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    Ever turned a band down cos of tunings?

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    why would a band not doing things in a tuning that you want cause you to leave?? I'm a bit puzzled and in no way being critical.

    Surely the tuning chosen should best reflect the overall sound of the song based on all the band members abilities. I believe the person with most say in tuning selected is the vocalist. The song must work in their range or you're on a hiding to nothing. Then it's a discussion between The rest of the band to make sure the song works in the range of keys they can sing it in... i.e. there's no point playing the song 1 semi-tone too high or low that makes the song a complete pig to play for someone. If you can move the song by half a step in 1 direction or another to make it easier to play, you'll get a much better overall performance from the whole band. Surely that is the most important choice with tuning. Can the singer sing it and can the instrumentalists play in well in that key?

    Bass Guitar Package

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    if you are considering a Fender 5 string, based on numerous comments on here a Lakland 5 string has a really good rep for having a great B string. I have a 4 string 44-02 and the neck is absolutely amazing. really thin (front to back) and fast. Is right up there with my ACG for a wonderful neck. Will probably do everything you'd expect from a Fender but better (i own a USA Fender too and i believe the Lakland is better for playability and pick ups can always be changed). However i do prefer my ACG for playability, and 5 string USA spector for serious growly sound!! If you have £3k burning a hole in your pocket, take your time, try things out. There are some amazing bits of mid-high end gear going for cheap as chips on here at the moment. I wouldn't over look ACG definitely worth a play and really high quality for the money. Might be worth having a basic back up bass too (i always want 2 basses so i have a back up)

    Soundblox 2 Dimension Reverb

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    if you like fiddling and getting in to a really in depth pedal with lots of options..... get the Dimension reverb.... sounds amazing loads of options and control.

    if having to spend more than 10-30mins fiddling with a pedal to get a sound that you want will fill you with unquenchable rage and make you want to go on a killing spree, then buy the other one.

    I own and play the dimension reverb and it is fantastic and is on my board for both bass and guitar. It is a fantastic pedal, but if you aren't prepared to spend some time getting to know it then you probably won't find it very rewarding. Another great thing with source audio is the HUB. you can connect 5 source audio pedals to it, and control all 5 at the same time through a MIDI controller. This will give you access to 128 presets, you just have to select which preset you want with a MIDI footswitch. This means you will get more out of all of the pedals because in a situation where you might just turn on 1 pedal for simplicities sake, you can add a bit of reverb, a bit of different drive, a bit of envelope filter if you want it. It's a great little system if you want a small 2-4 pedal board with loads of sounds.

    Source Audio customer service is fantastic as well, look up the S.A.S.S. on talkbass and have a read.

    Play of the Day : ‘Clangour’, from alittlebitrobot...

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    alyctes, i thought i'd post here just to encourage you to give it a try. No-one ever starts out writing music and it just sounds amazing.... even Mozarts 1st compositions weren't amazing (he was 8 when he wrote his 1st symphony, so he just started early). If you have a passion / desire / something within you that wants to write music, then just go for it. Once you get yourself some of the basics (read the Recording Forum and Skol's excellent pinned post about the Home Recording basics) you will find that you can surprise yourself with how easy it is to make music.

    Advance warning: you will feel self conscious / self critical, and that some of what you write is no good, but for each bit of music that you feel about like that, you will write another bit that you feel great about.

    But if you want to do it.... go for it!

    February Composition Challenge - GET RECORDING!

    in Recording

    Posted

    i'll be submitting this evening too, but have a bit of deadline drama to submit it to my online course 1st. I have to link the whole file to dropbox and into a thing called BLEND, and thought an hour and a half was plenty of time to upload and submit it.... turns out the files are so large that it's going to take 1 hour to upload and it's 1 hour 13 mins until deadline!!! DRAMA!!!

    Noel on Kaiser Chiefs

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    [quote][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3][b]
    [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=forums&section=findpost&pid=2693698"][/url]The Badderer, on 17 February 2015 - 05:15 PM, said:[/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=3]

    Oasis are probably the most over-rated band of all time so I couldn't care less what Noel Gallagher says. (i'm not a Kaiser Chiefs fan either, but being in Oasis doesn't give him the right to look down on everyone else.... you were total balls Noel)[/size][/font][/color]

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Surely he has the right to criticise others' music, just as you've just criticised his?[/font][/color]

    [/quote]

    (In the interests of making sure this comes across the right way, I am making this point in a friendly encouraging tone, not a critical aggressive tone.... just wanted to make sure you don't think i'm having a go)
    Absolutely he does. I am entitled to disregard his opinion in the same way that i'm sure he'd disagree with mine, it's the beauty of freedom of speech. There are also consequences to stating your point of view openly, so I'm free to say how over-rated Oasis were, and he's entitled to criticise the Kaiser Chiefs and say there aren't enough drugs that you can take to make their music enjoyable. People are then free to comment on both our opinions and agree or disagree, the consequence of stating such an arrogantly opinionated point of view as his, is that people will probably respond in the same way.

    Noel on Kaiser Chiefs

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    Posted

    Oasis are probably the most over-rated band of all time so I couldn't care less what Noel Gallagher says. (i'm not a Kaiser Chiefs fan either, but being in Oasis doesn't give him the right to look down on everyone else.... you were total balls Noel)

    February Composition Challenge - GET RECORDING!

    in Recording

    Posted · Edited by The Badderer

    I might manage to put forward an entry this month (1st timer). Haven't started yet, but i have an assignment to do on my "introduction to Ableton" course so i'm thinking of basing my track on this picture and doing the whole 2 birds 1 stone thing. When is the deadline for the competition? Apologies if i don't make it in time, but i'm pretty busy. I'm getting a cinematic sounds VST on monday so hope that has some cool train sounds :) thinking of doing something dark and atmospheric.

    What makes someone a 'pro'?

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    [quote]
    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]To be a proffesional you have to have an additional proffesional qualification rather than just do something for a living. [/font][/color]

    [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Often you see adverts for flats to rent "Seeking Proffesionals". I'm guessing they're not looking for proffesional refuse collectors.[/font][/color]
    [/quote]

    interestingly and with no confrontation intended i have seen the exact opposite with a friend of mine. He does metal polishing on great big massive cylinders used for constructing rigging and gearboxes for multi-million pound super yachts. He is what would be termed a "technician" as he has no higher education BEng etc., however, he has been doing his job for 16 years and can out perform all of his "Managers" when it comes to knowing how to build a massively powered gearboxes. In fact a lot of the time when they try to interfere he often has to calmly (or not) explain to them the numerous reasons why they are wrong. He is so highly proficient at his task that certain people have referred to his finish as the "industry standard". Now he is not considered a "professional" but he is professional....

    I would agree how professional someone is, is down to how they are viewed in whatever context they are in. Taking my friend as an example, in the Marine Engineering industry he is probably a skilled technician / professional, but if you saw him in real life, the last thing you'd think is "you're a 'professional' " because he doesn't look like a Dr / Accountant.

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