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Dont know if this would help ,you'd have to take a look https://existential.audio/blackhole/

About 12hrs left on Plugin Alliance Special Sale for Dirk whos moving on from running Brainworx Any 4 Brainworxs Plugins for $49.99 I know they always have sales on but still think this is a pretty good deal.

I was in the same dilemma back in March , also coming from a 2012 macbook pro. Having talked to various music logic mac friends I stared totting up the cost of an Air with more Ram etc etc , and in the end concluded that I was getting close to the Base 14" M1 Macbook Pro price. So very reluctantly I decided to part with what to me seemed a lot of money . Anyway I have to say that my new 14" Macbook is bloody great , got all the ports and connections back on the sides , great in built speakers etc etc. I am running Logic Pro X and only running my third party plugins that are M1 ready , and I have to say it just seems to get on with the job ! So in conclusion , even though it was a lot of money I'm happy I did spend the extra .

In the very beginning before Chic . and theres already not a gnat's d*** between them !!! and

Go Trevor !!!

Some nice playing from everyone here

Niles doing his thing !!! Starts about 0.43 in .

Yeh I wasn't sure whether it was all completely live , probably some triggering going on there in places me thinks ! I agree that he is a talent , it just reminded me of how good Morris Day and The Time were in there day, could even give Prince a run for his money and he wrote some of there songs , anyways its all been done before , but still good to see .

Been loving this very talented family lately https://youtu.be/rWah6plGip4

If I'm understanding things right , your usb DAC may give a flat response , but the headphones you plug into it will then impose its own curve on top there by not giving you a reference flat response. I think what Sonarworks does is, they sample test the frequency response of your specific headphones , you can send them in to be tested or buy a calibrated package from them or use there average profile . Then the software flattens those frequencies to produce a studio reference flat response , so we should all be singing from the same hymn sheet so to speak irrespective of what headphones we each individually have ! I think thats right !

I've been evaluating this https://www.sonarworks.com/headphones on the free 21 day trial , luckily I had probably the cheapest headphones on the profile list Sennheiser HD 201 I've got to say so far I am really impressed ! I know its not best to mix on headphones , but I'm never gonna make the bedroom a flat response , so as a reference tool i think its great. I have been amazed at how much better the flat profile allows me to have a standard to work to , and when i have bounced a mix it is a lot clearer, even when i have played it on cheap hi fi Probably gonna end up getting it , worth trying the demo and seeing how much of a curve response manufactures have put on things !!!

Cheers [b] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/11876-dad3353/"]Dad3353[/url][/b]

They seem to have put a lot of thought into this , even down to type of strings and age of strings ! [url="https://youtu.be/LQBkoqjL6pw"]youtu.be/LQBkoqjL6pw[/url] Oh I can never get that youtube thing to work can someone do it for me , ta !

Bloody 2016, not another one! Great songwriter/musician, I remember seeing a documentary with Quincy Jones, saying how he asked his people to get hold of the cat that wrote the Heatwave stuff. Rod duly turned up, and wandered around the studio for a while till Quincy asked who he was, it came as a big surprise to him that the cat who wrote all that funky Heatwave stuff was actually a white fishmonger from Grimsby!!! Suffice as to say they became great friends and were involved in many things. The other thing that always makes laugh is that Quincy was saying that they had more or less done the Thriller track when he picked up Rod in his car one morning, and told Rod “ you know that idea you had about Vincent Price talking over the track, well he’s agreed to do it, he’s coming to the studio right now, got any words!” Rod wrote the words on the way to the studio, and well Quincy stalled Vincent out the front, Rod got the secretary to type it up ready to put on the stand!

Big part of my life , saw him twice live bloody brilliant ! When my kids were younger and first had mp3 players I put Princes greatest hits , the Beatles No1's and some Steely Dan on there for them ,what more could they possibly need ! Found this which I had never seen before , showing the man at one with his music and fans , the way he throws a Rufus and Chaka Chan track in there as well is great ! [url="http://youtu.be/VPwm6YHmlFU"]http://youtu.be/VPwm6YHmlFU[/url]

This guy pretty much sums up the media industry , baring in mind this was uploaded in 2007, so god knows what its like now ! https://youtu.be/mj5IV23g-fE

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1434976591' post='2804292'] Of course not. It isn't "not paying them", it's "giving them [i]exposure[/i]", which as we know is just as valuable as being paid. [/quote] Ahh ! That old chestnut !!!

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1434958408' post='2804033'] Nice to be in a position to tell Apple to f*** off. [/quote] Agreed ! But in saying that , the stand can probably only come from the top , also the 3 month unpaid period she was refrring too would apply to everyone not just multi million pound stars . So indeed why should artists have to pay to fund the richest company in the worlds latest venture as she says and i quote "We don't ask you for free iPhones. Please don't ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation."

