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It's about time you won & what a great song to win with. Congratulations Doug! I'm looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us.

When I used pedals, that is what gave me my sound. That analogue grittiness from the moogs sounded awesome, whether that be my bass' dry tone or the sub octave of an OC3. The rig was there just to amplify. Now I don't have fx, I find that my bass still sounds like my bass through most rigs.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1454103182' post='2966570'] Dunno if you're joking or not, or young or not, but it's Edgar Winter, brother of Johnny Winter. [/quote] I didn't think it was actually Jimmy Saville, but there's an uncanny resemblance & his dress sense is just as bad.

[quote name='allighatt0r' timestamp='1454065886' post='2965941'] It's certainly been done before... [/quote] Is that Jimmy Savile?

Misa make 2 products that may suit you, the Kitara http://misa-digital.myshopify.com/products/kitara & the Tri Bass http://misa-digital.myshopify.com/products/tri-bass There's also many RockBand controllers that have midi too, which could prove to be a very cheap alternative.

I had a listen to all the entries & cast my votes earlier. I felt bad for having an entry & not voting last month. Tell ya what... There's some brilliant entries that are very much finished songs. Some proper skills & it was hard to choose just 3!

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1454050671' post='2965729'] Inspired by Mrs xgsix, Mrs C has said she will also enter the "Play any old sh*te challenge" should it come to life... and she's never played the bass either, or any other musical instrument. [/quote] This could be a really good thing, get the Mrs appreciating bass & learning an instrument too.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1454016493' post='2965579'] I'm happy for it to be used if that's what the people want. [/quote] I showed the first page of the thread up to your post to the Mrs last night & she was in kinks for a good 10 mins! So much so, that she said she's gonna enter too (& she's never played the bass).

I think the name of it should be "Play any old sh*te challenge". It's accurate for my bass noodling.

I've submitted a bass only track in the past to the current comp. It didn't win, but then neither do the majority of my tracks. I enter for the fun of it & the enjoyment of composing. Her's what I did a couple of years ago. i used my effects & it was fun (I don't have any fx other than the one's on my mac & a chorus sat in a drawer). https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/death-of-a-jazz-club I'd be up for a 60 second bass bonk.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1453936462' post='2964546'] So it's basically the "Play any old sh*te challenge" then. [/quote] Hahahahahahhahahahahahahaaaa. Sprayed my cuppa everywhere! I'm still laughing at it!

Would it be the same idea as the current comp where there's a pic to compose to, or would it be something else? I'd happily compose a little solo bass number now & again. It's these sort of things that end up getting used in songs.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1453912289' post='2964153'] Not quite, you repulsive disappointment. [/quote] That's it... I'm leaving! Back later.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1453901961' post='2963988'] Can't believe you got away with posting that, given some of the responses you might have had. [/quote] Shhh. I've almost made it.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1453845458' post='2963457'] Yeah, looks like it was a deal across all the keyboards with the Komplete bundle. If you get the keyboard by itself you do get Komplete Select - http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/keyboards/komplete-kontrol-s-series/software-details/. A nice range of instruments with Massive being the shining star. I'm using Reaper as my DAW. [/quote] Until 2 days ago, I could get the S49 for £339, now everywhere it is £399. I've now got my eye on a new contender, the Alesis VX49. It has a decent software suite & runs similar to the Akai Advance boards. Still waiting until next month though, see what the prices are post NAMM.

[quote name='0175westwood29' timestamp='1453768718' post='2962667'] It was our target audience [/quote] I've not heard it yet, but I'm gonna listen with the moggies in the same room.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1453838913' post='2963358'] I was happy with 4 octaves on my old midi keyboard but I thought that if I'm going for a premium keyboard it was worth the extra £50 for the 61 keys. If the price difference was £80-100 I wouldn't have even considered it. I'm not sure if I actually use the extra octave at the moment though. [/quote] Unfortunately the S49 has shot up in price too. Hoping that it comes back down. Which DAW do you use?

I've no plans to leave here any time soon. I'm pretty thick skinned & don't take offence easily. I'm mainly on here these days for the 2 comps & also enjoy the banter that's on here most of the time. There's the occasional comment which can come across as insensitive or offensive, but it can sometimes be something that was written without any malice intended. It's just how the reader interprets it. My wife's fell out with people via text because the sentiment behind the words isn't always portrayed in the written form.

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1453652239' post='2961409'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So in terms of how the keyboard helped (as xgsjx is interested):....[/font][/color] [/quote] Cheers Unfortunately the S61 has shot up in price, so I'm considering the S49. Going back to keys & wondering if 4 octaves is enough.

Too hard to choose! There's a few great albums already been mentioned & I'd add New Order - Substance 1987, Simple Minds - New Gold Dream & Marillion - Misplaced Childhood. But I'm gonna go for something that got me into electronic stuff & remixing... Human League - Love and Dancing A remix album of Dare, which is also a great album.

[quote name='stevebasshead' timestamp='1452899605' post='2954684'] Cheers for that, I read the manual for the Komplete and it ticks a lot of boxes. There's a daunting amount of kit out there so recommendations are appreciated [/quote] Been a busy week, but I've got it done. I made 2 identical tracks in Logic, set one to Input 1 & the other to Input 4. Played the exact same thing for both using the same bass & cable (just unplugged from input 1 & plugged int input 4). https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/bass-into-ka6-1-vs-4 Hope it's what you're looking for.

My comments are purely in jest & not to offend. I could just as easily have banter with the Perth dialect where "Doss" means something good, as in "that's totally doss", to which I usually reply "it is, ya doss" (which is me using doss as its intended derogatory term). I think highly of Bill & his wisdom & knowledge are a great help to many in the BC community (which he is a part of). Anyway, I'm off to peel some potatoes.

This chap says it all (for the Queen of course)... http://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1453343988' post='2958649'] Why do you spell color 'colour'? And it's not a boot, it's a trunk. [/quote] You wear trunks on your feet?

I got a NI Kontact Audio 6 recently & it's superb (so far anyway). If you're looking for something cheaper, there's the Presonus iOne or the Focusrite Scarlet Solo, which are both less than £70 & can be used with your iPad too (I was really tempted by the Presonus iTwo for this reason). If you're wanting to use the thunderbolt on your iMac, have a look at the Zoom Tac-2. It was down at £99 last month.