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[quote name='mrn1989' timestamp='1464361129' post='3058859']... with the direct monster...[/quote] Oh no..! Not the dreaded monster..! Better off with a monitor, such as this one..!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1464267013' post='3058029'] Nah, with said drummer in question that`s how he plays, and everyone else has to turn up stoopidly loud to hear themselves. Annoying thing is, he`s such a good drummer in way of time-keeping/fills/technique - except for the volume aspect that is. [/quote] Is it not in the realms of the possible to put a muffler on the snare (and toms, too, while you're at it...). We've all seen TV shows (TOTP..?) where the drummer is thrashing away, almost silently, with discreet pads over the heads. Why are these not used more, if volume is the problem..? As a 'make do', tee-shirts or tea towels will do, but there'll be holes in 'em very quickly, as rim-shots not only cut through the mix, they also cut through the tissue..! There are several different muting systems for drums, made especially for this use, and very efficient. Can't be tried, even..? (Unless, of course, that just making a racket is the aim of all this spent energy..! )

Excellent video, well performed, expertly cut. 'Like' left (a first ever, from me, for anything..!) and congratulatory comment, too. My thumb is up.

The headstock of my sixer is marked 'Douglas'. Now there's quality for you..!

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1464299163' post='3058352'] Love the enthusiasm and hope they make it but doomed to fail. The stumbling block being transport. If you're 18-21, it must cost a couple of grand to insure the cheapest car. Bring back the good old days with a band van full of dog-ends and vomit I say. [/quote] I didn't have a road-legal vehicle until my early twenties; that didn't stop me having the group van (several, in fact, from two Thames 15cwt, through a couple of Anglia vans, a VW 'Devon' ex-camper and a twin-axle Transit 'hussler'. One day, driving to get some drumsticks, the prop shaft fell off from the Thames, on a busy road, by the traffic lights, before a bank. No tax, no insurance, no MOT... A passing bobby helped me to push it fifty yards round the corner out of the way, and indicated where to get the Tube for a scrap yard to get another prop shaft before continuing his round, without asking at all about my paperwork. Phew..!. With my greasy old shaft I had all the space I needed in the otherwise crowded rush-hour Tube..! It's amazing how carefully one drives when uninsured; it's a heavy responsibility.

[quote name='Pow_22' timestamp='1464267986' post='3058050'] Cheers for the link. Mine doesn't break up early at all... [/quote] You'll have a hard time getting KT88's to break up at all. The pre-amp shouldn't be difficult (depending on circuitry...), those o/p valves will stay pretty hifi much further (that means 'louder'...) than other valves, such as the 6550's. You can overdrive the pre, but that's not the same as 'bending' the o/p valves. Just sayin'.

Thanks for that. No, not the 'odd groupie' bit (am I really that odd..? Hmm... ), but for the link. Yes, of course I bought it. No, of course I can't afford it. You really are in league with Mephistopheles, you know, or maybe you've commission from Paypal..? Dunno. Now to try it out. I wonder how I'll be able to slip it into next month's Challenge..? We'll see... ([i]Dodders off on shaky limbs, bumping into chairs, to turn on the PC, before realising that it was already on, being the same PC for posting this. 'D'oh' moment, for the [sup]n[/sup]th time today[/i]...)

Is one bin empty and the other bin laden..?

Which one is best for metals..?

Is that dB or d&b ..?

Good evening, Jim, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] ... to the forum. Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

... or hara-kiri..?

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Oh my ears and whiskers..!

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1464074492' post='3056233']...and being able to position instruments throughout the LR mix... [/quote] Is it not odd when one turns around to face away from the audience..? No, I'm sure it's lovely, but as an Official Old Duffer, I've got quite used to having only one monitor cab, so that will do me in the headset, too. Not a criticism; just 'old school' fuddy-duddyness, that's all.

Aha..! I finally understand the [i]true [/i]benefit of having stereo monitoring o/ps..! Cheers.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1464033399' post='3056003'] I think this thread is just you and me encouraging each other to buy more VSTs! I can't wait to team up Solo Strings with Storm Choir and Session Strings Pro. [/quote] ... and I'd ask you both to stop it, but have equally often 'busted the bank' on one or other of your recommendations..! I avidly consume the 'freebies', then wonder how the heck I'm ever going to compose even one tenth of what it would take to use 'em all. It certainly entices one into considering going the Lottery route; I could never in another lifetime earn enough to grab all of these beautiful shiny baubles and gadgets. Does that stop me trying, though..? Does it heck..!

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1464028800' post='3055938'] Cool actually for the same price there's a 10 channel Allen and Heath Zed10 (not a Z-R though which I guess makes a difference). [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/allenheath_zed10.htm."]http://www.thomann.d...eath_zed10.htm.[/url] Worth looking into! [/quote] Working link... [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/allenheath_zed10.htm"]Allen & Heath Zed-10 ...[/url]

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1464024450' post='3055857']...the adjacent greenhouse (on concrete) that might make a wonderful site for an isolation booth...... [/quote] As long as you're not playing Stones numbers.

Good evening, Tom, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] ... to the forum. Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1464010729' post='3055711']... I've cancelled some things tomorrow to try to get the remaining bodywork stuff done. I have to start finishing by Wednesday at the very latest! [/quote] Despite the obvious foot-tapping from many following this fascinating topic, it would be more than horrendous to have a tiny slip-up at this late stage, just to get it to the Bash on time. Better a week late than a daft blunder (yes, we've all been there, and too often for some..!). You're the Boss, of course, but please, please, don't rush this. Besides, it'll give us all a few more days of blissful suspense and eager eye-balling. Take the time for a cuppa or three now and again (or more, if the bladder can stand it...).

[quote name='SpondonBassed' timestamp='1463995741' post='3055553'] Ba dap bap - gish [/quote] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:189271]