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I stupidly lost my Wavelab 7 disc and have bought a new laptop which i need to install a similar program on. It'll be used mainly for editing gig recordings made on my Olympus LS14 pocket recorder - normalising, fading and separating tracks etc.... Also converting between WAV, MP3 and WMA files probably. Any suggestions for anything simple to use and cheap (read FREE actually!)?

Cheers Gary! Hopefully meet you another time

Well, that worked out ok in the end...... As Gary Mac said above, great crowd up and dancing from the first song, owners brilliant and supportive and no problems with the limiter. We kept the volume down on the bass, angled the PA away from the limiter and soundchecked a song that has loads of "G" in it. I dont understand how a particular note can push the limiter but the drummer going ape with double bass drum endings doesnt?????? We were watching the meter and it seemed purely G on the bass that could have been a potential issue. We had a great night, loads of friendly punters having a chat afterwards and plenty of rebooks for next year out of it - they wanted us back this year but our diary is full. Thanks for all the useful info chaps...

Stuart just bought my Zoom H2N All as easy as it could possibly be!!!!! Recommended..... Cheers Jon

[quote name='razze06' timestamp='1433776023' post='2793841'] There aren't any USA SUB for sale in the shops (I like to try before I buy), and I liked the neck and body shape of the sterling SUB much better than the other variants available in the shop (sterling ray34 and stingray). [/quote] You're unlikely to find one in a shop, they were discontinued years ago. If you can try a USA Stingray (with a 2 band eq, not 3 band...) you will get a good idea of what a USA SUB will sound like and the size of the neck. The only difference is a SUB has a painted neck, slab body and textured finish. The hardware and electrics are the same. And it's built like a tank (great for rowdy bar gigs ☺). The best way to get one is from this site and flip it if you don't get on with it. They pop up for between £350/450 reasonably frequently and you'll sell it for the same all day long if its in half decent nick and its not tinkered with. And if you're down near the sunny South East you're welcome to have a play on mine.......

[quote name='razze06' timestamp='1433768573' post='2793751'] I bought a walnut Sterling SUB ray4, like most people I found the preamp and pickups a little too hot and harsh, so I modded mine with a GFS pickup and a retrovibe stinger preamp. For less than £100 my bass now sounds vastly better than it used to. [/quote] The thing with doing that is you've spent pretty much the same as it would have cost to get a USA SUB in the first place......

Sterling isnt the same company as Musicman. They have just licensed the name i believe. The cheap Subs are good for a budget bass but have a really hot preamp that most seem to find tiresome after the honeymoon period. If you can save up another 150 or 200 quid for a USA SUB you have a full fat Stingray effectively - I have one and still cant believe how good it is. It will be easy to sell on if you dont get on with it too.

Thanks guys, that's all good info........

We're booked to play the above venue in a few weeks and we just received a text from them asking if we can do a lighter sounding set as they have just looked at our Lemonrock site and think we may be a bit 'heavy'. And they have a noise limiter........ Now, we're not heavy in my view and its easy enough to do a poppier set to suit them without any problem. Its the noise limiter that bothers me. We have played venues with them before and the singer has triggered them on his own! Does anyone have any experience of how the one at this venue is set? Can a rock band play there or is it best suited to quiet pop covers bands?

I played in a band that supported them about 30 years ago Really nice blokes and Rat even bought us a crate of beer for backstage

Its an awesome bit of kit.......even before you consider its the same price as 3 sets of strings.

I don't need one...... But I fancy getting one ....they do look nice

Dodgy lead maybe? Unlikely to be a complete duff set of strings. If you've touched nothing else it has to be something other than the bass. I just did two gigs a few weeks ago wondering my lovely new amp that sounded amazing in the front room sounded like it had a wet towel hung in front of the cab. Sounded absolutely lifeless - turned out to be the lead connecting my pedalboard to the amp. New lead and instantly sorted.

[quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1431357190' post='2770399'] I've given the UK distributor a call...left a message on the answering machine. Looks like it's a private house though! [/quote] Looks like a cottage industry distributor for the UK. And possibly hasn't actually bought any stock yet too.

