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I hope this eventually becomes an app for iPad ( looks very useful). For desk top I am a Sibelius user, but for iPad, I have not found anything to out perform Notion. Really is worth checking out. http://www.presonus.com/products/Notion-for-iPad A few Vids. (Tons more on the YouTube). http://www.presonus.com/products/Notion-for-iPad/media

Yep, well done to 'The' Lord Sausage (and 'The' Lord Lad).

I like him. He doesn't try and copy Bernard Edwards, he just plays it his own way, and plays the gig well.

[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1427794421' post='2734230'] I reckon there's an issue with Bilbos track. According to my soundcloud app it has had only 21 listens (I'm responsible for about 4 of them) however 24 people have voted. That's not right surely. Are people not seeing the track or something. [/quote] Didn't he replace the track with a new version? Maybe that doesn't include the listens of the original track, or maybe I am just talking bollox.

If you like using the iPad for getting stuff together, this is worth checking out (£3.99). I am surprised at the amount of functions available, and there are plenty of in app purchase sounds for grabs. It's also very easy to export stems and midi files into your DAW, if you want to go the extra mile with production. http://www.uvi.net/beathawk

Very, very nice.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1427739359' post='2733720'] Thanks, i like the 'The' prefix to my name. Makes me sound more regal than i am! [/quote] I had to edit the post. Originally (and a thick moment accident), I typed 'The' Sausage!....lol....

Just having a listen at the moment, finding it hard to pick out three. Some interesting stuff going on and well done all. Ok, went for Skol, Leonard Smalls and The Lord Sausage. For some reason the SoundCloud iPad app is not letting me post comments at the moment (sorry folks).

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1427733372' post='2733622'] In my head they're always narrated by the voice of John Peel [/quote] Yes!! I can hear it now. Top job, Douglas, and very amusing.

Moondance will just not go away. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10155346157805366 And a Soundcloud link. https://soundcloud.com/yamahaentertain/nathan-east-moondance-radio-edit Actually, the big band arrangement is by Tom Scott, and very good it is.

Slightly off topic. For anyone using an iPad, a nice little free App 'The Orchestra'. A few scores including video, audio and score scrolling etc. Plus some Orchestral Instrument info. http://orchestra.touchpress.com/?tpnav=1

[quote name='bigd1' timestamp='1427393580' post='2729911'] All music is made up of rhythm[/quote] Yep, True. But in fairness to Ambient, he did say Rhythm section.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1427292827' post='2728398'] Sorry, folks, I'm not well right now. I'll be back as soon as I can. Carry on. [/quote] Sorry to hear that Douglas, I hope you are feeling better soon.

Some Retro New York Disco. https://soundcloud.com/garrycribb/7th-avenue-hustle

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1427142970' post='2726445'] If anyone got one of these then just delete it, he won't be replying. [/quote] Oh dear, so not all of Dr Dave's guns were decommissioned.

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1426852671' post='2722697'] Do you need to be able to play guitar. Well it's nice if you can but as the bass guitar is an amplified bass instrument, so for those who think it's essential for a bass player to be able to play some guitar (and I've come across such people), would they also think that an orchestral double bass player should be able to play violin or cello? I think not!! This sounds like an argument conjured up by guitarists who think they're the centre of the universe........... or band!! [/quote] But, Violin and Cello, and that there Viola thing for that matter, are not chordal Instruments. I should think next port of call for an Orchestral Bass player would be Piano, and why not Acoustic Guitar? Piano is my second Instrument (or another Instrument), mainly from back in my music collage days. I know all my chords on a Guitar, but I wouldn't say I could gig on one. I found Piano really helped and certainly made getting the theory thing together easier, not to mention learning tunes, which in turn is good for the old ears. But I suppose for a lot of folks, it's down to how much time they have available to put into another instrument.

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1426506155' post='2718531'] I went for the UR22 for the reason you stated, the midi connections. I rarely use them but rarely is not never so, for the sake of £5....!! Thanks again!! [/quote] When you get it and are up and running, make sure to register the unit at Steinberg. There was a driver update a couple of weeks ago for download.

One thing to consider with the Scarlett 212, It has no Midi in/out. If your Midi controller is USB into the puter, of course, no problem. If you need Midi on the interface. This is excellent from Steinberg, and comes with a cut down version of Cubase (if you need it). https://www.steinberg.net/en/products/audio_interfaces/ur_serie/modelle/ur22.html £89 at the moment. http://www.gak.co.uk/en/steinberg-ur-22-usb/78314?gclid=CjwKEAjw25SoBRCMn7Gc97Knj0ISJAC7vaMrJZxAabEYonDUNGtCWbTVqanRl8Pazoi0aUr-F0Ar9BoCZx_w_wcB

Is snap to grid or quantise set to bars? As opposed to 1/16 etc. I don't really know Reaper, but it could be that when importing/dragging the Audio Drum file in, that it is not adjusting to the project tempo correctly. Or, the actually loop when put together is not a seamless loop. But, it seems you have worked around the problem anyway, and believe me, when working with DAW's, you will encounter many work arounds...lol..

