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Yesno. I have tried to connect my bass to a Kaoss Pad or two (some routing needed coz of the voltage/impedance stuff, I think), but not to a Kaossilator yet. Am planning to do this as soon as possible though. Are you asking for guidance, or did you just want to know whether there are other weird people here? [quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1400059013' post='2450219'] Can someone explain in easy bassist-friendly words what a Kaossilator is? [/quote] Yes! Someone can! Does that answer your question? In its basic form, a Kaossilator is a loop synth aka phrase synth. Wait! Don't panic! More follows! It has a number of readily made synth sounds built in (100 presets in the original Kaossilator). When you choose one of those sounds, you can use the touch panel to play that sound. Often the X-axis of the panel will command the frequency, and the Y-axis will command a certain sound characteristic like for example filter cut-off frequency. The phrase or loop bit enters the picture when you hold a record button while playing the panel. From that moment, everything you do will be recorded, and will be repeated when a preset amount of time (or bars rather) is reached. One can decide on tempo and number of bars that a loop has, and also what kind of scale to use and in what key. Then one can start layering by choosing a sound and playing a loop length of that sound, and repeating that ad infinitum. Many would probably start by choosing a rhythmic pattern first (there's 10 or 20 of them built in), and then adding material to that repeating bit. I'll try and dig up a YT vid that shows the essence, and one that shows advanced use of possibilites I haven't mentioned yet. Edit: here's a track showing both the looping and the free playing over the loop. This track is easy to find out about (as in how he does it and what settings he uses) and easy to play for a loser like me. In fact, if you dig through the comments, you'll find my listing of all of his settings (user v8bert). [media]http://youtu.be/u3_yXmIfmYg[/media] ..and here's a track showing advanced use by someone totally in control of "slicing" and tempo changes and their effects on the track. This track is hard to find out about and will forever be impossible to play for a loser like me. In fact, if you dig through the comments, you'll not find my listing of his settings. [media]http://youtu.be/IscBTcjE5K0[/media]

We always knew our life in bliss wouldn't last. Welcome back! Enjoy the [s]forum[/s]... er... [s]forums[/s]... er... [s]forii[/s]... er... [s]fora[/s]... er... forum! ('n' teach me somt'n) Bert

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1399971211' post='2449379'] I don't know what altruism means [/quote] We've been trying to tell you that for years, but would you listen??? Seriously, it's another word for not posting vids on YT that make other people feel worthless as bassists. Nice chops! Very non-altruistic of you! BTW, it's also used to describe the actions of people like myself when we don't post vids so as to spare other people from having to watch our attempts at attempting...

Welcome, Ghazey. What counts re your question is whether you live in the EU. For better answers, I advise you use the General Discussion forum, which is more often visited by people in the know. Here we're just the people who have nothing worthwhile to say about things bass, and who welcome new members instead. Should you decide to stay, then you'll find BC is a well of information for newbies. Bert

Welcome, Dan, even though you don't share our bassy ugliness but instead have the great looks of a keyboards man. Enjoy! Bert

I sense that with all these people's ears getting a clearance at last, those pesky scientific types will finally hear that a Hopi kettle lead really does make the amp sound different! Edit: Yes, I know (this time at least), but "clearance" sounds more fun than "cleansing" or those other boring words.

Thanks, man.

Oh, I forgot: Based on the experience described above, I gave up in 2013, and removed the e-mail address from the website. I'd still receive e-mails of course, and would still answer, but those e-mails would likely be from "inner circles" in sea kayaking, and I would happily tell them what kayak they needed to look at, from which shop. Also, these people are more likely than the average e-mailer to give revenue to some shop, somewhere, and they're more likely to volunteer important info. [quote name='Angel' timestamp='1399727727' post='2447077'] I do wonder why people set up an email address and court questions when they can't be bothered to answer, or if they don't have time to answer. [ . ] If you aren't going to respond, for any reason, don't set it up as a route of enquiry! [/quote] In an attempt to answer, and certainly not thought to be an exhausting answer: Maybe they originally thought e-mail is a good idea, and handy. Maybe they think that [b]some[/b] of those mails may be worth it. Maybe they overestimated their ability to answer e-mails, or overestimated the revenue generated. Maybe they're cynical about it and use e-mail as a last resort of possible revenue, only using it when other sources dry up. I don't know. What I do know is that most firms are very afraid of closing routes of communication, and they may well keep an e-mail address visible almost solely out of fear. Though I'd take a guess and presume many aren't even aware of all the implications of closing or keeping the e-mail route. Other than that, I think I disagree with your "for any reason" bit. I think there are plenty of good reasons to not respond. But I do think it's good to have a statement about the terms of using the e-mail route, like I myself had on my site - - even when most prospective customers are not likely to oblige.

