DaveFry

Recent demo of Staff Pad at a Microsoft conference by the creator ; [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNSgzlWa5lk[/media]

Not the oldest ever , but three songs that go back further than generally assumed are ; Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out - Written in 1923 [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobody_Knows_You_When_You%27re_Down_and_Out"]https://en.wikipedia...re_Down_and_Out[/url] The eight bar changes are worth knowing . I read somewhere that Sting based one of the Police numbers on the changes . ( I like Popa Chubby's version on YT ) Blue Moon - Written in 1934 People tend to think it is a 50s or 60s number. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Moon_%281934_song%29"]http://en.wikipedia....%281934_song%29[/url] Smile -Music written in 1936 by Charlie Chaplin , lyrics added in 1954 . Michael Jackson's favourite song . [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_%28Charlie_Chaplin_song%29"]https://en.wikipedia...Chaplin_song%29[/url] Chaplin played 'cello and violin left-handed and also piano . After he made his first million he had a pipe organ installed at his home in Beverley Hills and ensured that the cue sheets for the cinema organists in those silent movie days followed his instructions for his own films . Genius tune .

This is stirring up some ghosts for me . My first day-job when I left school was as a copyist at a music publisher . They submitted examples of my compositions to the A.C.C.S. ( Arrangers , Composers and Copyists Society )for me , which were approved and then I was granted Membership and provided with a little rubber stamp saying " David Fry Member No. xxxx A.C.C.S. " . Then I could write a copyright symbol at the end of any of my original works , sign it and stamp it and I was told that that would prove ownership in a court of law . I used to spend 8 hours a day at a desk writing out the individual parts from the score that the composer or arranger gave me .... .... with a PEN . Just now I remembered thinking back then, that one day in the future , when people will be wearing computers on their wrists and talking to others on the other side of the planet , then a machine will be doing this job . Synthesizers will be able to play anything . I also remember thinking that in the future anyone will be be able to be a Walter Carlos but there was only one Jacques Loussier , ie real-time improvisation craft must be the thing worth pursuing in the future . But now I think , ...... well the fact is they were both playing Bach . - Little flashback there , carry on on topic .

I can't find anything else about it . Is it April 1st yet ?

[url="https://www.jtinsight.com/JTIRA/JTIRA.aspx#!/simple-ad/epid-367648/_/_/_WORKING"]https://www.jtinsigh...48/_/_/_WORKING[/url] [url="https://www.jtinsight.com/JTIRA/JTIRA.aspx#!/simple-ad/epid-367646/_/_/_WORKING"]https://www.jtinsigh...46/_/_/_WORKING[/url]

Funnily enough I was considering the same thing , but pulling the frets out ! I have found two hollow bodied bass kits ( apart from the Hofner shape ) , both 34" scale , by mail order down in Oz . They will ship to the UK . [url="http://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/bass-guitar-kits/pit-bull-guitars-esb-4sc-electric-bass-guitar-kit/"]http://www.pitbullgu...ass-guitar-kit/[/url] [url="http://www.pitbullguitars.com/shop/bass-guitar-kits/pit-bull-guitars-es-1b-electric-bass-guitar-kit-forum-special/"]http://www.pitbullgu...-forum-special/[/url] Interesting .

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGbcnZ-3CJQ[/media]

'Retha or Etta spring to mind ; [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOj9lPbp1I4[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdVzoD20geE[/media]

Do you mean how do you remember stuff a) if you can't transcribe your own recording ( or a transciption is no use because one might not read ) or b ) how does one increase one's memory skills . ? For a ) I would reply take advantage of the new silicon chip technology thing . When I can't work out what I have just played into my DAW I just convert the MIDI information to notation . This is for digital piano , but any monophonic line such as bass can be converted from audio to MIDI to notation in seconds . For b ) I would reply that memory is a skill that can be cultivated and grown just like any other . If you devote time to it every day any skill such as perfecting a golf swing , playing an instrument , writing lyrics , learning a foreign language , meditation stamina or improving one's memory will slowly and surely grow . Stevie Wonder has no problem remembering his vast back catalogue because his memory skills have evolved since the day he started and he still uses those skills every day . The more you do it the better you get .

