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On 26/02/2021 at 12:09, Cato said:

I'm singing backing vocals with about 80,000 other people on two live albums recorded at the Monsters of Rock in 1992.

Both The Almighty and Iron Maiden released their sets as albums, although I think the Almighty one might have been a bonus disc with something else, rather than a stand alone release.

Other than that I'm in the 'Alice Cooper Trashes the World' live video for  a fraction of a second during a panning crowd shot.

I was there too!  Still got some pics from it too. 

4 hours ago, BigRedX said:

Surely then the problem isn't with the Juno emulation but the fact that it's also trying to be other things?

 

If you really want those other things and better control over them you should get the Jupiter X which has most of the controls missing from the Juno X at the top level.

A couple of nights ago, I just sat & messed around with creating the biggest bass sound I could. Started with a Jupiter 8 & created a good synth bass, then I opened anuther Jupiter 8 for another bass sound, then added a JX8P for a more bell like overtone & then an SH-101 for pure sub below it all. Did it all with no menu diving at all & was a great way to spend 2 hours (that includes playing about with said patch after creation). 😎

2 hours ago, Quatschmacher said:

When loading in a particular model, it was far from obvious how to navigate to presets that utilise only that model for instance as the preset buttons recall from all models. There are quite a few modal functions on buttons, which does detract from the immediacy of one button serving a single function.

 

If I recall correctly, there was some aspect of PWM that wasn’t quite at the top level too. It’s a while since I last was in front of it so would have to check.

 

I found it a bit of an option paralysis machine. 

It might be portamento time?  That’s not on the front panel of the Jupiter X.  You have to go into a menu to set the speed, but there’s a big portamento button on the panel.  

On 29/09/2023 at 08:46, bassatnight said:

Have owned several synths in the past, but not for a while. Thinking of picking up a decent all rounder, particular fan of the Juno series from the eighties having owned a 60 and 106 and the newish Juno X looks amazing, the current retail new is £1,400 which is a little more than I ideally want to shell out but I have been offered a fairly mint Jupiter X for £1450, they retail for £2k anyone in the know have any advice, is the Jupiter that much better than the Juno X?
 

Thanks,

Steve.

I was going to get the Juno X, but the Jupiter X comes with a Juno 106 as well as a Jupiter 8, a JX8P, an SH-101, an XV5080, the RD piano, a vocoder, zencore & the Jupiter X synth engine, so to me was a better deal even at £2300 new. 
I’ve had mine for 3 months & hardly touched the surface of what it can do. 
last night I spent a few hours just creating a synth bass sound that used 2 Jupiter 8s, a JX8P & an SH-101 all layered to make one big killer bass sound. 
£1450 is a bit of a bargain!

17 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

 

I would say as a roli owner that is good to know, but they have gone down the tubes since then!

 

That’s sad to hear. I know that in 2021 they filed for bankruptcy, but I thought they’d gotten sorted out as they then released Lumi & more recently the Rise2. 

For musical instruments, Roli gave me outstanding customer service. About 5 years ago, my Rise, which was out of warranty, developed a fault. 
I contacted Roli to ask if I was able to fix the issue, they sent me a returns label which covered postage & 3 days after sending it, I had it back fully working & not costing me a penny. 
Cambridge Audio have also been superb with a similar sort of response to an issue. 

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Phone did that double post thing. 😂

On 30/09/2023 at 20:55, bass_dinger said:

If Hillsong had people who could play like that, churches would not have people who could play like Hillsong!

 

 

Do churches still play hillsong?  
Isn’t that a bit like going to see a Gary Glitter tribute act?

Ooooh!  That’s full of inspiration pushing creativeness. 

I agree that it’s better to have a more powerful rig.  Though if you’re struggling for volume with the 100w amp, you can add another cab of the same & that’ll most likely be plenty of dB. 
Most valve amps are 200w at most (there are some exceptions). Valve watts are not any different from SS ones. 

Just heard the start of Mariah Carey “Without You”. 
 

#”No I can’t forget the semen on your face as you were leaving”. 
 

12 hours ago, barkin said:

More likely dB per Watt, at 1 meter... 

Yes, that’s how it’s measured, but often just written as dB/m. 

4 minutes ago, Aygotaygo said:

With that in mind, I’ve been leaning toward the Peavey Max 150 because it has a tilted baffle. Just not absolutely sure that 150 watts will be enough, but as has already pointed out, it’s not just about watts.

See if you can find the SPL data for it. It’ll show as dB per Metre. 

If you’re going FRFR, then the Bassics BPA-1 was designed for what you have in mind, as it has 2 channels with independent levels & switchable impedance. 
I just got mine from another chap on here recently. 

