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(Although I can't try this collection, as it tells me that my Kontakt is not recent enough. I'd not planned on upgrading in the near future, so these will remain under wraps until I can actually play them. 2023..? Maybe... )

Cruise ships..? The epitomy of 'Crisis..? What crisis..?'

Matter of taste, of course, but I had to turn it off at halfway, giving it the mental label of 'Truly Awful'. Not a fan. At all. Thanks for sharing; it's just not to my taste. At all.

For a few years I organised Hofner bashes here in France. I had many more folk come from other countries than France (UK, of course, but also Blegium, USA, Helvetica...), and several of the attendees from France were GB ex-pats..!

You've not heard me playing, then.

My location is already coded into my User name, so...

Yes.

With some programmes, I find that the next input box is hidden behind the last one opened, so the PC is waiting for a button to be pushed that you can't see. A spot of 'Alt-Tab' shifts the focus, usually, so that the waiting message box comes to the fore. Worth looking into, maybe..?

Torrenting as I type this. Good Work; thanks. Edit : and 'Done'..! It's in the bag.

Did he ever get that rig fixed, to get rid of that horrid farting sound..?

Any good..? m-audio-projectmix-i-o-mode-d-emploi-fr-33905.pdf

Can you not turn the unit itself upside down..?

And the winner is ... Doctor J..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2022_08.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)…

As long as it's declared to Customs on return, that's fine. Non-declaration is smuggling, which carries risks. Whether these risks are worthwhile is a matter for each to decide. Disclaimer : On a recent, rare, visit to Blighty, I brought back in the car a bass, a cab and a hifi amp, bought s/h, mostly before B****t, and French Customs waved us through, so nothing was declared. Just sayin'.

No.

Fixed.

'Better' is the enemy of 'Good'.

Playing just G, F and A when that's what the music, and band, require is competent skills. The 'competent' part is the knowing when that's the case and when it isn't. There are thousands of very competent, professional bass players that play G, F and A very well indeed, and not much more. They get the gigs exactly because of that.

It sounds as if you're not the best fit for that band anyway; you've dodged a bullet, I'd suggest.

'Live steamed benefit concert for Steve Lawson', eh..? Hot stuff. ... (Thanks for posting ...)

One basic rule, as a starting point, is to listen to what the drummer is doing. In many styles, that's the 'holding down the song' part; the rest can maybe come later, but bass/drums are a good foundation to build from. Just my tuppence-worth; good luck in your search.

Many fretless players close their eyes whilst playing; rare are those that need to see what their left hand is doing. It's all in the ears. I might agree that one needs to hear the sound of the bass, but I don't see (hear..?) that as much of a difference between fretted and fretless. Disclaimer : Our Youngest plays my 6-string fretless in our pop/rock group, and one wouldn't know it's fretless; it's never been remarked upon. To me, it's a non-issue (but I'm a drummer, so...).

There are a thousand, maybe more, reasons why folk don't get the gig or the place in the band, just like going for a job interview. One may tick all of the boxes, but there's more than competence or professionalism (although that helps, obviously, for most situations...). Don't get hung up about the gear; it's only one tiny factor in a complex equation. Maybe they don't like suede shoes, or curly hair, a squeeky voice or a limp handshake. There are no rules, really; each meet-up is different, so just go in with a positive attitude and a smile. If it's meant to be, it will be.