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I have contemplated using welded wire mesh, as sold to gardeners. my thought was to use it to protect the speaker but to cover it with fabric. There's a wider range of fabrics available for hi-fi cabs but it's too flimsy to protect your speakers at a gig, a sub layer of mesh could protect the speaker but give you the look of fabric.

What software did you use for that last one (Middle Child Millicent)? I'm happy with the learning curve but can't decide on the software to invest in!!

As above - again - totally recommended!

Now of course the interesting twist would be if AI puts annoying influencers out of business along with youtube musicians, but in so doing makes the world realise how great live music is with real musicians on a real stage (I think there is a Blues Brother quote about this!) - I'd listen to either Danny or Mohini's bands play live anytime, while their youtube antics are a performance of a somewhat lesser type... mind you I suppose still a performance...

Just looked at whether I could print a decent protective mesh. I could have done some clever measurements but I just plonked the speaker on the print plate. Its a fraction too big for a single print. A 300mm x 300mm printer would handle it, and would be easy to design for but I don't have one. Not sure if I want to glue two pieces together either Back to eBay and silly delivery prices, though as I need two grills I suppose that halves the delivery costs. Rob

Your best approach really depends on what sorts of video you want. The OP's description of "photos that then converts it onto a video" is in terms of video output rather vague. I they simply want something that will pan and zoom the static photos then it can probably be done in Powerpoint (Windows) or Keynote (MacOS) which almost everyone with a computer will have. They could even add text for the lyrics. However if you've never done any animation in these programs before there will be a bit of a learning curve, and having never done it myself there may be issues with synchronising the images to the audio. If they want something more as has already been said using a service like Fiverr is by far the most effective way to go in terms of speed and price. My band has used this method for several of our lyric videos which IIRC cost around £20-£30 each. This one uses simple animation: And this one was done completely using stock footage, no AI at all: If the OP definitely wants something that can only be done with AI then be prepared for a steep learning curve. Using AI may seem like simply uploading some images, typing some prompts and sitting back and enjoying the results, but the reality is that it will take time and effort to get something really worthwhile. You'll need to pick your prompts carefully, which is a skill in itself, and as other have already said most AI video is limited to short clips which will then need to be edited together to form a coherent whole. Also if you don't want to spend money you'll need multiple email addresses to benefit from the free trial of each address. And when you come to edit it all together you'll need to grade the clips to make sure that they are have the correct feel to make the complete video look like a whole. If you think you have the time and skills then this is what can be done with AI: This video was completely AI generated, but it took a couple of months worth of work creating all the relevant prompts to achieve the required results, and there are still a few instances where the main character has more fingers than a typical human being. On top of that it uses additional programs to do things like keep the faces of the main characters consistent through the video and the whole thing was put together in a professional video editing application, by someone who has experience with editing music videos. Good luck!

Never On Sunday - The Chordettes

Perhaps for the bass playing... But not for pushing duff products in that annoying influencer way. As for her boyfriend, he can most definitely do as Danny said!

It did for these guys

I like Danny even more now. As an aside, we shouldn't forget that Danny and Mohini are making a shedload of cash out of this spat. I'm not going to begrudge them for that.

Purchased a Thea Gilmore 7CD boxset from @Mickeyboro, smooth and easy deal as usual, great comms and quick delivery John

I play fretless and my setup is Bass > Tuner > Octave > Distortion > Chorus > Reverb 1 > Reverb 2 > Compressor > EQ/DI > Amp

Best was the Warwick I always wanted to pair with my equally 90s Trace Elliot stack, and gave me an excuse to try out five strings again (purchased from another forum member). To be fair there is an element of never buying something you have longed for as it doesn't quite live up to expectations (it feels a bit fragile compared to my Stingrays), but I'm enjoying the five strings: Worst was a GP12 head that we still haven't manged to fix despite working through the circuits, and I paid about £50 more than I should have for it... but I'm hopeful we will get there!

I wonder if chicken wire would work? Pros: Cheap, little metal to space ratio, easy to work with. Cons: cheap, might look like crap, would bend easily. Probably better for keeping chickens in than protection. The round speaker grille is great but the delivery is the same price as the grille. 100% delivery costs feels wrong to me for some reason.

Thanks for that ! It does seem pointless with my post having pictures with no text . It looks so straightforward to delete photos with the x in place in the corner. 😮‍💨 Maybe the Moderators could highlight the fact that images cannot be deleted once uploaded 🤔

Home On A Monday - Little River Band

A nice local club for the Glam lads. Was looking forward to a nice packed house but apparently the home crowd was partied out after their club Christmas do last Thursday. Still it ended up filling up to about 75% and we had a decent night in the end. Meeting quite a few people coming down with flu and crossing fingers that we make it through NYE without casualties 😂

I use a very simple setup. Bass > Becos Compressor > Supro Chorus > Bassrig 15.

I guess each to their own. I am not a big fan of YouTube type ‘entertainment’ but give me Danny Sapko anytime. In my grouch like, cynical way Dubai is the ideal zoo to house these types of vacuous, bling, influencers. All the tax avoiding, money obsessed, shiliing, toxic toss pots can all move there and impress each other.

AI has no place in the music world. Great video, Danny.

I'm glad to know I'm not alone

I always feel a bit morbid, thinking about getting older. I've never once spoken about "Well, at my age..." or "I'm getting old.." But the simple fact is that we are normally surrounded by people of a similar age. We lose friends, family and heroes more frequently. We moved to France around 12 years ago to escape the roundabout of this 'living to work' etc. The pace of life has kept my heart rate down and helped with the arthritis..! I've been playing regular gigs all that time. The 'escape' of being with fellow musicians and making people happy enough to kick their shoes off and dance to something I was helping to create is the only drug I need. A few months ago another big change to our lives. We bought a live-aboard motor home to tour Europe and we're about to buy a house in the country. First time we've owned our house since leaving the UK. I'm 73 and friends have raised their eyebrows when we've told them what we're up to. Expected us to sit in front of the telly probably. I could talk about losing friends as well. The very thought of losing my wife scares the freaking hell out of me. How others cope, I just don't know. Life ain't a bloody rehearsal...