the boy

I'm using a focusrite 2i2.... With logic x... When I record bass or guitar through it, it sounds out of tune. When I mic the guitar or bass and record it sounds perfect (well you know what I mean). What's goin on? Any ideas. I could mic the guitars all the time but that's not the point so please don't suggest that . I recently changed from apogee to focusrite and I never had this problem with apogee interfaces. Please be as condescending as is necessary and don't be afraid to state the obvious.

On my phone. the old version was awesome. New one sucks.

Soundcloud app sucks ass big time. Why did they change it???? I can't even comment on the entries anymore. Grrrrrrrrrrr......

Voted.... Dad again for me this month. He's getting good at this malarkey. I will leave feedback do the other entries later. Up the walls at the mo. Work, house move (and no!! Skol and I have not shacked up together lol ) etc etc...... I really liked all the entries but Dads tune seemed to click in my head.

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1406501773' post='2512022'] My old flat mate had a couple of top 20 singles in his own right but gave up playing and became manager (or co manager) of Wham, Lisa Stansfeild, Yazz, De La Soul, Snow Patrol, The Verve, Richard Ashcroft, La Roux, Soup Dragons, Badly Drawn Boy, Klaxons, London Grammar, Boy George and lots of others. Got some writer and producer credits on some #1 singles and albums as well. Even managed some sort of co-producer credit on the Bodyguard soundtrack which sold zillions! Actually another flat mate was Billy Idol but Generation X were already making money so I guess he was already famous rather than making it after I knew him (although he must have been bigger solo than in Gen X). Around the same time I used to go clubbing with George O'Dowd - when he dropped the 'O'Dowd' and added a 'Boy' he did rather well for himself [/quote] Now we are talkin.....

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1406291716' post='2510232'] I don't think I am going to get there this month. I had an idea that moved someway forward but then I went on holiday, the in-laws moved in pending purchase of their new house (imminent, thank God) and all music activity went south. Can't see how I am going to get to it before the deadline. I have to admit, I wasn't totally inspired by the picture and the world is unlikely to stop turning for want of hearing the piece of sh*te I was preparing so there are not that many drivers in place to make it happen 'against the odds'!! [/quote] Lol...... Lmfao.......

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1406022548' post='2507503'] I had to give it a couple of goes, at intervals, before seeing a 'sad clown' aspect of the picture which I would never have dreamt of by myself. Thanks for that; well done. [/quote] I did my best. Great picture.

[quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1405860296' post='2505865'] Don't play hard sh*t, play good sh*t. sh*t that works inside the music that is. [/quote] That's deep sh*t man. 👍

Here is my entry for July, I stuck rigidly to my idea I had before I knew the picture was of a famous band. http://m.soundcloud.com/theboysings/the-carnival-is-over Hope you like it.

It's like any small business. Some people will be industrious and do quite well. Others won't. It's all about reputation, if you get that right with a pretty solid set list then making a living as a covers band can be very lucrative.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1405715909' post='2504742'] Yeah it sucks! I always just use the standard mobile version (via my phone browser) which seems to work much better. [/quote] Top tip. Cheers.

Recent update is terrible. What is going on?

Pretty fookin awesome

It looks pretty sexy.

The neck is Ligit. It could possibly, all be Ligit.

I traded with John last week. All went well. I'm very happy.

I'm loving the picture and I'm instantly inspired but I'm trying desperately to avoid sounding like Jefferson airplane (I wish), but you know what I mean. I wish I didn't know it was them. Thanks for the spoiler alert guys. I have a little tune bouncing around in my head. Thanks for a good choice of picture Dad.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1404231107' post='2490581'] ... but there's no pink ones left..! I've started to mess about with my own subject, only to find I'm guilty of plagiarising for the moment..! How to get stuff out of one's head, once it's there..? Hmm... Maybe the green ones, then..? [/quote] Always the blue, always the blue.

Congrats to Dad. Outstanding composition. If you weren't so old you'd have a great future in this business. Only joking. Well done. Very deserving win.

Voted for Dad. Excellent piece.

Looks legit to me.

Great tunes this month. My own ended up being a load of unfinished sh*te. Looks like Dads genius has shone through again this month. Totally blown away by Dads contribution. Another song has also caught my attention but I'm not sure if it's because it reminds me of something else. I'm holding off voting for a few more days. I've got the house to myself Saturday morning so I'll have a proper listen, full blast. Only then shall I cast my vote.

Well..... Bugger me sideways. The standard is very high this month. Some great entries already. There is one composition that has the edge for me at the moment. Mine is getting worse by the day. I have a simple rule for writing music and songs and it is this 'if it doesn't come easy then it ain't worth it' and boy have I struggled this month. I trying too hard to not sound electronic yet still get a space theme across. I'm drowning. We will see what happens. How long more do we have left????

[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1402963662' post='2478437'] For the record - as apparently one of the most complained-about members still active on BC - I pretty much never set out to offend anyone, and I have sometimes deleted stuff I've posted when drunk and I've also apologised to mods in PM where I've felt I treated my audience in an over-familiar way. Sometimes I assume people will understand that I am being ironic (unless you are a long way down the autistic spectrum in which case I am genuinely sorry if I offended you) and go ahead and post something that is clearly an irony-based joke, but either nobody ever appreciates my real sentiment or I've just got one f***ing guy who will use every possible excuse to report my posts. And he does provide a lot of advertising revenue so fair play to him. But yeah, my main issue is I assume I'm talking to reasonable-minded friends, when in fact many of you may be Tories or demented in some other way, and I accept that it's wrong to assume that you're all perfectly reasonable people who are capable of empathy. [/quote] Poor you, I'm sure everybody else is really sorry.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1402910984' post='2477689'] Blimmy, you have trimmed that back a bit with that edit (since last nights original post). [/quote] What else did he say? I often trim posts the morning after. Very wise indeed. Lol