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I was looking at one on eBay, it's collection from Buxton in Derbyshire, £100.

[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1440353900' post='2850040'] Lovely! I really like the melancholy feel of this piece, and the way it builds up - those high tones near the end really tested my speakers! Great work- I'll definitely be listening to this again while working on the computer later this evening. Sounds like there is some kind of looped and processed field recording with human voices low in the mix - is that right? And what is the Kaoss Pad doing in this track? I've often wondered about experimenting with one of these but haven't quite got my head around exactly what they do or how I might use one. [/quote] Thanks for listening. There is indeed a recording in the background, I tend to record stuff on my phone when I'm out and about, I have recordings of tube trains and all sorts of things. I re-record those onto an old reel-to-reel that I bought, and just mess about with them, you can reverse the spools, and play them backwards, and play them back at half speed and stuff. I then play them into Logic routed through effects pedals. The Kaoss pad is a new arrival, I've only had it for a week or so. It's basically a multi effects processor like any other, but it has a touch screen that lets you use your fingers to adjust the effect. I'm experimenting with the placing of it, at the moment it's after my effects and before the loop pedal, I'm going to try it after the loop pedal. On this track I'm just using it to alter the sound of the trail of a sound as it fades away. It also works as a sampler/looper, you can record a bit into it, and play around with it. There's a video here of Steve using his [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8D6dHcr2yE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8D6dHcr2yE[/url] Radiohead use one too, in Everything in its right place. Johnny Greenwood uses one to sample Thom's vocals and mess about with them.

Had to do it at uni, and was truly dreadful. The tutor was adamant that everyone can sing, I think I may have proved her wrong .

I'm very pleased with this. it was improvised and recorded in a single take yesterday afternoon, hence the title. It's all just my Modulus Quantum 6 string bass, an ebow, an Eventide Space effects, a Korg Kaoss Pad KP3+, and the looper pedal is a Pigtronix Infinity. [url="https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/22082015d"]https://soundcloud.com/an-ending-ascend/22082015d[/url]

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1440276216' post='2849595'] Glad you got you got it up and working. Regarding your code, add a 6 right at the end Si // Focusrite Techical Support [/quote] Brilliant, thanks !

[quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1440259782' post='2849435'] Hi Ambient, <tech support hat on> Are you using the original USB cable supplied with the Forte? If the Forte is not showing up in preferences, then the computer is not seeing the unit at all. Have you tested all of the USB ports on your Mac with the Forte? What version of Forte Control do you have installed? Si // Focusrite Technical Support [/quote] [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1440260298' post='2849437'] Which driver are you running? It seems there is a problem with an earlier USB driver (Novation 2.3), and later releases (2.5 and 2.7) addressed this. [url="http://d19ulaff0trnck.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/novation/downloads/10346/novation-usb-driver-2.7.dmg"]http://d19ulaff0trnck.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/novation/downlo...[/url] [/quote] Thanks ! I finally got it working. I'd tried unplugging the Forte from the Macbook, that didn't do anything, but when I unplugged the cable from the Forte it prompted it to upload the software that I'd downloaded from the Focusrite website. The only other problem I need to solve, is that there's a registration card with the Forte, with a bundle code on. It's meant to have 18 digits, but mine's only got 17, so I can't register my Forte, or download the bundled software. It's a great sounding interface though.

I just bought a new Forte interface, and I can't get it to work, which is extremely annoying. I've downloaded the drivers/software off the site. I plug the unit into my laptop, switch it on, the display on the unit says 'Forte software required'. It doesn't show up on my laptop when I go into system preferences. When I open 'Forte control', it says no hardware is connected, even when it is. Very annoying, because I planned to do some recording, also my laptop is the only means that I have to listen to music, and I can't. Has anyone else bought one of these, and had a similar problem, and how did they get around it ?

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1440198402' post='2849111'] I do this this for a living. I can't pay my mortgage with beer or food. Blue [/quote] This !

Thanks for all your input guys. Unfortunately my budget is only maybe £200 . I only recently graduated from music college. I have quite a few gigs, but I'm obviously looking for more, and from past experience, I know that having a double bass with make me more employable.

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[quote name='molan' timestamp='1440189518' post='2849027'] I hear Mr Zon, plus a few very nice basses might be joining him [/quote] I was at the event organised by Bass gear in Harrogate a few years ago, it was extremely brilliant.

Thanks for your replies. I've had a 3/4 size one before, and successfully dragged it around the country on trains and the tube. My main reason, other than size, is price. There's one I was looking at that was a silly price, just over £100 😁.

His signature Modulus Quantum is beautiful.

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1440164949' post='2848777'] Yes! And please please PLEASE can some of them be outside London. [/quote] Well Steve lives in Birmingham, so I'm hoping the 2 play there.

Any good ? I want a double bass, I know it'll get me more work. Whenever possible I like to travel by train. So I'm maybe thinking a half size one. How do they sound ?

Definitely ! I'm hoping he does some gigs too. Last time he was over he played a gig with Steve Lawson.

I subscribe to Michael's newsletter. Apparently he's playing at next years London bass guitar show. He's one of my 3 favourite players. 😁

Any more coffee ? 😊

You get that loads with bumtree. I had a few things advertised on there, and had a very similar email. Only they didn't even mention what the item was, they just said musical instrument.

There are a few useful Facebook pages for dep musicians wanted, maybe try posting on them ?

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1439968003' post='2847058'] I probably depends on genre as much as anything. I love the tone and clarity of my PJB gear, it's just that to get anything close to what I would describe as 'bass' I need to go to at least 250w in PJB terms. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking PJB gear at all, I've got loads of it, but the Briefcase and the Flightcase at 100w and 150w respectively do not cut it in anything other than a very quiet room. And it's not just about the band, it's about the ambient noise also, I've sound-checked with a Flightcase and found it fine only to find that when the room fills up it isn't, neither for me or the audience. I do think there are things that can be done with positioning/height and EQ, so that if the Briefcase were my only option I could make it work better than it does, but none of these are ideal if there are options. Are people amazed by Phil Jones gear? Generally yes, I find that also, the quality of the sound for the size is always going to impress. It's just the quantity of the sound that can be lacking in comparison with other gear rated at similar power output (yes I know there is no reliable measure of this but you know what I mean........) Bottom line, if it works for you, that's the only measure and opinion that matters [/quote] You're absolutely right, it works fine with what I do. There's also the size thing. Saturday I had my bass in it's gig bag on my back. The double four in its bag on my trolley with my stool and music stand, meaning I could go to my gig by train, then walk from the station. I would love to try thieir bigger amps though.

I've been using a PJB Double Four for the last couple of months, it's my only amp. It's silent, no hiss, or whistling. It copes perfectly with a low B string, it actually sounds like a bass amp, if you know what I mean. There's no lack of bassiness. I use an ebow and a lot of effects for my stuff, and it copes perfectly with that. I only play my own stuff, or jazz. The jazz gigs range from a 3 piece, to a 5 piece with vocals. I did an outside gig at a garden party on Saturday afternoon. The rest of the band - keys and vocals were through a PA, I could have used the PA too, it has a line-out, but we decided that wasn't necessary. Everyone, and I mean everyone, is amazed by it.