Dad3353

Good evening, Philip, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

A pair of 'Toasters' or 'Staples'.

I may have missed something here. I was under the impression that, prior to leaving the EU, a whole bunch of laws and regulations were transferred en masse into UK legislation. Was this aspect not on the list..? Was it not even discussed somewhere..?

All of the functionality you mention and more besides, are what make the ToonTrack stuff so User-friendly. EZ-Drummer, Superior Drummer 2, and 3 even more so, make this type of customisation a doddle (that's exactly what I use when making up a personised kit...). There are a few others that allow mods and sample-loading (M-Drummer, BFD..?), but, in general, the less one pays, the less one is able to do this easily, if at all. I find it difficult to not recommend Superior Drummer 3 for those serious about virtual drums, either through a DAW or an electro-pad kit. At just under £300, it's reasonable; its little brother , EZ-Drummer 2, is good value at just over £100. There are far more expensive kits, too, but my budget (and my proficiency ...) don't stretch that far.

'Creative accounting'..? S'not like a domestic, personal debt; much of these things are Big Business, virtual finances (stocks and shares valuations, for instance, or property ownership valuations...). Magic Money Trees abound.

Here's a screenshot of the Cockos Sampler. I've loaded a single bass drum WAV (from an Alesis kit...), which I can play with a MIDI signal. I'd have to repeat this n number of times for each velocity required, and for each kit piece, for each drum kit, and match each one to its MIDI command. It can be done, probably, and, in years gone by, that's how it was done, but no longer, unless one is very, very nostalgic...

It does samples, but only one at a time, so setting up a whole dynamic range for a snare, for instance, would be a chore. Rinse and repeat for the whole kit and it becomes less attractive. I used to use an Atari 1040 for sampling, back in the day, and the 'technology' then was excellent, and considered to be 'cutting edge', but it doesn't cut the mustard when compared to stuff like KVLT drums, or EZ-Drummer. Doing a drum set, to any reasonable standard, would take far longer with the Cockos sampler; pure folly, and simply bloody-minded, these days. It has its uses, and is very good, but not for programming drums. (OK, maybe a 'one-shot' EDM 'One-One-One' 'bass drum, but I don't call that 'programming a drum kit'. ...). SM Drums, for instance use sixty samples per snare, and thirty-two for a bass drum. One kit is over four hundred samples. It all mounts up very quickly; I've sampled my own Camco kit, but use Superior Drums for handling its integration in my compositions or playing the electronic kit.

Big savings indeed, if one was going to buy these at the 'top' price anyway; otherwise, not really a 'saving' at all. Just sayin'. ...

20% VAT applied to the HT price + shipping (if there is a shipping cost...) plus, maybe, a handling charge. Best to wait for 'real-life' examples, though before jumping to over-hasty conclusions. More expensive..? Maybe, by a little, but perhaps still less so than sourcing in the UK, if the item is even available in the UK. All speculation for now, really. We'll know more in a few week's time; I'll wait till then before pronouncing doom and gloom or la vie en rose.

Good afternoon, John, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. (But you knew all that anyway, didn't you..? )

Good morning, Darryll, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Remember you..? I should coco..! Sorry, but I can't even remember what I had for breakfast, so...

I've not had their offer yet, but I'll accept three bob, or half-a-crown if they baulk.

This is as close as I can get ...

If you're playing along to a backing track whilst recording, the audio will be in sync. Reaper is also a pretty decent video editor for doing the kind of stuff you seem to want, and can 'line up' an audio track with no problems. Good luck with your projects; there's plenty of folks here that can answer questions.

Good evening, Jamie, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

I still have the Sunlite interface from my Lighter daze; our current band (The Daub'z...) doesn't 'play out' much these daze, but I've a set of four LED PARs which I run from a laptop. It enables me to choose between sound to light or more ambient Fx, such as synchro strobes, very easily. It's not a faff if you've been doing it for a couple of decades (and if you like that sort of thing...), but sound to light works well, too. S'good to have a 'blackout' option to hand, though.

Back in 2017, I posted a video of my 'Pica Studio'; it can be seen here ...

Have you a source for that statement..? I'm no expert, but have read this (and maybe got it wrong, of course...)... Changes to VAT treatment of overseas goods sold to customers from 1 January 2021 ...

Good evening, Alex , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Quick..! I need a dose of Music..! Now..! Please..! ... And breath..! Ahhhhh..!

Indian Heavy Metal or African Heavy Metal..?

How would we know..? Everything sounds dreadful the same through a Future Impact pedal, as you prove to us each month. ... .

If by 'metal' you mean 'bagpipes', the answer is 'No..!; otherwise : 'Knock yourself out', 'Fill your boots', 'Go for it', 'Try your luck', 'Garn, I dare yer'... (or, the short version : 'Yes, if that's what it inspires in you.').