RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

It looks a bit complicated in places, but the you tube clips ive seen make it not as daunting as it could be . I think being bass players , we just tend to plug and play etc . Brlieve it or not , I'm going through a similar phase to yourself . I'm a couple of years older , but stopped gigging years ago. A couple of years ago , I got the moog grandmother after seeing it reviewed I found it daunting , and as it's a little on the large side I was struggling where to put it in my small flat . Problem solved during lockdown , and I'm slowly getting tangerine dream and klaus Schulz sounds . A couple of weeks ago , I saw a moog dfam and it was too hard to refuse on fleabay . I'm now contemplating off loading a couple of basses 🙀 Enjoy your new toy 😼

There's lots going on there, and hours of fun . I looked at this on you tube , and there's an abundance of stuff on there. Now get a moog to go with it 😼

Thankfully , even I have been using multiple tracks on GarageBand . I even manage to reduce the volume on the various tracks if needed . I even drag the track length of various bits here and there . Who would've thought ?😹 Recently , I actually started labelling what instrument is what on the various tracks . Still learning something new 😸 I hope this makes things clearer ..

Thanks for this DAD 😼 you always reply sensibly it has to be said 😺 As it's a usb mixer , it seems to go straight into my Mac no problem . So basically ( best way to describe );, I plug my bass/ synths / bass effects into the various inputs and sound seems to go into GarageBand and off I go . I'm not brave enough to use a mic , although I do have a nice one from maplins . I'll look into your suggestions regarding aux etc . I was kind of wondering how I'd pan from left to right for example while actually recording bass at the same time . Sounds like a juggling act . What I have been doing so far, is just letting the noises I'm making go straight into GarageBand and just saving them into an iTunes file and uploading to sound cloud . That's too easy , but I'm missing out on cleaning up my act so to speak . Hope this explains things better 😼

While I'm in the recording section , I thought it best to update 😼 I think that I'll purchase Logic around Christmas and treat myself to a present then . In the meantime , when I'm more enthused I'll try tackling reason when I'm in the mood . That way , all bases are covered . Thanks for your help

Howdy! I'm getting more enthused recording on GarageBand since lockdown. All well and good . My mixer is a Behringer x1204 usb . I have 2 quesdtions that hopefully the cool folk here could advise . 1) How do I pan left and right ? I know how to twist the buttons left and right . That's about it . 2) How do I add effects that are built into the mixer ? I have bass effects pedals/ multi-storey etc but using the effects on 5he mixer may save hassle plus be more fun and inspiring to use . I know how to select the effects , but not how to record with them. I think that's enough to be thinking about for now, so I'll leave it there .. Thanks in advance

Just one more update 😼... I tried a few times connecting stuff via midi and no go . Fair enough , I left things at that . Not the end of the world . I'm going to keep the boss dr groove dr202 drum machine , despite the buttons sticking at times and the cheesy tunes . It has a wicked roll function . I'm still not inspired enough to setup my own user presets . What I did a couple of weeks ago ( times being extremely hard ) . I took a gamble and purchased a moog dfam off a great ebayer . This to me is like tangerine dream in a box . Or nine inch nails ... I may purchase a cheaply korg type drum machine which is as easy to use as the dfam .No rush though .. Anyway , I'll leave it there ... Thanks for your help

One is good for metal . The other one isn't . Sorry , not much help , but they're both nice basses ..

I remember hearing about the track they released about mick hucknall having sex with a rabbit He was holding back the ears ..

I find that bass synth sounds vary to an extent also. Some might sound off putting , and some great . A lot may depend if you have a certain sound that you are after .

You may have to " make an aggregate device " . I think that's the term .There is a video on you tube explaining . For example , my line 6 toneport uxb and my behringer usb mixer connected , and got recognised no problem I purchased a behringer um audio interface, and came into the same problem that you seem to have here. You will need to go into your utilities folder . Checkout you tube about creating aggregate device for your audio interface ..

I think that you summed up mustaine and megadeth pretty acurately . I've always preferred metallica though. I only had peace sells for many years, but now have a fair bit of their back catalogue . I'd say peace sells and rust in peace are killer albums . The last 2 occasions I saw megadeth were at the Astoria , back in the 2000's The first time , they rocked . They had one of their classic line ups . The last time , they were truly awful and dull . Probably because he had session musicians . A young " girl" starting a fight in the crowd didn't help in a packed venue by the bar..

Listened on my iPad .nice job .

Thought I'd best update .. I read the manual . I found out that when inputting an external instrument , you have to set VCA Mode to Drone before doing anything else . Success! No midi , just the input at the back of the moog . I spent a fair bit of time , and tbh and imho it sounded dreadful . That's me that's got to get to grips with it , If I'm in the mood I may have another mess around with that scenario. I plugged my bass in the moog , and again imho it was poor. What I also did just for fun, was plug the moog into my Roland bass combo which has various effects etc . Roland bass micro cube . That didn't sound too bad . The only thing of note there, was the t-wah wouldnt agree with the moog What I'll probably do , is keep all instruments seperate when recording , though I may plug the drum machine into various effects etc or through the amp. I am considering offloading the drum machine , and getting something more modern and smaller,. That's something for another time . I'll leave it there for now ...

Thanks DAD 😼 Of course I haven't read the manual 😺 I did watch a few you tube clips etc ,and it seemed straightforward enough . I did try connecting to the clock sequencer at the back . The drum machine is a Boss DR-202 if that means anything I plugged my bass into the input socket , and nothing doing there either . I will follow your advice , and report back . My electric shaver packed up, so I was faffing around looking at reviews etc which has made the time fly⏰🦅 Will keep you updated ..

After finally getting to grips with the grandmother over the last few weeks , I heard that I could plug my old Boss drum machine into it. Well, I did that and it was a waste of time . I tried using the audio input , by using a cable with the mini Socket from the drum machine on one end and using a larger phono Jack to connect to the grandmothers audio input socket . Still nothing . I know that midi is supposedly complicated, but what am I doing wrong ? I'd expect that the scenario would appear to all synths and drum machines , but what do I know ? Thanking you in advance ..😼

Apologies for another post , but I think there was a Washburn bass in the last decade that had a whammy bar ..

It's the nuts ! 😼 so many people liked the look of it . They have some cool colours too . Shame not yellow though 😼

My Washburn is the same as Cato , but with a twist. Back in the mid '90s I got carried away at band rehearsals . I punched the body. This gave me a couple of years of grief. One repair after another via Denmark street. Then one day , graham Noden in Denmark street suggested taking the active circuitry out ( if the pickups were strong enough ). Job done. Bass has always been my go to bass. Most bands I was in ( rock covers / blues) preferred the new sound . If I got another one as I'm no longer gigging , I'd keep those and offload the rest . If I eventually get one , I'd get it defretted....

If it's a status , I may have to invest 😼

A bit of a mystery of what's going on with Jason now .. His solo project was costing him an arm and a leg . Seems to have disappeared now. Probably doing low key stuff like the dog 'n' duck keeping low-key 🐕🦆

Spot on 😼👍

This rings a bell .. I have a line 6 ux1 and that works perfectly , so forget that for a moment . I had issues when I lost the installation cd , so ended up buying I think the same model behringer as yours . I had the same problem . I found the solution by going onto you tube . You need to "create an aggregate device ." I did this on my iMac . I'm just about to nod off now 🛏, but if problem not resolved tomorrow I'll see if I can find it . zzz...

You've just reminded me . I have 2 cd versions as well 😺. Great album ..