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1426309848' post='2716806'] If you want to see some real fretless virtuosity, 30 minutes, live, with no music stand and no improvisation, this is Sol Gabetta. Hot double-stops at 4 minutes, and the last few minutes are quite something..! No tee-shirt, though. [media]http://youtu.be/tG0laIxC0Lo[/media] One may note that the supporting orchestra consists mostly, and almost equally, of young women and older men. Musical talent is musical talent, wherever it's to be found. I'd like the job of the tympani player (at around 15 minutes ...). [/quote] Excellent!! Even more amazing, is that not one of the old gits in that half hour performance had to run out to the toilet.

[quote name='EliasMooseblaster' timestamp='1426245771' post='2716063'] Aha, now this is interesting, because this is the same company I've been in contact with! After reading some very negative forum comments I was a bit put off, but if you reckon they're still worth their salt then perhaps I should reconsider. One thing that does strike me as a potential snag is that they don't let you remove material from their library once it's been accepted - if I were uploading incidental music or jingles I can see this being fairly trivial, but I'm looking to licence regular rock/pop songs with them. Just wondering whether this could present a stumbling block a few years down the line...any thoughts? [/quote] Is that for exclusive writers only? I can't really remember, My tracks (around 400) are up for keeps, or I believe after five years I can terminate the agreement. That is mainly because royalties can be an on going thing for years, so if you have music up with another company they can claim as well. It can get rather messy. The other reason is they spend a lot of time putting together in house play music for business's world wide plus comp albums. These are all registered for digital impressions and such like, not to mention obtaining tune codes etc with collecting agencies. It's a lot of work to then go and take them all down. Explained here in detail. http://www.audiosparx.com/sa/kb/article/show.cfm/kbarticle_iid.2318/aatemp.0 The best bet is to email them. They are a good bunch of people and will be upfront with everything, they also reply in good time. I suppose regarding Lib companies being good or bad, writers who do good out of a particular company will have good things to say, those who sell little or none through a company will give more of a negative response. I will PM you my agreement from my artist page, you can then decide if it is worth emailing them to clear up any concerns you may have. If long term is not what you are after, and you want more short term options, Maybe Audiosparx might not be what you are looking for,

I do quite well out of it through an incredibly well run and established company in the States called 'Audiosparx'. They chase up cue sheets, register everything with ASCAP, so it's easy for PRS to collect. They send out regular statements and track license/sale details. Everything from Ringtones to film majors they are involved with. Every Quarter I get paid into my PayPal account, and on top of that of course, PRS/MCPS Quartely payments. They also put your stuff onto compilation albums for sale on iTunes/Amazon etc. Plus they have in house playlists for business's world wide, Restaurant/shop/office etc. Pennies a play, but it does mount up. Do you homework, a lot of them are cowboy companies selling music on the cheap and they DO NOT send out broadcast cue sheets for the clients to fill in, or indeed care what the clients use it for. Make sure you get a company that do good negotiated buy outs (usually x4 upwards of base price). Usually the companies that have been around for years and have moved forward tend to have a better high end client base. Library writing is a different beast than stock song writing. You have to keep in mind what you are writing for: Corporate, Kids, Animation, World, Cinematic, EDM styles etc. You usually need to supply various timing cues that can be used in media broadcast. Full tune/60 second version/30 second version, then any stingers, seamless loops, beds, Idents etc. The more you put up, the more you are likely to earn. I found it a pain putting the same tracks on various sites, and not sometimes knowing what a licensed track was being used for, so I found one that was exclusive. Being exclusive you will get better track/ writer promotion (Hot new/Permanent feature/Perpetual etc). You don't want to be stuck at a bottom of a pile with hundreds or thousands of other tracks. I just batch upload, fill in the track data, Keywords, Style etc and they do the rest from beginning to end.

Blimey, $7 Million. Pharrell won't be so Happy now. As for being Thicke, it's cost him over $3 million for playing Piano on a hit, that's taking 'Pay to Play' to extremes. Some people will do anything to be in the business of show.

Solo the track you want to bounce to Audio. On the bar at the top, go to file (left hand side). Then in the drop down - Export - Audio Mixdown. Name the track - path will be your project folder. File format - Wave file. Audio Format - mono or stereo etc Import into project - tick the two boxes Pool and Audio track. Then click export. Looks more difficult than it really is. I know you are on an earlier version, so trying to go by memory. I am on Cubase 8, and it is easier than above these days. Hope this helps.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1425890163' post='2711737'] I've recorded my "singing"... And this month it's not free-form, but does have a wah bass solo! [/quote] Have you cleared this with Douglas yet? He might have something to say about this. Actually, he WILL, having something to say about this. Looking forward to the review.