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Don't stress too much about it, that will only hinder your learning. Learn what you can in the time you have got, what you can't improvise! Many originals bands do just that live onstage. I've found that listening to a track (whilst not playing along) is good for me, I actually listen to it and get a feel, rather than wonder where my fingers etc are going next. Takes some effort 'not' to pick the bass up though! Good Luck.

Quite right in what you say. My Macbook is a similar spec (need the 16gb upgrade soon though) and it's great. I often wonder how long an older Mac without support would last most of us for Logic, if we used it to it's full potential? I'm no pro and using Logic 10.4. I couldn't operate Logic 8 to it's potential before I moved to 9 etc etc. If I thought of my Macbook as a tool to use Logic for a specific task, mostly, I think I could probably get away with a 2009 unibody, core 2 duo with 4 gig ram. Most recording I do is basic and lets face it, many a good old tune was knocked up on an old Atari! I suppose it all depends on how intensive the machine is to be used.

Bear in mind that newer Mac's aren't hardware upgradeable (not sure if that is 100% true for the whole range but suspect it is). You would need to be sure that what you can afford will do exactly what you want it to do as, there's little scope to add later. I'm not really one for buying Mac's new and so I'd look for the last model in your chosen format that is still upgradeable. I've had an iMac and a mini and now running a Macbook Pro. All are great machines but moved to Macbook for the portability. The more ram the merrier really. Logic is a great piece of kit as is Mainstage. 2 screens is a good idea too.

Don't go buying anything tonight then! 😂

I wonder how much he pays to hire?

How many cymbals does a drummer need? Hats, crash and a ride, that's the job done. Use basic tools until you feel you can afford, justify or even need more. Decent cymbals can be bought quite cheaply now and even economy brands are certainly better than they were in the past or at least better than no cymbals at all. He has to hire cymbals in? What's all that about? I've never heard of such goings on. This would not happen in any Northern town. Sounds like a load of old bollox to me. He may have delusions of grandeur! They usually have. 🥁 Maybe the singer is delusional about being a singer too if he can't remember his own lyrics after that length of time. That would be about 8 months since you started the project? If he can't remember them by now, he is either not cut out to be a singer, the songs could be too long and/or full of pretentious philosophical nonsense that no-one but he can understand anyway or, he is a goldfish. Seriously though, it sounds like they are scared to me. Well, maybe the drummers doing a drummer thing and trying not to let the girlfriend know that he needs to actually buy something for a change! 😂 Good advice in above posts though. Book a gig, get a target and you will hopefully find that the rest will get themselves together. If they don't, you have the answer to your OP.

From what I've heard of myself recorded, it sounds like me playing. I can recognise it but not everyone can. Basses do sound different but lots and lots of folk cannot tell the difference. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't care. Playing a decent bass and gear is always going to put you 1-0 up at kick-off in terms of how well you can play on the night but I don't really think that those who don't play (and some who do play) bass in the audience can tell the difference at all. 3 of my ex girlfriends would not have known what a bass sounded like had they not met me. To this day one of them still isn't sure! I still meet folk and when they hear that I play bass they say, "which one is that?". Then comes all the inevitable having to explain to someone (who is usually a tedious idiot) what a bass sounds like. "It's the one with 4 strings that sounds low and deep mate" (I've got it down to a fine art now). "Oh right, deep? ummm" is the usual reply 😂 And that's a great cue to scarper! Sound is subjective and if it wasn't there would be very little choice in anything! I'm sure we buy gear that we personally like, unless we are playing in an established originals band that needs a particular "sound" or in a covers band etc that tries to be sonically accurate. I've tried Behringer to Boogie and anyone can get a decent sound out of just about anything (within reason) these says. I once opted for a Behringer combo over a Boogie valve stack in a rehearsal studio as the Behringer literally p*ssed all over the Mesa. Yes I was surprised too! If I reflect on how many basses, amps, cabs and comb's I've owned over the years, then the only sensible conclusion I can make is - all bass gear is adequate and I'm looking for something that does not exist!

"Built by a guy in his shed"? Should say, "Sold by a guy without a shred of guilt". Tis horrendous methinks...

I'm too busy setting up and packing up the PA to care! Funny how if there's any questions posed to the rest of the band they all refer them to me! I honestly don't care though! Too long in the tooth now.

That's a very big pocket! Wish I had a wallet the same size TE marketed the Elf in a similar fashion but (as was probably intended) I found myself taking more notice of the young ladies rear than I was of the Elf! I thought that was an over-sized pocket too but I really didn't care 😂

Well, he's a bit of a prick then! Right on! 😂

I wonder if it really is that bad or if Lynne has quite upset him? 😥

We're using a Behringer XR18, 2012 i5 Macbook Pro with 8gb RAM (16gb would be better), SSD and Logic X. The XR18 is great for live, recording and live recording. It kills 2 birds with 1 stone. Live desk and interface all in one. We try to keep the MB Pro as clean as possible. Nothing running in the background either. Works great for us.