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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1364046056' post='2021260'] Very nice! Looks a bit tidy to me, though - that's not very rock 'n' roll, is it?? [/quote] Nah it's not... My son's studio room is the real rock 'n' roll room..................................... I know.............because i am forever removing used girl friends and cleaning the fecking mess up... Garry

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1356282597' post='1908769'] Why no pics?? [/quote] Here's where i live during the day. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/109/studiomarch20132.jpg/][IMG]http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/5915/studiomarch20132.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/21/studiomarch20131.jpg/][IMG]http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1309/studiomarch20131.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Garry

The great Trumpet/Session player sadly left us yesterday. If you did not know of him, you would have heard his playing, certainly on the James Bond scores. A fantastic musician and a real gent. [url="http://www.derekwatkins.co.uk/Derek_Watkins/Welcome.html"]http://www.derekwatk...ns/Welcome.html[/url] Discography [url="http://www.derekwatkins.co.uk/Derek_Watkins/Film,_TV_%26_Shows.html"]http://www.derekwatk..._%26_Shows.html[/url] Skyfall sessions - he is on the left. [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/824/33746934161832592824897.jpg/][IMG]http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/529/33746934161832592824897.jpg[/IMG][/URL] RIP Garry

I went for the comical kids approach for the picture. http://soundcloud.com/garrycribb/good-grief-theres-cossacks-in Garry

Of course you could ask them nicely not to use the promo[s] and possibly have a mutual time limit for use until their new promo[s] is/are ready. If any [unlikely] legal action went on at some point, at least you tried the civil, sensible and reasonable way first. As you said that you don't give a toss - Just move on anyway, it ain't worth the hassle. Garry

[quote name='Bass Lady' timestamp='1363732188' post='2016870'] Always know what notes I'm playing. Don't always know what song though! [/quote] Quote of the thread.... Garry

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1363704754' post='2016163'] so a few shandies and I'm going to be on the table singing 'My Way', or something... ). [/quote] Both great tunes of course. Garry

All the time - And i can hear, and know the chords [others are playing] as well. Garry

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1363640195' post='2015211'] Richard Bona is the real deal . [/quote] Richard B goes that extra mile for me. Composing and vocals are also part of his extraordinary arsenal of soul, talent and emotion. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Jnjt-dyego http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1p3GbiPNR4 Garry

Anthony Jackson just does everything right [for me] Over the years he has just sat with everything he has played, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Latin, Big Band. He just seems to be at home with any situation, and with very little noticable effort. True master. Garry

Abe and his grooves and timing [and his dancing] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpfjS-g2HiU[/media] Jimmy Haslip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1krbUsyirUM Garry

Although i am a Kontakt 5 user, i thought i would give this a go for fun. It's pretty impressive, and there is also a x64 bit version. The CPU hit is very small, so the more RAM you have, you can load up tons of Audio/Wav files or Sound Fonts. There are dozens of really good free sound fonts on the net, just Google away. There are also 3 or 4 excellent Orchestral library collections out there in sound font form [Free - again Google is your friend] This is a great way of building up a good Software Instrument library at no cost. You can also do all the chopping/slicing etc, as well as just a play back engine. Unlimited Multi timbral, so you can run plenty of MIDI tracks. I have been testing this afternoon, with four instances of TX16W [using sound fonts] each running 16 MIDI tracks And it worked a dream with no drop outs or stuttering. Enjoy. Download [url="http://www.tx16wx.com/home"]http://www.tx16wx.com/home[/url] Specs/Features [url="http://www.tx16wx.com/features"]http://www.tx16wx.com/features[/url] As you see by the specs - It's a pretty powerful animal. Garry

Great stuff...... Bass break at 08:10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2P48xRlMtg The Morris Dancers get off on this version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uquT-fxqnls Garry

Done plenty of two shows a day shows, six days a week [some back to back] and had a horror of a Panto in Wolverhampton... two a day back to back and on Saturdays Three shows..... easy peasy... Enjoy the work why it's there. Garry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtBbyglq37E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lECJ2bu0Kv8 Garry

Ha Ha - Just had a listen to that Angry Birds theme....very clever, and in at around one minute long. Bit like some kind of Klezmer/Bar Mitzvah tune with a comedy twist....... Garry

The big titles these days are very much Symphonic/Cinematic fused with Rock and Electronic. Of course the vintage vibe is still around, App games very much alive with this. Two great libs for the Cinematic sound come from Project Sam, just superb.... The Multi patches combine Winds/Brass and Strings right across the Keyboard, which saves using dozens of MIDI tracks - It saves a lot of time. All the Articulation Key strokes are down in the C0/-C0 range, and can be played in real time or written in after. Symphobia two and Symphobia one, along with True Strike[Their Percussion library]. Check out the Demo's. http://www.projectsam.com/Products/Feature-Products/ Garry

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1362162373' post='1996702'] I can feel some chiptune coming on [/quote] After recent conversations of goliath bit rates, we are now talking 8 bit... That route did cross my mind. Should be some corkers in March. Garry

Wey Hey...A very, very big thanks for all that voted. Great turn out this month I think everyone that entered grabbed the 'Emotion' that was screaming out from that picture [in different wa\ys] One good thing about these comps [for me] is that i find myself wandering around folks 'Soundcloud' sites and listening to their other tracks. Otherwise i might not have bothered [Or had any links to get me there] So for March......................................................................... [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/515/angrybirds1920x1080wall.jpg/][IMG]http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/302/angrybirds1920x1080wall.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Good track, Good video, Good Beaver.... Garry

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1362063734' post='1995217'] It's Christmas/Easter/Valentine's Day/Mothers day/My wife's birthday[/quote] What a great tip of the day - When getting married, have the partner agree that these all fall on the same day for card purpose. Then that's only one day of the year to forget.

Go and have a nose around Sigmasound, although revamped, It's still an amazing place for a nostalgia trip. http://sigmasound.com/history/about-us/ Garry

Had a couple of listens over the last two days - Some interesting stuff going down from all [well done all] Hard choice in the end ....... [spoiler]Down to BRX [great idea & approach] and Urb, liked them both. But Urb's motif kinda stuck in my head.[/spoiler]

If you are talking about good value for money - Samplitude Music Studio 2013 [Smaller Brother of Samplitude Pro X ] Is well worth a look as well. It comes with 12 gig Independence sampler sound lib [ Top, Top sounds] The Sampler is very powerful as well...£59.99.... A very, very stable DAW. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samplitude-Anniversary-Special-Independence-Library/dp/B008U1AY7K/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top VideoTutorials http://www.magix.com/int/samplitude-music-studio/detail/tutorials/ Garry

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The NI pro-53 does run in stand alone mode, so it can be used without a DAW.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]But you will need an Audio/MIDI Interface - Using the onboard card will more than likely have to much Latency.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Just a matter of directing the NI pro towards the O[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]xygen8 MIDI drivers, and whatever Audio card you are using.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]With so little info from you thunderider, you might be better off looking in the NI pro-53 help file for MIDI set up.[/font][/color]