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    Glastonbury 25

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    4 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

    ... This is a bad thing. 

     

    What 'everyone else' gets, or not, is, to me, irrelevant, and smacks of jealousy or envy. Look after one's own needs and desires, and give 'everyone else' the freedom to choose for themselves what they get, or not. How would that work, the other way round..? Everyone does what they do for free, but the artists get paid. Is that any different..? I think not. Our band play for free (we always have...), whatever the event and its organisation. We're not looking over our shoulder to see what others are getting, or not. :friends:

    Victory dance bassline?

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    Have you tried just playing along to it..? It's not hard, just two chords, and it's all about the salsa 'swing' and rhythm, which is best 'felt' rather than written out. An intro (optional...), a first riff then halfway through a second riff, and that's it. On the video, you can see where on the neck the fellow is playing, so just listen to the notes around there and fit them in. Bloomin' good exercise in 'ear-wigging'; highly beneficial. Dancing on the spot optional, but recommended. Try it..? :friends:

    Bass on a train!

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    To repair my road-side Thames 15cwt van breakdown, I took the London rush-hour tube with a six-foot long greasy, grubby, smelly prop-shaft in my hand, to get to a breaker's yard. No-one objected, and I had plenty of space all around me, both there and back. I don't think a bass would cause any issues. :ph34r:

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    34mm condensor mic capsule replacement good ones ?

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    1 hour ago, Matt P said:

     

    I actually own 3 more of the same mic (Red5Audio RV8) all of them working, i'll have to have a look and see how easy swapping the capsule is, i've been meaning to inspect the circuit as well, my guess is either a bad solder joint or maybe a blown capacitor, i've got a feeling it's all surface mount though so beyond my soldering skills. maybe this is a good opportunity to build a replacement circuit for it ...

     

    Of interest, maybe...

     

    GearSpace : Red5 RV8 Recap..?

     

    Try contacting Red5 Audio, perhaps..? They could advise, or even repair it for you..? Their contact is ...

     

    Contact for Red5 Audio...

    34mm condensor mic capsule replacement good ones ?

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    Posted · Edited by Dad3353

    4 minutes ago, Matt P said:

    ... i don't know if it's the capsule or the circuit that is dead in mine so it would be good to determine either way ...

     

    Some courage needed, but you could swap the 'duff' capsule for a working one from a similar mic; that'll show up which part isn't working. As has been stated, it's less often the capsule than the pre-amp, but that's the simple test, if you have an equivalent working mic. Worth a try..? B|

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    D.I. output from Bass Amplifiers

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    The simple 'work-around' would be to not touch the Master volume after the FOH levels have been set. Not so much different as turning up the bass volume after having the FOH set. Why would anyone want/need to do this, anyway, once the sound-check is over..? If turning it up affects the FOH, the sound person will presumably just turn it back down, no..? :/

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    D.I. output from Bass Amplifiers

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    11 minutes ago, Bigbri5050 said:

    I have a great Fender Rumble 100 amp.  However, the d.i. signal vanishes when you turn down the amplifier volume.  I need the signal to remain for the mixing desk even when I turn my amp down.  In this case the p.a. monitors and IEM's give me the sound I need.  Do you know of any amps that will do this?  I've tried asking the manufacturers but not sure the front-line staff will understand the issue.

     

    Technical information from the Fender site for the Rumble 100 states (my bold...) ...

     

    ADDENDUM / TECHNICAL NOTE
    Due to ongoing supply issues, some units may be built with an
    alternate power supply and amplifier module. This will not change
    the audio performance of the product; however, these units
    require a 4-ohm speaker rather than the original 8-ohm specification. Should replacement of a speaker ever be required, qualified
    service personnel should note the impedance rating (8 ohms or 4
    ohms) indicated on the speaker itself and use a replacement with
    the same impedance rating.
    Additionally, units built with the alternate power module include
    the added pre/post switch that lets the user set the XLR output to
    provide pre- (direct) or post-preamp/EQ signal.

     

    It would depend, then, on the exact model of your amp whether it has this feature or not.

    Sad news.... Brian Wilson RIP

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    1 hour ago, diskwave said:

    Because shockingly it seems no-one on this partiucular site could care less. Brian Wilson along with Elvis, The Beatles, Motown etc and a few others from the dim and distant literally shaped the musical world we inhabit today. And whether you beleive it or not he's that important.

     

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    You really know how to make friends here, don't you..!

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    PMT

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    55 minutes ago, neepheid said:

    76 cents for 1.5 litres of Coke Zero?  How old is this picture?

     

    S'been a long time since I last saw printed price tags. B|

    PMT

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    4 minutes ago, Machines said:

    I am unsure of the costs of such a system, especially integrating with a guitar hangar ?

     

    Probably less expensive than printing labels, over time. The smart-phone labels need printing, too. If small superettes use LCD, I presume it's not too onerous (I could be wrong...). There are dozens of formats, for the display of most item prices, whatever the commerce. B| 

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    PMT

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    38 minutes ago, Machines said:

    The logic behind this was to avoid printing off new label cards every few days, as prices are subject to regular change when price matching with online stores.

     

    This is done using LCD labels, updated from a hand-held controller. No need for printing, these days. B|

     

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    How was Your rehearsal last morning or night ?

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    33 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:

    Getting ready for a run of two gigs in Wales this weekend (The Pit at McCann's in Newport on Friday, Fuel in Cardiff on Saturday). Got a few issues with a new song ironed out, so it should be all good. 

     

    I do find I struggle with the timings for weeknight practices though. We do 6-10 at a local place, but finishing work at 4:30 so I can do the nursery run, where my daughter has decided that she wants to walk to/from nursery (and I don't want the fight of trying to get her in the pram!) means I get home at 5:20, quickly try and make something for dinner and get my stuff ready and wait for my wife to get back, try not to burn my mouth as I inhale dinner and then get out of the door... It's a challenge that seems to put me on the backfoot for practice.

     

    Can you not start rehearsals at 7 instead..? Or have the others rehearse without you for the first hour (BV, for instance, or segue ideas..?). Just a thought. :friends:

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