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[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1459231002' post='3014542'] Cheers Dad. Very kind words indeed. ... [/quote] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167485] [quote name='Bleat' timestamp='1459252739' post='3014738']...I promise not to induce migraines with my kick drums next time!... [/quote] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167485]

[size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"] [/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Good day, all...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281744-march-composition-challenge-voting-and-prizes/"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"]March Composition Challenge - VOTING![/font][/color][/url][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][u][url="http://soundcloud.com/gxmix/beautiful-destruction-1"]'Beautiful Destruction', from xgsjx ...[/url][/u][/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Slowly alternating chords from synth pad, accompagnied by suitable wind effects, set the scene, soon joined by an aggressive distorted guitar, then the very heavily vocoded vocals and a fast-pulsing bass line. The drums set up a break beat, the lyrics, undecipherable without the 'cheat sheet', continue. The pace hots up, the drums lift the tempo, the bass sinks to almost tabla-like timbre. The break beat returns and the vocals swell. Again, the tempo lifts, with the vocals echoing around. A calm, pushed forward by the bass until it, too, desists, leaving simply the alternating chords and the wind.[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Nicely paced, with an exciting bass line over somewhat bland chords leaving space for the lyrics. Luckily they're supplied; it may nave been worthwhile to mix a bit more 'dry' into the lead voice, as the story is worth hearing, and entirely fitting to the picture. Clean production, not overcrowded; each effect has its place and would be missed if absent. Both calm and invigorating at the same time; not a bad feeling at all. Good work.[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]My next post in this topic will feature...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/dad3353/vortex"][color="#000080"][font="Arial"]'Vortex ', from Dad3353 ...[/font][/color][/url][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Until then...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Have a nice day[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Douglas[/font][/color][/size]

[size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"] [/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Good day, all...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281744-march-composition-challenge-voting-and-prizes/"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"]March Composition Challenge - VOTING![/font][/color][/url][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"][u][url="http://soundcloud.com/rikki-boyes/looking-ahead"]'Looking Ahead', from Rikki1984 ...[/url][/u][/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]One bar in with the drums to set the tempo, a heavily-popped bass riff and we're straight into the funky auto-wah guitar rhythm in fine style. The vocals, slightly over-treated, are a little overwhelmed by the mix, but the theme is set, leading into the double chorus with a very nice bridge. Another short liaison brings in the second verse, and the neat bridge; not to the anticipated chorus, but to a calm interlude, then a build up to a poppy 'popcorn' synth riff, playfully panned from left to right through to the fade-out.[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]An original view of the picture, taking it as an analogy, or metaphorical hurricane. The lyrics bring this out very well, but are let down slightly by the production and mix. Solid bass, more than adequate drums, the guitar work could have been a tad 'cleaner', but carry off the effect with honour. A refreshing arrangement with the tasteful bridges and the instrumental 'outro'. An interesting listen; well done. [/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]My next post in this topic will feature...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/gxmix/beautiful-destruction-1"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"]'Beautiful Destruction', from xgsjx ...[/font][/color][/url][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Until then...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Have a nice day[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Douglas[/font][/color][/size]

[size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"] [/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Good day, all...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281744-march-composition-challenge-voting-and-prizes/"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"]March Composition Challenge - VOTING![/font][/color][/url][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/foolsjourney/thunderhead"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"]'ThunderHead', from Bleat ...[/font][/color][/url][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]A clap of thunder, sounding much like a jet plane passing low over our heads, a stiff breeze, then the synth droplets start to fall, and the low thud of a disco 'big beat' sets the pace. A monotone arpeggio heralds a distant synth howl, and ghostly stereo whispers. Abruptly, all stops except a persistent drip and soft trickling of arpeggio synths which in turn give ground to a primitive plaintif cry. The beat strikes up again, this time with divers synth half-melodies diving in from side to side, still driven by the pressing tempo of the backing. Another calm; a delayed synth riff slowly builds in intensity, as does the wind. The beat is back, stronger than ever; the voices return, only to be cut short by another thunderclap rolling away slowly into the distance, leaving only the wind and a lonely pipe and frame drum to fade away.[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Disclaimer: I'm not feeling too well, and have a long-standing aversion to disco big-beats; I'm not, then pre-disposed to appreciating this in the way it surely deserves. I listened last night, but left out a write-up, thinking to not be able to do it justice; I even considered not posting this one at all, but feel that open honesty is best.[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Yes, it's well executed, and has a pretty strong link to the theme. There are interesting elements, the production is very clean, but I'm afraid that, overall, to me, it's too synthetic, and I really can't reconcile the naïve aspect with the drum track. Good work, but not one I'll be listening to often. Sorry, but it's not for me.[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]My next post in this topic will feature...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][url="http://soundcloud.com/rikki-boyes/looking-ahead"][color="#0000ff"][font="Arial"]'Looking Ahead', from Rikki1984 ...[/font][/color][/url][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Until then...[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Have a nice day[/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color="#000000"][font="Arial"]Douglas[/font][/color][/size]

