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I know. 🙂 I removed the original track & uploaded the new version with the same name, which causes the embedded link to go funny for a few hours. It should be okay tomorrow, but there's a link straight to Soundcloud if you want a listen - https://soundcloud.com/gxmix/this-was-how-it-felt

I've added some lyrics to mine. Bought myself some samples, so not me singing. https://soundcloud.com/gxmix/this-was-how-it-felt

I think I've got mine's done. Though I might go back to it at some point (another that I'd like to put some lyrics on). I've tried to get that French JM Jarre vibe & give it a sense of mystery (like the black cat). Anyway, it's electronica, but not sure you could dance to it...

Lemon is better than Orange. 🤠

I've got an idea in my head & made a wee start on something today that sounds noting like what's in my head. My inspiration is the cat, but trying to go for a French sounding vibe (like Air's Moon Safari).

Oooh wow. Thanks guys. I’ll get an inspiration pic across shortly.

Good to hear it’s back. Hopefully you get the other bits back & the thief gets a bad bout of COVID.

I’m all for lose a finger for a theft. It would make many think twice & the determined idiots are gonna find it hard to steal with just 2 pinkies.

My dad in law gets acrylic nails on his right hand for playing acoustic guitar. I use the boney bit of my finger tips to play.

Here it is now... It might go more versions, it might not. Depends what time I get. Enjoy...

I'll join in on the classic 90's EDM. Love this one as it's written to be played by musicians & the bassline is a joy to play.

Okay, I'm in. I see this as looking into the hazy past. So I've went with a late 80's early 90's vibe. I got a couple of new soft synths that sound fantastic, Serum & Pigments. The other synths on this are Cypher2, Equator & Logic's Drum Synth for the kick. New version... Played the bass, changed some sounds & added some textures. I'm planning on adding some further textures & maybe add some vocals now that I have a mic (don't worry, it'll be vocoderised), but I thought I'd get my entry in.

Made this using Serum. Not bad for a 1st attempt & mostly using it's own presets.

I've recommended Cakewalk to a few friends recently. I'm a Mac user & have Logic Pro X. There's a good selection of synths & so in within it, but I'm wanting some good pro quality VSTs. Having played with Serum a wee bit, I'm sold on it. It sounds fantastic. I'm gonna try Pigments2 & V Collection, but from what I've done with Serum so far, I think It's likely that I'll go with Serum & Pigments2.

Indeed. I’ve got Labs & Discover.

I'll have a look. Over the years I've tried a few free VSTs. u-he Tyrell N6 is pretty good (I believe it's based on the Roland Juno 106. I've downloaded the trial of Serum & so far, I'm impressed.

I'm in dire need of some decent VSTs (software instruments), but haven't got the spare cash to buy outright just now. Thankfully Splice offer a Rent-to-own model, where you pay monthly, can take a break as often as you like & start again & once you've paid the cost of the software, it's yours. So I thought about getting either Serum as it gets rave reviews & is $9.99 a month for 19 months or Arturia Pigments2 for the same, but 20 months. Then I thought "Oh, Arturia V Collection 7 is $24.99p/m". That has 23 instruments modelled on classic synths & keys. I really don't want to spend more than that per month, but now I'm in 2 minds what to go for... Aturia V collection 7 or Serum and Pigments2? Has anyone on here got any or all of these? The good thing about Splice, is that you get to try for 3 days for free, so I'm going to download one today to try. Then do the same with the others at different times so I can have a proper play about with each. But I'd like to know who uses them long term?

You do know that the urge to sing that song is just a whim away.

How very dare you assume that person's gender! 😂 It's good to see a video where the camera shows the bassist more than any other musician. Most usually focus on the guitarist playing sod all when there's a good bass groove.

IM are one of my dad’s fave bands. He’s 77. 😹

I learned a lot of my techniques from Billy Sheehan - the Talas years book & cd. Most notably putting the hole finger over the index finger when tapping.

Unless it's a slow bass line, then I'll use 3 or 4 fingers. It just makes quick bass lines easier.

I’m another who pops a bit of disco octaves in some of the worship songs. I also used octave, dirt, LPF opening up over a 1/2 bar & chorus for a synth sound on Reckless Love. Most of the crop of worship songs have possibly the blandest bass lines since Coldplay. 😕

I’ve been trying to do a little research on these, but there’s not much info. 6 reviews on trustpilot (there’s over 2500 for DJ Deals & they get over 4 stars). There’s a couple of mentions on DJ forums, one from 2012 & one from 2008, both saying good things about them, so it seems they’ve been on the go for a while. Just cautious, but it seems all legit.

I’m thinking about getting myself some software & stumbled upon a company called DJ Finance Direct. They do 24 months interest free, which is t unusual for a DJ shop, however, most want a decent deposit for 2 years interest free. With DJ Finance Direct, you can have the deposit as low as 5%. I’m a little cautious of them as they also trade under the name “DJ Deals” and don’t offer 0% finance. Has anyone on here used them or should I steer clear? They do get a lot of good reviews.