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DanOwens

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  1. I had to sell my GSS but I loved them - very Polytone-like and great presence.
  2. If its for intonation and simply having an idea of what's going on, you could mount one of those tiny monitors to a speaker stand (I've worked with a few guys that do this). If its to 'feel' then a backbeat or similar? https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Behringer-B205D-Active-150W-PA-Monitor/CEZ
  3. Around 2017 I started singing properly; I put loads of work into technique and growing my confidence and I thought 'I can't believe I've missed out all these years'. Then COVID turned my mild asthma into COPD, and there are about 3 times EVERY day where I question whether my medicine will kick in before I pass out from suffocation. Every time I try to sing, I get about 30 seconds in and then my chest seizes up. I hate it.
  4. I like the song but wow that's some Cher-level autotuning on the lead vocal.
  5. Thanks, man! Yeah I'm surprised it hasn't gone yet but I've already dropped the price a bit. I bought it for £420 not that long ago so I don't want to go any lower than £400 ideally. I'm happy to wait - perhaps I'll restring it as I recently intended....
  6. Hi all, I bought a Roland kit a few years ago and these came as spares. I've never put them on the kit and the guy I bought them from said the same (although there are a couple of faint marks on one that could be stick marks). There are 4 Roland PD8 pads in like-new condition. I'm after £5 each for these or £20 for all 4. They're going for £10 each on eBay but I want the space! Collection from Cumbria or Bolton, or I can easily put all 4 in a box if the buyer wants me to ship. Thanks
  7. I've had some interest in this item but no sale yet. I note that my price is really low so I guess I need to think about eBay soon
  8. Bump - I had a sale but it fell through. I am much more happy to arrange a courier for this item and still accepting offers!
  9. My teacher (Steve Berry) taught me to use single-note drones (sometimes called cello drones) and bow long notes whilst blindfolded to improve intonation. I would play up and down a scale, and really isolate what I wanted to improve, for instance I would focus on single-position shifts and bow the notes of the G major scale against a G drone, then change position and do the same. I spent hours at uni doing this and I found it really meditative. No metronome means no timing pressure, so you focus on the pressure of shifting and fingering correctly. Once you feel confident then introduce a metronome, but now you're focussing on shifting in tune AND in time when you SHOULD have the 'in tune' bit down. I used to practice for around 4 hours a day with long, regular breaks and over the 2 years I did this, my muscle memory improved no end... then I played mostly fretted electric for 15 years and lost 70% of it, but at least I know where I'm wrong whereas I used to listen to recordings and cringe that I didn't realise (when playing) how bad I was. Now I know!
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