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2 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

On my (Windows...) Reaper, the width of the right-hand pane can be adjusted. Try placing the cursor over the join between the panes; it should change to allow adjustment of the central 'pillar'. Slide this pillar to the right and you'll see the Category list more fully. I don't have a Mac, but it should work the same way, I think. Try it and see, maybe..? Hope this helps. 

Thanks Dad, it worked perfectly! 👍

When I click on the FX button in Reaper the category window is partially hidden behind the main window making it hard to see the category list properly.

I've uninstalled and re-installed many times but it still keeps happening, does anyone else experience this problem?

I'm running the Reaper 64bit version on a MacBook Pro (2015) High Sierra 

SOLD! SAMSON C01U USB Studio Condenser Microphone SOLD!

Now SOLD!

Bought this brand new a few years ago and hardly ever used it, its been stored in its bag and has discoloured a little bit in places but generally in good condition.

Comes with mic stand adaptor and cloth bag.

BLACKSTAR HT-5R MK1 Valve Combo Amp + Footswitch

SOLD!

I purchased this great little amp a few years ago to use at home but I have hardly used it, and I’m selling it now because I severed two tendons in my hand a few months ago which now makes playing a guitar extremely difficult, I can still get by on bass, but this amp, along with all my guitars are now of no use to me.

There is a very small tear in the covering which I have repaired, I've circled it in the photo of the front, but it is hardly noticeable, and other than that, it is in excellent condition.

You are very welcome to come and try it at my home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire (if Covid-19 rules permit), or you can try it outside in my garage or sheltered pergola where I have power supplied.

Features Include:

·       Innovative 5 Watt valve combo

·       1xECC83 and 1x12BH7 valves

·       Unique push pull power amp design

·       Award winning HT Pedal preamp

·       Two footswitchable channels

·       12" Blackbird 50 custom designed speaker

·       Enhanced tone controls

·       Patented Infinite Shape Feature (ISF)

·       Fully equipped for studio or practice

·       Digital Stereo Reverb

·       Speaker emulated output with 1x12 or 4x12 voicing

·       Effects loop with effects level switch

·       Footswitch included

·       Cool vintage styling

8 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

You may regret having written this in the future..! 

You may well be right! 🤐

1 hour ago, Dad3353 said:

Ah, DW. Jolly Good Stuff. My kit, bought in the very early '70s, is a Camco; they were bought by DW, and have the same round lugs, and the same superb sound. Good choice, and well played.
As for the cymbals: as I wrote, it may be best to get the opinion of someone else, but it's better to be a touch too cautious, as they can become aggressive and wearing quite quickly. To judge from the overall drum sound, I'd say that the distance is pretty well spot on; a little EQ tweaking would bring out the 'shine', or a drum bus mastering preset if the whole kit is in a group on the desk. Less Is More, however; there's no flagrant problem. Carry on as before and you'll not be far wrong. 

👍 Thanks again, I might upload a couple more of my efforts in a new thread because I love reading any advice, and criticism, that might help me in the future.

9 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

Not much 'error' here, lad. That's excellent execution, tight enough arrangement for the genre, well sung (again, in keeping...) and well mixed. I've heard many studio sessions much, much worse that that. How to improve it..? Maybe a spot of post-prod Fx for the vocals, doubling the voice would be good (can be done 'live', now, with 'trickster' voice pedals. BV's would add, if there are others willing to step up to the hot plate. No need to be Caruso, just reasonably in tune. BV's add a lot to this sort of rock.
Excellent drum sound, so kudos for whoever tuned the kit. I can't hear much in the way of cymbals, but that's probably my advancing age and retreating hearing, so no worries. Best check with others to be sure, though.
All together a very efficient 'visiting card, so well done all involved. 

Thanks for the tips Dad, I think you are right about the cymbals being a bit lacking, would it help if I placed the two overhead mics nearer to them, or would they then be too overpowering? 🤔

As for the drum kit? its a DW and it was the first time our drummer had used it after having it specially made and imported from the USA, its a lovely sounding kit.