Whether you like her or not I think this young lady has bigger gonads than a lot of established stars . Definietily has her head switched on , and not the first time she has made a stand , if we had more people like this perhaps the music industry business model for artists wouldn't be the shambles that it currently is ! [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33220189"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-33220189[/url]

Sad news indeed ! Left us with a great catalogue of groove , of which i am very grateful , RIP Thunder thumbs !

Copied this from here http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sji42f: [b] Some advice if you buy/sell music via bandcamp, to understand the new EU VAT law[/b] This is a long, boring, but VERY important post, mainly aimed at musicians/labels who sell on sites like Bandcamp, but it's also relevant to EVERY person who buys music. Please give it a read and your full attention, because from the 1st January 2015 (aka 3 days time), artists/labels will be breaking the law if they don't act. Spread and share it too, because everyone will need to see it, especially the artists/labels. (Also, as a disclaimer, although this information is correct to the best of my knowledge, I offer no guarantees there won't be any errors etc.. Think of it as a useful primer to get you started. If in doubt, speak to your local tax advisor and/or accountant) -------- Basically, when I (me being a label + musician) sell you one of my digital MP3 files, I don't charge you (the listener/buyer) any VAT because under current UK tax rules, as long as I earn under £81,000/year, I don't need to be VAT registered. £81k is obviously a lot of money and about 99% of your favourite indie artists probably don't charge VAT because they're under this threshold. If they are over, it's a flat VAT price specific to the country they live in. So a UK-based artist earning over £81K/year would charge 20% VAT, as that is what the UK VAT rate is set at. Unfortunately, a new EU tax legislation was agreed upon, which will finally be made law on January 1st 2015, specific to businesses who offer "digital services" (aka any thing you charge a customer to download, such as games, video, training videos, and most importantly for us - music). The new law will mean that ANYONE who offers a digital service sold via their own automated website will now need to be VAT registered, regardless of whether they are under the UK 81K income threshold. This is bad enough, but it becomes much worse when there are 28 different EU markets, with 75 different tax rates! Here is the HMRC's definition of what a "digital service" is [url="https://whitehall-admin.production.alphagov.co.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/390300/VAT_MOSS_Flow_chart.pdf"]https://whitehall-admin.production.alphagov.co.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/390300/VAT_MOSS_Flow_chart.pdf[/url] And here is a a good overview of what is happening, specific to musicians. [url="http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/advice/need-know-vat-regulations-websites-selling-digital-downloads/"]http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/advice/need-know-vat-regulations-websites-selling-digital-downloads/[/url] ------- So what does this mean really? Well, as an example, I live in the UK and when a German fan buys one of my MP3s, because they live in a country that is a member of the EU, I would now have to charge them an additional 19% VAT on top of the existing sale price. This money is collected by me and then sent to the HMRC (the UK tax office) every 3 months,. There are around 28 EU specific regions, each having their own VAT rates. EVERY single country in the EU will need to be accounted for separately when I file my VAT return. That's over 20 pages, every 3 months, separate from the annual income tax return. Basically, it's an accountants worse nightmare. It becomes even more insane because if this German fan was to buy my music while he was on vacation in France, then he now gets charged French VAT rates instead! This is because the VAT is specific to where the customer is located at the time of purchase, not their nationality! What if they're on a train at the time of purchase, travelling from Poland to Germany? Well, it is then determined by the country they were located in before they set off! Sounds ridiculous? Yes. Yes it is. This isn't just a UK problem either. ALL countries are affected. If you live in the USA and intend to sell digital records to any country in the EU, then you too will need to pay VAT tax directly to the HMRC. Live in Australia or Mexico? You're affected too, sorry! [url="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers/vat-businesses-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers#scope-of-rule-change"]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers/vat-businesses-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers#scope-of-rule-change[/url] -------- So here's the problem. If you're an artist who sells on Bandcamp now, you will be breaking the law if you continue to sell your music after Jan 1st 2015 and don't charge EU customers their specific VAT rate. It doesn't matter if you sell just 1 record or thousands. If you charge money for your music, then you need to be VAT registered. Your only option is to either comply or remove your music from sale from the website, effectively killing your business in the process. Not just Bandcamp too, if you have your own website or use a similar service like Limited Run, then you also need to comply or risk prosecution for tax evasion. This will mean MUCH more paperwork and potential accounting bills, just to keep on track of things (and keep you out of court) Now for music BUYERS (which is probably most of you reading this), if you live in the EU, then you are now going to be paying about 20% more in price for your digial music, games, videos etc.. As if prices weren't