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On 06/05/2025 at 08:46, Woodwind said:

 

 

I hadn't heard of hearthis.

 

I will be in a similar position to you later this year where I'll need to share some works in progress and I was totally put off setting up a new SoundCloud account, so I will give it a look

So far it seems pretty good.

I don’t know what the user base is like if you decided to use it for promoting your stuff, but as a host for ideas, it does it just like Soundcloud did. 

I’ve signed up to hearthis.at & it’s just what I need. 
It’s like Soundcloud used to be. Looks very similar, it’s easy to use & the free version has an upload limit of about 50 songs.

Perfect for hosting to share, like sending song links to people or posting in the Basschat compo compo. 
 

When I get more time, I’ll have a look at the other options too. 

I’ve got a new band forming & wanted to upload a couple of song snippets online to seek other musicians & promote the music/band.

So as I’ve done in the past, decided to create a soundcloud account for the band. Done!

But it’s now limited to a 2 track upload for the free account (it used to be something like an hour of audio). 
 

So I’m looking to see what alternatives there are.

Does anyone on here have experience with or use the likes of Bandcamp, Audiomack, Hearthis.at or any other platforms that they’d recommend or is it worth buying the Soundcloud subscription?

Cheers. 

For the summing part, you basically need a 2 channel mixer. If you can solder, it’s easy to make a passive one. 

39 minutes ago, LukeFRC said:

thats a different song, but it's worse than that - don't they repeat the lion and the lamb bit? Doesn't that make it two lions and two lambs?

So it was, that was “How grate is our god”.  🤣

Yes, it does indeed.  7 in 1 it is then. 

4 hours ago, Chadu25 said:

We played Lion and the Lamb too! Nice setup!

I always thought it was mathematically challenged. 
“The godhead 3 in 1, father, spirit, son, the lion & the lamb”. 
I’m pretty sure that’s 5 in 1. 😂

FKA Twigs - Eusexua. 
Just dropped at the start of the week & is a fantastic album from start to finish. 

I started a project with a drummer last year. We’re writing a handful of songs & hope to be gigging them this year.

We have a vocalist who also plays acoustic guitar, the drummer has an ekit & includes a couple of multi pad controllers, and I play a mix of synth & loops & control the flow of the song arrangements. 
 

So after some tweaking & working out what I need to get this going we’ll, I’ve added a Launchpad Pro. Not only can it control much of Logic (which I use as a host and the band feed into it too), but it has a built in 4 track poly sequencer. So there’s the temptation to try just it & the Jupiter for some stuff. 
 

It’s got a bit of a Saturday Night Fever vibe going on. 
 

20 hours ago, Elfrasho said:

An old classic korg triton le. I'm replacing a digital piano with this. As a piano it's clearly a downgrade but to be honest, being limited to piano has meant I've slowly lost interest and so I thought a wee keyboard with various sounds might get me playing a bit more!

 

First impressions.. nicely built. Sounds great although the pianos are a bit naff. Lots of assignable knobs. Hopefully midi works fine so I can use it as a controller.

Nice one.

If you need better piano sounds, there’s plenty of VST pianos you can use. 

28 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

I thought that particular battle was won thirty years ago?

Sadly only in South Africa. It’s still very much happening in Palestine. 

I try my best not to support big corporations (especially the US ones) & prefer to buy local or independent companies. 
I also use an app called “No Thanks” to help me avoid anything that supports apartheid. 
 

The No Thanks app is available for both iOS & Android. 

Probably my fave song of 2024 & the more I listen to it, the more I love it. It just doesn’t go on for long enough. 
 

She’s a Canadian Palestinian. Her label dropped her just as she was about to release her debut album after things blew up in Palestine. Had she been a Zionist, things would have been different. 
The whole album is fantastic. 

Here's my entry.  Singer for new band did the vocals & guitar.  Everything else is me.  Love the original, so was good to do something different with it.

https://soundcloud.com/feintmotions/linger-cover

Edited to update the version of the track.

From a moral point of view, I’m not a fan of Fender. They’re now really just a corporation that buys up smaller businesses & rips them apart. 

Oooh. Never seen a purple one before.  It’s in great nick too. 
My go to bass is an Ibanez SR1000 that I bought new in early 1990.  Just a great feeling, comfortable bass to play. 
Bought an Aguilar PJ & OBP-2 off you about 1 1/2 years ago & they sound great in the SR.

Whoever takes this off you won’t be disappointed. 

He did a lot of great stuff. 
 

Oddly enough, I didn’t even know he was still alive, until he died. 
 

91 is a decent age to live to & he has a great legacy to leave behind. 

That looks like a cool tool to have. 
 

Right, I’ve seen it now.  Delete it. 

Do you still play for work, or is it more just for enjoyment these days?

Listened to Nemahsis’ debut album today. 
10/10!

Quite possibly the best album of 2024 & it’s really an emotional & creative work. 
 

I used a godlyke wall wart PSU (similar to a onespot) & daisychained the pedals. Worked fine for a good few years, but then I started getting a whine. Found out that the PSU was the issue, so got a 2nd hand T-rex Fueltank jr for @ £50 & no more whine.  They power 5 9v pedals & don’t take up much room. 

17 minutes ago, Killerfridge said:

I think that's spot on. The thing they aren't great at doing is the sparkly modern sound; they sound like a loud old tube amp and if that's your thing it's great.

 

Re: knobs - yes, they're awful but fairly easy to replace

Agreed.  Other than the claimed watts & the knob quality, I’ve only heard good things about the RH heads. 

But it’s not an answer to the question. 
I was querying if the 750 did actually have more power than the 450 or if they were both the same?

Here's a follow up question…

If they were both the same wattage, was the 750 louder than the 450 & if so, how?  Did they maybe restrict the output on the 450?

Soundwise, I hadn’t heard anything bad from users (that I recall). The only other issue I heard of was the knobs on the front weren’t the best of quality, though how many that affected, I don’t know. 

What!  But why?  I never got a chance to even know about it!!!!

Where did it go?

😂

On 12/10/2024 at 21:33, Killerfridge said:

I use the RH750 as my regular (essentially the same but with more power) and it's really top notch.

Weren’t the 450 & the 750 both 236 watts?

4 hours ago, SH73 said:

Rotosound flats don't seem to hold the zinginess Imho

 

I’ve not been happy with them since new.

I was hoping that they’d have worn in by now. 😂