Further thought next morning :- Try this free one too , Charlie ; [url="https://shop.presonus.com/products/studio-one-prods/Studio-One-Free"]https://shop.presonu...Studio-One-Free[/url] Studio One was designed by a couple of ex-Steinberg employees . The workflow is very similar to Cubase . Does your Yamaha keyboard have MIDI over usb or over the old multi-pin MIDI cables ? If you need a MIDI to usb interface alongside your audio-only interface , then avoid the cheap ebay ones with no name and just a treble clef symbol . Get something like this ; [url="http://www.roland.com/products/um-one/"]http://www.roland.com/products/um-one/[/url]

A guide to latency . ( Made in Norfolk ) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojnnP_GXNaM[/media] A church organist might be comfortable with 500 milliseconds of latency .

[url="http://www.rabbitwho.com/gal_australian_tour.php"]http://www.rabbitwho...ralian_tour.php[/url] Click on the second thumbnail and you can see Rabbit's chart for " Baba O Reily " ( sic ) Further down the page there are two shots of his chart pad on a MUSIC STAND Therefore , Daltrey and Townshend only hire non-professionals . Ergo , Pino must be a professional non-professional .

Yamaha owns Steinberg now , so any of Steinberg's Cubase versions should work well with the Audiogram6 . Ensure you get the latest driver for it , the last Windows one was released last month ; [url="http://download.yamaha.com/search/product/?site=uk.yamaha.com&language=en&category_id1=16244&category_id2=16268&category_id3=&product_id=775001"]http://download.yama...oduct_id=775001[/url] However , that driver should work with any DAW , but if you have trouble try the free ASIO4ALL [url="http://www.asio4all.com/"]http://www.asio4all.com/[/url] driver ( I'm assuming you are using Windows ) . You can install both and then select either in the DAWs I am familiar with . Having said that , your interface may work fine , with better latency , using a free Linux DAW and it is free to try ! The simplest way to find out would be to try a " live " install of a Linux distro ( operating system ) . A live install is one that loads from a bootable CD completely into RAM and doesn't affect your hard disc(s) in any way , so has no effect on your existing system . If you find that your interface works okay with Linux then it is possible to partition your hard drive and install Linux to that which will run faster , but there is the risk of losing your existing system if you make a mistake during installation .Just test off a CD first and there is no risk of damaging/losing anything . A Linux o/s on a separate partition will run faster than off a CD , allow you to dual-boot ( ie choose between your existing Windows installation or Linux at start-up ) and due to the way the kernel is written is more suited to real time , low latency audio processing . Some Linux distros are pre-tweaked especially for audio priority and come with different DAWs and audio applications pre-installed . I recommend the lightweight PuppyStudio for testing an interface . [url="http://puppystudio.tiddlyspot.com/"]http://puppystudio.tiddlyspot.com/[/url] it is plenty small enough to fit on a CD. Download the PuppyStudio 4 rt ( the rt denotes a realtime kernel , - good for audio ) Burn that iso file to a CD ( not "copy to a CD " , it has to be burnt to a CD to make it bootable using an image burning app . In Win7 you can right click and choose " Open with " , then select Windows Disc Image Burner ) Turn off the computer with the CD still in . Turn on the computer but go straight to the bios or boot menu . On some computers you just keep a key depressed when you push the power button , but the button is different for different makes of motherboards , other computers will quickly say something like " F2 for Steup , F12 for Boot " or whatever . Consult your manufacturers manual . Configure the Boot section so that it will boot from CD first . ( Remember to change it back the next time you want to use your hard drive / existing os . ! ) Exit bios or boot menu and let it boot from the CD . After it has booted follow the personalistion pop ups to set things like UK keyboard , language and time . Open one of the DAWS ( Ardour , Linux Multimedia Studio , Non , Reaper or Rosegarden ) via the Menu . Select your interface in the DAW setup or preference settings . See if it works ! You have only spent the cost of a 391MB download and a blank CD ! If it works , investigate ; Ubuntu Studio , KX Studio , AV Linux , or Studio 13.37 If it doesn't , try your computer's inbuilt soundcard , it may give adequate results . Some handy links / guides ; These are for the more vanilla version of Puppy Linux , Puppy Studio is very similar . [url="https://www.winhelp.us/recover-files-using-puppy-linux.html"]https://www.winhelp....uppy-linux.html[/url] [url="http://puppylinux.org/main/tutorials/LucidPuppyInstallationTutorial-English.pdf"]http://puppylinux.or...ial-English.pdf[/url] [url="http://www.getstudio1337.com/features-2/"]http://www.getstudio...com/features-2/[/url] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tMMRUWF7nA[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36t8KGQp0VE[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efwstP539Ag[/media] If it works with your interface , another possibility would be to install to a usb stick which can then be used on any computer that supports booting from usb . Projects are saved to the stick so you can work on a track at home then take the stick and your interface round to a bandmate's computer and add to / demo it there and not affect their computer in any way. Note on Studio 13.37 ; The developer wants to sell Version 2 pre-installed on a USB drive , but the Version 1 iso file is available here ; [url="https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0ByUDhE3nQF8uQWVUTWY4cEJmaXM&usp=sharing#list"]https://drive.google...sp=sharing#list[/url]