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1399724280' post='2447024'] They work at getting beautiful women to lay down practically naked in front of you ? [/quote] Yes, that's indeed what I tried to write, and thought I'd written also. I've now edited my English as I see I guessed wrongly with the "lie down" / "lay down" thing, and have added emoticons. And yes, I'm enthusiastic. Will certainly become a practitioner of this. (although I'm still perusing another career as well after I saw the "Sex Instructor. First lesson free" t-shirt last summer. ) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1399724337' post='2447029'] [size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]But to be honest when I went it wasn't a candle OR an ear - there was no towel - but the principle was the same, I'm sure. [/font][/size] [/quote] This is correct. For the sake of clarity though, after that incidence I've changed some things, and, amongst other changes, don't do male customers anymore.

Here's one answer from one shop at least, JapanAxe. In my case, my now defunkt firm used to import and distribute as well, but mainly functioned as a a sea kayaking specialist and sea kayaking school. Now, in my shop heydays, I'd work outside most of the day, and often from 7 AM to 11 PM, and I would start answering e-mails from 11 PM til I dropped and just had to get some sleep. I've many times calculated what it would cost if I were to answer every question properly. In my case that was roughly 8 hours - a full job. Mind you: in what follows, I'm not saying a thing about Angel's or Walbassist's e-mails to the shop, or the shop in question's lack of answering, as I know none of them. So please do not feel that I'm telling Angel or Walbassist anything with it. It's only trying to answer JapanAxe. Anyway, my personal experience is that customers asking questions by e-mail statistically share some things. They tend to: - ask questions that are easily and quickly formulated - ask questions that take an enormous time to answer - not volunteer any information that might help me help them better - not volunteer any information that might help me reduce the time used on answering - never come back and actually buy something Most of these customers would get our e-mail address from the Contact Us page on our website. So, I dealt with this, on the Contact Us page, by letting people know what I needed from them to help them. After that, I never noticed any really statistical difference, but did get a tiny amount of e-mails referring to that and indeed giving me the info I needed. I've also tried to answer these e-mails by friendly and politely asking for the info I needed - to little avail. The last five or six years, I've been hard as a nail, about it: If I like your e-mail, I will answer fully. If don't like your e-mail, I will answer in short terms and asking for more information - - still friendly, mind. In severe cases I will not answer at all. One striking example of what an e-mail from a customer could look like in severe cases, where kayak A is sold by me and kayak B is sold by a competitor: - "Sea kayak A versus sea kayak B. Advantages/disadvantages. Elaborate!" Yes, this was an actual e-mail I received - only translated to English, and the kayaks' names removed.

Hopi ear candles DO work, and I've got the evidence to back it up! Just do a Google picture search for them, and see for yourself. If you're a Hopi ear candle practitioner, beautiful women will undress for you and lay down with nothing more than a towel covering them! So Hopi ear candles DO work!

Have you any idea what it takes to keep those locals organised and actually doing something? Can't leave it all to my estate manager, now can I?

Howdy, Cana.dan, and welcome! Bert

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1399627575' post='2445938'] the maintenance and upkeep of a Norwegian castle can be very expensive and time-consuming! [/quote] Aye! My 23/6 involvement in BC even is threatened by it!