high enough! In addition, the rules state that everyone who charges VAT must keep their customers data for 10 YEARS after the point of sale. This data will include things like your name, your address, your payment details, your IP address (to prove your location, remember?) etc... This was previously in the hands of the payment provider (like Paypal) but now it's also the responsibility of the individual company/label/artist to keep it too, in case of an audit! I don't need to tell you of the massive potential security risks that could and will happen as a result of this... Oh and we, the musicians, are charged £35/year to register with a data protection service to agree to keep your information safe. It might be even higher for your specific country. Honestly, the whole situation is made 1000x worse because for many of us, this new law came like a bolt of lightning out of nowhere. Chances are that this is probably the first time you've heard of it. I literally found out about it yesterday and have been scrambling to read up and educate myself on it, so I wasn't breaking the law in a few days time. ~~~~~RECAP AND CONSEQUENCES OF THIS NEW LAW~~~~~ So here's the deal. From 23:59 on the 31st of December 2015, I will have to remove all digital music from sale from my [url="https://3six.bandcamp.com"]https://3six.bandcamp.com[/url] page, at least until I get my label VAT registered. It can still be streamed as normal, but you just won't be able to pay for it. It's either remove it all or set my entire digital discography to free (it's currently pay what you want for most albums, but I can't even use that now in case one of you decides to be kind enough to actually support me) For my [url="http://www.3six.net"]http://www.3six.net[/url] website, I will also be forced to remove all digital downloads from any physical record you buy from me. If you buy a vinyl record or CD bundle from there (and my bandcamp page for that matter), it will no longer include the MP3/FLAC file, as this will be classed a digital service. Physical records on their own are currently unaffected by this, so I will still keep them up for sale as normal. I have no clue as to how this will affect my new EP "Pulse Dive" which was due to be put up on sale next month. That release may have to be a vinyl-exclusive with NO digital download for the time being. Luckily, my site will let me add digital downloads to any order made retroactively, so when you buy the vinyl record and I eventually get my VAT registration sorted, you should be able to download the digital file immediately afterwards, with no extra cost. I'm sorry, I know this is sh*t, but I literally can't do anything about this for the moment. If you've made it this far, then like the rest of us, you're probably scratching your head thinking "WTF have I just read?". It's complicated, it's boring and it's a complete pain in the backside. Many of you are probably thinking this doesn't even apply to you, but the reality is, it's going to completely change the game for both buying and selling music. This new law is going to have a HUGE affect on the musicians and labels you know and love from January. I imagine that most of them, like myself, will have no choice but to remove their music either temporarily or permanently. The smaller, less-known artists will be hit the hardest. You, the customer, will be paying more for your music, and in an industry where convincing people to actually buy music is hard enough, it's going to be made even worse because of this ruling. It's a sh*t-show for everyone, basically, except the corrupt bureaucratic w***ers who run the European Union. The communication from the government was dreadful and the burdon of responsibility ultimately falls on them to inform businesses about the new change to the law. I received no letters or emails from them. Sites like Bandcamp found out about this a month ago or so, but even they did email their users to let them know about it. Best yet, when I spoke to my accountant friend about this last night, even he had no idea what the hell MOSS was! We were all left in the dark, almost until it was too late. Here are some websites with some additional reading, so you can get yourself fully-educated on the subject. Don't wait too long, because this all comes into effect from January 1st 2015! [url="http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/advice/need-know-vat-regulations-websites-selling-digital-downloads/"]http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/advice/need-know-vat-regulations-websites-selling-digital-downloads/[/url] [url="http://darkfloor.co.uk/eu-vat-darkfloors-bandcamp/"]http://darkfloor.co.uk/eu-vat-darkfloors-bandcamp/[/url] [url="https://whitehall-admin.production.alphagov.co.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/390300/VAT_MOSS_Flow_chart.pdf"]https://whitehall-admin.production.alphagov.co.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/390300/VAT_MOSS_Flow_chart.pdf[/url] [url="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers/vat-businesses-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers#eu-vat-rule-change"]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers/vat-businesses-supplying-digital-services-to-private-consumers#eu-vat-rule-change[/url] [url="https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration/overview"]https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration/overview[/url] [url="https://www.gov.uk/register-and-use-the-vat-mini-one-stop-shop"]https://www.gov.uk/register-and-use-the-vat-mini-one-stop-shop[/url] Finally, here is a petition to call for the intervention of this new law for businesses under the current VAT exemption Threshold. SIGN IT. [url="https://www.change.org/p/vince-cable-mp-uphold-the-vat-exemption-threshold-for-businesses-supplying-digital-products"]https://www.change.org/p/vince-cable-mp-uphold-the-vat-exemption-threshold-for-businesses-supplying-digital-products[/url] Thanks for reading.