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    The bits arrived, but I have not yet looked at them with any intent or plans. It is currently a box full of components, and a small processor, which I can wire together to make lights flash, and buzzers buzz. Only once I have learnt how to do that, and how to create 13 independent switches, will I add a midimuso chip, to generate MIDI signals.
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    I will message you,
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    Tell me more, please. Is this a known technique, an established way of learning? I saw a short and tantalising video clip, which hinted that failure is a part of learning, and that it is acceptable (good, even), to fail while learning. Is that a thing, or am I justifying my incompetence? In other news, I am enjoying working though new pieces at home, and refining it in the lesson. What I don't enjoy is learning the pieces in the lesson - "B♭ C#, G ... no no no ...". I am also struggling with the requirement to get each piece exactly as written. I am not good at dynamics, and I find it difficult to get them exactly as my teacher wants them. It seems to me that my teacher and I want different things from the lessons. Using a footballing analogy, he wants the perfect free kick, a well-performed box-to-box run, a display of dribbling around the cones. And I want time on the pitch, getting used to the ball, and controlling my nascent technique through trial and error (my errors are a trial, for him...), and the occasional lucky shot of a piece well played. When I play a piece, and reach a level of competence, even without completing it, that is a success for me. Moving on to another piece is another opportunity to learn. However, my teacher sees it as giving up. I think that I need to tell him what I want - to play with the piano and explore what I can do, rather than to play three pieces perfectly. In summary, I don't think that ABRSM grades are what I need to teach me the piano - they simply measure my skill level. @SumOne, how are your lessons going?
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    I understand that sentiment, I think. For me, it is about the thrill of the chase - finding an obscure bass guitar, getting it restored, researching which piano I want. But once I have it all, I then need to sit down and play it, and learn to master the instrument. Last night I opened up a box of stuff which I ordered from Kitronik.co.uk and got bored while I was taking it out of the box.... Retail therapy doesn't work well, for me!
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrx7zg9y9ko "I'm not overly attached to the bass but it would be nice if it went to someone who'll play it rather than shut it in a vault. It plays really well," the musician said. "In 1988, Panter sold the bass but bought it back in 2010 to use when The Specials reunited."
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    Sometimes, it works out well for the viewers. "We are at the Iranian embassy..." But generally, I agree that it is pointless to film cars skidding on a snowy road, or watch ministers entering 10 Downing Street.
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    That's boss-level help from @Richard R - first tells me that I have a T2 fail by precedent (fair enough). And then shares a link to an excellent magazine on Raspberry Pi project, with an article on building a Yamaha DX7 clone based on a Raspberry Pi ("Fail again, fail better..."). My package from Kitronik arrives between 9:17 and 10:17 today. Until then (and until @neepheid arrives to pronounce my failure), I consider myself innocent....
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    I have this morning ordered a Raspberry Pi kit, https://kitronik.co.uk/products/5325-the-kitronik-discovery-kit-for-raspberry-pi-pico-included along with other bits (add-ons, jumper cables, break-out kits, expansion boxes). So far, not a fail. However, my plan is to learn how to use the Raspberry Pi architecture and develop a device that can detect 13 different switches. I will then combine it with a 13-note organ-style pedal board (purchased in 2025) and a kit that uses a Raspberry Pi Pico to generate MIDI note signals. https://midimuso.co.uk/index.php/pico-midi/ I will then plug it into a EMU Classic Keys synth rack unit, via MIDI, and pretend that I have a Moog Taurus. However, I will have made the instrument myself, out of bits that are not primarily musical gear (apart from 4 MIDI connectors, and the EMU) So, is a DIY instrument a fail? Is this the same as a luthier making a bass guitar out of some bits of timber? Or the equivalent of making a Bitsa bass, and pretending that none of the bits are fails... In summary, I purchased a non-midi pedalboard, and some electronics, with the intention of creating and then having a midi pedalboard in 2026. Have I failed Tier 2, or will it only be a fail once it works?
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    Welcome to the thread, and well done for spotting that it is about encouraging us to improve musical skills. I was impressed at how quickly you went from buying "a keyboard stand this year so I can learn to use the keyboard I bought years ago" to "new digital piano, synth and guitar incoming!" - both posts are timestamped "8 hours ago" on my system! It is always good to see that sort of reckless abandon from new players, because it distracts Chief Referee @neepheid from any infractions that I and others might be about to commit.... Keep it up, @brickers!
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    I would say that desire is not action - that is to say, the fact that were considering it, does not mean that you would have done so had Mrs Machines not offered. You could have left the shop without the bass. However, only you know whether you planned to buy the bass had she not offered. So, technically, this is an unsolicited gift, and it feels like you should remain in the game. He's gone soft in the head! Parsnip Head by name, @neepheid by nature!
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    The word "hacking" is more likely to describe a congregant's cough, rather than how they access an IT device...
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    I recall that I would previously remove my wedding ring, and place it on a music stand while playing. However, I can't recall why wearing it was a problem. However, my fingers do seem to fatten up occasionally, which necessitates me removing my ring, leaving a ring-shaped impression underneath. At other times, it is loose. Odd.
