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I found that it helped, when I was doing this decades ago, to understand that these are two parts of the same stave, really, separated only by an absent 'Middle C' in between. Visualising the whole, 11-line stave enables reading in either upper or lower half, depending on context. Piano parts are often written across both halves, and pianists seem to manage OK, don't they..? Absorb the whole concept from the outset; then any one half becomes rather an 'easy' exercise, compared to reading the whole stave at once. I don't differentiate between treble or bass staves; they're just halves of a whole, really. Just my tuppence-worth; hope it helps.

OK, I get the message. I've advanced a tad the fade-out, and rendered without the default 1-second 'tail'. It's uploading as I type; we'll see if it's crept under the 5-minute bar or not. Suspense... Edit: Yay..! 4'59"..! Result..! ([i]It won't garner any more votes for all that, all the same[/i]... )

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1462394093' post='3042754'] Almost got mine at the stage where I'm happy and start mixing it. Only trouble is that it's 7.5 seconds too long! I'll see if I can swipe a couple of bars out of it... [/quote] Mine goes 3 seconds over the limit, and I'm not going to sweat blood about it..! Let it ride, chum. Rules is rules, but this is a Challenge, not a bid for an entry in a record book..! Just my view; others may differ (and let, 'em, I say..! Bunch of old fuddy-duddies if they do..!). ([i]S'my Punk attitude breaking surface, I fear. Sorry; I'll take my tablets now[/i]... )

I have a similar need for recording 4-track drums, and ended up buying a Fostex MR 8-HD. Note the 'HD' (internal hard drive...), as it's this model that can record 4 simultaneous tracks from any mix of 4 mics or line (guitar etc...) sources. It's an 8 track, but only 4 at a time. Excellent quality sound, phantom power; it does the job for me. I export the WAV tracks to Reaper via USB. No longer made, of course, but can be found for around £100 or so. The important part is the 'HD', with 4 Xlr inputs. Simple enough to use, but a good quality result. Just a suggestion; any good..?

[quote name='Twincam' timestamp='1462366117' post='3042403'] Well I see I'm at least drawn in last place with my fav piece this month currently!. So that might suggest my taste in noodles and my noodle making is crap haha. [/quote] Thanks for the side-swipe, old chum. 'Crap', indeed..! Harrumph..! ... Remind me of the original 'working title' of this subject again, please..?

'Straight' also impies that there's no twist. I take it to be a general, bland statement from a non-technical player, rather than an absolute affirmation of the physical state of the neck. It's about as informative as 'a few dings', or 'road worn'. I don't think folks really mean it's 'straight', merely that it's 'straight'.

A pain in the rear, certainly, but I would still recommend either going back to the original luthier, or calling upon a more local capable person willing to help (there's a list [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277468-bcers-prepared-to-help-fix-a-bass/page__view__findpost__p__2960497"]here...[/url] of BC candidates; no-one near enough, or a local bass tech..?). There are so many variables in play, and a fresh pair of eyes and ears could be useful in spotting the, perhaps, obvious..? Just sayin'. (I'd offer to have a look, myself, but it may be a bit too far, unless you're due a holiday soon..? )

Volume is not a problem outdoors; it just goes as far as it goes. For a garden party, a pub rig is perfect (it's our staple format...). It's only when the stakes are 'upped' that reinforcement is needed. Think of a band-stand kiosk in a town square. There's a bass drum, cymbals, a snare; even a string bass or two. They're heard just fine, in the seats parked all around. The don't frighten the horses on the boulevard though, but that's not the intention, either. For a 'Lemmy' repertoire, all bets are off, of course.

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1462300568' post='3041962'] A lot depends on what is meant by 'outdoors'. Are we talking about a pub garden, a village green, a football stadium, Hyde Park . . . .?... [/quote] [quote name='PaulGibsonBass' timestamp='1462224723' post='3041328']...this coming weekend we've got a night time beer garden gig... [/quote]

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1462278878' post='3041664'] I think I remember Fumps saying that Mayo removes glue residue [/quote] I think I remember Fumps saying "Oh look..! A bee..!" [sharedmedia=core:attachments:140863]

Isn't Cambridgeshire where musicians go to get [i]away [/i]from the music scene; there, or Norfolk..?

[quote name='luckydog' timestamp='1462279111' post='3041667'] Outdoors, drums sound pants without a decent PA, and once one has a decent PA it's business as usual for bass through it. Outdoors requires far more power to achieve the same level, and really that has to come from the PA to be sane...... Outdoors, bass rigs sound 'truer', if quieter, than they do indoors. But if the rig carries over un-mic'd drums indoors, it will outdoors too, just it will all be far quieter and drums in particular sound c**p !... [/quote] To be fair, good, well-tuned drums sound fine outdoors, but very different from in an ideal room, I'll agree. They won't project to the back of a football pitch, but should sound musical (they're instruments, after all..!). A single overhead and a bass drum mic work wonders in consolidating the overall sound, even with a modest 'vocal-only' PA, as long as one uses only a tiny bit of mic (not the 'disco thump', just a smidgen...). Just sayin'.

