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Wait a minute... Sorry, posting in the wrong thread! Oops.

Unless that drumbeat or bassline is something that is part of the melody where if it was played on its own, it would be instantly recognisable. Also certain sounds can be copyrighted too. If it were not the case, that would give no copyright to the majority of DnB songs.

Don't listen to them, they're just making it harder than it needs to be! Buy yourself a pitch shifter & then you can play in any key with a simple turn of a knob. Or better still, give the pitch shifter to the vocalist.

Do you really want to lift that combo up on top of another cab? I've lifted one & they're not the lightest of things. If it's loud enough, you're not gonna gain much by adding another. If you're after more lows, sell it & get a combo (or amp & cab) which already has more lows.

Never tried the Orange rigs, but I'd happily suggest trying MarkBass gear. Used mine in church many times. If you need a bit of valve sound, then get either a LMT or a TTE, or add a pre pedal.

Sack the drum machine & stick a DAW on your computer. Download some drum loops of various styles & that's you sorted for simple or complex grooves. You can record the rest of the song in here too. If you're still wanting to go with the drum machine, then you need to think like a drummer. Listen to songs with a similar feel or drum style & try recreating the basics of it on the drum machine. Start with just the kick & snare, then add the hats, etc.

A reversible way would be to get a little masking tape, put a small piece over the led & cut around the tape with a Stanley or craft knife.

It gets my vote too. Well done to Bleat. Cracking tune. I enjoyed listening to the others too & it would have been hard to choose just one. Looking forward to this mumph's comp. Cracking pic.

I see lots of taxis, lots of colour & lots of movement. I've got my basic idea in my head already.

I've sold all my fx & my rig. Kept my bass which has now been in it's case for about a year. Playing about with Korg Gadget for my musical fixes.

Taxman is an old fave of mine. Simple bassline to start off & then gets a good workout.

Ooh! How about that. I was letting the Mrs hear this album for her first time 2 nights ago. Got an excuse to play it again tonight. Class album.

If you're struggling to hear a song's relation to the picture, read Dad's "Play of the day' reviews. For mine, the chords represent the Pistons chuggng, with the faint ride cymbal to represent the steam from them. The hi hats were to represent the train track sounds & the < > crash to represent a big billow of steam There's a repetitive train whistle in there (which does eventually go, only to return later) & the rest of the song was to make it feel as though there was a heavy load being pulled. Well that was my idea behind it. That track would never have come to be without the pic. I'm pretty sure all the other composers could tell a similar story.

I've just not long sold my CMD102p to a fellow BC member. The only reason I sold it was because I no longer play. If I do, I'd more than likely buy the same combo again. It's very much a "what you put in, comes out louder" combo. The filters are very useable & it's probably the loudest 2x10 I've ever played through (the B&C drivers have a fair bit of excursion & being yellow, you get to see them move). I never needed an extension cab for any of the gigs that I did & it never felt pushed. Also at 19kg, it's an easy 1 hand carry.

Thanks Dad. I know this style of stuff isn't to everyone's cuppa, so your feedback is most welcome. I've always been one for making things a bit too long or repetitive (or both). I'll take your advice & see if I can apply it in the next composition.

That's me finally gotten through them all & there's some truly fantastic tracks here. I'm glad it's "choose 3" as It would be really hard to choose just one (it was hard enough picking 3!). Nice work all. I'm looking forward to seeing what's in store for next month now. This month's pic would have been a good entry for the Feb photo comp. The train has a smiley:)

Same here. I've never had a chance to read these before, but this makes me want to listen to the tracks (which I was going to do later today & tomorrow. Nice one Dad!

Oooh. I'm looking forward to listening to this month's entries & also intrigued to see what the voting system is.

I wasn't happy with mine, the bassline and the outro got too boring. Happier now, but I wish I could sing. How much better it would be with some vocals. https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/ivor-revisited

[quote name='Samfordia' timestamp='1423945303' post='2690795'] This looks like something I need to read, thanks. I mean, I can't think of anything else I should be doing on 14th February! [/quote] A chap once said "these women are all very well, but you can't beat the real thing". I need to go. The Mrs is giving me funny looks. :s

It might be worth your while going for a read at Shep's blog (a fellow BCer). http://sheponbass.co.uk/blog/?category=Signal+Chain+BASSics Start from the bottom. He goes over just about every type of effect there is (The Moog Bass Murf isn't there, but if you want one of those, you'll know what it does). Have fun.

That's the funny thing about music. Different people like different stuff. As a musician, I try to listen to as wide a range of genres as possible. I could easily have chosen something from Holst, Miles Davis, Jean Michel Jarre or Technotrax. Some of you lot do like some crap, mind. Only kidding, I couldn't resist.

Oi! NO. If you choose more than 1, then it's gonna take forever to get through the list!!! Ok then, here's another from me that you really need to listen to. When I started listening to each song, I thought "this is guff". But as with every single song on the album, at the end of each one I thought "that songwriting is pure genius! So get your Deezer or Spotify opened & put on Talking Heads 77.

[quote name='Maude' timestamp='1423772937' post='2688962'] Just too many to choose a favourite but one album I absolutely love from my teens is Disintegration by The Cure, perfection in every way. [/quote] That's another album I was listening to just a few nights ago. Some of the basslines are just so much fun to play. Fascination Street being a prime example.

[quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1423695886' post='2688147'] Good thread! And great suggestions already Does 1992 count as bygone? If so mine would be the unimaginatively entitled 'Selected Ambient Works' by Aphex Twin. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selected_Ambient_Works_85–92 Not to everyone's taste for sure. But an important album for me and one that triggers a whole bunch of memories whenever I put it on. I wore out my original vinyl copy and bought it again quite recently at a much inflated price. [/quote] I actually listened to that album 2 weeks ago, for the 1st time too!