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if it's biamped it wouldn't matter if each channel was in phase? I used to blend two channels and use EQ pedals to make my crossover. I used a compressor on the low side, and all the weird effects on the high side. It sounded ace! Then just one channel out to the PA, no amp

A drummer in the studio once told me the metronome must be going out of time

One bassist I work with cannot play what he's trying to play, so every second he's playing is "cringe". The same guy loves to watch himself in the reflection of the studio glass while he's playing. I said to another bassist in the studio "Your guitarist is playing F#m, so you can't play the Bb, if you want to play the 3rd you have to play the A" and he just stared at me confused. This guy has been playing for over 40 years. I tried again "The chord is minor so you can't play the major 3rd over it, it clashes". He said, totally straight faced, "It doesn't make any difference!?". I laughed hard but I really shouldn't have - super cringe Kid says "I play a bit of guitar but bass is my main instrument. I hate it when guitarists think they can play bass, it's a totally different instrument" and then strums constant root notes for the whole song, no fills, not even a 5th.

Yeh I was expecting Rebellion as it's indoors. We have a few outdoor festivals over the summer, hopefully they're not cancelled, but if Cropredy and WOMAD can't do it...

I saw Martin Grech support Oceansize downstairs at Rock City. Martin Grech did 15 minutes of absolute adrenaline rush. I was transfixed. When he left the stage I was dazed, I couldn't believe what I'd just witnessed Then Oceansize came on and did a very average, very long 90 minutes. I probably would have loved it if it wasn't for Martin Grech stealing the show

Bass Direct say out of stock on their site. I'm not in a rush anyway. I hope the MKIII sounds as good as yours!

Is the Octabvre actually available to buy in the UK anywhere? I can't find one

interesting topic. In my opinion, if the bottom end drops out when the guitarist switches from rhythm to lead, then his rhythm sound had too much low end in it. Loads of rock songs will have a verse or a bridge where the guitarist doesn't play. This creates dynamics, giving the feel of a quieter section, but the bottom doesn't drop out, because that's the bass guitar and the bass drum

What I'm saying is that these people are trying to do pitch correction, not "as an effect", but they overcook it until it's too perfect and sounds horrible to me EG Michael Buble

what baffles me is that it's possible to use pitch correction and retain a "good sound", and a lot of these singers are actually very good, but this "plastic" sound is used anyway

Yeh, obviously it works for him and loads of others, I just really dislike it

Someone mentioned Michael Buble earlier. This is a great example of the sound I really don't like. I reckon the engineer doing this probably thinks "no-one will be able to tell" but it's so obvious. It's not done for effect, you can't hear any artefacts from snapping notes to the grid, however, the whole thing is so perfect it sounds "plastic" and really grates on my ears.

I use it loads in the studio. I'd rather get a powerful performance and tweak a couple of notes afterwards than try and drop in a word or two, as that always sounds unnatural to me It's a bit frustrating when people want that "perfect" modern vocal sound. If you've heard any country song made in the last 5 years you'll know what I mean. I have one guy who comes to me, a truly incredible singer, he's never out of tune, but he wants that sound. I have to go through straightening out any natural wobbles or unintended vibrato and it really sucks the life out of the performance. When it's used for effect it can be pretty cool, although that does seem a bit overdone in some of the recent rap tracks I've heard

I have a crap old encore P I tune down to low A with the bottom 4 of a 5 string set. I had to loosen the rod a bit to get the low A working properly, and the action is a bit high, but it's not unplayable and it sounds fine. Are the bottom two strings rattling/buzzing a lot?

Can't wait. I've seen them live a few times and they're brilliant

Best BC post of all time perhaps. The only one I can recall ever showing my mates, and they all laughed out loud

Nice one, thanks Lozz! The first mix had a proper grindy bass sound, not unlike yours with Knock Off, but our bassist did not like it at all!

Check it out. I play the drums and produce the music. Our guitarist did the video

My solo album, 12 tracks 26 minutes: https://weisenheimer.bandcamp.com/releases Not my finest hour but I had to do something during lockdown

I saw Martin Greh support Oceansize in the basement at Rock City many years ago. His set was about 15 minutes but I was totally blown away. I was so desperate for him to come back out, but if he had maybe it wouldn't have had the same impact. In contrast Oceansize stayed on for 1.5 hours and I was bored after the first 40 minutes

His solo stuff is the best IMO

My main band Headsticks did a live album a while back. There are no overdubs at all. I might have tuned a couple of vocals here and there but otherwise it's just as it was on the night, less one song. We've been doing "live" sets for people to watch online, and these are recorded live but without an audience. All the audio is totally live, just a couple of dodgy notes fixed on bass and vocals

I used to use thumb picks on bass so I could switch between fingers and pick without having to hold a pick somewhere

maybe you could use a compressor with a slow attack, to exaggerate the initial transient

a cupboard might sound very weird! I think Mike Skinner did a load of vocals in a wardrobe full of clothes, and that sounds very dry Great point about the room though, if it's a bad sounding room the NT1 will pick that up