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A Soundcloud playlist of our rehearsal Monday last ... 'Live', 'one-shot' recordings of our rehearsal. No re-takes, no overdubs, no editing, cut'n'shut, drop-ins or drop-outs. Warts'n'all. Eight drum mics (no separate hi-hat, though...), two guitar tracks, bass track and a combine PA track, with pre-mixed vocals, acoustic guitar and keys. Post-treatment using Reaper for mix-down, including various EQ, compress, a spot of delay and reverb here and there and that's about it. As mentioned : warts'n'all. Enjoy. The Daub'z Rehearsal, 20200309 ...

No problems with cases of the sort, for basses, guitars, and even my precious drums. Not suitable, maybe, for world tours with huge backlines, but well up to professional or domestic use. If you're worried about stuff moving around, pop a towel or equivalent in there. I have a couple of real flight cases (for my cymbals, for instance...), but they're more of a pain, really. Thumbs up for these foam cases from me.

Done.

This ^^ +1. Our repertoire is not function/wedding dance music; if it's not going to be suitable, best not to waste everyone's time and effort.

I don't recognise this; do you have a source for pinning this on Mr Rich's chest..? Couldn't spell, whoever it was.

Try ringing out an octave harmonic. Just about any tuner will pick that up. You can also tune by ear, you know. It's very accurate, too. Harmonic at fifth fret against next string up should confirm your pitch. Tuners are great, but ears are good, too.

Mmm..! Tea..! (...but I'll stick to Earl Grey just the same, thank you. )

Carry on with the 'quickies'; that's a delightful listen (except for the 'disturbance'; bloomin' neighbours, eh..? Who'd have 'em ..? ).

Indeed. Much as I like (muchly...) a lot of prog, fusion, jazz rock and much more, this didn't ring any bells at all; not the slightest tinkle. Badly-mixed drums weren't helped by the seemingly endless and pointless slatherings. No points from me, I'm afraid; sorry.

Cheers..! I realised that some of the panning was a bit squiffy, so I've uploaded a corrected file since. Nowt too radical; it's still good..!

Here is my contribution to the March 2020 Basschat Composition Challenge, inspired by a picture chosen by the previous winner: SH73..! I can't claim composition of the piece, of course ('The Swan', Saint-Saens, from Le Carnaval Des Animaux...); this is more an exercise in arranging (or rather, how not to..!). All too often, I'm as guilty as the next in thinking 'What if I added such'n'such..? All too often, there's an inrush of dopamine, and so on to the next one, rinse and repeat. The end result turns out to be a total mess (in my case, pretty much every time, although there are some folks that get away with it...). Just like the 'Peter Principle', however, I don't go back, I 'promote' the sludge up to the next level, and add a bit of t***-polishing 'mastering', to roll it in glitter. This, then, is a warning against over-production. Less is More. A fine Kontakt Viola, joined by equally fine Kontakt Emotional Pianos become progressively overwhelmed by successive 'doubling' from Kontakt Strawberry, then LPC, guitars, themselves 'augmented' with XXL helpings of Amplitude FX. A completely redundant Superior 2 drum track accentuates the farce; the whole has been concocted with Reaper, of course. Apologies to sensitive souls; thanks for listening, if you already have; if you're about to, enjoy.

That's jazz, man. ...

Here ... Basschat Composition Challenge, March 2020 ...

No, no; it's nothing, really..! Just a slip of the keyboard; apologies for the disturbance. No, really, the next month's subject wil... No, I think I've done enough damage already. Forget it; forget this post. Stand down; at ease. Nothing to see here; move along, please.

S'been done; Skol's on it, big time (I hope and trust...). Watch this space. (Say nowt to Lenny, though, he's going to slam us all with what SH has proposed ... )

And the winner is... SH73 ..! Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ... BC_Chal_Cert_2020_02.pdf ... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)...

Have a look here ... Amazon.co.uk : Electronics for musicians ... Start off with some simple stuff, soldering components to 'breadboards', maybe 3D-printing cases and knobs..? Have a look at Raspberry Pi and Arduino for more complex circuits..? Don't try valve stuff until you're up to speed on working with higher voltages and big capacitors (so safety precautions to dig deep into...). Have a lot of fun; make a lot of noise, become popular with your musician buddies and unpopular with your neighbours. Hope this helps...

When I moved to France, way 'back then', I gave up my IT job in the UK, and was immediately snapped up by a touring band as a drummer. I did this, full time, for a couple of years, then continued with a tech job in a music shop, before marrying and buying a house.I moved back into IT, but continued depping, or functions etc. most week-ends. It was never the music that really paid the bills; just a bit of 'beurre dans les épinards' as they say. In total, I'd say that I've probably maybe broken even between what I've paid, over the decades, in instruments, amps, PA's, hefty transport an' all, and my income from playing. Not good enough to hit 'the big time', and certainly lacking in naked greed and opportunism. No regrets; it's been a Good Life.

Basses are not particularly sensitive to hot/cold/hot/cold, so hanging 'em on a wall is pretty safe for 'em (no, you fool; not an outside wall..! A living room wall, dolt..!). My Verithin has been hanging on the wall behind my head for over a decade, with no ill effects, and our cottage is certainly not air con 18°..! The wall hanger is bolted to the wall, though, with the penny washer and nut on the other side, which would make a decent hat peg, such is the bolt length, if only I had a hat.

He strums one chord for two hours, wearing a beanie hat..?

Second Warning : DON'T GET ME STARTED ON 'FUNK' OR 'DISCO'..! Schubert, on the other hand...