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J-Rod & The 4 Korners....

I've just seen this video with Trevor talking about his session and gigging career from the early days. It's just casual talking and very funny at times between two of the UK's top session players. It around forty-five minutes long:

This chap shows how he uses AI to his advantage and in fact, how it can be useful. The video is forty minutes long, and personally I don't like his musical examples, but that's not really the point.

Apples and Oranges and all that stuff, I suppose. I've used NI software for years and can't say I've had any notable problems with them. They are just part of the furniture for me, which is just as well, because a lot of my 3rd party VI sample libraries require Kontakt.

I'm a W11 user so can't really help. But all I had to do was just move the whole folder to one of my sample library drives and then just open the .nki file in Kontakt. There was no installer.

I've just loaded it up and started having a proper look and listen. These two walk through videos are a good start. It looks like you can load in any other 3rd party samples you have and then create your own patterns in the sequencers:

Sadly, the small developer/company, 'Naroth Audio', are closing their Internet doors. There are few good bargains to have, and this particular one below is excellent. It's a collection of unusual Percussion instruments (and sequencers) called 'RHYTHMUS'. Well worth the £19.00: Rhythmus by Naroth Audio: Unique Found Percussion & Dynamic Sequencers

Not something to brag about. It's just BC management acknowledging you are a veteran of a certain age. A bit like reaching the pension age, but without having the financial package to go with it. Personally, I would have preferred a set of strings rather than badges. But hey ho, that's just me.

I know the thread is about the more creative/ interesting Bass lines of decades gone by, but other stuff stands out to me as well... After just listening to all those tunes on the above list over on YouTube, apart from three of those tunes, the rest all have string arrangements (very good charts that are obviously arranged by experienced arrangers). Of the three that don't, one has excellent Brass arranging and two have very good, creative, vocal harmony arranging. So, to me, all the above, and including the very fine musicianship involved, elevates those tunes above 'dross'. It may well be music that you don't like, but to my ears, not dross. Just my musical opinion(s), of course.

I've just seen this over on 'VI Control' (Link below). There is an $99 free voucher code and also a 20% Off voucher code for use at 'SoundMorph'. I have just tried the codes and the offer is still working. https://vi-control.net/community/threads/free-99-coupon-code-for-soundmorph-website.165846/ They have a lot of interesting stuff up on sale so it is worthwhile having a look around using the tabs/drop down menus at the top of the page. I grabbed myself 'WaveWarp 2.1' for free using the $99 voucher and a couple of Sound Design packs using the 20% off voucher. SoundMorph Website

Space is always the problem, but in the end with a bit of planning, we always find a way to make it work while still being comfortable. Good luck with it all and enjoy the MOTU M4.

Yes, USB-C cables and the I/O meters on the units are a nice touch:

The M4 (and probably the M2) certainly works well under strain. There are a couple of check boxes I would recommend ticking, though.

I thought there might be some folks on BC who might like to check out this free course on building VSTPlugins on any OS platform. Link: Bootcamp – Audio Dev School Lifted from another forum: Hello! For the last few months, I've been building an eLearning platform called Audio Dev School. The purpose is to teach how to make audio software and all the stuff that goes along with that. For the initial launch I'm starting with a single course, 'The HISE Bootcamp'. The course is 100% free and is designed for beginners, although there's probably stuff in there that more experienced users will also find useful. The videos walk through the process of building two simple plugins with HISE (a sample library and an effect). We then move on to building HISE from source and compiling our projects. Along the way we'll cover a bunch of subjects from basic things like finding your way around the HISE UI to more advanced concepts like Ad-Hoc codesigning for testing your plugins on MacOS. Feel free to share it with anyone you think would find it useful. Please let me know if you run into any issues with the website or any of the course material - there's usually something that goes wrong on launch day!

The composer, Jonathan Wolff played the bassline on each episode with slightly different fills and varied syncopation. It was to sync with the opening standup routines. He explained and demonstrated the process in this short video. It was a patch played on a Korg M1. There were also some other odd sampled patches thrown in/cobbled together here and there.

Haha...I listened and played that Toto version so many times when it first was released, eventually the 7/4 bar started to sound natural, and it was the original Cream version that had a 4/4, unique twist! I also like how they introduce the intro from 'White Room' into the Guitar solo over that 16th note Bass Osinato. Thanks for posting up the chart. 👍

I've had my M4 for about five years now and it's great with zero problems. It runs at very low latency as well. The last driver update was the end of last year. Also, the headphone out has plenty of volume.

Blimey, if I had known it had been so simple back in my drinking days, I would have been breaking G strings left, right and centre (and most of the musos I was associated with at the time would have broken my G string on my behalf!).

This video popped up on my Facebook feed today. Actually, Rick Beato originally posted it on YouTube last year sometime. It's a little seven-minute story regarding a '52 Fender P Bass. For those that have not seen it, it's maybe worth a look.

Same for me really... Although, back in the 80's, for me, it was mainly the Bass Centre in Wapping. Apart from buying nearly all my gear from there (lots of it - especially strings), I found it to be a good socialising place. Well, that and the pub around the corner that we all used to visit. I lived just the other side of the river near Tower Bridge, so it was an easy walk for me.

It didn't for me at first. But it is what it is and like you said, it was a freebie. I had another go this morning and I found it visually ok when adjusting the actual clip gain on any audio file before diving in on any fader:

I have a few Hornet plugins so I thought I would check out 'Autogain Pro'. Yes, it looks interesting. At today's exchange rate and the sale they have on at the moment, I got it for £3.80!

Funny enough, I grabbed the Oxford Inflator and Oxford Limiter today over at Plugin Boutique in their (ongoing) sale. With my virtual cash I had available, I paid just over £30 for both. GainStage Pro was thrown in for free, but I'm not sure if it's any good. I will give it a spin though.

This was a long time ago, but then, my struggle when leaning the craft was not the pitched notes, but the rhythms (or the maths behind it). The book(s) were when the 'penny dropped' moment. So yes, hugely valuable.

Back in the day my double bass teacher got me into that book along with the other one you mentioned, 'Odd Time Reading Text'. I believe they were both updated in the 80's sometime. Both are excellent and a must in my opinion. Use the rhythms and apply to any scale, mode or motif you want to work on.