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I tried that, but it doesn't allow the setting of directories for Vst's etc in that case (greyed out...) so I aborted.

I suppose both have their merits, but I'm not sure I approve of either. ...

@solo4652: Show your BL the photo ^^; ask if he's prepared to go to those lengths to make it work..? (Be prepared for him to say 'Yes', of course..! )

I agree with the above. It would be fine if there was a way of closing the 'Similar Content' column. Possible..? No..? Shirley..! In these days when men have walked on the moon... Please..?

[Pedantry] Not strictly true, of course ... (Grateful Dead's 'Wall Of Sound', 1973...) Abandoned quite rapidly, not for acoustic reasons, but the logical complexity of setting up/tearing down was too much for touring. [/Pedantry]

Downloaded it, but couldn't get the install procedure to run to completion (PC, Win10 64-bit, 12 Gb, 5Gb free disk...). Just an error screen and the stuff 'hangs', with a laconic 'Installing' still displayed. I'll (be trying to...) install an SSD soon, so will try again after that. Curious, really, just to see what it's like.

We'd better not discuss the Fender neck and headstock then, eh..?

You've not stated yet what interface you're using, nor on what platform (PC..? Mac..? Linux..? Other..?). With most interfaces, one does exactly as you've mentioned above: plug instrument into pedal, plug pedal into interface, and set the DAW to take input from the interface. I'd be surprised if that didn't work for you, but it depends a bit on knowing exactly what you're using. Hope this helps.

Senior moment..? No..? Oh well...

After a couple more you'll be past caring.

Too much..?

Re: D'Addario draw... Huh, only good for US or UK residents, apparently.

I'll mostly record the bass 'dry', and add any fx afterwards, mostly as Vst software, but occasionally 're-amping' through hardware. As a minimalist, though, I use little in the way of fx anyway. I have no latency issues, as what I'm hearing is the end result, not the 'real time' whilst playing. The 'right' way..? There are as many 'right' ways as bassists and songs to record, so, yes, you do have to try things out for yourself, make some mistakes and decide what, for the track you're doing, is the result you want. There is no 'magic bullet', no miracle. Try any and all methods and see which please you the most, is my advice.

You don't play many wedding receptions, do you..? ...

But what did I have for breakfast yesterday..? Gone, all gone. I played weddings and the like for many years with a splendid accordionist, as a duo. On the other hand, the ill-fated 'Catherine et son Ensemble' is one dep gig I'd prefer to forget..!

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

Time for an anecdote, I fear... Dany had been 'on the circuit' for many years, doing variety, dance-hall gigs, with his accordion repertoire, but had ambitions to modernise his band. When was this..? Well 'Message In A Bottle' was at the fore at the time, so late '79..? He'd taken on Rivière, just about the top local bassist at the time, and felt (rightly...) that he needed to 'up' his game from the Montarbo 'suitcase' PA box he'd been using all these years for something a bit... well, 'better'. He ordered from the shop I worked in a complete PA rig, about the best we'd sold up till then, consisting of a pair of Cerwin Vega 'fridge' cabs, an Altec power amp and a fully-spec'd HH console, plus a whole raft of mics, stands et al. All well and good; he took delivery and went off to play their week-end gigs with the new stuff. Come the Tuesday (weekly closure was Mondays...), there he was on the doorstep at the dot of opening, furious. 'I'm somewhat disappointed with the PA, which doesn't work ...' (Please note: this is translated and cleaned up from the original French in order to pass the profanity filters. Only the merest hint of the bile expressed remains, but the tirade was long and virulent..!). He insisted we unload the rig, set it up in our large piano workshop and check it out for functionality, as he'd had to rely on his old Montarbo, such was the poor performance of the new ensemble..!. This took all morning (the console has a lot of buttons..!), but worked flawlessly. Disgruntled, he packed it all back into his tour bus and went away. The very next week he was back, insisting that we check again, as it patently was faulty. Upon inspection, no anomaly (of course...): I suggested that, the next outing, I come along to their venue to see the rig in action, in a 'real-life' situation. Agreed, so the following week-end I turned up at their gig, ready to see what was what. I stood back and observed as they set it all up and did their sound check. It then became obvious to me what the problem was; Dany was doing to this new rig what he had always done with his Montarbo: turning every button and knob up to max. Yes, i/p gain, EQ, monitoring, fx... Even the O/P faders were maxed. Cacophony, howling, mush... Indescribable..! It took a fair bit of diplomacy to get the bandleader, certain, now, of the pitiful quality of his investment, to listen to me, then, after calming down slightly, to allow me to take over the console, set everything to its nominal mid position and start from there. In minutes, the hall was transformed, and they were able to enjoy, (for the first time ever..!) a good, solid sound system, and fill the venue with their otherwise excellent rendition of the latest hits (OK, with occasional spats of accordion for the older revellers...). The moral of the tale..? Having had his ears filled for decades with the 'Italian sound' of the over-reverbed Montarbo, his ears had taken that to be the 'reference', and any deviation meant there was something amiss. It took a while for them all to become re-adapted to a clean-sounding system. One's ears can, and do, often play tricks on us. 'Listening' is not as simple as one might believe at first.

I concur.

Print it onto one of these, then, and let them...

Back to the old nationalistic clichés again, I see..? And Mexicans; they never drop off of an afternoon, peut-être..? Now, if you'll excuse m Zzzzz... Zzzzz... Zzzzz...

Oh dear. I worked as a tech in a music shop in France for quite some years, and the stories I could tell about band leaders and their PA 'savvy' would fill a decent volume (yes, Danny Desaunay, this includes you..!). It's no guarantee of savoir faire; in fact quite the opposite, in my experience. Run for the hills..! I've used rear PA (alone...) before, but at extremely modest levels, just as a bit of monitoring, really. Sidefill can be very useful, but only on larger stages, and tightly controlled. No, the bloke's just deluded. Call in an independent sound tech to oversee and recommend improvements, is my advice (but I doubt this bloke will listen to such; again going by my past experience of band leaders in general, and French ones even more so..!)

Eh..? What..? Did someone call..? Ah, the old 'clout the drummer' gags, huh..? Better than that you will have to do. Can I continue my siesta now, please..? (Yawn ...)

£400 is the price (new...) of an entry-point kit; fine enough for home practice or messing about on (and a good product, just the same...), but cannot be compared to playing an acoustic kit, and is still £400..! A decent electro kit is well above the £1000-plus mark. I'd love an electro kit, but I've seen too many entry-level kits fall apart or be too quickly hammered to dust to spend £400 on one. For gigging, the PA has to be of a minimum standard to plug into, too. No, electro kits are rather the more expensive option; certainly not 'budget', in my experience (more's the pity ...).