Jellynote . Mousing over the first of the four large results makes a headstock with four tuners pop up which means BASS ! [url="https://www.jellynote.com/en/search?q=Moondance+-+Van+Morrison"]https://www.jellynot...+-+Van+Morrison[/url]

Stagg themselves do a laptop stand that I guess could be modified . [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stagg-COS-10-BK-Laptop/dp/B003SFABT4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426346948&sr=8-1&keywords=stagg+cos+10+by+laptop+stand+-+black"]http://www.amazon.co...p+stand+-+black[/url]

[quote name='BobVbass' ]One thing that caught me out was that I chose 160 bpm then assumed each loop would snap to the start of the beat grid but actually they snapped on to the end of each other so gradually drifted out of time (bit like our drummer ) Anyway I figured out you have to align the tracking line thing when you paste or it just adds at the end of the last loop, school boy error - editing seems really easy though, in the end I sorted out the verse block then pasted that as a whole - same for the chorus etc. [/quote] I don't know Reaper but the DAWs I have used have a " Snap to grid ON/Off " toggle button or setting which may have been off when you were doing the above . HTH

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1426033000' post='2713729'] Alan Thompson. [/quote] Ahh , thankyou .

Who was this then , back in '81 ? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A68_rTmjQtE[/media]

Just like to flag up some open-source possibilities . There are various free DAWs available for free operating systems . Linux can be installed alongside an existing O/S as a dual boot . Some Linux O/Ss ( known as distributions or distros ) are preconfigured for audio , such as ; Ubuntu Studio https://ubuntustudio.org/ KXStudio http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/ AVLinux http://www.bandshed.net/AVLinux.html Introduction to music creation in Linux http://wiki.linuxaud...ki/introduction Just one guide on how to set up an open source digital audio workstation http://www.lyndondan...SDAW/index.html Just one modular DAW built by one man and made available to the rest of the world for free http://non.tuxfamily.org/wiki/About Forum for Linux musicians http://linuxmusicians.com/ Some learning involved , but the Value For Money can't be beaten .

Many Happy Dances !

If you want black on a budget consider a home-made ebonizing solution . Also known as the old steel-wool-left-overnight-in-vinegar method . Also a budget drying oil finish is walnut oil from a supermarket , it just takes longer to dry than the more expensive gun stock oils . Further possibilty ; charring with a blowtorch , polishing with steel wool and then an oil finish . ( search for " Sugi " finish ) Black ink or leather dye can both work as well .

I hope it would be not too OT to add this in here ; An interview with Larry Klein , Marcus Miller and Don Was about bass players as Producers . [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMPb2FD90wA[/media]

A fretless for ..... ear training !

Doing stuff on the fly is where the real magic lies . Plus , learn from the oldies while you still can would be my advice . If they are smart they will be learning from you too , so everyone is growing . Priceless .

Any use ? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8athq7abINs[/media]