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seen 'em go for north of £700. if Akai were ever to decide to make them again, a lot of people would be crying.

[quote name='Rasta' post='1207535' date='Apr 21 2011, 09:19 PM']I've got the ye oldie Boss ME6B crap at most sounds but.......best bass synths i've ever played . I think Jamiroquai's Stuart Zender used to use one.[/quote] check out beardyman using the GT-8. >>to 28 mins or thereabouts for a hilarious demo.

[quote name='Magnolia' post='1206456' date='Apr 20 2011, 09:36 PM']The new band I am in have put out a couple of quick vids. Im pleased with them (although the songs could do with being recorded as it was before we had a drummer)[/quote] i love the lyrics and the sentiment of '5 seconds', and musically it's reminiscent of stone roses/happy mondays.. not my bag, but well played and produced all the same. hat's off !! edit, and the subliminal/not so subliminal messages are extremely entertaining..how did you find osama ? he owes me rent !!

[quote name='dc2009' post='1206284' date='Apr 20 2011, 07:04 PM']Also, what function would putting the other 3 effects into a loop from the Q-Tron+ serve, i've never done it?[/quote] try just the fuzz in the Q-tron loop.

start with the industry standard. overdrive/fuzz>filter>chorus then see if they sound better a different way around. and post the results.. ..im not being funny with you ! everyone's equipment works better in different ways, so there is no pure answer to this age-old conundrum.

[quote name='peteb' post='1206276' date='Apr 20 2011, 07:01 PM']SteveK[/quote] so true. i need to realise when to shut the f*** up.

my 2p added, although the last question is worthy of expansion.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1206143' date='Apr 20 2011, 05:23 PM']and the proper name is Spud [/quote] is that an Irish folk-joke ? i'm confused, .. see that's what written communication does. ..in a vain attempt to be serious here, there's been some good points made by all.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1206128' date='Apr 20 2011, 05:18 PM']Haha....I was just replying to your other post but noticed that you deleted it sharpish [/quote] you say potato, i say potato.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1206114' date='Apr 20 2011, 05:12 PM']1,flat 5, octave (he answers jokingly )[/quote] correctamundo (he answers in all seriousness). i love that scale.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1206103' date='Apr 20 2011, 05:03 PM']The Metal scale obviously.......As long as its detuned of course [/quote] go on then, list the intervals.. (he asks in trepidation )

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='1206085' date='Apr 20 2011, 04:51 PM']All very nice, but what's the best scale for METAL!!!!! \m/ [/quote] C flat harmonic minor. duh..

Johnston has illustrated a very important point there. by assuming that we all should 'speak the same language' (in a musical context) is to be ignorant towards others, and a loss to musical culture. after all, how did music evolve in the first place ? by listening, i'd venture. the future of music isn't in staves. (or even in fretted instruments)

[quote name='SteveK' post='1206020' date='Apr 20 2011, 04:02 PM']" i don't know how to make fire, but i can light the stove." Me too! I know nothing of the laws of physics, but I'm certain, when lighting the stove, the laws are being applied.[/quote] ah well, the big bang theory's out of the window..

[quote name='Wil' post='1205999' date='Apr 20 2011, 03:47 PM']Relative pitch and my ears are all I need for my purposes.[/quote] that's the important bit, right there.

[quote name='SteveK' post='1205985' date='Apr 20 2011, 03:42 PM']Theory is certainly not "becoming increasingly obsolete." Just because they haven't studied it doesn't mean that it is not being applied. I'm sure chord changes and the melodies used follow very clearly "traditional theory". Unless, of course, we're talking about something totally avant-garde.[/quote] no, just that technology enables people to get on with things without rudimentary theory. i don't know how to make fire, but i can light the stove. ...i'm not saying that this is a good thing also, technology is creating it's own music. for example, hip-hop and d'n'b was created by virtue of the record deck (people messing around), and now 'traditional musicians' are having to emulate it and incorporate those influences. it's all a very interesting mix.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1205964' date='Apr 20 2011, 03:35 PM']... I don't want to ever be that drummer.[/quote] he must've been at the wrong gig.

there is, of course, a flip-side to all of this theory argument. another thread on here, the one about electronic music. some of the best producers in this genre haven't a clue about musical theory. they just experiment. it probably wouldn't help them to learn theory either, as technology and analogue/digital 'language' is the new way of communication. traditional theory is all well and good, but is also becoming increasingly obsolete.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1205937' date='Apr 20 2011, 03:15 PM']But then by reading you can gain a wider view and extend your vocabulary.[/quote] agreed.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1205932' date='Apr 20 2011, 03:06 PM']The only time it restricts your creativity is if you let it or if you aren't that creative to begin with.[/quote] therein lies the point. you need to learn to speak before you can read.

back at Doddy & Bilbo. i have a huge amount of respect for anyone who can read and perform to your standards. i will learn to read one day. but it's just not necessary for me and for the music i like to play, also life is too short to do everything. another problem is that written communication can be deeply flawed, as it is open to some interpretation (as i have learned at my peril on this very site ) also..sometimes learning to play by the rules can be restrictive to creativity. e.g. my favourite artists (both visual and musical) tend to be self-taught. indeed, many that i know who have studied are uncreative, as they have never had to bring their creative sides to the forefront. i guess it's a case of 'different strokes' etc. finding a way of communicating with other musicians is always an interesting experience, but i would never, ever discount a non-reader. some of them are the most intuitive musicians around.

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1205842' date='Apr 20 2011, 02:01 PM']Because you get to the good bits quicker. I have rehearsed 32 tunes in one evening using charts. If I had to 'learn' them by rote, I would have probably managed a maximum of 4 that I would probably forget by the time I did a gig.[/quote] purely out of interest, are you listening and interracting with what's going on around you, or just reading and repeating verbatim (i.e. like reading aloud from a book you've never read before) ? ..and can you dance whilst you're doing it ?