Pinball

[quote name='Captain Rumble' timestamp='1353345343' post='1874003'] You should'nt have worried did you see the tatty old Sandberg that Pinball bought with him Dont know why he bothered [/quote] I noticed there weren't any pictures of it-too old and tatty. Never mind if it made everyone feel superior with there shiny basses thats a good thing The smartest thing about it was the case and I don't have that anymore! Maybe I'll smarten it up with a lick of paint for the next one me-thinks!

OK thanks, horses for courses! I'll just check around and see what I can find.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1353331597' post='1873679'] Your audio may also suffer from compression artefacts which will not only reduce sound quality but can cause other problems, such as a perceived difference in mix levels compared to your original master: [/quote] OK I'll check that out. I spent a lot of time EQ'ing this time and didn't really notice benefits. Is thee are argument for keeping it simple to keep the file sizes down?

Thanks. I can't remember what I did but will know for the next time. May revisit it.

Hi, I use garage band and am looking to upgrade to Logic. My question is which one? Is there much difference between Logic 8 and Logic 9, then there is Logic Studio? Logic express? I don't expect that my needs are complex as I'm using a simple interface and normally record one track at a time. My logic for picking logic is that it should tie in with all my existing mac software pretty easily. Any advice would be much appreciated.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1353327598' post='1873595'] Just working on a final mix. Unsure how loud to make it - some of the entries so far look like they've been squished for every ounce of volume, and the devil on my shoulder says do the same... while the angel on my other is pleading for me to preserve the dynamics and not squish it down to a flat sausage shape. I hate this last stage of making a track! Decisions, decisions... [/quote] Hmm that's interesting, I'm not entirely happy with my track because I seemed to loose some of the atmosphere when uploaded to itunes/soundloud-by that I mean stereo effects of the echoes and the balance between vocals don't stand out as well as they do in the masters. Any advice on that?

As others have said, thanks for organisers and to you all for bringing such fine gear. So much there to like, I loved some of the home builds and bitzas. All of the instruments I tried were excellent, which just re-enforced to me how each guitar is an individual and that you have to look further than the name tag. There were many that I would love to have played more. It would be nice to finish up with a list of who brought which instruments.

[quote name='Captain Rumble' timestamp='1353188565' post='1872659'] just make sure you bring that UMBO [/quote] It shall be done! Even though I need to raise the action a bit for my taste it may suit others..

Not sure if there is space in the car for this but if anyone wants it I (we) can try and bring it. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/192244-aluminium-bass-case/page__fromsearch__1

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1353165423' post='1872309'] Interesting opener! [i]"Hey girls, keep your manholes covered"[/i]. Nice playing and groove throughout. It's got a kind of 70s feel that I really like. Cool backing vox too - you sing a great falsetto [/quote] haahaa yes thanks, It was fun to make. I had to look it up as I thought a falsetto was a type of Italian tomato! I practice with my cat like this every day. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqqQXbPIoeU[/media] More seriously I was wondering why it sounded retro and two things came to mind: 1. The selection of Drum kit in EZ Drummer (in the past I often used electronic kits) 2. Because I use (often prefer) passive driven guitars rather than actives. Also I'm no spring chicken myself and it is a retro style song. I like the result-which isn't always the case with my own stuff. Note: the complement on playing are appreciated as I'm working hard on my playing.

Here's my entry. Hope you like it. http://soundcloud.com/mole-music-1/love-rat

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1353056133' post='1870942'] oh f***! i just realised i have nothing to create a drum beat with other than apple loop... [/quote] I used a box of slug pellets as a shaker last month-thinks out loud maybe that is why I didn't win haahaa

[quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1352714768' post='1866330'] Ok chaps, Jo Burt ex Sabbath, Queen, Freddie Mercury and others, will be coming to the bash. He's a nice chap and has some great road trip stories. I thought, if people were interested, Jo might have 20 mins to share some stories and answer any questions any if us have about working with some Divas! I've asked him to bring along a bass or two that had some "stories". [/quote] That's great, did Jo play bass or guitar with those bands?

I should have something finished soon. The track is finished except for some vocal tweaks and the ending-like how do I end it? Not sure what you guys will think but I'm pretty happy with it. Should be up by the weekend as I'll be travelling when voting starts..

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1352732749' post='1866660'] One of the pickups is wonky too... [/quote] No problem I'm onto it, now where's my screwdriver? Still enjoying the Carvin BTW.

W[quote name='Captain Rumble' timestamp='1352732361' post='1866649'] You just have to bring that with you on Sunday and dont give us any crap about small cars either errr please [/quote] Oooh dunno, what if it gets damaged?

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1352731300' post='1866625'] aww that actually looks nice, they had a white one with white scratchplate in a local shop to me a while back - i couldn't stand the sight of it - but that looks great! [/quote] What do do mean-as if there was any doubt that it would be lovely. When I picked it up this morning I insisted on unpacking it to make sure that it wasn't damaged. You should have seen the jaws drop when I took it out of its case. One important point is that it sounds great IMHO.

[quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1352727607' post='1866557'] Beautiful bass, but... Seriously?! [/quote] haahaa naah not seriously!

Congratulations. It looks a beast. Like the Terminator of the bass world!

Thanks, I'm off work today so am putting it through its paces. I'm not sure what you mean by some of the comments-I If you mean it doesn't look new I was assured it was like new. That is just Sandberg's famous aged finish. They really go for it and have even given one of the pots a slight crackle!