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    £4.5k to spend on GAS

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    4k5..? :swoon: I spent less than a quarter of that on an accumulateur water tank, 220l, with a heat-pump in its head. It runs off-peak, about 4 hours every other night, set to 50°C, and consumes 750W to do so. It has 2.5kW elements, but I've not connected them at all, it's just the heat-pump, s'all. It supplies showers, bath and washing-up for our household of three, for a daily running cost of less than 2p (so £7/year...)...

     

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    Edit : Apologies; I didn't realise that this was for central heating, and not just for domestic hot water, so no comparison. No piped gas here, though, so I'll keep the wood-burning insert and a nice warm dressing gown. :rWNVV2D:

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    Recording drums with two mismatched condensers and a 58?

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    Any and all of the combinations mentioned above are worth experimenting with, if you've the luxury of time, and a decent environment to record in. @Jakester's first suggestion makes the most sense to me as a starting point, and should give decent results with the combination of mic's available. I wouldn't put the bass drum mic inside, but it's all a question of 'suck it and see', really. No need to go mad, either; the differences, in a 'domestic' recording, are not going to be so flagrant as to be deal-breakers. Try the simple solution first, then play about with distances and positioning, then just concentrate on playing, and ignore the mics from then on. The mic's chosen may not be the ideal preference for a studio engineer, but will do a fine job, I'm Shure. :rWNVV2D:

    Playing in Church.

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    59 minutes ago, Nice Guy Rich said:

    @LukeFRC It’s not just volunteering to play music, it’s answering a calling to serve the congregation, it’s supplying the music to help people connect with other like-minded folk, and it should be an honour.  I take my worship seriously and I refuse to sit back and watch anybody detract from it.

     

    Fixed. :|

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    What makes a song hard or easier to learn?

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    1 hour ago, Phil Starr said:

    Genre often makes things more difficult too, I briefly played in a country band and thought foolishly 'all root-fifth and on the beat' Completely missed that this leaves nowhere to hide and the bass is prominent so you can't afford to be sloppy. Every genre has it's meme's and looks easy when someone else is playing. 

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    What makes “your sound”?

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    22 minutes ago, Nebadon2000 said:

    Most equipment was poor that’s why you had to use fingers to get some semblance of what sound preferred 

    Hence sound in fingers is easier and more accurate with better equipment not just any old equipment IMHO and IME

     

    Great sounds were being made before, during and after modern gear became available, and will always be made, as long as there are fingers and ears to make 'em, in my opinion and experience. :rWNVV2D:

    What makes “your sound”?

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    8 minutes ago, Nebadon2000 said:

    Yes that may be true along with dynamics and proper feel BUT you still need excellent equipment to properly reproduce your amazing fingers😏

     

    Most equipment from the '60s onward is 'excellent', and capable of properly reproducing most sounds from most fingers. ;)

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    Taking the bass outside the house...

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    3 minutes ago, Bass Novice said:

    When I bought my bass it came with a starter pack including a guitar bag, which I use when taking my bass to the lesson. A friend of mine plays electric guitar and he has a hard case he uses when going somewhere with his guitar. The electric guitar is shorter than a bass so it makes sense to have a hard case. I am a bit paranoid that I could damage my bass when going somewhere, what do you guys use to transport your bass? Do companies make practical hard cases for bass guitars?

     

    For all but international flying, I'd say that a hard flight case is a bit overkill, and would suggest that a 'soft' hard case is a better solution, such as this one from Thomann (other cases and suppliers exist...)...

     

    Harley Benton LightCase-El-Bass ...

     

    It (or very similar...) is what we have been using for many years now, for guitars and basses, loading into tour buses, vans, public transport... It's all good. Hope this helps. :rWNVV2D:

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    How was your gig last night?

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    4 minutes ago, markbunney said:

    ... and our drummer is a hard hitter

     

    There are many ways to effectively muffle acoustic drums, and smaller-sized cymbals will tame that issue, too. There's no real reason why drums have to be loud, if the player can't do it him/her self using appropriate technique, such as hot-rods, or brushes. It's a little bit like the double-stack guitarist saying that it's for 'his/her' sound. It's a lifestyle choice, not a necessity. -_-

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    How was your gig last night?

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    10 minutes ago, pigface said:

    Hi Dave, may I ask why you refer to Paisley as being in Glasgow? It isn't, it's the 5th-biggest city/town in Scotland, and I should know, being a Buddy. I don't mean to be argumentative at all. I'm just curious.

     

    My mum's family are all from East Kilbride; they all say they're from Glasgow, generally, unless being more specific. Just sayin'. B|

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    November Composition Challenge

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    3 minutes ago, BabyBlueSound said:

    Every time I try to record myself, I practice the hell out of it, then during recording, I realise... I should at least double my practice time. Recording is an ugly, but honest mirror.

     

    Hope 10 more days is enough... 🙃

     

    It was made clear at the very start of this Challenge, that the criteria of recording quality, production, technical ability and more were (and, for me, still are...) essentially secondary to the inspirational and composition elements of the work proposed. Not everyone has a studio at their disposal, nor even the domestic conditions for professional-level recordings, so the pieces with background noise, some 'flubs', a low, or too high, level can still be appreciated for the idea behind them. Some may benefit from a heavenly choir, others a soft trumpet solo or a Trinidad steel band, but, even without any window dressing, a Good Composition is a Good Composition. I would humbly offer some of my own renderings as model of just how little technique is required; some of my pieces have even been voted as 'best', proving that it's not always the most 'pro' efforts that are recompensed.

    In short : don't sweat it; it's fine as it is..! ;)

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    November Composition Challenge

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    29 minutes ago, Boodang said:

    Listen to Straight As Calm Can Be by Boodang on #SoundCloud

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    One take using a looper and wiretap. The image reminds me a of the game Bio Shock. With that in mind this is the result.

     

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