EBS_freak

Hitfilm express is probably where I would go for free on a PC. Gives a straightforward editing experience and the ability to updgrade features if required. It's not as well supported as the mainstream editors... but unlike the mainstream editors, in it's raw installation, it's free. Disclaimer: I'm on Mac. Resolve is probably my complex editor of choice - my camera shoots in BRAW so it's a natural choice for me but I do use the full fat version, not the freebie. It is however, a more convoluted editor compared to most out there - but once you have got your head around it, it's very powerful, especially if you are into colour correction in grading. It's available on PC - as you've found out, but win 10 centric I believe - but most of the cool advanced features are only available in the full fat paid for install. Final Cut Pro is probably the best in terms of simplicity but power. But alas, Mac only. The biggest thing though, when it comes to editing video, is having a beastly machine. Anything that is underpowered is going to be immediately apparent in the editing experience and the time it takes to do an final export. For those that are on anything but the most powerful machines, you'll start getting better results if you optimise your media - instead of using the off the camera recording, or set up proxies (essentially you are then editing with lower grade media for a more responsive editing experience but then the full res stuff is swapped back in for the final render. Having said all that, if you are just looking to top and tail, add some titles, or just put together a few multicam clips, most machines of the last 4-5 years should be able to handle HD ok. 4k+ maybe a different story however! And remember, storage costs start to rapidly rise for higher res!

Stay away from the Soundcraft SI - it's pretty long in the tooth and continues to be a bit buggy. A&H SQ5 with DX168 (96khz) would be where my money is going. I don't know how much IO you'll need onstage but the 168 gives you 16 ins and 8 outs on stage. You'll have local IO on the desk for things like matrix mixes out for video and other rooms. If you already have (an) analogue snake(s) in place, you can make use of what you've got I guess too. Add extra digital boxes in the future if needs be.

I wonder if the tickled trout are putting bands on

Cody - indeed, he'd never popped into my head but yeah, can get with your comments. For me, there's something about his personality that doesn't come across too well on social media. That's true for a quite a few bass players... some are absolutely loathsome.

Well, that killed the thread didn’t it?

As artists, whether it be music, or painting, cinema, they are all open to criticism, rightly or wrongly. Goes with the territory of the job.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. or when he plays with The Dave Matthews band. He can sit in with a band perfectly and play what I think you expect from a bass player. But it’s Victa - people want to see tricks. And it’s the tricks that surface on YouTube - purely because it’s stuff that he has innovated or most people simply can’t pull off themselves.

There's a prime candidate... but I'm not going to go there. Moving swiftly on before this thread goes south...

EBS HD350 - I don't know why but it sound slightly sweeter than the TD650. Bags of attack, sparkly, airy highs and a bit of drive brings in the warm and grit if required. Despite it's modest output, it's plenty loud of enough with loads of headroom due to the shelving of the subby mess in the low end. Use one in a band and you'll see what I mean. Old school maybe - but they aren't too big and heavy. The only thing I like better, is the HD350+ which is effectively the front end of the HD350 with the power amp of the TD650. Never was commercially available - but was commonly used by the likes of Marcus Miller.

I have to say though, my DJ5 Skyline was pretty good - no problems there. I think for the price I paid for it (I think it was about a grand at the time) was pretty decent value for money.

How I dream of having a house big enough in which to have a workshop!

I'm amazed at the prices Dan Lakin is commanding with new basses too, especially when he's so open that it's basically parts that he gets, then sends on to his assembler... to then chuck a massive price tag on it.

Man, I played in a 5 piece band where the bass player was the fifth best bass player in the band. (I was playing guitar). Thing is, he’d probably got 10 years playing on everybody else.

I’d always take a decent PA cab over a bass cab. Much more versatile (as long as it’s truly a decent PA cab)

Man plugs into 30 year Peavey Hisys and finds it terrible shocker.

USP that adds to the Wal voodoo.

Pretty much. There's a few basses out there, where the tone is largely down to the electronics. GB, Wal, BBNE2, Schack... without those bits... well...

Nobody commenting on the fact that the singer was the first to arrive?

Yeah... nah.

check your messages

I may have. I’ll have a looksie

Don't think I ever posted this -

Spending! (Or saving depending which angle you come from)

Nobody will say about the delay. It's more about the feeling and what it does to your sense of timing. If you wore IEMs, I guarantee you'd notice.