Cmon guys. Everybody knows he’s gonna need a 2000w valve head into an 8x10 fridge.

😹

I heard they often cockerel up. 

Sadly, it’s been a busy month for me (knocking down old garage, getting foundations clear for new one & just general house renovating), so might not have anything for this month. Certainly won’t get any vocals from the Mrs in time. ☹️

Hopefully next month. 

I remember seeing a Billy Sheehan interview & the interviewer asked why he doesn’t play a 5 string. 
His answer was along the lines of “I’m still learning how to play 4 strings”. 

Did Leo Fender did what most great Americans do….  Take someone else’s idea & capitalise?

It was about 15 after the Audiovox that Fender made the P bass & maybe Tutmarc’s invention would have disappeared into obscurity. 

I’ve been a 4 string player for about 40 years. Played a few 5s & liked them, but I’ve only played 1 song where I thought “if only I had a 5” & that’s Superfresh by Jamiroquai.  None of the bands I’ve been in play it though. 

10 minutes ago, ped said:

You could use EBS flat cables, and a junction box for your bass in/amp out. Nic bit of kit, that Bassics

Now that’s a good shout. I’ll go & have a look at those. 👍🏼

Yes, it’s a lovely bit of kit. I bought it on here off sk8 last month. Dunno why he decided to sell it, but I’m glad he did. Makes a great front end for my FRFR set up. 
I’m planning on finding a nice drive pedal to replace the BDI21. I do like the mid scoop & light drive that it gives. 

It’s been a while since I’ve posted in here, but this is my board now. 
 

Why do they not stick the jack sockets higher up to account for pedal board lips?

If they did, I could have had the Bassics preamp back another inch & the other pedals could’ve sat portrait. 

I might play about some more. 

7 hours ago, TimR said:

My take on this is that if you have business use it implies that your tools and equipment are covered from damage in an accident and possibly if you're leaving tools and equipment in your vehicle, that makes it more attractive to theives. 

 

So normally the insurance company won't have a clue or be interested where you're going or what you're doing until you try to make a claim for musical instruments stolen from the car or damaged in an accident. 

 

And you can't double insure stuff, so if your gear is covered under a separate musical instruments/performing policy you'll only be covered under one of them.

 

Regards the tax implications, to be able to claim tax back etc. I believe the IR are not interested unless you're operating with the intention to make a profit, and if you have a day job, you're operating as a hobby with any money earned unlikely to offset any costs. My costs just for rehearsing don't even cover what I get for gigs. I'm not sure if you could claim for the whole car and insurance as a business expense, I think just 40p per mile. I did look into it and it gets complicated tracking assets etc. Spotify subscription, mobile phone and broadband...

 

 

It can vary, but that’s not usually what it is. 
Here’s  examples.

If you drive to work but don’t use your vehicle whilst you work (other than for personal use), then that’s commuting. 
If you drive to work, but then use your car whilst you’re working, for example driving from office to office, then that’s business. 
However, if you intend to carry business tools in your car from home to work & then back, then it could be just classed as commuting, but some insurers may see it as an increased theft risk & want to charge extra, hence business. 
Car insurance will cover a small amount of personal goods in the car (usually just about £500 tops), but it’s very unlikely to cover your music gear if it was a paid gig & if it did, would leave you out of pocket. 
Home insurance “could” cover it as Personal belongings (might need specified) or extra business tools cover if they can give it, but for the gigging musician, you’re better to go with an instrument insurer such as Blue Moon or the MU.  They also give you public liability cover in with the cost. 
 

Edit to say, if you’re insured under more than 1 policy, then the claim will be shared by all insurers, but should only show as a claim on 1 policy. So if you had cover up to £500 on your car insurance, £4k on your home insurance & was also fully covered on your MU insurance, you’d make a claim on your MU insurance & they would contact the other 2 insurers to get them to chip in towards the cover. However, this should not show as a claim on the other 2 policies, nor should it affect the price of them, as the claim was made through MU. 

I worked for a major insurance company for over a decade. Best thing to do is phone them & ask, as each company can have a different perspective on what to class it as.  They’ll get details from you and speak with an underwriter if it’s something they’ve not had before. 
Chances are, it might be classed as “Commuting”, but it could also be classed as “Business”. It could depend on how often you gig. 
 

Something to bear in mind is how/if your gear is covered.  Doubtful that your car insurance will cover any of it & often home insurance will only cover theft if it’s concealed out of sight in a locked vehicle. 

The Glasgow stores are great too. Bought my synth from them a couple of months ago & they price matched it, the case & the stand.