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My band is at the initial stages of embarking upon making a promotional video, what tips can you share? Its a big band, so its not like getting 4 people together, events etc need an amount of planning and organisation. We are thinking of having some decent video shot at the next gig. How much approx did it all cost, how long, did it give the boost you needed etc?

Are the "onboard" effects on these things any good at all? Regarding size, clearly the Alesis is pretty tiny, its squeezed the inputs and controls you would need into the minimum space available. So, a mixeer with more inputs is inevitably going to be a bit bigger. I am in a similar situation, personally I can't see the point of buying a 4-input mixer, then maybe in a few months needing 5 inputs, then 6, etc etc so I'm going to wait as long as I can then buy a mixer that can cope with loads of inputs (different size band though!)

Yeah I think you're right in this case - that if you plug something into channel 3, it will only come out of the left channel. I looked at the manual and its unclear, but most mixers with a stereo input of that type (ie 2x line level 1/4" mono TS) will sense that nothing is plugged into the right side, and treat the left side as a "mono" ie put it to both channels. Given that it also only has 2 mic-level inputs, I'd hunt around for something a bit more generous in its inputs for your needs. You could get an adapter to manually split it if you really wanted, though. There does seem to be a trend of advertising eg "4 inputs" but only 1 or 2 of them are useful enough to be usable.

Can other people with apostrophes in their name receive them?

I think there's a 0.95% imposed by Mexican customs on the way out; then 3.2% and 20% £675.85 maybe plus a customs handling fee by the courier too?

You need to do the sums properly, £376.88 + £167.50, all plus duty + VAT

Ok its hard to be sure from the description you gave, but it seems you're constrained from simply putting the sub(s) front and centre on the floor just in front of the stage? (And/or you can't dedicate/barrier off that area?) Can you, or do you want to, remove this apparently full width bunch of steps? (How wide is the stage??????) If that's the case then, I guess, to one side or the other (but NEVER one each side - Google "Power alley" for an explanation), or as close to front centre as possible without getting in the way. Definitely don't want the subs actually on the stage, I can only imagine weird acoustic issues resonating whatever's underneath it. I think manufacturer's have a lot to answer for by sticking a pole mount on a sub box, it tends to suggest that the mains can simply go on top. They could go on top of one....but the other would want to not be, since if it were then the sub would be in the wrong place.

What incentive do the ducks have, to line up? If they're struggling....here's an incentive: AdBlock Plus blocks these. I have it installed already so I've basically not noticed any more (or less) ads, or changes in ads. I did notice the site down for a bit, and a bunch of other user's avatars disappearing which might/might not be related though. Unobtrusive ads.....probably okay for most; obtrusive ads.....everyone will either install ABP or leave!

I would like to think I'm fairly normal, in that I usually - for comfort reasons - need to rest my thumb on something (for want of a better term) "sticky outy", so if I'm playing the E string then it needs to be one or other of the pickups (Jazz bass, normal) or perhaps the pick guard much closer to the neck. And if its the A, D, or G string then its the next string up ie my thumb rests on the E string when playing the A string. Of course, the above means I can play the A, D or G string anywhere along its length, but I'm self-restricted to where I play the E string. Which can be an issue. To (partly mostly) get round the issue, and I am aware of the incoming flak, I sometimes adopt a technique where I don't rest my thumb beyond the four strings, instead using the thumb as another finger (it is a finger....right?) to play eg the E string. Hope it makes sense.

Yeah, something clip on is all I could find too: https://adcdrums.co.uk/v29009/stagg-clip-on-music-stand__p-124.aspx

How tall is the stage, and is there an area in front of the stage which is fenced off?

Yeah possibly, but as a band leader who can & does get deps in, (and choose a setlist) the reason I want a dep is so they can be given a bunch of music and play it for us at a gig. Deps aren't hired for their opinions - I have enough of those to consider and meld together into a cohesive band with the existing band members. If a dep moaned about the music, they won't be a dep any more - doesn't matter how good they are at their instrument either. Oh, and we'd never put ourselves in the position of needing the dep either. Sure, we'd want them, but there's a big difference in that.

