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Well done , I watched it the other night , it was very good

Brilliant James , just brilliant, well done dude .

I guess the crap is still there , you just have fewer extension leads

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1392571793' post='2370169'] I've tried playing it and it's too much for me, though I like to kid myself that I haven't persevered enough [/quote] I am not quite there yet , I mean the point of admitting its too much, I just need to persevere a touch more ed , though if I was in a band that I thought would play it , it would get some serious attention.

[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1392562662' post='2370034'] We usually play 2 x 90 minute sets with a 30 minute break. I personally think that is reasonable break for 3 hours of music. Seems to be the done thing in our neck of the woods. [/quote] Streuth , that is commitment , we do around 50mins first set then get back on around 10.45 to finish at midnight , the break depends on how close to 9.30 we start , the end time is normally the clincher .

we have just found the need for a new desk , so took the opportunity of having a good think of the set up we wanted , and have gone active , overall our kit is smaller, lighter, louder, with more sound options, we went with new EV tops and second hand powered monitors , I will grant that the extra cabling is an extra 5mins set up/breakdown , but not an issue really as we can daisy chain the power from the lights. Overall the sound has been recieved well as a noticeable improvement .

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1392562946' post='2370036'] No....... But you can come close if you dress up as a m***er. Borrow your wife's bra and stuff it with two footballs, wear a Viking helmet and scream while you stand to the left hand side of your living room. [/quote] You know waaaaayy toooo much about my wifes undergarments .. ed to add ..... I willl have to wait until late evening when all the neighbours are indoors with their TVs on , its a nice day at the moment and if any are out walking their dogs, I fear if they hear my opera, the dogs would scare me with the mess they might leave on the pavement

Alas , my search for a beautiful voice has not come to fruition , so the question is , can I sing opera

I have a few friends that reckon I wrote the book on cheating , however, most think I plagiarised it

I started from scratch and after a few false starts , settled on Reaper . I dont really think any of them are intuititve when you start to use them , you have to get into the habit of doing certain beginner stuff so that the initial stumbling blocks become less frustrating. Some people remember menus and where to find the bits you need easily , I didnt until I used it repetetively , then the penny drops and you know what to do next , and just as importantly you know where you went wrong . Reaper has great tutaorials online , you tube etc , OK some versions might differ , but the idea is normally still valid. When you get a block , use them , set links in your favourites to them , it will save hours of head scratching , and it is sooooooo much easier if someone shows you how to do it rather than just try to explain it . Good luck

As Douglas has done I will try to explain what I did with regard to Mikes Mix notes . [b]MIX 2[/b] I tried to do a lot of seperation using EQ and panning , with so much detail in the vocals , synths and keys I thought narrowing the spectrum of each and pulling them apart sonically would give each a bit more space to be heard , but then I reckon I was probably spending to much time trying to extract all this detail and lost the drive of the song . The bottom end just got lost when it got busy and really was noticeable when I listened to Ironsides mix . It is funny , but the idea of referencing others and even the original , somehow seems 'cheating' ,I have got to get past that and use that as a tool rather seeing it as not cricket , IYSWIM . The panning was mostly done by hand , though as Mike noticed I did use M autopan (Melda productions) on a few parts including some Bvs, using different modes it seemed to help show up some detail. I guess most of mixes are 'non-standard' but then, just as I think I am learning one trick , I let some of the fundamentals slip by Thanks again guys .

Cheers Paul , a duck for me them Not to worry , I'm still learning , and I do reckon I was quite close on this one . The disappearance of the bottom end when it got busy really fluffed it I reckon . Well done Ironside top job , my vote was in your total ! Also well done to Dad and Vasdim .

BBc4 , just finished , and thought of this thread , though a follow up show is now on, but Neil Sedaka ,King of Song will be on the iplayer I guess , but what a fantastic story , reallly well told and boy does it bring his songs to life , he comes across as a decent bloke aswell as it happens, I enjoyed the show , worth it if you can get to see it.

WOW Superb analysis , thank you very much , I read the the notes on my mix , and to be honest I think I did better now than I thought I had before There is one obvious thing I picked up on as soon as I heard the others , and that has been duly observed , but I am quite pleased overall , Cheers Mike . Just to add, Paul is it time to name and shame do you think ED to add , I just saw the rules , Friday evening for the last votes

I think this is a quality album dude , excellent , I love it

Superb !!

The lyrics kind of lost me TBH , but the track itself was very worthy , well done

I loved them , great work

Sorrry , I cant help does cubase have issues with these things ? I downloaded some T-racks stuff that gets picked up by Reaper easiliy enough , I havent got a clue what it does yet , but it is there !!

the trick that used to get me most was choosing the input / output devices to get the sound in/out working . With the focusrite 2i2 it is so easy . In Reaper, In the bar just under the minimize/close/ buttons at the screen top right , you can click to the devices . If you click a few of the driver options , it will show up the 2i2 as an input option and an output option . If you use headphones use the 2i2 as an output and get used to using monitoring by that . when you create a track, beside the 'meter' on the track on the LHS of the screen 'arm' the track for recording by clicking the little button , it should turn red , then choose the input channel from the 2i2 , mono L/R or stereo L+R ,adjust the gain and you should see the meter start making moves when you play . hit the red record button and play something , when you press the red button again it should save your sounds to that 'track'

Ah no , I have an idea with lyrics that needs to be sung , but I have just opened communications with a songstress

Excellent job boys , I have cast mine now . great stuff

and that my friend is my dilemna , unless anyone knows of a virtual fat lady VST

My idea is a touch ambitious , and I have only just realised it is the shortest calendar month , so I may have to do a total rethink , but not till I really have to , its not over till .........