the boy

Mainstage is awesome but to the best of my knowledge there isn't an iPad version yet. However if you have a Mac it works really well. In fact it's superb.

[quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1412588000' post='2570088']
large parts of my youth were spent under a priest.
We were taught to be upstanding and smutty!
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Ahem.... Or should that be Amen....

I hate all these reproductions of old classics. I particularly hate when the do a teibute night to the Beatles or led zeppelin. The enthusiasm makes me wanna hurl. I was really hoping Jamie Callum would fall to his death from that balloon basket. It wasn't very good but I'm guessing it's hard not to take part in something like this when you are asked. In fact I'm guessing it must be a real honour.

Does this have the drum pads

Well done Bilbo. A fine tune indeed.

For me this month it was Nick Cave versus Peter Gabriel. Peter Gabriel pipped it at the end and got my vote. Well done Mr Lowdown. Excellent composition.

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1411418864' post='2559421']
Wasn't a bit of early 80's post-punk new romantic then? "Marilyn Dreams" by B-Movie (remember them? Great song 'Remembrance Day', at least I thought so at the time)

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Good call... I hope you are right

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1411368508' post='2558707']

I did and it wasn't
Disappointing and self-indulgent
Sorry
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I didn't like it much at first but one or two tunes got their hook into me and now I feel the album is slowly reeling me in. Disappointing... I can understand but what did you feel was self indulgent about it?

[quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1411049889' post='2555965']
I've followed them since 1983, and they have lost me with this hopelessly self indulgent piece of junk
I don't care that they put it on my iphone, but I am very glad I didn't have to pay to find out what it's like
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Give it a few more listens. It's a grower.

[quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1411070810' post='2556291']
well who could compete with this!!!!!!!

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=dick+venom&biw=1024&bih=649&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=_zobVOeNHovG7AaehIDICw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=HlbKxZoLFVtawM%253A%3BitihqlXzSkA1wM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fringmasterreviewintroduces.files.wordpress.com%252F2012%252F03%252F420163_388573961158350_137154026300346_1792356_279892717_n.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fringmasterreviewintroduces.wordpress.com%252F2012%252F03%252F07%252Finterview-with-dick-venom-of-dick-venom-the-terrortones%252F%3B960%3B889
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Did I miss something?

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1410796141' post='2553241']



The PreSonus review.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct13/articles/presonus-eris.htm

PreSonus write up.
http://www.presonus.com/products/Eris
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Edging towards these.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1410786908' post='2553087']
Good question! And one that always ends up being answered by: [i]"Spend as much as you can afford"[/i]

I did some window shopping around this subject recently. I didn't want to re-mortgage the house (I'm just a hobbyist, after all) and so set myself a budget of around £300-£400 maximum.

I ended up with a pair of Mackie 'MR' Mk2 series, which I found on sale (they come in 5" or 8" size - the latter obviously recommended for larger rooms). Review here:

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct11/articles/mackie-mr-mk2.htm

They get consistently positive reviews and can currently be found on the cheap as the newer - but not substantially better - Mackie Mark 3 (Mk3) series are now available.

To be honest, it's all 'much of a muchness' unless you're spending upwards of £1000 on a pair of properly sealed (i.e. non-ported) monitors. Everyone will have their own preference - which 99% of the time is going to based on what they themselves have at home (the old 'brand loyalty' effect, which I'm guilty of myself!). But you can't go wrong with any of the examples listed in this thread, which all offer a good bang for your buck$.
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Thank you. Now I'm confused. I wouldn't mind something secondhand, so I was thinking £300ish should get me an awesome set in the secondhand market. However there seems to be a lot of quality sets new in the £200-£300 range. Mmmmmmmmmm...,

I'm workin on something. It's not cool and it's very corny but it makes me feel good so it can't be that bad. Hope to get it finished soon.

[quote name='winterfire666' timestamp='1410713723' post='2552233']
depends on your budget but [size=4]Equator[/size] [size=3]D5's[/size]
are amazing value and easily compare to stuff more than double the price.
theres a review here,
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec12/articles/equator-d5.htm
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These seem really good and round about my price range.

Any recommendations for home studio monitors. Something powered and affordable would be great. Also if anyone has a set they wanna move on I'm open to suggestion.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1410565649' post='2550966']
OK, nobody is going to get it - it's "One Live Badger" by Badger.
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I must admit I googled it and still didn't know who it was although I knew (of) some of the members.

[quote name='Jean-Luc Pickguard' timestamp='1410550646' post='2550773']
Dunno about U2, but something that sounds like a coldplay album and labelled as a U2 one seems to have appeared in my iTunes library
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To be fair if it does found like Coldplay... It only sounds like Coldplay trying to sound like U2.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1410467413' post='2549836']


I thought it might.
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Saboteur....

Ok.... Thank you all. There are some excellent suggestions there. Ive read a few of them already. I started t pratchett 'the colour of magic' today. I'm about 1/4 way through and although it is very funny it's not my thing...... I am enjoying though and intend to finish it. The funniest and possibly saddest book I ever read was "the butcher boy" by Patrick mc cabe. So that's my ilk if you will. Anyway keep em coming.

Downloaded. I'm a fan so happy days. Don't worry about it taking up too much space on your device, bonos massive ego isn't part of the download only a few megabites which I understand some of you may find hard to swallow.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1410466787' post='2549823']
OK, here we go:

Wheel of Fortune
Fountain
Wind of Change
River
The Preacher
On The Way Home
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Wind of change immediately flagged up scorpion but it's not them. I'm stumped, so far I've got one right.

[quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1410429613' post='2549295']




Some of those coals have cooled... others haven't... I'm hopefull some day I will be able to tell you all about it without the threads getting locked.
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Absolutely mate.... There's always two sides to every story and I'm sure your side is every bit as valid and worthy as the other. That said I did read some info from Letts explaining the situation and I reckon giving the guy some space and time is more than fair given the circumstances. I applaud your patience though.

[quote name='gelfin' timestamp='1410384162' post='2548961']


Not about Ghouls etc. About a disfunctional wizzard for the first two books. A very humorous take on life in general. Got to be worth a try. First two are fairly short books.
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Ok... The colour of magic it is then. Bought downloaded and soon to be consumed. Thank you.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1410134713' post='2546524']
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The fellow has had a ton of personal problems beset him in the recent past, from which he is now, apparently, slowly recovering. Quite a few orders were affected by this. Those coals are rather cooled, now; no need to re-heat them.[/size]
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Bravo Dad, well said.

Wow some good recommendations there. I'll post info on my choice and how I got on. I'm not sure about Terry P though, isn't it all a bit ghouls and goblins. Please let me know if I'm wrong as I'm always open to new ideas.