Yes, a USB - Jack cable can cost just a little over a fiver from Amazon (other sources are available...)... [url="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Guitar-Recording-Cable-Adaptor/dp/B00JVDJOJU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462279728&sr=8-1&keywords=guitar+usb+cable"]Guitar/Bass USB - Jack cable for recording...[/url] I have an Alesis one, which I used before investing in an interface; no problems with it, and certainly up to the job I got it for. Cheap, portable, robust, decent quality sound...

[sharedmedia=core:attachments:167485] Lo-Fi..? How dare you, sir..! Harrumph..! I'll have you know that that's the finest equipment available to Man, recoded in ideal, spacious conditions by a recognised musician..! Lo-fi, indeed..! Harrumph..! ... ... ([i]It's simply a chorus effect..![/i] )

Another satisfied Amplug User here; so good I've got two of 'em..! The bass version has a couple of amp emulations and some drum beats; it can, of course, accept an Aux in, too. No problem with them here, and unbeatable for portability.

Off we go to Orlando; compare and contrast ... [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/i-was-disappointed-with-disneyland"]I Was Disappointed With Disneyland :-( ...[/url] Enjoy ...

OK, with a 64-bit OS you are at least accessing the full memory. Any benefit seen from upgrading to Windows 10..? Mine is very stable. Is this laptop used for anything else (Office, Photoshop, Web...)..? As mentioned above, there may be other claims on resources; can these be reduced..? How about the hard disk..? Plenty of space available..? Recently 'cleaned' with CCleaner or the like, to get rid of 'temp' files and such..? Reduce the size of the Trash Can, too; by default it may be 10%; reduce to 1% should suffice for most folks, I'd say. Disk de-fragmentation..? Just a few thoughts...

Is there no way to go back to the luthier with it and explain things to him..? He should know if here's anything amiss and how to fix it. Has this always been like this since you got it from him, or has ti been good up to now, but something has changed..?

Good evening, Pete... You've not mentioned which OS you're running on this laptop. If it's Windows, 32-bit, you've not actually got 4 Gb to play with. Windows will only recognise 3 Gb, and you'll find that that's very, very little for editing several tracks in a DAW. I had a similar phenomenon with my previous PC, and solved the problem by investing in a PC that could run 64-bit (now running Windows 10, 64-bit...), and which would make use of the 12 Gb I installed. In Reaper, there's a menu entry (View, Performance Meter...) for watching the memory and cpu usage. Have a look through that to see where the resources are being eaten up..? I don't think you're going to get very far with the current set-up. It'll work, but you'll be very limited. Assuming that you can't add memory to the laptop, or change to a 64-bit OS, I'm afraid that the real answer is to change for a more powerful machine. Not good news, maybe, but you'll be chasing chimeras otherwise. Subject to correction, completion and/or contradiction from others; hope this helps.

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[size=4][color="#222222"][font="Arial, sans-serif"]And the winner is... Rikki1984..! Well done, sir..! It doesn't get any closer than that; one vote in it, in the end, and more still chasing close behind..! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167486] Here, then, is your Winner's Certificate (download and save as pdf file, then proudly print and frame...) ...[/font][/color] [attachment=218263:BC_Chal_Cert_2016_04.pdf] [color="#222222"][font="Arial, sans-serif"]... which looks like this (but bigger, of course..!)... [/font][/color][/size]

[quote]... [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]The Mesa Diesel 1x15 is 23.5" W, 19.25" H, and 17" D. It weighs 70 lbs. It comes in both a horizontal and vertical model (the logo and Trak-Lok casters are positioned differently on each).[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]The stock speaker is an 8-ohm, 400 watt Electro-Voice EVM-15L. There is also a tweeter model, but you don't really need a tweeter. Some people put an EVM-15B in them for (hopefully) better bass response but that doesn't happen - you lose high end and don't gain much in the low end. The stock 15L is the right driver. If it has been swapped out, you'll just have to decide if you like the resultant sound.[/font][/color] [color=#141414][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]The Diesels are covered in black-grey textured vinyl and have steel grilles with square holes ...[/quote][/font][/color]

I'd suggest that it's a Mesa Diesel cab; they're rated at 400w and weigh quite a lot (well, a bit more, really...). If it's in good condition and sounds good, it was a bargain. Find a good chiropractor, though, and fit castors.

Vintage Pronunciation: /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ Noun...[list] [*]The year or place in which wine, especially wine of high quality, was produced: 1982 is one of the best vintages of the century [/list][list=1] [*]A wine of high quality made from the crop of a single identified district in a good year. [*](Literary...) Wine. [*]The harvesting of grapes for winemaking: the work songs of the scything and the vintage [*]The grapes or wine produced in a particular season: They have released the 1988 vintage of their best-selling red wine. He never lost a vintage through frost [/list][list] [*]The time that something of quality was produced: Rifles of various sizes and vintages [/list] Adjective...[list] [*]Relating to or denoting wine of high quality: Vintage claret [*][b]Denoting something from the past of high quality, especially something representing the best of its kind[/b]: A vintage Sherlock Holmes adventure [/list] Origin... Late Middle English: alteration (influenced by vintner) of earlier vendage, from Old French vendange, from Latin vindemia (from vinum 'wine' + demere 'remove').

The most likely failure would be the foot switch, I'd say. Can you open it up and simulate its switching, by shorting out the relevant terminals..? The part that switches the led works, but maybe not the rest..?