The negative effects of this '[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]bourgeois reactionary software' may be curtailed somewhat by the (now old-fashioned...) habit of 'reading through' before clicking on the 'Post' button. Not all is caught by this process, but quite a lot of 'improvements' can be spotted, and corrected.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Just sayin'. [/font][/color]

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1459064596' post='3013174']... Obviously I'll have to return to tuneless free improve next month... [/quote] Obviously. [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167485]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]For anyone interested, here's my 'Play of the Day' topic for this month's Challenge... [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281864-play-of-the-day-basschat-composition-challenge-march/"]Play of the Day, March ...[/url]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]For anyone interested, here's my 'Play of the Day' topic for this month's Challenge... [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281864-play-of-the-day-basschat-composition-challenge-march/"]Play of the Day, March ...[/url][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281864-play-of-the-day-basschat-composition-challenge-march/"][color=#282828] [/color][/url]

[size=4][color=#000000][font=Arial]Play of the Day...[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial]Feel free to 'follow' this topic to be alerted (warned..? ) when new posts arrive. I'll be using this same topic throughout for this month's Challenge.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial] [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial]Good day, all...[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial]Here is my own, personal, view of the compositions presented in the monthly BC Composition Challenge, in randomly chosen order. I hope that at least some of you may be inspired to give the pieces a listen, and perhaps vote for your 3 favourites. All of them can be heard here...[/font][/color] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/281744-march-composition-challenge-voting-and-prizes/"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial]March Composition Challenge - VOTING![/font][/color][/url] [color=#000000][font=Arial]... and this 'Play of the Day' here …[/font][/color] [url="http://soundcloud.com/dredd-and-the-badass-weed/there-she-blows"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial]'There She Blows!', from Leonard Smalls …[/font][/color][/url] [color=#000000][font=Arial]A bar or so to set the tempo and the rocking, rolling laid-back funky beat starts up, with a comfortably substantial bass, discreet guitar and suitably nearly-cheese keys. This format is maintained throughout, with deft interjections from solo guest spots, more for anecdote and decoration than primeval structure. The real 'meat and bones' are set up and consolidated by the vocals, and more yet by the lyrics. The work gone into having such an apparently casual delivery is considerable (or Lenny's just extremely lucky; unlikely, maybe, but a distinct possibility..!). As compositions go, from a purely instrumental point of view, this is a solid brick-built terrace, on firm foundations; no surprises, just a drop or two of quirkyness keeping boredom at more than an arm's length. Feet are tapped. Still, there would be little to arrest attention for more than a few bars without the voice-over (no, I think 'singing' would be being just a little [i]too[/i] generous, just the same...). A couple of squeezes to get a couple of the rhymes to rhyme, giving an even more authentic poetic effect, and just enough treatment on the vocals to enhance, rather than bury; progress, then, on that front, too.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial]What else to say..? The subject..? Yes, it's as true to the picture as the Challenge demands, the composition as a whole is flawless, an excellent arrangement enabling the lyrics to shine; nay, glitter, so finely polished are they. A clean recording, despite the subject, tastefully treated and aptly presented; full marks. I've not listened to 'em all yet, but whatever beats this is darned good, I'd say. My thumb is up, Lenny; well up.[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial]My next post in this topic will feature...[/font][/color] [url="http://soundcloud.com/foolsjourney/thunderhead"][color=#0000ff][font=Arial]'ThunderHead', from Bleat ...[/font][/color][/url] [color=#000000][font=Arial]Until then...[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial]Have a nice day[/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Arial]Douglas[/font][/color][/size]

[quote name='Ashweb' timestamp='1459030538' post='3013084']... All constructive criticism greatly appreciated; be gentle with me... [/quote] Good evening, AW... No reason to be gentle; that's played pretty darned well for a fully-paid up 3-months-in beginner. I'm not a bass teacher, still less of an expert on much (actually, I'm a drummer..! ), so I can't judge things like 'stance' or details of fingering. What I will say is that, firstly, it takes [s]balls[/s] courage to post videos like that, so kudos for that, and, secondly, it does,indeed, go slightly 'off' at certain moments, but the key part is how you recognise that, then manage to get back on track without any great kerfuffle (technical term...). I see that, right from the outset, you realise you're a bit out, but you shrug it off and continue to the end. That is an important, and, for some folks, seemingly impossible, thing to do, and I congratulate you for it. Before being able to correct any mistakes, one must be aware of them, and you show your ability in that aspect very well. Playing along to favourite songs is great, and should be encouraged; I think I would also look into playing along to isolated drum tracks, either as a metronome substitute, or from songs, but only the drum part. For modern rock music, that's really where it locks together. I'm not saying that the rest of the song isn't important, of course, but for training purposes, it's a good idea to work without the 'distraction' of the singer, the excitement, the whole shebang; just getting the essentials down. Patience, too, is an all-too-rare virtue; you've been playing for only a few weeks, so take it steady, go easy but solidly without burning through the stages; you'll get to wherever you want to go so much the faster for going slowly. Obviously, a 'live', one-on-one bass teacher is best, but there are several web courses that are rather highly thought of, and 'Skype' lessons could be an option, too. Yes, there was a smile on my face watching through that; not from mockery, but from simple pleasure. Hard to believe, but we all (yes, all of us...) started, one day, and couldn't do better than that. You're doing fine; keep on keeping on (but slowly...). Well done, lad.