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    What other suppliers and brands did IEM-users find? I would like coloured foam inserts (just for fun) but I mainly need to know that the insert will fit the shaft of the ZS10s (4mm, apparently). Most of the ones I have found on eBay have a diameter of 4.5mm - will that extra half-millimetre cause a problem, or make no difference?
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    Thanks to @MichaelDean and @EBS_freak for the advice. It looks like I will be ordering a set of Comply Memory Foam tips, to see if these will act as an effective upgrade for the ZS10s. These tips are compatible with the ZS10s https://www.complyfoam.co.uk/products/isolation-series-500-core-memory-foam-earbud-tips?variant=38150374260934 I will report back with my findings. And if the Comply tips don't help, then I will follow @spyder's lead and invest in the 215s. Generally, it was interesting to hear that different people have different preferences for in-ears - there is no "best", only "differently suitable".
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    Thanks for that excellent tip....
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    In that case, perhaps the problem with the ZS10s is that they are not properly sealed in my ear canal? (I use the supplied "thin rubber mushroom", which fits but doesn't seal). So perhaps the difference was the memory-foam tips, rather than the in-ear device itself? Those memory-foam tips are a cheaper option than new The 215s were notably better - perhaps because of the tips, or perhaps because the sound was mixed by a professional PA company.
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    A quick question, if I may. I have a set of KZ ZS10 in ears which struggle to reproduce the low notes on my 5-string bass. So, I have decided to upgrade to a better set. I was loaned a pair of Shure wired earbuds, with disposable memory-foam tips, and plugged into a Sennheiser wireless unit. I really liked them - great sound, good fit. I asked band leader what they were - "Shure AONIC 215 Wired Sound Isolating Earbuds Wired", from this link. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08H5TK1H5?ref=cm_sw_r_cso_wa_apin_dp_0ZYQ4WXJCTBJ8960P2V7&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_wa_apin_dp_0ZYQ4WXJCTBJ8960P2V7&social_share=cm_sw_r_cso_wa_apin_dp_0ZYQ4WXJCTBJ8960P2V7&th=1 However, there also seems to be a Shure 215 Wired Sound Isolating Earbuds Wired - without the AONIC. The difference seems to be that the AONIC has a microphone built into the cable, which I wont need for monitoring. So, am I looking for the non-AONIC like these? https://www.gear4music.com/Headphones/Shure-SE215-Sound-Isolating-Earphones-with-RMCE-UNI-Cable-Purple/51TW - purple for £77 https://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and-Lighting/Shure-SE215-Sound-Isolation-Earphones-Black/UDQ - Black for £105 And why are they priced differently?! Can anyone advise on what I should be looking for, and where best to buy them? Also, where would I get the disposable memory-foam tips? Robert
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    Was it Woolworths?
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    It's a good photo - it shows all the kit. And it's a lot of kit for the money! There is a whole thread on buying electric pianos here https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/520144-stage-pianos/page/3/ so there seems to be interest in such instruments on Basschat.
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    I had my lesson today. I seem to have developed a negative mindset, that tells me that I cannot play the piano. Certainly, I have given up on the three pieces that I initially selected - they are now frustrating me. My feeling is that, if I can't play them after a month of trying, then I am better off moving on to another piece.
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    The Strangler's keyboard. Old 'n Brown... And, at 12'10" a far better Golden Brown reference.
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    I am looking for some Boss Pedals spare parts - the rubber grommet that supports the thumbscrew, two M9 half-nuts, M9 thin washers (both to secure the input and output jack), 4 M3 self-tapping screws for the base plate. A spare base plate , and "bicycle chain" connectors to attach the pedal to the pedalboard. And, ideally, a Boss TU2 circuit diagram. I can find all of the bits separately but I can't find one supplier in the UK who does the lot. Can anyone advise? Robert
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    Same here, in my Kentish local authority. I think that Thames Water also give us a two-month payment holiday too. I may need to buy a better set of in-ears Replacing my Linsoul ZS10s with some Shure AONIC 215 Wired earbuds. I find that the ZS10s distort when I give the B string some welly, whereas the Shures that I borrowed for a professional gig, were clear and strong. T2 fail? I also want an ipad, to run Song Select, because paper printouts don't really work in my current gig. T2 fail again?
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    I took the Kurzweil apart and managed to clean the contact pads, and the keyboard now works again. Thanks to @BassTractor who encouraged me to have a go! I needed to take out the G and A keys to get at the A flat key, but once they were removed, the rubber contact pads were exposed, and a liberal squirt of contact cleaner got underneath the rubber contact pad and removed the dirt. I didn't even need to remove the rubber contact pads to access and clean the contact points underneath. Rubber contact pads are shown here As far as I can make out, the velocity of the note is worked out by timing the difference between the first and second signal from the first and second contact points. I am guessing that one of the contact points was dirty and so the system only registered one signal, which it assumed was infinitely fast (and so, the maximum loudness). The video here gave the details of what screws I needed to remove to get into the casing, and what to clean once I was in.
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    That shows the difference between ABRSM and Rock School exams. You are doing acoustic guitar grade 1, but turned up with a different instrument, and had a nice chat about that choice. ABRSM? You can't even choose which note to play. Play it, as written - note, value, dynamics. With regards to the instrument, ABRSM make no allowances for the fact that the student may have learned on a keyboard with no dynamics, but when they are doing the exam on a piano they are expected to play the written dynamics.
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