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1399620494' post='2445854'] This industry is a national scandal [/quote] Seeing from other similar threads it's an international scandal, but with different experiences in different countries. I don't think we have MyHermes here, but it sounds like Hull with their using dodgy characters to do low cost deliveries. In fact that alone probably prevents them from operating here at any rate. Lidl didn't manage to survive in Norway, and neither would MyHermes. As posted earlier, DHL have been consistently stellar with me, whilst UPS always falsely claim they've attempted delivery at our portcullis (both Alto and young Tenor overlook the drive up to Caterpillar Castle, as I do myself. Also, we have cctv on the other side of the moat). What UPS also will do consistently is let cheaper packages slip through without duties and VAT, whilst instead putting those small amounts as little extras on the bills of firms who get bigger packages - even mentioning who that cheaper package was for (always the same amount and the same adressee in my case). It's too expensive for the firm to even consider reacting to this, whilst on the other side, His Majesty's Customs are kept satisfied with roughly the expected revenue out of UPS. I have the evidence in my bookkeeping. The only thing I've not encountered is that my own firm had to pay for my own private cheaper packages. I feel like murder and bombs and grenades, I tells ya! If only I had time and money to follow it up in the judicial system. Of course they'd simply claim "bug in the software". I beg to differ.

Welcome, Borxas! There is a LOT to learn here on BC. It's like a vast database. Enjoy it! Bert

That's butt ugly in a cool and funky way. I love it!

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1399406664' post='2443991'] For some reason, Geofio, I always thought you were the other chap in your avatar [/quote] Funny. I did too originally - for quite some time. Then I realised who the guy on the right was: a known punter who likes basses and bassists (and keeps giving unwanted advice) by the name of Gary Wiener something I believe. Apparently plays in a trio himself as well - - if he is to be believed on that.

That sucks, as this amp is not at all likely to manage an impedance lower than 4 Ohm. AFAIK, the heat generated does not combine well with the expected price point of the components. I think you already concluded correctly that an extra amp is needed. But at least you tried! Best advice: get an Ashdown CTM 300 for the other cab.

In the probable case of a solid state power amp inside, you'll need to know what minimum impedance the amp's output requires from the speaker load. It might even be 8 Ohm. So checking the Ohmage of the built-in speaker may not be helping at all. Again: brand and model, please. Help us to help you.

Just tell us what combo it is, and I'm sure someone has the exact knowledge. It may well be able to drive another cab with a little bit of DIY (open up thing, solder in wires parallel to speaker terminals, mount jack), but right now we just can't tell. Edit: beaten to it by SubsonicComplexPerson

Bah, Wayne! You say that like it goes for any windstrument, but that typical squeek sound is only a Casio thing. Thanks though.

@Zenitram In other words, these things are like MIDI keyboards shaped like horns, and it depends on the model what MIDI signals you can get out of them. In their most essential form, they emit what key is depressed (and released again), as well as info about the volume (roughly akin to key depression speed and aftertouch combined). Though they will basically work with any MIDI sound source that has a MIDI IN, in many cases you will need a little box inbetween that translates the MIDI wind parameter into another one. That "box" might be part of the MIDI sound unit or might be external, like the MIDI Ox. A Casio DH will send few parameters (key, volume, portamento IMS). More advanced ones like the WX7 will send more. The rest is up to the programming of the sounds in the sound unit, as Cloudburst explained. For example, you might start blowing a new "tone" with a volume starting with 0 and rising. On the synth you could program the sound to follow this, OR for example to have a fierce attack when the blowing reaches a treshold level of say 1 (or 128, in which case your timing probably gets to be all over the place).

You're more than right. It still has 12 strings over body and neck! Impressive technology that, with only six tuners and stuff.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1399213976' post='2442126'] [rant] ... and my tuppence-worth, at the expense of appearing to be a 'jealous guy', is that this kind of money, however rich a person is, is a criminal waste in the world, whatever the so-called audio benefit. Some folks spend 10 times as much on a watch chain, or ear-rings. I think that that, too, is criminal. Sorry, but I'll never accept, even from my privileged position as one of the 1% or whatever myself, that this is 'just fine', and 'normal'. Selfish deluded greed, that's what it is, however it's dressed up. [/rant] [/quote] Fully agreed, and I'm ashamed to say I too am a criminal in that way (maybe slightly less criminal than those you mention) - even though I'm one who tries to get seriously away from it all. This stuff of course has nothing to do with jealousy. As to the true or not true bit about sound differences, I've relayed before how we, when I worked in a Hi-Fi shop, would organise a find-out-once-and-for-all meeting in a local concert hall and compare gear behind a thin type of net that was lighted from the audience side so no-one could see what gear was on the dark stage behind it. 100 different people would hear 100 different - often opposite - things.