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1459010501' post='3012849'] Quality, I think I will get that on Friday when I get my expenses through ! [/quote] Yes, that would be the perfect date for such an acquisition..!

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1458998743' post='3012694'] I love the Internet Check this out: [url="http://www.sfxmachine.com/tppro/"]http://www.sfxmachine.com/tppro/[/url] [i]PS: I am in no way affiliated with this product.[/i] [/quote] Please note the date of publication of that announcement. Seems fishy to me (French joke, sorry...) ...

[quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1458935782' post='3012313'] I fear there is a link there Paul ....my computer has stopped showing embeded ones , I think I shall wait till my dinner settles before I work out whether to try and sort the issue [/quote] There are far more edifying videos than the one above for justifying embedded link playback (my PC has the same 'feature' now...). I'm not sure that your musical output would be much improved by the demonstration shown by these fine American celebrities. Your time would be better spent listening to 'Anthem Of The Sun', my lad.

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1458923739' post='3012175'] If in doubt blame the drummer, if the drummer swears it wasn't him, it was probably the dog [/quote] Drummers don't $*@%*# -well swear..!!! ...

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1458871148' post='3011793'] OK I surrender....you have beaten me into an omelette! [/quote] OK, I'll let you crack on, then.

[quote name='Andyjr1515' timestamp='1458866617' post='3011779'] Now this really has to stop...or feathers will start flying!!!! [/quote] Calm down.

[quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1458843692' post='3011527']...the drummers industrial fan will send them wafting off into the distance......more panic! [/quote] Our fault again, eh..? ([i]Sigh[/i]... ) ...

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1458829939' post='3011313'] "Egg White" - is that literally the whites of eggs? Doesn't it go off? Do you need to add anything? [/quote] The big problem is cross-hatching; makes the guitar look cheep. On the upside, chicks will follow you anywhere.

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1458830500' post='3011319']...and you will get more of it. [/quote] ...although, for two dabs per year, that's not really too much of an issue, I'd say.

Listen to 'em, jotting down the structures ( Rock/Shuffle 4/4, Intro 4, 3 x Verse 8+ Chorus 4, Bridge 8, 2 x Verse 8+ Chorus 4, Outro 4...), then a simple chart for each, indicating fills, '[i]pêches[/i]', any fancy stuff (blast beats, brushes... whatever...) 'Snot that hard for drums, a great deal of the time. There's often a fair bit of repetition involved. Many modern popular songs have similar formats. I write dots if it's a particular part to get right (Hotel California..? If You Leave Me Now..? Pas De Boogie-Woogie..?) On the night, I'd listen to what's going on, mostly, and try to help 'em out as best as... Been there, done that too many times to bear thinking about...

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1458767895' post='3010777'] No idea where to right click. Any suggestions please [/quote] I don't use Ableton; I was hoping [i]you'd[/i] recognise what an 'Arrange' window was..! I'll have a scout around and see what I can find. Meanwhile, don't you have a manual or guide..? Back shortly... Edit... OK, have a read of this ... [url="https://www.ableton.com/en/manual/arrangement-view/"]Ableton Arrangement View ...[/url] As always, I'd pass on the invaluable 'helpful hint': RTFM. No, seriously; it's a great short-cut, saving oodles of time in the long run. Hope this helps.

Once my final mix is rendered to Wav, I use a mastering tool called AAMS... [url="http://www.curioza.com/index.php/en/#aams"]AAMS ...[/url] Very easy to use, it has given me consistently good results over several years. The free version is all most would need; the pro version (65€; a real bargain...) has much much more. One of my 'secret weapons'; recommended.

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([i]Pops head over garden fence[/i]...) If I may express an opinion (Disclaimer: I have notoriously poor taste...), I'd not be too happy with that pickguard. It looks fine on its own, and has interesting figuring, but, to me, distracts from the otherwise sober aspect. Maybe stained very much darker, but still retaining the wood grain..? Just sayin'; feel free to ignore. ([i]Bobs down and continues to weed out the seedlings and remove slugs from beer-traps, humming Schubert's 9th[/i]...)