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A few days ago, I won an online competition and picked up this prize from Embertone.... If I get time (busy, so unlikely), I might give it a run in this month's writing challenge http://www.embertone.com/instruments/leonidbass.php [URL=http://s536.photobucket.com/user/lowdown1957/media/image.png.html][IMG]http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff330/lowdown1957/image.png[/IMG][/URL]

Someone has put together a list of various free Kontakt libraries on one site. A huge amount to try out and other formats and samples as well. http://earmonk.com/free-sample-libraries/

Neil Stubenhaus, very versatile, as most first call studio players usually are. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Stubenhaus Albums and singles played on. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/neil-stubenhaus-mn0000379683/credits

He is a nice player, good groove. Yes, he is great on the Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin gig. He can solo as well (particularly well on that damn 7 string) http://youtu.be/Z2POePj3-s4

Beautiful, stunning theme from "On Golden Pond", always gets me. [media]http://youtu.be/Qml75qpmpSs[/media]

Bonnie Raitt "I can't Make You Love Me"...Absolute Class. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9Cu6GYqxo Don't make me blub, but a very moving tune from Luther Vandross "Dance With My Father". http://youtu.be/wmDxJrggie8

A German from Amazon, who was sending Emails to your iPad ?

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1457973099' post='3003547'] They were all the rage back in the day. Called Soundies, they were played on a contraption called a Panoram, where they would appear "right way round" (see [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panoram"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panoram[/url] and specifically [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reg_Kehoe_and_his_Marimba_Queens"]https://en.wikipedia..._Marimba_Queens[/url]) [/quote] Ok....cheers for the link and info (The Bass player is also named). All Marimbas as well, no Xylo!

[quote name='keefbaker' timestamp='1457966744' post='3003440'] Of course this guy is the all time winner [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnY7UH6z72w[/media] Phew... fixed [/quote] I was going to point out that the Bass player and Marimba players are all left handed... But someone in the comments has mentioned that the film is backwards. In the early Facebook/YouTube days, he was often making an appearance. So yes, the all time winner. EDIT: No Xylo

[quote name='morsefull' timestamp='1457875683' post='3002544'] Run run run JoJo Gunne. [media]http://youtu.be/buMg7cDtlls[/media] [/quote] Good grief...now this is very weird!! I was just about to post the same thing!

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1457695660' post='3001004'] At this level it's pointless to just rehash the records. That's what cover bands do. The artists live show has to be so much more. Dynamics and arrangement do this. The arrangements and performances fit GK and the songs like a glove. Count me as a fan of this "overblown", exciting and lively style of playing and performance. [/quote] Absolutely.

If you can get to hear a pair of PreSonus E5's, have a listen. Outstanding for the price (about £200). Product Page. https://www.presonus.com/products/Eris-E5 Review (you won't find many bad reviews, if any). http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct13/articles/presonus-eris.htm One of my boys has a pair and they sound very good.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1457656356' post='3000797'] Why would anyone take LSD in the 90s. LSD was one of our 60s things. Blue [/quote] Excellent.

I agree with julesb, about the sound and use of headphones. Great playing all round, top stuff.

[size=4]As deepbass5, 40 years worth of depping and regular functions/weddings. During the 80' and 90's I worked for a couple of well known high society function band leaders. Anything thing from six piece up to twenty piece bands, gigs world wide for very well know celebs, private parties for royalty, political gatherings, corporate trade shows etc. The Rhythm section often had to play through the dinner courses, the hours would be very, very long. Some weeks there might even be seven nights of work, including Jewish gigs, West End tea dances, strict Tempo comps. Small band afternoon gigs in London Hotels would pop up as well, so you might have two gigs in a day. Always top players and singers on the gigs, so usually very enjoyable. Some of the overseas gigs where a riot socially. [/size]

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1457119623' post='2995639'] [b]Works:[/b] the soundtrack album for Star Wars. Not Star Wars A New Hope... STAR WARS... But that's another thread entirely.[/quote] Good grief, yes! How could I forget one of my faves And yes, another thread entirely.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Works (for me). Songs In the Key of Life always divides folk, but works for me. Although I am not a great Who fan, I thought Quadrophenia worked. All Jazz albums work

Some Classical Brass and Woodwinds for Kontakt (Freebies). Sound nice and would be good for layering as well. http://alpineproject.wix.com/main

If so, a really good deal going on here for REX or RMX Expansion packs, or you can get both on an extra deal. http://vstbuzz.com/deals/96-off-ultimate-rmx-30k-bundle-worth-2400/

Seems like there is a deal on until the end of March for KK S61 + Komplete 10 Ultimate. £760.00 plus free delivery. http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/computer-music/midi-equipment/105209-native-instruments-komplete-kontrol-s61-with-komplete-10-ultimate

If you are talking about transcriptions, this site is good. Very accurate parts and plenty of style variation. http://thebassment.info/transcriptions.html

If it is this, looks like you have to go the US App Store. http://www.macworld.com/article/1153892/looptastichd.html Website. http://www.djpuzzle.com/looptasticloops.html

A couple of things. The Presonus Studio One V3 software that come with the Interface, does not have support for VST fx and instruments, you have to pay extra for that. Although it comes bundled with a couple of internal synths and some fx. The iPad App works as a controller and was just updated yesterday. So was Studio One, and it's a pretty impressive upgrade (my boys have it). TouchOSC for iPad will control Reaper (or any DAW for that matter), not sure if there are many templates out there, but it's pretty easy to set them up. I have done this with Cubase and it works a treat. http://hexler.net/software/TouchOSC (£5.00) You would need the midi bridge as well, along with the software for your Puter (both fee links at the bottom of the above page link). TouchOSC is one of the best controller apps about. Excellent for Midi cc# controlling, along with audio of course.

Voted - Good stuff people.

Valhalla room, is a great reverb. Another cheap but quality company, is Embertone. http://www.embertone.com There are some freebies on their site as well. http://www.embertone.com/instruments/arcane.php Click on the free tab for a bunch of other stuff.