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Best advice I can give is go to a shop & try both. Like logo says though, 2 2x10s gives you a modular 4x10. The big benefit being that you can stack vertically for better dispersion & get the sound at ear level too. Try the STD 102 cabs.

I had the cmd102p. Brilliant combo that's not shy on volume or sound quality. The STD102 cab is the same as the combo, less the head, so that's what I'd have added, both stacked vertically.

AER Amp One?

iLok does seem like a bit of a useless thing. I thought I'd try the demo of PT, but to get the demo you need an ilok! So £35 to run a demo for a month? There's a free version of PT, but to get that you have to register & then they'll email you when your download is ready. What's that all about? It's a bit of software, not a physical lump of matter that they have to make!

It's down to cab size rather than driver size. If you've not got the lows, try the 102 STD cabs. Bigger cabs = bigger lows with the Markbass cabs.

Billy was my biggest inspiration growing up. The only thing you need to do for tapping is to make sure you don't scoop the mids. You don't need any fx or compression, but if using any, I would say a bit of dirt is all that's needed.

Cheers. I'm finding out how good GarageBand actually is.

I've remixed a song in GarageBand & it's come out much better than I expected it could. The vocals are the only wav files in the track, all the rest is VSTs (and free ones at that). I was given some midi tracks with the vocals for the chord sequence, some of the baseline & some of the melody, but no sounds. What do you think? https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/hurricane-gx-house-remix It's for a competition, but I've really just done it for fun. I might as well enter it though.

A 4 ohm cab means you can use just 1 cab with an amp with a min load of 4 ohms, an 8 ohm means you can add a 2nd at a later date. As for sound/volume, there's next to nothing in it. If your amp's a 2 ohm min load, then it may make sense to go for the 4 ohm cab.

I've been remixing a song in GarageBand with it providing all the instruments via VSTs. Still working on it, but I'm happy with the sound. So I think Logic would be the logical step. https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/hurricane-g-house-remix-3/s-87v4F

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1436555296' post='2819203'] A lot of people have told me that ProTools is more about recording audio, and Logic is more about midi. I only record audio, but still prefer Logic. [/quote] That's what I'd been reading, that Logic handled midi better & Pro Tools for audio, so it's good to hear that you prefer Logic for audio.

Sounds like I might just stick with going for Logic. I've got Reaper on my mac, but I don't use it that much as the VSTs I use, I can use in Garageband & GB has a great drum section. I considered the option of buying the license for Reaper & buying some good VSTis for it, but I think that'd end up dearer than Logic. I'll have another wee play with Reaper over the next week or so. Consider my options there.

I've been going to get Logic & just have different things coming up & delaying my purchase. However, I see that Pro Tools can be had on a pay monthly basis fro £19.90 or bought outright from a shop for £299 with an audio interface & ilok. I'm mainly going to be using VSTis, but I do want to record instruments from time to time and also do the final mix. Are there any users who could advise if Pro Tools is worth the extra money? From what I've been reading, Logic is better for creating songs on, whereas PT is better for mixing & mastering. So maybe Logic would be better suited to me?

What about the Teenage Engineering PO-12 drum machine? Or for loops, there's http://www.wikiloops.com

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1328872641' post='1533993'] So Edens infamous inability to have accurate info on their website continues. [/quote] Should be a fitting match for the TC head then? Ooôh, just noticed it's a resurrected thread!

I used a Moog Bass Murf to split the frequencies (such an excellent pedal it was too). It has the frequencies split left & right. I'd have everything below 110hz going to one channel & everything above to the other. I didn't go to 2 separate amps, but sent them through different effects & then back together to the one rig.

It's not just the pre in an active bass, but the pickups too. I have an Ibanez which was an active bass for about 20 years, I then decided to rip out the electronics & make it passive. Tone wise, it's different, volume wise, it's about the same.

I was a MarkBass user, if I start gigging again, they'd be in the top of my list. I'd really be interested in trying a Barefaced cab with a MarkBass head.

Sitting in the mix only happens when the whole band work together. I've actually walked upto the guitard rigs & rolled the bass back, even offered to swap instruments. It'd be worth your band's while for you to all sit & have a chat just before rehearsal & then do some knob twiddling. If you know a sound engineer, ask if they'll sort out the sounds. Like Lozz says, that great tone you, the guitarist & the keys player get at home will most likely sound crap in a band context.

As I grew up playing instruments, I couldn't tell you when I've not listened to each instrument's part in the song. I do listen to the song as a whole, but my wife listens to songs very differently from me. She'll like a song just based on the overall sound & the vocal melody. I listen to it & even if the singer isn't an amazing vocalist, I listen to what they've put with the music, just like with the bass, it's not about how technically skilled they are there, it's about how they've come up with a great sounding part (Adam Clayton is a good example, many great basslines, most which a beginner could play). There's been many times I've said "Ohh, I like that wee synth sound that comes in here" & the Mrs says "What synth sound?". Sometimes I do wish I could hear songs like she does though.

[quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1435666686' post='2811120'] If you are a proper professional rather than a paid amateur I'd agree, but as an amateur you don't need to volunteer "I play paid gigs" information unless they specifically ask. My insurance covers the instruments - that was confirmed. It covers them when they're out of the house - that's also confirmed. I'd suggest the very nature of the insured articles and their cover outside of the house would entail antisocial hours. In a similar way - as an amateur - I don't insure my car for travel to and from work to cover getting to the rehearsal studio or the odd gig I play even though the hours are antisocial. [/quote] It's nothing to do with the hours. If you leave something in an unoccupied motor vehicle, then there's most likely restrictions regarding the cover. If your bass is on the back seat & the rest of your gear in the boot, there's every chance that the bass isn't covered, even if the car is locked. If it's for amature purposes, then there probably wouldn't be any need for them to know whether it's a bass or a laptop, but if you're getting paid any monetary terms, the onus is most definitely on you to let them know. 2 of the insurers I work for don't charge any extra for putting them as business tools.

Theft from a motor vehicle is often restricted to something like £1000 - £1500 total & usually with terms that items must be in a concealed location & the vehicle locked.

Wear boxing gloves. Gets a good punchy tone.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1435411383' post='2808553'] Allianz-Cornhill are the biggest insurer in the world. [/quote] I'm afraid to say that they're not. They're big, but not the biggest. AXA & Zurich are both bigger globally, AIG & Aviva are the 2 biggest in the UK.

New Moon have been a choice of mine in the past. However, some home insurance companies can put your gigging gear down as "tools" & cover them for gigs (this being if it is not your main occupation). Like wateroftyne said, call your insurer. The ones that I deal with can do so.