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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1419336616' post='2638838'] My uncle worked down the pit. I think that makes him a relative miner. Seriously, the relationships between notes are defined by the harmony being used and a chromatic scale has no harmony per se so the relationship between the notes would not be termed minor or major or inverted etc. If there are chords involved, that changes everything and the A - C relationship becomes a sharp nine, an inverted sixth and a minor third, depending on the context. S'complicated [/quote] If they dropped a piano on him, he'd be a flat minor.... Meanwhile, chromatic scales are continuous semi tone runs- fret by fret on a single string effectively. Intervals can be inverted although as correctly stated this is not an inversion. My piano teacher gave me a useful tip for working out inverted intervals. Reverse the polarity of the interval as it were; Major becomes minor and vice versa, diminished becomes augmented etc and the number must add up to 9. So a major 2nd becomes a minor 7th, augmented fifth becomes a diminished 4th and so on. Perfect intervals are so called because when you invert them they remain perfect. Not pertinent to chromatic scale really but a nice tip!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1419187106' post='2637403'] And isn`t it odd that bands have to play through those poxy limiter things, whereas one bloke with a laptop doesn`t, yet invariably is louder than virtually all the bands (put together, in some cases). [/quote] One act I play for got a gig in Shoreditch at this venue with banksys in the pub garden. When the dj came on it was so loud I could feel my hair moving. Insane and totally irresponsible.

[quote name='notable9' timestamp='1419165181' post='2637099'] +1 and look where it's got us. I had to go to my local towns Xmas lights switch on (dont ask) and the local radio station was using what must have been around a 2/3000 wt rig in a small packed space. Jeez I had to put me plugs in which I always carry now,..ridiculous sound pressure levels, I even saw little kids with their fingers in their ears....madness. [/quote] We did our local Christmas lights switch on! If it's us you're thinking of I apologise, and would like to point out I used a small rig and the guitarist's amp was set to 5w! Volume out the front out of our hands.

Cheese Louise the volume some of you guys must play at- excuse me for being frank but it must be borderline insanity. Back in the day I used to play in a full bore rock band, Marshall stacks and heavy handed drummer etc but I used 410 with a 140w head, running at 8 ohms. At a recent hearing test my response to bass frequencies was below the average for my age group. I actually play bigger gigs now, including the fabled 'festival' stage size, which I take to mean outdoors on a stage you can actually move around on. Two 112 cabs is more than enough, and that again is with a drummer capable of moments of seismic proportions. The ego of the people responsible for the midrange seems paramount, if they are volume mad lunatics it causes chaos for everyone else. Been there and done that with the full stack business and not only am I convinced no one needs 500w plus and cabs capable of in excess of 100db I'm sure that it's ruining the live music scene for all concerned. In this day and age, if anyone in your audience has to shout in the ear of who they are talking too you as an musician are irresponsible. As a demographic we've been capable of producing these volume levels for 40 years and that initial generation, who haven't died before they got old have trashed hearing. The full stack is a dinosaur that should go the way of ducking witches and drilling holes in the head to cure headaches.

Recording technique aside, the players were (on average) better and more experienced. Couldn't make chicken soup out of chicken shi*, unlike now, of course.

[quote name='taunton-hobbit' timestamp='1418929113' post='2634998'] I think it was Pink Floyd who had a ghetto blaster in the mix room to hear how the track would sound to the 'average' punter - knew a thing or three, those old-timers............ [/quote] And again, I've seen them check mixes on smartphone speakers, iPod healdphones, and still even cassette by driving round in a 50s mg!

Good- nearly 80 or thereabouts, but I am including am-dram weeks, so that clocks up loads if you do 9 shows. Other gigs have ranged from been booked to play tree planting ceremonies to London Jazz festival, at the Barbican. Knackering all in all but very conscious this might be the only chance to be as busy, so making hay while the sun shines.

Friend of mine was a major player in the studio scene in the 80s, head engineer at AIR Montserrat for example. He was asked to give a seminar to masters students at a well known university. He opened with, "let's mic up that drum kit." Cue blank looks all round.

[quote name='spacey' timestamp='1418582152' post='2631415'] Say "You and me is" to the 4/4 beat The words are different lengths but they all up to 4 Play on: AND + Is . Baffling, but works [/quote] Which beat do you start you on?

This thread just triggers a recurring line of thought for me- musicians are one of the biggest causes of the slow death of live music, principally due to volume.

I can do a passable rhythm stick- first verse and chorus. Second time round, might wobble might be ok, guaranteed to mess it up by the end. It's not a stamina thing, just a concentration/ psychological thing. Should be a break it down, be patient type problem but it grates. Technically, the version of grapevine in standing in the shadows of Motown bugs me too, the descending C7 in the chorus, looks so innocent but my fingers just don't work that way!

This thread forwarded to our lead singer- thank you! Having a stand doesn't stop him, or my wife who shares vocal duties being great on stage but it does make us look half baked on first look and it really messes photos and video of live shows.

There is only one answer to these kind of threads, G&L!

I use the vpf filter all the time, the posh control as I call it. I've got my eq the same pretty much all the time and then dial back the the vpf to as little as I can get away with. Works for me although the graph readers might tell us all why it's wrong...

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1417520817' post='2621219'] Well having a bad drummer didn't stop the Beatles haha. [/quote] You- outside.

Just watched it, you kind of guess what's coming next each chapter but it's great to anorak out at all the gear.

It occasionally happens I have to drop a gig for a better one, although I do operate the prior engagement rule as much as possible. There are some rules for getting deps, one has already been touched upon, don't get anyone better than you (!) and don't get anyone blonde and bebreasted. Devil getting a reading bass player round this way though.

This was a problem I was having, so did a little bit of research. The guy from megadeth, not someone I could ever say I've even heard, suggests concentrating on how you lift your fingers, making sure they're relaxed on the way up. This is obviously a bit left of centre and needs practice, such as when you warm up with some scalic exercises.

Oh Lordy I can't even slap!

Uber GAS now for the aguilar pre on the forum at the and a matrix 800. Would be perfect on top of my db112s.

Another vertigo user here. I walked four miles to a gig in the rain using the mono and no issues whatsoever. Some people say the pocket is small but you can put plenty of charts and the like in there no worries. Plus that boot idea really inspires confidence.

Doing 2 weeks of grease next year and they've paid the surcharge to do the film version, great news as without it you aren't allowed to do your the one that I want.

In at the deep end last night, played the opening night of London Jazz festival in the entrance hall of the Barbican. Very nervous, not really a jazzer, there's students at the guildhall wandering round and the main house has a load of heavyweights performing. George Montague, the artist was on tip top form and the band was sounding good through nice pa being run by friendly sound guys who really knew what they were doing. Really chuffed I had the opportunity to do it and beaming this morning, despite 300 mile round trip to do it!

You and your instrument is a relationship like any other, some are keepers and some you covet, some you just have to move on!