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it doesn't look like there's any amp modelling going on. What do you monitor it through?

yeh it looks really interesting, i'd like to see some full body shots

cheers, that's dead handy Now if only I could get a lift installed in my studio

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1319102554' post='1409829'] They are both correct. 'Spelled' is more common in the USA, 'spelt' is English. [/quote] well that's shown me and my speiling.

I'm pretty sure it's "spelled" not "spelt"

oooh, that would be useful, I need to get one of those!

If you're going custom wouldn't wheels be a good idea? I might weigh my board, it feels heavier than my peavey 15" combo!

Sometimes I record in my house, and quite often mix. It gets rediculously loud and she's never complained

I use cat guts rather than traditional steel strings.

Surely it's largely about what you're putting into the LPF as if there's not much noise in the upper frequencies it's not going to sweep anything?

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1318331567' post='1400603'] You might find that if you're using your equipment in any professional capacity (ie do you get paid for your gigs) then suddenly your home insurance won't cover it. Or maybe it won't cover things left in an unattended vehicle. You'd need to read the exclusions carefully. But to be honest I'm not sure---its a good question. My exisiting instrument policy runs out in a few months, I'm going to do a lot of digging before I renew! [/quote] I never get paid for gigs so should be fine. I asked if it would be covered in the car and at rehersals and gigs, and they said yeh if I take out the extra cover which was £30ish. I do often worry as they can tell you whatever they want on the phone if you don't read the small print (which I CBA to do).

One of the bands I play in, we practise once a week at the very most. It's very difficult to remember drum parts for songs you only play that often. It's very difficult to practise drumming on your own too. There are ways around it, but I have to say my band mates all seem very happy with how well i'm doing, and really don't seem to care about the fact that I need to ask how each song goes before we play it (someone hums 2 seconds of the bassline). I guess it's all about the attitude of the band, and you just have to hope you're all "on the same page"

Another annoying one I say, when someone can't get a time signiature and I say "I can play it, do you want me to show you?" - it's probably the least helpful thing to say and seems to annoy people/

Wow, who's that gorgeous guy in the Mars Volta top?

I renewed my house contents last month. It was £120 for £30K of cover which covers all music and photography gear inside the house. That includes an extra £30ish I paid to cover my gear outside the house. I've never bothered with seperate insurance for music gear, and when it's this cheap with house contents I don't really get why you would?

That looks interesting! I'll check out your album some time.

Yo, I've been thinking about this quite a bit, and listening to your tracks (still not bought it sorry). I think I was looking at it in the wrong way, in that you're probably getting the exact right sound for the music. I'm not really familiar with the genre, so I was looking at it from a different perspective. Anyway, I was in the studio yesterday working on some of my stuff, and at the end of the session I thought i'd try some synth bass sounds for fun. I played it to a click and then put some drums over the top. There's a lot of dodgy playing and the sound isn't great - i'm miles away from the cool synth sounds you have, but I like the "dirtiness". (attached) EDIT: It's not uploading - what's the deal with that? EDIT: OK, something's up with the software I suppose. I've put it here "http://creepjoint.co.uk/drumnbassthing.mp3" [media]http://creepjoint.co.uk/drumnbassthing.mp3[/media]

Lol, EH, have you ever been in a band you actually just enjoyed playing in? I'm in a band at the moment which I enjoy so much i'd happily just jam for hours on end with no gigs.

Oh dear. I play drums in a band and quite regularly say: "I've not played since last practise" "how does that one go?" "I don't want to play X gig"

[quote name='seashell' timestamp='1317744354' post='1394041'] Glad to see this sensible comment before I went off on one! I was just about to get into a Feminist Frenzy [/quote] my second sentence was flippant but I was even a little hesitant at that. If my mother ever saw this type of talk she'd flip out!

In my experience it's always been a dodgy lead that gives radio interference.

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1317726348' post='1393666'] Disappointing fumbles are easy to come by, but a truly excellent lass that knows exactly what she's doing is a rare beasty and worth hanging on to. [/quote] I'd rather choose a partner based on personality, than bedroom ability. You can always learn but you can never stop being a bunny boiler!

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1317726300' post='1393661'] They're not mutually exclusive. [/quote] They are if "I can't see me ever making money from original music" is true.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1317725853' post='1393653'] Sex? [/quote] It's not that hard to come by surely?

I used to think that my band would "make it" but that kind of fell apart 4 years ago. Since then i've thought about this a lot. I don't want to work a boring job for the rest of my life. I don't ever want to stop playing original music. I can't see me ever making money from original music. What's the answer? EDIT: Also there are some very cool older bands including Dick Venom and the Terrotones (the CD is great!).