Did they also ask you to slag off their setlist on an internet forum? If you don't want to do it, don't do it let someone else dep for them.

Ok thanks.

I don't have the time to read a 151 post thread, can you give a summary of what you paid for/agreed on?

ETA and of course, vibrato is entirely possible on a fretted bass - you either bend up the note fretted a semitone below, so you have the ability to pitch up and down around the desired note; or accept the compromise of bending the note only up in pitch (then returning to the pitch). I guess, with fretless, its more accessible, so its easier to do it. And a minority misuse vibrato to hide intonation issues.

Is it? Cello players were doing it 200 years ago. And no doubt, singers were doing it 1000 years ago!

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This is why I suggested for classifieds, no comments. Other forums do it like this. Its difficult to tell if a post is genuine/positive, or just a bit of a bump, or negative and possibly likely to damage a sale. So, why should the mods be put into that position? A serious buyer will PM rather than conduct their business in public anyway....so there really is no value in letting everyone post into the for sale thread.

I sense unease in your posts. I would like to think, if a poster - any poster - had greater experience or skill in an area, they would share their knowledge in a positive way, rather than belittle others. I think there's a danger of aloofness or even misplaced superiority. Reading between the lines (no pun intended) your knowledge is incomplete. And its true to say (hard to argue against) that "you don't know what you don't know". On that basis, I am having trouble taking the above 2 posts seriously.

How about making all the classifieds so that only the OP can post again (eg to lower the price or to provide further info)? It won't have any effect on the actual volume of sales - if you're serious, you'll PM the seller. If negative comments are to be discouraged then why not also positive ones from bystanders? I'm not sure they actually help anyway, would a serious buyer be swayed by "that's a lovely bass, I love the colour, good luck with the sale" etc style posts? In fact, there's something to be said for not allowing even the OP to post again - so they have one chance to set the price properly, and no chance to bump a post simply for the sake of it. If its sold, then an admin can mark it as such etc.

It would be interesting to know which group you are in. Also as an additional point, IMHO of course, if your (fretted) technique is solid then there won't be any troubles transferring - it just takes a bit more concentration or skill, but is perfectly achievable. I've played lots of instruments and if you were to have an arbitrary easy-hard scale, it wouldn't be that hard, or that much harder than a fretted bass guitar. If your (fretted) technique is weak though, the faults will soon be exposed on a fretless. It would be interesting to hear from anyone who started out on fretless. I guess starting out of DB then transferring to bass guitar would be vaguely similar too.

Phew! I made it through - Scott was kind enough to go into quite a deep explanation, so I thought it fair to fully watch this. I did have to stop at 11 mins and catch up on some Brexit news, I couldn't make it all the way through in one sitting but I have watched it all now. A summary would be: - The new stuff is different/much longer/more costly, so it can't really fit into the academy - 'Clickbait' works - its not just a simple case of put a video up and expect the views to thunder in, you need to rise up in a sea of content. (ie, take the titles with a pinch of salt) Rest assured, Scott's from the Mothership - he's one of us. He's just been in the right place at the right time to really capture the new wave of online education with Youtube and other stuff, and this has by necessity somewhat thrust him into the public limelight. But its kinda uncool talking about his sanity, financial background or marriage all the same. Scott - don't take this the wrong way - but have you considered approaching porn production companies? They similarly, have had to adapt to a mainly online world, and no doubt have had production costs squeezed, are into a similar thing (video/online content) and are in a saturated market. I suspect the costs of production are a bit on the high side and maybe this could help here?

Its good to have you back and on this forum!

Yeah it really helped going from a Jazz to a fretless Jazz - same body dimensions etc meant it was quite easy to "get" the intonation more/less right straight away.