Dad3353

Fixed.

It's nevertheless not Good Practice to use such machines whilst cycling. ...

Not all music is played to a metronome. It's like playing the accordion; just because one can, it doesn't mean that you have to. Most drum machines have systems to create a more 'human' feel, to avoid having the percussion too metronomic. Just sayin'.

No worries there for the drummer, listen through once, maybe twice, and it's down 'pat'. Easy peasy.

Not at all; he's right. It's you that's got it wrong. Best offer an apology. ...

Cheers; no need to shout, though. I know I'm old and deaf, but not that deaf.

Not so sure that we're 'typical', either, or even if that term means much in the French venues we've played.

Go to your Profile, select your User ID (top right...) and choose 'My Attachments' from the drop-down list. Hope this helps.

I can think of a couple of occasions where that has definitely been the case. On one, we played well, on a decently equipped stage, but the folk sitting around the tables were there for the 'turning to stone' little fellow for whom the event was planned. They had no interest in 'whooping it up' at all. A 'lead ballon' event; they needn't have booked a band at all.

Doesn't 'mint' mean that it's got a hole in the middle..? ...

Maybe with compensation from folk buying non-American products instead.

I'm neither jealous nor envious of other folk getting paid more than me whether it's a paid gig or a free one. I give my time and money when and where I want, and if I'm having a good time playing, and giving a good time to others, that's fine by me. For charity or not, I (and the band I have been playing in for the last decade or so...) neither want nor expect to be paid, whatever the event. It's just our way of thinking, that's all. Others do things differently, and that's fine too. Peace.

Just a 'throw-away' comment; I had a look at pictures of these various decks and, as a philistine, don't see any major difference in overall 'decor' aspect. I appreciate that we all have different perspectives, and it seems to be important for some, but it escapes me. They all look much of a muchness, to me, from a visual point of view. I have no comment on their technical merits; it's just the appreciation of their aesthetics that I fail to understand. Just sayin'; peace.