TimR

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1507125878' post='3383488'] . . . . and people are posting like they know more about this stuff than Alex does! Jeeez! [/quote] Can't see anyone who has done that. Alex's post on Facebook says it's 'Magic' which seems a dubious claim to me.

Doing the maths you can't have two loads that when in parallel give 4 and when in series give 12. There is some smoke and mirrors going on. In the past Alex has explained that the impedance of drivers isn't 4ohms or 8ohms, those are just approximate DC resistances. As soon as you put a frequency through them the impedance changes and is usually much higher. I'm guessing that it's high enough at most of the frequencies we are concerned with to make no odds. .

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1507039742' post='3382939'] Assuming there are no other resistors in the switching circuit. I am no electrical engineer, but I imagine that this could be done quite simply? [/quote] Not without wasting power.

You'd have to look at the impedance/frequency plots to be sure of that. It says that the impedance isn't quadrupled as you'd normall expect when switching from parallel to series wired. Would Alex have had some custom speakers wound with tap-offs or something equally as clever?

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1506610674' post='3379935'] Exactly my thoughts. [/quote] I just can't believe someone would leave a band over a few words written in an email. Couple that with not chasing up whether a proposed gig was finalised just leads me to think they're not that bothered about being in that band.

Being a musician is just like any other job. Gigging in bars is just one aspect of the job and one way of making money. If you limit yourself to just gigging in bars you're limiting your income stream. An electrician doesn't limit himself to just changing light bulbs in a few local houses. Blue, I'd say you're limiting your own options by refusing to play in a 'start up' band and looking for a band who fit your criteria. Time to start your own band with musicians who share your passion. Network with the bars and venues you already play at and get second gigs there with your new band.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1506520671' post='3379310'] No one said he was an adult. They said he was a drummer. [/quote] And a teacher in his 30s. A right mixed bag.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1506507033' post='3379178'] Technical ability in both myself and my fellow band members is irrelevant so long as it does not get in the way of being able to play the songs we have written. [/quote] Ultimately that's the answer. It's no good being in a band that wants to play rush songs if the Guitarist only knows 3 chords or the bass player can only play roots.

I think confusion can arise in communications if you don't word it right. "We have a gig on x at y is everyone available?" Thumbs up from drummer (assume that's a yes). The next stage is you confirming. Don't assume that everyone is going to count the thumbs ups or read all the replies. A lot of people tend to need to be spoon fed information. If you can't work with people who need to be spoon fed information, don't be on a band. If you're the kind of person who needs to be spoon fed information and gets upset when someone gets angry at you for being disorganised or 'uncommitted', don't be in a band. I agree, the big issues I've had in bands are when I've cancelled a personal event to do a gig and then someone else has bowed out at the last minute to attend a personal event. Eventually I'm now at a point where I just don't cancel events planned in advance unless it's a really worthwhile gig and my personal event isn't a major commitment. These things are never black and white there's always shades of grey. It's unusual to have a clash that can't be resolved. What was the drummer doing that was so important? I guess we will never know... .

[quote name='Barking Spiders' timestamp='1506501651' post='3379121'] sure but the thread's about being the worst or best PLAYER in a band not necessarily the best or wort band member. Often I've found myself in bands where the best player was often the worst band member as they were usually self-indulgent and not team players. [/quote] One area you can learn from is mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes when playing. It's all about how you recover from mistakes and how many you make. If you're always making mistakes and have to stop mid song there are three outcomes. Either everyone else stops and the band looks silly, everyone gets confused and the song degenerated into a complete unintelligible mess, or everyone else carries on without you and leaves you to catch up. If it's the latter then you're the worst player, if it's the first one then everyone is on the same (low?) level, if it's the second, who knows what's going on, one person will be driving the band and eventually it'll sort itself out or you'll all stop. Another clue is whether the band can pick up a piece mid song during rehearsals. Good musicians can pick up a song from any point in the song. Bad musicians will insist on starting from the top everytime. Which wastes a huge amount of time if the bit you all keep getting wrong is at the end of the tune. You can't learn how to do these things on your own at home, they're things you work out in a group situation. Then there's the learning of tunes. If you have a player who is coming to the practice without having learned their parts and then spends ages trying to learn their parts while everyone else is stood waiting. It doesn't matter how technically well they can play after they've learned it, they're not a good player. Again that's something you only learn when you've been in a band. .