17 hours ago, milford59 said:

VERY good.... I have done an amount of tracking and mixing with older school gear (Akai DPS-24 hard disc recorder) as I prefer that to a computer set up....  I agree with what you said in an earlier post - I think you may be overthinking it.... and although I read an opinion where the bass should be panned dead centre, I think with your band I would go with a little bit of pan for guitar and bass. That’s the fun thing with mixing - you can try various set-ups and see what you like best.

The energy of the band is going to come across whatever you do (within reason) so I don’t think you can go far wrong. Good luck with it !

This is one I mixed some time ago, I'm reasonably happy with it especially because I don't really know what I'm doing, its all trial and error with me, but I would be happy to be advised on how I could make it better, and any constructive criticism of it would be welcome.

It was recorded in the rehearsal studio on my Zoom R16, I used four mics on the drums, two overheads (left and right), one kick, and one snare, I took the lead and backing vocals from the PA which only had one out, so all the vocals were on one track, I close mic'd the guitarist's amp, and I DI'd my bass, it was only the second time we had ever played the song, so its "warts and all" I'm afraid. 🙄

We only use the recordings in the hope of getting a few gigs in local pubs, so they don't have to be perfect, but I'm just interested in how I might be able to improve them. 🤔

2 hours ago, milford59 said:

I love Dr Feelgood..... I assume that your guitarist struts round the stage like a cockerel with a deadpan expression ?

He doesn't strut around as much as Wilko mainly because you couldn't "swing a cat" in most of the pubs we play in, but he does have a deadpan expression when he's playing 😉

Here's a couple of clips of us that were taken on a phone, the audio isn't great but they give you an idea of his stage mannerisms 

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17 hours ago, Dad3353 said:

 Imagine someone in the centre of your auditorium, listening to your concert. The stereo image would be that created by the placing of the backline, so that's what the panning of each track should be aiming for. Presumably the singer would be through the PA, with equal voice from each FOH column. The bass would be (typically...) beside the drums; as bass frequencies tend to be non-directional, one could consider it to be heard as being central, with the drums (I would tend to have the bass drum a couple of clicks to one side, the bass the same amount the other, but that's optional, and only me being picky...). The sole guitar would be panned an appropriate amount to reflect its position on the stage, either to left or right. I'm again assuming that it's not being mic'd through the PA, but even if it is, the PA would probably be panned to give this same spatial notion, so that the sound 'appears' to be coming from the guitar rig. It cab be helpful to pan the singer to an equal amount the other side from the guitar, again giving better sonic space between the two, but, again, that's optional.
Hope this helps; good luck with  your project. 

Thanks for the advice Dad, it's much appreciated, I will try some of the things you have mentioned.

Thanks for the advice guys, it looks that I've been doing it right so far, the only panning I do is with the overheads left and right.

Maybe I'm overthinking it too much. 🤔

I play in an old-school R&B band covering bands such as Dr Feelgood, The Pirates, The Inmates, Nine Below Zero, etc, and we want to do some recordings of the band to use as demos and to post on our Facebook page, they don't have to be professional studio quality, because we want to try and capture our "live" pub-rock sound if possible.

I am a complete novice when it come to recording and mixing, but I do have a reasonable setup for our needs, I have a MacBook Pro with Logic Pro, GarageBand, and Reaper installed, I have a Mackie Onyx 2.2 interface, 2 x KRK Roket 5 G4 monitors, and I also have a Zoom R16 which I use to record the band in rehearsals.

I use four mics on the drums, two overheads (left and right), one kick, and one snare, I take the lead and backing vocals from the PA, close mic the guitarist's amp, and DI my bass, and the individual takes are reasonably good.

I then try and mix to the best of my limited knowledge but what I want to know is, how do I go about stereo imaging with just guitar?

Most of the advice I find online and on YouTube seems to be for bands that have two guitars and suggest splitting the two guitars left and right, bass and vocals in the centre, etc, 

We don't do any overdubs on guitar because we want to try to be as close to our live sound as possible, so do I put the guitar one side and the bass on the other which I've tried, but it doesn't sound great if I'm honest.

