybe, the polish of a totally 'pro' studio session...); the difference can be striking. Just sayin'.

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[quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1472405184' post='3120885']...how do you do the video link thing? [/quote] Using the link offered by the 'Share' button, and removing the 's' from the leading 'https', like this ... [media]http://youtu.be/snQvV5Sgw-Y[/media]

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1472334384' post='3120472'] If they're playing to a click, otherwise it could possibly be a right car crash. [/quote] Why would that be..?

Electronic drums..? Whatever next..! Electric basses, perhaps..? Nah, that'd never catch on..!

[quote name='crez5150' timestamp='1472226016' post='3119654'] Wasn't Squire originally a String brand when Fender purchased? [/quote] No, that would have been Squier Strings.

Love (Da Capo...)

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1472141042' post='3118847'] Defo not bashing him...that was just in jest !!!!... [/quote] Glad to hear that..! He'll very likely need to do some 'wood-shedding', just the same, preferably on rudiments and stick control/accentuation (as referenced with the books, above ^...). It's not the kind of technique that just 'comes' in rehearsals with other folks, unless you've all a few days to spend..? Even just a snare, or practise pad (even a cushion, or pillow..?) will do, but a bit of time each day, conscientiously going over the exercises will reap enormous reward. How do I know this..? Hmm...

[quote name='bassjim' timestamp='1472134079' post='3118784'] so................ its all his own fault and he has no one to blame but himself ! I'll tell him. He is the kind of guy to go "ok. will work on that" [/quote] So, what's the beef..? He's good with rods (that's a Good Thing...),and wants to use sticks, but with better technique concerning dynamics..? Isn't that just what most of the posts above are suggesting that he do..? I'd have thought that that's a Good Thing, too. Another solution is to muffle the drums (I've used elasticated flannel pillow cases, for instance...), but cymbals are more delicate, as the thinner, less 'noisy' ones will break anyway if they're beaten too hard. No, the real answer, whatever the kit, is stick control. If he's already a good drummer, it won't be hard to adopt another approach, and it's very interesting to get into, but it does take Work (Ok, a four-letter word for some...). That's not insulting the bloke; quite the opposite. If he's worth it, he'll take on board any of these (suitably worded...) suggestions, I'd have thought. No need to bash the fellow, just a reasonable amount of human diplomacy. Maybe this is the wrong forum for that, though..?