So he quits at the drop of a hat? Didn't offer to try and rearrange whatever it was he'd double booked. Can't keep a diary. Doesn't call you to try and apologise when he's upset you. His heart's not in it and your email was just the straw that broke the camel's back.

If someone mentions a gig to me, I put it on my diary with a ? next to it. If something else comes up I query it with the rest of the band. It's not hard. In the old days we used to call it 'pencilling it in'. Actually, that's what I still call it, and do the same for all unconfirmed social and work events. .

Why don't you flag the posts that bother you? A problem shared...

Play him at his own game. Ignore his clip, post yours and if he complains say there were no complaints about the first one. Unfortunately, you still come across this type of behaviour with men in their 40s. You need to develop a strategy.

[quote name='Hey_Pauly' timestamp='1506200049' post='3377069'] It's because they're Canadian. We are very nice people. [/quote] Beat me to it... .

[quote name='mcnach' timestamp='1506176378' post='3376888'] ... As for the "SJW" label... it made me smile. Really? Social Justice Warrior? Give me a break [/quote] Thanks for that. I nearly had to reach for the google button there. Is that even a thing?

[quote name='The59Sound' timestamp='1506152800' post='3376716'] People are often surprised when these SJW's go out and try to correct people's behaviour and then get decked... [/quote] I think you'd be surprised how many people manage to calmly ask people to stop what they're doing and get a positive result. If you're frequently being 'decked' you should probably look at the way you're approaching these people.

There are an awful lot of deluded instrument owners out there.

I had I not been playing bass for about a year. His death passed me by. A friend of my dad's gave me a Jaco study book and a video. Still have it somewhere. Might dig it out.

I occasionally play at a pub where 50+ year old women come into the stage area and thrust their drunken bodies up against me while I'm trying to play. It's not particularly unpleasant, more distracting but it makes playing quite difficult. If the situation were reversed there would be a riot. When I was 17, I worked in a packing factory, the women there were absolute animals. Again, if you've got a strong enough personality it won't affect you. Not everyone has a strong confident personality... You'll quickly get to a point where the entertainment is dictated by the morons as decent bands won't play there. So, ignore them and say nothing and wonder why the quality of bands starts to slide in your local...

Has anyone had much experience of syncing audio files from different devices. Say I used one H2 with external O/H and Kick mics, one H2 for bass and guitar and another for vocals. Is it easy to mix the results or are the clocks not stable enough.

[quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1506086547' post='3376385'] Hence the first sentence of my reply to TimR. [/quote] It's a bit of a confusing reply. If I come across someone being mugged or raped I'm sure I would make a bit of noise or at least call the police. I'm not totally sure those activities are even in the same league. Having a word with someone who is getting a bit rowdy is a different ball game to confronting a rapist or a mugger. I've had to have words with people at gigs. Usually they look guilty and say sorry. If you don't nip it in the bud they get more and more rowdy and end up pulling your gear over. I'm not a big guy but I've spoken to people on the train whose actions have been making people feel uncomfortable and they've apologised and calmed down. There are ways of approaching people that are non-confrontational and there are ways of escaping situations when they start to become confrontational.

He had some very serious issues. I thought I'd read he was having trouble holding his bass and standing for gigs but I can't find that thread. Might have been someone else. http://basschat.co.uk/topic/285588-alcohol-my-progress/

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1506025480' post='3376033'] Yeah. A lot of bassists do seem to be somewhere along the spectrum. [/quote] It's Internet forums. Mumsnet is just as bad.

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1506014039' post='3375925'] They're all bollocks apart from that Marilyn Manson case which is literally cock and bollocks! [/quote] Is the bass player responsible for the singer's actions? https://www.spin.com/2014/02/fishbone-stage-dive-lawsuit/