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Damn you. Now I'm gonna have to try & incorporate some sitar too!

Both those songs sound fantastic. I started writing something using orchestral instruments, but I've gone a completely different direction.

The problem is when you advertise for a singer, there's often no requisite for them to have any gear or experience. So you'll get loads of people who see it as a posh karaoke & to them, why would they want to turn up to see you setting up the karaoke equipment? As for practice, that's what the shower is for! Went through a few singists like those. Sacked every one of them at 2nd rehearsal.

If space isn't an issue & you like the sound you get from your current rig, then why would you not want to use it. If space is the issue, then a 1x12 of the cab you have isn't any smaller a footprint, it just means your amp sits lower down, so you might want to consider a small 2x10 (something in the ilk of the MarkBass Traveller maybe).

Set the amp flat & get the sound you want from your bass. Add fx if you like. When I had mine, I had the VLE set about 9 o'clock as I liked the sound of it. I'd then adjust the amp to suit the room if needed (like rolling the bass or low mid back a smidge if needed (such as wooden stages). What the MarkBass heads do do well is amplify whatever sounds you're making.

Any decent cab & amp or combo is going to be able to do the job. It's down to budget & what sort of sound you want. For starting out, I'd say pick up a small decent 2nd hand combo for around the £100-200 area to get you going (maybe something like a SWR Workingmans, Genz Benz Contour or an Ashdown MAG), & then once you've played a bit with the band, you'll be in a better position to say what you're looking for. IF you're flash with the cash, then go try some rigs out & find out if you want a big heavy Ampeg rig, a lightweight Markbass rig or something completely different.

A bass amp. You'd want to get a cab too.

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1438477766' post='2834832'] Hmmmm, that sounds like an homage to a vintage JCB in a folk stylee , but I'll Iet you run with that one , I am getting more 'Old Spice meets chariots of fire ' kind of vibe , but quite how the tiger fits in has me stuck [/quote] I thank you for the rescue. Vintage JCB in a folk stylee, I can go with that. You remember the Old Spice adverts or are you thinking of that woman that's married to David Beckam? If it's the former, you must be almost as old as me!

Just asked my Mrs what style of music does she get from that pic, & her response... "Eye of the tiger" Well, that's me stuck. Every time I look at the pic I get "digadigadigadiga BAMP digadigadiga BAMP BAA BAMP digadigadiga BAMP BAA BARRR"

Listened to loads of these tracks last night. Brilliant stuff!

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1438346699' post='2833756'] How long did it take to download ? When I got Pro X last year it took about 9 hours, but that's probably my rubbish broadband I think for what you get, it's extremely good value. They also give updates with extra sounds for nothing too, but maybe they all do that ? There was a recent upgrade that gave a whole load more sounds and instruments that I haven't gotten around to downloading yet. [/quote] To download Logic itself without the additional content took about 20 mins tops, but then I have really excellent broadband. For the additional content, I set it to download & went to bed, then this morning I set it to download the additional instruments & went to work. 5pm can't come soon enough!

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1438327277' post='2833516'] Because I've got a desktop at home running 5 ssd's and only fancy having one home computer in the house no matter what I'm doing If you can point out a mac that'll do full audio processing for a couple of hundred £ then please point one out! [/quote] That's a fair point. I sold my old iMac for £200. It was 8 years old, but it was still a great spec'd machine by even todays standards. It had a 2,8 processor & 2 gb ram (which could be upped to 8). 500gb HD & 24" screen too. Add an audio interface & Logic & I'm pretty sure it'd make an excellent music machine.

That's me just downloaded Logic. Bedtime now, so I'll play with it tomorrow.

Done another remix. I'm impressed that this is using Garageband! [url="https://wavo.me/turnitupmuzik/wonderland-remix-competition/stadiumx_ft_angelika_vee_wonderland_gx_mix__14444736519910000?u=55b4961cb459ef8801000009&s=9FhK2AUn6NieAa_s3TqIbIbpFoI&v=1"]Wonderland[/url]

[quote name='bartelby' timestamp='1438271615' post='2833126'] Do people still try that? I haven't heard that term for about 10 years! [/quote] Some folk still do. Don't know why though when you can buy a 2nd hand mac that'll amply do the job for a couple of hundred £.

Now I want Reason And Logic! Completely forgot that you can flip the rack & wire things up. I played with the CV on it all the time. Got some great rhythmic sounds that I'd otherwise never have come up with.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1438168680' post='2832188'] I'm with ProTools these days because I don't have a mac... thinking of getting reason for the midi side of things and writing these days... [/quote] Reason is a great piece of kit. I had it up to 2.5 back in the day, move from PC to Mac & never updated it. The latest incarnations are pretty powerful. I've been tempted by it many times, but with Logic being £150, it's a no brainer.

Thanks guys. I think my mind's made up & Logic it is. I've watched many videos too & it seems the biz. I did last night however, see that Arturia ship Keylab Producer Pack, which comes with a DAW called Bigwig Studio, which looks quite good. Sticking to getting LPX.

I had an OC-3. Put through a bit of dirt & a moog filter, it makes a great sub synth sound.

I've used it as a mono line out. Worked fine. It's just a mono jack socket, plugging your stereo headphones in means you'll get sound to one side only as there'll be no connection to the "ring" on the TRS jack. You can plug them in, but I don't think it'll be very loud.

Proof that watts don't make volume, it's the volume knob! When I gigged, My practice rig was whatever my gigging rig was.

Bare in mind that not all 12" loaded cabs sound the same. A Bergantino doesn't sound like a Markbass. Though I'm pretty sure it'll still impress. A bit like saying I want to try a bass with 5 strings.

Heavy Duty Velcro is probably the neatest & simplest option. It's seriously grippy too, as in too much & it's a job to get a pedal off the board.

If anyone says "it should be this order", report them. It's really down to personal preference. I like octave first, then splitting the signal so you get some clean lows & then add effects to the othe channel. Me, I liked the dirt before the filter so I could blend it in with my foot & get great synth like sounds, but that might not be your cuppa. Paying about with fx is half the fun.

I had to do the same search to see if it was a one off. Ok, he's a bit further down the list on the iPad.