As I've said, I'm really just a beginner when it comes to recording, so please go easy on me. 😉

2 minutes ago, lirod said:

Still avalaible 

Sorry, its now sold

On 17/05/2020 at 08:16, fester said:

I’ve just bought one of those bridges from northwest in black for a build i’m doing,really good quality,much better than i was expecting to be fair.Ive always bought quality branded bridges in the past.....don’t think i’ll be spending the extra £££££ from now on tho

I have three P basses that are keepers and all three have a Northwest bridge fitted 😉

11 hours ago, lirod said:

Will you shipping in France 

Yes, if you are happy to arrange a courier and pay the shipping cost.

BLACKSTAR HT-5R MK1

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BLACKSTAR HT-5R MK1 Valve Combo Amp + Footswitch

Sorry, I posted in the wrong topic, its now in "Other musically related items for sale.

Genz Benz STL2-210T 2 x 10" extension cabinet with tweeter

SOLD!!!

£195 collected, but will ship in its original box if the buyer is willing to pay the shipping fee.

I purchased this lightweight cab brand new from Bass Direct and paid over £600 for it.

Its a great cab and has only been gigged a few times because the band I was in only played a handful of gigs each year, it has always been kept in its original box, so therefore its in very good condition.

You are more than welcome to try it out at my home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

GENZ BENZ STL-2-210T EXT FEATURES:

• Power Handling: 400W RMS
• Frequency ±/ 10db: 45-18K Hz
• Sensitivity 1W/1M: 100 dB
• Nominal Impedence: 8 ohm
• Crossover Point: 3K Hz
• Weight: 37 Lbs.
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 24" x 18 1/2" x 14 1/4"

10 minutes ago, bassbiscuits said:

£175 each or both for £400? How’s that work then?! 😉

I know, I've just realised what I've done and have come back to edit it 😏

1 hour ago, Thunderbird said:

I stick skateboard grip tape on my picks and never have them slip or slide about and don't need to grip them mega tight 

Great idea, I've just ordered some 😉

Genz Benz STL2-210T 2 x 10" extension cabinet with tweeter x 2

SOLD!!!

£195 collected, but will ship in its original box if buyer pays the shipping fee.

I purchased these two lightweight cabs brand new from Bass Direct and paid over £600 each for them.

They are great cabs and have only been gigged a few times because the band I was in only played a handful of gigs each year, they have always been kept in their originals boxes, therefore are in very good condition.

You are more than welcome to try them out at my home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

GENZ BENZ STL-2-210T EXT FEATURES:

• Power Handling: 400W RMS
• Frequency ±/ 10db: 45-18K Hz
• Sensitivity 1W/1M: 100 dB
• Nominal Impedence: 8 ohm
• Crossover Point: 3K Hz
• Weight: 37 Lbs.
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 24" x 18 1/2" x 14 1/4"

5 hours ago, Paul the Learner said:

I am mainly an acoustic guitarist, but I am now playing bass in a band of Oldies and am loving it! 

Excuse what is probably a heresy, but I stick a dollop of blue tack on my plectrum and "glue" it to my thumb. It stays put well but doesn't interfere with the feel of holding the pick. Try it! 

I'll give it a go 😉

I also have all the Queen isolated tracks, and I thought that can't possibly be John Deacon playing the bass because it sounded harsh and quite messy, but when I put all the tracks together in my DAW, it sounded perfect in the mix, and I thought the same about John Entwistle's isolated tracks.

I have to say that hearing these isolated tracks helped my confidence because I had always doubted my tones and playing ability until recently when I started doing some recording at home, and I was pleasantly surprised at how well my bass sits in the mix, and my playing was more than acceptable for someone who plays mainly for fun. 😉

I now have to use Jim Dunlop 38mm nylon picks because I have been suffering from arthritis in my hands for number of years which makes it difficult for me to hold the pick if there is too much resistance, ideally, I would love to use heavier picks because of the attack, but the pain is just too much for me.

I play mostly with my fingers anyway, but on the faster songs I need a pick.

As Clarky has said, a bit of fiddling around with the EQ and pedals can definitely help.