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That might have passed, but the badly-performed Pachelbel motifs really grated, I found. I agree with the decision taken to end it, but found it a bit harsh, just the same.

All of which rather begs the question... Working shift's what..?

I tried listening to Yesterday. It didn't need re-mastering; the original was already darned good.

@Leonard Smalls ...

This is all true, but, if it's really that important, it behoves of either each musician, or the band leader, or the management, to be sure that there's a suitable dep 'on the books' (maybe two or three..?). It has happened, in the past, that, for one reason or nother, gigs have to be cancelled, too. So..? It's not an Ideal World, and one plans things as best as possible, but the expression 'The best laid plans...' has a ring of fatality to it (plus 'Sod's Law', of course...). OK, keep only those 'reliable' professionals', paying them adequately, and carry on. No problem. Others deal with the lemons Life deals out in other ways. It's all good. I had a week's break, end of season, late '70s, so booked a trip back to Blighty to see family and friends. The Sax/Flute and Bass came with me, for the jaunt. We spent our week, and caught the ferry back, from Portsmouth to St Malo. We also caught one hell of a storm. The ferry couldn't approach any harbour; it had to circle Jersey all night and all next day until it passed. All cabins were opened; we all spent 36 hours on that crazy rocking boat, being tossed like a cork. The sax/flute bunked down; I went to see how he was faring, and understood why seasick passengers are portrayed as being 'green'? He was very, very 'green'..! The dining quarters were opened, and free, but no-one had any appetite. I was able, by joining the long queue, to make a ship-to-shore 'phone call to announce to our band leader that we would not be able to make the gig that evening (we should have been docked the day before, but no sign of any let-up...). He called upon his resources to do the dates for that week-end, and all three of us were 'let go'. A pity, as it was a good, solid, working band, doing five-hour stints of dance variety all over the West of France most week-ends in season, but we, all three, just picked up other dates and the World spun on. Unreliable..? Define 'unreliable'.

In the sense that 'That's Life', yes, I am. I didn't plan to get a urinary infection, but here it is, harsh reality. I'd be a disaster, this week, on any stage, with any repertoire. I've no gig, as it happens, this week-end, but if I had one, I'd have to desist. 'Stuff' happens; deal with it. If that's 'unreliable', then I plead guilty. Good luck with your projects.

A Good Professional has a back-up plan (Drummer down with appendicitis, keys stranded in Kuala Lumpur due to unforseen civil unrest, trumpetist has a broken jaw...), and can cope with an absence. The railways don't stop because Charlie The Driver overslept.

OK, no problem with that. It's what I call 'harsh'.

The Original Rules (followed on year after year since...)... Off the back of this becoming more popular than I had anticipated....here are the RULES: Tier 1 Challenge During the calendar year of 2019 (01/01/19 - 31/12/19): - No bass gear purchases/trades whatsoever, be that amps, pedals, basses, accessories. Tier 2 challenge (should you play other instruments, engage in music production etc) - As above, but extended to your other musical gear Allowances in both tiers: - Strings (sticks, skins, reeds etc) - Maintenance/setups that only involve work on existing aspects of your bass (ie no purchasing a preamp to add to it) - If something breaks through no unusual intervention of your own, and is unable to be repaired, you may replace it. - Educational purchases, ie tutorial books, lessons, anything that furthers your playing is permitted. - If you have purchased something in 2018, you are able to take delivery of it within 2019. - If you have put down a deposit on something before committing to this, which then requires a final payment within 2019, that single payment permitted. However you may wish to explore whether you can pay the balance early (if you're a little OCD like me). Soooooo... Guilty, or Not Guilty..?

This explains much of our musical relationship. ... ... ... Twerp.

I think we'll have to agree that there are 'bands' and 'bands'. Many of the bands I've played in have been almost 'scratch' bands, often enough with folk I've never met before. The variety repertoire had, at that time a certain number of 'standards', but many would be 'winged', without rehearsal, as everyone knew them from having heard 'em at least once. (Not always, though; with the 'Tropicana' band, playing Creole stuff, I just followed the Caribbean percussionists with a samba or beguine, and everyone danced just the same...).

Not every rehearsal or gig, and may be replaced by deps if it occurs. It seems a bit harsh to have a blanket 'Shifts..? No thank you.' policy.

Why..?

A distant echo...

Mmm... Tea..!

And the joint winners are... @Doctor J and @upside downer..! Here, then, are your Winner's Certificates (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2022_07.pdf ... which look like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

Hmm... A contradiction here, it seems. However... Have you registered your SE49 with Nektar..? They should be able to help; see here ... Nektar ... Are you using the Usb cable that came with the keyboard..? Is the laptop Usb port able to correctly power the keyboard..? Have you tried a reset of the keyboard..? For GX series, GXP series and SE series: Turn the Impact off. Hold both Octave buttons while turning the Impact back on. The LEDs will flash. Release the Octave buttons. Have you turned the laptop off, then on again (not 'sleep' or 'hibernation'; really 'off'...?

I've told my PC (Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit...) that the 2016 version running on it is not to be updated, save for the anti-virus definitions. I had to roll it back a couple of times before 'freezing' it in time, as the updates were walking all over my Reaper stuff. The 'freezing' itself was not a simple job, involving numerous edits of the registers and services, but it's been stable now for several years.

'Expert'..? Perhaps not, but we'll see what we can suggest... A new laptop..? Therefore new installation of Reaper..? Maybe the default settings need tweaking..? Latency usually comes from the set-up between the PC and the interface. What interface are you using..? What Audio Device is Reaper configured for..? Here's a screenshot of mine (old Tascam US144, but many will have similar settings, so it might be close...)... How does yours compare..? (Right-click and open in New Tab to see this image more clearly...). Over to you... Douglas

Check the bridge intonation adjusters for sharp spots that might be provoking these broken strings..?

See above 👆 : '...All I'd need is a PM with your home address and I'll post a Tx...'. What's the issue..?