They do look really nice and the fixing system looks great. Looking at the UK site though they don't seem too easily available - no stock at all listed - and by the time you've added the fixings and maybe a bag they aren't cheap...... I use one of these [url="http://charliespedalboard.com/?ckattempt=1"]http://charliespedalboard.com/?ckattempt=1[/url] and think that, for the money, they are excellent. Built in riser and room for about 8 standard size pedals with a power supply underneath. Recommended.

[quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1431189351' post='2768654'] https://youtu.be/dfF4t9-wpCM That's the amp I really want. That, or a Streamliner - but I can't buy secondhand. Well, I can but I'll have to save up for months. And I mean MONTHS. Check out 3:30- 3:50 on that video btw :-) [/quote] You'll struggle to get that tone just from an amp. Its heavily effected with a blended distortion. He uses a couple of SVT heads with a clean signal from one mixed with varying distorted signals from the others. And his basses are heavily modified too. He plays jazzes mainly I believe but that sounds like a Stingray. A Sansamp or Behringer BDI21 will get you in the ballpark.

Read post #6 again........ You can get a headphone option on any amp you like for £35 And just buy an amp online from DV247 or Thomann or somewhere if you insist in buying new.They have good returns policies. But just read post #6 about buying secondhand....... 😊

I reckon having a few good ones is more fun than having one excellent/expensive one. It means you have backups, different sounds, ones you don't worry about playing in a rough pub etc........ Remember though, good doesn't necessarily mean expensive.

Be careful with a secondhand Ampeg PF500 - theres a lot of documented issues with them going pop. If buying new, go for a supplier with good warranty backup just in case. Personally I wouldn't touch a used one. There are less issues it seems with the PF350 and PF800. Your original post said you wanted warm, woody and vintage flavour - I don't think a Genz Shuttle will do that particularly well but a Streamliner probably will. They popup fairly frequently on this site used. Fender bought out Genz fairly recently and theres a feeling they used similar inherited technology in the newer Rumbles. I haven't played one personally though to compare.

So do I go combo or head and cab? Head and cab for flexibility - its easier to swap something out if your'e not getting along with it..... Do I go valve or solid state? I've read that a good valve amp can make a cheap bass sound killer, can a good solid state do the same? You wont get a valve head/cab for £700. Nothing wrong at all with solid state heads. And you can make most things sound valvey enough with £50 worth of preamp/stompbox things. Speakers: where do I begin? Do I want 1x10? 1x12? 2x10? 2x12? What are the advantages and disadvantages? What IS a tweeter? Why do I want one, or not one? If you're going to be gigging you'll need at least a 1x12 and probably more like a 2x10. In general, 2 of any speakers sounds bigger than 1 of any speaker. If youre staying in the bedroom a 1x10 will be fine. As a very poor rule of thumb at the cheper end of the market, the smaller the speaker the tighter the sound. 10's are focussed and 15's are whumpy sounding - although this all changes when you start getting more expensive cabs as the cab design and speaker spec will determine the sound more. Tweeters add a bit of sparkle at the top end - sounds like you don't need one for the sound in your head. [u][b]And heres what I would do -[/b][/u] Spend £35 on a Zoom B1ON multi effect - it has a headphone and auxiliary function that will enable you to carry on practicing at home. It will also double as a preamp pedal when you get your rig and give you valvey goodness. You also get a bunch of amp models in it to help you figure out what you like. This will keep you playing while you save up cash to buy something secondhand from here. Don't buy a new amp - theres a good chance you may not get on with it as you're not completely decided on what you want and you'll lose your trousers when you sell it on. If you pick up something secondhand, you can usually flip it for about what you paid for so you don't lose out. Think of it as equipment rental if you lose £50 or so.... Gear wise, I would recommend a Hartke LH500 amp (along with the Zoom to provide headphones function) and perhaps an Ashdown cab. Its warm, clear and pretty straightforward to get a good sound out of. And plenty loud enough to gig with. And you should come in well within your budget.

I had a Genz Shuttle and Barefaced rig until recently and found it to be TOO clear for my rock covers band. It was just too nice for my lot really. Very precise but missing some much needed slam. Sold the Shuttle recently and picked up a Gallien 700RBii head and it suits me much better. And funnily enough even though its rated at 480watts it seems much pokier than the 900watt Shuttle.