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the pre-amp in my TNT died, first one I've ever heard of failing. Never mind, my BDI21 straight into the effects return (or "patch in" as I think It's called) works brilliantly

Our first music video. I'm on drums and don't look great but never mind, I'll learn for next time. Our guitarist put all the footage together etc and I was well impressed...

Hah, glad you found it!

some jack plugs/sockets can be incompatible so maybe try switching the cable from your bass to the pedal with the cable from the pedal to amp. You might have to sit right on-top of the amp (or pedal) if it's very short, but it'll eliminate another possibility EDIT: I mean the length of the plug or the depth of the socket can vary, which you wouldn't expect, but I have some leads that won't make a decent contact going into the line-input on my desk at the studio for example

Logic would say it's impossible which is why I suggested you test again. Some pedals and pre-amps do interact weirdly depending on impedance and the gain structure, but you should get SOME sound out of it The only thing I can think of is perhaps you have a stereo jack on the end of the lead going into your interface/amp, and the interface can handle it where as the amp can't

No sound at all? That's very weird. So you've tried the same bass, leads and pedals through another amp and they work fine. Your bass straight into the TE works fine, but put a pedal in line and it mutes the signal. The pedals have power (LED lit up) and their outputs are turned up (confirmed by testing on the other system) Really it should be no different to plugging an active bass into the TE. I'd test again with another amp next to the TE, and just swap the jack lead going into the input of the amp. I know it's annoying to repeat the same tests but in my experience this is when you realise you were doing something stupid

it's the speakers you need to be careful with, just don't put too much low end through them... but that HH Combo does take a beating

My favourite amp for playing dirty chords on bass is my HH 2 x 12" guitar combo. Have you considered adding a guitar rig to your bass rig? If you want an always on pedal for a slightly driven sound, maybe try the BDI21 and if you like it check out the more expensive sansamps it's modelled on. Otherwise I really like the look of the bass tube screamer but not had chance to try one yet. It has a clean blend and I imagine it'll be like a weird old tube screamer I have. This and the BDI21 are the only pedals in my collection that'd do the "always on" job.

99% of the gigs 99% of basschatters are playing require a second or two of sustain maximum, so yeh, after that it becomes pointless for most ...but then anything but a 4 string fender bass through a bog standard amp is pointless for most. We still manage plenty of discussion though! Personally I like my music a bit weirder than the average pop/rock/RnB song so I've got a huge collection of pedals, several 6 string basses, and no amp. It'd be boring if we were all the same

I guess for 99% of gigs you won't be sustaining notes on the bass guitar for very long, so fair enough. Personally I like to play some weird stinky poo and sustain is often essential

very nice!

you probably had the speakers plugged into a monitor or an effects send, and one (or more) of the mics sent to the related bus

I used to really like Reason for making sounds, but not so much for actual sequencing which seemed a bit basic, or maybe it was just too small on the screen? Anyway, that was years ago

I'd say no matter which DAW you choose, it'll take you a while to get used to it. Purely in terms of value for money Reaper probably wins

I've been using Cubase a long time, so I'm very used to it. When I went to uni we recorded on Pro Tools for a while, which I really liked. There were features such as group editing that saved so much time and hassle - then I figured out Cubase has the same features, you just need to find them. Now I like them both equally as multi-track recorders. Cubase wins it for me based on it's MIDI capabilities. In terms of routing I've never felt restricted at all. If a channel has audio on it, it's an audio channel. If it's got MIDI data on it, it's a MIDI channel. If I just want a channel I can route in and out of I use "group channel". I've never bothered with effects channels or whatever the other ones are. These three types do everything I could ever want. Copying settings between channels is easy, routing I/O of all channels is very easy... I suppose it's all intuitive when you're used to it. I bought my copy 2nd hand from Ebay for about half price. I tried Reaper on my laptop a while ago, encouraged by the comments about the "small footprint" as my laptop is lacking in power. I really struggled to understand it. I'd have done a tutorial if I had the time, and hopefully I will at some point as I'd like it to work on ideas when away from the studio I briefly tried logic while at uni and that seemed pretty intuitive but I never got much time with it

I just bought some headphones from George - couldn't have gone better. Exactly as described, shipped when he said, well packed. Perfect

I just bought some headphones from George - couldn't have gone better. Exactly as described, shipped when he said, well packed. Perfect

I love the tiny desk concerts! These are some of my favourites: Anderson .Paak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ferZnZ0_rSM Tank and The Bangas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzobTCIRDw Chance The Rapper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kWbZvVU-e0 No Name - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K58JYXhb4YA

...in a decent band, and not a band with a shed-building drummer, two guitarists having a volume competition, and a drunk singer

When I play live, I want to sound as good as I do recorded. When I record, I'll use a VST compressor, and a VST limiter on my bass, so when I play live I use a compressor and a limiter. In the studio I do this for every bassist no matter what their technique is like. No-one's ever complained!

Xmas single:

Yeh it is all subjective, I didn't paint any broad strokes at all! As it happens I doubt I'd have heard any of the songs your band plays before, and I'd probably enjoy watching you I play in a couple of originals bands that pull a crowd largely made up of fans, not friends and family. It's going pretty well. I also play in a couple of self indulgent original bands that don't pull crowds. I still enjoy it!

We played in Warsop on Friday night. We were supposed to be on at 10:30 for an hour but the whole thing was over an hour behind. I had to get up at 5:30AM for a flight. I got to bed around 2:30AM - I should have been a bit grumpy about it, but the drums sound so good in this room I really enjoyed it! There's something about a well tuned kit in a massive room.

The success of people like Lozz and Ambient is truly inspiring to me. I play in original bands too and I'd love to get to that point, even if I am still working my day job. Playing covers in the pub at the weekend has absolutely no appeal to me at all - nothing against it, it's just not for me. I've left many pubs because of bands playing "classic rock covers", even if they're playing them really well, it just grates for some reason. It's all subjective isn't it